Borinquen MadeDated notes on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico news: economy and politics
This desk gathers dated notes on the economy and politics of Puerto Rico, taken from named outlets. It is not the magazine's historical archive. Each note cites its outlet. It is not original reporting.
A dated, sourced desk. Each note names its outlet. It is not original reporting. Figures are those the source published. If sources disagree, both layers are left in place.
Pablo José Hernández Rivera asks the DOE for a 90-day plan against blackouts
After the Power Expectations contract, federal lawmakers demand emergency generation for September-November.
Roberto López Román files House Bill 1370: damaged appliances and a credit after four hours
The claim would go to LUMA Energy; the automatic bill credit, with no application, when the outage exceeds four consecutive hours.
The PPD denounces a payments collapse at IntegraPR; Deloitte cites 2,920 incidents
An August 19 letter to Orlando Rivera Berríos puts those fully trained at 5.1 percent of 8,879 employees in 53 agencies.
The Senate confirms Julie O. Gómez Gómez at Corrections and Rehabilitation
Thomas Rivera Schatz announces the approval after a hearing on prison health; the agency x-ray, she says, should be ready by December.
Senate confirms Julie Gómez; 122 million in retroactive pay remains unverified
Metro reports the August 24 confirmation and the pending Physician Correctional litigation.
Extreme drought nears 40 percent; the Committee does not change operations
Ernesto Rodríguez says D2 and D3 cover more than in 2015; Carlos Ignacio Pesquera does not recommend new adjustments at Carraízo, La Plata, or the east.
Local farmers win on price in 30 of 74 products
A UPR study finds room to replace imports in crops that already come out cheaper on the farm.
The House seeks 400 alternate megawatts with Genera, AES, and EcoEléctrica
Carlos Méndez Núñez and Víctor Parés announce meetings with the Bureau, the P3 Authority, and PREPA; average demand the prior week, they say, was 2,610 megawatts.
Peña Payano: freedom of expression is not one-directional; he does not call the protest illegal
Gloria Ruiz Kuilan dates the 23rd at 2:55 p.m.; it is not the September 1 AAA backing.
La Fortaleza: the UIA strike vote must not cut the water
Jean Peña Payano speaks of keeping the dialogue; El Nuevo Día puts the rejected offer at 11.74 dollars an hour against 12.50 the union seeks.
The superintendent says there was no gas; Colectiva and MST tell another street
Alex Figueroa Cancel dates the 23rd at 3:38 p.m.; Joseph González denies police gas.
Jean Peña Payano does not date the La Fortaleza meeting on Power Expectations
He repeats that there was no 5,000 million dollar disbursement; Primera Hora places the revoked contract at 5,887 million.
The Chamber of Commerce comes in as a private liaison in the water emergency
After the August 22 multisector meeting at La Fortaleza, the guild says it will channel information with the water czar, the AAA, DDEC, and Tourism.
Employment rises in July, and so does unemployment
The Department of Labor reports more people in the labor force and an unemployment rate of 6.0%.
The DRNA creates a Task Force for the dry dredging of Carraízo
Waldemar Quiles aims to recover some 50 million gallons of storage; functions start Saturday, August 22.
Police and protesters clash at the Caribe Hilton; TeleOnce prints tear gas
El Nuevo Día covers Saturday the 22nd in Condado; El Vocero and TeleOnce do not carry the same street count.
Rationing enters its third week; La Plata drops to 45.35 meters
Jean Peña Payano does not date the pump; more than 24,000 customers dry; the Monitor splits 33.31 percent D3, 29.55 D2, and 10.52 D1.
The UIA approves a strike vote amid the drought; it is not an immediate walkout
The membership in Arecibo rejects the last Classification and Compensation Plan offer; José E. Cajigas Romero announces another assembly before any walkout.
At ExpoCom, Jenniffer González Colón says this is the moment to invest
Governor Jenniffer González Colón cites jobs and reshoring while water is rationed and the permits reform is still missing.
Jenniffer González Colón will demand accounts and does not rule out striking down the 3PPO contract
Governor Jenniffer González Colón says La Fortaleza was left on the sidelines of the temporary-generation mega contract.