Posted on 01/18/2020 8:41:31 PM PST by BenLurkin
Carlos Acevedo, director of Puerto Rico’s Office of Emergency Management, was dismissed Saturday. The governor appointed Maj. Gen. José J. Reyes, the adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, to replace him.
Acevedo has denied allegations of mishandling, saying the agency has been actively distributing supplies, according to a statement released through the office of emergency management. No residents have been denied any supplies in the warehouse, including food, diapers, baby formula and cots, Acevedo said.
He said about 600 pallets of water were distributed when Hurricane Dorian and Hurricane Karen threatened Puerto Rico and during a drought that affected the island last year. Nearly 80 of those pallets remain in the warehouse because they expired, he said.
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Wherever the Spaniards setup shop, the places never got anywhere. Unwashed peasants lorded over by the “beautiful elite” - like the old zorro movies.
There’s good reasons why in a few years people are going to STOP HELPING corrupt third world type hellholes...
Maybe these places need to clean up their act...hire people who are NOT crooks... They can’t afford Hunter Biden types.
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