Monday Jun 9, 2025

A Neighbor’s Mounting Hardship

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Resident commissioner leads PDP delegation

Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera led the Popular Democratic Party delegation at the Puerto Rican Day Parade down Fifth Avenue in the New York City Borough of Manhattan on Sunday. The parade, one of the most important cultural events for the Puerto Rican community in the United States, pays tribute each year to personalities, municipalities and organizations that strengthen Puerto Rican identity and pride. This year’s parade was dedicated to the island municipality of Aguas Buenas, while next year the event will pay tribute to Vega Baja on the 250th anniversary of the northern coastal town’s founding. (Facebook via Luis Javier Hernández)

Trade Union Coalition objects to labor secretary nominee

By THE STAR STAFF

Trade Union Coalition spokespersons Jorge Lefevre Tavárez and José Rodríguez Vélez on Sunday opposed the nomination of María del Pilar Vélez Casanova for the position of secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources. They said the coalition, which represents both private and public sector unions, finds it impossible to support her nomination.

Lefevre Tavárez highlighted a troubling dynamic between the executive and legislative branches that has hindered the effectiveness of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón’s cabinet. He said the Puerto Rico Senate, under the leadership of Thomas Rivera Schatz, is rapidly advancing several cabinet appointments, including that of Vélez Casanova, without adequate oversight.

Lefevre Tavárez asserted that the shift suggests that the Senate is compromising its role as a supervisory body by align-

ing itself with the executive branch. He emphasized that the nomination of the labor secretary is particularly critical, as it should prioritize the interests of the working class.

Rodríguez Vélez noted meanwhile that the coalition has significant concerns regarding the nominee’s ties to labor issues, pointing out a lack of an established history with the working class. He said the coalition has sought discussions with Vélez Casanova to clarify her positions on crucial topics such as labor reform, sub-minimum wage, and the potential dismantling of the Labor Relations Board. Unfortunately, those discussions were scheduled for a date following the Senate’s proposed timeline for approving her appointment.

Rodríguez Vélez concluded by expressing the impossibility of the coalition supporting the appointment, suggesting that the nominee’s ambiguous responses indicate a trend followed by the New Progressive Party government to appoint a functionary within the Labor and Human Resources Department who may favor employer interests.

Fitch downgrades New Fortress credit rating to junk

By THE STAR STAFF

Fitch Ratings has downgraded New Fortress Energy Inc.’s (NFE) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from ‘B-’ to ‘CCC’, which is considered speculative or junk.

The decision was influenced by several factors, including the company’s inability to secure constructive contracts in Puerto Rico.

The downgrade has removed the rating from Rating Watch Negative (RWN). Fitch has also downgraded NFE’s $2.7 billion in 12% senior secured notes due in 2029, issued by NFE Financing LLC, as well as its term loan B, to ‘CCC’ with a Recovery Rating of ‘RR4’, down from ‘B-’/’RR4’. Additionally, Fitch downgraded both the 6.50% senior secured notes maturing in September 2026 and the 8.75% senior secured notes maturing in March 2029 to ‘CCC-’/’RR5’, lowering them from ‘CCC+’/’RR5’.

The downgrade reflects Fitch’s assessment of heightened execution risk associated with NFE reaching its Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) target for 2025, which is essential for refinancing debt maturing in 2026 and 2027. The rating agency expressed concern over the delayed filing of the 10-Q.

Among the reasons for the downgrade, Fitch noted that high interest expenses, averaging around $900 million over the next three years, restrict financial flexibility. Fitch projects that EBITDA interest coverage will fall below 1.0x during this period. NFE indicated that it retained some $400 million in cash from the sale of its Jamaica asset, which Fitch views

positively. However, due to an amendment to the credit facility linked to that asset sale, covenants now limit the amount of cash the company can use to repurchase the 2026 notes, except for payments that avoid springing maturities.

If the approximately $500 million in 6.5% senior secured notes due in September 2026 are not paid by July 31, 2026 -- 60 days before their maturity -- this would trigger around $2.2 billion in additional springing maturities.

Under Fitch’s rating case, the company is expected to face a cash shortfall in 2026, partly due to the high costs of recent financings. Fitch’s assumptions are more conservative than management’s, reflecting significantly lower cash flows from Puerto Rico and slower development in Brazil, though some capital expenditures can potentially be deferred, particularly regarding payments for FLNG2 (floating liquefied natural gas) construction. NFE’s recent results have fallen short of Fitch’s previous expectations. The company’s EBITDA for the quarter was over 20% lower than Fitch’s estimates. Initial amendments to a Puerto Rico contract regarding a re-contracting window, followed by NFE’s exclusion from the shortlist for a temporary power auction, have increased uncertainty regarding the company’s ability to achieve its 2025 projections. Furthermore, the absence of a 10-Q for the period ending March 31 of this year adds to this uncertainty. The developments come on the heels of weaker-than-expected results under Fitch’s calculations, which exclude excess gas sales.

In Brazil, two primary assets, CELBA2 and

Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade New Fortress Energy Inc.’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating was influenced by several factors, including the company’s struggle to secure constructive contracts in Puerto Rico.

the Portocem power plants, are still under construction. Fitch estimates that Brazil will account for about 30% of NFE’s EBITDA from 2025 to 2027, with free cash flow projected to be negative over the next three years. Start-up risks associated with smaller projects remain a concern.

Fitch also emphasized the firm’s struggle to secure constructive contracts locally. NFE is the parent company of Genera PR, the private operator of the local utility’s power plants. Puerto Rico is NFE’s largest market and is expected to contribute over 50% of total EBITDA during the forecast period. The islandwide gas supply contract expires this month. While NFE has advantages as an incumbent operator in the power gas supply sector, Fitch indicates that

the company may not be well-positioned to win a substantial bid given its omission from the shortlist in the temporary power auction. Based on updated assumptions, Fitch projects that NFE’s leverage will exceed 10.0x from 2025 to 2027. Leverage remains high, even after the Jamaica asset sale, due to debt-funded capital expenditures related to the development of the FLNG2 liquefaction unit and the completion of projects in Brazil. In the absence of further asset sales, any significant reduction in leverage will require favorable contracts in Puerto Rico. Moreover, the receipt of Federal Emergency Management Agency proceeds, which could be a crucial source of cash, appears increasingly uncertain at this time, Fitch noted.

LUMA urged to withdraw rate increase request

By THE STAR STAFF

The chairman of the Government Committee in the island House of Representatives demanded on Sunday that the LUMA Energy board of directors withdraw its request to raise the price of a kilowatt-hour to consumers by 2.76 cents.

San Juan District 4 Rep. Víctor Parés Otero also called on the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau to once again reject the request made by the private operator of the island’s electrical transmission and distribution network.

“I urge Luma Energy to stop insisting on such an absurd increase of 2.76 cents per kilowatt-hour,” the lawmaker said. “Every time they insist on something that was already rejected, they inflict anguish on the people, considering we’re already entering the Atlantic hurricane

season (June 1 to Nov. 30). LUMA cannot expect the public to pay for its administrative inefficiencies. LUMA is obligated to pay a whopping $9.085,390 billion in federal funds, but has only requested reimbursement for $284 million. This demonstrates a complete lack of fiscal responsibility and is the reason why they need the money. That’s not the fault of the people of Puerto Rico, it’s LUMA’s.”

LUMA Energy reported it needs an additional $322 million above the budgeted amount, equivalent to $692.6 million, for projects not covered by funds allocated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The New Progressive Party legislator also noted that the price of fuels, including Bunker C and diesel, used for electricity generation have dropped dramatically, reaching pre-pandemic levels seen in January 2020.

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Rep. Víctor Parés Otero

PIP lawmakers launch effort to safeguard rights of immigrants

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) delegations in both legislative chambers have launched a proactive initiative targeting the municipalities to safeguard the fundamental rights of immigrant communities in Puerto Rico.

The action follows a series of recent arrests and raids carried out by federal authorities.

The proposed ordinance will be brought before municipal legislatures for review. Its main goal is to establish a public policy that protects vital spaces essential for exercising fundamental rights. It further seeks to clarify and standardize the legal framework that governs the interactions between municipal entities and federal immigration authorities, ensuring strict adherence to the rule of law.

“In February, the PIP delegations introduced Bill 331 in the House of Representatives and Bill 379 in the Senate at the request of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). These bills were specifically crafted to defend the fundamental rights of immigrant communities in Puerto Rico,” stated PIP House spokesperson Denis Márquez Lebrón. “However, due to the legislative leadership’s inaction on these bills and the rise in raids following the alarming incident where the government shared information on about 6,000 individuals with federal authorities, we’ve shifted our approach by transforming the bills into a municipal ordinance. This will empower municipalities to protect our immigrant communities.”

pointed to a troubling incident involving a Dominican immigrant woman in Cabo Rojo who was arrested by federal authorities after a municipal police officer tipped off immigration officials while she sought information to start a street vending business in the area.

“In the Cabo Rojo incident, the municipal officer, according to the mayor, acted on his own when he notified federal authorities about the Dominican woman, who had committed no crime and held a valid work permit in the United States, all without a warrant,” Gutiérrez Colón said. “Our initiative will lay down the necessary protocols to protect the rights of our immigrant communities from further abuses.”

Márquez Lebrón had stated previously that the new priorities in immigration law enforcement do not justify the infringement of fundamental rights.

“Protecting the human rights of all individuals, regardless of their immigration status or ethnic background, must be our priority,” he stressed. “We need to rally behind our immigrant brothers and sisters, who play an essential role in Puerto Rican society.”

Gutiérrez Colón and Lebrón Robles

Márquez Lebrón’s colleagues in the lower chamber, Reps. Adriana Gutiérrez Colón and Nelie Lebrón Robles, noted that the proposed municipal ordinance will set legal guidelines for interactions between municipal and federal immigration authorities, ensuring they comply with both state and federal laws.

The three legislators have left the door open for introducing additional measures to express solidarity with immigrant communities in Puerto Rico, especially given the hurdles they have faced since the onset of Donald Trump’s second term as president.

Rate review examiner scolds PREPA for neglecting to share expenses information

By THE STAR STAFF

Scott Hempling, a lawyer overseeing the power rate review at the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB), will hold a conference today regarding a complaint that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has not provided LUMA Energy with necessary information on its revenue requirement.

The PREB has been conducting a rate review process since March, aiming to cover all of PREPA’s expenses. The adjustments to the basic rate will be the first since 2017. Hemling, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, recently received a letter indicating that, despite numerous requests from LUMA, PREPA has failed to supply the information needed for LUMA to include PREPA’s proposed revenue requirement in the rate case application that is due to the PREB on July 3. LUMA is the private operator of

the seriousness of the situation. By statute, contract, and PREB orders, LUMA is responsible for submitting a comprehensive revenue requirement, covering both a constrained budget and an optimal budget, on July 3. This full revenue requirement includes the revenues necessary for all three entities -- LUMA, PREPA, and Genera, the private operator of PREPA’s fleet or legacy power plants.

“There should be, and is, no ambiguity about PREPA’s and Genera’s obligations to submit to LUMA the information that LUMA needs, at the time that LUMA reasonably requires, to carry out LUMA’s obligations. We are long past the date by which LUMA needed to receive this information,” Hempling said. “Reliable electric service to millions of Puerto Rico’s citizens requires close professional, technical, and financial cooperation among the three companies.”

ture nor the negotiators of the associated contracts intended for the three companies to operate in isolation, act as opponents, or ignore essential cooperative procedures.

“Nor did they envision that a proposal to set rates reflecting, finally, the true cost of electric service would consist of three independently constructed proposals, stapled together a mere three weeks before the deadline,” he said. He expressed hope that the issue would be resolved.

PREPA’s transmission and distribution system. He convened today’s meeting to address

Hempling stressed that in forming this tripartite arrangement, neither the Legisla-

“Please do not put me in a position of having to inquire, up the chain of command, into why this problem has occurred, who is responsible for it, and whether there has been any outside interference preventing the companies from doing what the statute, contract, and Energy Bureau orders require,” the attorney added. “Also please do not put the Commissioners in a position of receiving, on July 3, a rate case application that is deficient.”

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Puerto Rican Independence Party Rep. Denis Márquez Lebrón with fellow Rep. Adriana Gutiérrez Colón

Attorney Scott Hempling is overseeing the power rate review at the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau. (LinkedIn)

LA quiet as National Guard troops begin to arrive

By LAUREL ROSENHALL, ORLANDO MAYORQUÍN, JESÚS JIMÉNEZ, MIMI DWYER, SHAWN HUBLER and LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA

Los Angeles was quiet Sunday morning as the first members of the National Guard arrived after President Donald Trump took the extraordinary action of ordering them to assist immigration agents who clashed with demonstrators.

Trump’s decision to order in the guard made rare use of federal powers to bypass the authority of California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, who called the move “purposefully inflammatory” Saturday night and added that there was “no unmet need.”

