Thursday, February 14, 2013

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via Videos matching: puerto rico by Daddy0s on 2/13/13
during our recent visit to Puerto Rico for the Christmas/New Year holiday, my wife's family roasted a whole pork! - I had never seen this done and what was most impressing was the device they used to cook it! - Check it out...
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Roasting a Pork in Puerto Rico! - Lechón Asado en Caja China!
Published on Feb 13, 2013
during our recent visit to Puerto Rico for the Christmas/New Year holiday, my wife's family roasted a whole pork! - I had never seen this done and what was most impressing was the device they used to cook it! - Check it out...

 

via Videos matching: puerto rico by twofortheroadtv on 12/17/12
Just returned last week from our Tripfilms BeachVlogger assignment in beautiful Puerto Rico, and thought we'd quickly share some of the highlights (and lowlights) of our experience. Enjoy! And look for our series of full videos from our Puerto Rico adventure here on Tripfilms in coming weeks...
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“Los legisladores del Partido Popular Democrático son gente de palabra y gente íntegra que va a cumplir y a honrar el compromiso que hicimos con el país”, afirmó hoy el gobernador Alejandro García Padilla, también ...




Puerto Rico Governor's recently-appointed Chief of Staff
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Recently sworn-in Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla of Puerto Rico has been busy putting together his administration at La Fortaleza. For companies that do business in Puerto Rico, persons interested in doing business there and many with an interest in ...
Puerto Rico Moves to Privatize Airport, Finds Mixed ReactionsPolitic365

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Hundreds of millions of dollars in narcotics seized in Puerto Rico, Virgin ...
Government Security News
Almost 22 tons of illegal narcotics with an estimated street value of $400 million was seized in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in fiscal 2012, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). ... In processing approximately 4.9 million ...

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via murder puerto rico - Google Blog Search by unknown on 1/30/13
SAN JUAN – A man and a woman were murdered and a 1-year-old baby was seriously wounded in a new criminal incident in the central Puerto Rican town of Cayey bringing to 63 the island's homicide total so far in 2013. Police said that the ...


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FBI investigating public corruption in Puerto Rico
La prensa
What I can say is that we are investigating public corruption at all levels," he told reporters. He added, however, that the focus on corruption will not detract from the FBI's efforts to address street crime in Puerto Rico, where 100 people have been ...

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via CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall by CARIBBEAN BUSINESS on 2/13/13
Struggling #Caribbean islands selling citizenship fast and relatively cheap. More: http://ow.ly/#caribbeanbusiness


via CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall by CARIBBEAN BUSINESS on 2/14/13
#Caribbean sees signs of #tourism rebound http://ow.ly/hIGHA #caribbeanbusiness #caribbeantourism



via The Wall Street Journal's Facebook Wall by The Wall Street Journal on 2/14/13
American Airlines and U.S. Airways announced plans to merge, creating the largest U.S. airline. It would have hubs in 8 of the biggest U.S. cities. http://on.wsj.com/XEGuYQ

How do you think the merger will affect the experience of flying, including ticket prices?


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via Puerto Rico Report by hadeninteractive on 2/14/13
One of Mrs. Obama’s guests at the State of the Union Address Tuesday night was a Puerto Rican veteran. Sergeant Carlos Evans, USMC, born in Puerto Rico, joined the military in 2004 at the age of 24 and has been deployed four times into combat. During the last deployment, Evans was wounded so severely that he lost both legs and one hand. Like many Puerto Ricans, Evans volunteered to serve in the U.S. military.
It might therefore have been somewhat ironic that President Obama said these words:
Defending our freedom, though, is not just the job of our military alone. We must all do our part to make sure our God-given rights are protected here at home. That includes one of the most fundamental rights of a democracy, the right to vote.
Puerto Ricans living in Puerto Rico, though citizens and well represented in the military, cannot vote for the President of the United States. Nor do they have representation in the federal government: the Resident Commissioner, who is Puerto Rico’s sole representative in Congress, cannot vote.
President Obama continued:
When any American[s] — no matter where they live or what their party — are denied that right because they can’t wait for five or six or seven hours just to cast their ballot, we are betraying our ideals. So, tonight, I’m announcing a nonpartisan commission to improve the voting experience in America.
One of the most fundamental rights of a democracy is, indeed, the right to vote. Keeping Puerto Rico in its current territorial status (the reason Puerto Ricans cannot vote) in spite of the November vote to reject that relationship is unquestionably government without consent of the governed.




Hundreds of millions of dollars in narcotics seized in Puerto Rico, Virgin ...
Government Security News
Almost 22 tons of illegal narcotics with an estimated street value of $400 million was seized in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in fiscal 2012, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP unveiled its summary of the outcomes of ...
CBP notes jump in Puerto Rico, USVI drug seizuresWNCT

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via CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall by CARIBBEAN BUSINESS on 2/14/13
#PuertoRicans are among the “lovingest” people on the planet, according a global survey by Gallup. http://ow.ly/hIH2F


Survey: PR, where the loving is easy - Caribbean Business
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puerto ricans are among the lovingest people on the planet, according a global survey by gallup.




IRS Having Problems with Tax Returns from Puerto Rico
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In an email to tax professions, the IRS said it has determined that certain taxpayers who are attempting to file a Form 1040 tax return using an address in Puerto Rico are currently unable to electronically file. “These taxpayers with U.S Form W-2 ...

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Son of Puerto Rico ex-police chief faces federal drug charge
Edmonton Journal
Rodriguez says Toledo had offered to hide the cocaine at his father's farm in central Puerto Rico because of its high-end security system. It is unclear if Toledo has an attorney. He is the son of Pedro Toledo, who died in December and had served as ...
$5M worth of counterfeit goods seized in Puerto RicoMontreal Gazette
Hundreds of millions of dollars in narcotics seized in Puerto Rico, Virgin ...Government Security News
CBP notes jump in Puerto Rico, USVI drug seizuresWNCT

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via Mike Nova by Mike Nova on 2/13/13
Facebook - 2.12.13: Mike Nova commented: The same Walls, The same gods.