POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – El secretario general del Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), Manuel Calderón Cerame, anunció hoy que la colectividad ha superado los $500,000 en recaudos durante este año, y agradeció a todos los que han contribuido al proceso de Refundación del Partido Popular Democrático. “Uno de los principales objetivos que me encomendó el presidente, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, cuando asumimos la gerencia del partido en febrero de este año, fue fortalecer la

A youth is fed a supplemental meal at a nutrition center in Damasak, Nigeria on Nov. 20, 2024. USAID was for decades the lynchpin of a global supply chain that has made and distributed ready-to-use therapeutic food. The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the agency has left thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying. (Taiwo Aina/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF I have great news for President Donald Trump! He has expressed such outrage at attacks on

Mayor-elect of New York City Zohran Mamdani greets people after speaking at the Labor Breakfast organized by Somos Inc., the NY Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, and the NY Labor Council for Latin American Advancement at the Somos conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, November 8, 2025. (Erika P. Rodríguez/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS FANDOS, EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and BENJAMIN ORESKES Three days after winning New York City’s bitterly fought mayoral election, Z

People line up at the Church of the Good Shepherd food pantry in Manhattan, Nov. 1, 2025. The Supreme Court late Friday temporarily allowed the Trump administration to continue to withhold some funding for food stamps, the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, the latest twist in a dizzying legal battle with great stakes for millions of low-income Americans. (Marco Postigo Storel/The New York Times) By TONY ROMM The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately

The Veterans Day program at the Bayamón Lions Club on Tuesday will feature a formal ceremony alongside various recognitions. By THE STAR STAFF The upcoming observance of Veterans Day promises to be a heartfelt occasion, honoring the countless Puerto Rican veterans who have served with distinction. Attorney Agustín Montañez Allman of Puerto Rico’s Office of the Veterans Advocate emphasized the remarkable legacy of honor and bravery exhibited by Puerto Rican servicemen and wome

The Fiesta del Acabe del Café in Maricao in 2014. The western mountain town is among the municipalities ranking lowest in the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute’s Municipal Lag Index, a comprehensive study that evaluates social and economic conditions across the island. (Wikipedia/J & E) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics has released the results of its latest Municipal Lag Index, a comprehensive study that evaluates the social and economic conditions acr

According to the consolidated list submitted by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, LUMA Energy, as the private operator of the authority’s transmission and distribution system, has been the most impacted by the elimination of projects. (Facebook via LUMA Energy) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has mandated that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), LUMA Energy, and Genera PR provide comprehensive details about nearly 300 infrastructur

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, then a federal judge, is seen testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 22, 2022. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times) By THE STAR STAFF Despite ongoing legal battles in the United States over federal nutrition assistance funding, Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes confirmed over the weekend that all November payments under the Nutrition Assistance Program (known locally as PAN by its acronym in Spanish) are fu