Manuel “Nolo” Morales beach in Dorado (Facebook via Todo Puerto Rico y el Mundo de Hoy) By THE STAR STAFF Rep. Elinette González Aguayo, who chairs the Natural Resources Committee in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, met with Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) Secretary Waldemar Quiles Pérez recently to follow up on plans for reconditioning the grounds of Manuel “Nolo” Morales beach in Dorado. “Our goal is to refurbish the Dorado beach resort, one of the most

A Puerto Rico government and private sector delegation led by Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Tuesday opened the trading day at the New York Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the world. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón)

Rep. Roberto J. López Román By THE STAR STAFF A new bill introduced in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives would require automatic credits on LUMA Energy bills whenever customers experience power outages lasting more than four hours, marking one of the most direct legislative efforts yet to address widespread frustration with service interruptions. District 31 (Caguas-Gurabo) Rep. Roberto J. López Román introduced House Bill (HB) 1042 on Tuesday. The measure, which is no

Former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevares By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Department of Health has implemented new temporary measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases as water hauling increases during the ongoing drought, Health Secretary Víctor Ramos Otero announced Tuesday. Ramos said the agency issued a temporary order requiring private and internal water‑hauling trucks to obtain Health Department certification every three months. Trucks operated by the central go