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Federation of Mayors
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Nov 6 to 12
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Jun 23, 2026
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- Puerto Rico House Passes Bill Moving Camuy Caves Park to Tourism Company
Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives on Wednesday approved Joint Resolution 423, which seeks to transfer ownership and administration of the Río Camuy Caves Park to the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and promote a public-private partnership (APP) to rehabilitate the facilities.
- PNP General Secretary Santini Denies Boycott of December Convention in Western Puerto Rico
Jorge Santini, general secretary of Puerto Rico’s New Progressive Party (PNP), denied that a boycott is under way against the party’s convention scheduled for December in western Puerto Rico, saying in an interview with Normando en la Mañana that colleagues have simply given reasons they cannot attend.
- Grupo 21 to Hold Congress-Featured Professional Workshops in Puerto Rico
Grupo 21, a nonprofit organization that promotes Puerto Rican participation in the federal government, will hold a 'camp' with professional development workshops for students and young people in general on November 3 and 4 next week at the Carolina campus of Universidad Ana G. Méndez.
- Mayors Back Senate Bill to Hire Retired Police for Municipal Forces Without Losing Pensions
The Puerto Rico Mayors’ Federation welcomed the filing in the Senate of a bill that would let retired state police officers join municipal police forces without suspending their pensions and with pay for their services.
- Senate Bill Would Let Puerto Rico Towns Take Public Nuisances Before Paying Owners
Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz filed Senate Bill 1594 on Tuesday at the request of the Mayors Federation and the Federation of Municipal Legislators.
- Camuy Mayor Advocates for More Municipal Powers
In Puerto Rico, Camuy Mayor Gabriel Hernández, who also chairs the Federation of Mayors, called on the New Progressive Party (PNP) to reflect on its approach ahead of upcoming elections.
- PNP Mayors Federation Defends Municipal Construction Excise Taxes on Federally Funded Projects
The Federation of Mayors, which groups mayors affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP), sent a seven-page letter to Christopher Hartnett, administrator of Region 2 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), defending the legality of municipalities charging excise taxes (arbitrios) on construction projects, including those paid for with federal funds after recent natural disasters.
- President of Mayors’ Federation Discusses Inventory Tax with Cataño Mayor-Elect
Gabriel 'Gaby' Hernández, president of the Federation of Mayors of Puerto Rico, and Javier García Cintrón, executive director of the Municipal Revenue Collection Center (CRIM), met with Hiram Torres Montalvo, the mayor-elect of Cataño, to discuss the fiscal impact of the inventory tax.
- Federation of Mayors Congratulates Hiram Torres Montalvo and Plans Meeting to Address Cataño’s Needs
The president of the Federation of Mayors, Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez, congratulated Hiram Torres Montalvo on his election as the new mayor of Cataño and announced that he will coordinate a meeting with the municipal executive to discuss the main needs of the municipality.
- Puerto Rico Mayors Press Fiscal Board to Speed Up $89 Million in Budget Disbursements
With the first quarter of fiscal year 2026-2027 nearly over, the Federation of Mayors of Puerto Rico asked the Financial Oversight and Management Board (JSF) to say when it will approve distribution plans for four budget allocations totaling $89 million that municipalities have not yet received.
- Mayors Update Themselves on New Public Nuisance Law
The Federation of Mayors convened a meeting to explain the scope of the new Law 97 of 2026, which establishes the powers of a municipality to acquire properties declared as public nuisances.