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The Popular Democratic Party’s secret plan for PR

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:44 PM

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If you’ve ever worked on a puzzle you know to start with the outside edges first.  Those are the easiest pieces to put into place.  Once you have the ‘frame’ of the picture, then you can start filling in the middle.

The middle of the puzzle is the real goal, it is the ultimate truth of the puzzle.

So it is with Puerto Rico and the leadership of the Popular Democratic Party.  The state of affairs in Puerto Rico is nothing new.  It has been in decline for some years now and it is a society and economy in collapse as I spoke of earlier this week.  Yet as I continue to follow and write on the state of the Commonwealth I keep getting back to one fundamental question: are the leaders truly incompetent or is this intentional?

That terrible gut feeling or ‘inner voice’ tells me, it has to be intentional; but to what end?  What is the true goal of the PDP?  What is their ‘ultimate truth?’

Once you ask yourself this question the answer becomes clear.  The Popular Democratic Party is led by ‘Chavista’ Social Democrats.  For the uninitiated, a ‘social democrat’ is a socialist in sheep’s clothing.  Many social democrats don’t even realize they are socialists or at least they act like they don’t know.

Since its inception, the ‘populares’ have always leaned towards independence or what is now often referred to as free association.  Its a sort of, kind of; ‘independence lite.’  This is because the majority of Puerto Ricans enjoy having U.S. citizenship and do not want to lose it or the financial benefits that come with being American citizens.

Aside from independence leaning, they also want one other thing: to stop statehood by any means necessary.  Statehood would end the status debate and cause a major shift in local politics.  It would also end any realistic chance of independence or free association.

So the PDP’s primary mission is to keep Puerto Rico out of the union in order to continue to push for its ultimate goal: independence under any official status name.  To be clear, I am not opposed to independence for Puerto Rico, I am opposed to the same dirty politicians being in charge of Puerto Rico without any federal oversight.  That would be a disaster for the island.  Independence done right, could be amazing.

In order for the PDP to achieve their goal they have to maintain a tense political relationship with the U.S. without completely undermining the relationship.  That’s why you get the bipolar nature of the PDP’s relationship with the United States.

They also have to do what ever they can to make sure that the island is so unattractive to the U.S. Congress that statehood could never be achieved.  Why would the U.S. Congress ever approve statehood for 3.6 million people, most of who refuse to speak English and are so poor that they would drain the U.S. treasury even more than it already is?  Especially given the open hostility towards anything American displayed by many on the political left in Puerto Rico.

This ultimate truth is why the current administration continues to take actions to destroy the island’s economy.  Regardless of any promise, regardless of any new legislation; regardless of any so called reform; the ‘populares’ want Puerto Ricans to suffer. They want the island’s economy to be in such a sad shape that then they can offer the United States a Free Association deal like the one proposed by former PDP governor Anibal Acevedo Vila where the island has all debts forgiven in exchange for the change of status and an end to federal programs.

Acevedo Vila once publicly rejected a suggestion for Free Association while he was governor, which was proposed by the late mayor of Caguas William Miranda Marin.  Yet, suddenly when he leaves office, he is supporting essentially the same thing.  In other words, what they say while in office has little or nothing to do with what they actually believe.

Once you look at the puzzle from this perspective it becomes clear why the PDP does what it does, why they make the decisions and statements they do and why they keep doing things that hurt the island and its people.

It isn’t incompetence, it is malicious, determined and malevolent choice.

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What happened to #PuertoRico? Commonwealth happened.

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:43 PM

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Once upon a time, I’m told; Puerto Rico was a place where everyone worked, everyone respected and crime was an occasional occurrence.  I was a child in the early 1970′s living on Ramey AirForce Base.  Each time we ‘went off base’ we were welcomed and respected.  People said hello and were polite.

Sure, politicians have always been corrupt, but the people were good.   Not anymore.  Puerto Rico has become an island of two distinct cultures; one good and one evil.  I discussed this in an ‘Open Letter‘ on my blog at the Pan Am Post.  One culture is Puerto Rican and the other is a culture of crime, corruption and entitlement.  The second culture is killing the first and must be eradicated in order to save the island.

This weekend provided yet another example of just how far down Puerto Rico has gone.  4 members of the same family gunned down in their home and a fifth shot.  A dog hung from a tree.  All this while the legislature passed another tax on a Sunday night to keep it hidden after having decided to drive up the cost of groceries by banning free plastic bags and they are now working on a gas tax.  Great way to make things better.

So what happened?  Commonwealth happened, welfare happened and the drug war happened.

The commonwealth status is a status based on entitlement, in other words, it is based on other peoples’ money.  In fairness, it wasn’t always that way.  It was begun as a stepping point up, to the next status level: independence or statehood.  It was never meant to be permanent. The commonwealth however began to evolve, especially after the introduction of welfare and the ever increasing amounts of federal funds transferred to the island.

So some of the people (and their lapdog politicians) began to get used to this idea of an endless money stream without the burden of its cost.  That is to say, no one had to pay federal taxes to ‘earn’ that money.  In addition, the U.S. gave Puerto Rico special tax incentives for businesses to invest and make huge profits on the island, without having to pay taxes on much of that money too.

Then began a competition for which politician or political party could promises the most.  No one cared about how much it cost because no one really had to pay for it.  When that free money was not enough, politicians began promising more and borrowing money to filling the gap.  No worries there since that money wouldn’t come due for decades.

