AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 hours agoFEMA Funding for Airport Resilience: Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández met with Carolina Mayor José Carlos Aponte Dalmau to push reconstruction and address FEMA delays, highlighting $5.01M in FEMA funds for backup generators at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to keep operations running during outages. Tourism Momentum: Puerto Rico closed its 2025-2026 winter cruise season with record passenger movement—1.36M cruise passengers in Old San Juan (+43%) and 515 cruise operations/calls (+34.1%), reinforcing the island’s growing role as a Caribbean cruise hub. Local Economic Pressure: A report says Puerto Rico registered three consecutive months of economic decline, adding to the backdrop of affordability challenges. Retail & Consumer Buzz: Chick-fil-A will hold “Cow Day” in Puerto Rico on July 14, offering a free meal to customers in cow-themed attire at its eight local locations. Tech & Connectivity: T-Mobile launched a beta “Live Translation” tool for real-time phone call translation in 80+ languages, aiming to improve communication without extra apps.
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