An educational event featuring the “Caza Huracanes” (Hurricane Hunter) aircraft drew thousands from various municipalities across Puerto Rico to San Juan on Saturday. The event combined education, prevention, culture, and municipal services into an interactive experience that allowed families and citizens to gain firsthand insight into the processes related to major storms and the critical importance of preparedness.

Rep. Víctor Parés Otero, at back right, said that at the summit meeting “we reached a preliminary agreement, by consensus, to establish a rewards program, a type of discount, so that consumers can purchase gasoline at a reduced price, for example, if they pay in cash. This could result in real relief at the pump.” By THE STAR STAFF Government officials said a consensus is nearing to create a discount program for gasoline purchases at filling stations on the island, following

By THE STAR STAFF The island government announced late last week a significant expansion of Carnival Corporation’s presence in Puerto Rico, marked by the arrival of new vessels at the Port of San Juan. “The expansion of Carnival Corporation’s operations in Puerto Rico reaffirms the cruise industry’s confidence in our island as a competitive destination within the Caribbean,” Governor Jenniffer González Colón said Friday. “This growth boosts economic activity, strengthens our

By THE STAR STAFF As part of its Autism Awareness Month initiatives, the Department of Education (DE) -- through its Associate Secretariat for Special Education -- held the First Autism Teachers’ Gathering over the weekend. The event, which took place at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico’s Ponce Campus, served as a professional development and training forum aimed at educators working directly with students on the autism spectrum. The forum brought together nearly

By THE STAR STAFF Vieques Mayor José “Junito” Corcino Acevedo thanked Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, as well as Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez, for achieving the historic allocation of $1,028,745.64 directed to the rehabilitation of state road PR-200 East in the offshore island municipality. In a press release, the mayor highlighted that the “reconstruction and reconditioning of PR-200 East, one of the most used filming routes

With an investment of $491,285.75, the construction of a modern gabion retaining structure in Lajas’ Estancias de Lajas community will now begin. By THE STAR STAFF With the purpose of preventing the collapse of several residences in the Estancias de Lajas community, Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez, along with District 21 (Yauco, Guánica, Lajas, Sabana Grande, Maricao and Las Marías) Rep. Omayra Martínez Vázquez and Lajas Mayor

By ASHLEY AHN FIFA President Gianni Infantino said earlier this week that the “Iranian team is coming, for sure,” to play in the World Cup in the United States this summer. Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum in Washington on Wednesday, he said, “We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation. As I said, that would definitely help. But Iran has to come.” The comments come as peace talks between Iran and the United States have not yet resume

Jordan Murphy (34) led all scorers with 26 points, but Ponce fell to Aguada on Wednesday night. (Jorge Correa) By THE STAR STAFF The Santeros of Aguada, Criollos of Caguas and Vaqueros of Bayamón all recorded victories in Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) games on Wednesday night. At Ismael “Chavalillo” Delgado Coliseum in Aguada, the Santeros defeated the Leones of Ponce, 83-77. The visitors stayed in the game despite the home team dominating the

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, in Washington, Oct. 24, 2025. Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve ends on May 15, 2026, but it appears increasingly likely that he will stay on in some capacity at the central bank after that. (Caroline Gutman/The New York Times) By COLBY SMITH After years of criticizing the Federal Reserve’s leadership and trying to browbeat policymakers to slash interest rates, President Donald Trump is running out of time to install his p