Guess what?  Decades passed and now that money is coming due.

Whole generations of families one after the other grew up in free housing, with free food and schools and free medical services.  Of coarse it wasn’t free, someone else was paying for it, but that someone else lived in Kansas or Kentucky or California or even in lowly Mississippi.  A friend told me in 7th grade, ‘why work so hard to achieve anything; the government pays for everything!’

Then the drug war happened.  Cocaine, crack, heroine and crystal meth.  Gangs cropped up as Puerto Rico became a primary transshipment point for drugs going to the U.S.  The cops got in on the action and some politicians too.  The law became a joke.  Enforcing the law, impossible.  One corruption case after another, almost exclusively tried by the Federal Government; reinforced the idea that the Commonwealth had no teeth or courage to face down corruption.

When I asked a senior politician about this some years ago he replied, ‘you don’t eat your own.’  Right.

In order to win votes, compromises were made and those who stole water and electricity were seen as victims instead of thieves.  ‘Rights’ were defended and then expanded to mean anything, anyone wanted.  Violent and disruptive protests were tolerated and even encouraged by politicians.  Why would anyone be surprised at the chaos that has resulted from this?

It isn’t to say that Puerto Rico is the only place in the U.S. that has an entitlement and corruption problem, that would be untrue.  However, the commonwealth has it the worst.  The highest murder rate, the highest crime rate, the highest per-capita debt ratio of any American jurisdiction.

While the leaders of the pro-commonwealth party were working on keeping office, they also worked on how to keep Puerto Rico from becoming a state.  They sowed discord with America on purpose within their own party system.  However, they were never able to get enough support to slide the island into independence.  Their ‘secret plan‘ now seems to be to destroy the islands economy so much, that the U.S. has no choice but forcing a change towards independence.

In all societies, especially free ones; the people hold the greatest power, but political forces and ideologies can drive the population towards a goal. The commonwealth party and a defunct political status have led the island’s 3.6 million people to the disaster they live every day.

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What happened to #PuertoRico? Commonwealth happened ...by worleyf

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:42 PM

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The commonwealth party and a defunct political status have led the island's 3.6 million people to the disaster they live every day.

The Other Side of the Living Sea by By TIPHANIE YANIQUE

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:41 PM

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The truth about my grandmother’s Puerto Rican childhood.

Puerto Ricans Once Found Solace in Churches, but the Pews Are Now Empty by By DAVID GONZALEZ

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:41 PM

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As church attendance wanes, Roman Catholics are reminded of the contributions made by Puerto Ricans in the 1950s.

White House Says There Are No Plans To Bail Out Puerto Rico

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Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:40 PM

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Venezuela Pledges Commitment to Petrocaribe Despite Oil-Price Dip

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:39 PM

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Venezuela pledged at a Petrocaribe meeting on Thursday to continue supplying oil on favorable terms to member states despite a drop in international crude prices.

Puerto Rico: More Than 18,000 Chikungunya Infections, 5 Related Deaths

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:39 PM

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Puerto Rico has accumulated more than 18,000 suspected cases of chikungunya and five deaths linked to that virus, the U.S. commonwealth’s Department of Health said, citing figures for the week ended Oct. 28.

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Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:38 PM

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Pobreza, oportunidades y sociedad by Grupo CNE

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:37 PM

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Por: Sergio M. Marxuach

Nuestra narrativa comienza en un apartamento pequeño, con poca luz y menos ventilación, en un barrio pobre en una colonia de una potencia Europea. Allí vivían cinco personas: la abuela, matriarca de la familia; su hijo mayor que apenas podía hablar debido a un impedimento físico; su hija mayor, que era sorda; y sus dos nietos, uno que trabajaba para una compañía de seguros y su hermano menor que todavía estaba en la escuela primaria. El padre de los niños murió durante la primera guerra mundial, cuando su hijo menor tenía apenas un año de nacido. La madre limpiaba casas para obtener algún ingreso, la vida era dura y difícil.

Al terminar la escuela intermedia la abuela le exige a su nieto menor que comience a trabajar para aportar a las precarias finanzas de su familia. Sin embargo, un maestro observador reconoció el potencial intelectual del joven y le ofrece darle tutorías de gratis para que tome un examen para obtener una beca a una de las escuelas superiores elite. El muchacho estudia para el examen, obtiene la beca, se gradúa de escuela superior, y es aceptado en la universidad. Allí escribe una disertación sobre la relación entre la metafísica cristiana y el neoplatonismo.

Parece una película de Hollywood, pero le aseguro que no. Hago un alto aquí porque creo que lo que he narrado hasta ahora nos ofrece la oportunidad de explorar las distintas teorías sobre la pobreza y responsabilidad individual. Existen muchas teorías sobre la pobreza y sus causas, pero a grandes rasgos, y reconociendo que es una síntesis apretada, las podemos dividir en dos grandes grupos, las teorías que enfatizan la conducta individual y las teorías que se enfocan en las estructuras sociales.

Las teorías que enfatizan el comportamiento individual usualmente analizan las actitudes, incentivos, decisiones, y motivaciones personales para explicar la pobreza. La teoría económica neoclásica es un buen ejemplo de esta escuela de pensamiento ya que asume que todos los individuos somos absolutamente libres y capaces de tomar decisiones en el contexto de una economía de mercado que nos ofrece una multiplicidad de opciones.

