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A 5th-straight record year for tourism projected
Revenues through October exceeded $1.7 billion
By THE STAR STAFF
Discover Puerto Rico anticipated Wednesday that 2025 will close as the fifth consecutive record year for the island’s tourism industry, reporting $1.707 billion in revenue from hotel nights and rentals between January and October, according to its first Industry Update Report held in Ponce.
“We are experiencing a moment of great momentum that we will continue to capitalize on to take Puerto Rican tourism to the level it deserves,” Discover Puerto Rico CEO Jorge Pérez said in a written statement. “We are a world-class destination. We are developing new strategies and changing mindsets so that our visitor economy flourishes and provides more and better opportunities for all professionals and entrepreneurs in this industry.”
The report reflected a yearover-year increase of 9% in lodging revenue and a similar rise in demand for hotel nights and short-term rentals.
Passenger arrivals also showed a 4% increase, while reservations through March are maintaining a higher pace than last year, according to data collected on Nov. 24.
Discover Puerto Rico Chief Marketing Officer Storm Tussey presented the strategy that will guide promotional campaigns for the next three years, focused on audiences with high purchasing power.
“Our strategy is based on the principle of continuous improvement, in which every investment must have measurable results,” she stated. “Our vision for the evolution of the Live Boricua campaign is to offer vibrant, sensory, and deeply immersive experiences.”
Tussey said the approach includes segmented initiatives for female travelers, Spanish-speaking communities, adventure-seeking visitors, and audiences attracted to luxury experiences, supported by strengthened data collection and conversion tools.
The accountability event was held in Ponce for the first time, Discover Puerto Rico noted. Municipality of Ponce Director of Tourism Iván Rodríguez presented the tourism developments in the southern region, including new attractions and the arrival of cruise ships.
Lawmaker calls summit to address surge in catalytic converter thefts
By THE STAR STAFF
mid a resurgence in catalytic converter thefts across Puerto Rico, Rep. Víctor Parés Otero, who chairs the House Government Committee, announced plans for a high-level summit with the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), the Bureau of Transportation and Other Services, and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO by its acronym in Spanish). The goal: to develop strategies to curb the growing criminal trend.
“Just like in 2022, when thefts of these converters spiked, the current surge is driven by their composition -- particularly the presence of precious metals such as palladium, rhodium, and platinum, which are sold on illegal markets,” said Parés, who represents San Juan’s District 4. “We don’t want a repeat of 2022, when official police figures recorded about 2,200 complaints of catalytic converter theft.”
The legislator emphasized that the summit aims to outline a comprehensive strategy to prevent another wave of thefts like those seen in 2022 and 2023.
“Back then, victims often waited an average of 45 days to get their vehicles back on the road because of inventory shortages,” he said. “That’s what we want to avoid.”
Parés noted that the police will play a key role, along with DNER, which oversees metal recycling centers -- common destinations for stolen converters. DACO will also be involved in monitoring auto parts shops, another potential outlet for the stolen components.
“We need to cover all bases, and that’s what we’ll do at this summit,” Parés added.
The urgency of the meeting comes after police on Tuesday reported three theft complaints from the Jardines de Trujillo Alto housing cooperative. All of the incidents occurred last Sunday and involved Mitsubishi Outlander SUVs manufactured between 2006 and 2022.
Discover Puerto Rico CEO Jorge Pérez
JetBlue to open 5 new direct routes to PR starting March 2026
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, along with Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) Executive Director Willianette Robles Cancel, announced Wednesday the expansion of JetBlue’s operations with five new direct routes to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport starting in March of next year.
“The expansion of these routes confirms that Puerto Rico continues to position itself as a competitive and high-value destination for the airline industry,” the governor said in a written statement. “Each of these new connections represents more opportunities for economic development, greater access for Puerto Ricans residing outside the island, and greater exposure for our island in key markets. We thank JetBlue for continuing to invest in Puerto Rico and for strengthening, together with us, the infrastructure that supports the growth of tourism and passenger traffic in the Caribbean.”
Robles Cancel said the cooperative agreement with JetBlue, valued at up to $1 million, will support the promotion of the destination in strategic markets. She added that the addition of the routes will strengthen the island’s air connectivity and expand opportunities in the
tourism industry.
“The addition of these routes is part of a clear strategy: to diversify our connectivity and ensure that Puerto Rico maintains a strong presence in the markets that generate the highest volume of visitors,” the tourism director said. “The cooperative agreement with JetBlue will allow us to strengthen our promotional efforts and support the sustainable growth of tourism. Today, more than just adding routes, we are expanding opportunities for our economy, for our visitors, and for the entire industry that depends on tourism.”
JetBlue President Marty Saint George emphasized that the new routes deepen the airline’s commitment to Puerto Rico since it began operations in 2002.
“Puerto Rico has shaped JetBlue’s identity for more than two decades,” he said. “Our new routes further deepen our commitment to the island and the communities that have been part of JetBlue’s story since 2002. We are proud to continue investing in Puerto Rico and creating more travel opportunities for customers across our growing network.”
The announced routes will connect San Juan with Philadelphia; Buffalo, N.Y.; Richmond and Norfolk, Va; and Jacksonville, Fla.. Philadelphia will have daily service, while Jacksonville and
“Each of these new connections represents more opportunities for economic development, greater access for Puerto Ricans residing outside the island, and greater exposure for our island in key markets,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said.
Buffalo will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Norfolk will offer flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and Richmond will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, according to the PRTC.
Currently, there are no direct routes between Puerto Rico and the cities of Buffalo, Richmond or Norfolk, so the expansion represents the opening of new markets for the island, with an estimated economic impact of $119.2 million.
Six years on, DDEC launches Certified Professional Program
By THE STAR STAFF
Economic Development and Commerce
(DDEC by its acronym in Spanish)
Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard announced Wednesday the implementation of the Certified Professional Program, a mechanism established under the Incentives Code (Act 60-2019) that had not been activated until now.
Joining Negrón Reichard at the announcement was Ernesto J. Zayas García, director of the DDEC’s Office of Business Incentives.
The new program will allow licensed professionals to issue pre-eligibility certifications for standardized tax exemption applications, reducing processing times and improving efficiency for applicants.
“Since Act 60 took effect in 2019, this essential resource remained inactive. Today, we fulfill that pending task with a modern structure that empowers licensed professionals to certify eligibility quickly,” Negrón Reichard said. “This step is key to simplifying
processes, cutting bureaucracy, and making Puerto Rico a more competitive destination for investment.”
Under the program, certified professionals will be authorized to issue preeligibility certificates for applications that do not require discretion or negotiation by the DDEC, potentially cutting up to two weeks from administrative processing. In later phases, they will also conduct compliance certifications and audits, leveraging their professional licenses.
Zayas García emphasized that the Certified Professional Registry (RPC by its initials in Spanish) was developed in coordination with the General Services Administration (ASG) and modeled after successful systems such as the Single Bidder Registry (RUL) and Single Supplier Registry (RUP).
“This marks a structural transformation in how incentives are processed,” he said.
“Attorneys, certified public accountants, and licensed agronomists will become DDEC partners in validating information and certifying eligibility and compliance. This
accelerates processes, increases regulatory certainty, and provides businesses with a more agile mechanism.”
Registration and requirements
Registration is now open through the DDEC Incentives Portal (http://incentives. ddec.pr.gov). Applicants must log into their online profile and request enrollment in the RPC following instructions in administrative memo DDEC 2025-015.
To qualify as a certified professional, candidates must hold a valid license as an attorney admitted by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court, a CPA license, or an agronomist license (for bona fide agricultural tax incentives).
The rollout has four phases:
Phase 1: Online platform launch on Oct. 1, 2025.
Phase 2: Training sessions for candidates on Dec. 11, 2025, in partnership with the Puerto Rico CPA Society.
