Puerto Rico’s Governance Secretary Meets Loíza Mayor Over Coastal Erosion
Puerto Rico's Secretary of Governance, Norma Burgos Andújar, met Friday at La Fortaleza with Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes to discuss municipal issues, chiefly…
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Casa Pueblo Leads Water-Based Protest for Puerto Rico’s Energy Sovereignty
Casa Pueblo, a self-management organization, led a water-based protest in iconic areas of New York, including near the Statue of Liberty, to demand that…
US Preparing for Possible Military Action in Cuba
According to a report by CBS News, the US Army is preparing for possible military action in Cuba.
Senate Backs English Training for Head Start Staff as Parents Voice Concerns Over Transition
Puerto Rico Senate Vice President Carmelo Ríos will travel to Washington to meet with Head Start directors from various states, seeking to address funding…
Cataño Mayoral Candidate Rodríguez Torres Proposes Raising Minimum Wage for Municipal Employees to $12.50
Ahead of Cataño's special mayoral election on Sunday, September 27 (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.), candidate Bethzaida Rodríguez Torres announced that a priority of…
PR Law School Dean Examines Controversy Over ABA Council’s Federal Recognition
Fernando Moreno Orama, dean of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico's Law School, analyzes a controversy over the federal recognition of the American…
PR Government Says It Cannot Cover Vital Plan Funding Gap Without Congress
Governor Jenniffer González Colón and Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera warned that the stability of health services under Puerto Rico's Vital plan, which…
Widow of Ex-Governor Hernández Colón Challenges CEE Ruling on Unauthorized Electoral Endorsement Complaint
Nelsa López Colón, widow of former Governor Rafael Hernández Colón, questioned a ruling by Puerto Rico's State Elections Commission (CEE) on a complaint she…
PNP Official: Courts Rejected Four Challenges to Torres Montalvo’s Cataño Mayoral Candidacy
Aníbal Vega Borges, electoral commissioner of the New Progressive Party (PNP), said Friday that courts rejected on four separate occasions challenges filed by three…
UPR Non-Teaching Employees Take Wage and Labor Demands to La Fortaleza
The Hermandad de Empleados Exentos No Docentes, a union representing non-teaching employees at the University of Puerto Rico, brought its demands to La Fortaleza…
PR Democratic Party Chair Says Trump 'Deceived' Venezuelan Voters in Florida
Luis Dávila Pernas, president of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party, said a recent photo of President Donald Trump with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodríguez…
Senator Morales: Former Secretary Domenech’s Testimony Does Not Match Sworn Statements
Senator Juan Óscar Morales stated that the partial Senate report on former Secretary of the Interior Francisco Domenech shows his sworn testimony does not…
Legislature Week: 1 Measure Passed a Chamber, None Enacted
Nothing in the tracker became law this week, but one measure passed a chamber: PC 881 (Amends Section 1020.01 of the Puerto Rico Incentives…
ACLU of Puerto Rico Demands Withdrawal of National Guard Troops From Washington, D.C.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico this week denounced the continued deployment of more than 150 Puerto Rico National Guard members…
Senate Refers Testimony Discrepancies on Ex-Government Secretary Domenech to Authorities
Puerto Rico's Senate has referred to state and federal authorities discrepancies found between testimony from former Secretary of the Governorship Francisco Domenech and sworn…