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The death of a fellow Vieques resident struck by a speeding tourist on the island municipality, known as Isla Nena, shocked the community, particularly because of what residents perceive as a lack of urgency in handling the case.

Neither Enchanted Rock nor Flotek, which joined the temporary power generation deal through Power Expectations, was registered or authorized to do business in Puerto Rico.

Along with low capital investment in replacing obsolete pipes, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority is grappling with water loss after losing 13% of the workforce responsible for detecting and repairing leaks over the past decade.

Truenorth has been the biggest beneficiary over the past two decades, receiving more than $34.9 million in contracts aimed at reducing water loss in Puerto Rico, while the public corporation’s rate of unaccounted-for water has remained at 60%.

The convicted crypto entrepreneur visited the island several times and was a signatory to the multibillion-dollar agreement between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Power Expectations.

Juan Ramón González Galarza’s firm advises both P3A and PREPA — but he did not disclose information to the public utility about problems with the Power Expectations contract.

The Financial Oversight and Management Board limited the current contract to 90 days and required a new competitive procurement process.

Carlos Bermúdez Urbina, a longtime adviser and friend of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, works behind the scenes on her public image while his company holds more than $626,000 in government contracts.

The identity of “Jhoby Weaks,” one of the three signatories to the temporary power contract that would involve $5 billion in public funds from the Puerto Rico government, is linked to crypto entrepreneur Jobadiah “Joby” Sinclair Weeks, 46, who was charged in 2019 along with four other people in a $770 million fraud scheme and with tax evasion.

A severe energy crisis in Cuba has worsened sharply since the start of 2026 as a result of the measures taken by the United States against the island’s government. Many Cubans are facing extreme hardships due to a lack of basic necessities and are hoping for change.

A cybersecurity loophole in an official government mapping service left private data easily accessible, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

The allegations made by former Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard have placed under scrutiny a company that has expanded across multiple government agencies in recent years.

It took five hours for Francisco Domenech, chief of staff to Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, to say that only two people sat on the board of directors of the lobbying firm Politank when it was sold: him and Manuel Torres Nieves. He gave the answer weary and irritated, then asked for a recess.

With great fanfare, Francisco Domenech, Puerto Rico’s chief of staff, announced new rules governing lobbying before the island’s government. But a year later, both agencies and lobbyists are flouting the protocol.

The promise of socioeconomic mobility through enlistment is being eclipsed by harassment, discrimination, language barriers and the prospect of looming armed conflicts.

Earlier this year, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce touted the cancellation of 23 tax decrees in 2025 as a major achievement after auditing nearly 2,000 beneficiaries under Puerto Rico’s Incentives Code. But it did not revoke the decree of this resident investor, who had been found guilty of fraud in California last summer.