Phase 3: Starting Jan. 1, 2026, certified professionals may submit pre-eligibility certificates for standardized cases.
Phase 4: Beginning March 1, 2026, certified professionals will be authorized to conduct compliance evaluations and audit files.
ASG Administrator Karla Mercado Rivera praised the initiative, noting that the integration of the new platform with ASG’s Single Registry represents significant savings for the government and optimizes resources.
Tax credit validation guidelines published
In parallel, the Office of Incentives finalized another structural project addressing a longstanding regulatory gap: publishing Guidelines for Agreed-Upon Procedures Reports required from CPAs to validate tax credits for tourism developments and priority projects in opportunity zones. The guidelines standardize reporting, ensure compliance with Act 60, and strengthen accountability.
CPA David Rodríguez Ortiz, president of the Puerto Rico CPA Society, reaffirmed the organization’s commitment.
“Our members bring expertise that will greatly benefit these training sessions and the successful implementation of the Certified Professional Registry,” he said.
Puerto Ricans in NY-NJ metro area have higher cost of living compared to island
For those living in Central Florida,
it’s lower
By THE STAR STAFF
Puerto Ricans living in the New York and in the Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey areas, who left the U.S. territory seeking a better quality of life, are facing a cost of living that is nearly 41% higher than in Caguas, San Juan or Bayamón.
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS) recently presented an analysis that integrates information from the Cost of Living Index (COLI) and demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The analysis enables a simultaneous observation of the cost of living in U.S. metropolitan areas and the distribution of people who identify as Puerto Rican in those regions.
The analysis reveals a key finding: a significant portion of this population resides in urban areas where the cost of living is higher than in Puerto Rico, particularly in some of the most expensive jurisdictions in the country. For instance, the New York-Newark-Jersey City area has a cost of living that exceeds that of the San JuanBayamón-Caguas Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by over 40%. An MSA is defined as an urban geographic area with a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants and adjacent areas connected by socioeconomic ties.
Data presented in map form in the analysis shows that among the top 10 MSAs with the largest numbers of people identified as Puerto Rican, five have higher costof-living indices than the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas MSA.
The New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro area has the highest number of people who identify as Puerto Rican, followed by the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro area. Specifically, the cost of living index in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area is 40.9% higher than that of the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas area,
whereas the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area has a cost of living index that is 10.3% lower.
The cost of living data was collected during the third quarter of 2025 in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas area, as also indicated in the map.
The index is based on a value of 100, meaning that a value above 100 indicates a higher cost of living, while a value below 100 indicates a lower cost of living. Additionally, a ranking is calculated that allows for comparison of each MSA’s position against the participating jurisdictions. A lower rank indicates a higher cost of living, and vice versa.
In the third quarter of 2025, the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas MSA had a cost of living that was 2.2% higher than the average of the 290 participating urban areas. Public services (utilities) were found to be 60.4% more expensive than the average of participating urban areas, ranking 7th in cost. Another category with a higher than average cost is supermarket items, which were ranked 17th and were 9.5% above the average of participating areas.
To further enhance the comparative analysis by MSA, the Institute examined the number of people identified as Puerto Rican residents in the 290 urban areas involved in the cost of living study. Data on individuals identified as Puerto Rican was obtained from the five-year estimates (2019–2023) of the American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Despite the varying costs of living in the top 10 MSAs with significant Puerto Rican populations, the San Juan-BayamónCaguas MSA remains more expensive for utilities than any of the top 10 MSAs. In terms of grocery costs, it is more expensive than nine of these areas. Conversely, it is more affordable in the transportation, miscellaneous, and healthcare categories. For housing, six of the 10 MSAs have higher cost indices than the San Juan-BayamónCaguas MSA.
“The cost of living is one of the most important economic issues for Puerto Rican society, as it affects the availability of household resources and the sustainability of their consumption patterns,” noted Dr.
Ronald G. Hernández Maldonado, statistical project manager in economics at the PRIS. “The integration of demographic and economic analyses strengthens our ability to more accurately assess the economic conditions of Puerto Rican households and generate solid empirical evidence on the contemporary challenges they face in various metropolitan areas.”
Lanselotte Oliveras Vega, statistical project assistant in demography and geography at the PRIS, added: “Of the people who identify as Puerto Rican in the United States, 5,869,928 reside in a metropolitan area. Four out of five live in a Metropolitan Area of Saturation (MSA) that is included in the COLI study. The two metropolitan areas with the largest Puerto Rican populations are New York–Newark–Jersey City and Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford; the former attracts a significant portion of the initial wave of migration, while the latter reflects more recent migrations. The data suggest that New York–Newark–Jersey City is becoming less central as a residential area for the Puerto Rican population, potentially due to its high cost of living.”
Former president of Honduras is freed from prison after Trump pardon
By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, MAGGIE HABERMAN, KENNETH P. VOGEL and JONAH E. BROMWICH
President Donald Trump formally pardoned former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras earlier this week, fulfilling a vow he had made days before to free an ex-president who was at the center of what authorities had characterized as “one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.”
Trump pledged to issue the pardon last week, after Hernández sent him a four-page letter casting himself as a victim of “political persecution” by the Biden-Harris administration and comparing his fate to that of the U.S. president.
Trump discussed the planned pardon with reporters over the weekend in terms similar to those Hernández had used in his letter, saying that “the people of Honduras really thought he was set up, and it was a terrible thing.”
“He was the president of the country, and they basically said he was a drug dealer because he was the president of the country,” Trump said. “And they said it was a Biden administration setup. And I looked at the facts, and I agreed with them.”
Hernández’s lawyer said Tuesday that his client had been released from a federal prison in West Virginia. The White House confirmed the pardon had been issued.
Trump defended the pardon when asked about it Tuesday by a reporter.
“That was a Biden — horrible witch hunt which was, you know, a lot of people in Honduras asked me to do that and I did it,” he said. “I feel very good about it. If you have some drug dealers in your country and you’re the president, you don’t necessarily put the president in jail for 45 years.”
in what they said — and multiple juries agreed — was a conspiracy to traffic enormous amounts of cocaine through Honduras and into the United States.
In his letter, though, Hernández characterized the case as a fly-by-night affair run by unscrupulous prosecutors in an office Trump has long resented — the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York — and directed by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The description was reminiscent of how Trump often refers to the four separate criminal cases against him.
“The politicization and selective application of justice in my case is undeniable,” Hernández wrote in his letter, adding, “I was prosecuted without solid evidence, based on the testimonies of violent traffickers and professional liars motivated by revenge and by get-out-of-jail deals.”
He also worked to remind Trump of their personal relationship, reminiscing about remarks Trump had made at the 2018 Israeli American Council National Summit, in which he had spoken about halting the flow of drug trafficking at the Southern border.
“We’re winning after years and years of losing,” Trump said then. “We’re stopping drugs at a level that has never happened.”
Monday’s pardon had caused an uproar before it was carried out, given the serious narcotics crimes of which Hernández was convicted and Trump’s stated ambition of curbing the flow of drugs into the United States, and, in particular, his monthslong push against Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader.
The Trump administration has engaged in a highly controversial and potentially illegal practice of bombing boats in the waters around Venezuela that officials insist are piloted by drug traffickers bringing their wares into the United States. In fact, a separate social media post from the one that promised a pardon for Hernández argued, shortly before elections in Honduras, that the next president should not give Maduro greater regional control.
Hernández’s letter contained all the ingredients that, over time, foreign leaders, lobbyists and others who interact with Trump have found effective: flattery, a sense of shared persecution and an appeal to Trump’s perception of himself as the final arbiter of justice.
Addressing Trump as “your Excellency,” Hernández, who last year was sentenced to 45 years in prison for flooding the United States with cocaine, wrote, “I have found strength from you, Sir.”
