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Housing did not issue a single Section 8 voucher last year
By THE STAR STAFF
Despite receiving around 14,000 requests, the Department of Housing (DV) did not issue a single Section 8 voucher during 2024, as confirmed by Housing Secretary Ciary Pérez Peña. This occurred despite the availability of approximately 700 vouchers.
Pérez Peña stated that the federal Housing Department did not issue any instructions to halt the distribution of these vouchers.
“This was a decision made by the previous administration. However, once we took over the agency, we met with each department to assess what resources were available, paying close attention to the essential services needed by the community. We discovered that in 2024, not a single Section 8 voucher was granted, even though there were 686 vouchers available for families in Puerto Rico,”
she explained in a radio interview. She noted that the agency began evaluating all requests to move forward with the allocation, although she clarified that this does not guarantee that any particular family will receive a voucher.
Pérez Peña confirmed that the federal Housing Department (HUD) did not issue any instructions to prevent the distribution of the vouchers.
“We are working closely with the agency’s career staff to review past decisions, but the authority lies not with the staff but with the upper management of the agency. […] I am sure we will have further discussions with the former Secretary of Housing. For me, the priority right now is to start evaluating all these families and to provide them with the available vouchers they need,” she added, acknowledging the troubling nature of the situation where not a single voucher has been issued.
Health services administrators: Permanent task force to address medical care crisis is overdue
By THE STAR STAFF
Following the publication of the report by the Financial Oversight and Management Board and the Department of Health on the crisis in medical services on the island, the Health Services Administrators Association (CASS by its acronym in Spanish) is recommending the creation of a permanent task force that brings together all sectors of the industry to implement concrete and sustainable solutions.
“The [oversight board-commissioned] study confirms what health services administrators have been pointing out for years: the shortage of specialist physicians, the fragmentation of the system, and the lack of access to essential services continue to affect the quality of patient care,” said CASS President Dr. Rosa Castro, who is a physician and licensed health services administrator by profession. “It is important to conduct studies, collect data, and present reports with strategies to a working committee, but if real mechanisms for action and execution are not established in the short, medium, and long term, efforts will remain just another study. We need a continuous workspace where
the government, hospitals, insurers, health centers, and other sectors develop strategies with success metrics and a commitment to execution.”
The president of the CASS, which represents more than 800 hospital administrators, diagnostic and treatment centers, primary health centers and medical groups, stressed that “the health crisis requires a collaborative approach that transcends planning and translates into viable solutions for our health ecosystem.”
“The [oversight board] report exposes an obvious challenge, but now the challenge is to act,” Castro added. “From the CASS we are ready to be part of the solution and facilitate dialogue between the sectors that make decisions in the health system.”
“The proposal for a permanent task force seeks to address critical issues such as the retention and recruitment of health professionals such as doctors and nurses, prioritizing education and prevention, strengthening graduate medical education, incentives for the labor sector and institutions, and improvements in the distribution of specialized services,” she noted. “We have to do things differently and the oversight mechanisms have to be strengthened.”
Housing Secretary Ciary Pérez Peña
PDP calls upon governor to employ displaced federal workers
By THE STAR STAFF
The Secretary General of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), Manuel Calderón Cerame, announced Thursday that the institution’s Governing Board has unanimously approved a resolution to support federal employees in Puerto Rico who have been terminated by the administrations of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The resolution asked the governor to employ displaced federal workers.
“The labor crisis in the federal government, driven by Republican policies, has also impacted Puerto Rico. Currently, hundreds of federal employees on the island have been laid off due to the actions of President Donald Trump and
to employ these individuals, as fiscal resources allow. They possess the experience, skills, and commitment to serve the public,” stated Calderón Cerame.
He emphasized that the Popular Democratic Party has always defended workers’ rights and condemned similar measures in the past. For example, they highlight Law 7 from the Luis Fortuño administration, which was approved with the support of the current governor Jenniffer González Colón and the president of the Senate, Thomas Rivera Schatz, resulting in significant layoffs.
president of the PPD, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, gave a speech before the federal chamber advocating for the federal employees from Puerto Rico who were laid off. He outlined the steps his office will take to inform them of their rights and urged the Puerto Rican government to provide assistance.
Elon Musk, the director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In addition to expressing our solidarity with these unjustly fired federal employees, we call on Governor Jenniffer González to take all necessary steps
It is widely known, through the National Union of Treasury Employees, that the Republican administration has already laid off 200 of the 4,000 IRS employees in Puerto Rico. Recently, the resident commissioner and
“In his speech, the Resident Commissioner and PPD President expressed the concerns of Puerto Rican federal employees affected by the harsh treatment they have received from the federal government. He highlighted the impact of layoffs on vulnerable populations, such as veterans,” added Calderón Cerame. Hernández Rivera also announced that his office will create a resource page on its website, www.hernandez.house.gov, dedicated to laid-off federal employees.
NPP prepares for next week’s Statehood Summit in Washington
By THE STAR STAFF
As supporters of Puerto Rican statehood prepare for a visit to Washington next week, pro-statehood advocate Gregorio Igartúa is urging Congress to approve legislation that would declare Puerto Rico an incorporated territory.
In letters addressed to members of Congress, Igartúa argued that it is discriminatory to have 3.3 million U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico governed without their consent and subjected to differing economic, political, and legal treatments.
“This practice has persisted for over 127 years under the guise of discriminatory convenience, treating Puerto Rico as unincorporated for some purposes while considering it incorporated for others. This arbitrary distinction must end. It contradicts the principles outlined in the Preamble of
the U.S. Constitution and the democratic standards expected from other countries,” he stated.
Igartúa expressed support for Congress certifying Puerto Rico as an incorporated territory, which he said it essentially is, as a step toward achieving statehood. An incorporated U.S. territory is a U.S. region that’s not part of a state, but is considered part of the U.S. It receives all the benefits of the Constitution, except those specifically reserved for states.
He noted that this proposal aligns with the interests of Puerto Rico’s Governor, Jennifer Gonzalez, who is advocating for statehood from the federal government. He also mentioned that in a plebiscite scheduled for November 2024, a majority of Puerto Rican voters supported statehood.
In contrast, former Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced plans to present the official results of the plebiscite during the 2024
elections to congress members in Washington, D.C., on March 3. This follows Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma expressing willingness to support legislation that would offer statehood to Puerto Rico, regardless of the results of the referendum.
On the other hand, Popular Democratic Party (PDP) Senator José Luis Dalmau Santiago criticized the upcoming “Summit for Statehood and Equality,” convened by Governor González, declaring it ill-fated due to a lack of preparation. The summit, scheduled for March 2-5 in Washington, D.C., aims to advocate for statehood before the House of Representatives and the Senate. However, Dalmau pointed out that the Capitol will be closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday because President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech during a Joint Session of Congress on March 4, which will limit access and undermine the summit’s effectiveness.
“Once again, they demonstrate a lack of coordination and planning regarding statehood. The leadership of the New Progressive Party (NPP) seems to be using the topic to make political statements rather than taking the issue of status seriously. Governor Jennifer González announced this summit without considering the significant event of President Trump’s speech before Congress,” Dalmau remarked.
He further recalled that for decades, the NPP has promised statehood as a solution to Puerto Rico’s challenges, but their efforts appear to be more about political strategy than real advocacy for the issue. “The governor and the PNP continue to sell the public a pipe dream, lacking a concrete plan or the necessary support in Congress. This situation highlights the credibility and effectiveness issues in their administration,” added the senator.
Governor announces appointments at PRASA, NMEAD, among others
By THE STAR STAFF
Governor Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón, appointed several professionals on Thursday to head agencies in health, economic development and security, in order to strengthen government services.
Dr. Yolanda Varela Rosa will take over as Ombudsman for the Elderly. She has 38 years of experience in general medicine, a bachelor’s degree in nursing, studies at the Universidad Central del Este and multiple certifications in geriatrics and neurometabolic therapies.
Engineer Luis R. González Delgado was
named Executive President of the Water and Sewer Authority. She has more than two decades of experience in infrastructure and public services, and has distinguished herself in the direction of capital improvement projects in several regions of the island.
Notary attorney and certified public accountant Carmen A. Vega Fournier will lead the Economic Development Bank. She brings experience in financial consulting and corporate audits, after working with institutions such as Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Universal Insurance. She also chaired the Audit Committee on the Board of Trustees of
the University of Puerto Rico.
Dr. Catherine I. Oliver Franco will serve as Administrator of the Mental Health and Addiction Services Administration. She specializes in clinical psychology and clinical social work, with training in gaming therapy, thanatology, and care for addictive disorders.
Dr. Ángel Jiménez Colón was appointed Commissioner of the Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Bureau. He has extensive experience in tactical operations, public safety, and emergency management, and led cutting-edge technology initiatives for disaster response in Bayamón.
In addition, the governor nominated Brenda Lee Camacho Rivera as an Advisory Member of the Women’s Advocacy Office, attorney Roberto Santos Ramos for the Land Administration Board of Governors, and Loisse Herger for the Puerto Rico Board of Directors as Destination.
At the Department of Justice, the governor presented appointments and promotions of prosecutors for various positions, including attorney Edgardo J. Rosado Cortes and attorney Natacha M. Muñoz Berastain, while she proposed attorney Libardo Hernández Pérez as a superior judge of the Court of First Instance.
Secretary General of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), Manuel Calderón Cerame.
FOMB denies racetrack slot machine increase
Racetrack to authorize an increase in the number of slot machines from 5,000 (which they currently have) to a maximum of 15,000 gaming terminals in the more than 800 horse racing agencies that operate on the island.
Puerto Rico Police Members Association.
