POR CYBERNEWS CULEBRA – Representantes de tres organizaciones de Culebra solicitaron el jueves a los presidentes del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes que intervengan ante el secretario de Salud, Víctor Ramos Otero, por reclamos relacionados con la falta de personal en la sala de emergencias del Centro de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento (CDT), el funcionamiento de la farmacia y el proceso para seleccionar un nuevo administrador de la instalación. “Esto, nuevamente, demuestra un

A demonstrator holds a sign at a data center protest in Kenilworth, N.J., July 18, 2026. (Grade Solomon/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Seven out of 10 Americans oppose data centers in their communities, according to Gallup, and they have good reason to be wary of artificial intelligence and all that comes with it. The data center debate sometimes is contested in the weeds of electricity prices, water supply and nondisclosure agreements, but more broadly it’s a proxy

Generators outside a data center in Ashburn, Va., on June 22, 2026. Data centers, the large complexes of servers that are crucial to powering AI development, have become the most visible avatar of voters’ fears over the growth of AI and the power of big tech companies. (Caroline Gutman/The New York Times) By MICHAEL GOLD The House earlier this week overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that encourages state utility regulators to insulate consumers from rising energy costs t

Participants in an AI summer camp at California Polytechnic State in San Luis Obispo, Calif., July 28, 2025. Across American universities, the hodgepodge of policies created to respond to artificial intelligence reflects substantial confusion about how to proceed — with some clear dos and don’ts, but often a lot of wiggle room for faculty and students to figure it out on their own. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times) By MARK ARSENAULT, DAN GOLDSTEIN, ALAN BLINDER and SARAH MER

Osvaldo Carlo Linares, president of Regulatory Compliance Services, which administers the Independent Procurement Office By THE STAR STAFF Gothams Energy has sent a cease-and-desist letter to attorney Osvaldo Carlo Linares following testimony he delivered during a Government Committee hearing in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives examining the procurement process behind temporary power generation contracts intended to bolster the island’s electrical grid. As previously

Sen. Héctor Joaquín Sánchez By THE STAR STAFF Sen. Héctor Joaquín Sánchez said Thursday that the Puerto Rico Senate will open an investigation into companies that promote property raffles on social media, a practice that has expanded rapidly amid growing concerns about consumer protection. In a radio interview, the senator noted that while some businesses comply with regulations from the Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO by its acronym in Spanish), others appear to be oper

As strong storms impacted large parts of Puerto Rico on Thursday, the National Weather Service in San Juan issued a warning about wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour, heavy rain and frequent lightning. Meanwhile, the U.S. Drought Monitor released its latest data for the island, which indicated that 68% of Puerto Rico is experiencing some level of drought, while 37.1% of the territory is classified as being in extreme drought. The numbers for the most part showed the continu

The 75th edition of the Miss Universe pageant is scheduled to take place on Nov. 24 at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Hato Rey. (Wikipedia/Mtmelendez) By THE STAR STAFF Representatives of Thai businessman Nawat Itsaragrisil, owner of the Miss Universe Thailand franchise, have alleged that the Puerto Rico government deposited funds intended for the Miss Universe organization into bank accounts that do not belong to the pageant organization. The claims were presented before th

Public Affairs Secretary Jean Peña Payano LUMA says proposed increase reflects higher generation costs, not company revenue By THE STAR STAFF Jean Peña Payano, La Fortaleza’s secretary of public affairs, rejected a proposed electricity bill increase from LUMA Energy on Thursday and demanded that the company disclose the salaries and other benefits received by its executives. “Naturally, we do not want energy costs to rise,” Peña Payano said at a press conference. The official