2024 in Puerto Rico
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Events in the year 2024 in Puerto Rico.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Joe Biden (D)
- Governor: Pedro Pierluisi (D)
- Resident Commissioner: Jenniffer González
Events
[edit]- 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 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 –
Holidays
[edit]Source:[10]
- 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
[edit]- 2 January – Rafael Valle, 85, Olympic basketball player (1960).[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Police say five people killed in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico". ABC News. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Republican Presidential Nominating Process". The Greenpapers. March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti, force planes near Puerto Rico to land elsewhere". AP News. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Puerto Rico declares state of emergency as persistent rains unleash heavy flooding and landslides". AP News. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist". AP News. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Christopher Cann; Jorge L. Ortiz. "Ernesto could become 'major hurricane' this week; Puerto Rico braces for arrival". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Federal agents detain 64 Haitian migrants left stranded on an island near Puerto Rico". Associated Press. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ a b "Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election". Associated Press. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Mendoza, Félix. "Falleció leyenda del baloncesto boricua Rafael Valle a los 85 años de edad". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