By THE STAR STAFF
The president of the Puerto Rico Police Members Association expressed his satisfaction upon receiving a copy of the decision made by the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) denying the request made by the interim director of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission, Juan Carlos Santaella Marchán on behalf of the Camarero
“We are happy, this is a huge victory that protects the weak Police Pension Fund. We are pleased with the decision of the (FOMB) to accept the claims that the AMPPR has been denouncing for years about the advantages that the Camarero Racetrack has had in managing a slot machine system without having to pay a single cent to the Treasury Department , benefiting from the operation of some 5,000 slot machines that operate without contributing anything to the weak Police Pension Fund, something that should never have been allowed. The (FOMB) has done justice to the Police, especially to our colleagues, by issuing a decision that benefits retired Police officers. We understand that refusing to authorize the Gaming Commission’s request to benefit the Camarero Racetrack and authorize some 10,000 new slot machines is a way to restore peace of mind to thousands of retired police officers who depend on the Retirement Fund, since our colleagues do not have the right to a federal social security check,” said José J. Taboada de Jesús, president of the
The Police leader said that if the request of the interim director of the Gaming Commission had been authorized, the Hippodrome would have increased to a total of 15 thousand slot machines distributed in the horse racing agencies, all without contributing a single cent to the treasury, much less to the Pension Fund of retired Policemen.
“We congratulate the members of the Fiscal Oversight Board and its executive director Robert F. Mujica for their courage in demanding respect and not allowing the mockery of a private company that intends to continue operating for massive profits without having to contribute anything in the form of taxes or contributions, as thousands of legitimate businesses do in the country. We also have to thank the member of the Fiscal Oversight Board, Puerto Rican Cameron Mackenzie, for his attitude of supporting the efforts and claims of thousands of Puerto Rican Police officers.
Both Mr. Robert J. Mujica and Mr. Cameron Mackenzie fought to unmask the strategy of the Camarero Racetrack that intended to eliminate video game machines on the road, whose operation contributes to the Retired Police Pension Fund,” said Taboada de Jesús.
The leader of the uniformed men under-
stands that the message from the Fiscal Oversight Board is clear so that the entire system of government, the executive, the legislative and the judicial, must understand that there cannot be a fiscal or commercial operation that goes unpunished, that does not contribute or does not contribute to the country’s treasury.
“The decision notified in a letter circulated yesterday afternoon (attached with this release) favors us and allows stability to the more than 1,200 operators of the video game machine industry on the road so that the entire framework necessary for the daily increase in the contribution that operators send to the Police Pension Fund can be stabilized. We are pleased to know that the Board concludes in its writing: “ that expanding the number of EGS terminals (slot machines) in OTB locations (Horse Racing Agencies) presents an increase in the “cannibalization of income”, which will result in a decrease in income for the Government of Puerto Rico and the Retirement Fund for Police, which is why the authorization to increase the number of slot machines for the Camarero Racetrack is denied ”, a decision that pleases the Association of Members of the Puerto Rico Police and all the uniformed colleagues and retired or pensioned brothers,” concluded Lieutenant Taboada de Jesús.
UPR Board of Governors to be questioned for failing to pay pension contributions
By THE STAR STAFF
The Retirement Board of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) has called on the House of Representatives to question the university president and the Board of Governors for failing to pay employer contributions to the pension system, resulting in a debt of $48.1 million over the past three fiscal years.
Luis Vicenty Santini, president of the Retirement Board, criticized the university administration for withholding funds that should be allocated to employee pensions. “We cannot continue to have officials who choose not to contribute to the retirement systems. There is a legal obligation,” Vicenty Santini stated in a written statement.
He also noted that the lack of payments has forced the university’s retirement system to sell off investments to maintain liquidity, jeopardizing the system’s stability.
In response to this situation, Representative María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera, president of the Retirement Systems Commission, reiterated her call for the interpellation of the Governing Board and the UPR presidency. She also demanded the resignation of Ricardo Dalmau Santana, the organization’s president, criticizing his inaction in recovering over $60,000 in improper expenses incurred by the former president of the Board, Mayda Velasco.
Vicenty Santini explained that during the fiscal year 20222023, the Governing Board left a deficit of $10.1 million by
contributing only $143 million, despite the actuary’s recommendation of $154 million. In the subsequent fiscal year, the UPR budgeted $124 million, omitting an additional $30 million. For the current fiscal year, the actuarial recommendation is $155.8 million; however, only $147.7 million has been allocated, leaving an $8 million shortfall. “If damages for the loss of opportunity costs are considered, the debt would exceed $100 million,” he cautioned.
The president of the Retirement Board also proposed legislation to impose legal consequences on public and private employers who fail to make their retirement system payments, including disqualifying officials involved in “schemes to undermine pension plans.”
Mayors Association seeks clarity on fund distribution from Oversight Board
By THE STAR STAFF
J
orge ‘Georgie’ González Otero, president of the Puerto Rico Mayors Association and mayor of Jayuya, has requested detailed information from the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) regarding the distribution of $350 million allocated to municipalities for the current fiscal year, which ends in June. This was reported by several media
outlets, including THE STAR.
González Otero addressed a letter to FOMB Executive Director Robert Mujica, stating that municipalities are still unaware of how the $89 million designated for essential programs is distributed.
“The allocation of funds to municipalities facing financial constraints is not a discretionary gift. These resources are meant to provide services to our most vulnerable citizens, particu-
larly housekeepers and emergency management professionals working during the third shift,” he stated.
The Mayor noted that the Mayors Association estimates the allocation of the $89 million as follows: $15 million for the housekeeping program, $9 million for the coverage of the third shift of paramedics, and $30 million for the Essential Services Fund. However, he expressed concerns regarding the remaining $35 million, for which no purpose has been clarified.
Interim director of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission, Juan Carlos Santaella Marchán.
Mass federal firings may imperil crops, cattle and pets
By EMILY ANTHES and APOORVA MANDAVILLI
Shortly after taking office for the second time, President Donald Trump began making deep cuts to agencies and programs that play critical roles in human health, slashing funding for medical research, halting global health aid and firing scores of workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But the campaign to downsize government, which has been led by Trump and Elon Musk, has also hollowed out agencies and programs devoted to protecting plant and animal health. The recent wave of mass firings hit federal workers responding to the nation’s growing bird flu outbreak, protecting crops from damaging pests and ensuring the safety of pet food and medicine, among other critical duties.
Although the government has since rescinded some of these firings, the terminations — combined with a federal hiring freeze and buyout offers — are depleting the ranks of federal programs that are already short on employees and resources, experts said.
The damage could be long-lasting. Workers whose jobs were spared said the upheaval had left them eyeing the exits, and graduate students said they were reconsidering careers in the federal government. The shrinking workforce could also have far-reaching consequences for trade and food security and leave the nation unequipped to tackle future threats to plant and animal health, experts said.
“These really were indiscriminate firings,” said John Ternest, who lost his job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he was preparing to conduct studies on honeybee health and crop pollination. “We don’t know
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what we’ve lost until it’s potentially too late.”
Plant
and animal inspectors
The most recent wave of firings focused on the roughly 200,000 “probationary” employees across the federal government, who had fewer job protections because they were relatively new to their positions. (For some roles, the probationary period can be as long as three years, and it can also reset when longtime employees are promoted.)
The exact size and scope of the job losses remain unclear, and the USDA did not answer questions about the number of workers who had been terminated or reinstated at several of its agencies.
But in an emailed statement, a USDA spokesperson said that Brooke Rollins, the new secretary of agriculture, “fully supports President Trump’s directive to optimize government operations, eliminate inefficiencies and strengthen USDA’s ability to better serve American farmers, ranchers and the agriculture community.”
Reports suggest that the department has lost thousands of employees.
That includes roughly 400 people who worked in its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, according to one USDA official who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation. The plant protection and quarantine program within APHIS was especially
hard hit, losing more than 200 employees, including agricultural inspectors, entomologists, taxonomists and even tree climbers who surveyed for pests, the official said.
Some of the fired workers were responsible for combating invasive, plant-killing insects, such as the Asian long-horned beetle, within the nation’s borders. Others worked to ensure that agricultural products entering and exiting the country were free of pests and pathogens. Exotic fruit flies pose a particular risk to American agriculture, including the citrus and berry industries.
The terminations are already causing import delays at the nation’s ports, according to the USDA official. Over the longer term, if agricultural pests and pathogens found their way into the country, they could infest the nation’s homegrown crops, threatening food security and reducing demand for American agricultural products abroad.
“If the United States gets a reputation for having dirty products, does that mean other countries will also, you know, step in and say, ‘Hey, we don’t want to buy your goods’?” the official said.
The firings also hit the agency’s veterinary services program, which inspects imported livestock for disease and plays a key role in the nation’s bird flu response, said Dr. Joseph Annelli, the executive vice president of the
National Association of Federal Veterinarians.
The USDA has quickly rehired some of the employees who were involved in the bird flu response, suggesting that their firings had been a mistake. But even before the recent terminations, the government was short on veterinarians, Annelli said. “There has not been adequate staffing for at least 10 years,” he said. “We need more veterinarians, not less.”
Agricultural scientists
Roughly 800 people, including the leaders of laboratories, were also fired across the Agricultural Research Service, the in-house scientific agency at the USDA, according to a department official who was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The firings brought a wide range of research projects to an abrupt halt and left the technicians and the students who worked in these labs in limbo.
One New York lab was in the middle of investigating a potential outbreak of late blight, a potato disease, when the lead scientist was fired, said Isako Di Tomassi, a graduate student at Cornell University who worked in the lab. Potato samples from a large, commercial farm are now locked up in the shuttered lab, “untouched and untested,” Di Tomassi said.
Scientists and statisticians working in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska, which studies livestock genetics and breeding, were also terminated, including those working on research projects in food safety and salmonella testing. The firings have led to objections from Nebraskas’s Republican congressional delegation and industry groups.
“We understand and respect the federal government’s desire to cut wasteful spending, but the truth of the matter is, U.S. MARC does not fall in that category,” the Nebraska Cattlemen Association said in a statement. The work being done at the center, the statement continued, “has potential to reduce costs for the beef industry long term and improve food safety for consumers.”
