By THE STAR STAFF LUMA Energy, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and private developer Energiza LLC submitted a joint verified status report to the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) this week confirming that physical construction of Energiza’s proposed 528‑megawatt (MW) generation facility has not yet begun and remains at zero percent completion. Tuesday’s filing was made within a five‑day extension granted to PREPA after the agency requested additional time to

A Treasury Department employee who pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme admitted to using his privileged access to agency systems to submit false information in exchange for bribes, thereby erasing tax debts, evading taxes and misappropriating funds. By THE STAR STAFF A Treasury Department employee pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme in which he received payments to eliminate taxes owed by individuals and businesses -- a case that caused an est

By THE STAR STAFF The State Elections Commission (SEC) held a drawing on Wednesday to determine ballot positions for the New Progressive Party (NPP) special election scheduled for Sept. 27 to select the new mayor of Cataño. “The State Elections Commission is committed to guaranteeing voters an orderly, secure, and reliable process, just as we have done in the two previous special elections held during this election cycle,” SEC Commissioner Jorge Rivera Rueda said in a written

Former Sen. Migdalia González Arroyo Calls for transfer to municipality By THE STAR STAFF Former Mayagüez district senator Migdalia González Arroyo urged the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) on Wednesday to publicly clarify the status of the former Mayagüez Zoo, which has remained closed and deteriorating for years. González Arroyo, who serves as vice president of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), said the agency has shown “no interest” in advancing