En el lado opuesto se encuentran las teorías estructuralistas, mejor representadas por el Marxismo clásico, que propone que un sinnúmero de barreras estructurales generan desigualdad de oportunidades, pobreza y conflicto social, a la vez que facilitan la opresión de las clases pobres y la reproducción de esas estructuras por la clase capitalista. Algunos intelectuales en esta tradición han sustituido el concepto de clase, por los de raza, género, o etnicidad, y las diversas intersecciones entre éstos, para explicar patrones extremadamente complejos de desigualdad social.

Es importante señalar que no obstante las diferencias en el enfoque, ambos tipos de teoría contienen un importante componente normativo. Las teorías individualistas están imbricadas con el juicio moral de que las personas pobres padecen de alguna deficiencia, ya sea de habilidad, educación, o moralidad, y deben, como se dice comúnmente, “ponerse para su número” y simplemente esforzarse más. De igual manera, las teorías estructuralistas están imbricadas con el juicio moral de que todas las estructuras sociales son manifiestamente injustas y deben ser subvertidas de alguna manera.

Existen numerosas teorías entre ambos polos que intentan explicar como cierto comportamiento a nivel micro determina contundentemente la posición de una persona en las estructuras económicas y sociales a nivel macro. Estos intentos de lograr una síntesis, sin embargo, han sido relativamente infructuosos ya que no han logrado explicar, por ejemplo, la razón por la cual existen tantas familias pobres que trabajan duro, que como dicen en ingles “play by the rules” y aún permanecen en la pobreza, o porque hay individuos que nacen con todas las ventajas del mundo y terminan siendo unos fracasados.

Estamos pues frente a un fenómeno social complejo. Lo que me sorprende es que el discurso público sobre la pobreza en Puerto Rico está sesgado marcadamente hacia las teorías individualistas, dejando en un segundo plano la importancia de las estructuras sociales. Me resulta curioso que algunos académicos, economistas, empresarios, políticos, y comentaristas asumen que si alguien es pobre es “porque no quiere trabajar”, “es un vago”, o prefiere ser “cuponero”, sin ningún tipo de evidencia. En su visión miopica del mundo, el que es pobre es porque quiere. Para ser justos, también hay un grupo, más pequeño pero muy vocal, que adjudica todos los males sociales de Puerto Rico a factores puramente estructurales, ya sea “el colonialismo”, “el capitalismo neoliberal”, o el “individualismo salvaje”, como si los seres humanos no tuviéramos injerencia alguna sobre la trayectoria de nuestras vidas.

Obviamente, y como demuestra la historia al principio de esta reseña, lo importante, y lo que hace este fenómeno difícil de analizar, es la interacción entre las variables—la conducta individual y las estructuras sociales. Podemos tener la sociedad más justa del mundo, pero si las personas no aprovechan las oportunidades que se le presentan, como lo hizo el muchacho de nuestra historia, no vamos a progresar mucho. Por otro lado, las personas pueden ahorrar, estudiar y trabajar hasta el agotamiento, pero si las estructuras sociales están cargadas con “la sedimentación de la discriminación del pasado”, en palabras de Melvin Oliver, no nos debe sorprender que se les haga muy difícil, por no decir imposible, dejar atrás la pobreza.

En Puerto Rico tenemos que prestarle más atención a la interacción entre las decisiones individuales y las estructuras sociales. Hasta que no comprendamos que la pobreza no es un estilo de vida, que ser pobre implica vivir en un estado constante de inseguridad física y económica, con poco o ningún acceso a una educación de calidad, y sin expectativas de movilidad social debido a la desigualdad de oportunidades producto de la desigualdad de resultados en las generaciones pasadas, no logaremos reducir la pobreza.

Ah, casi se me olvida, el muchacho de nuestra historia, el que casi deja la escuela, se llamaba Albert Camus. Premio Nobel de Literatura 1957.

El autor es Director de Política Pública del Centro para una Nueva Economía. Esta columna fue publicada originalmente en El Nuevo Día el 23 de noviembre de 2014.

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Former Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty to soliciting and accepting

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:36 PM

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Former Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty to soliciting and accepting bribes

October 25, 2014

 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The former mayor of the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty on Friday to soliciting and receiving approximately $39,000 in cash bribes from a contractor who sought to be awarded three construction inspection contracts with the municipality of Río Grande.

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Puerto Rico authorities apprehend 70 Haitian migrants

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:36 PM

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Puerto Rico Rally at Risk With Rising Debt Expenses: Muni Creditwww.businessweek... by CARIBBEAN BUSINESS

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:35 PM

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The biggest rally in Puerto Rico debt in five years is at risk as the struggling U.S. territory piles up debt costs and moves toward a historic restructuring of its electric utility.

Opinion: Puerto Ricans will be hurt the most by President Obama’s executive action

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:35 PM

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Puerto Ricans are used to being treated as second class citizens. Although they are Americans, the nearly four million who live on the island don’t have a representative in Congress who can vote for policies that affect them, they can’t vote for a president who sends its citizens to war, and they receive a fraction of the benefits that other American citizens do, while those born and raised on the mainland are sometimes referred to as “not real Americans,” albeit quite ignorantly.  

The one advantage Puerto Ricans have always maintained is that of comprising a well-educated, yet less costly pool of labor. The president’s executive action on immigrants will reduce that advantage, effectively hurting the second largest group of Hispanics in the U.S. as well as the already fragile Puerto Rican economy.

