2022 in Puerto Rico explained

See also: 2022 in the Caribbean and 2022 in the United States.

Events in the year 2022 in Puerto Rico.

Incumbents

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

Events

January to April

• January 18 – A federal judge signs a plan to restructure Puerto Rico's economy, allowing it to start repaying debt to creditors and lifting it out of bankruptcy.^[1]
• March 15 – Puerto Rican government-debt crisis: Puerto Rico exits out of bankruptcy after completing the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history.^[2]
• April 7 – Around two million people in Puerto Rico are left without electricity after a fire occurs at one of the island's largest power plants.
• May 12 – Eleven people die and thirty-one others are rescued after a boat capsizes off the coast of Puerto Rico near Desecheo Island.^[3]
• May 22 – Five people are shot dead at a public housing complex in Caimito, San Juan.^[4]
• July 1 – Puerto Rico reports its first case of monkeypox.^[5]
• September 18 – Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall.^[6]

Deaths

• January 4 – Julio Ferrer, 68, Olympic sprinter (1976)^[7]
• January 18 – Tito Matos, 53, requinto player^[8]
• January 26 – Juan Báez, 86, Olympic basketball player (1960, 1964)^[9]
• February 3 – Dean Zayas, 83, actor, director, and playwright^[10]
• February 9 –
  • Luz Odilia Font, 92, actress^[11]
  • Juan R. Melecio Machuca, 87, lawyer, director of the Office of Legislative Services (1981–1988)^[12]
• April 16 – Mariano Ortiz, 77, Olympic basketball player (1968, 1972, 1976)^[13]
• May 13 – Carlos Ortiz, 85, Hall of Fame boxer, world super lightweight (1959–1960) and WBA/WBC lightweight champion (1962–1965, 1965–1968)^[14]
• July 1 – Joe Hatton, 74, Olympic basketball player (1968, 1972)^[15]
• July 5 – José Vicente, 100, Olympic pole vaulter (1948, 1952)^[16]
• July 17 – Héctor Tricoche, 66, salsa singer-songwriter^[17]
• August 18 – Milt Ramírez, 72, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics)^[18]

See also

• 2022 in Central America
• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2020s

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-01-18 . Judge signs plan, resolves Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle . 2022-09-24 . AP NEWS . en.
2. Web site: Associated Press . Puerto Rico formally exits bankruptcy following largest public debt restructuring . 2022-09-24 . www.nbcnews.com . 17 March 2022 . en.
3. Web site: 2022-05-12 . 11 dead, 31 rescued after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico . 2022-09-24 . AP NEWS . en.
4. Web site: 2022-05-23 . 5 shot to death at public housing complex in Puerto Rico . 2022-09-24 . AP NEWS . en.
5. Web site: The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox Loop Caribbean News . 2022-09-24 . Loop News . en.
6. Web site: 2022-09-18 . Hurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puerto Rico . 2022-09-24 . AP NEWS . en.
7. Web site: Olympedia – Julio Ferrer . 2022-09-24 . www.olympedia.org.
8. Web site: 2022-01-20 . Héctor "Tito" Matos, a master and custodian of Puerto Rican plena, has died at 53 . 2022-09-24 . WBGO . en.
9. Web site: 2022-01-26 . Muere Johnny Báez, exjugador puertorriqueño del Real Madrid . 2022-09-24 . MARCA . es.
10. Web site: 2022-02-03 . Muere Dean Zayas, reconocido actor y director de teatro de Puerto Rico . 2022-09-24 . El Nuevo Día . es.
11. Web site: 2022-02-09 . Fallece la actriz y animadora Luz Odilea Font . 2022-09-24 . El Nuevo Día . es.
12. Web site: 2022-02-09 . Fallece Juan R. Melecio, expresidente de la CEE . 2022-09-24 . Primera Hora . spanish.
13. Web site: Olympedia – Mariano Ortiz . 2022-09-24 . www.olympedia.org.
14. Web site: 2022-06-13 . Fallece Carlos Ortiz, considerado uno de los mejores boxeadores boricuas de la historia . 2022-09-24 . Primera Hora . spanish.
15. Web site: Olympedia – Joe Hatton . 2022-09-24 . www.olympedia.org.
16. Web site: Olympedia – José Vicente . 2022-09-24 . www.olympedia.org.
17. Web site: PR • • . Por TELEMUNDO . Fallece el cantante de salsa, Héctor Tricoche . 2022-09-24 . Telemundo Puerto Rico . 18 July 2022 . es.
18. Web site: NotiCel . Fallece el expelotero Milton Ramírez . 2022-09-24 . www.noticel.com . en-US.