In a two-to-one divided opinion, a three-judge panel of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals ruled to keep information on tax abatements confidential and inaccessible to the public, in a case filed by nonprofit Espacios Abiertos. In doing so,the panel reversed a San Juan Superior Court decision compelling the Puerto Rico Treasury Department to publicly […]

Nonprofit organization Espacios Abiertos recently evaluated the government’s transparency portal prepared by contractor CGI Technologies, and concluded it falls short of complying with more than half of criteria set forth by Transparency International to avoid corruption in post-disaster recovery processes. Specifically, Espacios Abiertos draws attention to: the need to provide details for subdivisions within municipalities; […]