Given the slow recovery from the previous recession, and the several major economies around the world that are teetering on edge, our country doesn’t need a reason to further suppress economic growth by creating an even tighter labor force with lower wages on top of additional federal expenditures.

- Justin Vélez-Hagan

Puerto Ricans living on the island are among the most well-educated and skilled in many parts of the Western world, success that is due to prolific and cheap education. With more than 50 institutions of higher learning and tuition costs far lower than the average American university, Puerto Rico graduates nearly 25,000 bilingual students every year, nearly half of these are in highly demanded STEM fields. There is no other place in the country that produces so many Hispanic STEM graduates.  

The opportunity for American businesses to partner with these universities helped develop a robust manufacturing industry in pharmaceuticals, and more recently growing industries in technology and aeronautics. Over a period of decades, large manufacturers have relied upon Puerto Rico’s well-educated, yet cost competitive labor market (combined with federal and local tax incentives), which has kept its tenuous economy afloat. Companies across the U.S., and from around the globe, interested in adding the label “Made in America” to their products, while advertising goods that are produced by American labor, can find no other place in the country to do so at such competitive costs. Puerto Rico and its people have relied upon these advantages since it became part of the United States.

Puerto Ricans born and raised on the mainland have the advantage of growing up with American culture and native English language skills, many of whom are also bilingual and have an understanding of Hispanic culture in general.  Companies, large and small, are starting to realize the benefit that such diversity in skills and culture can add to their bottom line, often seeking Puerto Rican labor just for this reason.  In fact, just yesterday, a large service company based in Texas contacted my organization looking to add Puerto Rican labor, from both the mainland and the island, to its payroll.  

When the labor pool of legal American workers increases by millions of people, basic economics teaches us that as the supply of labor, and competition for jobs, increases, wages will be depressed.  If there are not enough jobs to fulfill the increased demand (and there aren’t), unemployment will rise. On the mainland, Puerto Ricans will lose their “legal” competitive advantage, just like they will on the island, where an increasing number of Dominican migrants are competing for the few low-wage jobs available to the ever-shrinking Puerto Rican labor force.  

Ironically, as some mainland Americans complain about Puerto Ricans in the diaspora “taking” jobs from blue-collar workers, Puerto Ricans also won’t be able to compete with the influx of even lower wage labor entering Puerto Rico or in the rest of the U.S. A tight labor market for low-income Puerto Ricans will be made even tighter, pushing many more of these American citizens to reliance on the welfare system, straining the rest of the country’s finances. Fewer win that lose.  

Depending on how many of the total number of new legal workers there are in the U.S., Puerto Ricans may find that they cannot be competitive anywhere without some additional, and often unattainable, educational or skills advantage.  

Far too many who come to our country seeking opportunity get caught up in a terribly inefficient and outdated immigration system, often punishing those who attempt to comply with the law by pummeling our brightest applicants with paperwork, fees, and never-ending waiting lines. But, near sighted executive action has unintended side effects that the president is clearly not considering, or just doesn’t care about any more.  

Given the slow recovery from the previous recession, and the several major economies around the world that are teetering on edge, our country doesn’t need a reason to further suppress economic growth by creating an even tighter labor force with lower wages on top of additional federal expenditures. For Puerto Ricans, the worse news is that few will notice how millions of us will, once again, suffer the brunt of the consequences.

Justin Vélez-Hagan is the founder of The National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce and an economic policy researcher at the University of Maryland. He is also the author of the upcoming book entitled Nousonomics: The common sense behind basic economics. He can be reached at JustinV@NPRChamber.org or @JVelezHagan.

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Gay marriage on way back to US top court

Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at 8:32 PM

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Gay marriage on way back to US top court CINCINNATI — A month after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule on gay marria ... PR in line for $3.5M for Ebola fight Puerto Rico is in line for $3.15 million in federal funds to boost preparations ...

Issued: November 7, 2014 A little over a year ago José García, a Puerto Rican microbiologist with ne ... Issued: November 7, 2014 Puerto Rico’s OFG Bancorp, the San Juan-based parent of Oriental Bank, has ... The Puerto Rico government has gotten word from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) that it plans to pull the plug on r ... The Somos El Futuro Fall Conference, an annual policy retreat that draws much of the New York State political establishment to Puerto Rico, ... Yellen pledges clear signals for rate policies Issued: November 7, 2014 WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the Fed is striving to clearly communicate its intentions on interest rates ... US employers add 214K jobs, rate falls to 5.8% Issued: November 7, 2014 WASHINGTON — Three days after voters registered their sourness about the U.S. economy, the government says employers added a solid 214,000 j ... Russia central bank moves to support ruble Issued: November 7, 2014 MOSCOW — Russia's central bank has moved to stop the national currency's nosedive by saying it stands ready to intervene in markets. Biggest Brazil metro area desperate for water Issued: November 7, 2014 ITU, Brazil — It's been nearly a month since Diomar Pereira has had running water at his home in Itu, a commuter city outside Sao Paulo ...

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Puerto Rico has a big debt problem

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Puerto Rico has a big debt problem Economic development essential to former Gove ...

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PR payrolls, unemployment rate dip

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PR payrolls, unemployment rate dip Puerto Rico’s payroll jobs fell in October on a year-over-year basis while the u ... Pierluisi, PR members of Congress back Obama’s immigration moves Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and most stateside Puerto Rican members of ...

