EnglishApplause for restorative justiceEvery week, in 11 courtrooms in Puerto Rico, what, in fairness, should happen in the rest of those precincts happens: when a person accused of a crime is brought in, we do not only look at the crime he is charged with, but the circumstances that led him to commit such acts and we work with the causes that led to it, instead of, as happens in all other courts, reducing the totality of a life and a person to the moment in which he violated a law
EnglishLove, the true meaning of Holy WeekHoly Week offers Puerto Rican society the possibility of a much needed pause to reflect on the stormy times we live in and identify the essential attributes of our nature as a people that can serve as a guide in the midst of turbulence
EnglishEfficient government execution is crucialGovernor Jenniffer González completes the first 100 days of her term in office amid a local scenario with enormous challenges, where the urgent solution to Puerto Rico’s energy crisis prevails and, at the federal and global level, a panorama tainted by the uncertainty brought about by the erratic administration of U.S. President Donald Trump
EnglishElderly neglect is everyone’s problemThe entire Puerto Rican society has the unavoidable duty to open its eyes to the painful reality exposed in this newspaper a few days ago of the enormous number of older adults, in all corners of the archipelago, who, in the last days of their lives, have been left helpless and are living and dying in abandonment
EnglishEnd the permitting bureaucracyThe permitting process has been, since the 1970s, one of the most lagging areas that directly impacts the engine of economic and social development in Puerto Rico. In that context, the action the government is taking in recognition of the need to implement, once and for all, a renewal of the government permitting process is a wise step. The group appointed by Governor Jenniffer González to evaluate the situation concluded that amendments to the Permit Process Reform Act (Act 161 of 2009) are necessary