Overnight, Trump praised the National Guard for their work in Los Angeles, but Mayor Karen Bass told residents that the troops had not arrived. Protests against immigration raids were scheduled to continue Sunday, with one event at City Hall set for 2 p.m. Pacific time.

Trump issued the order Saturday as law enforcement officers faced off with hundreds of protesters for a second consecutive day in the Los Angeles area, in some cases using rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades. Newsom described Trump’s order as “purposefully inflammatory,” saying that the federal government was mobilizing the National Guard “not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.”

Bill Essayli, the Trump administration’s top law enforcement official in Southern California, said in an interview Saturday night that National Guard troops would arrive in Los Angeles

County within 24 hours. At least 20 people were arrested Saturday, mostly in the largely Latino and working-class suburb of Paramount, in addition to the more than 100 people arrested at the protests Friday, Essayli said.

Protests had broken out in the LA area Friday and Saturday as federal agents mounted raids on workplaces in search of immigrants in the country without legal permission. The Los Angeles Police Department detained a number of protesters near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, but said demonstrations in the city were

Protesters walk the street near the site of a federal immigration raid in Los Angeles on Friday, June 6, 2025. Los Angeles was quiet Sunday morning as the first members of the National Guard arrived after President Donald Trump took the extraordinary action of ordering them to assist immigration agents who clashed with demonstrators. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)

peaceful. Some of the protests that broke out in other areas, including Compton and Paramount, south of downtown Los Angeles, were more confrontational.

Demonstrators near a freeway entrance threw fireworks and rocks at police officers, who responded with volleys of rubber projectiles. Some took over an intersection after setting a car ablaze, while others hurled glass bottles filled with a substance that smelled like gasoline at a police line, as fires burned in the street.

Here’s what else to know:

— Workplace raids: The recent raids appeared to be part of a new phase of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, in which officials say they will increasingly focus on workplaces.

— Federal powers: Trump’s order is the first time since 1965 that a president has activated a state’s National Guard force without a request from that state’s governor, according to Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, an independent law and policy organization.

— Trading blame: Some of California’s Democratic lawmakers blasted Trump’s decision to send in the National Guard as an inappropriate use of power, while Republicans criticized the state’s political leadership over their handling of the protests.

— Latino communities: Some of the most active protests against immigration raids took place in Paramount, a small city some 25 miles southeast of the Hollywood sign that has for decades attracted Latino immigrants.

Abrego García jailed in Tennessee awaiting trial on human trafficking charges

By DEVLIN BARRETT, ALAN FEUER, GLENN THRUSH and JAMES C. McKINLEY JR.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man at the center of a political maelstrom after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, was in a Tennessee jail Saturday after the United States abruptly brought him back to face new charges of transporting migrants living in the U.S. illegally.

Abrego Garcia made an initial appearance in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, late Friday, and the government asked a judge to keep him in custody without bail. He was detained in the Putnam County jail in Cookeville, Tennessee, about 80 miles east of Nashville, his lawyers said. He is expected to return to federal court for an arraignment Friday.

The sudden move by the Trump administration to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States after months of fighting efforts to do so could end the most high-profile legal battle over the president’s authority to rapidly

seize and deport immigrants lacking legal status without a hearing.

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers said they welcomed their day in court and that the government’s decision undercut its efforts to keep him in El Salvador.

“It’s now up to our judicial system to see that Mr. Abrego Garcia receives the due process that the Constitution guarantees to all persons,” said Andrew Rossman, a lawyer for Abrego Garcia.

In March, Abrego Garcia, a contractor from Maryland, was picked up in a Trump administration dragnet and deported along with several other men to a prison in El Salvador, even though an immigration judge had ruled he should not be sent there because he had reason to fear for his safety.

Now Abrego Garcia, a native of El Salvador, faces more than just the accusation that he was in the country illegally. A 10-page indictment — filed in the U.S. District Court in Nashville in May and unsealed Friday — accuses

him not only of being a member of the violent street gang MS-13 but also of being part of a ring that smuggled Latin American immigrants into the United States.

In court papers seeking his pretrial detention, prosecutors said Abrego Garcia had played “a significant role” in the conspiracy to smuggle immigrants, including unaccompanied minors. They added that smuggling immigrants was Abrego Garcia’s “primary source of income” and that he had transported about “50 undocumented aliens” each month for several years.

The indictment relies on five “confidential informants” who told investigators they were also part of the ring. Two of the informants told federal authorities that Abrego Garcia regularly picked up illegal immigrants in Houston and drove them to other parts of the country, starting in 2016.

Abrego Garcia is also accused in the indictment of smuggling weapons from Texas to Maryland and of abusing some of the female immigrants, though he is not charged in con-

nection with those acts.

The smuggling charges stem from a traffic stop on Nov. 30, 2022, when Abrego Garcia was pulled over for speeding by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on Interstate 40 East in Putnam County, the indictment said.

Officers determined that the Chevrolet Suburban he was driving had been altered with “an aftermarket third row of seats designed to carry additional passengers,” the indictment said. It also noted that there were “nine Hispanic males packed into the SUV” and that none “had luggage or even tools consistent with construction work.”

Abrego Garcia, who had an expired license, told officers that he and his passengers had been in St. Louis for the past two weeks doing construction work, according to the indictment. He was let off with a warning.

But a subsequent investigation, prosecutors said, revealed that Abrego Garcia’s cellphone and license plate reader data showed he had been in Texas that morning and nowhere near St. Louis for the previous weeks.

Hunt for father accused of killing 3 daughters expands in Washington forest

By ALYCE McFADDEN

The National Guard is joining the search in Washington state for a man police say killed his three young daughters.

More than 100 law enforcement officers are combing parts of central and northern Washington state for the man, Travis Decker, who police say has wilderness skills that could help him survive for weeks on his own.

Police say Decker kidnapped the three girls — Olivia Decker, 5; Evelyn, 8; and Paityn, 9 — on May 30. They were found dead last Monday near a campsite roughly 70 miles east of Seattle. Each child had a plastic bag over her head, according to an affidavit from police in Wenatchee, Washington, where the girls lived with their mother.

Large swaths of wilderness around where the girls’ bodies were found have been closed to the public as the search has intensified. The U.S. Forest Service closed some trails, roads and campsites in the OkanoganWenatchee National Forest. On Thursday, the National Park Service closed parts of the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, a part of the North Cascades National

Park Service Complex to the north of the national forest.

On Friday, Gov. Bob Ferguson pledged to support the investigation by sending National Guard resources and emergency funding.

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office sent two helicopters to assist with the search, and Ferguson said the state would provide additional choppers. The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are also helping local police.

In a news release Friday, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, the agency leading the investigation, said it had received more than 500 tips from members of the public about Decker. It added that investigators had reviewed surveillance video and photos and that dozens more law enforcement officials had arrived to help with the search.

Decker, 32, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of kidnapping. On Thursday, federal prosecutors also charged him with fleeing arrest. Days before Decker disappeared with his daughters, prosecutors said he had repeatedly searched Google for information about relocating to Canada. Among his searches were “how does a person move to canada,” “how to relocate to canada” and “jobs canada,”

according to court records.

Decker’s pickup truck was found near the Rock Island campground, not far from where the girls’ bodies were ultimately discovered. A former member of the military, Decker is believed to be “well versed in wilderness survival and capable of spending days or even weeks in the wilderness on his own and with very little equipment,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement Wednesday.

“Although this can be a challenge while searching for him, our personnel are well equipped and prepared to seek and apprehend him,” the office added.

The girls were reported missing May 30 by their mother, who is divorced from Decker. She told police that she was worried for their safety because Decker had been experiencing “mental health issues.”

Officials advised residents in remote parts of Chelan, Kittitas, King, Snohomish and Okanagan counties to take precautions like keeping their doors locked and their exterior lights switched on. If they see Decker, they should avoid approaching him and call 911, the sheriff’s office said.

Trump says he has no desire to mend his relationship with Musk

By JONATHAN SWAN and TYLER PAGER

President Donald Trump said Saturday that his relationship with Elon Musk was likely beyond repair after the two sparred publicly on social media this past week, and he warned there would be “serious consequences” if Musk financed candidates to run against Republicans who voted in favor of the president’s domestic policy bill.

In a phone interview with NBC journalist Kristen Welker, Trump said he had no plans to speak with Musk, calling the tech billionaire “disrespectful” to the office of the president. When asked whether he had any desire to repair his relationship with Musk, Trump said, “No.”

But this seemed unlikely to be the president’s final word on the matter.

Despite saying repeatedly over the past 24 hours that he is spending no time thinking about Musk, Trump has taken numerous phone calls and questions from reporters in which he’s expounded on their relationship. On an Air Force One flight to New Jersey on Friday afternoon, Trump spent time in his cabin watching Fox News coverage of his feud with Musk, before walking to the back cabin to answer questions from reporters on the topic.

Trump has offered a range of views in his conversations over the past few days. In some, Trump has described Musk as somebody who has gone “crazy.” In others, he has expressed sympathy, as if Musk were a wayward son. He has told associates that Musk is out of his mind on drugs, but at other times he has said he wishes him well and has seemed to leave open the possibility of reconciliation. He has also dangled the threat of canceling

Trump’s domestic policy bill, which removed tax credits for electric vehicles, angered Musk. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

contracts that Musk’s companies have with the federal government.

Behind the scenes, people close to both men have tried to broker a detente, and there have been some signs of de-escalation. Musk has deleted some of his most incendiary social media posts and Trump has been more restrained, by his standards, in his public criticisms of Musk.

Advisers to Trump say they think the relationship will never be the same again. But some forecast an eventual truce, albeit one based on the transactional aspect of their relationship, with both men recognizing their abilities to help and harm each other.

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thized with his frustrations with the political process in Washington, and noted that “his businesses are being attacked nonstop.”

“I just think it’s a huge mistake for the world’s wealthiest man, I think one of the most transformational entrepreneurs ever, that’s Elon, to be at this war with the world’s most powerful man,” Vance said.

The vice president said Trump “has been very restrained, because the president doesn’t think that he needs to be in a blood feud with Elon Musk, and I actually think if Elon chilled out a little bit, everything would be fine.” Though Vance did note that might not be possible after Von showed him some of Musk’s more personal attacks on X, and he forcefully rejected Musk’s accusation that Trump had a nefarious relationship with Epstein.

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company SpaceX, which relies on federal contracts.

And Musk has his own leverage. He was given a window into Trump’s private world, and some of Trump’s advisers have expressed concern about him weaponizing those secrets. He is the biggest donor in Republican politics, has an outstanding promise of a $100 million donation to Trump’s outside groups, and owns the most powerful social media platform on the right.

Trump has a long history of reconciling with even his harshest critics. Musk’s cryptic accusation that Trump had links to a convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, might seem to the uninitiated to be a bridge too far, but the senior ranks of the Trump administration government are filled with people who have made withering character assessments of Trump. They include his secretary of state, who called him a con man, and his vice president, who wondered whether he would be an American Adolf Hitler.

In a podcast appearance with comedian Theo Von, recorded Thursday during the height of the Musk-Trump online war, Vice President JD Vance went relatively easy on the world’s richest man.

“Elon, he’s an incredible entrepreneur,” Vance said. “And look, man, I’m always going to be loyal to the president, and I hope that eventually Elon kind of comes back into the fold.”

Vance praised Musk’s work with the Department of Government Efficiency, empa-

Musk, who poured millions of dollars into the Trump campaign last year, spearheaded a massive government restructuring project in recent months, cutting thousands of federal jobs before he returned to running his businesses last week.

His vociferous opposition to the president’s bill, expressed on social media, touched off the two men’s dispute Thursday. But he has since removed his most incendiary social media posts about Trump, notably his accusation that the Trump administration was blocking the release of information about Epstein because the files somehow implicated the president, who had been a friend of Epstein’s for years before falling out with him. Musk did not provide evidence for the claim.

Another of Musk’s deleted posts was a vow that his company SpaceX would decommission its Dragon spacecraft, which NASA has used to transport crew to the International Space Station. That comment came in response to a post by Trump on Truth Social that he could save the government billions of dollars by canceling Musk’s federal contracts.

Trump was asked on the Air Force One flight to New Jersey on Friday how seriously he was considering canceling Musk’s contracts. He did not rule it out.

“He’s got a lot of money. He gets a lot of subsidy, so we’ll take a look at that,” Trump said. “Only if it’s fair for him and for the country, I would certainly think about it. But it has to be fair.”

On that same flight, he also avoided attacking Musk when pressed by reporters and said he wished him and his companies well.

But by Saturday morning, he was back to criticizing Musk.

President Donald Trump with Elon Musk as they look at new Tesla vehicles outside the White House in Washington, March 11, 2025.

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China allows limited exports of rare earths as shortages continue

By KEITH BRADSHER

China’s Ministry of Commerce has started issuing more export licenses for shipments of rare earth magnets in recent days, but the pace remains slow and China appears committed to keeping licensing requirements introduced two months ago.

Many factories in the automotive sector and other industries in Europe and the United States, and a few in Japan, are running low on the magnets. China makes 90% of the world’s supply of these magnets, which are essential for cars, drones, factory robots, missiles and many other technologies.

