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* History of Puerto Rico
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* List of years in Puerto Rico
* 2024 in the United States

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Events in the year 2024 in Puerto Rico.

## Incumbents

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* President: Joe Biden (D)
* Governor: Pedro Pierluisi (D)
* Resident Commissioner: Jenniffer González

## Events

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* 16 January – A drive-by shooting kills five people in Ceiba. Authorities say the killings are likely connected to drug trafficking.[1]
* March 10 – 2024 Puerto Rico Republican presidential primary[2]
* April 3 – The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.[3]
* 5 May – Rains occur in Puerto Rico, where planes are landed in San Juan to reroute from Haiti.[4]
* 8 May – A state of emergency is declared in Puerto Rico due to heavy rains, flooding and landslides that leave one person missing.[5]
* 25 June – Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114 °F (46 °C) and widespread power outages.[6]
* 13 August – Schools are canceled in Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Ernesto[broken anchor] is expected to strengthen into a hurricane overnight.[7]
* 3 October – Sixty-four migrants from Haiti are detained by US authorities after being abandoned in Isla de Mona by smugglers.[8]
* November 5 –
* 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election[9]
* 2024 Puerto Rican general election[9]
* 31 December – A massive blackout leaves most of Puerto Rico without electricity.[10]

## Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Puerto Rico

Source:[11]

* 1 January - New Year's Day
* 6 January - Epiphany
* 11 January - Eugenio María de Hostos Day
* 15 January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
* 14 February – Carnival
* 19 February – Presidents' Day
* 23 March - Emancipation Day
* 29 March – Good Friday
* 16 April – Birthday of José de Diego
* 27 May – Memorial Day
* 4 July – Independence Day
* 25 July – Puerto Rico Constitution Day
* 2 September – Labor Day
* 14 October – Columbus Day
* 11 November – Veterans Day
* 17 November – Discovery Day
* 28 November – Thanksgiving Day
* 25 December – Christmas Day

## Deaths

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* 2 January – Rafael Valle, 85, Olympic basketball player (1960).[12]
* 27 December – Paul Bamba, 35, professional boxer[13]

## See also

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* 2024 in the United States
* 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
* 2024 in the Caribbean

## References

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1. ^ "Police say five people killed in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico". ABC News. The Associated Press. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
2. ^ "Puerto Rico Republican Presidential Nominating Process". The Greenpapers. March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
3. ^ "Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals". ABC News. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
4. ^ "13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti, force planes near Puerto Rico to land elsewhere". AP News. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
5. ^ "Puerto Rico declares state of emergency as persistent rains unleash heavy flooding and landslides". AP News. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
6. ^ "Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist". AP News. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
7. ^ Christopher Cann; Jorge L. Ortiz. "Ernesto could become 'major hurricane' this week; Puerto Rico braces for arrival". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
8. ^ "Federal agents detain 64 Haitian migrants left stranded on an island near Puerto Rico". Associated Press. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
9. ^ a b "Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election". Associated Press. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
10. ^ "Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve". Associated Press. December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
11. ^ "Puerto Rico Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
12. ^ Mendoza, Félix. "Falleció leyenda del baloncesto boricua Rafael Valle a los 85 años de edad". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2024.
13. ^ "Boxer Bamba, 35, dies six days after title win". ESPN.com. December 28, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

## External links

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* Online calendar

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Years in Puerto Rico

19th century|

* 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
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* 1939
* 1940
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* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
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* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
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* 1964
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* 1968
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* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
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* 1978
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* 1982
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* 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

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2024 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

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2024 in the Caribbean

* British West Indies
* Danish West Indies
* Dutch Caribbean
* Caribbean Netherlands
* Netherlands Antilles
* French West Indies
* West Indies Federation

West
Indies|

| Antilles|

| Greater
Antilles|

* Cayman Islands
* Cuba
* Jamaica
* Navassa Island
* Puerto Rico

| Hispaniola|

* Dominican Republic
* Haiti

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Lesser
Antilles|

| Leeward
Islands|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Guadeloupe
* La Désirade
* Les Saintes
* Marie-Galante
* Montserrat
* Saba^*
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Sint Eustatius^*

| Saint Martin^|

* Collectivity of Saint Martin
* Sint Maarten

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Virgin Islands|

* British Virgin Islands
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Southern
Caribbean|

| Leeward
Antilles|

* Insular Venezuela
* Federal Dependencies
* Nueva Esparta

| ABC islands|

* Aruba
* Bonaire*
* Curaçao

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Windward
Islands|

* Dominica
* Grenada
* Carriacou and Petite Martinique
* Martinique
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

*  Barbados†
* Trinidad and Tobago†

Lucayan
Archipelago|

* Bahamas
* Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean
Sea|

* Aves Island
* San Andrés and Providencia
* Bajo Nuevo Bank~
* Serranilla Bank~

Caribbean
continental
zone|

* Quintana Roo
* Cozumel

| Central America|

* Belize
* Honduras
* Bay Islands
* Izabal
* Limón
* Corn Islands
* North Caribbean Coast
* South Caribbean Coast
* Panama

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South America|

* Colombian Caribbean
* Venezuelan Caribbean

Wider
groupings
may include:|

* Bermuda#
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Nicaragua

| Yucatán Peninsula|

* Campeche
* Petén
* Yucatán

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The Guianas|

* Amapá
* French Guiana
* Venezuelan Guayana
* Guyana
* Guayana Esequibaǂ
* Tigri Areaǂ
* Suriname

N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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