Por Elia Jannette Rivera Melecio Especial para La Semana Hay médicos que tratan enfermedades y hay médicos que, además, buscan comprender a la persona que hay detrás de ellas. La doctora Sorivette Surillo Ortiz, natural de Yabucoa, pertenece a esta segunda categoría. Su trayectoria comenzó con estudios en biotecnología industrial en Mayagüez, pues inicialmente vislumbraba un futuro en la industria farmacéutica. Sin embargo, descubrió que necesitaba cercanía con las personas.

President Donald Trump has a long record of threatening rather than protecting the integrity of American elections. Now he is menacing the midterms, with an executive order that would throw voting by mail into chaos if it went into effect. (Photo illustration by Tam Stockton/The New York Times) By THE EDITORIAL BOARD President Donald Trump has a long record of threatening rather than protecting the integrity of American elections. At his worst, he sought to overturn the 2020

From left, Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) during a campaign event in Kissimmee, Fla., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Ocasio-Cortez, who has carefully picked which progressive Democrats to support in this year’s midterm elections, quietly made her way to Central Florida on Wednesday to lend her star power to Angie Nixon’s underdog Senate candidacy. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MAZZEI Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cort

President Donald Trump onstage at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Sept. 9, 2026. In his convention speech, the president floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like many others, may not come to pass.(Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By JOHN YOON President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated the idea of issuing every American adult a $5,000 “dividend” check if his party kept control of the House

CODEPOLA took case to court By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Police Bureau reversed its decision to withhold a woman’s gun license and confiscate her firearm because she possessed a medical cannabis license, after the Corporation for the Defense of Gun License Holders of Puerto Rico (CODEPOLA) took the case to the Court of Appeals to defend the woman’s rights. CODEPOLA President Ariel Torres Meléndez described the decision as an important step and urged the government not to

By THE STAR STAFF Federico Torres Montalvo, one of Puerto Rico’s most influential and longstanding labor leaders, died this week, according to an announcement shared by several unions on social media. Torres Montalvo was the founder of the Unión Independiente de Empleados de la Autoridad de Edificios Públicos (Independent Union of Public Buildings Employees) and served as president and a member of the executive committee of the Central Puertorriqueña de Trabajadores (Puerto R

Sen. Ángel Toledo López Review proposed by Toledo López could revive debate over separation of powers By THE STAR STAFF New Progressive Party Sen. Ángel Toledo López has introduced a resolution calling for an expansive legislative investigation into the state of Puerto Rico’s justice system, a proposal that could reignite long‑standing concerns about how far the legislative branch can probe judicial administration without crossing constitutional boundaries. The measure, Senat

Marcos Santana Andújar, president of the Network for the Rights of Children and Youth of Puerto Rico Youth rights group expresses deep sorrow over the death, urges reflection on how to prevent violence affecting children and youth By THE STAR STAFF Authorities on Thursday were investigating a death of undetermined cause involving a minor that was reported around 6:23 p.m. on Wednesday at the old sugar mill in the municipality of Arroyo. According to the police report, a call

Elvia Cabrera Rivera was sentenced to 102 years in prison on Thursday for her role in the killing of 16‑year‑old Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario in Aibonito last summer. By THE STAR STAFF Aibonito Judge Luis Barreto Altieri sentenced Elvia Cabrera Rivera to 102 years in prison on Thursday for the 2025 killing of 16‑year‑old Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario, imposing consecutive terms for first‑degree murder and a weapons violation. The sentence came several weeks after a jury of

By THE STAR STAFF The extent of the drought in Puerto Rico decreased over the past week, dropping from 75.2% to 69.1% of the territory, according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor, based on data valid as of Tuesday, Sept. 8. The report shows that extreme drought also receded and now affects 39.5% of Puerto Rico, down from the 41% recorded the previous week. Severe drought decreased from 21.3% to 18.3% of the territory. Moderate drought currently covers 11.3%