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.
The Supreme Court takes up 5-4 the two suits to void the LUMA extension
El Nuevo Día reports 30 days for briefs and a transition plan on the 2022 Letter-Extension.
HUD reports $5.29 billion drawn for Irma and María recovery
Aug 5, 2026: QPR April-June reports $8.50B obligated, $5.29B in drawdowns and $5.29B spent; still 'Submitted – Await for Review'.
HUD mitigation: $5.09 billion obligated and $362.1 million drawn
Aug 5, 2026: QPR of the $8.285B grant reports $144.4M obligated, $53.1M drawn, and $84.3M spent in April-June.
The Citizen Commission accuses the Board of worsening the water crisis with a 30 million cut to the AAA
Metro Puerto Rico cites the equipment cut and the contrast with bondholder payments the organization raises.
“We cannot go on”: demands for AAA changes after months without water in San Juan and Loíza — Aug 4, 2026
Alex Figueroa Cancel, El Nuevo Día, August 4, 2026; Sixto Escobar. Chronic outage is not drought alone.
Jenniffer González Colón announces 24-hour rationing for seven municipalities
From Carraízo, NotiCel cites scheduled interruptions starting Friday in the metro area and the east.
David A. Skeel Jr. publishes the first inside account of the Board
Promise Land covers PROMESA, the central debt, and the unfinished AEE bankruptcy.
La Perla del Sur: Manzano signs OGPe-2026-002, kills the hearings, and approves Esencia in 16 days
Omar Alfonso dates the fast track August 3, 2026. The only remedy, the order says, is 20 days in Appeals.
AMPR and SPT-SEIU denounce the 1,200 million cut in Education
Presencia PR covers maintenance and security posts cut as the school year is about to start.
The AAA places the Cidra reservoir at operational adjustments at 400.20 meters
Telemundo Puerto Rico reports that Cidra enters the same threshold Carraízo already occupied.
Jenniffer González Colón declares a water emergency and asks the Board for $127 million
Two executive orders, the National Guard, and a letter to the JSF for EPA revolving funds.
Metro Puerto Rico: the coalition denounces Esencia's approval without hearings and with more than 800 letters ignored
¡Defiende a Cabo Rojo! cites Consulta 2026-693109-CUB-013470 and calls a conference on August 3 at 11 a.m.
Vivienda federal: el grant grande de recuperación de Puerto Rico marca 49.6 % gastado al 1 de agosto
Peg 1 ago 2026. Expenditure Report: B-18-DP-72-0001 award $8.22 billion, balance ~$4.14 billion, Drawn 49.6 %, Slow Spender — saldo/ritmo ≠ hurto.
HUD CDBG-MIT: 7.5 percent of B-18-DP-72-0002; not Slow Spender, not the electrical grant
Table dated August 1, 2026; 5.7 in January, 6.1 in April. Texas 37.9, Florida 31.7. Separate pots.
WAPA/NotiCentro: coalition experts say Esencia “has no water”
27 Aug 2026. Torres Cordero: Betances, irrigation and groundwater insufficient; risk of stalled works. Claim≠DNER finding.
AAA asks until Tuesday to answer; San Juan insists that Judge Cuevas summon them now
The municipality alleges a lack of crews and that Luis Reinaldo González Delgado declined to meet.
OGPe approves the site-location consultation of the Esencia megaproject in Cabo Rojo
The developers cite more than $2,000 million, 17,000 jobs, and 2,000 acres; communities flag water in the southwest.
Eliezer Ramos Parés will present to the Board a debt of about $12.6 million in special education
Robert F. Mujica Jr. asks whether the $17,748,534 reprogrammed June 30 covers everything; the secretary says it does not.
Esencia: private investment of more than 2 billion approved in Cabo Rojo — not the public CIP
Caribbean Business Staff, July 31, 2026; Reuben Brothers / Three Rules Capital. Private is not PRASA CIP.
Robert F. Mujica Jr. tells Jenniffer González Colón not to sign the high-risk marshals bill
He warns of litigation if it is signed; OPAL estimates $1.2 million a year, up to $2.1 million in 2030.