DDEC confirms Amazon has had a Unique Permit since April and is advancing toward opening

On July 30, 2026, Radio Isla reports that the secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, Carlos Ríos Pierluisi, asserted on Pega'os en la Mañana that Amazon already has its Unique Permit since April and that the government has no pending steps delaying the opening of the distribution center. The company, he explained, is in the final enablement phase and it will be the one to reveal the date. Amazon has had its Unique Permit since April. They are still fine-tuning construction matters and preparing to announce the opening soon, he said.

Barely two weeks ago he held conversations with company representatives and confirmed that the government already complied. From our side they have everything they need. They hope to finish their plans. The opening is up to them as a corporate entity, but we are betting it will be soon, he held. He acknowledged that in the past there were matters with the Department of Transportation and Public Works, but he asserted they are no longer an obstacle.

Radio Isla does not publish a job count, a dollar investment, or the center's municipality. The Unique Permit of April and the attribution of the date to Amazon stand. This magazine does not invent them. Other notes, in August, name Manuel Ríos Pierluisi at the head of DDEC. This page names Carlos Ríos Pierluisi. What was printed is copied.

On July 29, the same secretary announced in NotiCel up to $5,000 for water SMEs. A drought incentive and a logistics Unique Permit are two acts. On July 8, NotiCel covered the $80,000 fine on Politank and the warning of losing the decree. Three faces of DDEC. Here it covers Amazon.

Carlos Ríos Pierluisi speaks; Amazon is not quoted in this piece. The reader who wants the interview has the Radio Isla URL at the foot. This is not original reporting.

Source: Radio Isla. https://radioisla.tv/ddec-confirma-que-amazon-tiene-permisos-y-avanza-hacia-la-apertura/