Mark Williams has been named president and CEO of Professional Account Management’s Puerto Rico affiliate, the company responsible for managing and operating the AutoExpreso electronic toll system. By THE STAR STAFF Professional Account Management (PAM) announced Thursday the appointment of Mark Williams as president and CEO of its Puerto Rico affiliate, the company responsible for managing and operating the AutoExpreso electronic toll system. Williams, who has spent more tha

Aguirre Power Plant in Salinas, which was to have been the site of a facility that would supply 400 megawatts of electricity on a temporary basis under an emergency-generation contract with Power Expectations that was cancelled. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has directed power grid operator LUMA Energy to deliver an updated analysis of the island’s temporary generation needs within 10 days, citing major shifts in the condition of the power system and

Puerto Rican Independence Party legislators Rep. Denis Márquez Lebrón, left foreground, and Sen. Adrián González Costa filed two measures on Thursday calling for the termination of the Genera PR contract to operate the island’s legacy power plants and an investigation into the future operations of the AES coal plant, as well as government efforts to convert it to natural gas. By THE STAR STAFF Lawmakers from the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) filed two measures on Thur

By THE STAR STAFF A recent audit by the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico of the Financial Advisory and Fiscal Agency Authority (AAFAF by its initials in Spanish) uncovered severe financial mismanagement, systemic record-keeping failures and millions in unmonitored government funds. The extensive review evaluated the handling of $13.8 billion in bond issuance proceeds and related government debt from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2024. AAFAF is the entity that acts as the