Rooftop Solar Power in Puerto Rico Reaches 10% as Grid Reliability Continues to Decline

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has reported that more than 10% of electricity consumption in Puerto Rico comes from rooftop solar power, which demonstrates a continued increase of distributed solar as an...

Bad Bunny Residency Makes Puerto Rico’s Travel Industry Surge in Broader Economic Boost

Photo Credit: San Juan, Puerto Rico, by Naveen Naidu Bad Bunny’s three-month San Juan residency has boosted Puerto Rico’s local economy over the summer, during what is usually the island’s slow season. The 30-show concert series has spurred a...

WATCH: Southern Command Releases Video of US Forces Training Amphibious Landings in Puerto Rico as Siege of Venezuela Gains Momentum

Screengrab from US Southern Command ideo. ‘Tick-Tock’- the US Military video suggests Venezuela’s time is growing short. The US Southern Command released today (17) a video portraying US troops training amphibious landings in Puerto Rico, as the...

Puerto Rico’s Climate Change Committee Left Powerless by Politics and Lack of Funding

With no operating budget, three vacancies left by the resignation of half its scientific members, and not a single meeting held in nine months, the Committee of Experts and Advisors on Climate Change (CEACC) has been left powerless. Created by...

New Fortress Energy signs long-term gas supply agreement with Puerto Rican government

New Fortress Energy Inc. has reached agreement on contract terms with the Third-Party Procurement Office (3PPO) and the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3A) for the long-term supply of LNG to Puerto Rico. The contract is...

Puerto Ricans Protest Military Build-up, Warn of Vieques Déjà Vu

Last week’s protests across Puerto Rico against a new wave of U.S. military operations drew little response from officials or mainstream media. For residents of Vieques and Culebra, ignoring them risks reopening the wounds of contamination,...

Puerto Rico Dismissal Deals Climate Lawfare Campaign Another Setback

2017 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - Rafael Reyes embraces his wife Xarelis Negron and his son Xariel as they stand in the remains of their home destroyed by Hurricane Maria, in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 7, 2017. A federal...

New Fortress Energy Gets New Deal to Supply Gas to Puerto Rico

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) said Tuesday it had agreed contract terms with local authorities to continue delivering natural gas for Puerto Rico's power system for seven more years. The agreement with the Third-Party Procurement Office and the...

Puerto Rico secures gas supply through multi-year LNG deal with US firm

U.S. energy infrastructure player New Fortress Energy (NFE) has ironed out the terms of a long-term gas supply contract with the government of Puerto Rico, which will enable it to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Caribbean nation....

ETI: Housing affordability crisis persists in Puerto Rico

Housing unit sales in Puerto Rico rose to 2,467 in the first quarter of 2025, but remain below the 2021 peak of 3,326, according to the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. (Screen capture) Puerto Rico’s housing affordability...

US offers $5 million reward for capture of Juan José Ponce Félix, cartel boss loyal to El Mayo Zambada

The United States is tightening its grip on the Sinaloa Cartel, particularly targeting followers of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. On Tuesday, the State Department offered a $5 million reward for Juan José “El Ruso” Ponce Félix, a cartel leader based...

New Fortress Energy Stock Surges On $4B Puerto Rico Deal LNG Supply Deal

New Fortress Energy stock (NFE) jumped over 35% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company confirmed that it has struck an agreement to sell liquefied natural gas to Puerto Rico. Earlier in the day, Puerto Rico's Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez...

1:05 p.m. early and often early and often Two Republican Trump Foes Announce They’re Running in 2026 By Ed Kilgore The Georgia governor’s race just got interesting.

Trump nemesis Brad Raffensperger is still around. Photo: Nathan Posner/Anadolu/Getty Images For much of the past decade, Republican politics in the increasingly crucial swing state of Georgia has been dominated by two men whose relationship has...

Puerto Rico Tech Chief Ousted After Rejecting Contract for Digital Health Platform

On April 28, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón withdrew the appointment of Antonio Ramos Guardiola as executive director of the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS). The announcement drew little attention amid the political fallout...

Housing remains unaffordable for a great many in Puerto Rico

A slight improvement in the Housing Affordability Index does not signify a real enhancement in the affordability issues plaguing Puerto Rico’s housing market, according to Estudios Técnicos Inc. (Pexels) The Housing Affordability Index, prepared...

Puerto Rican flag raised in the city

NEW BRITAIN — The Puerto Rican flag rose again in Central Park on Friday evening, as local leaders and residents gathered to recognize the Puerto Rican population, leading up to Hispanic Heritage Month and the New Britain Puerto Rican Festival....

New Fortress Energy signs $4 billion LNG contract in Puerto Rico

In a social media post posted on Tuesday, Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez announced that Puerto Rico had negotiated a $4 Billion liquefied gas contract with New Fortress Energy. The contract, which was signed after the talks on a larger contract in...

US judge throws out Puerto Rico climate lawsuit against oil and gas majors

A US federal judge in Puerto Rico has tossed a climate-related lawsuit against several oil and gas majors that dozens of municipalities in the US territory filed about five years after hurricanes ravaged the region in 2017. Signed Thursday by US...

Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He's livestreaming his last concert

In addition to the concert, Amazon announced further collaborations with Bad Bunny to help strengthen the Puerto Rican community, including a storefront called ‘comPRa Local’ on the Amazon website that will feature Puerto Rican products. Other...

Fort Buchanan Commissary Awards Fisher House Scholarship for Military Children

FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO – Service members, customers, and community members gathered at the installation's commissary, Sept. 12 to witness the announcement of the 2025 Fisher House Scholarship for Military Children winner. The Scholarship for...