“Your resilience to get back in that great office notwithstanding the persecution and prosecution you faced, all for what, because you wished to make your country Great Again,” Hernández wrote. “What you accomplished is unprecedented and truly historic.”
Hernández was convicted last year, but the investigation that led to his imprisonment began years earlier, before Trump was elected the first time. Investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Manhattan federal prosecutors worked their way up a chain of cooperators involved
Hernández, reflecting on the remarks from prison, informed the president that “those words meant a great deal to me, my family and the Honduran people.”
The pardon of Hernández is a stark contrast to his administration’s treatment of his co-conspirator, who has been credited with helping to secure the former Honduran president’s conviction.
The co-conspirator, Amilcar Alexander Ardon Soriano, testified at Hernández’s trial that he had served as the mayor of the municipality of El Paraíso while running drugs, participated in torture and murdered two people, and that he was responsible for the deaths of more than 50 others.
Ardon said he had asked lawmakers whom he had bribed to vote for Hernández as the president of the Honduran Congress. In return, Ardon said, Hernández promised to protect him from prosecutors.
Ardon was sentenced in January to time served. But he was immediately taken to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. His lawyer, Jeffrey Cohn, petitioned ICE and the Justice Department to defer Ardon’s deportation, arguing that his life would be at risk if he were sent to Honduras.
“Typically, a cooperator like that will be protected from deportation because the threats of violence and reprisal against him for that kind of cooperation are self-evident,” Cohn said in an interview Monday.
Ardon was deported in April. He was immediately taken into custody by Honduran authorities, charged with crimes related to the accusations brought in the United States. He is in prison in Honduras awaiting trial.
“If I were Alex, and I were sitting in a Honduran jail, the last thing I would want to hear is Juan Orlando is coming home when I was the one who put him in jail for 45 years,” Cohn said.
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President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras addresses the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2019. President Donald Trump formally pardoned Hernández on Dec. 1, 2025. Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison. (Brittainy Newman/The New York Times)
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Trump calls Somalis ‘garbage’ he doesn’t want in the country
By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS and SHAWN McCREESH
President Donald Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants earlier this week, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the United States in an outburst that captured the raw nativism that has animated his approach to immigration.
Even for Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. And it comes as he started a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting Somalis in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.
“These are people that do nothing but complain,” Trump said at the tail end of a Cabinet meeting at the White House, during which he sometimes appeared to be fighting sleep. But when the subject turned to immigration, Trump made a point of lashing out.
“When they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch, we don’t want them in our country. Let them go back to where they came from and fix it,” Trump added as Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement.
He said Somalia “stinks and we don’t want them in our country.” He described Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who came to the United States from Somalia as a refugee and became a citizen 25 years ago, as “garbage.”
“We could go one way or the other, and we’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country,” Trump said. “She’s garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren’t people who work. These aren’t people who say, ‘Let’s go, come on, let’s make this place great.’”
Trump has used this kind of rhetoric throughout his rise in politics, including in his first term as president, when he demanded to know why the United States would accept immigrants from Haiti and African nations, which he described as “shithole countries,” rather than, say, Norway.
But he has long been especially fixated on Somalis in the United States, and on Omar in particular.
“His obsession with me is creepy,” Omar wrote in a post shortly after the Cabinet meeting. “I hope he gets the help he desperately needs.”
Trump has seized on immigration as a potent political weapon, demonizing immigrants and equating them with crime
and disease. He often returns most furiously to the topic when he is on the defensive, as he is now, over issues like the economy and the Epstein files.
On Tuesday, when asked about Trump appearing to doze off in the Cabinet meeting, his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, pointed to his remarks about the Somalis, which she described as an “epic moment.”
Trump significantly stepped up his anti-migrant stance after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington last week, by a gunman identified by authorities as an Afghan national.
Since Trump took office for a second time, his administration has sealed the country to refugees around the world, including to Somalis, reserving a limited number of slots for mostly white South African Afrikaners.
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul said Monday that they found Trump’s remarks about Somali immigrants to be reckless and dangerous.
“The words that founded this country start with the words ‘We the People,’” said St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter. “The sacred moments in American history are the moments when we have to decide who the ‘we’ is. Who gets to be included in the ‘we.’ Do we mean Black people? Do we mean women? Do we mean immigrants?”
Trump began his Cabinet meeting Tuesday by complaining about the coverage of his schedule and questions about his physical stamina after he appeared to doze off in the
Oval Office last month.
As Cabinet officials took turns mixing a summary of their agency’s work with flattery for the president, Trump appeared restless, tired and at times uninterested. He occasionally leaned back in his chair and repeatedly narrowed and closed his eyes.
But then, when a reporter asked Trump about how Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz handled a fraud scheme in his state, Trump used the opportunity to reset the conversation.
“Walz is a grossly incompetent man,” Trump said. “There’s something wrong with him. There’s something wrong with him. And when you look at what he’s done with Somalia, with Somalia, which is barely a country.”
Trump and his aides have in recent days focused on an investigation into fraud that had taken place in pockets of the Somali diaspora in Minnesota to make broad assertions about the community. Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people with felonies, accusing them of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a government program meant to keep children fed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, Trump said that Somalis were “taking over” Minnesota and that Somali gangs were “roving the streets looking for ‘prey.’”
Trump added that Omar was “always wrapped in her swaddling hijab” and that Walz was “seriously retarded” for welcoming immigrants from Somalia.
His top officials have also used dehumanizing language against immigrants. On
Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she recommended that Trump enact “a full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches and entitlement junkies.”
Robert Pape, a professor at University of Chicago who has studied political violence for 30 years, said such language from the Trump administration was dangerous.
“They’re not just like nasty metaphors — they’re especially dehumanizing metaphors,” Pape said. “‘Garbage.’ You’re not thinking of something that is human, you’re thinking of it as something that can be easily thrown away, so that is exactly the kind of metaphor we have just found for really decades is likely to increase support for violence.”
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President Donald Trump participates in a cabinet meeting, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Near the end of the two-hour meeting, Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the United States. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Ukraine is still worth fighting for
By BRET STEPHENS
The significant fact about Ukraine’s corruption scandal is that it is having one. A scandal, that is, as opposed to just a fact of life.
Last month an investigation led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, an independent agency, accused allies of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, including two ministers, of graft and fraud to the tune of $100 million. The ministers have resigned. So has the president’s chief of staff, while a former business partner of Zelenskyy appears to have fled the country. The president himself is not accused of wrongdoing but has been politically damaged.
Corruption has always been what’s wrong with Ukraine. The investigation, and the legal and political accountability that have gone with it, is what’s right. A nation that can investigate its leaders even as it fights for its existence is one worth defending.
citizen, JD Vance is president and Putin is hungry again for another choice cut of Ukraine?
There’s always the chance that Putin will overplay his hand, once again giving Trump the feeling that the Russian is “tapping us along,” as he put it in May, and reviving the administration’s appetite to defend Ukraine. Besides being the right thing to do, it would signal to China that the administration will not bargain away the independence of Taiwan for the sake of lucrative business opportunities for the Trump family and its friends.
Zelenskyy and his remaining supporters in Europe shouldn’t count on it. They may soon have to make a terrible choice between grasping for a temporary peace or continuing to suffer through a punishing war. Far be it for a columnist writing from the safety of New York to offer his advice, but another line from Churchill is worth recalling: “Nations that went down fighting rose again, but those which surrendered tamely were finished.”
That’s the thought that should animate anyone not part of the peace-at-any-price wing of the Trump administration, whose leading lights, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were in Moscow on Tuesday for personal talks with Vladimir Putin. The two real-estate developers were previously the authors, with Putin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, of a 28-point plan devised in Miami that amounted to a Ukraine surrender document; the thinking behind it, as The Wall Street Journal reported last week, was even scarier.