Some — but not all — of the agency’s scientists were reinstated this week. Still, the mass firings could do lasting reputational damage to the agency, they said.
“I think that people that want to earnestly do science are going to be viewing and remembering these decisions and how scientists are being treated,” said one agricultural researcher who was fired and then rehired and requested anonymity to protect the job.
New York City Council speaker moves closer to running for mayor
By JEFFREY C. MAYS
With the turmoil surrounding Mayor Eric Adams casting uncertainty onto this year’s mayoral race, some Democratic leaders in New York City have been trying to persuade Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, to enter the race.
Adrienne Adams, the first Black woman to lead the Council, has not made up her mind. But she said in an interview that a decision is close and that she filed paperwork Wednesday establishing a citywide campaign committee to run for mayor. Adams, who is not related to the mayor, said she intended to make a final decision after her State of the City address next Tuesday.
“I didn’t seek this out, but it’s been in the back of my mind for quite a while, particularly in working with this administration,” Adams said. “But it hasn’t been until this crescendo, this crisis, that it’s like a neon sign flashing in front of my face that somebody has to be here to work to save the soul of this city.” Adams, 64, is not well known outside the circle of those who follow city politics, and she would face immediate fundraising challenges to catch up to Democratic rivals who have been in the race for months. She is also battling history: The four other City Council speakers who have run for mayor were all unsuccessful, and New York City has yet to have a female mayor.
But she is seen by her allies as an antidote to the ethical, legal and management issues facing Eric Adams, as well as someone who could gather a diverse coalition to compete against the former Gov. Andrew Cuomo if he enters the race for mayor, as expected.
Letitia James, the state attorney general, is the most prominent Democratic leader who is supportive of her exploring a run for mayor.
James completed an investigation that found that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and created a hostile work environment while he was governor. Cuomo resigned after James’ report but strongly denies the allegations.
James called key elected officials and powerful unions such as the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and Local 32BJ
the influx of migrants and deeply unpopular budget cuts to libraries and early childhood education.
Under Adrienne Adams, the Council overrode two of the mayor’s vetoes last year, only the second time in two decades the Council has done so.
The Council’s power struggle with the mayor reached new heights when Adams moved to pass a bill intending to curb the mayor’s authority by making 21 additional commissioner appointments subject to Council approval. In response, Eric Adams launched a charter review commission that ultimately thwarted the effort.
Her opposition to the mayor grew after the Department of Justice moved this month to dismiss federal corruption charges against him, leading to assertions that Eric Adams had agreed to a quid pro quo compelling him to participate in President Donald Trump’s planned mass deportation of immigrants.
The reaction was swift. Four top deputy mayors turned in their resignations; Gov. Kathy Hochul, who held meetings last week to decide whether or not to remove Eric Adams from office, ultimately moved to curtail the mayor’s authority.
of the Service Employees International Union to see if they would be open to supporting Adrienne Adams. During a speech at Caucus Weekend in Albany, the crowd began calling for Adams to run for mayor.
After that moment in Albany, James said she was motivated to see how the political establishment felt about Adams’ candidacy. “A lot of elected officials, some unions and some influential individuals said they were open to the speaker running for mayor,” James said. “She is a woman of faith, a woman who is close to the ground and who has high ethics and standards. She’s a workhorse and a woman without any scandals.”
Adams rose to become Council speaker three years ago and was seen as a compromise candidate who could work with the mayor while maintaining the Council’s independence.
She was Eric Adams’ classmate at Bayside High School in Queens, and the mayor has often spoken of how much he had in common with her. Yet she has emerged as one of the mayor’s staunchest adversaries on issues such as public safety,
The upheaval in the Adams administration provided momentum to the behind-the-scenes push to draft Adrienne Adams into the mayor’s race.
And earlier last week, Adams called on the mayor to resign, for the first time since he was indicted on federal corruption charges in September.
“This administration no longer has the ability to effectively govern with Eric Adams as mayor,” Adams wrote.
Because of the city’s term-limits law, Adams, who represents a section of Southeast Queens, is barred from seeking reelection to a third consecutive term on the Council. She has often said her plan was to retire and to spend more time with her family. Now, with a coalition of supporters forming behind her, those plans appear to be on the back burner.
In speaking with several elected officials, clergy and labor leaders, Adams said she has been told that the current crop of candidates, whom she respects, are not creating a spark for voters.
She said she received encouragement that “I could potentially be that spark that folks need.”
Adrienne Adams, the first Black woman to lead the Council, has not made up her mind. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
DoorDash to pay $16.8 million to workers for its pocketing their tips
By ANDY NEWMAN
In the early days of the food-delivery-app explosion, DoorDash came up with a novel way to process tips that customers gave to workers: It effectively kept the money for itself.
The practice, in place for more than two years, eventually led to an outcry. In 2019, DoorDash halted it. But Dashers, as the app’s workers are called, were still out the money that the company had withheld from them.
Last week, the New York attorney general’s office announced that DoorDash would pay $16.8 million in restitution to Dashers. The money will be spread among as many as 63,000 workers, and although many will receive amounts in the low thousands, some will receive as much as $14,000, said a spokesperson for Attorney General Letitia James.
DoorDash agreed to similar settlements of $2.5 million in Washington, D.C., in 2020, and $11.25 million in Illinois last year.
This is how the old system worked: If DoorDash guaranteed a worker $7 for delivery and a customer did not tip, DoorDash would pay the worker the whole $7. If the customer
A DoorDash delivery worker near Union Square in Manhattan, on Dec. 5, 2020. On Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, the New York attorney general’s office announced that DoorDash would pay $16.8 million in restitution to Dashers for pocketing their tips. (Sean Sirota/ The New York Times)
tipped, say, $3, then DoorDash would pay the worker only $4, then add on the $3 tip so that the worker would still get just $7.
“Customers had no way of knowing that DoorDash was using tips to reduce its own costs,” the attorney general’s office said in a statement, adding that the fine print about where the tip was actually headed was “buried in online documents.”
At checkout, DoorDash encouraged customers to tip, reminding them, “Dashers will always receive 100% of the tip.”
During the time the policy was in effect, New Yorkers placed more than 11 million orders with DoorDash, the attorney general said. At the time, DoorDash paid higher guarantees than some of the other delivery apps, which is why many Dashers still worked for the company despite this policy.
Things have changed a lot for Dashers in New York City since 2019. There was no minimum wage for delivery-app workers then. There has been one since 2023, and it is currently $19.56 — plus tips — per hour spent making deliveries. (The hourly wage does not cover time spent waiting for orders.)
Los Deliveristas Unidos, a labor advocacy group that has fought for fairer pay for
Crypto firm pleads guilty to operating illegally in US
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and OLIVIA BENSIMON
An offshore cryptocurrency trading firm pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court in New York City to a charge of operating as an unlicensed money transmitting business in the United States while seeking customers in New York and other states.
In pleading guilty, the Seychelles-based company that operates OKX, which the government described as one of the world’s largest crypto firms, also agreed to pay $504 million in fines and penalties. The company still has operations in the United States.
Financial firms, including crypto currency exchanges, that operate in the United States are required to register with federal regulators as a money transmitting business in order to comply with anti-money laundering laws.
OKX had flagrantly violated that requirement for years, federal prosecutors said.
“For over seven years, OKX knowingly violated anti-money laundering laws and avoided implementing required policies to prevent criminals from abusing our financial system,” said Matthew Podolsky, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan.
The guilty plea was entered in court by Christina Deng, a company secretary based in Hong Kong, according to her LinkedIn profile. Reading from a prepared statement before U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Polk Failla, Deng said, “we deeply regret” not having obtained the proper license.
“On behalf of the company, we thank the government and your honor as well,” she said.
David Meister, a lawyer for the company, later said the charge the company pleaded guilty to in the settlement “contained absolutely no charges of money laundering.”
Podolsky said in a statement that the exchange’s failure to register with the Trea-
sury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, had allowed billions of dollars of suspicious transactions to be processed.
Federal authorities said U.S. customers had generated hundreds of millions of dollars in trading fees for the exchange from 2018 to 2024 — a time when it was operating in violation of federal law.
Even though OKX was not supposed to be accepting business from U.S. customers, authorities said it marketed itself in the country, including serving as a sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Aux Cayes FinTech, the parent company of the OKX exchange and other affiliates, said in a statement that no customers were harmed in the process and the number of U.S. customers on its platform “amounted to a small percentage of the company’s worldwide customer population.”
The company’s website, which was last updated in January, said it was registered as
delivery workers, applauded the settlement. “Today tastes like victory,” said Ligia Guallpa, the group’s executive director.
DoorDash said in a statement Monday, “We are pleased to have resolved this yearsold matter and look forward to continuing to offer a flexible way for millions of people to reach their financial goals.”
Asked if the company intended to make restitution to Dashers in any other states, a spokesperson replied, “Today we’re just focused on resolving this investigation and putting the allegations on this conduct from years ago behind us.”
A state administrator will contact current and former Dashers who may be entitled to restitution to help them claim it.
The Dashers will be paid a portion of the amount that was improperly withheld from them, but it is not yet clear how large a portion, the attorney general’s office said.
Blake Volkan, who was a Dasher in the late 2010s, said Monday that he thought the company probably skimmed thousands of dollars of tips from him and that he looked forward to receiving payment.
“Hope the guys who worked hard get what they earn,” Volkan said by text.
a money transmitting business in the United States but did not provide services to customers in a number of states, including New York.
In a news release, federal prosecutors said the company received a 25% reduction in the agreed-upon fine because it had taken remedial steps to during the investigation.
The guilty plea by OKX comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission pulls back on its effort to regulate the crypto industry with enforcement actions. On Monday, online brokerage Robinhood said the SEC had informed it that the regulator was closing an investigation into the sale of digital assets on its platform.
Last week, Coinbase, the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said the SEC had agreed to dismiss its lawsuit filed against the firm. The SEC had charged that digital currencies sold on Coinbase’s platform were unregistered securities.