Issued: November 21, 2014 Terminal B at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport reopened in time for t ... Transit chief: Oil tax hike needed to keep buses, trains, ferries running Issued: November 21, 2014 Puerto Rico’s mass transit system could screech to halt next month if lawma ... Issued: November 21, 2014 Puerto Rico came in second behind the Dominican Republic in a recent rankin ... The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute has launched a website that allows islanders to track toxic emissions in their communities. Eyeglass and contact lenses manufacturer Essilor is preparing to shut down its Ponce plant in a move that will cost 180 jobs. Unemployment rates fall in two-thirds of US states Issued: November 21, 2014 WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in 34 U.S. states in October, a sign that steady hiring this year has been broadly dispersed through mo ... White House: Immigration steps would boost GDP Issued: November 21, 2014 WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions would boost the economy by expanding the U.S. l ... Aereo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Issued: November 21, 2014 NEW YORK — Online streaming service Aereo says that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying an unfavorable ruling by the U ... China unexpectedly cuts rates to support economy Issued: November 21, 2014 BEIJING — China's central bank unexpectedly slashed interest rates on Friday to shore up the world's No. 2 economy, joining a growin ...

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Special session looms amid scramble for votes on bill to surge

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Special session looms amid scramble for votes on bill to surge oil tax Puerto Rico lawmakers are being called back to the Capitol for a special session ...

Chikungunya cases top 18,000 in PR Puerto Rico has accumulated more than 18,000 suspected cases of chikungunya ... Issued: November 21, 2014 The U.S. House Ways & Means Committee has taken up a measure authored by Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to extend to Puerto Rico ... Dow, S&P 500 push further into record territory Issued: November 21, 2014 Stocks are pushing further into record territory as investors welcome a move by China to stimulate its economy by lowering interest rates. New York Fed chief on defensive on bank oversight Issued: November 21, 2014 WASHINGTON — The head of the New York Federal Reserve was put on the defensive by Senate Democrats, who accused the Fed of being too close t ... Colorado charters credit union for pot industry Issued: November 21, 2014 DENVER — Colorado has granted a charter for the first financial institution to serve its cash-only marijuana industry. Issued: November 21, 2014 NEW YORK — This year’s flurry of corporate mergers may not pay off for shareholders in the long run, but one thing is for sure: The bosses w ... Latin America applauds Obama's immigration plan Issued: November 21, 2014 MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is praising President Barack Obama's executive orders granting new rights to millions ... Credit Suisse guilty plea on US taxes is official Issued: November 21, 2014 WASHINGTON — European bank Credit Suisse's guilty plea to helping wealthy Americans avoid paying taxes has been formalized by a federal ... China joins other nations to boost growth Issued: November 21, 2014 BEIJING — China's central bank unexpectedly slashed interest rates on Friday to re-energize the world's No. 2 economy, joining a gro ...

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The FBI has filed charges against two men in Puerto Rico arrested after allegedly posing as police officers while shooting a man …

The FBI has filed charges against two men in Puerto Rico arrested after allegedly posing as police officers while shooting a man after breaking into his home where he ran a lottery business.

Special Agent in Charge Carlos Cases says the men also are accused of shooting at Puerto Rico police officers while trying to escape.

He said Friday that the men face robbery charges for allegedly stealing about $4,000 in cash and stealing a car.

Cases says the business owner was shot Wednesday after he became suspicious and asked the men where their patrol cars were when they knocked on his door and identified themselves as police officers.

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British warship foils drug smugglers in Caribbean with €45m cocaine haul - Irish Independent

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British warship foils drug smugglers in Caribbean with €45m cocaine haul Irish Independent Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: "HMS Argyll has had phenomenal success in disrupting the drugs trade which continues to blight the UK. "Her crew are doing outstanding and demanding work, and the British people will rightly be proud of, and ... and more »

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Puerto Rico economic development secretary outlines strategic initiatives

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Alberto Baco, Puerto Rico's secretary of economic development and commerce, summarized initiatives and economic development strategies recently implemented as part of Puerto Rico's economic development plan, at the 14th annual Wall Street summit organized by the New America Alliance . "The Puerto Rico economic development team is focused on one vision: to build on Puerto Rico's strengths, creativity and innovative spirit to diversify our economic base.

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Category Archives: Puerto Rico

What happened to #PuertoRico? Commonwealth happened.

Posted on November 18, 2014by worleyf

The commonwealth party and a defunct political status have led the island’s 3.6 million people to the disaster they live every day. Continue reading →

Posted in Puerto Rico, Welfare | Tagged 4 members of family murdered, crime, dog hung from tree, entitlement, Pan Am Post, popular democratic party, puerto rico, Ramey, welfare | Leave a comment

The Popular Democratic Party’s secret plan for PR

Posted on November 14, 2014by worleyf

What is the true goal of the PDP? What is their ‘ultimate truth?’ Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Independence, Puerto Rico | Tagged Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Anibal Acevedo Vila, economy,Free Association, independence, popular democratic party, PPD, puerto rico, status | 1 Comment

#PuertoRico: this is what #collapse looks like

Posted on November 11, 2014by worleyf

The incompetence of the Puerto Rico government borders on sociopathic bipolarism.Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Puerto Rico | Tagged Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Anibal Acevedo Vila, collapse, economy, Luis Fortuño, Pedro Rossello, puerto rico, SHTF | 2 Comments