“For the Kremlin, the Miami talks were the culmination of a strategy, hatched before Trump’s inauguration, to bypass the traditional U.S. national security apparatus and convince the administration to view Russia not as a military threat but as a land of bountiful opportunity,” the Journal noted. “By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe — while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies.”
What’s wrong with this thinking? To adapt Winston Churchill’s line about Russia — “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” — the notion of peace through business is self-dealing wrapped in self-delusion inside self-harm.
History refutes it: Britain and Germany were major trading partners on the eve of World War I; economic ties between China and the West have grown as Beijing has become more truculent. Experience with Putin’s Russia refutes it: One Western company after another got burned — or worse — doing business in Russia in the era when
the Kremlin supposedly welcomed foreign investment.
And common sense refutes it. If Putin were interested in peace and prosperity between Russia and the West, he would have pursued both over his quarter-century in power. But Putin does not want coexistence. He wants dominance, even at the cost of the 1 million casualties his forces have reportedly suffered so far. His role models aren’t Bill Gates or Konrad Adenauer. They’re Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible.
That’s not going to change. Putin is 73, sees himself as a world-historical figure and has thus far mainly succeeded in getting his way against adversaries he despises as weak, vain and corruptible. By sending two developers to negotiate with him, President Donald Trump merely ratified Putin’s attitude.
The significant danger now is that Putin will agree, conditionally, to some sort of Trump-endorsed “peace plan,” putting unbearable diplomatic pressure on Kyiv to accept it. Among other effects, this will fracture Ukrainian politics, fracture the NATO alliance, rescue Russia’s economy, strengthen pro-Russian voices in European politics and give Russia time to recover its military strength. In exchange, Ukraine will get the kind of paper promises it got back in 1994, when it gave up its nuclear weapons for nonbinding security guarantees — another reminder that disarmament is as often a road to war as it is to peace.
A question for Marco Rubio: How good will U.S. security guarantees for Kyiv be in 2029, when he’s a private
The larger warning here is for free nations everywhere, particularly in Europe. The era of Pax Americana may soon be drawing to a close. From then on it will be every region, or country, for itself, against emboldened and avaricious adversaries. For a sense of how to fight, look no further than the Ukrainians whom we abandon at our peril and to our shame.
Protesters gather in Kyiv on July 23, 2025, after the Ukrainian Parliament voted to toughen restrictions on two of the country’s independent anticorruption agencies. “The significant fact about Ukraine’s corruption scandal is that it is having one,” The New York Times columnist Bret Stephens writes. (Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)
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Operativo “Impacto al Tirador” deja 107 arrestos y 132 puntos de drogas intervenidos
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SAN JUAN – El superintendente de la Policía, Joseph González, informó el miércoles que el operativo “Impacto al Tirador” dejó 107 arrestos, 132 puntos de drogas intervenidos y la ocupación de armas, vehículos, dinero y sustancias controladas en 75 municipios.
“Hoy presentamos una operación que impactó 75 municipios de Puerto Rico”, dijo González al detallar que se diligenciaron 129 órdenes de arresto, de las cuales 118 corresponden a hombres adultos, ocho a mujeres y tres a menores, y que 72 de los detenidos tienen récord criminal previo.
“Como parte de la investigación, se impactaron 132 puntos de drogas, incluyendo 26 que utilizaban servicios de delivery, y se grabaron más de 150 transacciones ilegales”, añadió el superintendente al indicar que se incautaron 19 vehículos, 24 armas de fuego y sustancias como cocaína, heroína, marihuana, crack y fentanilo.
“Quiero reiterarlo con claridad, los puntos de drogas continúan siendo la raíz de la violencia que afecta a nuestra isla”, sostuvo González al afirmar que “mientras existen, siguen generando crimen, armas y tragedia” y que en Puerto Rico “no hay espacio para la impunidad”.
La secretaria de Justicia, Lourdes Gómez Torres, señaló que “los resultados del operativo Impacto al Tirador reflejan el trabajo coordinado entre la Policía de Puerto Rico y el Ministerio Público” y sostuvo que “la intervención a 132 puntos de drogas alrededor de la isla representa un avance significativo contra el crimen organizado”.
“El orden y la seguridad pública no se negocian”, afirmó Gómez Torres, quien destacó que “este operativo reafirma la colaboración constante entre todos los componentes de ley y orden” y que, “en cumplimiento con la política pública de nuestra señora gobernadora, seguiremos trabajando unidos, con determinación y sin descanso”.
Por su parte, el director de la División de Crimen Organizado del Departamento
indicó que se siente “plenamente confiado” en que los fiscales tienen “casos sólidos y robustos para lograr la convicción de todos y cada uno de los imputados”, al señalar que la prueba incluye videos de las transacciones y el testimonio de agentes encubiertos.
Asimismo, el director del Negociado de Drogas, Narcóticos y Armas Ilegales, teniente coronel Jorge Lullando, explicó que los tres menores arrestados “fluctuaban entre la edad de 16 y 17 años” y que “están de frente a la distribución en el punto de droga”, razón por la cual el operativo se denominó “Impacto al Tirador”.
Lullando sostuvo que “estas armas fuera de la calle hacen una diferencia en lo que tiene que ver con la violencia extrema” y que “la intervención en el punto de drogas, de diferentes maneras, hace una diferencia en evitar asesinatos y agresiones”, al insistir en que la incautación de rifles y armas cortas se vincula con investigaciones de homicidios.
El jefe de los fiscales, Juan Ramos, afirmó que existen “protocolos estrictos” para la ocupación y custodia de armas, drogas y demás evidencia, y aseguró que “el pueblo puede tener como extrema confianza” que esos procesos se manejan conforme a las reglas de procedimiento criminal y las reglas de evidencia.
González reiteró que “la violencia que vemos en Puerto Rico, la mayoría, es por el narcotráfico y empieza en el punto” y advirtió que “no podemos permitir que estas organizaciones controlen nuestras calles”, al prometer que la Policía “no va a parar” y “va a seguir atacando estas organizaciones a todos los diferentes niveles”.
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Why are there so many films right now based on the Bible?
By ALISSA WILKINSON
In the beginning were the Bible movies. As with films in any genre, their popularity has ebbed and flowed, but right now, it’s a flood.
Some are what you probably expect: tales for the faithful. Animated films about the life of Jesus, like “The King of Kings” and “Light of the World,” performed well at the box office this year, while “David” will open just before Christmas. This fall, Netflix premiered the Tyler Perry Studios-produced “Ruth & Boaz,” a steamy modern-day retelling of the Old Testament story. And the star-studded “Zero A.D.,” a thriller about Mary fleeing Bethlehem with the infant Jesus, is due next year.
men commenting on a shirtless, tattooed Tyler Lepley repairing a roof. They are not, you might say, your grandma’s Bible movies.
Streaming shows like “House of David” and the wildly popular “The Chosen” (both available on most major platforms) have also won fans with their lush historical storytelling; a “Joseph in Egypt” show was recently ordered to series, too. And in December, Kevin Costner will host an ABC special exploring “the extraordinary journey of Mary and Joseph.”
It’s tempting to attribute this abundance to a single cause: a Trump-era tilt toward a religious and conservative audience, for instance. But taking that position requires some blinders. The truth is: Bible movies are more diverse and weirder than ever. These productions are just one facet of the genre. And when you look at how the Bible has shown up at the movies for the past century, it’s obvious that this is not new at all.
