Engineer Carlos Pesquera Morales, fourth from left, stressed that “[f]or the public, the important thing is that there are no changes in the operational adjustment patterns, both at La Plata and Sergio Cuevas.” (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón) By THE STAR STAFF The central government will keep current water‑rationing schedules in place for customers served by the Carraízo reservoir and maintain existing operational adjustments at La Plata, despite weekend rains that br

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed Executive Order OE-2026-043 on Monday to implement the Workforce Pell Grant Program in Puerto Rico, aimed at expanding access to federal funds for education and short-term training in occupations with high labor demand. The measure establishes the commonwealth’s structure for evaluating postsecondary programs that may be considered for federal financial assistance. Under the framework in force s

Consumer Affairs Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo (Facebook via Hiram J. Torres Montalvo) By THE STAR STAFF Consumer Affairs Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo, formally announced his candidacy for mayor of Cataño on Monday, following the recent death of Mayor Julio Alicea Vasallo. According to filings submitted last week to the Office of the Electoral Comptroller, Torres Montalvo registered a campaign committee under the name “Comité Amigos Hiram Torres y el Nuevo Cataño.” His e

Puerto Rico’s Ivania Ortiz spikes against Cuba during Saturday’s final match of the Women’s NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifier in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Cuba won the match in straight sets. (NORCECA) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican National Team fell to Cuba in straight sets on Saturday in the final match of the Women’s NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifier in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at the Prof. Ricardo Gioriver Arias Volleyball Palace. Although

Diego González Castañeda (7) scored 16 points and helped propel Mexico to the bronze medal against Puerto Rico at the Men’s NORCECA Final Six in Ponce on Saturday. By THE STAR STAFF Mexico won the bronze medal at the Men’s NORCECA Final Six volleyball tournament at Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium on Saturday, defeating host Puerto Rico in a match that went the full five sets. The set scores were 25-21, 25-18, 21-25, 24-26 and 15-12. Puerto Rico rallied after losing the first

By REBECCA F. ELLIOTT, ANATOLY KURMANAEV and EDWARD WONG The Trump administration’s highly unusual deal to develop Venezuela’s vast oil resources would have the U.S. government collaborate with an influential and polarizing Venezuelan businessperson. Under the deal that President Donald Trump announced late Friday, the United States would work with Alejandro Betancourt López, whose family controls Venezuela’s second largest private oil producer, North American Blue Energy Par

Delcy Rodriguez, the interim president of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela on April 30, 2026. Venezuela nationalized its oil resources in the 1970s. Rodríguez’s decision to turn over much of that oil to the U.S. government represents an astounding about-face, one that few Venezuelans could have imagined before the January attack. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) By JULIE TURKEWITZ Many Venezuelans suspected that there was going to be a price to pay for President Donald Trump’

Steel plates marked with identification numbers at a mass burial site in the Devghat forest area of Bharatpur, Nepal, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Five days after an angry deluge tore through the mountain passes of Nepal, family members arriving after long journeys looked for something — anything — that could identify their loved ones amid the hundreds of mangled bodies. (Atul Loke/The New York Times) By SAJAL PRADHAN and MUJIB MASHAL Five days after an angry deluge tore through

Investors were heartened on Friday ⁠by ⁠new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s stated resolve to tame ⁠high inflation, but many on Wall Street remained unclear about how the U.S. central bank will react to economic changes in the months ​ahead. In a highly anticipated speech, Warsh said the central bank will “have work to do” if policymakers are not confident that underlying inflation is returning to its 2% target. He also indicated financial conditions do not appear ‌restri