Family Department Denies $7,000 Monthly Salaries at Its Call Center
Puerto Rico's Family Department responded to union claims that a call center for the agency was paying $7,000 in monthly salaries, saying the new…
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Fortaleza Accuses Oversight Board of Siding with LUMA, Blames Energy Bureau for Electric Rate Hikes
Jean Peña Payano, Puerto Rico's La Fortaleza secretary of Public Affairs, said on Thursday that the Financial Oversight and Management Board favors LUMA Energy…
Isabela Mayor Raises Four Concerns Over Bill Creating Mabodamaca Natural Reserve
Isabela Mayor Miguel 'Ricky' Méndez Pérez has outlined concerns about Senate Bill 1217 (P. del S. 1217), which orders the creation of the Mabodamaca…
Union Says Puerto Rico Family Department Paid Call-Center Contracts Up to $8,960, Demands Secretary’s Removal
Jessica Martínez Santos, president of Servidores Públicos Unidos de Puerto Rico (SPUPR), Concilio 95 AFSCME, said Puerto Rico's Family Department committed $102,400 to 14…
DRNA Rehabilitation Center in Arecibo Holds 169 Boas Constrictoras Captured Since September 2
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) reported that its Species Rehabilitation and Exotic Species Management Center, located in the Cambalache Forest in…
Senate President Calls for Probe into Alleged Boxing Bribery Recording
Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz called on Thursday for an investigation into a purported recording attributed to José “Chicky” Laureano, president of the Puerto…
Ethics Office Files Complaint Against Former Medicinal Cannabis Inspector
Puerto Rico's Government Ethics Office (OEG) has filed a complaint against Adair Emilio Pérez Torres, a former inspector of the Medicinal Cannabis Regulatory Board…
Fortaleza Aide Acknowledges Roig Controversies Hurt Governor González Colón’s Administration Image
Jean Peña Payano, Public Affairs secretary at La Fortaleza, acknowledged on Thursday that the controversies surrounding Puerto Rico Family secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes affect…
Puerto Rico Democratic Party Chair Reacts to Kissimmee Mayor’s Arrest, Discusses Midterms
Luis Dávila Pernas, president of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party, reacted to the arrest of Kissimmee, Florida, Mayor Jackie Espinosa, a Puerto Rican, saying…
Sen. Morales Says Roig’s Louisiana and Spain Trips Used Public Funds, Announces New Document Requests
San Juan Sen. Juan Óscar Morales alleged that trips by Puerto Rico Family secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes to Louisiana and Spain did involve public…
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Requires Alternative Dispute Bureau Step Before Workplace Harassment Suits
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled in Carmen E. Reyes Cobián v. Autoridad de los Puertos de Puerto Rico (2026 TSPR 99) that going…
Luis Dávila Colón Questions Trump’s Pardons and Suzanne Roig’s Cabinet Post
Political analyst Luis Dávila Colón sharply criticized the administration of President Donald Trump over the financial arrangements surrounding the presidential pardons granted to former…
US State Department Defends Its Decision to Deny a Visa to Ada Colau
The US Department of State defended its decision to deny a visa to Ada Colau, former mayor of Barcelona and leader of Spain's Frente…
Puerto Rico Justice Department Has 90 Days to Report on Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Probe
Puerto Rico's Justice Department is conducting a preliminary investigation of Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes over alleged irregularities in the award of a…
SPU Demands Government Not Deduct the Declared Days Off from Public Workers’ Vacation Leave
The union Servidores Públicos Unidos (SPU) demanded on Wednesday that the government reverse its practice of charging declared days off against public employees' vacation…