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.
Water rationing resumes in Canóvanas and Río Grande
AAA reactivates scheduled interruptions from 6:00 a.m. Friday at the Río Grande plant.
The Department of Labor reschedules the launch of Digital Unemployment
María del Pilar Vélez Casanova moves the debut to September and announces the Employer Portal close from August 17 to 28.
Grupo Cobra owes about $100 million in construction excise taxes to municipalities
Christian Cortés, mayor of Aguada, says the company lost in the local courts and now seeks the Board and Congress.
The Government seeks to dismiss LUMA's claims in the contract lawsuit
PREPA and P3 ask to dismiss the counterclaim over the November 2022 Extension Letter, which LUMA filed on June 23.
Jenniffer González Colón signs laws on port security, gender, and civil rights
Among the measures are Act 126-2026 on ports, 135-2026 on intimate material, and 138-2026, which requires each municipality to have a gender-violence liaison.
Special-education providers demand a rate adjustment after losing therapists
Víctor Moreno, of APPST, asks that rates frozen since 2015 be reviewed, with a Gustavo Vélez study delivered June 10 to Eliezer Ramos Parés.
Customers in six municipalities could receive a rationing notice, the governor says
Jenniffer González Colón names Jagual in San Lorenzo, Comerío, Río Grande, Canóvanas, Loíza, and Cidra, and announces cutoffs at Finca Rosso on July 29 and 30.
A group of bondholders rejects the offer to resolve PREPA's bankruptcy
The non-consenting holders, according to this release's ledger, reject a $3,000 million offer and keep a $12,000 million claim.
The Board says no to stretching the school IVU holiday
PC 272, according to the JSF, violates the fiscal plan and is not in the FY2027 budget.
PREPA bondholders reject ~$3,000 million mediation offer
14 Jul 2026. Claim ~$12,000 million; propose alt. $2,500 million financing. Offer ≠ confirmed plan.
The Energy Bureau orders PREPA to fund LUMA and Genera at certified-budget levels
Eva Llorens, Caribbean Business, covers the July 13, 2026 order, published the 14th. Not Costa Sur.
PRFAA announces House committee approval of WRDA 2026
The Water Resources Development Act authorizes 133 feasibility studies, including in Puerto Rico, and 14 construction projects nationwide.
PRITS left a $130,000 platform unused and fails on cybersecurity
Carmen Vega Fournier documents the paid and unused Electronic Eligibility Engine, an annual report 153 days late, and a single cybersecurity program delivered.
Thomas Rivera Schatz refers Itza García to OPFEI and Ethics over alleged improper dealings
The roughly 15-page referral cites July 9 statements by Sebastián Negrón Reichard and Ernesto Zayas on Politank and OGPe.
The Association of Mayors travels to Washington to unstick reconstruction projects
Jorge González Otero leads talks with Pablo José Hernández Rivera, PRFAA, FEMA, HUD, Agriculture, and the Corps of Engineers.
Retail sales fall while inflation rises
In April sales were $4,261.9 million, 2.2 percent less; the CPI reached 143.167 against 140.874 in March 2025.
The comptroller flags unauthorized collections and missing statements at the Port of Ponce
Carmen Vega Fournier documents $35,646 collected without an appointment and port audits stalled since 2020-2021.
The Senate will make on-site inspections of medical-cannabis centers
Juan Oscar Morales Rodríguez announces July 14 visits to Cannalytics, Novacann Labs, and Green Health under Resolution 319.
The Gaming Commission and Hacienda impose $52,000 in fines in the northeast
In Trujillo Alto, Hacienda fines $2,000 and Gaming $50,000 at La Gringa Kitchen; the operation covered Loíza and Canóvanas.
Francisco Domenech denies Sebastián Negrón Reichard's allegations
The secretary of the Governorship rejects the sworn statement; Thomas Rivera Schatz sends it to La Fortaleza, Justice, the FBI, and FEMA.