The Independent Authentic Union of Employees of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority confirmed it will meet with authority officials this Thursday to address pending matters tied to the long‑delayed Classification and Compensation Plan and press for concrete commitments from the public corporation. By THE STAR STAFF The Independent Authentic Union of Employees of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (UIA‑PRASA) said Tuesday it is using every administrative and

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (uscourts.gov) By THE STAR STAFF The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard sharply divided arguments on Tuesday over whether bondholders of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) are entitled to administrative expense claims for the utility’s years‑long use of revenues pledged as collateral. The outcome could reshape the final phase of PREPA’s Title III restructuring, now in its ninth year. Attorneys for Go

Regulatory Compliance Services President Osvaldo Carlo Linares told the Government Committee in the island House of Representatives on Tuesday that the Independent Office of Procurement had identified three individuals or firms connected to lobbying efforts by the companies that competed for Puerto Rico’s temporary generation contract. By THE STAR STAFF Regulatory Compliance Services President Osvaldo Carlo Linares told island lawmakers on Tuesday that the Independent Office

Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, second from left, arrives at the Aibonito Court prior to sentencing on Tuesday afternoon. (Screenshot via Facebook TelemundoPR/15August26/439pm) Sentenced to 38 years in prison for fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario in Aibonito last summer By THE STAR STAFF Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, 18, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the killing of Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario after reaching a sentencing agreement with prosecutors that redu