After a 90-minute call Thursday with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, President Donald Trump wrote on social media that the two men had discussed rare earths. Trump mentioned that rare earths were a complex subject but did not indicate whether anything had been decided about China’s strict export licensing requirement, which Beijing imposed on April 4.

Trump wrote on social media Friday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer would hold further economic talks Monday in London with top Chinese officials.

When Trump was asked later on Air Force One whether Xi had agreed to allow rare earth minerals and magnets to flow to the United States, Trump replied, “Yes, he did,” but did not elaborate.

China’s statement Thursday about the call did not mention rare earths, however. Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, declined to answer a question about the minerals Friday at the ministry’s daily briefing, saying that it was a matter for other agencies. The Ministry of Commerce said Thursday before the two leaders spoke only that it would issue export licenses according to its new rules.

The American and European chambers of commerce in China each said Friday that somewhat more export licenses had been issued in recent days. But both groups emphasized that more were needed, as China’s Ministry of Commerce faces a huge backlog of detailed applications for licenses.

The ministry approved some licenses May 26 for parts suppliers of U.S. automakers and more licenses early this week. But carmakers use dozens of magnets for each gasoline-powered car and even more for electric cars, and they have faced difficulties obtaining

licenses for all the different kinds of magnets they need.

Jens Eskelund, the president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, called for more exports from China. “Our members are still struggling with the export license approval process, due to both the time it takes and the lack of transparency, and this is now negatively impacting production lines in Europe and other countries,” he said in a statement Friday before Trump announced that further talks would be held in London.

Michael Hart, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, said that he was not aware of any change in China’s rare earth policy after the call between Trump and Xi, but expressed hope that the conversation might improve the odds that more licenses would be issued.

“It can’t hurt, the fact that both presidents were talking,” Hart said in a telephone interview.

Rare earth metals, a group of 17 elements found near the bottom of the periodic table, have a wide range of industrial applications. China produces practically the entire world’s supply of seven of the least common rare earths, including three that are crucial in making very powerful, heat-resistant magnets.

On April 4, two days after Trump sharply increased tariffs on imports from China, China banned all exports except those approved by licenses for the seven rare earths and magnets made from them.

Jin Canrong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing and an influential adviser to the Chinese government, said that China did not appear to have made any concessions on rare earth supplies during or after the conversation between Trump and Xi.

“We will definitely use the rare earth card to force Trump to make concessions,” Jin wrote on his blog. “Regarding the rare earth export control policy, the Chinese leaders will not simply make any promises to Trump, and it will be handed over to the negotiation team to continue the discussion.”

Jin said that China’s rare earth export restrictions had proven more effective than he expected in putting pressure on Trump to negotiate on trade issues. “Trump specifically mentioned the rare earth issue on social media, which shows that he attaches great importance to it, and also shows that our playing this card is quite effective,” he said.

But Beijing runs the risk that global manufacturers will decide that it is too risky to

A mine for heavy rare earth metals outside of Longnan in south-central China’s Jiangxi province, April 11, 2025. China’s Ministry of Commerce has started issuing more export licenses for shipments of rare earth magnets in June 2025, but the pace remains slow and China appears committed to the licensing requirements introduced two months prior. (Keith Bradsher/The New YorkTimes)

depend on China for any crucial components, not just rare earths, and will more readily shift contracts to India, Vietnam, Mexico and other countries.

“We must reduce our dependencies on all countries, particularly on a number of countries like China on which we are more than 100% dependent,” said Stéphane Séjourné, the European commissioner for industrial strategy, at a news conference on Wednesday. “The export bans increase our will to diversify.”

On Friday, the American Chamber of Commerce in China issued the results of a survey it conducted last week. Five American industrial or technology companies said they would run out of rare earth materials and face disruption to their operations in less than a month and four more in less than three months.

Some Chinese suppliers to American companies have received licenses to export limited numbers of magnets in the next six months, but this may not meet demand, Hart said. Chinese companies appear reluctant to seek permission for large shipments because these might be diverted to U.S. military contractors, and China is trying to cut these companies off.

Jobs report bolsters Fed’s patient approach on rate cuts, drawing Trump’s ire

By COLBY SMITH

Asolid jobs report for May has reinforced the Federal Reserve’s stance that it can take its time before restarting interest rate cuts, an approach that drew renewed ire from President Donald Trump on Friday.

Trump told reporters in the evening that his pick for the next chair of the Fed was coming soon and that he had a pretty good idea of whom he would select for the role, which Jerome H. Powell will vacate next May.

The comments followed a string of attacks on the Fed on Friday by Trump, who again railed against Powell for moving too slowly to lower interest rates. In posts on social media, the president called Powell “a disaster” and suggested that Fed policymakers cut rates by a full percentage point.

“He is costing our Country a fortune,” Trump wrote. “Borrowing costs should be MUCH LOWER!!!”

Officials have held interest rates steady since January amid extreme uncertainty about the economic outlook as a result of Trump’s policies. The central bank has signaled it will need to see clear signs that the labor market is weakening before lowering rates again, a higher bar than in the past given expectations that inflation could reignite this year.

Asked Friday evening about Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor who is seen as a front-runner to be named chair and nearly got the position in Trump’s first term, the president said, “He’s very highly thought of.”

The next Fed opening that Trump will be able to fill is in January, when Adriana Kugler’s term as a governor is set to expire. He recently had the oppor-

Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, at Graeter’s Ice Cream in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati, June 2, 2025. In conversations with business owners this week, Hammack said she had heard nothing to suggest that the Fed needed to immediately lower borrowing costs. (Madeleine Hordinski/The New York Times)

tunity to appoint a new vice chair for supervision, Michelle Bowman, who was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday.

Bowman, who joined the Fed as a governor in 2018 after Trump nominated her in his first term, unveiled plans Friday to ease a number of rules on how banks will be supervised and regulated in her first major speech in the role.

What is making current Fed officials wary about lowering interest rates are the president’s tariffs, the scope and scale of which have repeatedly changed since his return to office. That whiplash has left businesses and policymakers in limbo, uncertain how significantly these policies will cause prices to rise and growth to slow.

After reaching its lowest level in more than 50 years in 2022, unemployment has edged up as companies have slashed the number of available positions and slowed hiring. Fewer Americans are quitting their jobs, muting wage growth. Jobless claims are up, although layoffs have stayed low.

Friday’s jobs data showed that the labor market is continuing to lose momentum but is not yet cracking: Employers added 139,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate was stable at

Haunted by pandemic-era staffing issues, companies appear hesitant to let go of employees. Instead, they have opted to cut back on hours or institute more flexible schedules.

That is the takeaway from Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, who spoke to businesses across Cincinnati this week. She said she had heard nothing in those conversations to suggest that the Fed needed to immediately lower borrowing costs, even if business owners are on edge.

“I legitimately do not know which way this is going to break,” she said in an interview.

The labor market looks healthy, Hammack said, and with inflation not yet back to the Fed’s 2% target, she suggested that interest rates should be at a high enough level to continue weighing slightly on demand.

“I would rather wait and move quickly to play catch-up if I really don’t know what the right next move is,” Hammack added. “And right now, I really don’t know what the right next move is based on all of the information and policies that we’re responding to.”

Markets rise above the fray

For all that the uncertainty around Washington’s global tariff war and worrisome U.S. fiscal outlook continue to unnerve investors, not to mention the Trump-Musk public mud-slinging circus, world markets just closed out a quietly impressive week.

Broad U.S., Asian, European and emerging market equity benchmarks all rose, pushing the MSCI World index to a fresh record high, while the dollar, Treasury yields and gold generally held steady over the week.

Of course, these broad sweeps mask some notable price moves in certain assets, such as Tesla’s 14% share price crash on Thursday, Treasury yields spiking up to 15 basis points on Friday after the latest nonfarm payrolls data, or the dollar sliding to within touching distance of a new three-year low on Thursday.

Investors appear to be in a forgiving mood, willing to trust that policymakers will dial down global trade tensions, slow the U.S. fiscal train as it approaches the cliff edge, and steer the world economy through these choppy waters with minimum damage.

Investors faced several key monetary policy crosswinds this week. The Bank of Canada stood pat and the European Central Bank cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but their guidance was seen as relatively hawkish. The Canadian dollar and euro both strengthened.

On the other hand, Switzerland’s slide into deflation ups the ante on the Swiss National Bank and traders are betting on a return to negative interest rates by the end of the year. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday cut rates by more than expected.

Fed officials mostly continue to hold the line that uncertainty around tariffs and their impact on growth and inflation is so high that the central bank is firmly in the ‘wait and see’ camp. If the Fed is to resume its easing cycle, it won’t be until October, according to rates futures market pricing.

With global central banks perhaps entering a summer pause, focus will intensify on the Trump administration’s trade deal negotiations with major trading partners like China and Europe ahead of July 9, when Washington’s pause on reciprocal tariffs expires.

U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that his 90-minute telephone call with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday was friendly, and there were lots of smiles in his meeting later that day in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

But ultimately, the call with Xi yielded nothing concrete, although U.S.-China talks will take place in London next week. And it is through the 27-nation European Union that any deal with Germany will be reached, not bilaterally.

There are so many moving parts on Washington’s tariff board, including but not restricted to: sector tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, bilateral negotiations with dozens of countries, and court rulings and counter rulings.

It’s a little surprising, perhaps, that investors’ glass is half full.

I’d love to hear from you, so please reach out to me with comments at . You can also follow me at @ReutersJamie and @reutersjamie.bsky.social. Again, two charts for you this week, both on tariffs.

The first shows how much tariff-related turmoil the S&P 500 has navigated since Trump was sworn in. In many ways, it’s remarkable that the index is up on the year.

The second is based on a New York Fed survey published this week showing

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Israel vows to stop aid ship with Greta Thunberg aboard from reaching Gaza

By ISABEL KERSHNER

Israel vowed Sunday to prevent a ship carrying a dozen pro-Palestinian activists and some aid from reaching the Gaza Strip, saying its military would use “any means necessary” to prevent the vessel from breaching an Israeli naval blockade of the coastal enclave.

The civilian ship, called the Madleen, is operating under the auspices of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an international grassroots campaign that opposes Israel’s nearly two-decade-long blockade of Gaza. The ship set sail from Sicily on June 1.

The boat’s tracker showed it off the coast of Egypt on Sunday, and the coalition said it was sailing “just 160 nautical miles from Gaza.” The passengers include Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament.

Israel imposed the blockade on Gaza, with Egypt’s help, after Hamas, the Islamic militant group, took over the coastal strip in 2007. Israeli officials have said the blockade is necessary to prevent weapons smuggling into the enclave.

Conditions in Gaza have worsened considerably since the deadly Hamasled attack on Israel in October 2023, which ignited the current war, now in its 20th month. Israel recently banned the entry of any humanitarian aid for 80 days, bringing the territory to the brink of famine, according to international aid organizations.

The Madleen is probably carrying only a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid. The coalition said in a state-

Greta Thunberg addresses a climate rally in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Israel has vowed to deny a civilian ship, the Madleen, which is carrying Thunberg among a dozen activists along with some aid, from reaching the Gaza Strip, saying its military would use “any means necessary” to prevent the vessel from breaching an Israeli naval blockade of the coastal enclave. (Kieran Dodds/The New York Times)

ment that it was bringing urgently needed goods, including baby formula, flour, rice, diapers, medical supplies and children’s prosthetics.

But Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said he had instructed the country’s military to prevent the vessel from reaching Gaza.

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In a blunt statement, he said, “To Greta the antisemite and her friends, propagandists for Hamas — I say clearly: You would do well to turn back, because you won’t get to Gaza. Israel will act against any attempt to breach the blockade or aid terrorist organizations by sea, air or land.”

Thunberg has been an outspoken opponent of Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza and its actions in the enclave.

“We are doing this because, no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying,”

Thunberg said last week. “Because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity. And no matter how dangerous this mission is, it’s not even near as dangerous as the silence of the entire world in the face of the livestreamed genocide.”

Israel’s military has blocked past attempts by pro-Palestinian activists to bring aid to Gaza by sea, including by force. In 2010, nine passengers aboard the Mavi Marmara, part of a flotilla carrying aid from Turkey to Gaza, were killed in an Israeli commando raid, stirring international outrage and damaging Turkish-Israeli relations. A 10th passenger died from his wounds years later.

Israel said at the time that its soldiers, some of whom had rappelled onto the ship from helicopters, fell into an ambush and were attacked with clubs, metal rods and knives.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has described the interception of the Mavi Marmara as “an unlawful and deadly attack” and said the Madleen’s mission

is “a continuation of that legacy — a refusal to surrender to silence, fear or complicity” in the face of the siege of Gaza.

Another recent attempt by the coalition to challenge the blockade was thwarted. A ship called Conscience left Tunisia in late April carrying human rights activists and aid and was scheduled to stop in Malta to pick up more people, including Thunberg. But the ship was rocked by explosions off the coast of Malta, setting it on fire.

