Arecibo

What began as an emergency response after Hurricane María turned into years of delays, mounting costs and questions about whether the rebuilt line can withstand future storms.

Since January, the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo has asked the agency for progress reports and details on how much money has been invested in an Arecibo project to rehabilitate sewer infrastructure, pumps used for a water bypass system, and contracted security services from September 2017 through December 2025.

For decades, complaints for environmental violations and criminal accusations filed against members of the Abreu Valentín family or their corporations have had no consequences in Puerto Rico's administrative or judicial forums.

In a considerable amount of cases where use of force was reported, the incident involved people experiencing a mental health crisis.

The case of several properties on the Arecibo coast is an example of what is happening in other areas of Puerto Rico, but neither the Municipality nor the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA, in Spanish) act, while construction is allowed in the area affected by erosion.

Paradiso College Preparatory Real Estate Two acknowledged that the permit it obtained to operate that charter school is invalid.

Parents walked toward the corner of Ponce de León Street in Río Piedras, from Amalia Marín Street or José Gándara Avenue, to drop off their children dressed in khaki shorts and navy-blue polo shirt bearing the logo of the new Alianza Paradiso College Preparatory School, on Wednesday, their first day of school. “Divinitus Inspirata Discite […]