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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.
El Vocero: Board revokes ~5.9 billion Power Expectations contract
El Vocero: $5,900 million, 400 MW, 10 years; Enchanted Rock disavows. Not a theft headline.
Vicky González Vega is acting head at AAFAF; María Marín Colón goes to COR3
Primera Hora also lists boards, judges, and tenor José Juan Tañón at the Conservatory.
Jenniffer González Colón signs JRs 56 and 57: 9.46 million to municipalities, against the Board
NotiCel: Robert F. Mujica Jr. objected to the lack of criteria; only Hatillo and Quebradillas have Popular Democratic mayors.
Registro Federal: Vivienda federal pide comentarios sobre la fórmula que reparte fondos de recuperación de desastres
Peg 13 ago 2026. FR 2026-16499: fórmula CDBG-DR; usará aviso 2025 para desastres 2023/2024 hasta regla final; comments hasta 14 sep 2026 — fórmula ≠ hurto.
"If it can be canceled, let it be canceled," Jenniffer González Colón says before the Board's vote
The governor goes after the Board for taking 10 months and defends Osvaldo Carlo Linares.
Permits, taxes, water, and inventory mark the session
Floor leaders preview an environmental clash over permits and oversight of the AAA.
Extreme drought already covers almost a fifth of Puerto Rico
The Drought Monitor raises D3 and D2; 13 of 19 AAA reservoirs fell.
Education-voucher applications fall 76 percent; the voucher covers 53 percent of tuition
The CPI: from 9,027 applications in 2020-21 to 2,134 last year; the annual budget never passed 1.2 million.
The CPI identifies Jhoby Weaks, a contract signatory, as Jobadiah Sinclair Weeks
The CPI page did not open in full; what remains is the excerpt: convicted of crypto and tax evasion, a signature on the 5,000 million pact.
The AAA board denounces a lack of communication and joins the Drought Committee
El Nuevo Día: Javier Bayón Torres will attend; in his absence, Rafael López Soler.
Contralora mantiene denuncias, contratos e informes públicos y publica cartas OC-27 del FY 2025-26
Peg 12 ago 2026. Home OCPR: portal de denuncias; mensaje de confianza y prevención; consulta de contratos, auditorías y transparencia; Contraloría Ahora con OC-27-04, OC-27-05 y OC-27-06 (23–30 jul 2026). Herramientas ≠ hurto; denuncia ≠ convicción.
OGP sets the Emergency Reserve procedure for drought through mid-August 2026
Aug 12, 2026. MG-005-2026 memorandum on JSAF emergency reserve window.
FEMA obligates more than 513 million, with 509 million for Guajataca Dam
WIPR details nine projects; eight from María and one from Fiona, with USACE at the dam.
PRITS, OGP, Hacienda, and AAFAF defend Integra PR one month after launch
Primera Hora cites 600 million disbursed, 8,192 invoices, and 12,000 vendors outside the registry.
LUMA leaves more than 65,000 customers without power for lack of generation Monday night
El Diario PR groups the load shed with maintenance through August 14; the rest of the digest stays on the same page.
Cidra residents demand bathymetry in 90 days before the lake's first rationing since 1946
Prensa Sin Censura covers the Salvemos el Lago de Cidra campaign and the 2007 file.
The UIA calls a 24-hour stoppage in the middle of the drought
The AAA union threatens to stop from 10:00 p.m. Tuesday to 10:00 p.m. Wednesday if there are no offers.
The Drought Committee anticipates D3 in Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Las Piedras, and the metro area
NotiCel cites Ernesto Rodríguez, Carraízo at 37.48 meters, and the SME incentive of up to 10,000 dollars.
COR3: FEMA obligated 513.5 million; 509.5 million for permanent Guajataca repairs
Release of August 10, 2026; nine projects. Obligated is not disbursed.
Energía federal renueva órdenes de emergencia pa’ sostener la red eléctrica de Puerto Rico hasta noviembre
Peg 10 ago 2026. DOE Section 202(c): dos órdenes renovadas hasta 7 nov 2026; vegetación y generación — orden ≠ hurto.