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US Clears Permit for Power Cable to Puerto Rico From DR

DOE cleared a permit for Project Hostos, a $2.5 billion submarine cable set to deliver power from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, beginning in 2031.

By Roy J. Miles

Puerto-Rico

Federal Energy Rules Deepening Puerto Rico Power Divide

Federal choices are locking Puerto Rico into fossil fuels and cutting solar, deepening a power divide that leaves low-income families paying more for less.

By Edwin V. Christopher

Puerto-Rico

Puerto Rico Governor, Commissioner Split Over Statehood

Puerto Rico Governor González-Colón is pushing statehood in Congress while Resident Commissioner Hernández Rivera calls the effort a waste of public money.

By Lisa F. Keith

Puerto-Rico

Gabbard Intel Office Probed Puerto Rico Voting Machines

Gabbard's ODNI seized Puerto Rico voting machines and claimed cybersecurity flaws, in a step that election security experts said was politically motivated.

By Edwin V. Christopher

Puerto-Rico

Pentagon Uses Puerto Rico as the Caribbean Military Hub

Puerto Rico is the Pentagon's main Caribbean hub for Operation Southern Spear, with F-35 jets and Marines running counternarcotics missions near Venezuela.

By Roy J. Miles

Puerto-Rico

Puerto Rico Passes Law Granting Unborn Legal Personhood

Puerto Rico Governor González-Colón signed a law giving unborn children natural personhood, the island's most sweeping pro-life legislation in its history.

By Edwin V. Christopher

Puerto-Rico

LA Water Chief Quiñones Steps Down for Puerto Rico Post

LADWP CEO Janisse Quiñones will leave the LA utility March 27 to take a new undisclosed leadership role in Puerto Rico, city officials confirmed this week.

By Lisa F. Keith

Puerto-Rico

BHC Sues Driven Over Bancredito Receivership Handling

Bancrédito Holding is suing Driven, alleging the bank's receiver excluded BHC from key decisions and refused or restricted requests for financial documents.

By Roy J. Miles

Puerto-Rico

Did Ryan Marin Breach Duty as Bancredito Bank Receiver?

Ryan Marin signed Bancredito's $15M FinCEN deal without consent, now facing claims he breached fiduciary duty and mishandled $22M in remaining bank assets.

By Roy J. Miles

Puerto-Rico

Bad Bunny Stars in Residente's Debut Film 'Porto Rico'

Residente announces his directorial debut with Porto Rico, an epic Caribbean western starring Bad Bunny, Viggo Mortensen, Javier Bardem, and Edward Norton.

By Edwin V. Christopher

Puerto-Rico

Advocates Demand Return of $350M Solar Fund for Puerto Rico's Poorest Families

Nearly 200 organizations are pressing the Trump administration and Puerto Rico's governor to restore $350 million in federal solar funding that would have brought clean energy to 12,000 low-income households.

By Edwin V. Christopher