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.
IntegraPR, the government's ERP, starts — at least the first phase
Hacienda, OGP, and PRITS celebrate vendors at 63 agencies and admit payment pains.
Alejandro García Padilla consults with Jenniffer González Colón on the 2015 drought
The former PPD governor meets at La Fortaleza before the Drought Committee; Governor Jenniffer González Colón says she is weighing lessons from that emergency.
Jenniffer González Colón meets with Thomas Rivera Schatz and sends 24 nominations to the Senate
Metro Puerto Rico: Carlos Méndez Núñez was also there; Norma Burgos Andújar comes in as liaison.
The session opens: permits, inventory, and tax reform
Meléndez Ortiz says permits and taxes will occupy the session under Governor Jenniffer González Colón and also the Board.
School carriers: Education has not paid even half the debt
José Rosado, of the School Carriers Federation, says disbursements are uneven and that they meet the Education secretary on Tuesday.
The First Circuit remands to district the case on removing three Board members
Caribbean Business: after Trump v. Cook, Judge María Antongiorgi-Jordán will hear the suit again.
Thomas Rivera Schatz announces the Senate will go to court against the AAA
The data were asked of executive president Luis González Delgado at the Committee of the Whole on June 17; an extension expired on June 30.
AES 1 and AES 2 go offline and at least 108,000 LUMA customers are left without power
Telemundo Puerto Rico: unit 2 for vacuum and condenser; unit 1 synchronized at 9:46 p.m.
Agriculture favors raising the coffee floor from 18 to 20 dollars the almud
Primera Hora: the island harvests some 34,000 of the 300,000 quintals it consumes; DACO is reviewing semi-roast.
Gobierno anuncia desembolso de 244.5 million para agua, luz, vivienda pública y una carretera en Adjuntas
2026-08-16. $244.5 million: Acueductos $193.2M; Energía $41.2M; Vivienda Pública $9M; Adjuntas $1.1M. Acumulado ene–ago ~$1.3 billion. Cousin 1303. Allocated ≠ obligated ≠ disbursed ≠ theft.
El Nuevo Día: 205 figures sign "Declarado: ¡Esencia no va!" and point to the dry forest's water
Keila López Alicea dates the proclamation August 16, 2026. Ey Boricua, with the same act, returned 403.
FEMA: $244.5 million disbursed to critical infrastructure (AAA, PREPA, AVP, Adjuntas)
16 Aug 2026. $193.2M AAA · $41.2M PREPA (incl. $1.6M LUMA) · $9M AVP · $1.1M Adjuntas. Disbursed ≠ $1,300M Jan–Aug COR3.
EcoEléctrica's three units go offline and more than 200,000 customers are left without power
El Nuevo Día: a failure at Costa Sur's 230 kV yard; at 7:00 p.m. there were 203,886 customers without service.
A water-and-power protest closes the Hotel San Juan entrance at Jenniffer González Colón's fundraiser
Metro Puerto Rico: a 2,500 dollar ticket; guests enter by a side access amid jeers.
The P3 Authority and the czar refer the Power Expectations allegations to Justice
El Vocero: it is not a finding of a crime; Enchanted Rock denounced an unauthorized signature on June 16.
The Board: repealing the crudita would open a $1,675 million hole
Robert F. Mujica Jr. tells Thomas Rivera Schatz he does not see a revenue-neutral repeal.
Pablo José Hernández Rivera and 25 members of Congress ask Jenniffer González Colón for a Stafford major disaster
El Nuevo Día: more than 180,000 households on rationing of up to 48 hours; the letter is to Donald J. Trump.
The IAE posts three quarters down; there is a fight over whether it is a recession
The DDEC index falls again; some economists declare a recession and José I. Castañer does not.
The Board approves $127 million in federal funds for 46 AAA works
Two EPA revolving-fund loans, including money to replace lead lines.
The Board revokes the Power Expectations contract and refers it to the authorities
Enchanted Rock said its name and signature were used without authorization; at 66 days there had been no progress.