The passengers and crew were not harmed, but the mission was abandoned.

Israel has since lifted its total ban on the entry of humanitarian aid and in recent weeks has backed a new system aimed at getting help to Palestinians without Hamas being able to divert or benefit from it.

The effort got off to a troubled start as Israeli forces fired at hungry and desperate Palestinians on their way to collect boxes of food at a distribution site in southern Gaza, killing and wounding scores of them.

The distribution sites are being operated by American security contractors under the auspices of a new organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. That effort has been boycotted by the United Nations and other prominent aid groups, which accuse Israel of using aid as a weapon.

The foundation said it had distributed more than 1.1 million meals Sunday across three distribution sites. In addition, the group said it had delivered 11 truckloads of food directly to community leaders through local merchants as part of a pilot project aimed at easing crowding at the existing distribution points.

On Saturday, the foundation said it was “impossible to proceed” with the distribution of aid that day, accusing Hamas of threatening its operations. A group spokesperson Sunday shared a written warning he said local staff members had received threatening them with “serious consequences” if they continued working for the program.

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Haiti reels as Trump severs a lifeline

By FRANCES ROBLES

Born in northeast Haiti with a heart defect, Brad Mertens Joseph is 6, has difficulty walking and is still in diapers.

His parents, accustomed to a dangerous nine-hour overnight bus ride to see cardiologists in the country’s violent capital, had finally found a solution to their son’s medical ailment, caused by a hole in his heart.

It involved open-heart surgery in Akron, Ohio, arranged by a nonprofit.

Those plans collapsed last week when President Donald Trump issued an order banning people from a dozen countries, including Haiti, who don’t already have valid travel visas, from entering the United States

“When I heard that, I was really upset, and I wondered, ‘What are we going to do?’” said the boy’s father, Dieudonné Joseph. “I was panicking, and I’m still panicking.”

The Josephs are among the many Haitians who are caught in the middle of Trump’s sweeping travel ban. From young professionals to medical residents to longtime visitors whose visas had lapsed, Haitians are bracing for the consequences of having a lifeline abruptly cut.

With its proximity to Florida, a long (often difficult) history with the United States, and grave political and social upheaval, Haiti has strong family and economic ties with its northern neighbor. People have businesses in both countries, and most middle-class Haitians have close relatives in South Florida or New York.

The ban was the latest in a series of blows the United States has dealt to Haiti, a nation currently overrun by gangs and in the throes of a security crisis, and which is heavily dependent on international aid organizations and remittances from migrants in the United States.

“We feel like not only Haiti has been hit very hard, but also the whole world has been hit very hard by this decision, especially those small countries who believed the United States of America were their best friends,” said Joseph, 42, who works at a bank.

If Brad does not receive the surgery, he is not likely to live past 30, said Dr. John Clark, a pediatric cardiologist at Akron Children’s Hospital who was set to treat the boy this summer.

More than 300 other Haitians, mostly children, are on waiting lists for surgery and are now unable to get treatment because they are barred from traveling to the United States, said Owen Robinson, the executive director of the International Cardiac Alliance, a nonprofit group based in the U.S. that arranged for Brad’s

Internally displaced people, forced from their homes because of gang violence, living at a former school in Port-au-Prince on Sept. 19, 2024. Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)

treatment in Ohio.

Finding enough doctors and hospitals in other countries to make up for the sudden loss will be extraordinarily difficult.

“If we could, we would,” Robinson said.

Haitian Hearts, an organization in Illinois, was hoping to secure travel for Suze Lapierre, 46, who had cardiac surgery in the United States 21 years ago and needs a valve replaced. She is unemployed, was forced to flee her home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, because of gang violence, and, with most hospitals there closed, is out of any other options for her heart problem.

In announcing the ban, Trump said that he had decided to “fully restrict” people from Haiti because visitors from there overstayed their visas at least 25% of the time.

“I cannot be mad at Donald Trump. He is building his country, and he has the right to do it the way he wants,” Lapierre said in a telephone interview. “I believe we have to fix our own country.”

Haiti is engulfed in an extraordinary political, humanitarian and security crisis. Its last elected president was assassinated nearly four years ago, and the resulting power vacuum created an opening for gangs, long supported by the country’s political and economic elite, to thrive.

The armed groups joined forces last year in

an explosion of violence that forced more than 1 million people from their homes and killed more than 5,000 people.

The Trump administration recently declared the gangs terrorist organizations, a designation that helped land Haiti on the list of banned nations.

The Trump administration also rescinded an immigration designation known as Temporary Protected Status that shielded more than 500,000 Haitians from deportation and revoked a program that had allowed more than 200,000 Haitians to move to the United States.

Trump’s proclamation said the secretary of state could issue travel waivers in cases that were in the “national interest” of the United States. Asked to clarify if that could apply to children with medical conditions, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security offered a statement that did not answer the question.

“President Trump’s action to limit the entry of foreign nationals from countries who have a significant terrorist presence, inadequate screening and vetting processes, and high visa overstay rates will help secure the American homeland and make our communities safer,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in the statement.

The State Department said in a statement that there could be case-by-case waivers but added that it would not “get into hypotheti-

cals or specific cases about application” of the president’s order.

In some ways, Haiti was already under a de facto travel ban: The main international airport in Port-au-Prince has been closed since November after gangs fired at several U.S. aircraft.

With the main airport closed, the U.S. Embassy on limited staffing and roads to another airport too dangerous, travelers have had to spend thousands of dollars to first go by helicopter to Cap-Haitien, in northern Haiti, and then fly to Barbados, Jamaica or other countries with functioning U.S. embassies to obtain or renew the visas they need to enter the United States.

The onerous and expensive journey means many Haitians have visas that have now expired.

That has left families and businesspeople with tough choices, said Pierre A. Noel, executive director of the Haiti Development Institute, a Boston-based nonprofit.

Many Haitian professionals who have remained in Haiti through the turmoil had sent their children to safety in the United States and now risk long separations, he said. With graduation season in full swing, Haitian parents are at a loss about what to do.

People working in Haiti and currently traveling in the United States are having to make decisions now on whether they should go back home and when, Noel said. “And if they do go back, when would they next be able to see their family,” he said.

Wolf Pamphile, executive director of the Haiti Policy House, a Washington-based research institute, said even Haitians with visas or U.S. residency are afraid to travel to the United States.

“This is a huge slap in the face,” Pamphile said. “This should be a defining moment for the Haitian government. What are they going to do?”

Colombian senator Miguel Uribe is shot at campaign event

By JULIE TURKEWITZ, GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and SIMÓN POSADA

Aconservative Colombian senator, presidential hopeful and grandson of a former president was shot from behind at a campaign event Saturday in the capital, Bogotá, according to his party.

The shooting of the senator, Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, by unknown perpetrators comes amid escalating political tension in the country as the country’s leftist president, Gustavo Petro, tries to push through changes to labor regulations that Uribe and other conservatives oppose.

Conflict between armed groups also continues to plague the country, though mostly in the countryside.

Beginning in the 1980s and into the early 2000s, Colombian criminal groups used kidnappings and assassinations of prominent figures to try to demonstrate strength, influence policy and sow discord. Saturday’s attack recalled a time that many Colombians believed that they had moved past.

Uribe arrived at a Bogotá hospital in critical condition, according to a statement released by the hospital, called the Santa Fe Foundation, and underwent neurosurgery and peripheral vascular surgery late Saturday.

On Sunday morning, the hospital’s medical director said that Uribe’s condition was “extremely serious.” The director, Dr. Adolfo Llinás Volpe, added that the hospital would not be releasing information about the senator’s prognosis.

that “the laws and norms oblige us to protect the child for being a child.”

Authorities have not offered a motive for the shooting.

A video verified by The New York Times shows Uribe delivering a speech in a western part of Bogotá, then wincing after apparently being shot. Videos recorded in the same location shortly afterward show Uribe bleeding from the head while bystanders compress the wound and then carry him away.

Uribe had declared his intention to seek his party’s nomination in next year’s presidential election. He was not considered a leading candidate, though the election is still almost a year away, with a first round slated for May 31.

In an interview outside the hospital, Victor Mosquera, 44, said he had been at the senator’s side when the shots rang out.

He showed a reporter the blood on his brown and white shoes.

vative politician who was president from 2002 to 2010.

The senator is, however, a member of the same party as the elder Uribe, whose hard-line approach to security and the country’s armed groups has helped define Colombian conservatism over the past 25 years.

Political violence has touched the family before. Miguel Uribe’s mother, Diana Turbay, a journalist and the daughter of Julio César Turbay, was kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel, run by Pablo Escobar, in 1990. She died during a rescue attempt in 1991, shot by her abductors.

These events, which took place while Uribe was a child, were later captured by novelist Gabriel García Márquez in his book “News of a Kidnapping,” and they continue to loom large in the national psyche.

Addressing the country on television near midnight, Petro condemned the attack. An underage boy had been arrested in connection with the shooting, he said, but it wasn’t clear if he was acting alone. Uribe’s security team was also being investigated for protocol failures, he said.

He said that all intelligence agencies would be devoted to identifying the mastermind behind the attack.

“No resource should be spared, not a single peso,” he said. He added, though,

“Everyone was screaming and running,” said Mosquera, 44, a member of Uribe’s party, Democratic Center, and a local politician in Fontibón, the neighborhood where the senator had been campaigning that day.

“I bent down,” when the shots rang out, Mosquera said. “When I turned around, I saw Miguel lying next to me.”

Videos shot later showed Mosquera holding the bloodied Uribe before he was lifted into an ambulance.

Hundreds of people joined Mosquera outside the hospital Saturday to show their support for Uribe. Many chanted criticism of Petro.

On social platform X, the country’s defense minister, Pedro Sánchez, said he was offering a reward of up to 3 billion Colombian pesos ($730,000) for any information leading to the capture of the perpetrators.

Sánchez said that he had ordered the military, the national police and intelligence agencies “to deploy all their capabilities to urgently clarify the facts.”

“This attack pains us,” he added. “It mobilizes us to redouble our efforts to protect life, guarantee free political participation and deliver justice.”

Uribe is the grandson of Julio César Turbay, president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He is not related to former President Álvaro Uribe, a well-known conser-

Colombia has endured decades of violence with complex causes that include inequality, land disputes and battles over the drug trade. During one particularly difficult period, three presidential candidates were assassinated in the run-up to the 1990 presidential election.

High-profile political violence had subsided in recent years, with the conflict instead playing out in small towns and cities far from the capital. Everyday Colombians and little-known peace activists have often been the victims.

On Saturday, Sergio Guzmán, a Colombian political analyst, called the assassination a “shocking development.”

“This doesn’t feel like we are moving forward,” Guzmán said. “This feels like we’re moving backward.”

Petro was elected in 2022 in part on a promise to achieve what he called “total peace” — meaning peace deals with the country’s remaining armed groups.

But he has made little headway, and Uribe had frequently blamed the president for continuing violence in the country.

“Every day Petro is in power,” Uribe wrote on X in May, “Colombia bleeds.”

Political discourse in the country has also turned increasingly aggressive in recent days as Petro battles his critics over changes to labor law he wants to push through using a referendum. Critics, including Uribe, have called Petro’s use of the referendum unconstitutional.

Supporters of Miguel Uribe gathered for a vigil on Saturday outside the hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, where he was being treated after being shot. (Federico Ríos for The New York Times)

The biggest mystery of Elon Musk NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

By ROSS DOUTHAT

Must any pair of would-be great men of history always find a path to conflict? Ask Caesar and Pompey, Octavian and Antony, Lennon and McCartney. But the specific thing they fight about is less predictable. I would not have guessed, six months ago, that Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s version of the Battle of Actium would be fought over the budget deficit.

That’s because six months ago, I understood Musk’s interest in politics, his long march away from Obamaera liberalism and his reinvention of himself as the prince of the very online right, as reflecting two key goals: his newfound desire to defeat cultural progressivism, rooted in the experience of his child’s gender transition, and his long-term, career-shaping desire to get human explorers to Mars.

These interests reinforced each other. Musk was moving rightward on cultural issues when his purchase of Twitter, a particular Rubicon, led him to shed the leftward political alliances that once yielded Democratic patronage and support. This strengthened his financial incentives to go all in for Trump and the Republicans, because it was clear that a Kamala Harris administration would be unremittingly hostile to his technological

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projects. He had been willing to make all kinds of wild business gambles for those projects, the dream of Marsbound rockets above all, so placing a stark political bet was second nature.

Given that reading of his intentions, I assumed that Musk’s role in a second Trump administration would be some combination of first technologist, deregulator in chief and anti-woke crusader — a space and tech focus with a side of culture war.

But that isn’t what happened. We did get the third role to some extent in some of the ideological justifications for the Department of Government Efficiency campaign against the U.S. Agency for International Development, but Musk wasn’t really the point person for the White House’s anti-woke battles.

Nor did Musk assume a leading role in the administration’s deregulatory efforts. That seemed to be part of the initial plan for DOGE, but it went into abeyance when Musk forced out Vivek Ramaswamy.

