In Puerto Rico there are what seems like a million cops driving around.  On very rare occasions you will see people pulled over.  I have often wondered what it takes to get pulled over because the driving here is so chaotic.

So far what I have learned, cops only seem to care about speeding if you are on a long stretch of road that has no stop lights.  What they… Continue reading

So you are driving along in San Juan and decide that you want to goto the beaches in Condado. Suddenly a cop gets behind you with his lights on. Your initial reaction I am sure is “Damn!”. Don’t worry though… You are in Puerto Rico! The police always drive around with their… Continue reading

In Puerto Rico, you better hope your house isn’t on fire or that you are about to die in the back of an ambulance, because cars will not get out of the way of emergency vehicles. It is truly an odd site to see. I guess because in the States we go out of our way to get out of… Continue reading

I just read a strange piece of news.  It looks like Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila is going to try and sell the Puerto Rico lottery.  He of course is doing this so he can even out the Puerto Rican books and have a greater chance of getting re-elected.

I don’t really have an issue with letting things go commercial here in Puerto Rico.  Too many things that could… Continue reading

I was going to write up a long post on why Puerto Rico should become a State. I had written out an outline, and think it is pretty self explanatory. Let me know if it isn’t…

This is no way a complete list of reasons for Statehood. The list is also extremely one sided; I did not put negative aspects of coming… Continue reading

The most talked about news today at work is Fortuno won the Puerto Rican Primary to run for Governor (In Puerto Rico the highest office that can be held is Governor). It has been stated that Fortuno had a 60% majority vote for the New Progressive Party (NPP).

NPP is basically the Puerto Rican version of the Republican Party. NPP is… Continue reading