I went on a cruise in January 2018 that stopped at PR, St. Thomas, and St. Martaan. Of the three, PR was not great. Nobody faults them a few cruise ships each day as they rebuilt. PR had eight cruise ships in port and a festival in San Juan while people were still suffering horrifically from the storm. It seemed a lot more effort and resources should’ve been spent helping those less fortunate residents. St. Martaan, St. Thomas, and St. John all had much more balance, and with obvious repair going on.
And then folks are still going after the President for the things he said about PR. The San Juan mayor is still running her mouth. And what do we know?
We know that the Governor of PR is gone due to the corruption that the President was talking about.
The San Juan mayor, while insulting and talking smack about the President and lack of aid, is doing so from a warehouse full of food and water. Much of which went bad. It’s all about priorities.
From what you wrote, the folks in St Thomas/Martaan, know that they make a living off tourists and expats. Better get things tidied up quick so they can get back to business.
The folks on PR, it would seem, are just looking for more handouts and someone to blame for their incompetence.