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Puerto Rico governor lifts price freeze due to drought emergency

Executive Order OE-2026-056 ends the price controls on water, ice and cisterns; the drought emergency itself remains in place.

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Governor Jenniffer González Colón has ended the price freeze on essential goods and services imposed as part of Puerto Rico's drought emergency, acting through Executive Order OE-2026-056. [1][2][3] The freeze had covered water, ice, cisterns and related goods and services. [4] Water conservation measures remain in effect. [5]
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  1. Puerto Rico's governor, Jenniffer González, ended the price freeze on essential goods and services related to the drought emergency. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  2. Jenniffer González Colón ended drought price freezes via executive order OE-2026-056. · metro.prPuerto Rico
  3. Executive Order OE-2026-056 was used for this action. · metro.prPuerto Rico
  4. The ended price freeze covered water, ice, cisterns and related goods and services. · primerahora.comPuerto Rico
  5. Water conservation measures remain in effect. · metro.prPuerto Rico
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