POR EL STAR STAFF GUAYNABO – El alcalde de Guaynabo, Edward O’Neill Rosa, informó que ya se encuentra en funcionamiento el Centro de Vacunación ubicado en el primer piso del Medical Mall de Guaynabo, una facilidad diseñada para ofrecer servicios accesibles y de calidad a los niños y jóvenes beneficiarios del Plan de Salud del Gobierno. El primer ejecutivo municipal destacó la importancia de la vacunación como herramienta fundamental de prevención para proteger la salud indi

A billboard featuring a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2025. Khamenei “is an avowed Holocaust denier,” New York Times columnist Bret Stephens writes. (Nanna Heitmann/The New York Times) By BRET STEPHENS Notable among the slogans being chanted by the protesters flooding Iran’s streets is this one: “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, my life for Iran.” That’s more than a repudiation of the regime’s foreign policy. It’s a reminder tha

People gather at a makeshift memorial at the scene where Renee Nicole Good was killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, Jan. 9, 2026. The split-screen television images of mass demonstrations in Minneapolis and Tehran have highlighted the president’s disparate views of democracy and popular dissent. (Ryan Murphy/The New York Times) By PETER BAKER President Donald Trump had a ringing message of solidarity on Tuesday for demonstrators in the streets. “KEEP PROTESTI

Federal agents arrest a protester on the street amid an operation in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times) By THOMAS FULLER and JAZMINE ULLOA The video shows a young employee in a reflective vest being hauled away by federal agents from the entrance of a Target store in a Minneapolis suburb. “I’m a U.S. citizen!” the worker shouted as the armed agents shoved him into an SUV on Monday, after he had directed expletives at one. “U.S. cit

The Puerto Rico Treasury building in San Juan. Research conducted between 2022 and 2024 by the local think tank Instituto de Libertad Económica noted that Puerto Rico ranks last among U.S. jurisdictions in economic freedom and ease of doing business, largely due to its complex tax environment. By THE STAR STAFF A study by the Instituto de Libertad Económica (ILE; Economic Freedom Institute) has shed light on Puerto Rico’s tax system, revealing significant disparities compared

Office of Management and Budget Executive Director Orlando Rivera Berríos By THE STAR STAFF Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Executive Director Orlando Rivera Berríos detailed before lawmakers earlier this week the funds allocated to cover the cost of proposed amendments to Puerto Rico’s Internal Revenue Code. The latest tax reform proposal, which will reduce tax rates for taxpayers, costs about $500 million, but the government is more than $200 million short. Rivera Ber

The organizers of the San Sebastián Street Festival expect a floating population of over one million people during the four days of celebration. By THE STAR STAFF The Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP by its acronym in Spanish) has unveiled a special operational plan for the metropolitan area’s public transit system, to be executed by the Integrated Transportation Authority (ATI), as part of the central government’s efforts to ensure safe, efficient and orga