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 Police's new salary scale will show up in the next paycheck
Orlando C. Rivera Berríos puts the first phase at about $33 million; Joseph González Falcón announces the adjustment from July 15.
Job losses are widespread across the labor-market areas
The Department of Labor reports month-to-month drops in almost every MSA; Arecibo is the exception, with 93 more jobs between April and May.
The Board publishes: one Government, a common financial base
The fiscal body notes that ERP Phase 1 took effect on July 7 for more than 60 central agencies.
Federated mayors ask the Board to halt a $52.6 million hit to the municipalities
Gabriel Hernández puts to Robert F. Mujica Jr. the elimination of the inventory tax on medicines and proposes the $66 million fund.
CRIM left about one million Social Security numbers downloadable; García Cintrón denies it
Luis Valentín and Nick McMillan (ProPublica), CPI, July 9, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
CRIM exposed Social Security numbers of a million people in Puerto Rico
CPI and ProPublica found a vulnerability in the Digital Cadastre; Javier García Cintrón denied there was sensitive data.
DACO keeps the price freeze in force in the face of the drought
Hiram Torres Montalvo says the mid-June order covers bottled water, ice, cisterns, and hauling, and that there are still no violations.
FEMA: more than $97 million approved for PA and mitigation in Puerto Rico
PA $95.1 million + HMGP ~$2 million; part of $584 million nationwide; examples San Juan Pier $14M. Obligated≠disbursed.
Jenniffer González Colón says the Board intends to lengthen its stay
The governor says the fiscal body is looking for excuses to remain and that its salaries are paid by the people, not the federal government.
Hacienda announces the IVU-exempt days for uniforms and school supplies
Ángel L. Pantoja Rodríguez sets July 17 and 18, 2026 and January 8 and 9, 2027, according to Circular Letter RI 26-11.
61.4 percent of Puerto Rico already suffers some level of drought
The U.S. Drought Monitor, with data as of July 7, puts 50.9 percent in D1 and 10.5 percent in D2, with no D3 or D4.
DDEC fines Politank Corp. $80,000 and warns it could lose the decree
Carlos J. Ríos Pierluisi answers Thomas Rivera Schatz's Request 2026-0099 with $10,000 for each year of unmet reports.
Jenniffer González Colón says LUMA Energy is causing chaos and hysteria
The governor denies load shedding; Josué Colón Ortiz puts the reserve at 1,300 megawatts and LUMA answers with a deficit of more than 250.
Rationing plans imminent because of a prolonged drought
Jenniffer González Colón and the National Weather Service describe a rainfall deficit in the east and reservoirs under watch.
OGP will administer the Government's new purchasing system
Jenniffer González Colón puts the ERP under Management and Budget: 66 agencies integrated and Education, 50 percent of purchases, goes first.
More than 180,000 customers will be without water because of coordinated AAA and LUMA work
Ey Boricua covers the day in San Juan, Trujillo Alto, Carolina, and Loíza while LUMA works the line that serves Carraízo.
Jenniffer González Colón declares a state of emergency over lack of water in Canóvanas and Río Grande
OE-2026-032 activates the National Guard; Metro notes that Loíza was not in the document published at the Department of State.
Bankruptcies rise 8.1 percent in June
550 cases were filed, the highest June since 2019; Boletín de Puerto Rico projects 6,118 at year-end, above the 5,939 of 2025.
AAA announces an improvement plan at Carraízo and the Sergio Cuevas plant
Luis R. González Delgado coordinates with LUMA a July 7 window that will leave more than 180,000 metro-area customers without water.
CPI: JJ Investment tops $36 million with 19 agencies; it is not the complaint
Encarnación, Colón Almenas, and Maldonado date July 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.; cousin of the complaints, not a rewrite.