Instead, the Tesla tycoon cast his great project as a budget-cutting effort, draped in the kind of apocalyptic rhetoric about immediate fiscal crises that went out of style on the right when Trump came down the escalator in 2015.

The extremity of this rhetoric, paired with the obvious difficulty of achieving trillions of dollars of savings through head-count reductions at federal agencies, led many people to assume that it was all a smoke screen — that DOGE was just a mechanism to help Trump’s inner circle understand how to take full control of the executive branch.

Certainly, there are people in the White House who appreciate how DOGE helped them see inside the administrative state. But in terms of what Musk himself thought he was doing, I mostly take him at his word: He seemed to have bought into a vision of his role in Washington as a one-man version of the SimpsonBowles commission but with a mindset and energy that would enable him to succeed where prior deficit hawks had failed.

But I’m very curious as to why he embraced that specific role. Anti-deficit mania was not a big part of the edgelord identity that Musk adopted on social media; on the New Right, deficit issues were seen as fusty, oldguard, Paul Ryanist.

Was it just a natural CEO’s reaction to being handed power in D.C. — that the first thing you do after a takeover is try to fix the cash flow? To the extent that drug use reportedly played a role, is there something about ketamine that makes federal budgeting seem unusually alluring? Or did someone convince him that fiscal improvidence was the major impediment to

humans becoming a multiplanetary species, the great filter that would prevent our escape into the stars?

If so, that someone did us all a disservice. It’s not that the deficit is unimportant. But it’s a place where Musk has no special competency, and a Silicon Valley tool kit honed in private industry doesn’t translate especially well to the political challenge of taming entitlement spending.

Clearly, Musk didn’t stop caring about the space program: The Trump White House decision (itself a bit of a mystery) to withdraw the nomination of his choice to head NASA seems to have helped tip him over into full opposition to its tax legislation.

But in the rhetorical war that he’s waging (for now, pending a temporary truce) against his former presidential BFF, Musk is not playing the disappointed futurist, the dynamist let down by populist blunders. He’s playing the deficit scold, a position historically occupied by dorks and killjoys. (I’ve been one of them at times, trust me.) It’s a poor platform from which to relaunch his interplanetary ambitions.

“Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years,” Musk predicted as the feud got hot. My own prediction is that the productivity of those four decades will be amplified if he realizes that fixing the federal deficit is one ambitious project that should be left to someone else.

Elon Musk descends from Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., on April 11, 2025. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)

CST lanza campaña sobre peatones borrachos

SAN JUAN – El director ejecutivo de la Comisión para la Seguridad en el Tránsito (CST) José “Memo” González Mercado anunció el domingo el inicio de la campaña de orientación: “Peatón Borracho. Los carros dan duro. Podrías ser tú.”, con el objetivo de alertar a la población sobre los riesgos mortales de caminar bajo los efectos del alcohol.

“El alcohol no solo afecta a quien guía, también a quienes caminan. Un peatón borracho pierde la capacidad de reaccionar a tiempo y pone en peligro su vida y la de otros. Este esfuerzo busca romper con la indiferencia y salvar vidas en nuestras calles,” dijo González Mercado en declaraciones escritas.

En el 2024, en Puerto Rico se reportaron 73 fatalidades de peatones, de las cuales 19 (26 por ciento) tenían alcohol en la sangre al momento del incidente.

De manera acumulada, entre los años 2022 y 2024, el 30 porciento de las fatalidades de peatones involucraron a personas bajo los efectos del alcohol. A nivel de Estados Unidos, según la Administración Nacional de Seguridad del Tráfico en las Carreteras (NHTSA), alrededor del 32 por ciento de los peatones fallecidos en accidentes de tránsito tenían niveles de alcohol en sangre por encima del límite legal (0.08 por ciento).

“Caminar bajo los efectos del alcohol aumenta significativamente el riesgo de ser atropellado. Si has bebido y no puedes caminar en línea recta o tu visión se nubla, estás borracho(a); en ese caso, busca un transporte alterno o muévete acompañado de alguien sobrio, y permanece siempre en las aceras. Planifica con anticipación tu manera de regresar a casa si sabes que vas a consumir alcohol. Sé un peatón sobrio y responsable: tu seguridad también está en tus pasos”, sostuvo.

Graduación de 79 médicos y otros 104 profesionales de la salud en la Universidad Central del Caribe

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SAN JUAN – Con un mensaje de compromiso con la sensibilidad, la compasión y el trabajo colaborativo, la Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC) graduó a finales de la semana pasada a 79 nuevos médicos y otros 104 profesionales de la salud. La ceremonia se llevó a cabo como parte de la quincuagésimo cuarta colación de grados de la institución.

La presidenta de la UCC, doctora Waleska Crespo, expresó que los nuevos profesionales enfrentarán grandes desafíos, pero podrán afrontarlos con “ciencia

con conciencia y servicio con integridad”. “El cuidado a uno mismo y a los pacientes debe guiar la práctica compasiva”, enfatizó Crespo.

Durante la graduación el viernes se otorgaron dos doctorados Honoris Causa: uno póstumo al industrial y filántropo Edgardo Fábregas y otro en Humanidades a la ingeniera química Olga González Sanabria, pionera puertorriqueña en la NASA. González Sanabria, quien desarrolló baterías clave para la Estación Espacial Internacional, exhortó a los graduandos a “adherirse a sus valores, no dejar de aprender y colaborar siempre”.

El orador principal, doctor William Felix, médico de

familia y director médico de las finales de baloncesto de la NBA, resaltó la importancia de la humildad. “No siempre tendrán las respuestas, pero nunca debe faltar la humanidad”, dijo Felix, quien anunció que regresará a Puerto Rico para trabajar en iniciativas de salud pública.

El 62 por ciento de los graduandos fueron mujeres y el 59 por ciento de los nuevos médicos realizarán su residencia en Puerto Rico. Durante la ceremonia, se graduaron profesionales en áreas como quiropráctica, ciencias biomédicas, tecnología de imágenes médicas y consejería en abuso de sustancias.

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The enduring appeal of the American drive-in

By JANIE OSBORNE

My heart racing, I lay hidden with friends in the back of a woodpaneled station wagon as another teenager in our group steered us through the dimly lit ticket window, purchasing a single ticket. Once clear, and after selecting a parking spot, we shook out a blanket and sat back to relish the warm summer night, our unchaperoned independence and the glow of the larger-than-life outdoor movie screen.

This was in the 1980s, and my memories, of course, are colored by nostalgia. But has anything really changed at drive-ins across America?

Now decades later, I recently visited three drive-in theaters within a few hours of Bozeman, Montana, my hometown. Turning a deaf ear to political broadcasts and concerns about my teenage son’s extremesports endeavors, I welcomed the opportunity to attend screenings at the American Dream Drive-In in Powell, Wyoming; the Motor Vu Drive-In in Idaho Falls, Idaho; and the Silver Bow Drive-In in Butte, Montana. It doesn’t take long to see that no two drive-ins are alike. The American Dream features original 1950s speakers, a vintage auto night and cheese fries. The Motor Vu touts an enormous movie screen (approximately 6,400 square feet), an expansive parking lot (470 spaces) and a packed community night with a bouncy house for kids. The Silver Bow has beautiful mountain views, twin screens and a long-standing place in the community (it opened in 1977).

It also didn’t take long for me to realize that the enduring power of drive-in movies is that they are at once transportive — a brief cinematic excursion to somewhere new — and accessible. You don’t need a flight reservation or itinerary. You don’t even have to drive in; you can often pedal or walk through the entrance gate.

Depending on how, when and where you attend, you could be part of a lively panorama colored by rows of both big ranch trucks and electric cars, along with lawn chairs, blankets, pajama-clad kids, Frisbees, hacky sacks, cornhole boards, footballs, baseballs, hammocks, dogs, hot dogs and fresh popcorn — and maybe even a sunset eclipsed by the screen.

You could also be a part of a quiet starlit night with shorter concession lines and less competition for a good parking spot.

One commonality, it seems: Every drive-in claims to have the best popcorn. And all three of the theaters I visited are family owned and operated. Each attracts a broad community of attendees, including beet and hay farmers, dairy farmers, welders, teachers, emergency medical workers, face painters, horse trainers, plumbers, landscapers, mechanics, stay-at-home moms, cosmetologists, aestheticians, engineers, nurses, hometown doctors and smalltown lawyers.

There’s a multigenerational aspect to the moviegoers, too. Kathleen Heny, who goes by Pokey and has owned American Dream for 20 years, says she is now starting to see the kids and grandkids of former attendees at shows.

Sara Kindred, 30, a native of Powell, is one of them. She has been visiting the drivein since she was 5 and now comes with her dog in tow. As it goes in small towns, Kindred knows Pokey’s family: Pokey’s mom used to work for Kindred’s grandfather at a family-owned trucking company.

reminiscent of the hallway carpeting in “The Shining.” The couple has been coming to the Silver Bow for 14 years. “We live out here during the summer,” McCracken said.

The couple’s loyalty to the Silver Bow has inspired them to help preserve it. Because the drive-in was recently threatened by nearby development, both have attended public meetings in hopes of protecting the theater and the surrounding land.

Modern drive-ins face a number of other obstacles, too, including the competition of streaming services, the high cost of

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land, the expense of new industry technologies required for showing a movie, and the cost of general upkeep around the property. In some ways, it’s amazing these theaters still exist.

Richard Hollingshead opened the first drive-in theater in New Jersey in 1933. By some accounts, he was inspired by an effort to accommodate his mother, who was uncomfortable in traditional theater seats. The invention — he patented the idea — gained popularity with the introduction of in-car speakers, and by the 1950s and ’60s there were more than 4,000 drive-ins throughout America.

Today that number has dwindled to around 285 theaters, according to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association. (John Vincent, the president of the association, is also part owner of the Wellfleet Drive-In and Cinemas in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.)

Jeff Ernster, an expert on all things outdoor theater, has made a name for himself in drive-in circles by traveling to about 30 theaters a year from his home base in Laramie, Wyoming. Ernster says he sees about 150 shows a year. Often he goes to the same movie at the same theater multiple times, since the drive-in, he said, is as much about the experience as it is about the movie. At showtime at the Silver Bow, I watched as the light softened and the mountains grew bright with alpine glow. And, as I appreciated the moment of calm, I thought about something Ernster had told me: “You don’t have to agree on everything to be able to hang out and enjoy the show.”

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Moviegoers at the Motor Vu in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Aug. 24, 2024. In the 1950s and ’60s there were more than 4,000 drive-ins throughout America, but today that number has dwindled to around 285. (Janie Osborne/The New York Times)

Lin-Manuel Miranda has advice for aspiring filmmakers

Lin-Manuel Miranda on the carpet at opening night of Suffs at the Magic Box Theatre in New York, April 18, 2024. The “Hamilton” creator said “mentorship is everything” when it comes to nurturing future artists, including filmmakers. “When you’re making a movie, there are so many details,” he said. “You need outside voices to separate the good from the great.” (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)

By SHIVANI VORA

The Tribeca Festival is undoubtedly a star-studded event with famous figures, including actors, directors, musicians and artists gracing red carpets and showcasing their works.

But supporting aspiring and emerging filmmakers through its artist development programs is also very much part of the festival’s DNA, according to CEO Jane Rosenthal, who founded the event with Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff.

“So much of the festival is about discovery, and the development programs are part of that,” she said. “We are always looking for new voices and stories and new ways of telling stories, and there are not enough programs supporting aspiring artists.”

Since 2015, artist development programs have included eight initiatives that give producers, directors, writers and other creative people in the moviemaking industry full funding for their projects.

Rosenthal said that they have awarded close to $2 million annually, supported more than 1,000 filmmakers and seen celebrities such as Kerry Washington, Queen

Latifah and John Leguizamo get involved as mentors and judges. “Everybody needs an advocate, and celebrities, no matter where they are in their careers, help lift these filmmakers up through their support,” Rosenthal said.

This year, the festival started its latest artist development program, Colectivo: A Miranda Family Fellowship & Tribeca Studios Filmmaker Program. Created in partnership with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Miranda Family Fund and the Hispanic Federation, the program awards three Latino filmmaking teams with funding to bring their short films to life.

Miranda and his father, Luis Miranda Jr., and their team were hands-on in the process, Miranda said. “We read script notes, visited sets and weighed in on rough cuts. We were there every step,” he said.

Each movie will debut at the festival, and a talk with the filmmakers will follow their premieres.

Colectivo’s three films include “El Tiguere,” from Afro-Caribbean writer and director Andrew Rodriguez, who grew up in the Bronx and explores the life of a Dominican immigrant facing the harshness of the legal system. “Las Hijas De Rosalia,” about two sisters who reflect on their childhood, is by Austin, Texas-based Bolivian

writer and director Maria Mealla; and “Villa Encanto,” a story of a teenager in the 1960s who is uprooted from Spanish Harlem to upstate New York, was co-written by Joel Perez and Sol Marina Crespo and directed by Perez. Both are Puerto Rican and live in New York.

