2025 in Puerto Rico

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Events in the year 2025 in Puerto Rico.

Incumbents

• President:
  • Joe Biden (D) (till January 20)
  • Donald Trump (R) (from January 20)
• Governor:
  • Pedro Pierluisi (D) (till January 2)
  • Jenniffer González (R) (from January 2)
• Resident Commissioner:
  • Jenniffer González (till January 2)
  • Pablo Hernández Rivera (from January 2)

Events

January

• January 2 – Jenniffer González is sworn in as Governor.^[1]
• January 27 – An employee at a San Juan plumbing business kills four co-workers in a workplace shooting before killing himself.^[2]

February

• February 12 – Two children are killed in a shooting at a house in Rio Grande.^[3]

March

• March 7 – One person is injured following an oil spill of the coast of Vieques.^[4]

April

• April 16 – The entirety of Puerto Rico is struck by a blackout.^[5]
• April 28 – One person is killed during flooding caused by heavy rains in San Juan.^[6]

May

• May 3 – One person is killed after his car is struck by a falling tree caused by heavy rains in Toa Baja.^[7]

June

• June 2 – The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico rules in favor of allowing nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people to select "X" as their gender marker on birth certificates.^[8]
• June 24 – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake off the coast of the neighboring Dominican Republic causes power outages in parts of Utuado.^[9]

July

• July 11–September 20 – Rapper Bad Bunny holds his 30-show residency in Puerto Rico.^[10][11]
• July 17 – Governor Gonzalez signs into law a bill barring hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people under 21.^[12]
• July 24 – Four horses are killed by a falling utility pole in Utuado that also triggers a blackout.^[13]
• July 30 – Governor Gonzalez declares an island-wide state of emergency and mobilizes the Puerto Rico National Guard in response to a water shortage that affects nearly 180,000 customers in the past week.^[14]

August

• August 1 – One person is killed while five others are injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Mayaguez.^[15]
• August 5 – The Trump administration dismisses all five Democratic members of the seven-person Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, including chairman Arthur Gonzalez, citing inefficiency.^[16]
• August 10 – A tourist from the mainland United States is killed in a shooting in the La Perla neighborhood of San Juan.^[17]
• August 27 – BlackRock Financial Management withdraws from an agreement to restructure $9 billion in debt held by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in response to changes in the composition of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.^[18]

September

• September 4 – The residence of baseball player and manager Yadier Molina is a targeted by a burglary in Toa Alta, resulting in the theft of items valued at $57,000, including 14 pigs and one horse.^[19]
• September 7 – The federal government announces the deployment of 10 additional fighter aircraft to Puerto Rico to carry out operations against drug cartels amid escalating tensions with Venezuela.^[20]
• September 8 – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force General Dan Caine meet with officials at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina.^[21]

October

• October 7 – Police find the bodies of five naked men, three near a church in Carolina and two in Santurce, San Juan. The police superintendent says the deaths are likely related to drug trafficking.^[22]
• October 19 – A broken pipe causes a water outage affecting 165,000 clients in 15 cities and towns including in San Juan.^[23]

December

• December 14 – Governor Gonzalez signs a bill increasing the deadline for government agencies to release documents to the public.^[24]

Holidays

Source:^[25]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 11 January – Eugenio María de Hostos Day
• 20 January – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 14 February – Carnival
• 19 February – Presidents' Day
• 22 March – Emancipation Day
• 16 April – Birthday of José de Diego
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 20 April – Easter Sunday
• 27 May – Memorial Day
• 4 July – Independence Day
• 25 July – Puerto Rico Constitution Day
• 1 September – Labor Day
• 14 October – Columbus Day
• 11 November – Veterans Day
• 19 November – Discovery Day
• 27 November – Thanksgiving Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 17 October – Carlos López Rivera, 67, mayor of Dorado (since 1987)^[26]
• 6 December – Rafael Ithier, 99, salsa musician (El Gran Combo)^[27]

See also

• 2025 in the United States
• 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2025 in the Caribbean

References

1. "Puerto Rico's new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark". AP News. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
2. "Five killed in Puerto Nuevo in first massacre of the year". San Juan Daily Star. January 28, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
3. "Gunmen open fire and kill 2 children in Puerto Rico. Four people are wounded". AP News. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
4. "US Coast Guard investigates fuel spill off the tiny Puerto Rican island of Vieques". AP News. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
5. "Power blackout hits all of Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend". AP News. April 17, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
6. "Man in Puerto Rico dies trying to drive through floodwaters amid heavy rains". AP News. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
7. "Heavy rains continue to pound Puerto Rico, flooding streets and causing 2nd death". AP News. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
8. "Puerto Rico Supreme Court allows 'X' as a third gender choice on birth certificates". AP News. June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
9. "A 5.7 magnitude quake strikes near the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and causes minor damage". AP News. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
10. "Puerto Ricans hope for change as Bad Bunny sings about the island's turmoil and identity". AP News. July 13, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
11. "Bad Bunny says goodbye to Puerto Rico in one final concert after a historic residency". AP News. September 21, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
12. "Puerto Rico bans hormone therapy and gender surgery for transgender youth". AP News. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
13. "Electrical lines from a toppled utility pole kill 4 horses as Puerto Rico's power grid deteriorates". AP News. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
14. "Puerto Rico declares emergency and activates National Guard over water outages". AP News. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
15. "Puerto Rico nightclub shooting leaves 1 teen dead, 5 other people wounded". AP News. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
16. "Trump administration dismisses all Democrats on a federal board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances". AP News. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
17. "Tourist from US mainland who flew to Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say". AP News. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
18. "Deal to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt crumbles as some bondholders walk away". AP News. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
19. "Pigs, furniture, appliances and a horse stolen from Yadier Molina property, Puerto Rican police say". AP News. September 6, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
20. "Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean". Reuters. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
21. Coto, Dánica (September 8, 2025). "Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
22. "Puerto Rico police probe killings of 5 men tortured and left naked". The Associated Press. October 8, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
23. "Puerto Rico schools amend schedule after key water pipe breaks, affecting tens of thousands". The Associated Press. October 22, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
24. "Puerto Rico governor signs bill that critics say will restrict access to public information". The Associated Press. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
25. "Puerto Rico Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
26. "Fallece el alcalde de Dorado, Carlos López Rivera". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
27. "Fallece Rafael Ithier, la esencia de El Gran Combo". Metro. December 6, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

External links

• Online calendar