Take one recent big-screen biblical tale: “The Carpenter’s Son,” a properly creepy horror film in which Noah Jupe stars as a teenage Jesus, with Nicolas Cage and FKA twigs as Joseph and Mary. Teenage Jesus battles Satan and more adolescent frustrations in a tale based on the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas (which is not recognized by any major Christian denomination). “The Carpenter’s Son” is certainly not made for the churchgoing crowd. Or consider last year’s “The Book of Clarence,” a Jesus movie starring LaKeith Stanfield that was both devout and impertinent and had an atheist stoner for a protagonist. Or “Judas’ Gospel,” starring Giancarlo Giannini, Rupert Everett and Abel Ferrara, which explores Judas Iscariot’s side of the story and premiered at the Locarno Film Festival over the summer. Or coming films from Terrence Malick and Martin Scorsese, both religious men who regardless rarely color within the lines.
None of these fit the family-friendly inspirational mold. Nor, for that matter, does a movie like “Ruth & Boaz,” which Netflix advertised with a thirsty clip of wo -
Or are they?
TO THOSE VERSED in the history of Hollywood, the current state of the biblical flick might ring a bell. A casual viewer may associate the genre with Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 drama, “The Ten Commandments,” or William Wyler’s 1959 epic, “Ben-Hur,” or perhaps George Stevens’ 1965 film, “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” But the history of Bible films is surprisingly complex, even controversial, and it often reveals something about the culture in which the movie was made.
From the moment movies were invented, they were used to tell Bible stories. Films made as early as 1898 replicated the passion plays that took place annually across Europe, created initially to teach the story of Jesus’ life.
That might be expected. But strangely, we also got the Production Code — the Hollywood self-censorship rules developed by a priest and a religious publisher — in large part because of a nude scene in a Bible movie. An empress played by Claudette Colbert bathed naked in a pool of donkey’s milk in the 1932 DeMille epic “The Sign of the Cross,” about early Christians.
These epics fell out of favor in midcentury America, as studios faced more competition from television and a rising generation viewed them as relics. But that didn’t mean movies with biblical roots went away. The 1970s brought the Orson Welles-narrated “The Late Great Planet Earth,” which advanced wild conspiratorial views of contemporary geopolitical events, mapped onto prophetic biblical texts. There was the horror-inflected “Thief in the Night” series, which became cult classics by using the Book of Revelation as a starting point to suggest the bloody end of the world was just around the corner.
By the 1980s, a famous Bible movie got caught up in the culture wars that were raging offscreen. Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ,” based on a novel exploring the
life of Jesus, was the subject of intense criticism and debate, and was denounced by religious organizations before it had been screened. The controversy culminated in the firebombing of a Parisian theater, resulting in a number of severe injuries.
Some movies broke out in the intervening years, like the animated hit “The Prince of Egypt,” but Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” heralded a new era in 2004. Despite being exceptionally violent and not strictly faithful to the biblical text, it became a megahit, largely because churches bought out theaters on opening weekend. It reigned as the highest-earning R-rated film of all time in the United States and Canada for a whopping 20 years, superseded finally in 2024 by “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
The “Passion” phenomenon set a template for marketing movies to the faithful. And it ushered in a new wave of biblical blockbusters in an age of megabudget films, like Ridley Scott’s expensive flop “Exodus: Gods and Kings” (2014). We’ll soon see if those tricks still work, because in 2027, Gibson has a two-part sequel on the way: “The Resurrection of the Christ.”
THE HISTORY OF BIBLE FILMS is complex. They’ve never just been innocent tales for churchgoers, and they’ve often reflected the tenor of the times, serving all kinds of functions. What’s going on, then, with the influx of Bible movies now?
Perhaps unsurprisingly in an age of reboots, all the old trends are being made new again. In TV shows like “The Chosen,” you can spot the big-budget, high-productionvalue conservatism of the Code-era biblical epics. “Ruth & Boaz” has the winking sexiness of that era’s workaround Bible pictures. Some are keyed to the horror register, like the apocalyptic 1970s films; others lean more on irreverence and comedy. The steady stream of animated children’s movies that recount the life of Jesus recall those earliest filmed passion plays, created for educational purposes. And I’ve no doubt that some of the more unconventional films may result in their own culture war cancellations. The
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Just a blip for risk assets, more Fed pain for the dollar
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Risk assets are showing further signs of recovery on Wednesday from a broad selloff that kicked off the month, but bonds are sitting on their losses for now.
And the dollar is down with focus back to the Federal Reserve, with Trump delaying his pick for the next chair to 2026. Meanwhile, investors are stuck watching the ADP jobs report in the absence of November payrolls.
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The broad selloff that kicked the week off for markets is proving to be a blip for risk assets.
After dropping half a percent on Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.25% on Tuesday and futures were up in early London trading.
Bitcoin was up another 1.7% after rising nearly 6% on Tuesday. But it remains 26% below an October peak.
In other signs that it’s not all plain sailing, 10-year Treasury yields dipped on Wednesday but were still up 7 basis points this week, while Japan’s bond yields hit multi-year highs.
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Bets on Hassett as the next Fed chair briefly dipped on betting site Polymarket on Tuesday, but quickly recovered.
Investors reckon Hassett, seen as favoring lower interest rates, could dent the dollar further. The euro and sterling reached their highest in over a month against the dollar on Wednesday as Fed rate cut bets continue to weigh on the dollar.
Focus turns to economic data, though the prints are unlikely to sway the Fed.
November’s ADP report is expected to show private employers added 10,000 jobs, down from 42,000 in October, another sign of the labor market weakening.
While the ADP doesn’t correlate with the government’s jobs report, markets are watching alternatives more closely as November’s official one will only be released after the Fed meeting, thanks to the U.S. government shutdown.
The ISM services PMI is also due, following data on Monday showing a ninth month of contraction for the manufacturing sector.
Elsewhere, it’s all about geopolitics.
Russia and the U.S. did not reach a compromise on a possible Ukraine peace deal.
The European Union’s executive arm is set to move ahead with a proposal to use frozen Russian assets to fund lending to Ukraine. It’s also leaving open the possibility of raising funding through joint EU borrowing -- an option financial markets would also welcome -- or a combination of the two.
Stakes high, Europe races to save its financing plan for Ukraine
By JEANNA SMIALEK
European leaders had hoped to flex their collective muscles with a huge pot of money to fund Ukraine’s war effort, one so large that it would put Kyiv in a strong negotiating position with Moscow.
That plan remains in jeopardy, and what was meant to be a show of strength is at risk of turning into a display of messy weakness when Europe is already floundering for influence on Ukraine, repeatedly left out of peace talks brokered by the United States.
At the core of the plan is as much as 210 billion euros ($244 billion) in Russian state assets, frozen in Belgium, that European leaders have been hoping for months to use to make a giant loan to Ukraine. Agreement on how to do this has remained elusive.
In a last-ditch effort to make the plan work, European Union policymakers Wednesday unveiled an updated version of the proposal that includes legal workarounds that will make it easier to enact the plan without support from every member state.
The ideas, which will be considered at a meeting of European leaders in Brussels on Dec. 18, could help the bloc overcome opposition from Hungary. But Belgium, where the money is held, remains skeptical, and diplomats and analysts have begun to acknowledge that policymakers could find themselves forced to offer Ukraine a more modest financial package.
The European Union laid out a less ambitious option Wednesday, in case the frozen asset idea does not work.
In short, European officials may end up offering Ukraine a financial Band-Aid when they had hoped for a financial bazooka.
“It is a make-or-break moment for Europe and for Europe’s importance on the global stage,” said Daniel Hegedüs, a regional director for the German Marshall Fund, a think tank, who added that the European Union is more likely to opt for a less ambitious short-term funding plan this month.
“It will be tragic,” he added. “The optics will be that Europe was not able to own up to this strategic challenge.”
Europe has been struggling all year to demonstrate that it can work cohesively and act decisively as Russia presses on Ukraine and the United States is less supportive and more combative to the Continent.