In an interview, Lin-Manuel Miranda shared more about Colectivo’s mission, the criteria for choosing the filmmakers and his best advice for aspiring filmmakers. The conversation was conducted by phone and has been edited and condensed.

Q: What was the impetus to start Colectivo?

A: This begins with “In the Heights,” a film adaptation of my Broadway musical. We were lucky enough to premiere the film at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021, and the late, great Paula Weinstein [the festival’s chief content officer from 2013 to 2023] reached out to my dad to discuss a Latino-focused program similar to a collaboration the festival had with Queen Latifah, called Queen Collective, for African American filmmakers. This was very in line with what we are working on, which is greater access to making films by underrepresented groups, so we jumped at the chance.

Q: Did your experiences as an artist figure in?

A: Yes. You’re always doing a dance when you’re making a Latino film, but I’ve learned that the more specifically you can write to the experience of the characters, the more it resonates with everyone.

“In the Heights” led us down the road to this. I wrote my first draft in college because I was terrified I would never see another Latino-themed musical. We had “West Side Story,” and when I was in high school, a musical about Puerto Ricans called “The Capeman” by Paul Simon opened and closed very quickly. That scared me. I realized that no one is writing your dream show. You’re going to have to write your own opportunities if you want a life in musical theater.

Q: What are the initiative’s core goals, particularly in terms of representation and access?

A: The goals are twofold: Get more Latinos in front of and behind the camera. Also, the final films have a lot of Latino representation on the screen and ended up dealing with themes that are specifically Latino and universal.

“El Tiguere” is a film about a father-son duo, but also about the fact that there were food deserts in the Bronx, and it’s really hard to get healthy vegetables in certain areas of New York. That was something personal for the filmmaker.

“Villa Encanto” is about the lost history of Latin resorts that used to dot the Catskills.

We want to get more of these stories on screen and more filmmakers making those movies.

Q: Can you explain the process for picking the filmmakers? What qualities or stories did you look for?

A: We sent requests to film programs, university film departments and nonprofit organizations that focus on

Latino representation to ask them about young filmmakers. We also reached out to other Latino artists to ask them about filmmakers. The candidates submitted proposals, and Tribeca worked with the semifinalists to refine their pitches.

My family and I looked at 20 films and winnowed the pitches down to the final three.

The criteria apply to anything. Do I want to see this movie? Do I feel like this is a good fit for the budgets we are looking at? Does it feel like this filmmaker is ready for this next step in their development?

If you make a short film, that does become your professional calling card, and we were looking for filmmakers who could use the films they were making for us as a calling card to get more work.

Q: How is Colectivo different from other mentorship programs you’ve encountered?

A: I don’t know if I’ve encountered that many. We worked with Tribeca hand-in-hand, and we’re really involved. It’s in our interest that everyone has a positive experience. This is not something we stuck our name on.

We’ve been in it with these filmmakers, and when challenges come up, we figure it out. With “Villa Encanto,” a challenge Joel faced was finding enough period costumes, and we connected him with a vintage shop to get more outfits for the shoot.

Q: Can you share any memorable moments from

working with Colectivo’s first batch of filmmakers?

A: I have a 10-year-old son who wants to be a filmmaker. He’s been with me on some pretty fancy sets. When he was 3, he was on the set of “Mary Poppins Returns,” a Disney movie.

I brought him to the set of “El Tiguere” in the South Bronx because I said to him, “If you’re going to make movies for real, your first experience is going to be like this.” It’s about making the most out of what you have and being creative when limitations come in. That was a special day for me because he got to see independent filmmaking happening.

Q: What are your hopes for the future of Colectivo? How can audiences support this initiative?

A: I hope to secure funding for the years to come. The hope is to be able to expand the program as it gains popularity.

Audiences can help by going to the festival and seeing the films. And we’re always looking for funding.

Q: How do you plan to ensure the long-term sustainability and growth?

A: The way most film executives do. Make good films. Success begets success.

Q: How much of a role do you think mentorship can play in nurturing future artists?

A: I have been very lucky to have great mentors, including my eighth-grade English teacher, Dr. Herbert, who

nudged me in the direction of playwriting. Then later in my life, I got to work with folks like Stephen Sondheim. To me, mentorship is everything. When you’re making a movie, there are so many details. You need outside voices to separate the good from the great.

Q: Besides funding and mentorship, what resources do underrepresented filmmakers need to succeed?

A: Access. You can make a movie and submit it to festivals, but no one takes it. Tribeca already ensured our filmmakers a premiere at one of the world’s great film festivals. There’s a finish line that people are going to see your movie.

Q: What advice would you give to young artists who aspire to tell their stories but may feel discouraged by industry barriers?

A: When I was in high school, a Mexican American filmmaker, Robert Rodriguez, released a book called “Rebel Without a Crew.” It was about how he made “El Mariachi” for $7,000 by selling his blood and maxing out his credit cards. Now, he’s one of our great filmmakers with a studio in Austin.

That taught me: Don’t wait for someone to give you an opportunity. You won’t be good right away. I think the biggest discouragement is that people want to go from zero to [Steven] Spielberg on the first draft. Understand that every bad movie you make is on your way to your masterpiece.

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A: SUCESION DE GONZALO FIGUEROA TOLLENS T/C/C GONZALO FIGUERO TOYAN COMPUESTA POR SU VIUDA BETRIZ CALCAÑO ORTIZ, POR SI: Y SUS HERNDEROS CONOCIDOS WILFREDO FIGUEROA CALCAÑO, BEATRIZ FIGUEROA CALCAÑO, JEANETTE FIGUERO CALCAÑO Y JAQUELINE FIGUEROA CALCAÑO; SUCESION DE FULANO DE TAL; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN DICHAS SUCEIONES - URB VILLA RIO GRANDE, CALLE 12, T-25 RIO GRANDE PR 00745 (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 28 de MAYO 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 2 de JUNIO de 2025. En FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, el 2 de JUNIO de 2025. WANDA SEGUI REYES, SECRETARIA. F/NERYSA ALEXANDRINO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. ARGELIZ R. PEREZ RAMOS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2024CV00137. (Salón: 602). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.

A: ARGELIS R. PEREZ RAMOS - 2102 CALLE JOSE PALAU, SAN ANTONIO PR 00690-1267; HC 5 BOX 27798, CAMUY PR 00627-7813.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 03 de junio 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 04 de junio de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 04 de junio de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. JOSE ANGEL CARRASQUILLO CORREA; MYRA CASTRO RUIZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: CG2025CV00128. 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: Jose Angel Carrasquillo Correa, por si y en representacion de la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales; Myra Castro Ruiz, por si y en representacion de la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales; y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos PO Box 1988, Juncos PR 00777-1988

POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Jose Angel Carrasquillo Correa, su esposa Myra Castro Ruiz y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, 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 indica-

do, 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 Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 19 de MAYO de 2025. IRASEMIS DIAZ SANCHEZ, SECRETARIO GENERAL. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTIOLLO, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.

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EDWIN RENÉ GONZÁLEZ ROSA Demandante Vs. ROSA ELENA LAUREANO RÍOS Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2025RF00333. Sala: 601. Sobre: DIVORCIO RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: ROSA ELENA LAUREANO RÍOS.

Por la presente, se le notifica a usted que se le ha presentado ante este Tribunal una Demanda de Divorcio por la causal de Ruptura Irreparable: Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo de Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Debe notificar con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante, la Lcda. Kristal M. Hernández Martínez, a la siguiente dirección: HC 40 Box 44796 San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico 00754; Tel. (939) 218-1698, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que, si no contesta la demanda presentando el original de la contestación ante este Tribunal, con copia de la misma a la parte demandante, el Tribunal podrá anotar su Rebeldía y dictar Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy, día 30 de mayo de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SHEILA ROLDÁN RODRÍGUEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

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Demandante vs. FLOR CARABALLO TORRES; SUCESION DE FABIANA TORRES SANCHEZ compuesta por (i) Flor Caraballo Torres; (ii) Wilfredo Caraballo Torres; (iii) Julia Caraballo Torres; SUCESION DE NEFTALI RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ compuesta por (i) Zuleika Rodríguez Soto; (ii) Brian Rodríguez Diaz; (iii) Marian Rodríguez Torres; y (iv) la Sucesión de Neftalí Rodríguez Díaz compuesta por (i) Neftalí Rodríguez; y (ii) Genesis Rodríguez; FULANO Y SUTANO COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DE LAS TRES SUCESIONES; CRIM Demandada

CIVIL NÚM. SJ2024CV11292.

SOBRE: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: Sucesión de Neftalí Rodríguez Sánchez compuesta por Zuleika Rodríguez Soto, Brian Rodríguez Díaz, Marian Rodríguez Torres y la Sucesión de Neftalí Rodríguez Díaz compuesta por Neftalí Rodríguez y Génesis Rodríguez

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá radicar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá radicar el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notifique con copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, Lcdo. Roberto C. Latimer Valentín, al PO BOX 9022512, San Juan, P.R. 00902-2512; Teléfono: (787) 724-0230. En dicha demanda se tramita un procedimiento de ejecución de hipoteca bajo el número mencionado en el epígrafe. Se alega en dicho procedimiento que la parte Demandada incurrió en el

incumplimiento del Contrato de Hipoteca, al no poder pagar las mensualidades vencidas correspondientes a los meses de julio de 2024, hasta el presente, más los cargos por demora correspondientes. Además, adeuda a la parte demandante las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en que incurra el tenedor del pagaré en este litigio. De acuerdo con dicho Contrato de Garantía Hipotecaria la parte Demandante declaró vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a la suma principal de $77,709.78, la cual se desglosa a continuación: una suma principal de $61,081.98, más intereses a razón del 7.00% anual, desde el 1 de junio de 2024, hasta el presente y los que se continúen acumulando hasta su total y completo pago, más una suma principal diferida (piggyback) por la suma principal de $16,627.80, la cual no genera intereses, así como todos aquellos créditos y sumas que surjan de la faz de la obligación hipotecaria y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, incluyendo una suma equivalente al 10% de la suma principal ($7,972.37), por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado todo según pactado. La parte Demandante presentará para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente, un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número uno (1) del bloque A guión dos (1A-2), en el Plano de Inscripción de la Urbanización Parque de Trujillo Alto, localizado en el Barrio Las Cuevas del término municipal de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Con una cabida superficial de doscientos treinta y siete punto trescientos ocho (237.308) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de veintitrés punto trescientos diez (23.310) metros con el lote A guión dos dos guión dos (A-22); por el SUR, en una distancia de veintidós punto cuatrocientos treinta y cinco (22.435) metros con la servidumbre de paso de uso público; por el ESTE, en una distancia de nueve punto ciento cuarenta (9.140) metros, con la calle número dos (2); y por el OESTE, en una distancia de diez punto cero cincuenta y tres (10.053) metros con terrenos de la Sucesión Pacheco. El inmueble antes descrito contiene una casa de concreto diseñada para una sola familia. Finca número 32,167, inscrita al folio 109 del tomo 780 de Trujillo Alto. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de San Juan. SE LE APERCIBE que de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará senten-

cia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en San Juan, Puerto Rico. A 29 de MAYO de 2025. LCDA

KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, Secretaria Regional. AIXA M MONTES MORALES, Secretaria Auxiliar del Tribunal I.

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Demandante v. JUAN A. LOPEZ GONZALEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BC2024CV00100

(SALÓN 102 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERA NATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO A: JUAN A. LÓPEZ GONZÁLEZ

-BO. CEBORUCO CARR 140, BARCELONETA, PR 00617 -PO BOX 1341, BARCELONETA, PR 00617

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 03 DE JUNIO 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 04 de JUNIO de 2025. En MANATÍ, Puerto Rico, el 04 de JUNIO de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZALEZ, Secretario(a). f/ CARMEN JULIA ROSARIO VALENTIN, Secretario(a) Auxiliar del Tribunal.

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Demandante v. MANUEL

RODRIGUEZ SOTO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MO2024CV00200 (SALÓN 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ

NOTIFICACIONES@ORF-LAW.COM

NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO A: MANUEL

RODRIGUEZ SOTO

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 29 DE MAYO 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 04 de JUNIO de 2025. En SAN SEBASTIÁN, Puerto Rico, el 04 de JUNIO de 2025. SARAHI REYES PEREZ, Secretario(a). f/LAURA LUGO CRESPO, Secretario(a) Auxiliar del Tribunal.

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DEMANDANTE VS. ELIZABETH GONZALEZ PEREZ Y OTROS

DEMANDADO

CIVIL NUM.: AG2024CV01836. SOBRE: EXPROPIACION

FORZOSA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.U.U., SS.

