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Events in the year 2021 in Puerto Rico.

See also: 2021 in the Caribbean and 2021 in the United States

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]
  • 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
  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. 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.
  4. Acevedo, Nicole (January 1, 2021). "Puerto Rican military veterans will now celebrate National Borinqueneers Day". news.yahoo.com. NBC News. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. Elizam Escobar dies from cancer
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