2022 in Puerto Rico

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See also:	History of Puerto Rico; Historical outline of Puerto Rico; List of years in Puerto Rico; 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]

References

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

[1] "Judge signs plan, resolves Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle". AP NEWS. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[2] "Puerto Rico formally exits bankruptcy following largest public debt restructuring". www.nbcnews.com. Associated Press. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[3] "11 dead, 31 rescued after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico". AP NEWS. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[4] "5 shot to death at public housing complex in Puerto Rico". AP NEWS. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[5] "The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[6] "Hurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puerto Rico". AP NEWS. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[7] "Olympedia – Julio Ferrer". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[8] "Héctor "Tito" Matos, a master and custodian of Puerto Rican plena, has died at 53". WBGO. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[9] "Muere Johnny Báez, exjugador puertorriqueño del Real Madrid". MARCA (in Spanish). 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[10] "Muere Dean Zayas, reconocido actor y director de teatro de Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[11] "Fallece la actriz y animadora Luz Odilea Font". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[12] "Fallece Juan R. Melecio, expresidente de la CEE". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[13] "Olympedia – Mariano Ortiz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[14] "Fallece Carlos Ortiz, considerado uno de los mejores boxeadores boricuas de la historia". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[15] "Olympedia – Joe Hatton". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[16] "Olympedia – José Vicente". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[17] PR • •, Por TELEMUNDO (18 July 2022). "Fallece el cantante de salsa, Héctor Tricoche". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[18] NotiCel. "Fallece el expelotero Milton Ramírez". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

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2022 in Puerto Rico

Incumbents

Events

January to April

Deaths

See also

References