Puerto Rico does NOT have a revenue problem

Posted on October 10, 2014by worleyf

How long will it take for the politicians of Puerto Rico to learn how to do math? How long before they learn to understand the reality of cause and effect? Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Business, Economy, Puerto Rico | Tagged bonds, Caribbean Business, cement sales, credit rating,Debt, Dunkin Doughnuts, foto multa, Google News, Greece, junk, Pizzeria Uno, puerto rico, red light cameras,revenue, taxes | Leave a comment

US financial crisis more important that Ebola

Posted on September 30, 2014by worleyf

While the news is blasting with reports of the first Ebola case in the United States; a much more important story got kicked to the side.  Don’t get me wrong, Ebola is a dangerous disease and if it gets out … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Economy, Independence, Puerto Rico | Tagged collapse, crisis, Debt, Ebola, Federal Reserve,puerto rico | Leave a comment

Puerto Rico independence is two years away

Posted on September 25, 2014by worleyf

This week on my regular blog at the Pan Am Post I released a ‘Petition and Declaration of Independence for Puerto Rico.’  The petition which can be signed here in Spanish and here in English; seeks the signatures of two … Continue reading →

Posted in Independence, Puerto Rico | Tagged collapse, independence, PIP, PNP, PPD, puerto rico | Leave a comment

Special announcement set for ‘Grito de Lares’ anniversary

Posted on September 18, 2014by worleyf

This coming Tuesday, September 23rd is the anniversary of the ‘Grito de Lares’ uprising against the Spanish government in 1868.  This is considered the birth date of the Puerto Rico independence movement. I will be making a special announcement on … Continue reading →

Posted in Independence, Puerto Rico, Status | Tagged Grito de Lares, independence, Panam Post, puerto rico,September 23, status | Leave a comment

More false jobless numbers

Posted on September 5, 2014by worleyf

Only hard, fundamental change will turn the tide. Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Puerto Rico | Tagged collapse, Debt, economy, Foxnews, jobless, labor, part time, statistics, stats,unemployment | Leave a comment

Education Reform We Can Download

Posted on September 3, 2014by worleyf

Sometimes we have to think out of the box of our own personal viewpoints and principles.Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Education, Puerto Rico | Tagged computer, ebooks, Education, high school, puerto rico, reform,tablet, textbooks | Leave a comment

URGENT: Obama pushing Hawaiian independence, could Puerto Rico be next?

Posted on August 29, 2014by worleyf

Puerto Rico should keep a close eye on developments of this nature as it may hold serious implications for the commonwealth. Continue reading →

Posted in Puerto Rico, Travel | Tagged Hawaii, independence, kingdom, Obama, puerto rico | Leave a comment

Living in terror: Vieques and Puerto Rico

Posted on August 27, 2014by worleyf

While some may argue that Puerto Rico’s crime rate is no different than the urban centers of Detroit, Chicago, New York or LA, I respectfully submit that people don’t spend their hard earned money to visit the ghetto. Continue reading →

Posted in Cops, Crime, Family, Politics, Puerto Rico, Terror, Travel, Vieques | Tagged crime, fear, murder, puerto rico,rape, statistics, terror, theft, travel, trip advisor, Vieques | Leave a comment

The morality of the death penalty (from Pan Am Post)

Posted on August 25, 2014by worleyf

I cannot accept, … — in the face of more than 5,000 murders in the last six years in Puerto Rico — that somehow the government should be unable to put to death those who deserve to die. Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics, Puerto Rico | Tagged crime, death penalty, murder, Pan Am Post, puerto rico | Leave a comment

Service should be required to receive government money

Posted on August 23, 2014by worleyf

There is no better way to improve the vision of your own life than to help someone whose life is worse than yours. Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Liberty, Poverty, Puerto Rico, Spending, Taxes, Welfare | Tagged food stamps, pan, poor, poverty,puerto rico, service, welfare | 2 Comments

Vieques Tourism: robbery of of tourists on camera

Posted on August 22, 2014by worleyf

Picture shows tourists being robbed at gun point while having dinner on Vieques Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Puerto Rico, Vieques | Tagged crime, follow up, litter, murder, puerto rico, safe, safety, theft, tourism,travel, Vieques | 8 Comments

Is Vieques safe for tourists?

Posted on August 20, 2014by worleyf

 Ever since the U.S. Navy left Vieques Island and Roosevelt Roads Naval Station on the main island of Puerto Rico, things have gone steadily downhill for that part of the U.S. commonwealth.  Things continue to deteriorate to the point where … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Drugs, Navy, Protests, Puerto Rico, Roosevelt Roads, Vieques | Tagged crime, durgs, Navy, puerto rico, Roosevelt Roads, travel, Vieques | 17 Comments

Decay of Roosevelt Roads: gross incompentance of PR Government

Posted on August 11, 2014by worleyf

A special thank you should go out to the protesters on Vieques who helped close the base and the more than a million Puerto Ricans who claimed to support the Navy but remained silent for most of the time the protests underway. Continue reading →

Posted in Protests, Puerto Rico, Vieques | Tagged decay, economy, government, Navy, puerto rico, Roosevelt Roads,shut down, Vieques | 4 Comments