European nations are racing to bolster their ability to defend themselves and have
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire their 122 mm howitzer at Russian forces near Marinka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2024. The European Union has a proposal for how to turn Russian frozen assets into a giant loan for Ukraine. If it fails, it could further weaken Europe’s global image. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)
pledged to dedicate more of their national budgets to military projects. Yet a plan to work together closely with Britain on a flagship joint military procurement plan crumbled in the eleventh hour.
Plans to move nations, including Ukraine, closer to European Union membership have run into stiff opposition from Hungary.
And even rhetoric has been hard to agree upon. When European leaders initially pledged a “drone wall” to protect the bloc’s eastern flank against airspace incursions, the title was quickly abandoned. Member states farther west did not want to create the image of an EU that was working to protect only the East.
Bickering is a natural part of European Union policy decisions. It is a 27-nation group, and it must find consensus on trade, diplomacy and, increasingly, defense policy. But plodding decision making creates big risks at this contentious geopolitical moment.
The frozen asset loan is one example.
For months, European Union officials hyped the potential frozen asset-backed loan, suggesting that an offer to Ukraine of such a large sum of money would strike fear in the heart of Moscow.
The loan from the frozen assets could be huge. While initially valued at 140 billion euros, Wednesday’s plan suggested it could be backed by as much as 210 billion euros.
The money would be disbursed gradually over time; Wednesday’s plan envisioned 45 billion-euro installments over each of the next two years. It would be paid back only if Russia paid reparations.
With so much potential cash, the logic has gone, it would be clear to the Kremlin that Ukraine could keep fighting for years to come. That would put President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government in a much better negotiating position to strike a peace deal.
“We can equip them with the means to defend themselves and to lead peace negotiations from a position of strength,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said at a news conference Wednesday, where she expressed hope that an agreement on the frozen asset plan could still be reached.
But from early on, policymakers struggled to keep everyone on board.
Headed into a meeting of European heads of state in October, EU officials were confident that Belgium, which had already expressed reservations, would agree to the plan. After all, diplomats argued, what other option did Europe have?
But the Russian assets are frozen at financial firm Euroclear, which has its headquarters in Belgium. The nation’s leaders were worried that if Russia saw the plan as confiscation of its money and sued, Belgium might be on the hook.
So Belgian officials dug in against the
idea. They asked the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, to come up with a detailed set of options for addressing potential legal risks associated with the plan.
Belgian officials have only solidified their opposition in recent weeks, especially after the Trump administration’s 28-point plan for peace deal leaked. The outline included plans to use the frozen assets.
It made it “clear for everyone that those assets can play an important role in a peace plan,” Maxime Prévot, Belgium’s foreign minister, told The New York Times.
In the days since, Bart de Wever, Belgium’s prime minister, has called the frozen asset loan plan “fundamentally wrong” and warned that it could even prevent the conclusion of a peace deal, given that the money could be used as a bargaining chip with the Kremlin.
The European Commission has been racing to broker some agreement to use the frozen assets.
But Prévot told reporters Wednesday morning in Brussels that the fleshed-out plan still “does not address our concerns in a satisfactory manner.”
Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group, said he still thinks a frozen asset loan agreement will be reached, but he conceded that it could take longer than this month to reach a consensus.
If the plan does not come through, the EU suggested Wednesday that it could use room in its existing budget to borrow money through joint debt, a less ambitious alternative. How much might be borrowed is not yet defined.
“Europe is going to stump up cash for Ukraine,” Rahman said. “Because there is no choice.”
Yet if Brussels ends up offering a smaller funding package to Ukraine, that could underscore that the Continent cannot unify around big decisions at key moments.
That might make Europe look weak, analysts warned, and keep the bloc locked on the outside as the United States negotiates a peace between Russia and Ukraine. With an indecisive Europe at its back and a less impressive funding package, Ukraine could be left in a worse bargaining position.
“If Europe isn’t able to deliver, Ukraine could be pressed to accept a disadvantageous peace deal,” Hegedüs said.
Rotating beds and cellphones, Maduro plans to outlast Trump
By ANATOLY KURMANAEV
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has tightened his personal security, including changing beds, and leaned on Cuba, a key ally, amid a growing threat of a U.S. military intervention in the country, according to multiple people close to the Venezuelan government.
They described an atmosphere of tension and concern gripping the president’s inner circle while adding that Maduro believed he remained in control and could ride out the latest and gravest threat to his 12-year rule.
Maduro has tried to protect himself from a potential precision strike or a special forces raid by frequently changing sleeping locations and cellphones, the people said. Those precautions have accelerated since September, some of the people said, when the United States started amassing warships and striking boats the Trump administration claims were smuggling drugs from Venezuela.
To reduce the risk of betrayal, Maduro has also expanded the role of Cuban bodyguards in his personal security detail and attached more Cuban counterintelligence officers to Venezuela’s military, one of the people said.
In public, however, Maduro has sought to downplay Washington’s threats by conveying a nonchalant, relaxed appearance, showing up for public events unannounced, dancing, and posting propaganda videos on TikTok.
The seven people close to the Venezuelan government who were interviewed for this article spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution or because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Venezuela’s Communication Ministry, which handles press inquiries for the government, did not respond to a request for comment for the article.
The Trump administration has accused Maduro of running a “narcoterrorist” cartel flooding the United States with drugs, a narrative that many current and former officials in Washington say is ultimately aimed at regime change. Trump, however, has combined threats against Venezuela with suggestions of a diplomatic solution. He and Maduro spoke by phone last month to discuss a possible meeting.
The New York Times has reported that Maduro and Trump’s envoys earlier this year discussed circumstances under which the Venezuelan leader, who lost a presidential election last year but ignored the results, may leave office. Those talks did not produce an agreement, leading the Trump administration to ramp up its military pressure.
As the crisis deepened, Maduro has addressed the Venezuelan public almost daily, maintaining a public relations blitz that has characterized his rule in recent years. He has, however, reduced his participation in scheduled events and live broadcasts, replacing them with spontaneous public appearances and prerecorded messages.
For Maduro, 63, the standoff against the U.S. naval armada in the Caribbean represents merely the latest challenge to his rule. A former communist activist, bus driver, labor organizer and foreign minister, he has lurched from crisis to crisis — most of his own making — since taking office in 2013 after the death of his mentor and immediate predecessor, Hugo Chávez.
Opposition leaders and commentators at the time said the gruff, ponderous Maduro would be out of the presidential palace in weeks. Maduro’s wooden communication style and civilian background, they said, made him a poor successor to Chávez, a charismatic populist and former tank commander who inspired devotion from supporters, including among soldiers and officers who have long been the ultimate arbiters of power in Venezuela.
Maduro’s critics called him “Maburro,” a play on the Spanish word for donkey. His viral bloopers have included surreptitiously pulling an empanada from his desk and biting into it on live television at the peak of a national food crisis, taking a hit on the head with a mango thrown by a woman at a public event (immortalized in Venezuelan folklore as “Mangocide”) and reading out loud on live television a viewer comment that said “Nicolás Maduro, suck it.”
Those early public relations blunders hid a ruthless political instinct. Since taking office, Maduro has survived a 70% collapse of Venezuela’s per capita gross domestic product, several waves of mass national protests and various plots, coup attempts and electoral losses.
He has also weathered Trump’s previous attempt to unseat him. The first Trump administration in 2019 put in place a “maximum pressure” campaign against the Venezuelan president in an effort to curry favor among Latino voters in Florida, a crucial swing state at the time.
Trump recognized an opposition politician as Venezuela’s president and rolled out sweeping sanctions against the country’s economy.
To stay in power, Maduro has relied on lethal repression, pork barrel politics, disregard for laws, and an innate understanding of the raw essence of power, a quality even his adversaries have grudgingly come to acknowledge.
Maduro’s political survival has come at the cost of Venezuela’s democracy.
