2021 in Puerto Rico

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See also:	History of Puerto Rico; Historical outline of Puerto Rico; List of years in Puerto Rico; 2021 in the United States;

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]

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

[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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v t e Years in Puerto Rico
19th century	Pre-1868 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e 2021 in North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

2021 in Puerto Rico

Incumbents

Events

January to April

Deaths

See also

References

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