A: Elizabeth González Pérez, Miriam Colon Quiñones, propietarios, John Doe, Richard Doe y otras partes con interés. Este caso de expropiación forzosa es para una adquisición de un terreno que se describe: URBANA/RUSTICA: Propiedad marcada en el Plano de Mensura emitido por el Agrimensor Licenciado, Juan Carlos Dávila García, licencia número 10865 con un área de área de trescientos setenta y uno punto quinientos cinco (371.505) metros cuadrados, localizada en la en la Calle Flor de Alelí #236, Barrio Juncal, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Propiedad con lindes por el Sur, con Herolida Latorre Soto, por el Norte, con Calle Flor de Aleli, por el Este, Hermenegildo Bosques Soto y por el Oeste Yerines Carrero Vargas y Carlos Javier Rodríguez Torres. Inscrita al Folio 215 del Tomo 255, Finca 12125, de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. (Según datos de Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián: Certificación Registral y Estudio de Titulo). Localización (Plano Mesura): N:253,091.7, E:148,330.0. Número de catastro 130-093-378-12-001. Con el fin de eliminar Estorbos Públicos, a tenor con la Ley 107 de 2020, según enmendada, la Ordenanza Núm. 11, Serie Núm. 2020-2021, según enmendada y la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 41, Serie Núm. 2023-2024. Por la presente se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento, y notificar al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte peticionaria o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia previa a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Dirección del abogado parte demandante: Lcdo. Noel A. Arce Bosques, RUA 9058, Calle Muñoz

Rivera 10, Lares, Puerto Rico; Tel.: (787) 897-3112; Email: noelarce@gmail.com. Dada en San Sebastián, Puerto Rico a 2 de junio de 2024. SARAHI REYES PEREZ, Secretaria Regional. LAURA LUGO CRESPO, Secretaria Auxiliar: LEGAL NOTICE

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Demandante V. MIRIAM NEREIDA GONZALEZ RIVERA

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CD2024CV00323. (Salón: 804). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. A: MIRIAM NEREIDA GONZALEZ RIVERA - 607 CARR 709 RRO1, CIDRA PR 00739-2286; BOX 3408, CIDRA PR 00739. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de marzo 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 03 de junio de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 03 de junio de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARIEL CRUZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Y LUIS YERIEL ESCRIBANO RODRÍGUEZ

Demandante V. EUGENIA MARÍA ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, JOSÉ ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, ANA HAYDEE ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, MILAGROS ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, ELENA ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, Y OSCAR ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESION DE JOSÉ ESCRIBANO ALMENA Y LA SUCESIÓN DE GEORGINA QUIÑONES

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CG2025CV01527. Sala: 703. Sobre: LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. EDICTO ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. A: JOSÉ MARÍA ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, T/C/C JOSE ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, ANA HAYDEÉ ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES Y MILAGROS ESCRIBANO QUIÑONES, MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ ESCRIBANO ALMEDA DE DIRECCION D ESCONOCIDA Y RESIDENTES DE ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA.

POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los treinta (30) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en la Demanda incoada por la parte demandante. Usted deberá presentar su posición 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 en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte demandante en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda incoada, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. La abogada de la parte demandante es la LCDA. IVETTE ROSSANA GARCÍA CRUZ, DIRECCIÓN: PO BOX 373151 Cayey, PR 00737-3151 TEL. (787) 286-9900 EMAIL: garciacruzlaw@Gmail.com. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en una sola ocasión dentro del término de treinta (30) días,

en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los demandados y/o partes citadas en el término improrrogable de treinta (30) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte demandante, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 30 de mayo de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARIEL CRUZ RODRÍGUEZ, 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 BAYAMÓN LEON AARON HARRISON MELENDEZ Demandante V. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, COMO SUCESOR EN INTERES DE PREFERRED MORTGAGE CORPORATION Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2025CV00684. (Salón: 502). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. ENEL M. PÉREZ MONTESLCDAENELPEREZ@GMAIL.COM. A: JOHN DOE & 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 30 de mayo 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 02 de junio

de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 02 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SANDRA BÁEZ

HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE WILLIAM MARTINEZ NEGRON Y BERNARDA DE LEON T/C/C BERNARDA DE LEON MARTINEZ T/C/C BERNARDA DE LEON ORTIZ T/C/C BERNARDINA DE LEON COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS CONOCIDOS Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2023CV00552. (Civil: 403). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

FERNANDO J. GIERBOLINI GONZÁLEZ - FGIERBOLINI@ MSGLAWPR.COM.

A: FULANO(A) DE TAL Y SUTANO(A) DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCN DE WILLIAM MARTINEZ NEGRON. (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 mayo 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 02 de junio de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 02 de junio de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. AIXA MONTES MORALES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AGUADA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante Vs. JOSE LUIS VÁZQUEZ

RUIZ, LYDIA VANESSA IRIZARRY RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, compuesta por ambos

Demandados Civil Núm.: AU2024CV00330. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 12 de mayo de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: B-708 SEMANA 35 del CLUB VACACIONAL HACIEN-

DA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-708 and includes the right to use such unit during the 35 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 35 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit B-708 the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the commencement of said interval.

In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this va-

cation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 15257 inscrita al tomo de hoja móvil 82 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,313.17, por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad B708, semana 35. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Aguada, durante horas laborables. Además, están disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por

espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR PLACA #888.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AGUADILLA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. WILSON CARDONA MEDINA, MARICEL RIVERA FELICIANO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: AG2024CV00872. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 2 de mayo de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: B-108 SEMANA 21 del CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-108 and includes the right to use such unit during the 21 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 21 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same

day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit B-108 the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 14177 inscrita por asiento abreviado al folio 3371 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 3ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,595.78, por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad B108, semana 21. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el pro-

cedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Aguadilla, durante horas laborables. Además, están disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR PLACA #888.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AGUADILLA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. RUBÉN SANTIAGO TORRES, IRZA MARÍA BIGAS MELENDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: AG2024CV00887. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 2 de mayo de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo,

cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: B-211 SEMANA 29 del CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-211 and includes the right to use such unit during the 29 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 29 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit B-211 the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 14,728 inscrita en tomo de hoja móvil número 72 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,419.49, por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad B211, semana 29. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOS-

TO DE 2025, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Aguadilla, durante horas laborables. Además, están disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, alguacil SUPERIOR placa #888.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE ARECIBO HACIENDA DEL MAR

OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. STEVEN PADÍN AQUINO, MARÍA MARGARITA CRUZ CORTÉS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: AR2024CV01178. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 30 de abril de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: B-412 SEMANA 23 del CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-412 and includes the right to use such unit during the 23 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 23 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit B-412 the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Ha-

cienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2575% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 14316 inscrita en tomo de hoja móvil número 66 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $16,153.28, por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad B412, semana 23. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Arecibo, durante horas laborables. Además, están disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio

de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR PLACA #888.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. HONGLIANG CUI, OU LI Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00492.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 2 de mayo de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: B-408 SEMANA 2 del CLUB VACACIONAL

HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros

Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-408 and includes the right to use such unit during the 2 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 2 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit B-408 the use

of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 16458 inscrita en tomo de hoja móvil número 92 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $19,242.63 por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad B408, semana 2. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos co-

rrespondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja, durante horas laborables. Además, están disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR PLACA #888.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. THOMAS EDWARD MULLEN SIGLEY

Demandados

Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00493. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 2 de mayo de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: B-610 SEMANA 42 del CLUB VACACIONAL HACIEN-

DA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-610 and includes the right to use such unit during the 42 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 42 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit B-610 the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.63132% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 18155 inscrita en tomo de hoja móvil número 104 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $20,715.83, por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad B610, semana 42. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal,

en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja, durante horas laborables. Además, están disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR PLACA #888.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. WAYNE DEAN CONSTANTIN, BEVERLY JEAN BROSS, T/C/C/ BEVERLY JEAN CONSTANTIN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES,

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00495. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 2 de mayo de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: A-802 SEMANA 2 del CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-802 and includes the right to use such unit during the 2 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 2 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit A-802 the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of [1.6]3132% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corres-

ponde a la finca número 15688 inscrita en tomo de hoja móvil número 89 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $16,683.45 por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad A802, semana 2. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja, durante horas laborables. Además, están disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de

la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR PLACA #888.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. KENNETH CARL AMTHOR, ALLISON JOAN SHEPARD Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00498. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO.

EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 2 de mayo de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Número de Catastro: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: B-310 SEMANA 1 del CLUB VACACIONAL

HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-310 and includes the right to use such unit during the 1 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 1 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of right to use a specific week in Unit B-310 the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the prior to the

commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 16449 inscrita en tomo de hoja móvil número 92 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra. Registro de la Propiedad Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners Associaton, Inc. el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $15,902.26, por concepto de principal de cuotas de mantenimiento de los elementos comunes correspondientes a la unidad B310, semana 1. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja, durante horas laborables. Además, es-

tán disponibles en el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC). Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 21 de mayo de 2025. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR PLACA #888.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2019-PR1

Parte Demandante Vs. DORA FRANCISCA MORALES NIEVES TCC DORA F. MORALES NIEVES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2023CV05860. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El suscribiente, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, a los demandados de epígrafe y al público en general hace saber que los autos y documentos del caso de epígrafe estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables y que venderá en pública subasta al mejor postor, en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América en efectivo, cheque certificado, o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, en mi oficina en el Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala 410, Cuarto Piso, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el derecho que tenga la parte demandada en el inmueble que se relaciona más adelante para pagar la SENTENCIA por $66,549.20, de balance principal, los intereses adeudados sobre di-

cho principal y computados al 6.50% anual hasta su total pago y completo pago; más el 5% computado sobre cada mensualidad; cargos por demora devengados, más la suma $6,000.00 estipulada para honorarios de abogado, pactada en la escritura de hipoteca; y cuales quiera otras sumas que por cualesquiera concepto legal se devenguen hasta el día de la subasta. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Parcela de terreno radicada en el Barrio Cedro Debajo de Naranjito, compuesta de cuatrocientos veintidós puntos siete mil ochenta y dos (422.7082) metros cuadrados, equivalentes a punto mil cincuenta y siete (.1057) cuerdas lindes por el Norte, con Mario Diaz; por el Sur, con Medardo Rivera; por el Este, con camino público; y por el Oeste, con la sucesión Flor Berrios y Medardo Rivera. Enclava casa. Inscrita al ciento quince (115) del Tomo sesenta (60) de Carolina, finca número cuatro mil doscientos catorce (4,214), Registro de la propiedad de Carolina, Sección I. Dirección Física: 10 C Sector el Carla Cedro, Naranjito, PR 00719. Dicha propiedad se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 7 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la suma de $66,000.00 sin admitirse oferta inferior. En el caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 14 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y el precio mínimo para esta segunda subasta será el de dos terceras partes del precio mínimo establecido para la primera subasta, o a sea la suma de $44,000.00. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 21 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y el tipo mínimo para esta tercera subasta será la mitad del precio establecido para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $33,000.00. El mejor postor deberá pagar el importe de su oferta en efecto, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse el inmueble al acreedor hipotecario dentro de los diez días siguientes a la fecha de la última subasta, si así lo estimase conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada conforme a la sentencia, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta

fuera mayor. Se avisa a cualquier licitador que la propiedad queda sujeta al gravamen del Estado Libre Asociado y CRIM sobre la propiedad inmueble por contribuciones adeudadas y que el pago de dichas contribuciones es la responsabilidad del licitador. Que se entenderá por todo licitador acepte como suficiente la titulación y que los cargos y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes en entendiéndose que el rematador los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse su extinción al precio rematante. Todos los nombres de los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surgen de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico y en los sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 de las de Procedimiento Civil, así como para la publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria y en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con antelación a la fecha de la primera subasta y por lo menos una vez por semana. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento indicado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables. (Art. 102 (1) de la Ley núm. 210-2015). Expedido el presente en Bayamón, Puerto Rico a 28 de abril de 2025. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE BAYAMÓN. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. NICHOLAS RICHARD INFANTINO, VINCENZA INFANTINO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00329. 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: NICHOLAS RICHARD INFANTINO, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; VINCENZA INFANTINO, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBAS.

Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo. com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les 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 los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor

fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 7 de mayo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Demandante V. SUCESIONES DE JUAN BAUTISTA RODRÍGUEZ AGUAYO Y VERENA ALICEA ROBLES COMPUESTAS POR JAIME ALFONSO RODRÍGUEZ ALICEA Y NANCY RODRÍGUEZ ALICEA; “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LAS SUCESIONES DE JUAN BAUTISTA RODRÍGUEZ AGUAYO Y VERENA ALICEA ROBLES; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2025CV00416. Sala: 504. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN DIRIGIDO A: JAIME ALFONSO RODRÍGUEZ ALICEA Y NANCY RODRÍGUEZ ALICEA COMO MIEMBROS DE LAS SUCESIONES DE JUAN BAUTISTA RODRÍGUEZ AGUAYO Y VERENA ALICEA ROBLES; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LAS SUCESIONES DE JUAN BAUTISTA RODRÍGUEZ AGUAYO Y VERENA ALICEA ROBLES - URB. SANTA JUANITA, AD-8, CALLE 45, BAYAMÓN, PR; CALLE 45 AD-8, STA. JUANITA, BAYAMÓN, PR

00959; HC 67 BOX 15318, BAYAMÓN, PR 00956; BO. MINILLAS, CARR. 831, LOTE 1-C, BAYAMÓN, PR; BO. MINILLAS, CARR. 174, CALLE CATALUÑA FINAL, SECTOR LOS RODRIGUEZ, BAYAMÓN, PR; BO. MINILLAS, SECTOR MEDINA, BAYAMÓN, PR.

