According to authorities, the suspect was captured on security cameras opening the ATM’s cash dispenser door and ripping out several cables, causing an estimated $2,318 in damages. By THE STAR STAFF Police on Monday requested the public’s assistance in identifying an individual suspected of causing aggravated damage to an ATM at the Padre Mac Donald Cooperative, located on Muñoz Rivera Avenue in Ponce. According to authorities, the suspect was captured on security cameras in

Ramón Barquín III, left, president of the United Retailers Center, signs a leadership alliance agreement with Suzette Roldán Medina, president of International Coaching Federation’s Puerto Rico chapter. By THE STAR STAFF The United Retailers Center (CUD by its acronym in Spanish) and the Puerto Rico chapter of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) signed an agreement on Monday to strengthen leadership, communication and organizational development within the business sec

Agriculture Secretary Josué E. Rivera Castro received unanimous board approval to become the new president of the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico. (Facebook via Dept. de Agricultura) By THE STAR STAFF The Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico (EDB) board of directors accepted the recommendation of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón and unanimously approved the appointment of Josué E. Rivera Castro as the institution’s new president. The decision, announced Monday, wa

Ponce Mayor Marlese Sifre Rodríguez (Facebook via Ciudad de Ponce) By THE STAR STAFF Ponce Mayor Marlese Sifre Rodríguez announced Monday the approval of a new municipal ordinance that will allow the expropriation of properties deemed public nuisances, with the goal of rehabilitating them and repurposing them for affordable housing and community development. The measure, known as Ordinance No. 16, Series 2025–2026, establishes a modern legal framework for intervening in, acqu

Mabel Jiménez Miranda, the executive president of the Public Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Cooperatives of Puerto Rico By THE STAR STAFF Mabel Jiménez Miranda, the executive president of the Public Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Cooperatives of Puerto Rico (COSSEC by its acronym in Spanish) announced Monday the distribution of $3,200,634 in dividends to insured savings and credit cooperatives as part of the 2025 fiscal year financial resul

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of approximately $150 million to cover PAN expenses,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, left, stated in a video posted on her social media accounts. By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made some $150 million available to cover expenses for the Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN by its acronym in Spanish) on the island. “The U.S. Department of A

Designated Insurance Commissioner Suzette M. Del Valle Lecároz By THE STAR STAFF The Senate Committee on Innovation, Reform and Appointments, chaired by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, held a public hearing Monday to evaluate the nomination of attorney Suzette M. Del Valle Lecároz as Puerto Rico’s insurance commissioner. During her testimony, Del Valle Lecároz presented her Strategic Plan for 2025–2028, aimed at reinforcing the solvency of the insurance sector, ensurin