President Donald Trump, who became an ardent supporter of the crypto industry during the presidential campaign, has vowed the SEC would stop making life so difficult for crypto firms.
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Big fines coming for companies with export violations, says ex-commerce official
The U.S. Commerce Department is likely to impose hefty fines on some large companies in the coming months for offenses such as illegally shipping technology to customers in China, according to a top department official who left last month.
Matthew Axelrod, as Commerce’s assistant secretary for export enforcement during the Biden administration, pushed for tougher penalties against companies that violated export controls on China, Russia and Iran.
He signed off on a $300 million penalty on Seagate Technology in 2023 for shipping 7 million hard drives to China’s Huawei, which is on the U.S. Commerce Department Entity List that restricts sending U.S. goods and services to the company because of its risks to national security.
“We had hoped some major investigations would resolve in 2024, but it looks like it will now be 2025,” said Axelrod, who expects the Trump administration to aggressively enforce export controls. He is joining the Gibson Dunn law firm on Monday.
Axelrod would not identify the companies under scrutiny. But one open investigation involves Santa Clara, Californiabased chip equipment maker Applied Materials, which is being probed by both Commerce and the Justice Department over shipments to China’s top chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International, as Reuters reported in 2023.
Another probe involves San Jose, California-based Cadence Design Systems, a chip design software firm. In 2021, Cadence received an administrative subpoena from the Commerce department requesting the production of records relating to certain customers in China, according to its disclosures. Another subpoena, from the Justice Department, arrived in 2023.
In a February 21 filing, the company said it began discussions in December with Commerce and Justice regarding “preliminary findings of their investigations and a potential resolution of this matter.”
The Commerce and Justice departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Applied Materials and Cadence also did not immediately resond.
In addition to boosting civil penalties, Axelrod helped launch a Disruptive Technology Strike Force with the Justice Department in 2022 to file criminal cases against those who help foreign adversaries acquire sensitive U.S. technology, work he also expects to continue, even if not under the same initiative.
Axelrod, an official in the Justice department before Commerce, will co-chair a new practice at Gibson Dunn on sanctions and export enforcement.
As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an answer tied to his confirmation hearing: “I intend for strong enforcement of export controls to be a hallmark of my tenure.” (This story has been refiled to remove extraneous text in paragraph 8) Hammack is one of the Fed’s newest policymakers and made waves last year when she dissented against the central bank’s December rate cut. The Fed lowered rates by a percentage point last year as it sought to adjust monetary policy to a cooling in inflation pressures. The Fed has been on pause mode
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The Israeli military on Thursday released the first findings from its internal investigations into the colossal military and intelligence failure of Oct. 7, 2023, describing how senior officers vastly underestimated Hamas and then misinterpreted early warnings that a major attack was coming.
The inquiries attempted to answer the question that has confounded Israel since that day, when thousands of Hamas-led gunmen overran Israeli communities, army bases and a music festival: Where was the army?
Israeli military officials said they spent tens of thousands of hours probing the military’s intelligence-gathering and its subsequent response to the attack, in which about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and 250 taken hostage, in the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Survivors waited long hours to be rescued by soldiers after an attack that began in the early hours of a Jewish holiday.
Briefing reporters the day before publishing some of their initial findings, Israeli military
officials, who could not be named under army rules, suggested that the failure stemmed from flawed assumptions about Hamas’ capabilities and intentions, as well as what some military officials have called an “addiction” to precise intelligence, which was lacking.
The mistaken view of Hamas had gone largely unchallenged within Israeli intelligence circles and senior command, and it led to a series of failures. Those included a chaotic military response in the first hours of the assault after troops deployed along the border were swiftly overwhelmed and the military’s Southern Command and Gaza Division was overrun.
The findings of military and intelligence failures largely match detailed investigations by local and international news media. But the military is now presenting its own version of the events for the sake of accountability, Israeli military officials said.
The military did not coordinate its investigations with other bodies, such as the Shin Bet internal security agency, which is also responsible for intelligence-gathering in the Gaza Strip, or the police.
It also did not address years of government policy and decision-making leading up to the attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said that he will answer the tough questions after the war, rejecting a broad public demand for an independent commission that can apportion personal responsibility.
The military’s internal inquiries were not aimed at finding individual responsibility, officials said. That may come later, they said, under Israel’s incoming military chief of staff, Eyal Zamir. He is replacing Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi in early March. They said the main goal was to learn lessons from the debacle.
Halevi has accepted personal responsibility for the military’s failure under his command to protect Israelis and announced last month that he was stepping down. Aharon Haliva, the former head of Israel’s military intelligence, resigned in 2024, as did the head of the Israeli military’s Gaza brigade. More resignations are anticipated in the coming weeks and months.
Some of the military’s key findings, as laid out by officials, include:
— Hamas had deceived Israel over recent years into thinking it was interested in calm and improving economic conditions in Gaza.
The military primarily focused its resources on Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, both formidable enemies.
— There was nothing improvised about the attack. The military acknowledged reports that it had found a Hamas operational invasion plan code-named “Jericho Wall” by 2022, which it says was initially conceived in 2016. It took Hamas time to build up the necessary force, unknown to Israel. The approximately 40-page document outlined, point by point, the kind of devastating invasion that came on Oct. 7. In a written summary of some of the main findings, the military said that “the information was generally misinterpreted as an unrealistic or unfeasible plan.”
— Before Oct. 7, military assessed that the threat posed by Hamas amounted to a limited number of raids at four to eight points along the border, not the dozens seen during the assault, and that any such attack would involve dozens of militants, not thousands.
— There had been an Israeli assumption that any major shift in Hamas would be preceded by an early intelligence warning, but there was no prior intelligence of an attack planned for Oct. 7 and no tactical alert. As a result, only regular forces were deployed for border defense, as usual for a Saturday that was also a Jewish holiday.
Indifference or Hostility? Trump’s view of European allies raises alarm
BY STEVEN ERLANGER
During his first term in office, President Donald Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.”
He repeated the charge at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms: “The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That’s the purpose of it, and they’ve done a good job of it.”
Then he said he was preparing to hit Europe with 25% tariffs on cars and other goods.
After Trump’s embrace of Russia and his warnings that Europe had better fend for itself, the president’s latest attack added to the increasing view of European leaders and analysts that he and his team of loyalists consider America’s traditional allies in Europe as adversaries not just on trade, but on nearly
everything.
Some officials and analysts see the Trump administration as merely indifferent to Europe; others see open hostility. But there is a common view that the fundamental relationship has changed and that the United States is a less reliable and predictable ally.
Trump has rebuffed NATO and aligned himself with the long-standing, principal threat to the alliance: Russia. Vice President JD Vance has attacked European democracy while calling for the door to be opened to far-right parties. Elon Musk, the billionaire Trump aide, has heaped contempt on European leaders and openly endorsed an extremist party in Germany.
Equally shocking to European leaders, the United States this week refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations. It instead broke from its allies and voted with Russia, Belarus and North Korea, all authoritarian governments.
European leaders are scrambling to assess and mitigate the damage. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the White House on Thursday — the second such visit this week, after French President Emmanuel Macron — still hoping to persuade Trump not to abandon Ukraine and to remain engaged in Europe. But Trump describes himself as a disrupter, and Macron got little for his attempt at seduction.
Friedrich Merz, 69, the conservative politician likely to be Germany’s next chancellor, has expressed strong doubts about the trans-Atlantic relationship he and his country have been committed to for decades.
On Sunday evening, after his party won the most votes in the German election, Merz said that after listening to Trump, “it is clear that the Americans, at least this part of the Americans, this administration, are largely indifferent to the fate of Europe.”
He wondered whether the American nuclear umbrella over NATO would remain — and even whether the alliance itself would continue to exist.
Merz’s remarks were reminiscent of a 2017 statement by Angela Merkel, then the German chancellor, after contentious alliance meetings with Trump. “The times in which we could rely fully on others — they are somewhat over,” she said. She encouraged Europeans to “take our fate into our own hands.”
Her comments were considered a potentially seismic shift, but a real reorientation of European security policy never materialized. Matters are more serious now, said Claudia Major, who directs security policy at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
“In Munich, Vance declared a culture war and said: ‘Join us or not. We have the right values and you have it wrong,’” she said. His speech, she added, made it clear that “the country that brought us back our freedom and our democracy is turning against us.”
She is not alone in the assessment. Several analysts said the Trump administration’s actions showed that it was not merely indifferent to Europe, but was out to undo it. The distinction holds real consequences for how Europe can respond.
“There is no question the intention is there to destroy Europe, starting with Ukraine,” said Nathalie Tocci, director of Italy’s Institute of International Affairs. “The empowering of the far right is instrumental to the goal of destroying the European Union.”
The reason, she said, is that the Trump administration sees Europe not merely as a competitor, but also as an economic and even ideological threat. It wants to undermine the power of the European Union to regulate trade, competition and hate speech. The latter is a major topic for Vance, as he criticized what he called news media censorship and political correctness.
The European Union is the largest trading bloc in the world, capable of striking back against Washington economically and in tariff terms, representing the “economic foe” Trump railed against in his first term. That power is being used against hightech and social media companies whose leaders surround and subsidize Trump, like Musk, who owns the social platform
X. They, too, have an interest in weakening “the Brussels Effect,” as Anu Bradford of Columbia University Law School called it.
The Brussels Effect is the power of the European Union to establish global rules and norms, and it is particularly important in the realms of climate regulations, digital competition, platform accountability and artificial intelligence.
But if the Trump administration feels it necessary to destroy that threat, then there is little European nations can do to appease the White House, some warned.
Linas Kojala, director of the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center in Vilnius, Lithuania, urges calm, because “there is no real alternative to the U.S. security guarantee” for a long time to come. “Declaring the trans-Atlantic relationship has collapsed would be like stepping off a ship in the middle of the ocean with no other vessel in sight.”
So for now, he said, “Europe must swallow” the Trump criticism and “do everything possible to keep the relationship intact.”
