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.
USASpending: PREPA marca $365 million obligados pa’ resiliencia de la red eléctrica
Peg 30 sep 2025. Award DEGD0001048: ~$365 million obligados, ~$154 million outlay — pipeline de red ≠ hurto.
The AAA completes a senior-bond refinancing to reduce the cost of debt service
The Aqueduct and Sewer Authority places an issue on Wall Street that generates annual savings certified by the Fiscal Board.
GAO: unos $3.7 billion de fondos HUD de recuperación van a la parte local que pide FEMA
29 sep 2025. GAO-25-107603: ~$3.7B de ~$49.4B CDBG-DR/MIT budgeted a FEMA cost share (dic 2024); PR ejemplo Central San Juan $75M / $7.5M CDBG-DR. Budgeted ≠ expended ≠ theft. Cousin 991.
GAO: 3.7 billion in CDBG budgeted as FEMA match; San Juan generation, 7.5 million
GAO-25-107603 tracks HUD block grants used for FEMA nonfederal cost shares.
USASpending: un premio HMGP por inundaciones 2024 obliga 1.20 million y apenas 4,437 en outlay
El award 4805DRPRP00000005 registra $1,202,748.50 obligados y $4,437.00 en outlay; firma 2025-09-29.
USASpending: Puerto Rico marca $4.18 million obligados en el grant de manejo de emergencias
Peg 27 sep 2025. Award EMN-2025-EP-05004: ~$4.18 million obligados, sin outlay en el corte — ledger ≠ hurto.
USASpending: el grant de seguridad doméstica de Puerto Rico marca $5.69 million obligados
Peg date_signed 27 sep 2025. FAIN EMW-2025-SS-05143: ~$5.69 million obligated; $0 outlay — obligado sin outlay ≠ hurto.
Contralor: Cataño pagó $149 mil de más en multas y acumula $13.6 million sin recobrar de auditorías previas
OC-26-07 (23 sep 2025). Exceso $149,214; no-recobro $13,620,612; contrato desperdicios $27.48 million. Hallazgo ≠ convicción.
The Department of Health assigns CDC funds for vaccination centers and epidemiological surveillance
The agency expands community immunization coverage against influenza, dengue, and respiratory viruses before autumn.
Contralor: Recreación y Deportes pagó $3.34 million de más por recogido de escombros sin enmendar a tiempo
OC-26-05 (15 sep 2025). $3,338,608 retroactivo; DRD asignó $460.3 million y desembolsó $330.5 million (2018–2023). Hallazgo ≠ convicción.
The Senate Nominations Commission delivers favorable reports on superior judges and prosecutors
The legislative body begins confirmation of jurists for the Court of First Instance and the Public Ministry in public hearings.
OIG: FEMA obligó más de $13 billion a la red, pero el 92% de proyectos seguían incompletos
Peg 11 sep 2025. OIG-25-39: >$13 billion obligados a la red (feb 2025); 183/198 proyectos incompletos (92%); $3.7 billion de permanent work sin obligar a construcción. Technical assistance gap ≠ theft. Cousin 997.
Genera PR begins major maintenance on the generating units at Central Aguirre
The work at the Salinas thermoelectric plant seeks to stabilize the system's baseload capacity in the face of summer's high demand.
EPA fija allotments FY2025 SRF: Puerto Rico $43.444M DW y $55.596M CW
Tablas mayo 2025: DW Base $10.906M + Gen Supp $24.898M + EC $7.640M; CW Base $20.693M + Gen Supp $32.130M + EC $2.773M; LSLR aparte.
Vivienda federal: el grant grande de Puerto Rico llega a 40.9 % gastado y ritmo lento al 1 de septiembre
Peg 1 sep 2025. B-18-DP-72-0001 award $8.22 billion, balance ~$4.86 billion, Drawn 40.9 %, Slow Spender / Behind Pace ~$367 million — ritmo ≠ hurto.
The Instituto de Estadísticas publishes the balance of payments with a rise in visitor tourist spending
The economic report reflects an expansion in the travel and air-transport line that offsets manufacturing slowdown.
Energía federal: el hub de logros contabiliza 919 million en selecciones del fondo de resiliencia de Puerto Rico
2025-08-29. OE Accomplishments: $919 million selecciones PR-ERF; techo $1 billion; hasta $440 million residenciales. Cousin 1346.
Contralor: Puertos marca $302.5 million en déficit y renta con contratos vencidos en aeropuertos
Peg 28 ago 2025. OC-26-03: opinión adversa; $302.5M déficit; $273,015 créditos; $424,910 cobro demorado — hallazgo ≠ convicción.
COR3: más de 12,500 obras FEMA en marcha con unos $16.8 billion en inversión estimada
Peg 27 ago 2025. QPR al 30 jun 2025: 12,544 underway / $16.844B; 4,640 completed / $1.013B. Underway ≠ disbursed ≠ theft. Cousin 991.
Sin Comillas reprints the CPI: the DDEC hides the breakdown of 59 tourism decrees from 2024
Damaris Suárez Lugo asked for name, credit, and jobs; the agency denied with a link that did not have the data.