U.S. District Judge Raúl Arias-Marxuach (prd.uscourts.gov) Says utility is trying to ‘sidestep’ PROMESA jurisdiction By THE STAR STAFF Power Expectations LLC has urged the U.S. District Court to reject the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) attempt to dismiss, or transfer, the company’s lawsuit over PREPA’s termination of a 400‑megawatt (MW) emergency generation contract, arguing that PREPA is mischaracterizing both the nature of the dispute and the court’s author

A dilapidated structure at the former U.S. Coast Guard pier facilities at Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba prior to demolition that is part of a project the administration of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón says will anchor the island’s emerging blue‑economy strategy. By THE STAR STAFF The central government has begun demolishing the former U.S. Coast Guard pier facilities at Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, marking the first visible step toward developing a new Marine Business, Research & In

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Associate Justice Erick V. Kolthoff Caraballo (poderjudicial.pr) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has ruled that taxpayers are not required to exhaust municipal administrative remedies before going to court when what they are contesting is a municipality’s authority to impose a tax, rather than the amount owed. The unanimous opinion, authored by Associate Justice Erick V. Kolthoff Caraballo, arose from Continental Lord Inc. v. Municipi

APUL President Gabriel Hernández with then-Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón during a March 2023 meeting. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón) Claim asserts hundreds of eligible ex-officers were shortchanged or left out By THE STAR STAFF The United Fighting Police Officers Association (APUL by its acronym in Spanish) and a group of retired Puerto Rico police officers have filed suit in the San Juan Court of First Instance, alleging that the government has fail