Queden emplazados, notificados e interpelados, que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca de la que surge lo siguiente: Que se ha incumplido con las cláusulas de la escritura de hipoteca objeto de ejecución por haberse dejado de pagar las mensualidades vencidas desde el día 1ro de agosto de 2024, la parte demandada le adeuda a la parte demandante las siguientes cantidades: $59,916.68 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 9.50% desde el 10 de julio de 2024; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $10,600.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La propiedad hipotecada cuya ejecución se solicita tiene la siguiente descripción y localización: URBANA: Solar 8, Bloque AD de la Urbanización Santa Juanita radicada en el Barrio Minillas del término municipal de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, compuesto de cuatrocientos veintiún metros treinta decímetros cuadrados (421.30 mc), pero según plano su cabida es de 410.91 metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, con calle 45; SUR, con solar 7; ESTE, con solar 9; OESTE, con un Callejón. -Contiene una casa de hormigón y bloques para una familia. Inscrita al folio 155 del tomo 414 de Bayamón Sur, finca número 18,726, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Primera Sección de Bayamón. Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Además, en cuanto a la interpelación de los herederos del causante, a que dentro del término legal de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia del causante conforme dispone el Artículo 959 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §2787. de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, se tendrá por aceptada. También se les

APERCIBE a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 957 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §2785. 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/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar y notificar 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. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE

DEMANDANTE:

Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ LLP 500 Calle De La Tanca Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664 rdíaz@bdprlaw.com

Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 13 de mayo de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria General. Vivían J. Sanabria, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES Demandados

Civil Núm.: BY2025CV01020. (401). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LUIS SANTIAGO BURGOS, CARMEN SANTIAGO BURGOS; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION JOSE SANTIAGO FIGUEROA; JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION ANA DELIA BURGOS RIVERA. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de 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: http://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. 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. Greenspoon Marder, LLP Lcda. Frances L. Asencio-Guido R.U.A. 15,622 TRADE CENTRE SOUTH, SUITE 700 100 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 Telephone: (954) 343 6273 Frances.Asencio@gmlaw.com

Expedido bajo mi firma, y sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de mayo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. NÉLIDA OCASIO ORTEGA, SUBSECRETARIA.

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GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. ANDREALIZ VÁZQUEZ VÁZQUEZ

Demandada Civil Núm.: PO2025CV00295. Salón: 605. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTA-

DOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: ANDREALIZ VÁZQUEZ VÁZQUEZ.

POR LA PRESENTE: Se le notifica que contra usted se ha presentado la Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero de la cual se acompaña copia. Por la presente se le emplaza a usted y se le requiere para que dentro del término de TREINTA (30) días desde la fecha de la Publicación por Edicto de este Emplazamiento presente su contestación 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 Ponce, P.O. Box 7185, Ponce, Puerto Rico 007327185 y notifique a la LCDA. GINA H. FERRER MEDINA, personalmente al Condominio Las Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al Apartado 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-2342, Teléfonos: (787) 832-9620 y (845) 345-3985, Abogada de la parte demandante, apercibiéndose que en caso de no hacerlo asI podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal hoy 13 de mayo de 2025, en Ponce, Puerto Rico. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. BRENDA SANTIAGO LÓPEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Parte Demandante Vs. ISMAEL GUZMAN CHAPARRO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV05208. 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: ISMAEL GUZMAN CHAPARRO - URB MIRAFLORES 6-10 CALLE 15, BAYAMON PR 00957. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de

los treinta (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), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. 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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 11 de abril de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SAMARY RODRÍGUEZ ESTRADA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Parte Demandante Vs. EDGARDO RODRIGUEZ AGOSTO Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV05812. 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: EDGARDO RODRIGUEZ AGOSTO - URB VILLA ASTURIAS

28-3 CALLE 34, CAROLINA PR 009832951; PO BOX 8630 BAYAMON PR 009608630; PO BOX 20000 PMB 551 CANOVANAS PR 00729-0042.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (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), la cual puede

acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. 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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 11 de abril de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Melissa Rivera Romero, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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Parte Demandante Vs. GLENYS J. GUZMAN COLON

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV04854. Sala: 500-A. 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: GLENYS J. GUZMAN COLON - URB REXVILLE CK22 CALLE 6A, BAYAMON PR 00957. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (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), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. 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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de abril de 2025. Alicia AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. IVETTE M. MARRERO BRACERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. MARY A. SANTA RODRIGUEZ

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The NBA has a star problem

By TANIA GANGULI

If you tuned into the thrilling Game 1 of the NBA Finals last Thursday night, you may have found yourself wondering:

Who are these guys?

There’s no LeBron James, no Stephen Curry. No Los Angeles Lakers, no New York Knicks, nor even any Boston Celtics. Neither of the teams — the Indiana Pacers or the Oklahoma City Thunder — had been in the NBA Finals for more than a decade. To the average sports fan, their rosters are largely unknown.

“I’m not sure I completely buy into the premise of your question,” Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, said when asked about a finals with limited star power. “I think Shai is an enormous star.”

He was referring to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who won the NBA’s MVP this year after leading the league in scoring and helping drive the Thunder to 68 wins, the most in franchise history. Silver also mentioned Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers guard with a penchant for lategame heroics.

But even Silver acknowledged those players are lesser known outside basketball fandom than the league’s biggest stars. In some ways, that’s a product of what the league wants — for all of its teams, no matter how small the market, to have a chance at making the finals. But that change also conflicts with one of its major tenets — that star power sells.

Stars have fueled the NBA since the 1980s. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson drove its stampede into the popular consciousness, and then Michael Jordan globalized the game. Stars drive viewership and interest, which in turn drive up the price of media rights deals, cash from sponsors, ticket sales and team valua-

tions.

For the past decade, the league’s ecosystem has revolved around James and Curry. James is now 40 years old, and Curry is 37. The question of who will be the next face of the league, once those two have retired, has hung over the sport for years.

The league’s new push for parity could hurt its search for stars. Silver noted that part of what made Curry, James and all the superstars who came before them so popular was that they regularly played for championships. But the NBA has deliberately made it harder to build a dominating superteam, and long strings of finals appearances are no longer the norm.

At the same time, audiences are shrinking. More than 35 million people watched Game 6 of the 1998 finals, in which Jordan won his sixth (and final) NBA championship. In 2023, when the Denver Nuggets won their first championship, the series averaged 11.6 million viewers per game.

Winning alone does not guarantee the same amount of exposure as it once did.

To some extent, stars are made. When Victor Wembanyama, the Frenchman who is nearly 7 1/2 feet tall, was set to enter the NBA, the league promoted his games while he was playing in France.

But talent and exposure can take a star only so far. The best player on the 2023 championship Denver Nuggets team, for example, was Nikola Jokic, a Serbian center who has won the league’s MVP award three times and is one of the best to have ever played the game. But he had no interest in promoting himself and didn’t capitalize on the moment to build his brand.

Jaclyn Reilly, co-founder of Ethos Group,

In a playoff game against the New York Knicks last month, the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton made an improbable shot at the buzzer at Madison Square Garden in New York to send the game to overtime. Then he made a choking symbol with his hands, an homage to former Pacer Reggie Miller, who directed a similar gesture toward Spike Lee, a Knicks superfan, 31 years ago. (Reddit via r/NBATalk)

a brand strategy firm that works with WNBA star Angel Reese, said the fracturing media landscape, with its ever increasing choices of content, made it more difficult for an athlete to stand out. “That’s why it’s even more important for the athlete to be strategic,” she said.

All eyes are on Haliburton and GilgeousAlexander. The Thunder have built a sustainable team that some expect to be championship contenders for years. That would give more exposure to Gilgeous-Alexander’s game play, his fun sense of fashion and his signature shoe with Converse. His profile has already risen this season.

For the Pacers, Haliburton has created several viral moments this season. In a playoff game against the Knicks last month, he made an improbable shot at the buzzer at Madison Square Garden in New York to send the game to overtime. Then he made a choking symbol with his hands, an homage to former Pacer Reggie Miller, who directed a similar gesture toward Spike Lee, a Knicks superfan, 31 years ago.

Knicks fans hated that Haliburton did that — but they won’t forget it either.

Last week, in Game 1 of the finals, Haliburton hit a jumper in the game’s final second that won the game for the Pacers, who had trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter.

A performance like that, especially if it leads to a championship, just might be the kind that makes a superstar.

Haliburton walked into his postgame interview carrying a pair of his signature shoes from Puma, which he had worn during the game. Some reporters chuckled as he thumped the

shoes down on the table, and Haliburton smiled sheepishly. But he wasn’t going to let a chance for that much exposure slip by.

NBA Finals (Best of 7) Game 1

Thursday

Indiana Pacers 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 110 Game 2 (IND leads 1-0)

Sunday Pacers at Thunder, 8 p.m. ET Game 3

Wednesday Thunder at Pacers, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC) Game 4

Friday Thunder at Pacers, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

The San Juan Daily Star

Sudoku

How to Play:

Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.

Sudoku Rules:

Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Crossword

Aries (Mar 21-April 20)

You’re terrific at following through with projects, Aries, but perhaps not so great at starting them. Today is the perfect time for you to prove this theory wrong. There’s a great deal of force out there to help you boost your rocket off the launching pad. Take advantage of this energy and get to work on things you’ve been meaning to start but haven’t gotten around to yet.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Your self-esteem is apt to be quite high today, Taurus, and you may feel an extra bit of fire helping you throughout the day. Take the lead on projects that seem to be going nowhere. If you want the job done right, you may have to do it yourself. Don’t be shy. This is the time to stand up and make use of your talent and skills.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

There may be a bit of tension and conflict in your world today, Gemini. Be prepared for mild contention that could turn into an all-out war if you aren’t careful. Don’t take things too personally. Think of these disputes as challenges that will only make you stronger when you overcome them. Don’t get disgruntled or evasive. Running away won’t do any good.

Cancer (June 22-July 23)

There may be tension in your heart today that could be difficult to shake, Cancer. You might find it hard to relate to people or that others aren’t hearing you very well. Keep in mind that you may have to translate your thoughts in order to get your message across. Keep an open mind as you deal with others on a one-to-one basis.

Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

Try not to be impatient today, Leo. This could be one day in which you feel restless, and everything seems to take much longer than you’d like. Try your best to go with the flow. Don’t get so wrapped up in making sure things happen by a certain time. Quality is more important than speed, and a peaceful mind is more efficient and productive than a stressed one.

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

To fight or not to fight may be the question of the day, Virgo. Your sensitive, feminine side is likely to say one thing while your masculine, combative side says another. The key is to not act hastily in any situation. Make sure you proceed from a neutral platform instead of reacting from a point of aggression caused by someone else.

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

Be careful that you don’t put your foot in your mouth today, Libra. You may have a tendency to jump the gun, so be conscious of how you use your energy. A false start is likely to get you disqualified. Orient yourself to your surroundings before you make any major upheaval. It’s important to have a good, solid footing on the day before you proceed.

Scorpio

(Oct 24-Nov 22)

This could be a highly productive day for you if you approach it in the right way. You will find that you have an added burst of energy that could help you conquer just about any task you set your mind to, Scorpio. You may feel more aggressive than usual, so use this to your advantage by delegating tasks and moving forward on projects that you’d like to see done.

Sagittarius

(Nov 23-Dec 21)

You may feel a bit anxious today, Sagittarius, and it may be hard to settle down. You probably have many irons in the fire right now, and they’re all starting to heat up at once. Unfortunately, other people may not be especially sensitive to your needs, so beware. It might be best to put up some sort of psychic shield to protect yourself from other people’s moods.

Capricorn

(Dec 22-Jan 20)

The fantasy world that you’ve built for yourself is a pleasure, Capricorn. People frolic in it and have a grand time. Your presence delights people. Today, however, this world may be threatened by harsh realities that are coming in the form of electronic information. This force is powerful and apt to be erratic and spontaneous. Be prepared to stand your ground.

Aquarius

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

You may feel the urge to get up and go today, Aquarius. Follow this instinct and get to work. You’re anxious to get the ball rolling on certain projects. The key for you now is to make sure that the ones that are already started get done before you tackle the others. Don’t let people stand in the way of your progress. Grab hold of the reins if you need to.

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)

You may find that there is some opposition from other people today, Pisces, especially concerning emotions. You may feel threatened in some way. An aggressive attitude could be making you feel inferior or unworthy of certain attention. Wanting peace, justice, and harmony doesn’t make you wimpy or inferior, as some people may suggest. These qualities are your strengths, not your weaknesses.

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 29

Ziggy

Herman

Speed Bump