Governor to be out of the island until Sunday
Governor Jenniffer González Colón will be out of the country until Sunday due to personal commitments, according to La Fortaleza. During her absence, Secretary of State Rosachely Rivera will serve…
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PR Senate Begins On-Site Inspections of Medical Cannabis Program
The Puerto Rico Senate launched a legislative investigation into the Medical Cannabis Program, evaluating the Department of Health's oversight processes and compliance with the regulatory framework established by law. On…
World's Largest Cruise Ship to Make Two Stops in Ponce in 2027
Puerto Rico's Tourism Company announced that the Legend of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's new Icon-class ship and the world's largest cruise ship, will make two scheduled stops at the Ponce…
Puerto Rico Allocates $2.25 Million to Repair School and Police Station Parking Lots in 18 Municipalities
Governor Jenniffer González Colón and Public Buildings Authority (AEP) Executive Director Félix Lasalle Toro announced $2,253,998 in funding to rehabilitate parking areas at schools and Police stations across 18 Puerto…
Puerto Rico Announces $2.3 Million to Rehabilitate School and Police Station Parking Lots
Governor Jenniffer González and Public Buildings Authority (AEP) executive director Félix Lasalle Toro announced a $2.3 million allocation to 18 municipalities for rehabilitating parking areas at public schools and Police…
DACO Employee Sues Former Secretary Valerie Rodríguez Over Alleged Discrimination, Citing La Fortaleza Involvement
Hilda Ortega Álamo, a Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO) employee and 34-year public servant who has held a career position as Office Systems Administrator since 2003, filed a lawsuit against…
Family Department Disputes Claim It Limits Elder Advocate's Oversight Powers
Jean Peña Payano, Puerto Rico's secretary of Public Affairs, pushed back on statements by Yolanda Varela Rosa, the Procuradora de las Personas de Edad Avanzada (Advocate for the Elderly), who…
Union Accuses PRIDCO of Ignoring Labor Concerns
Carmen Julia Vallés, president of the Independent Union of Employees of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), accused PRIDCO Executive Director Roberto Lefranc Fortuño of refusing to address labor…
Puerto Rico Senate Considers Summoning Governor for Probe
The Puerto Rico Senate is considering summoning Governor Jenniffer González Colón as part of a multiparty investigation into alleged corruption at La Fortaleza. This comes after three public officials made…
Elderly Affairs Ombudswoman Presents Evidence of Lost Oversight Powers Amid Nursing Home Abuse Case
Amid the case of an elderly woman allegedly mistreated at the Casa Dorada home in Las Piedras, Yolanda Varela Rosa, Puerto Rico's Procurator for the Elderly (Oppea), presented evidence Tuesday…
La Fortaleza Denies Family Department Stripped Elder Affairs Ombudsman's Oversight Powers
Amid ongoing controversy over an elderly woman allegedly abused at a care home in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico's Secretary of Public Affairs, Jean Peña Payano, denied claims that the Department…
Puerto Rico Detects First Case of Cyclosporiasis Linked to US Outbreak
Puerto Rico's Department of Health reported the island's first case of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection tied to an ongoing US outbreak, in a Puerto Rican resident who had recently returned…
Fiscal Oversight Board Opposes Extending Tax-Free School Shopping Days
The Fiscal Oversight Board (JSF) urged Governor Jenniffer González not to sign into law House Bill 272 (PC 272), which would extend Puerto Rico's IVU (sales and use tax)-free periods…
Fiscal Oversight Board Urges Governor to Reject Bill Extending Tax-Free School Supply Days
The Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) has warned Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González not to sign into law House Bill 272 (Proyecto de la Cámara 272), which already passed…
Senate President Refers Deputy Chief of Staff to Ethics and Special Prosecutor's Panel
Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz filed a referral and complaint against Itza García, deputy secretary of the Governor's Office, with the Office of the Panel on the Independent…