When it comes to government, size does matter

Posted on August 10, 2014by worleyf

It is very simple: the government is too big. In order to balance the budget and keep it balanced over the long term and continue paying the billions of dollars each year needed to service the debt and actually reduce it, you must reduce the size of government.Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Puerto Rico, Spending, Taxes | Tagged Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Argentina, Debt, default, does,Electrict Power Authority, government, matter, puerto rico, size, Water and Sewer Authority | Leave a comment

Puerto Rico could lose 200 thousand more jobs

Posted on August 4, 2014by worleyf

Half of Workforce Caught in Cross Hairs of Class-Warfare Folly Frank Worley-Lopez   Originally published August 2, 2014 at 1:01 pm in the Pan Am Post 0 Sidenotes An report in this summer’s edition of Regulation draws a horrific picture of Puerto … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics, Poverty, Puerto Rico, Regulation | Tagged CATO, jobs, Minimum wage, Pan Am Post,puerto rico, unemployment | Leave a comment

Journalism in Puerto Rico: propaganda and partisanship

Posted on July 31, 2014by worleyf

It was election night 1996 and I was covering the news for San Juan radio station WOSO.  Fighting through the diminished crowd, through the door and up the stairs to the second floor where I could find some good interviews … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Navy, Politics, Protests, Puerto Rico, Roosevelt Roads, Uncategorized, Vieques | Taggedcommunism, journalism, puerto rico, Roosevelt Roads, socialism, Vieques, WOSO | 1 Comment

Argentina, another country for PR NOT to emulate

Posted on July 30, 2014by worleyf

In political debate, looking to what other countries do is often used as a way of promoting a new idea or another.  It is also used to explain why a certain policy or system should not be used.  Case in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics, Puerto Rico, Spending, Taxes, Unions | Tagged Argentina, Cuba, default, Falkland Islands, puerto rico, Venezuela | 4 Comments

National Parks to begin Global Warming Push

Posted on July 27, 2014by worleyf

Real science doesn’t need a PR campaign… Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Politics, Puerto Rico | Tagged climate change, Concord, cooling, El Morro, Gettysburg, Global warming, National Parks Service, north bridge, puerto rico, science, spain, spanish | Leave a comment

Crime and solutions for Puerto Rico

Posted on July 25, 2014by worleyf

Let Us Not Remain Idle Amid an Epidemic Frank Worley-Lopez Originally published September 25, 2013 at 8:46 pm in the Pan Am Post 0 Sidenotes Puerto Rico has already seen 646 murders this year. The island, which is about 100 miles … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Drugs, Politics, Puerto Rico, Welfare | Tagged crime, death penalty, drugs, entitlement, murder,puerto rico, second amendment, self defense, solutions | 2 Comments

Atlas to Shrug against Union Parasitism in Puerto Rico

Posted on July 22, 2014by worleyf

From my friends at the Pan Am Post: Ayn Rand’s Themes Capture Standoff in US Commonwealth’s Economic Crisis Belén Marty July 22, 2014 at 9:44 am Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on google_plusone_share Share on email Share on …Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Economy, Politics, Protests, Puerto Rico, Unions | Tagged 2014, Atlas, Ayn Rand, business, Day,Pan Am Post, puerto rico, Shrugged, strike, unions | Leave a comment

The time has come for Atlas to shrug

Posted on July 21, 2014by worleyf

Why All Business Owners Should Strike on September 2 Frank Worley-Lopez Originally published July 17, 2014 at 11:52 am in the Pan Am Post 0 Sidenotes Español Puerto Rico labor unions have been out in the streets the last few weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Liberty, Protests, Puerto Rico, Taxes | Leave a comment

Gender crime does not exist

Posted on July 17, 2014by worleyf

Each week it seems we are bombarded with yet another news story about something called ‘gender violence.’  The story generally goes that a woman is murdered by a man.  Very rarely do we read of stories of a man being … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Family, Law 54, Politics, Puerto Rico, Regulation | Tagged abuse, crime, domestic violence, fascism,feminism, fraud, gender, Global warming, Law 54, men, mens rights, puerto rico, women | Leave a comment

How to Hurt the Poor: Raise the Minimum Wage

Posted on July 12, 2014by worleyf

  Forget Higher Business and Consumer Costs; Consider the Fewer Jobs Frank Worley-Lopez November 11, 2013 at 7:46 am 0 Sidenotes EspañolPublished reports indicate the White House and the president are getting behind a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Economy, Puerto Rico | Tagged Minimum wage, poverty, puerto rico | Leave a comment

Shared Capitalism (Capitalismo Compartido)

Posted on January 16, 2012by worleyf

I would like to propose a new theory of economics and new version of Capitalism.  One that could benefit Puerto Rico, as well as the United States of America as a whole. The idea is for government to invest in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Puerto Rico, Status, Uncategorized | Tagged accounts, Capitalism, economy, puerto rico, savings,services, social, Social Security | Leave a comment

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» The Popular Democratic Party’s secret plan for PR
23/11/14 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Conservative News and Views on Puerto Rico. If you’ve ever worked on a puzzle you know to start with the outside edges first.  Those are the easiest pieces to put into place.  Once you have...

» What happened to #PuertoRico? Commonwealth happened.
23/11/14 19:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Conservative News and Views on Puerto Rico. Once upon a time, I’m told; Puerto Rico was a place where everyone worked, everyone respected and crime was an occasional occurrence.  I was a child i...

