Secretary of the Governorship Francisco Domenech By THE STAR STAFF LUMA Energy escalated its confrontation with the González Colón administration on Thursday, alleging that it has preliminary evidence that Secretary of the Governorship Francisco Domenech pressured officials to expedite the cancellation of the company’s contract and to promote the search for a replacement operator. The claim was made by LUMA attorney Fran Torres Viada during an interview on Nación Z, where he

The Senate approved a $13.18 billion budget for fiscal year 2026–2027 to fund government operations across all branches. By THE STAR STAFF The Senate has approved, with amendments, House Joint Resolution 356 (A‑117), an administration measure that allocates $13.1805 billion from the General Fund to cover the operational expenses of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. During the presentation of the budget report, the c

The Comptroller of Puerto Rico, Carmen Vega Fournier (center), backed legislative measures to strengthen oversight powers and modernize the government contract registration system. By THE STAR STAFF The Comptroller of Puerto Rico, Carmen Vega Fournier, favored a package of legislative measures aimed at strengthening the oversight capabilities of the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico (OCPR), improving audit processes and modernizing the government contract registration

By THE STAR STAFF Monsignor Geraldo Ramírez Torres has been appointed the new bishop of Ponce and will be ordained on August 15, priest Orlando Lugo confirmed in a radio interview. This marks the first episcopal appointment in Puerto Rico by Pope Leo XIV, following the resignation of Bishop Rubén Antonio González Medina. Lugo highlighted Ramírez Torres’s 35‑year career in education and his long-standing ministry to the incarcerated population. He noted that in his first publi