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Authorities Activate Tsunami Protocol for Puerto Rico
8 updates over 24 days — last updated Jul 4, 2026
Former ASES Director Calls for Emergency Intervention in First Medical
via Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
The former director of ASES, an attorney and health services administrator under the Vázquez and Pierluisi governments, has questioned the financial figures presented by First Medical to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. He emphasized the need for an emergency…
Former Director of Incentives Makes Questionable Statements
via NotiCel
Ernesto Zayas García, former director of the Office of Business Incentives at the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC), issued a press release in response to a sworn complaint filed by Secretary of the Interior Francisco Domenech against former…
Outgoing COR3 Director Confident in Reconstruction Continuity
via El Nuevo Día
Eduardo Soria Rivera, the outgoing executive director of the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resilience (COR3), emphasized the need to continue the work model implemented over the past 18 months. With approximately $30,000 million assigned by the Federal Emergency…
Authorities Activate Tsunami Protocol for Puerto Rico
via Primera Hora
The Department of Public Safety has activated the tsunami monitoring protocol for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake was registered north of Venezuela. As a precautionary measure, people in the water, beaches, marinas, or…
Antonio Weiss, Architect of PROMESA: 'We Needed a Bipartisan Proposal'
via El Nuevo Día
Antonio Weiss, the former acting number two at the US Department of the Treasury, guided the process of what eventually became the PROMESA law from the US Executive branch. As the architect of PROMESA, Weiss stated that they needed a…
DACO Imposes Fines on Car Dealerships in Metropolitan Area
via Primera Hora
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO) imposed fines on four car dealerships in the metropolitan area for violating consumer protection regulations. The dealerships, including Triangle Toyota, Genesis, Ebenezer Auto, and Pita Auto Sales, were found to have issues such as…
Housing Department Confirms Hiring of Former OGPE Director Under Investigation
via Primera Hora
The Department of Housing confirmed that former Director of the Office of Permit Management (OGPE), Norberto Almodóvar Vélez, joined the agency on Monday, despite being under investigation by the Independent Special Prosecutor's Office (FEI) for alleged improper actions during a…
Víctor Ramos Defends Contracting of New Security Companies
via El Nuevo Día
Víctor Ramos Otero, Secretary of the Department of Health, defended the decision to contract new security companies, stating that there is nothing to investigate. The contract with Genesis Security Services Inc. expired on June 30, and the agency decided to…