» What happened to #PuertoRico? Commonwealth happened ...
23/11/14 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from political status of puerto rico - Google Blog Search. The commonwealth party and a defunct political status have led the island's 3.6 million people to the disaster they live every day.

» The Other Side of the Living Sea
23/11/14 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Puerto Rico. The truth about my grandmother’s Puerto Rican childhood.

» Puerto Ricans Once Found Solace in Churches, but the Pews Are Now Empty
23/11/14 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Puerto Rico. As church attendance wanes, Roman Catholics are reminded of the contributions made by Puerto Ricans in the 1950s.

» White House Says There Are No Plans To Bail Out Puerto Rico
23/11/14 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NPR Search : NPR. White House Says There Are No Plans To Bail Out Puerto Rico February 05, 2014 1:13 PM ET The island's credit rating was pushed to junk territory on Tuesday. The downgrade could affect Pue...

» Americans in Mexican Uniforms Chase Cartels
23/11/14 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News, Articles, Videos and Photos Search Results - WSJ.com. Americans in Mexican Uniforms Chase Cartels GOP Charts Course Against Immigration Move Subscriber Content Read Preview Medical Device Sidelined T...

» Venezuela Pledges Commitment to Petrocaribe Despite Oil-Price Dip
23/11/14 19:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latin American Herald Tribune. Venezuela pledged at a Petrocaribe meeting on Thursday to continue supplying oil on favorable terms to member states despite a drop in international crude prices.

» Puerto Rico: More Than 18,000 Chikungunya Infections, 5 Related Deaths
23/11/14 19:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latin American Herald Tribune. Puerto Rico has accumulated more than 18,000 suspected cases of chikungunya and five deaths linked to that virus, the U.S. commonwealth’s Department of Health said, citing fi...

» Colombia Is One Of Latin America's Most Promising New Tech Hubs - TechCrunch
23/11/14 19:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. TechCrunch Colombia Is One Of Latin America's Most Promising New Tech Hubs TechCrunch In Barranquilla, on the Caribbean coast, the startup ecosystem revolves aroun...

» Biden slams Russia over 'farcical' separatist voting - Irish Independent
23/11/14 19:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Irish Independent Biden slams Russia over 'farcical' separatist voting Irish Independent Mr Poroshenko's political bloc and four other pro-European Union parties s...

» Pobreza, oportunidades y sociedad
23/11/14 19:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNE - Centro Para Una Nueva Economía - Center for a New Economy. Por: Sergio M. Marxuach Nuestra narrativa comienza en un apartamento pequeño, con poca luz y menos ventilación, en un barrio pobre en una co...

» Former Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty to soliciting and accepting
23/11/14 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Former Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty to soliciting and accepting bribes October 25, 2014 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The former mayor of the municipality of Río G...

» Chikungunya outbreak progresses in Caribbean, travelers to area
23/11/14 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Chikungunya outbreak progresses in Caribbean, travelers to area remain at risk Jamaica to send more bananas to the UK; exports to commence to Trinidad Cuba launc...

» Puerto Rico authorities apprehend 70 Haitian migrants
23/11/14 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico authorities apprehend 70 Haitian migrants November 14, 2014 AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico -- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) border patrol agents on ...

» Puerto Rico Rally at Risk With Rising Debt Expenses: Muni Creditwww.businessweek...
23/11/14 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall. Puerto Rico Rally at Risk With Rising Debt Expenses: Muni Credit www.businessweek.com The biggest rally in Puerto Rico debt in five years is at risk as the strugglin...

» Opinion: Puerto Ricans will be hurt the most by President Obama’s executive action
23/11/14 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Puerto Ricans are used to being treated as second class citizens. Although they are Americans, the nearly four million who live on the island don’t have a representative in Congress who can vote for pol...

» Gay marriage on way back to US top court
23/11/14 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Gay marriage on way back to US top court CINCINNATI — A month after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule on gay marria ... PR in line for $3.5M for Ebola fight Puerto Rico is in line...

» Puerto Rico has a big debt problem
23/11/14 19:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Puerto Rico has a big debt problem Economic development essential to former Gove ... This post has been generated by Page2RSS

» PR payrolls, unemployment rate dip
23/11/14 19:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. PR payrolls, unemployment rate dip Puerto Rico’s payroll jobs fell in October on a year-over-year basis while the u ... Pierluisi, PR members of Congress back Obama’s immigration moves ...

» Special session looms amid scramble for votes on bill to surge
23/11/14 19:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Special session looms amid scramble for votes on bill to surge oil tax Puerto Rico lawmakers are being called back to the Capitol for a special session ... Chikungunya cases top 18,000 ...

» 2 in Puerto Rico Accused of Posing as Policemen - ABC News2 in Puerto Rico Acc...
23/11/14 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. 2 in Puerto Rico Accused of Posing as Policemen - ABC News 2 in Puerto Rico Accused of Posing as Policemen ABC News The FBI has filed charges against two men in Puerto ...

» British warship foils drug smugglers in Caribbean with €45m cocaine haul - Irish Independent
23/11/14 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Irish Independent British warship foils drug smugglers in Caribbean with €45m cocaine haul Irish Independent Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: "HMS Argyl...

» Puerto Rico economic development secretary outlines strategic initiatives
23/11/14 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Alberto Baco, Puerto Rico's secretary of economic development and commerce, summarized initiatives and economic development strategies recently implemented as par...