POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – El alcalde de la ciudad capital, Miguel A. Romero Lugo, destacó los logros alcanzados por estudiantes del Sistema Educativo Municipal Integrado de San Juan, quienes durante los pasados meses han sobresalido en competencias académicas, científicas, artísticas y deportivas a nivel regional, nacional e internacional. Estos resultados evidencian la calidad del sistema educativo municipal y el nivel de preparación de los estudiantes, así como el compro

Members of the Basij paramilitary volunteer militia of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps march past a ballistic missile on display during a military “force parade” in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10, 2025. The Trump administration is facing several unpalatable options: A lengthy negotiation with Tehran over the future of its nuclear program, or a resumption of a war that has already created the largest energy disruption in modern times, and the prospect of a long struggle over who

David Steiner, the postmaster general of the United States, who took over the independent agency at a time of serious financial challenges, in Washington on April 6, 2026. Without drastic measures, Steiner told Congress last month, the U.S. Postal Service could run out of cash in less than a year. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ADAM SELLA In testimony to Congress last month, David Steiner, the postmaster general, delivered a dire warning. Without drastic measures, h

President Trump gestures while talking with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.F.C. event in Miami on Saturday, April 11, 2026. By late Monday morning, the Trump-as-Jesus image was deleted from the president’s social-media account. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ELIZABETH DIAS President Donald Trump faced a groundswell of criticism from Christians across the political spectrum Monday for his social-media posts attacking Pope Leo XIV and depicting himself as a J

By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) has awarded a $152 million contract to Spanish infrastructure company ACCIONA for the rehabilitation of the Sergio Cuevas drinking water treatment plant in Trujillo Alto, one of the island’s most critical water facilities. According to a statement from ACCIONA, the project aims to repair and modernize the plant after it sustained significant damage during the 2017 hurricane season. Once completed, the faci

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz By THE STAR STAFF Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz warned on Monday that he will not allow the supremacy clause included in the administration’s bill regarding permits, arguing that it concentrates excessive power and could nullify other laws, regulations, licenses and municipal decisions. “There is a concern raised -- isn’t there? -- and there is a doubt that troubles us; for while it speaks of delegating regulatory authority to cer

Hernaliz Vázquez Torres, director of Sierra Club Puerto Rico (Madres de la Tierra) By THE STAR STAFF Sierra Club Puerto Rico, joined by more than 50 environmental and community organizations, is calling on the public to rally at the Capitol this Wednesday at 11 a.m., ahead of a public hearing on House Bill (HB) 25, legislation that critics say would restrict public access to Puerto Rico’s beaches. “This is a call to the country to come to the Capitol and defend our beaches,”

An examination by the Office of the Inspector General revealed that access to surveillance and monitoring areas managed through an electromagnetic card system and operated by the Auxiliary Secretariat for Security Information Management and Analysis, an entity within the Department of Public Safety, lacked formal authorization procedures for creating user profiles. By THE STAR STAFF An intervention by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has prompted corrective actions t

Josué Colón Ortiz, the island’s energy czar, is also the executive director of the Puerto Rico Public‑Private Partnerships Authority. By THE STAR STAFF A hearing examiner overseeing a high‑profile energy rate case has rejected an 11th‑hour filing by the Puerto Rico Public‑Private Partnerships Authority and the Office of the Energy Czar, ruling that the submission was both unauthorized and untimely. In an order issued Monday regarding the April 10 filing, the examiner, Scott H

The mission involved a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Army National Guard Aviation Facility, equipped with a Bambi Bucket fire suppression system to conduct water drops over the most affected areas. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico National Guard activated air support on Monday to assist the Puerto Rico Firefighters Bureau in combating wildfires in Vega Baja, following authorization from Gov. Jenniffer González Colón. “The activation of our air assets, in coordination