2021 in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico-related events during the year of 2021
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Events in the year 2021 in Puerto Rico.
Incumbents
- President: Donald Trump (R) (until January 20), Joe Biden (D) (starting January 20)
- Governor: Wanda Vázquez Garced (R) (until January 2), Pedro Pierluisi (D) (starting January 2)
- 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]
- 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
- January 15 – Elizam Escobar, 72, art theorist, poet, and political activist, cancer.[12]
- February 16 – Ángel Mangual, 73, baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates), World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974).[13]
- February 18 – Juan Pizarro, 84, baseball player, (Milwaukee Braves, Chicago White Sox), cancer.[14]
- February 26 – Ferdinand Vega, 84, Olympic archer (1972).[15]
- March 11 – Orlando Llenza, 90, military officer.[16]
- March 15 – Albert Rodriguez, 58, comedic actor.[17]
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.
- ^ Abdalla, Jihan (February 18, 2021). "Puerto Rico issues LGBTQ emergency declaration amid violence". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved February 24, 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.
- ^ "Puerto Rico ordena vacunar solo a mayores de 65 ante escasez de dosis". CNN (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Puerto Rico rejects key deal with creditors to reduce debt". AP NEWS. 23 February 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Officials investigate box of Covid-19 vaccines found on a Puerto Rico street". NBC News. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Puerto Rico to reopen historic church after long restoration". AP NEWS. 12 March 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Acevedo, Nicole (March 23, 2021). "Puerto Rico gets over $900M in education funds previously restricted by Trump admin". NBC News. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Novak, Steve (2021-04-14). "On 1st National Borinqueneers Day, Bethlehem breaks ground on Puerto Rican veterans memorial". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ Elizam Escobar dies from cancer
- ^ Former Oakland A’s World Series hero dies at 73
- ^ Fallece Terín Pizarro, legendario lanzador puertorriqueño (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece primer atleta que representó a Puerto Rico en tiro con arco en las Olimpiadas (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece exayudante general de la Guardia Nacional (in Spanish)
- ^ El Remix se despide con dolor de Albert Rodríguez (in Spanish)
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)
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