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.
San Juan and AAA agree to keep talking and close the latest legal dispute
Judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos denies the contempt request; the Municipality stops asking for a trustee for the metropolitan region.
PREPA sues New Fostress Energía for failure to supply liquefied gas
The Authority claims $55 million in federal court for having had to burn diesel after the LNG shortfall.
The Comptroller's Office reveals million-dollar irregularities and food losses at Education
Carmen Vega Fournier documents off-law purchases, 4,592 unused pieces of equipment, and $267,332 in lost donated food.
DTOP collects more than $70 million during the ticket amnesty
Edwin González Montalvo puts payments on 10,376,237 infractions at more than $71 million and keeps the discount through July 10.
Jenniffer González Colón distributes a $635 million surplus and vetoes budget line items
The governor announces a line-item veto over fiscal year 2025-2026 savings and discusses the revised budget with the Board.
Vivienda federal: el grant grande de recuperación de Puerto Rico marca 49.1 % gastado al 1 de julio
Peg 1 jul 2026. Expenditure Report: B-18-DP-72-0001 award $8.22 billion, balance ~$4.19 billion, Drawn 49.1 %, Slow Spender — ritmo ≠ hurto.
Vivienda federal: el fondo de mitigación de Puerto Rico marca 7.2 % dibujado al 1 de julio
Peg 1 jul 2026. MIT Financial Report: B-18-DP-72-0002 award ~$8.29 billion, balance ~$7.69 billion, Expenditure 7.2 % — ritmo ≠ hurto.
The Board clarifies: imposed FY2026 can still count toward exiting PROMESA
The release separates that revision from the FY2027 budget and says spending was not the fight.
OGP insists the Board's objections concern the budget that closed yesterday
Orlando C. Rivera Berríos says the fiscal determination points to closed year 2025-2026, not to 2026-2027 now taking effect.
Manufacturing activity rebounds in May, according to the PMI
The Institute of Statistics puts the purchasing managers' index at 52.4, above the 50 threshold that marks expansion.
Roads, coffee, and special education: the Board imposes the FY2026 close
There is no consensus; the body certifies its own revision and warns that is not the same as "balanced" under PROMESA.
Thomas Rivera Schatz demands information from DDEC and Hacienda on the Politank case
The Senate president gives Secretary Carlos J. Ríos Pierluisi and Hacienda 72 hours after the tax-decree audit.
San Juan asks the court to find AAA in contempt
The Municipality of San Juan asks Judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos for a special commissioner over the water agreement.
The Assembly amends the FY2026 budget; González speaks of overreach
Jenniffer González Colón cites a surplus of 635 million dollars. Senate and House approve on the last day an amendment for old debts. Distinct from the Junta's imposed certification.
Oficina de recuperación: anuncian 91.57 million de FEMA para municipios y agencias en junio 2026
2026-06-30. Total $91,570,050.48; AEE ~$44.59 million; AAA Barrancas ~$5.10 million. Cousin 1279.
NotiCel: the DDEC ignored the 70/30 tourism rule and sheltered decrees behind Ley 60 confidentiality
Attorney Lisoannette González dates to June 30 the pattern of residential decrees with tourism credits.
The Board certifies the revised FY2026 budget as imposed
Jenniffer González Colón and the Assembly did not agree on the municipal-road rules.
The Junta offers 3,000 million dollars to settle AEE debt
The June 1 offer to unreconciled bondholders equals about 35 percent versus 19 percent of the Plan, 1.4 billion more. Distinct from the imposed FY2026 certification on the 30th.
The Negociado approves 1.34 cents more per kilowatt-hour for July-September
LUMA asked 2.34; the tariff goes from 27.23 to 28.57 cents from July 1. 13.29 million of gas is deferred. Distinct from the FY2026 budget imposed the same day.
Thomas Rivera Schatz cites DDEC and Hacienda over the Politank Corp. decree
Petitions 2026-0099 and 2026-0100, 72-hour deadline, after a June 29 internal audit. The Senate page returned 404; only ledger facts are written.