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Events in the year 2021 in Puerto Rico.

Incumbents

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]
  • January 24 – Governor Pedro Pierluisi declares a state of emergency over gender violence. The island saw 62 cases of femicide in 2020 and violence against members of the LGBTQ community.[3]
  • February 1 – President Joe Biden signs an order providing $6.2 billion to Puerto Rico for disaster mitigation.[4]
  • February 2 – The Health Department announces that for the next 28 days the COVID-19 vaccine will be exclusively for adults 65 years of age and older.[5]
  • February 23 – Governor Pedro Pierluisi rejects a proposed debt settlement because of concerns about the effect on the territory′s pension system.[6]
  • February 24 – A box containing 31 doses of COVID-19 vaccine is found on a street in Morovis. The vaccines had spoiled. Puerto Rico has reported at least 91,834 cases and 2,007 deaths from the virus.[7]
  • March 12 – San Juan′s San José Church prepares for reopening after being closed in 1996 for restoration and repairs. The second-oldest church on the island, which was built in 1532 near the ocean on top of a Taíno settlement at the highest point of Old San Juan, was originally a Dominican convent where Bartolomé de las Casas lived.[8]
  • March 23 – The United States Department of Education releases $912 million in federal funds that had been held up by the Trump administration.[9]
  • March – 27 schools reopen for in-person classes after being shut for year due to the Covid-19 pandemic .[10]
  • April 13 – Puerto Rican military veterans are onored on the first annual National Day of Borinqueneers.[11]

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New governor sworn in as a wary Puerto Rico demands changes". AP NEWS. 2 January 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Trump administration announces $3.7 billion for Puerto Rico". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Abdalla, Jihan (February 18, 2021). "Puerto Rico issues LGBTQ emergency declaration amid violence". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Puerto Rico ordena vacunar solo a mayores de 65 ante escasez de dosis". CNN (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Puerto Rico rejects key deal with creditors to reduce debt". AP NEWS. 23 February 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Officials investigate box of Covid-19 vaccines found on a Puerto Rico street". NBC News. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Puerto Rico to reopen historic church after long restoration". AP NEWS. 12 March 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ Acevedo, Nicole (March 23, 2021). "Puerto Rico gets over $900M in education funds previously restricted by Trump admin". NBC News. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Reanudan las clases presenciales en 27 escuelas" [In person classes begin in 27 schools]. El Vocero. 2021-05-14. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  11. ↑ Novak, Steve (2021-04-14). "On 1st National Borinqueneers Day, Bethlehem breaks ground on Puerto Rican veterans memorial". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  12. ↑ Elizam Escobar dies from cancer
  13. ↑ Former Oakland A’s World Series hero dies at 73
  14. ↑ Fallece Terín Pizarro, legendario lanzador puertorriqueño (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ Fallece primer atleta que representó a Puerto Rico en tiro con arco en las Olimpiadas (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ Fallece exayudante general de la Guardia Nacional (in Spanish)
  17. ↑ El Remix se despide con dolor de Albert Rodríguez (in Spanish)
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