But it is unlikely to return to where it
was, Alex Younger, a former chief of Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, told the BBC last week. “We are in a new era where, by and large, international relations aren’t going to be determined by rules and multilateral institutions,” he said, but “by strongmen and deals.”
Matthew Kroenig, a former defense department official who is now at the Atlantic Council in Washington, calls himself a “normal Republican” and says that “there has been a bit too much hysteria over the past couple of weeks.”
After all, Kroenig said, the first Trump term was also marked by “a lot of tough rhetoric against allies and a lot of deferential language toward Putin, but in the end, NATO was strengthened.”
Others are less sure.
President Donald Trump sits next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, during his first Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 26, 2025. Some officials and analysts see the Trump administration as merely indifferent to Europe; others see open hostility. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Trump has been engaged in “a policy of rapid, unilateral concession of long-held positions on fundamental interests to persuade the aggressor to stop fighting,” said Nigel Gould-Davies of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, speaking of Russia in Ukraine.
“The established name for such a policy,” he said, “is ‘strategic surrender.’”
Ignoring pleas, Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China
By SUI-LEE WEE and DAVID PIERSON
Thailand on Thursday deported 40 Uyghur asylum-seekers back to China, drawing a sharp rebuke from the United Nations’ refugee agency and activists who had long warned that the men would possibly face torture and long-term imprisonment upon their return.
Thailand’s police chief, Kittirat Panpetch, confirmed the move at a news briefing Thursday, saying Thailand had deported the Uyghurs at the request of the Chinese government. He said the matter had been handled by the country’s police and national security council.
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees called the deportation of the Uyghurs a “clear violation” of international law.
China has used its power and influence to silence its critics abroad and pressure governments to repatriate citizens fleeing persecution. The group of Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority in China, had been detained in Bangkok for over a decade. They were part of a wave of more than 300 people who fled China in 2014, hoping to use Thailand as a transit point to
get to Turkey, which is home to a sizable Uyghur community. Last month, some of the detainees, who are all men, went on a hunger strike amid fears of being returned to China.
The plight of the Uyghur detainees in Thailand has drawn scrutiny from many governments, including the United States.
During his confirmation hearing for secretary of state last month, Marco Rubio said he would lobby Thailand not to send the Uyghurs back to China. And on Tuesday, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen warned that any deportations would be “ill-advised.”
Rights activists who had been monitoring the situation began reporting in the early hours of Thursday that there were signs the Uyghurs were being prepared for deportation.
In Bangkok at around 2 a.m., a reporter witnessed six trucks that had their windows covered with black cloth leaving an immigrant detention center in downtown Bangkok where the detained Uyghurs had been held. Several police cars accompanied the trucks, cordoning off traffic around them.
A few hours later, an unscheduled Chi-
na Southern Airlines flight took off from Bangkok to Kashgar in Xinjiang, the native homeland of Uyghurs, according to Flightradar24, which tracks flights around the world. It landed just after 12 p.m. local time.
“All signs point to at least 40 of the men having been deported,” said Julie Millsap of No Business With Genocide, a Washington-based group that has been lobbying governments to free the Uyghurs.
In a statement, Human Rights Watch criticized the Thai authorities for having deported the men despite making public assurances earlier that they would not do so.
“Thailand’s transfer of Uyghur detainees to China constitutes a blatant violation of Thailand’s obligations under domestic and international laws,” said Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “The men now face a high risk of torture, enforced disappearance, and long-term imprisonment in China.”
A Chinese Foreign Min-
istry spokesperson did not directly answer a question about whether the Uyghurs had been deported, saying that 40 Chinese nationals who had illegally entered Thailand had been repatriated legally on Thursday. China’s official news agency, Xinhua, which carried a report on the return of the “illegal immigrants,” appeared to be deliberately vague about the deportees, providing no details regarding their identities or where in China they were from.
The Thai Foreign Ministry did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Kittirat said that in its letter to the Thai authorities seeking the deportations, the Chinese government had pledged to take care of the Uyghurs.
We who are pro-statehood also care about our Puerto Rican culture
By GREGORIO IGARTÚA Special to The STAR
Anti-statehood groups criticize Senate Bill (SB) 273, which orders the elimination of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture (ICP by its initials in Spanish). This legislation has the purpose of restructuring cultural initiatives in Puerto Rico and promoting them. Whenever a pro-statehood administration deals with cultural issues, there is opposition no matter what, and then positive results emerge.
Neither the governor, nor the House of Representatives, nor the Senate of Puerto Rico are interested in eliminating, altering, dismantling or leaving our cultural values orphaned, by closing the ICP through SB 273. The cultural management of the institute has turned out to be a futile exercise for the promotion of our culture and needs to be restructured and improved.
Consider:
* SB 273 only seeks to eliminate the ICP by transferring part of its specialized functions to the Department of Economic Development and Commerce.
* Valuable paintings in deterioration, which are poorly stored by the ICP, can be transferred to the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico. The museum can improve their maintenance and exhibition. Others can go to the Museum of Art in Ponce.
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* The ICP supervises repairs and/or construction of buildings in Old San Juan. It is the entity that grants use permits, and then the request follows the same procedure in the Municipality of San Juan, and then thirdly also in the Permits Management Office (OGPE by its acronym in Spanish). An attempt is being made and it is possible to reduce the rigorous process of permitting by three agencies, as it is at present, to only one. This would result in eliminating unnecessary expenses and reducing the time in obtaining permits by requesting them through a single agency more specialized in this process.
* Other entities promote our culture and our heritage, consider: the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, our town
One very real problem lost in the politics of aid cuts: Child malnutrition
By GREGORIO IGARTÚA
Special to The STAR
As President Donald Trump suspends a large share of foreign aid, the winner of my annual win-a-trip contest is reflecting on her reporting with me in Africa. The winner, Trisha Mukherjee, has written guest columns about menstruation as an impediment to education and about breastfeeding to save babies’ lives.
As I’ve written, the gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the uncertainty around foreign aid seem to me a terrible mistake, deriving from a misperception that aid does no good. So I asked Trisha to recount the malnutrition we saw as well as the solutions that ease it. Here’s what Trisha wrote:
In a one-room clinic in rural Madagascar, a wide-eyed baby boy named Mercia watched as his mother tore open a packet of something that looked like peanut butter. Mercia devoured the paste, leaving traces all over his cheeks. Malnutrition isn’t always something we think much about, but every year it’s a factor in the deaths of 2 million children younger than 5 worldwide. One-fifth of all children in that age group are stunted from malnutrition. But these packets — which public health workers call “small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements” — prevent that malnutrition, for just
$36 for a year’s supply. Mercia’s yummy morning treat could save his life.
While reporting with Nick, I saw wrenching scenes of children starving, of families with nothing to eat, of kids reduced to surviving off wild plants because drought had caused crops to fail. But I also found that preventing stunting and starvation is not just possible but logistically feasible and cost-effective.
“It may be the single most powerful investment you’ve never really heard of,” said Shawn Baker, chief program officer of Helen Keller Intl, which works to end global malnutrition.
In Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital, Tantely Raharinirina hauled two hefty buckets of a nutritious porridge between tin lean-tos and over open sewers. Mothers and children emerged to buy a serving — fortified with essential nutrients — for the equivalent of 10 cents. Nutri’zaza, the social enterprise that provides the porridge, shows that lifesaving food doesn’t have to be expensive.
In a factory in Nairobi, Kenya, I saw another solution, this one for children suffering from severe malnutrition. A father-daughter team, Dhiren and Nikita Chandaria, produce therapeutic foods to stabilize even dangerously ill children — and the course of treatment costs about $50. Malnutrition, I saw on this trip, is a vast and underaddressed problem — but also one that we can solve if we commit to it.
activities, activities in venues such as the Choliseo (which had a lot of opposition even after construction in 2001 and some even proposed to implode it; today it is one of the busiest in the world), the Convention Center, the Tapia Theater. Cultural input also comes by way of TV, or through listening to our teachers, or listening to our music, or spending time in our natural environment, as well as in other ways.
* Historical documents housed in the ICP that are deteriorated can be saved and maintained more effectively in the Historical Archive of Puerto Rico, whose inventory is being digitized.
* The culture of Puerto Rico is reflected, lived and felt everywhere without the ICP. Consider the Fine Arts Center (Centro Bellas Artes) in Santurce. How many protests by proindependence leaders were in opposition when Don Luis Ferré proposed its creation? Today it is the most important fine arts center in Puerto Rico, is attended by the Puerto Rican public, and is internationally known.
* SB 273 seeks to develop our Puerto Rican culture and promote art. The distribution of responsibilities and movement of the ICP’s inventory will more effectively promote the culture and art of our Puerto Rico.
Gregorio Igartúa is an attorney and longtime advocate of statehood for Puerto Rico.
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El Departamento de Justicia llevó a cabo un adiestramiento multisectorial para fortalecer el procesamiento de feminicidios y la violencia de género, con un enfoque en los riesgos del estrangulamiento en víctimas sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica. La capacitación, titulada Foro Magistral sobre Estrangulamiento: Enfoque Multidisciplinario para una Respuesta Coordinada en Puerto Rico, reunió a más de 560 profesionales, entre fiscales, jueces, enfermeros, policías, investigadores forenses, médicos, psicólogos, trabajadores sociales y personal de organizaciones no gubernamentales.
“En el Departamento de Justicia continuamos implementando medidas para optimizar el procesamiento de los casos de violencia de género y feminicidios en nuestra sociedad. La Agencia realizó capacitaciones en el tema que impactaron a centenares de funcionarios y personal de organizaciones, enfocándose en mejorar y fortalecer las investigaciones y garantizar el bienestar de las personas afectadas”, expresó la designada secretaria de Justicia, Janet Parra Mercado, en declaraciones escritas.