As his popularity waned, he has accelerated the dismantling started by Chávez of democratic norms, eliminating
independent media, criminalizing civil society and banning competitors from public office. His security forces have turned up the repression, terrorizing poor neighborhoods with death squads and systematically arresting protesters.
Last year, he crossed the country’s last democratic red line, ignoring the results of a presidential election that he lost by nearly 40 percentage points.
Maduro’s days as an organizer at Caracas’ public transport union have helped him develop an instinctive feel for trading favors and developing coalitions based on shared interests and threats, the people who know him said.
“He is a compulsive political operator,” said Andrés Izarra, a former senior official under Chávez and a minister under Maduro, who has broken with the government and gone into exile. “He plays by the rough rules of street politics, of corrupt union politics, rules that are similar to those of a mafia.”
Maduro has overcome his weak military connections by, through the years, handing over a major part of the country’s economy to his generals, who have been allowed to run gold mines, oil services companies and import-export firms.
Maduro’s decision to trade enrichment for loyalty has led him to tolerate drug trafficking among some military officials, experts on Venezuela’s drug trade say, though there is no evidence it is a unified criminal organization controlled by the Venezuelan president, as the Trump administration claims.
Trump has in recent weeks combined belligerent rhetoric against Venezuela with suggestions that he negotiate a deal with Maduro.
During talks this past spring, Maduro and Trump officials discussed the possibility of Maduro’s handing power over to one of his lieutenants before the end of Trump’s term in 2029, according to four other people familiar with the talks who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
One option included holding a referendum in Venezuela to recall the president in or after 2027, a process allowed by the country’s constitution, they said. In the likely event of a loss, Maduro would hand over power to his vice president, who would eventually call new elections.
Those talks, which included reorienting Venezuelan economy toward American investment and trade, did not produce an agreement, the people familiar with them said. Any such deal could also easily unravel. Maduro has used his control of the courts and the electoral board to quash the opposition’s attempt to remove him through a recall referendum in 2016.
A deal with Trump would reduce the immediate pressure on Maduro, some people close to his government and former officials said. But it would not solve his underlying political weakness stemming from the theft of last year’s election, they added.
The scale of that loss has destroyed Maduro’s last claims to popular support, the people said.
“Their biggest crisis is the crisis of legitimacy,” said Izarra referring to Maduro’s government. “They are in complete denial that the country hates them.”
This crisis will remain, even if the U.S. warships depart, he added.
Members of the Bolivarian Militia during a rally in support of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 1, 2025. Maduro has tightened his personal security, including changing beds, and leaned on Cuba, a key ally, amid a growing threat of a military intervention in the country, according to multiple people close to the Venezuelan government. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times)
Boeing tackles quality with a ‘war on defects’
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI
The 737 Max starts its journey through a Boeing factory near Seattle when its empty central tube is hoisted onto a structure high above the floor. There, about a dozen workers fan out to search for defects.
That inspection is part of a new quality-control regimen at Boeing after a nightmarish episode nearly two years ago, when a part on a Max blew away at 15,000 feet, exposing passengers to roaring winds and potential catastrophe. No one was seriously injured, but the January 2024 episode prompted a reckoning.
Boeing installed new management and made wide-ranging changes at this factory in Renton, on the shore of Lake Washington. Some improvements were straightforward, such as tightening equipment arrival inspections, doing more jobs in their intended order and simplifying paperwork — changes that some aerospace experts say should have been made long ago. Other problems will be more difficult to address, like winning over workers who have complained for years that the company was prioritizing speed over quality.
But the reforms are clearly having an effect. Some airlines that buy Boeing planes say quality has improved. And in recent months, the Federal Aviation Administration has eased some restrictions it imposed on Boeing after last year’s episode and two Max crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019.
Even as they noted their progress, Boeing executives acknowledged during a recent daylong tour of the factory that there was more to do. The company will have to continue to improve quality as it tries to produce planes faster.
“We’re right in the middle of the field, and we’ve got a long way to run,” said Katie Ringgold, vice president and general manager of Boeing’s 737 program and that factory.
‘Permanently fix it’
The body of the Alaska Airlines plane that lost a part in 2024 arrived at Boeing’s factory in August 2023. Workers there soon discovered damaged fasteners near an emergency exit that the airline didn’t plan to use. To stay on schedule, the problem was noted and the plane moved on to the next stage of production.
The exit was filled with a roughly 2 1/2-foot-by5-foot part known as a door plug. The jet was near the end of the assembly line when workers removed the plug to fix the fasteners. When they put the part back, it was missing four bolts that secured it.
After the incident, Boeing set out to limit the number of tasks that are performed out of order, a practice known as “traveled work,” which can introduce mistakes. After the airplane body arrives, factory workers check important parts such as tie rods that hold overhead bins in place and the rails onto which floorboards are installed. The team spends about two hours checking the interior and most of the day on the exterior. It is part of what Ringgold calls Boeing’s “war on defects.”
The company has also identified 40 tasks throughout the factory that it says should be finished before a
plane advances past each of the 10 stations that make up the manufacturing line.
Such processes are not new, but Boeing says it has standardized them and made them more robust. Instead of relying on engineering drawings for those early inspections, the company now offers workers photos of what to look for. Boeing also conducts daily and weekly reviews, refining what to inspect and determining how to root out persistent problems at their source.
“We have really homed in on our feedback loops,” said Jennifer Boland-Masterson, the director of 737 manufacturing operations. She added: “The goal is to permanently fix it.”
Traveled work at the factory has fallen about 75% since February 2024, helping reduce complexity. The company has also found that doing more work in the correct order has helped it to make planes faster.
Before the door plug incident, many planes were parked outside by the lake waiting for last-minute work, but their numbers have declined substantially, said Brooke Vatheuer, the senior vice president of safety and audit programs at Alaska Airlines, which is based in Seattle and has a long relationship with Boeing. Inside the factory, the atmosphere has also become more orderly and the work more meticulous, she said.
Over the last two years, Vatheuer has routinely sought data from Boeing, met with its executives and visited its factories.
“I really do believe they have built the muscle, they’ve set the right tone, they’re doing the right things,” she said in an interview with The New York Times. But she added: “They can never lose the focus on safety and quality that they have today.”
Back to home base
Kelly Ortberg, who became Boeing’s CEO last summer, has acknowledged that the company’s leadership had grown too divorced from its work.
“I think we got too far away,” he said at an investor conference in September. “We got distant.”
Unlike several predecessors, Ortberg is based in the Seattle area, where most Boeing commercial planes are made. The company’s headquarters are in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C.
Boeing is trying to change its culture, but opinions about how that is going remain mixed. In a survey this year, 67% of employees said they were proud to work at the company, down from 91% in 2013. In interviews with the Times last month, a half-dozen rank-and-file employees said they felt optimistic that the company was on the right path. But just as many said progress was too slow or not evident. The workers spoke on condition of anonymity to preserve their jobs.
Doug Ackerman, an engineer and the vice president of quality for Boeing’s commercial plane unit, said: “The change is going to be many, many, many, many little, incremental changes over a long period of time.”
Every week, on different shifts, workers set aside drills, wrenches and other tools and gather for hourlong “employee involvement” meetings, where they discuss issues such as defects and constraints and work with managers to find solutions.
Simplifying production
One of the most concerning problems contributing to the plug blowout was that nobody had documented its removal and, as a result, no one had known that the bolts had to be replaced.
Boeing is now testing if it can use small tracking devices or scanners to keep tabs on tools in real time. The company is using locked racks to store and track parts between shifts. There are more routine audits and checks.
Executives are also simplifying and improving the textheavy instructions that guide factory work, they said. That includes halving an approximately 60-page document on removing parts. In its effort to redesign those documents, Boeing gathered input from other highly regulated and technically complex industries such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
(Grant
To bring the door plug chapter to a close, the company still has to fulfill a plan to introduce a safer plug. A new design is done, and the company is “very, very close” to installing it on planes in coordination with the FAA, Ringgold said.
