2021 in Puerto Rico
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Events in the year 2021 in Puerto Rico.
Incumbents
- President: Donald Trump (R)
- Governor: Pedro Pierluisi (D)
- Resident Commissioner: Jenniffer González
Events
January to April
- January 2 – Pedro Pierluisi, 61, is sworn in as the new governor.[1]
- January 5 – President Donald Trump announces $3.7 billion to rebuild water infrastructure. The grant covers 90% of the estimated costs of the water and wastewater improvement projects.[2]
- February 1 – President Joe Biden signs an order providing $6.2 billion to Puerto Rico for disaster mitigation.[3]
Predicted and scheduled events
- April 13 – Puerto Rican military veterans will be honored on the first anual National Day of Borinqueneers.[4]
Deaths
- January 15 – Elizam Escobar, 72, art theorist, poet, and political activist, cancer.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "New governor sworn in as a wary Puerto Rico demands changes". AP NEWS. 2 January 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Trump administration announces $3.7 billion for Puerto Rico". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Oliver Velez, Denise (February 2, 2021). "President Biden is keeping the promise he made to Puerto Rico. Thank you Joe!". Daily Kos. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ Acevedo, Nicole (January 1, 2021). "Puerto Rican military veterans will now celebrate National Borinqueneers Day". news.yahoo.com. NBC News. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Elizam Escobar dies from cancer
External links
- U.S. can break free of its dependence on China by rebuilding Puerto Rico’s pharmaceutical industry (Opinion by Carlos Roa, Miami Herald, Jan. 4, 2021)
- Don’t pretend statehood for Puerto Rico is the only choice. It’s not. Let all voices be heard (Opinion by Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá, The Miami Herald, February 1, 2021)
