POR CYBERNEWS CATAÑO – Como parte de una iniciativa solidaria que se ha convertido en tradición en el municipio, el alcalde de Cataño, Julio Alicea Vasallo, junto a la primera dama, Bethzaida Rodríguez Torres, anunciaron el regreso de “Cataño te viste pa’ tu Prom”, un esfuerzo comunitario dirigido a apoyar a estudiantes graduandos para que puedan celebrar su Senior Prom con alegría y dignidad. La iniciativa busca asegurar que ningún joven del municipio tenga que renunciar a v

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission were designed to be independent stewards of the public interest — guardians against monopolies, fraud and the misuse of public airwaves. Congress created the agencies in the first half of the 20th century, and they are led by commissioners serving fixed terms to insulate them from the political whims of the White House. The Trump administration has ruined that independence. President

By APOORVA MANDAVILLI Aiming to reverse recent changes to federal vaccine recommendations, 15 states led by Democrats announced earlier this week that they were suing the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of 14 attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania, asks the courts to nullify the administration’s decision in January to reduce the number of diseases children are routinely immunized against to 11 from 17. It also challenges “the unlawful repla

President Donald Trump gestures while delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as Vice President JD Vance, left, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) look on. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By KATIE ROGERS It was spectacle as survival strategy. In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump didn’t bother to introduce a raft of new policies — unusual in a midterm election

Puerto Rico Housing Secretary Ciary Pérez Peña Sworn statement shows Pérez Peña owned vehicle inspection center in Yabucoa until end of last year By THE STAR STAFF Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Juan Oscar Morales Rodríguez on Wednesday said Housing Secretary Ciary Pérez Peña has much to explain. Morales’ comments followed a sworn statement revealing that Pérez Peña owned the Yabucoa Auto Service vehicle inspection center until Dec. 4, 2025. On that date, she transferred ow

The U.S. Coast Guard indicated that the refloating of the fuel barge Defiant occurred at about 2:22 a.m., shortly before high tide, after three tugboats were positioned and the pressurization of the vessel’s cargo tanks, empty spaces, and compartments was completed. By THE STAR STAFF The U.S. Coast Guard reported Wednesday that the barge Defiant was successfully refloated and removed from the shore near Castillo San Felipe del Morro and towed to Pier 16 in San Juan Bay. “We w

Robert Mujica, executive director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico By THE STAR STAFF Discussions on tax reform must take place alongside budget talks as the island moves from crisis management to strategic planning, Robert Mujica, executive director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, said Wednesday. “Conversations need to happen now. We are no longer in a crisis budget; we are in strategic planning,” Mujica told rep

By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3A) has released a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the development of the 600-megawatt (MW) Costa Sur power generation project. Key dates for the Costa Sur RFQ are as follows: the deadline to submit requests for clarification (RFCs) is March 6, with responses to RFCs issued on March 12. Statements of qualifications and project descriptions are due by March 17. Qualified respondents are expected to be