Según la información de Justicia, el adiestramiento instruyó a los participantes en la documentación, investigación y litigación de casos de estrangulamiento, con el objetivo de procesar a los responsables y prevenir muertes. La agencia destacó que las víctimas de estrangulamiento tienen un 700 por ciento más de probabilidades de ser asesinadas por su pareja, por lo que se trata de un factor de alto riesgo en la violencia de género. El evento contó con la participación de expertos del Training Institute on Strangulation Preventionde San Diego, reconocido a nivel internacional en la investigación de casos de estrangulamiento en relaciones de pareja. Entre los conferenciantes se incluyeron el licenciado Ca-
sey Gwinn, la licenciada Gael Strack, el licenciado Gerald Finemann, Joe Bianco y el doctor William Smock. “Esta iniciativa reafirma el compromiso del Departamento de Justicia en combatir la violencia de género en nuestra sociedad. La capacitación de fiscales y peritos en temas especializados como estos es fundamental en su preparación y tiene el objetivo principal de maximizar las destrezas necesarias para garantizar el procesamiento efectivo de este tipo de casos para poder probarlos más allá de duda razonable en un Tribunal y lograr convicciones”, puntualizó la jefa de los fiscales, Lynnette Velázquez Grau.
El adiestramiento fue coordinado por la División de Coordinación de las Unidades Especializadas de Violencia Doméstica, Delitos Sexuales y Maltrato de Menores (DCUE) y la Oficina de la Jefa de los Fiscales. Justicia explicó que los participantes fueron divididos en sesiones especializadas en temas legales, médicos y comunitarios para fomentar la colaboración y fortalecer estrategias en la atención a sobrevivientes.
“Es fundamental que nuestras comunidades, junto con los profesionales de primera respuesta, funcionarios y miembros del sistema de justicia, estén debidamente preparados para enfrentar la alarmante problemática del estrangulamiento en casos de violencia doméstica, abuso sexual y maltrato infantil”, explicó la fiscal Laura Hernández Gutiérrez, directora de la DCUE.
El evento contó con la partici-
pación del Poder Judicial, la Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres, los departamentos de Salud, Educación, Corrección y Rehabilitación y Familia, el Negociado de la Policía, Sistemas de Emergencias 9-1-1 y el Cuerpo de Emergencias Médicas. También participaron el Instituto de Ciencias Forenses, el Recinto de Ciencias Médicas y organizaciones como Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres y Centro Salud Justicia.
Justicia recordó que la Ley 71-2024 tipifica el estrangulamiento como un delito grave y establece protocolos de evaluación en instituciones médicas, además de requerir el reporte de estadísticas trimestrales. Desde su aprobación, se han radicado más de 300 casos de maltrato por estrangulamiento bajo la Ley 54. Puerto Rico se une así a 49 estados de Estados Unidos con legislación sobre este tema.
Five science fiction movies to stream now
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI
This month’s picks include unleashed libidos, striking animation and strange underground caves.
‘Turn Me On’
In Michael Tyburski’s gentle but Orwellian film, people greet one another by asking, “Are you content?” The usual answer is, “Quite content.” Neither part of the exchange involves any emotion, only polite detachment. That’s how the powers that be like it: All citizens must take a daily “vitamin” that effectively regulates people’s feelings so that everybody lives in bland apathy. When Joy (Bel Powley) takes a break from the white-and-blue pills while undergoing cancer treatment, her entire life changes. What are those weird feelings happening up in her head? And what about those stirring in a lower part of her body? She convinces her partner, William (Nick Robin- son), to chuck the vitamin. Their libidos now unleashed, the couple fumblingly discover the magic of sex along with heretofore unknown sensations like jealousy. The script by Angela Bourassa (whose “If You Were the Last,” from 2023, was an underrated rom-com in space) has some blind spots: Are there really not any books or movies in this world that feature sex or even romance, even allusively? But “Turn Me On” works as a droll, beautifully acted fable on the perils of conformity. (Rent or buy it on most major platforms.)
‘Future Date’
Writing this column means watching a lot of movies about things going horribly wrong: Earth is on the brink of destruction, artificial intelligence is going to supplant humanity, each multiverse is worse than the next, space is a menace. Yet some of the most depressing views of the future — or an alternative present — can be found in sci-fi’s lightest subgenre, the romantic comedy. Under their sunny, often funny exteriors lurks a world where technology has endangered interpersonal relationships to the point of near impossibility. It’s fine that water has disappeared because you can’t find anybody for a coffee date anyway. Set “many years from now,” Stanley Wong’s “Future Date” envisions an Earth so wrecked by climate catastrophe that people can’t leave their tiny apartments (coronavirus metaphor alert). Angelenos Ry (Wong) and Ria (Shuang Hu) win a contest that lets them spend three days “in an actual house,” and if they turn out to be compatible, they get to stay. Wong doesn’t dwell on the horror of
results in communication, growth and even a kind of empathy. This may be a utopian outcome, but I’ll take it. (Stream it on Peacock.)
‘The Universal Theory’
the outside world, preferring to turn his brightcolored lens onto the small quarters his characters are confined to. They know the present is grim and the future grimmer, but they just can’t stop themselves from trying to find love. (Stream it on Tubi.)
‘The Wild Robot’ The latest feature from Chris Sanders (“How to Train Your Dragon,” “Lilo & Stitch”) has been compared to releases from the famed Studio Ghibli, home of the Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki. Let’s not get carried away: “The Wild Robot” is wonderful, but perhaps not quite on a Ghibli level. Still, it’s a sterling pick that will enchant children and make their parents a little teary — after all, the story is about raising a kid and creating a new family. The movie tweaks the Robinson Crusoe premise by making the marooned figure a robot who washes up on an island filled with all kinds of animals. Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) was programmed to be an assistant and ends up raising an orphaned gosling named Brightbill (Kit Connor) with the help of new friends, including a fox named Fink (Pedro Pascal). The movie has charming humor as well as a striking animation style that feels simultaneously old-fashioned and modern. What’s most interesting is the willingness to touch on dark subjects like death and the power of the technology that surrounds us. Roz was created by a vaguely ominous corporation called Universal Dynamics and can override her programming. In a different movie this ability could lead to a “Terminator”-type cataclysm led by sentient androids, but here it
Mostly set in a snowy Swiss Alpine hotel in 1962, Timm Kröger’s feature is so beautifully crafted that the artistic direction alone is enough to sustain a viewer’s attention. The movie is shot in an evocative black-and-white that actually has a period feel (a color preamble set on a 1974 TV talk show is equally pitch-perfect), and the opulent score by Diego Ramos Rodriguez and David Schweighart evokes the vintage sounds of David Raksin or Max Steiner. The main protagonist, Johannes (Jan Bülow), is a graduate student in physics, which does not help him whatsoever when he is confronted with mysterious goings-on at said resort, some involving strange underground caves and tunnels. He is also fascinated by the hotel’s enigmatic, sultry lounge pianist, Karin (Olivia Ross), who somehow knows something about Johannes’ past that he’s never revealed to anyone. The presence of a ghostlike woman who seems to be in a separate space-time continuum reminded me of Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and Chris Marker’s “La Jetée,” though “The Universal Theory” does not have these films’ narrative mastery. Still, Kröger has established himself as a director with a fantastic eye and ambitious ideas, and that alone makes him worth following. (Stream it on Amazon Prime Video.)
‘Acid’
French director Just Philippot’s debut feature, “The Swarm” (available on Netflix), was a disturbing mix of eco and body horror about farm-bred, bloodthirsty locusts. Philippot has toned down the gruesomeness for his follow-up, “Acid,” but his vision is just as bleak. In the near future, destructive rains start appearing in Europe, leaving a trail of devastation and ruin in their wake. The lethal drops can even eat through metal, so don’t assume you’re safe for long in a car — it’s basically like having the xenomorph from “Alien” bleed all over the continent. In an anxiety-making context where the distant sound of thunder is enough to kick off panic, Michal (Guillaume Canet) and his teenage daughter, Selma (Patience Munchenbach), are on the run, trying to reach relative safety in a different region. Unlike Tom Cruise’s superdad in “War of the Worlds,” Michal is a grumpy antihero, but we can’t help but root for him and Selma to repair their relationship as they look for shelter. The mood is as dark as those rolling clouds, though. The refugees may wish for the rain to go away, but we know there is no escape: It will come again another day. (Rent or buy it on
Bel Powley, right, and Nick Robinson in “Turn Me On,” a droll, beautifully acted fable on the perils of conformity.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
MARÍA FERNANDA CRUZ GÓMEZ
Demandante Vs. EDWIN ORLANDO
FIGUEROA DELGADO, DILCIA MARITZA FIGUEROA DELGADO Y MARÍA FERNANDA
FIGUEROA CRUZ
Demandada
Caso Núm.: CG2022CV04131.
Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNIDAD, COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: ACREEDORES DE LA SUCESIÓN ORLANDO C.
FIGUEROA BURGOS.
