USACE Orders DNER to Stop River Operations in Loíza
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a 'cease and desist' order to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) and its secretary, Waldemar Quiles Pérez. The…
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House Committee Advances 2026 Water Resources Development Act with Puerto Rico Provisions
Puerto Rico's Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives' Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, bipartisan legislation authorizing water…
AEE Bondholders Reject Fiscal Board's $3 Billion Debt Offer
Robert Mujica, executive director of Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight and Management Board, said Tuesday afternoon that a group of creditors of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (AEE) flatly rejected…
Drought Puts Water Supply at Risk in Six Municipalities
The persistence of drought in Puerto Rico is putting the potable water supply at risk in several areas, prompting the government to evaluate new strategies to prevent reservoirs from reaching…
Six Puerto Rico Towns May Face Water Rationing Amid Drought and Heat
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón said during a live social media broadcast, following a working committee meeting reviewing National Weather Service (SNM) forecasts on excessive heat and drought, that…
Funds Still Available to Help Pay Overdue Electric Bills in Puerto Rico
The Administración de Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Familia (ADSEF), under Puerto Rico's Department of the Family, confirmed to Primera Hora that funds remain available to help low-income families pay overdue…
PR Bill Would Give Automatic Credit on Water Bills for Outages Over 24 Hours
Representative José "Cheíto" Hernández Concepción has filed House Bill 1334 in Puerto Rico's House of Representatives, proposing an automatic credit on the monthly base charge for AAA (Puerto Rico Aqueduct…
Puerto Rico Reservoir Levels Continue to Decline; Two Under Observation
Water levels in Puerto Rico's reservoirs continue trending downward amid a low-rainfall period that has left the island under dry conditions, according to daily monitoring by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct…
PR Comptroller Finds $130,000 Tech Platform Left Unused, Cites Planning and Cybersecurity Gaps at PRITS
Puerto Rico Comptroller Carmen Vega Fournier reported Monday that the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) is keeping an idle digital platform after spending $130,000 on it, and cited…
Op-ed: Puerto Rico Cannot Rely on 'Patch and Pray' Cybersecurity Model
This analysis piece argues that Puerto Rico, like the rest of the United States, suffers from a cybersecurity model that places too much responsibility on software users rather than the…
LUMA Maintenance Work to Cut Power in About 20 Puerto Rico Towns Tuesday
LUMA Energy announced it will carry out multiple maintenance and reliability improvement projects across the electrical grid this Tuesday, part of its modernization program. Work includes replacing and repairing power…
Comptroller: PRITS Left $130K Platform Unused, Cites Planning and Cybersecurity Failures
Puerto Rico Comptroller Carmen Vega Fournier revealed on Monday that the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) has kept a digital platform out of operation despite having disbursed $130,000…
AAA Announces Maintenance Work in Various Regions of the Island
Luis Reinaldo González Delgado, the executive president of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA), announced that the corporation will carry out scheduled maintenance and operational improvement work in…
Lawmaker Asks LUMA to Relocate Office to Señorial Plaza
House of Representatives Government Committee Chairman Víctor Parés Otero has requested that LUMA Energy relocate its commercial office from Monacillo to the Señorial Plaza Shopping Center. LUMA Energy had expressed…
San Germán Addresses Problem of Cracks in Park Floors
The Municipality of San Germán has addressed the issue of cracks in the floors of several parks, including a baseball park in the Minillas neighborhood. According to Rosienid Lugo Vargas…