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M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - A single employee with the right system access can do more damage than a suitcase full of cash. That is the hard lesson behind the recent admission by a Puerto Rico Treasury employee who acknowledged taking bribes to erase tax debts owed by individuals and businesses. The admitted losses tied to the scheme total $6.77 million. Separate corruption schemes have been reported at about $14 million more. Together, they point to a larger problem: public

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - Puerto Rico’s power transmission and distribution system has long faced challenges that affect reliability, affordability, and resilience. After decades of public management, the island’s electric grid was handed over to a private operator, LUMA Energy, in 2021. This shift sparked debate about the future of Puerto Rico’s energy system, with many voices calling for a return to public management once LUMA’s contract ends. Examining the history of Pue

Maria Rivera Garcia Special to St. Croix Times San Juan, PR - Bad Bunny did not become one of Puerto Rico’s most powerful ambassadors by giving speeches in official halls. He did it through music, hometown loyalty, public action, and a deep refusal to separate his success from the island that shaped him. Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny has carried his roots into every stage of his career. His songs move through reggaetón, trap, salsa,

Maria Rivera Garcia Special to St. Croix Times San Juan, PR - A luxury resort can promise jobs, visitors, and new spending. It can also raise hard questions about land, water, access, and who gets to decide the future of a place. That tension sits at the center of the controversy around Esencia Luxury Resort in Puerto Rico. The debate reflects a wider issue the island has faced for years: how to welcome tourism investment while protecting local communities, fragile ecosystems

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - Puerto Rico is home to more U.S. citizens than several U.S. states, yet its residents cannot vote for president in the general election and have no voting members in Congress. That basic contradiction sits at the center of the Puerto Rico statehood debate. For many supporters, statehood is about equal citizenship. For opponents, it raises hard questions about culture, taxes, political power, and whether Puerto Rico should seek a different future ou

A.J. Pike Puerto Rico - Amazon recently opened a new delivery station in Puerto Rico, marking a significant step in expanding its logistics network on the island. This new facility aims to improve delivery speed and service quality for customers across Puerto Rico. If you live on the island or are interested in how Amazon is growing its presence there, this post will explain what this new delivery station means for you and the local community. While Amazon's launch of the Dor

Axel Dash San Juan, PR - San Juan is preparing for a major change with the announcement of a new Hard Rock Casino project. This development promises economic growth but has sparked heated debate among residents, environmentalists, and local officials. The controversy raises important questions about how the city balances progress with preserving its unique character and environment. Hard Rock Casino construction site near San Juan coastline Economic Opportunities and Promises

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - Puerto Rico lawmakers and Congressional leaders are demanding a federal investigation into the severe drinking water shortages that have rocked the island in recent weeks, affecting over 180,000 households, who have been placed under a 48-hour rotating rationing program, which started August 7, 2026. Although Puerto Rico officials attribute the crisis to a historic drought, extreme heat, and an antiquated infrastructure that leaks away roughly half

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District Puerto Rico, announced the conviction on 23 counts, by a federal jury, of Myrna Faria, a/k/a Myrna Oliveras Santiago, a former Social Security Administration (SSA) employee, of embezzling and stealing $1,812,455 in SSA funds. The funds were stolen from the Retirement Insurance Benefits, Survivors Insurance Benefits, and Auxiliary Benefits payments. Ms. Faria was employed by SSA as a Social Insurance Speci

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - Once stricken with daily disruptions of constant power outages, over 120,000 Puerto Ricans in the San Juan metropolitan area and surrounding municipalities are currently facing a severe running water crisis. Triggered by massive ruptures in the 72-inch “Superacueducto” pipeline in Bayamon - with breaks at three separate points - that has broken distribution lines and wrecked running water service down to an intermittent flow output or total and com

Jamie Leonard Off the Coast of St. Croix - The Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the most geologically complex regions on the planet. It stretches nearly 800 miles - roughly the distance from Boston to Chicago - running east-west across the northern edge of the Caribbean. This vast undersea gorge passes north of Puerto Rico, continuing past the U.S. Virgin Islands, and arcs out into the open Atlantic. At its deepest known point, called t

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, P.R. - As part of Operation Southern Spear, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has been deployed to the Roosevelt Roads military base in Puerto Rico, and is now classified as the “immediate crisis response force” in Latin America. Roughly 1,300 Marines from the 24th MEU are “officially” on hand to deal with the U.S. Pentagon’s ongoing mission to stem drug trafficking in the region. While MEUs often are embarked on Navy amphibious ships, th