For many in Puerto Rico, the disappearance of the print editions marks a symbolic loss -- one tied to tradition, identity and the tactile experience of holding the news in one’s hands. By THE STAR STAFF The announcement that Puerto Rico’s two largest legacy newspapers will halt their print editions has triggered a wave of public reaction, with former media executives, journalists and readers lamenting what they describe as the end of an era and a blow to the island’s journali

New data from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics shows a 41% increase in the island’s Aging Index between 2020 and 2025. The rise occurred across all 78 municipalities and coincides with a sustained reduction in the population of younger and working‑age residents. Index shows 41% rise in 5 years By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s population is aging at a rapid pace, with new data from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics showing a 41% increase in the island’s Aging Index

Consumer Affairs Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo (Facebook via Hiram J. Torres Montalvo) By THE STAR STAFF Three Cataño assembly members have asked the commonwealth Supreme Court to intervene in a fast‑moving dispute over whether Consumer Affairs (DACO by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo is legally qualified to run in Sunday’s special mayoral election. The petition, filed Monday by Gustavo Grana Martínez, Damián Claudio Miranda and José L. Ortega Rodríg

Former Cataño mayor Félix Delgado Montalvo Says accusations are likely coming against current administration By THE STAR STAFF Former Cataño mayor Félix “El Cano” Delgado Montalvo publicly addressed the municipality’s special election on Monday, admitting past corruption and asserting that new accusations will soon surface against the current municipal administration. Delgado made the statements in a Facebook post, his first public comment since questions emerged about his ro

Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz By THE STAR STAFF Former Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Executive Director Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta described the supervisory style of Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz as “dictatorial” on Monday. She maintained that the official failed to share information with her regarding the controversy surrounding the temporary emergency power supply contract with energy firm Power Expectations -- information that, had she known it, would have ca

Former Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority executive director Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta By THE STAR STAFF Former Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) executive director Mary Carmen Zapata Acosta told lawmakers on Monday that she signed the controversial Power Expectations emergency generation contract without knowing that signatures from members of the consortium were allegedly invalid or unauthorized. Zapata Acosta’s testimony came during a public hearing before th

By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board has approved the transfer and release of $3,738,000 to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) after the institution met a financial transformation milestone aimed at strengthening its financial reporting processes through the periodic execution of fiscal closings. The oversight board accepted the request submitted via the Office of Management and Budget and authorized the transfer of funds to UPR -- drawn from the c

The American Civil Liberties Union of Puerto Rico called for public hearings on a trio of measures in the island Legislature that would expand the use of surveillance mechanisms in order to “allow for a broad, transparent discussion regarding the implications that bills like these have -- or could have -- on people’s rights.” By THE STAR STAFF The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico called on the Legislative Assembly on Monday to hold public hearings before p

Chris Klomp, director of the Center for Medicare (hhs.gov) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico will now receive the same internationally benchmarked prescription drug prices as every U.S. state under the Trump administration’s Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug‑pricing initiative — a major shift for an island long constrained by unequal federal healthcare funding. But the move comes as the administration faces intensifying scrutiny over the secrecy surrounding the agreements that under

Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States By THE STAR STAFF The Organization of American States (OAS) has yet to issue a ruling in a landmark human‑rights complaint filed 20 years ago alleging that the United States discriminates against 3.2 million American citizens living in Puerto Rico by denying them the right to vote for president and full representation in Congress. The case, Igartua et al. v. United States (Petition 776‑06), was submitted