Puerto Rican flags and U.S. flag hang outside in a community in northern Puerto Rico, on Oct. 25, 2017. A new study documents a deepening crisis of public trust and sovereignty in Puerto Rico. (Erika P. Rodríguez/The New York Times) By THE STAR STAFF People in Puerto Rico are losing faith not only in their elected leaders but in the very idea that the island’s government can meaningfully chart its own course, according to a new study that documents a deepening crisis of trust

Institutional Transformation Action No. 22 cites demographic decline, enrollment pressures, rising operating costs and administrative duplication as major challenges to the University of Puerto Rico’s viability under its existing structure. By THE STAR STAFF The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) has approved the start of a search for an outside firm to evaluate whether its 11‑campus system can remain viable amid declining enrollment, demographic contraction and persistent fisca

From the outset, prosecutors maintained at trial that Elvia Cabrera Rivera (at left) and her daughter acted “in common and mutual accord.” According to their theory, Cabrera Rivera retrieved a sharp object from her purse, handed it to her daughter, and thereby facilitated the fatal attack against 16‑year‑old Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario. (Screenshot/TELEMUNDO PR.COM/July 23, 2026) By THE STAR STAFF After 23 hours of deliberation, a jury of seven women and five men unanimous

By THE STAR STAFF Women’s Advocate Astrid Piñeiro Vázquez announced on Thursday that a state allocation of $679,671.80 will ensure the continuation -- from January to June 2027 -- of services provided to victims and survivors of gender-based violence by organizations funded through the federal STOP Violence Against Women Act (STOP VAWA), program. “Our organizations shouldn’t have to live in a state of constant anxiety, year after year, wondering if they will have the funds to