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Fiscal health index names ten Puerto Rico municipalities with unsustainable performanceABRE Puerto Rico released its twelfth edition of the Municipal Fiscal Health Index, identifying ten municipalities with unsustainable fiscal performance.puerto rico · Sam Calloway · 2026-10-07Power Expectations challenges 400 megawatt contract cancellation in federal courtAttorney Abraham Freyre Medina announced the appeal filed Thursday in Hato Rey regarding the temporary power generation project.puerto rico · Sam Calloway · 2026-10-07Ramos says federation lost contact with Browne ahead of Bahamas gameThe Bayamón guard was unreachable for national team call-up, Ramos said, though his club is co-owned by the team's own general manager.Briefs · Camila Rivera Ayala · 2026-10-07NEPR orders LUMA, Genera to itemize six-cent rate increase by TuesdayThe Energy Board wants each cost component detailed ahead of the October-December rate period.puerto rico · Marisol Vélez Cintrón · 2026-10-07Energy regulator cites LUMA, Genera on six-cent rate increaseNEPR seeks justification for the hike and asks the power authority for hydro generation data amid drought effects.puerto rico · Yadiel Rosario Quiñones · 2026-10-07Health Department replaces Culebra CDT provider starting September 1The Puerto Rico Department of Health announced Tuesday it will contract a new operator to begin services on September 1, overriding a request from three community groups to keep the current administrator in place.puerto rico · Sam Calloway · 2026-10-07Puerto Rico's Medicaid cliff is 15 months out. 1.1 million residents are covered; the fix needs CongressThe enhanced 76% federal match expires September 30, 2027 - a 90% funding cut with no provision in current law to stop it. The island's unified response is already in Washington.general · Rafael Ortiz Medina · 2026-10-06First Circuit says PREPA bondholders cannot reach Puerto Rico's central government fundsThe appeals court ruled Sept. 24 that AEE bondholders have no claim on the island's central government money.puerto rico · Joaquín Santiago Nieves · 2026-09-27All 14
Ford Puerto Rico dealers launch food drive to support local hunger reliefAuthorized dealers across the island invite the community to collect non-perishable food through September 30.puerto rico · Joaquín Santiago Nieves · 2026-09-14González Colón says construction adds $1.94B to Puerto Rico's economyAt the AGC convention in Fajardo, the governor put the sector's payroll at about 40,100 jobs, up 1,100.puerto rico · Marisol Vélez Cintrón · 2026-09-14SODOCIPRE elects Aquino Rodríguez president, fills full board for 2026-2028The organization named its officers, vocal members and committee chairs in a slate published Saturday.puerto rico · Joaquín Santiago Nieves · 2026-09-13Doctor Arroyo residents demand health resources for Hospital GeneralMayor Juan José Vargas González joined the call to the state health secretary on Sept 10.puerto rico · Joaquín Santiago Nieves · 2026-09-11Dominican Republic mandates named consignees for all Haiti-bound cargoA new customs rule requires designated recipients for the roughly 3,900 containers that have transited to Haiti this year.caribbean · Andrés Feliciano Burgos · 2026-09-07San Juan Cruise Port projects 1.29 million passengers for 2026-27 seasonThe port expects 541 calls and reports no drought-related cancellations despite water rationing orders.puerto rico · Sam Calloway · 2026-08-26Facts · 12
The organization ABRE Puerto Rico evaluated the fiscal health of municipalities and reported that 18% of municipal administrations ended the fiscal year 2023-2024 with a negative balance in their general fund.Fiscal health index names ten Puerto Rico municipalities with unsustainable performanceThe twelfth edition of the Municipal Fiscal Health Index published by ABRE Puerto Rico shows that 43% of municipalities recorded expenses exceeding revenues in their general fund in 2024, up from 39% in 2023.Fiscal health index names ten Puerto Rico municipalities with unsustainable performanceProsol UTIER, the union chapter representing workers at Puerto Rico's Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP), reported on Thursday that at least four ICP buildings in the metropolitan area have failing air conditioning systems: the General Archive of Puerto Rico and the National Library, the Arsenal de la Marina, the Teatro Arriví, and the ICP central headquarters in Old San Juan.Power Expectations challenges 400 megawatt contract cancellation in federal courtYum Ramos publicly said the federation could not contact Gary Browne to join the team for the game against Bahamas, though Browne belongs to Bayamón, whose co-owner is national team general manager Carlos Arroyo.Ramos says federation lost contact with Browne ahead of Bahamas gameIn a press conference, Jean Peña Payano, secretary of Public Affairs for Puerto Rico's La Fortaleza, said the Government opposes eliminating the 'crudita' oil excise tax at this time because no revenue source has been identified to replace the collections the General Fund receives.NEPR orders LUMA, Genera to itemize six-cent rate increase by TuesdayJean Peña Payano, secretary of public affairs of La Fortaleza (the Puerto Rico governor's office), said in a press conference that the government opposes, under current conditions, eliminating the petroleum excise tax known as the 'crudita' without identifying a replacement revenue source for the General Fund.Energy regulator cites LUMA, Genera on six-cent rate increaseAll 12
A new administrator will begin services at the Culebra Diagnostic and Treatment Center on September 1, 2026, offering expanded medical services including general medicine, laboratory work, and pharmacy operations.Menonita exits Culebra health center as Health ProMed steps inThe Health Department will contract a new provider to begin operations on September 1 to expand services for Culebra residents, including general medicine, laboratory, pharmacy, OPD, and additional specialists.Health Department replaces Culebra CDT provider starting September 1An independent analysis cited by Birling Capital estimates the Government of Puerto Rico would need to raise as much as $4.849 billion in local funds to replace expiring federal Medicaid funds, equivalent to 35.4% of the General Fund.Puerto Rico's Medicaid cliff is 15 months out. 1.1 million residents are covered; the fix needs CongressA decree operates as a contract between the business and the Government of Puerto Rico; it cannot be modified unilaterally, and later amendments generally do not reach decrees already issued.Act 60 export decrees carry locked 15 year terms, 4% tax rateThe United States First Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed on the reported Wednesday that AEE bondholders may not access the $575 million general unsecured creditor fund from Puerto Rico's 2022 debt adjustment plan.First Circuit says PREPA bondholders cannot reach Puerto Rico's central government fundsRosánguela Guerra, Ford's general director for Puerto Rico, Central America and the Caribbean, said that when dealers engage with their communities, the result is powerful local impact at a national and global scale.Ford Puerto Rico dealers launch food drive to support local hunger reliefWriters · 1
Joaquín Santiago NievesGeneral DeskWord matches first, then pieces close in meaning.