Vista la moción presentada por la parte demandante sobre publicación de edictos en cumplimiento con el Art. 594 del Código de Enjuiciamiento Civil Sec 2542, en el caso de epígrafe se les notifica a los ACREEDORES, si alguno de ORLANDO C. FIGUEROA BURGOS que se notifiquen con el Administrador Judicial / Contador Partidor el Lcdo. Jorge M. Azize Cuadrado a la siguiente dirección en un plazo no mayor de sesenta (60) días. P.O. Box 20083, San Juan, P. R. 009280083. Dada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 21 de enero de 2025. MYRNA E. AYALA DÍAZ, JUEZA SUPERIOR. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante Vs. ANGEL LUIS
RODRIGUEZ MORALES, CONSUELO COLON SEGARRA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados
Civil Núm.: PO2023CV02998. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil
segunda. La modificación de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 71 del tomo 641 de Aguadilla, Finca 33457. Registro de la Propiedad de Aguadilla. Inscripción quinta. DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: PASEOS REALES, K2 CALLE 1, AGUADILLA, PR 00603. Número de Catastro: 01-006-034-612-15-000. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $65,467.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 18 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $43,644.66. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA, el 25 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $32,733.50. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por suma de $36,770.52 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 4.00% anual desde el 1 de mayo de 2023 hasta su completo pago, más $558.19 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $6,546.70 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo, incluyendo pero sin limitarse a gastos de mantenimiento, inspecciones y otros adelantos “corporate advances”. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesan los siguientes gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: a. HIPOTECA SUBORDINADA: Constituída por Selina Alma Rosa (soltera), en garantía a un pagaré a favor de Secretario del Departamento d Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda de los Estados Unidos de America, o a su orden, por la suma de $13,895.74, sin intereses y vencedero el 1 de julio de 2043, según consta de la escritura #558, otorgada en San Juan, el 28 de junio de 2013, ante el notario David Toledo David, inscrita al folio 143 del tomo 641 de Aguadilla, finca #33457, inscripción 6ta. b. AVISO DE DEMANDA: Pleito seguido por The San Juan Daily Star
que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE, SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América el 12 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE, SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en: 3039 (BP-15) CALLE HERMINIA TORMES (CALLE 13) URB. EXTENSION LAS DELICIAS PONCE, PR 00728 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Parcela de terreno en la Urbanización Las Delicias, Segunda Unidad de Planificación en el Barrio Magueyes de Ponce, Puerto Rico, y que se describe en el Plano de Inscripción de la Urbanización Las Delicias, con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: número del solar: 15 del Bloque BP. Area del solar: trescientos doce metros cuadrados. En linderos: NORTE, en 24.00 metros, con el solar 16; SUR, en 24.00 metros, con el solar 14; ESTE, en 13.00 metros, con la calle 13; OESTE, en 13.00 metros, con los solares 55 y 56. Enclava una casa residencial para una familia de bloques y concreto. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita al Folio 206 del Tomo 496 de Ponce, finca número 7,625, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección Segunda. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $87,000.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 19 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $58,000.00. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 26 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera su-
basta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $43,500.00. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura de hipoteca número 128 otorgada en Ponce, Puerto Rico, el día 15 de junio de 2019, ante el Notario Dennise M. Llorens Alicea, y consta inscrita al Tomo Karibe de Ponce, finca número 7,625, inscripción Octava (8va), Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección Segunda. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido contra la parte demandada, ascendente a la suma de $81,489.46 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de junio de 2023, más intereses al tipo pactado de 4.75% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $8,700.00. Además la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $8,700.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $8,700.00 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE, SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Por la presente se notifica a los
acreedores desconocidos, no inscritos o presentados que sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad objeto de ejecución y descrita anteriormente se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores una vez el Honorable Tribunal expida la correspondiente Orden de Confirmación de Venta Judicial. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en general se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 05 de febrero de 2025.
MIGUEL A. TORRES AYALA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #560, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE, SALA SUPERIOR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE SELINA ALMA ROSA COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS ZULMA
FELICIANO ALMA, DÉBORA FELICIANO
ALMA T/C/C DEBORAH
FELICIANO ALMA, ELVIN
FELICIANO ALMA, SUS
NIETOS LUIS MIGUEL FELICIANO ARCE, GABRIEL FELICIANO ARCE, FULANO Y
MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA REPRESENTADOS POR EL SECRETARIO DE LA VIVIENDA Y DESARROLLO URBANO (HUD)
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AG2023CV01950. (603). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA
SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia de 12 de agosto de 2024, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 2 de diciembre de 2024 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 3 de diciembre de 2024; en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender día 11 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina del Alguacil Regional del Centro Judicial de Aguadilla área del sótano, al final del pasillo, Calle Progreso Número 70, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Parcela de terreno radicada en la Urbanización Paseos Reales, localizada en el Barrio Arenales del término municipal de Aguadilla, Puerto Rico y que se describe en el plano de inscripción con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Número del solar: 2 del bloque K. Área del solar: 300.150 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en alineación recta de 13.05 metros, con el solar #26 del mismo bloque; por el SUR, en alineación recta de 13.05 metros, con la calle #1; por el ESTE, en alineación recta de 23.00 metros, con el solar #3 del mismo bloque; por el OESTE, en alineación recta de 23.00 metros, con el solar #1 del mismo bloque. Enclava una casa para fines residenciales. Afecta a servidumbre a favor de la Puerto Rico Telephone Company de 5’0” de ancho a todo lo largo de su colindancia Sur. Inscrita al folio 195 del tomo 625 de Aguadilla, Finca 33457. Registro de la Propiedad de Aguadilla. La hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 195 vuelto del tomo 625 de Aguadilla, Finca 33457. Registro de la Propiedad de Aguadilla. Inscripción
Doral Bank vs. Selina Alma Rosa (soltera), ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Aguadilla, en el caso civil número ACD 2012-0249, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $58,631.19 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 30 de noviembre de 2012. Anotada al folio 196 del tomo 625 de Aguadilla. Anotación A. Se notifica al acreedor posterior o a su sucesor o cesionario en derecho para que comparezca a proteger su derecho si así lo desea. Se les advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expediente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 2102015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, hoy 11 de diciembre de 2024. CARLOS D. AVILES LOPEZ, PLACA #043., ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA, SALA SUPERIOR.
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Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE LAULIZ ADORNO MENDOZA COMPUESTA POR SUS MIEMBROS FULANO
DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Demandados Civil Núm.: AR2019CV00951. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Embargo que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO, SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATI, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, el día 12 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO, SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATI, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en A-106 CALLE 27 PALMERAS BARCELONETA, PUERTO RICO 00617 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar: A-106. Urbanización Las Palmeras de Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Cabida: 396.05 metros cuadrados. Linderos: por el NORTE, en una distancia de 29.344 metros lineales, con el solar número A-107 de la Urbanización; por el SUR, en una distancia de 29.329 metros lineales, con el solar número A-105 de la Urbanización; por el ESTE, en dos distancias continuas que suman 13.500 metros lineales, con terrenos de Wilfredo Velez Pellicer y con terrenos de Jose Rodriguez Cuevas; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de 13.500 metros lineales, con la calle número 27 de la Urbanización. Sobre dicho solar enclava una casa en concreto para fines residenciales. Servidumbre telefónica: Franja de terreno de 5 pies de ancho, que discurre a lo largo de su colindancia Oeste. Servidumbre Pluvial: franja de terreno de 3 metros de ancho, localizada en su colindancia Este. Servidumbre en equidad (mantenimiento), franja de terreno de 1.00 metros de ancho por 21.00 metros de largo, localizada en su colindancia Sur del solar antes descrito como predio sirviente, a beneficio del solar número A-105 (predio dominante) la cual área podrá utilizar el propietario del predio dominante para pintar, reparar,
notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de febrero de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 20 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. MISAEL NATAL PABON Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: TA2024CV01012. (Salón: 201B). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM; & LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - URB VILLA MATILDE C4 CALLE 1 TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO 00954.
EMILLY ORTIZ PAGAN - URB VILLA MATILDE C4 CALLE 1 TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO 00954.
MISAEL NATAL PABON - URB VILLA MATILDE C4 CALLE 1 TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO 00954.
A: MISAEL NATAL PABON, EMILLY ORTIZ PAGAN, & LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los
10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de febrero de 2025. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 20 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. JUAN R. MONTANEZ RODRIGUEZ
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: LU2024CV00074.
(Salón: 206). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. RAÚL JAVIER PÉREZ MARTÍNEZRAUL.PEREZ@ORF-LAW.COM. A: JUAN R MONTANEZ RODRIGUEZ - BO MATA DE PLATANO CARR 990 K1 H9, LUQUILLO PR 00773; PO BOX 1711 LUQUILLO PR 00773 // PO BOX 1711 LUQUILLO PR 00773; 102 PUTNAM ST SYRACUSE NY 132043818.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 20 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del
término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de febrero de 2025. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 20 de febrero de 2025. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. IDALIA PIÑERO REYES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
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HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante V. ROBIN JEANNE CERRATI
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: VB2024CV01026. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JESSICA D. MARTÍNEZ BIRRIELJMARTBIRR@YAHOO.COM. A: ROBIN JEANNE CERRATI.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de febrero de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 21 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ BANCO POPULAR DE
PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MZ2023CV02196. (Salón: 207). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM.
ENRIQUE SILVA AVILESENRIQUE.SILVA@USDOJ.GOV. MARINILDA RIVERA VARGASMRIVERAVARGAS@YAHOO.COM. MAYRA YAMILETTE RAMIREZ JIMENEZ - MAYRAYAMILETTE78@ GMAIL.COM.
A: FULANO DE TAL, POSIBLE HEREDERO DESCONOCIDO DE MILAGROS JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ Y MENGANO DE TAL,POSIBLE HEREDERO DESCONOCIDO DE EDGARDO RAMÍREZ SUÁREZ.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de enero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia,Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, SentenciaParcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de febrero de 2025. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 18 de febrero de 2025 . NORMA G.
SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. EVELYN GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante V. MIGUEL ÁNGEL VIVES
LABOY T/C/C MIGUEL A. VIVES LABOY Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON ACRIES LYDIA MERCED COLÓN T/C/C LYDIA MERCED COLÓN Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PO2023CV03650. (Salón: 406 - CIVILSUPERIOR). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM.
MARINILDA RIVERA VARGASMRIVERAVARGAS@YAHOO.COM. A: ACRIES LYDIA MERCED COLÓN T/C/C LYDIA MERCED COLÓN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON MIGUEL ÁNGEL VIVES LABOY T/C/C MIGUEL A. VIVES LABOY. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia,Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, SentenciaParcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de febrero de 2025. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 20 de febrero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. MARIELY FÉLIX RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN SEBASTIÁN BANCO POPULAR DE PR Demandante V. SUCESION DE VICTORIA TORRES SALCEDO COMPUESTA POR SU HIJA SOLDOINA PÉREZ TORRES Y FULANO
Y ZUTANO DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SS2024CV00630.
(Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BALDOMERO A. COLLAZO TORRES - BCOLLAZO@LAWPR.COM. NELSON SERRANO PEREZ - HC 6 BOX 12610, SAN SEBASTIÁN, PUERTO RICO, 00685; NILSA IVETTE SERRANO PEREZHC 6 BOX 12610, SAN SEBASTIÁN, PUERTO RICO, 00685; SOLDOINA PEREZ TORRES - 1608 NW 23RD TER, CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, ESTADOS UNIDOS, 33993. A: SOLDOINA PEREZ TORRES, NELSON SERRANO PEREZ, NILSA IVETTE SERRANO PEREZ.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de febrero de 2025. En San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, el 21 de febrero de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. MARIELA CARDONA PÉREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
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SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. ANTHONY G
RAMOS RIVERA
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CN2024CV00348. (Civil: 406). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA
POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: ANTHONY G. RAMOS RIVERA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de febrero de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 20 de febrero de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. GABRIEL J. NIEVES COLON
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: TB2023CV00178. (Salón: 501). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: GABRIEL J. NIEVES COLON. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los
10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de febrero de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 20 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAYANILLA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC Demandante V. SAMUEL RIVERA IRIZARRY Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: GY2024CV00023. (Salón: 1 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZNOTIFICACIONES@ORF-LAW.COM. A: SAMUEL RIVERA IRIZARRY - P/C LCDO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de
febrero de 2025. En Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, el 24 de febrero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. DELIA APONTE VELÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
JOSE RODRIGUEZ MARRERO
Demandante V. DAMIEN WILLIAM URENA Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CA2023CV00013. (Civil: 407). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
BEATRIZ CAY VÁZQUEZBEATRIZCAYVAZQUEZ@GMAIL. COM.
A: DAMIEN WILLIAM URENA, DEVIN JOEY URENA, DESIREE URENA, DESTINY S URENA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 26 de junio de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de febrero de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 21 de febrero de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO;
POPULAR MORTGAGE
Demandante V. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION COMO SINDICO DE RG MORTGAGE CORPORATION Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2024CV07362. (Salón: 702). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARITZA DEL CARMEN GUZMÁN MATOS - MGUZMAN@ PARTNERSLEGALSERVICESPR. COM. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de febrero de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 24 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT A/C/C LA ADMINISTRACION DE HOGARES DE AGRICULTORES
Demandante Vs. ANNETTE MARIE
PIZARRO RODRÍGUEZ
T/C/C ANNETTE PIZARRO RODRÍGUEZ
Demandada
Civil Núm.: AR2024CV02236. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDEN-
TE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: ANNETTE MARIE
PIZARRO RODRÍGUEZ
T/C/C ANNETTE PIZARRO RODRÍGUEZ
- URB. ESTANCIAS DE IMBERY, 26-J, BARCELONETA PR 00617; DIRECCIÓN
POSTAL: URB. MONACO #1, CALLE TRINA PADILLA B#17, MANATÍ, PR 00674; URB. ALTURAS DE VEGA BAJA, CALLE BB BLOQUE BB #7, VEGA BAJA PR 00693.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de las Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato:
BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RUA NÚM.: 11416
PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970
TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155
E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com
Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 20 de febrero de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN J. ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante V. FRANCISCO CESTERO AHERAN Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV09096. (Salón: 802 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: FRANCISCO CESTERO AHERAN, OLGA M. CASASNOVA, PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
H/N/C PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL COMPANY LLC, FULANO O SUTANO, POSIBLES TENEDORES Y/O INSTITUCIONES BANCARIAS
DESCONOCIDAS.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 09 de enero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 09 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 09 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARIBEL RIVERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA
HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante V. RICHARD ANTHONY MADDAS
Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00535. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RICHARD ANTHONY MADDAS - 140 EMILYS WAY, EAST SETAUKET, NEW YORK 11733-4129. POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Richard Anthony Maddas, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787-705-2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 26 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA GENERAL INTERINA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE
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Demandante V. CARMELO DELGADO DELGADO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2022CV02419. (Salón: 701). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ROBERTO CARLOS LÁTIMER VALENTÍN - LATIMERRC@ LBRGLAW.COM.
A: FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE GERTRUDIS QUIÑONES ROJAS, EDWIN DELGADO QUIÑONES
COMO COMPONENTE DE LA SUCESIÓN DE GERTRUDIS QUIÑONES ROJAS.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 05 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 12 de febrero de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 12 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. PREFERRED MORTGAGE
CORPORATION Y OTROS Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV10966. (Salón: 902 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SEN-
TENCIA POR EDICTO. ANTONIO A. HERNÁNDEZ ALMODÓVAR - AHERNANDEZ@ RMMELAW.COM. A: MANUEL JORGE RIVERA DRAHUS; CHARISELLE SHERRIE RIVERA DRAHUS; JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de febrero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 25 de febrero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUCRECIA PAGÁN MORALES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA
POPULAR AUTO LLC
Demandante V. MOISES BAEZ CENTENO
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: BY2024CV06629. (Salón: 201B). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZ - JPJULIA@ RMMELAW.COM. MOISES BAEZ CENTENO - URB. CAMINO DEL MAR 3022 VIA DEL PALMAR TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO 00949-4301. A: MOISES BAEZ CENTENO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de enero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de
circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de febrero de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: SE ORDENA LA NOTIFICACIÓN DE LA SENTENCIA POR EDICTOS POR ORDEN DEL TRIBUNAL. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 25 de febrero de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Maritza Bonilla Hernández, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN RAFAEL ANDRES ROSARIO PEREZ
Parte Demandante Vs. NELSON CESPEDES MELGARES; FULANO DE TAL
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV05213. Sobre: DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: NELSON CESPEDES MELGARES; por sí. SE NOTIFICA a ustedes que la parte demandante, ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una demanda solicitando DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. Se les emplaza y requiere para que notifiquen al ANGEL M. RIVERA MUNICH CONDOMINIO TORRIMAR PLAZA ALTURAS DE TORRIMAR 40 CALLE 10 APT 3ª GUAYNABO P.R. 00969-3222 Tel. (787) 645-3101 con copia de la contestación a la demanda dentro de los TREINTA (30) DIAS siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, el cual se publicará una sola vez a tenor con la orden dictada por este Honorable Tribunal. Se les apercibe que si dejaran de hacerlo podrá dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de diciembre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. VIVIAN J. SANABRIA, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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Will the ‘Tush Push’ be banned in the NFL?
By VICTOR MATHER
Leaping over the line of scrimmage to block a kick. Standing in the end zone to swat away field goals. Openly slapping an opponent in the head.
Once upon a time, you could see NFL players do all those things. And they were legal. But over time, all of them have been banned.
And perhaps soon to join them is the “Tush Push” or “Brotherly Shove,” the move perfected by Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
In that play, which is executed when the team needs only a yard or less, the Eagles’ offensive linemen mass closely together, snap the ball and push forward. The quarterback, Jalen Hurts, keeps the ball and lunges forward while other big players push him from behind.
The play has been remarkably successful for the Eagles over the past few seasons, nearly always gaining the yard or so needed.
Now a complaint has been filed with the league asking it to ban the play. Although the complaining team was not revealed, several news media sources have identified it as the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers’ president, Mark Murphy, said on the team’s website, “There is no skill involved, and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less.”
But Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and others say the move to bar the shove has the whiff of sour grapes. It’s not that other teams avoid the play because it’s unfair; it’s that they can’t execute it as well as the Eagles do.
“We work so hard at that play,” Sirianni said on NBC. “I know teams are trying it, and I know if they were successful at it they would use it.”
Others have suggested the play might be dangerous. But a league study did not find conclusive evidence that the play caused an increased risk of injury.
There was a thought that with the retirement of Jason Kelce, the Eagles center who was a key factor in the play,
the Eagles would not be as successful with the push. But even without him the team kept pushing and shoving all their way to the championship this season.
Here are some of the other plays you can no longer see on an NFL gridiron.
The Forward Fumble
Sometimes, a single play prompts a rule change.
In a 1978 game against the San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders trailed by 6 points with 10 seconds left. They were 14 yards from the end zone.
Quarterback Ken Stabler was about to be sacked and the ball came out of his hands, moving forward. Another player pushed it forward some more and then Dave Casper kicked it into the end zone and fell on it, scoring a touchdown and winning the game for the Raiders. The play became known as the Holy Roller.
A new rule was adopted after the season: On a fumble in the last two minutes, only the fumbling player himself can advance the ball.
Jumping Over the Line
Blocking a field goal can prevent the opposing team from scoring 3 points. So why not try whatever it takes to do it?
In the 2010s, some athletic players, notably on the Seattle Seahawks, tried leaping over the line of scrimmage to get a better shot at blocking that kick. Sometimes they succeeded. But in 2017 the NFL put a stop to it in most cases. (On that occasion, it was the Eagles who proposed the rule change.)
Goaltending, NFL Style
How about getting a really tall guy to stand right at the goal posts and try to swat away the field goal try? Yeah, that’s been tried. And that’s been banned.
In the early 1970s, the Kansas City Chiefs parked a 6-foot-10 player named Morris Stroud just in front of the goal posts and had him try to block lower-trajectory kicks. It worked from time to time.
But the NFL soon amended its rules to ban — bor-
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) prepares to rush for a touchdown during the first quarter of Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
rowing a basketball term — “goaltending by a defensive player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a goal post.”
Dangerous Plays
Whatever you think about these plays, few would argue that it would be a good idea if players could still slap each other in the head (banned in 1977), tackle by grabbing the back of the shoulder pads (the so-called horse collar, banned in 2005) or hit an opponent helmet-tohelmet (banned in 1996).
The NFL has a reputation for being stodgy and slow to change. But almost every year, some rules are tweaked, and the game is, one hopes, improved.
Whether banning the Brotherly Shove would be an improvement depends on your point of view and your interpretation of the intricacies and nuances of the voluminous NFL rule book.
Or perhaps on whether or not you’re an Eagles fan.
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