Boeing is now working to increase Max production, which could add pressure on workers and managers. The FAA recently said Boeing could make 42 Max jets a month, up from 38; the production limit was imposed after the door plug blowout. But the company has a ways to go. Its main rival, Airbus, makes about 60 or so A320 planes a month, according to analysts, and plans to hit 75 a month in 2027.
Boeing plans to introduce a fourth Max production line next year, by expanding to another factory north of Renton.
“They’re definitely moving in the right direction,” said Jon Holden, the president of District 751 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents tens of thousands of Boeing factory workers. “Now, we just need to see that month after month, quarter after quarter, year after year.”
Doug Ackerman, a Boeing vice president, at the company’s factory in Renton, Wash., on Nov. 20, 2025. Ackerman says improvements to the company’s production would come in many small changes “over a long period of time.”
Hindsley/the New York Times)
The San Juan Daily Star Thursday, December 4, 2025 15
A dire forecast for seascapes
By DELGER ERDENESANAA
Working from a dock on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, on a sweltering day this summer, Ed Atkins pulled in a 5-foot cast net from the water and dumped out a few glossy white shrimp from the salt marsh.
Atkins, a Gullah Geechee fisherman, sells live bait to anglers in a shop his parents opened in 1957. “When they passed, they made sure I tapped into it and keep it going,” he said. “I’ve been doing it myself now for 40 years.”
These marshes, which underpin Atkins’ way of life, are where the line between land and sea blurs. They provide a crucial nursery habitat for many marine species, including commercial and recreational fisheries.
But these vast, seemingly timeless seascapes have become some of the world’s most vulnerable marine habitats, according to a study published this month in the journal Science that adds up and maps the ways human activity is profoundly reshaping oceans and coastlines around the world.
Soon, many of Earth’s marine ecosystems could be fundamentally and forever altered if pressures like climate change, overfishing, ocean acidification and coastal development continue unabated, according to the authors.
It’s “death by a thousand cuts,” said Ben Halpern, a marine biologist and ecologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and one of the authors of the new study. “It’s going to be a less rich community of species. And it may not be something we recognize.”
Among the other ecosystems at high risk are sea grass meadows, rocky intertidal zones and mangrove forests. These parts of the ocean, near shore, are the ones people most depend on. They provide natural defenses against storm damage. And the vast majority of commercial and recreational fishing, which together support more than 2 million jobs in the United States alone, takes place in shallower coastal waters.
There’s also an intangible cultural richness at stake. The culture of Gullah Geechee people like Atkins, a community descended from enslaved West Africans forced to work the rice and cotton plantations of the Southeast coast, for example, is inextricably linked to fishing and the seashore.
“We have our own language, we have our own food ways, we have our own ecological system here,” said Marquetta Goodwine, the elected head of the Gullah Geechee people and a leader in efforts to protect and restore the coastline. That distinctive culture, she said, depends on things like the oyster beds, the native grasses and the maritime forests that characterize the seashore and the scores of tidal and barrier islands here, collectively known as the Sea Islands.
“You don’t have that, you don’t have a Sea Island,” said Goodwine, who also goes by Queen Quet. “You don’t have a Sea Island, you don’t have Gullah Geechee culture.”
A poorer ocean
The new study tries to measure just how much various human-caused pressures are squeezing, shifting and transforming coastal and marine habitats.
The research began in the early 2000s, when wide-
spread coral bleaching was raising alarm among marine scientists. In response, Halpern and his colleagues set out to map the parts of the ocean that were healthiest and least affected by humans, and, conversely, which parts were the most affected.
The inherent challenge was comparing marine habitats, from coral reefs to the deep ocean floor, and their responses to different human activities and pressures, like fishing and rising temperatures, all on a common scale. They came up with what researchers call an impact score that’s based on a formula incorporating the location of each habitat, the intensities of the various pressures on that habitat, and the vulnerabilities of each habitat to each form of pressure.
Under the world’s current trajectory, the study found, by the middle of the century about 3% of the total global ocean is at risk of changing beyond recognition. In the nearshore ocean, which most people are more familiar with, the number rises to more than 12%.
That future will look different in different regions. Tropical and polar seas are expected to face more pronounced effects than temperate, midlatitude ones. Human pressures are expected to increase faster in offshore zones, but coastal waters will continue to experience the most serious effects, the researchers forecast.
There are also countries that are considered more vulnerable because they depend more heavily on resources from the ocean: Togo, Ghana and Sri Lanka top the list in the study.
Across the whole ocean, scientists generally agree that many places will look ecologically poorer, with less biodiversity, Halpern said. That’s mainly because the number of species that are resilient against climate change and other human pressures is simply much lower than the number of more vulnerable species.
The study found that the biggest pressures, both now and in the future, are ocean warming and overfishing. But the researchers most likely underestimated the effects of fishing, they wrote, because their model assumes that fishing activity will hold steady rather than increase. They also focused only on the species targeted by fishing fleets and did not include bycatch, the unwanted species swept up in gear like gill nets and discarded, or habitat destruction from bottom trawling.
The effects of some other human activities aren’t well represented either, including seabed drilling and mining, which are expanding quickly offshore.
Another limitation of the Science study is the fact that the researchers simply added together the pressures from human activities in a linear way to arrive at their estimate of cumulative effects. In reality, those effects might add up to more than the sum of their parts.
“Some of these activities, they might be synergistic, they might be doubling,” said Mike Elliott, a marine biologist and emeritus professor at the University of Hull in England who was not involved in the study. “And some might be antagonistic, might be canceling.”
Even so, Elliott said he agreed with the broad conclusions of the new study. Scientists could argue about whether
A conservation team, including Elizabeth Fly, standing at rear, on the Edisto River in South Carolina, July 25, 2025. “We’ve been testing and piloting things for so long, and now is the time to scale it up,” said Fly, who is the director of resilience and ocean conservation at the Nature Conservancy’s South Carolina chapter. (Madeline Gray/The New York Times)
the cumulative effects of human activities will double or triple, he said, “but it will be more, because we’re doing more in the sea.”
“If we wait until we’ve got perfect data,” he added, “we’ll never do anything.”
‘Time to scale it up’
One of the benefits of such studies is that they can help inform better ocean planning and management, including initiatives like 30x30, the global effort to place 30% of the world’s land and seas under protection by 2030.
In South Carolina, one place that’s already been set aside is the ACE Basin, a largely undeveloped 350,000-acre wetland on the state’s southern coast that is named for the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto rivers, which thread through it.
On a recent visit, in one tucked-away corner of the marsh, something emerged from the mud at low tide: a wall built with concrete blocks now nearly hidden by thousands of shells. They’re called oyster castles, and they look like something out of a storybook about mermaids.
The blocks were placed by volunteers from the Boeing assembly plant in nearby North Charleston. The effort was organized by the Nature Conservancy and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources as part of a growing string of living shorelines projects, which aim to stabilize the coast using natural materials like shellfish and native vegetation, in South Carolina and beyond.
The oyster castles are meant to protect the landscapes behind them from erosion, sea level rise and storm surges. Scientists from the Nature Conservancy have been experimenting with a variety of methods for years, and they are beginning to see results. Behind the oyster castles, which allow water to pass through and deposit sediment, mud had piled up significantly higher than elsewhere. And in the mud, marsh grass has taken root and grown tall.
“We’ve been testing and piloting things for so long, and now is the time to scale it up,” said Elizabeth Fly, director of resilience and ocean conservation at the Nature Conservancy’s South Carolina chapter.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ
MARITZA DEL MILAGRO
ACEVEDO COLLAZO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA
POR MARITZA D.
ACEVEDO COLLAZO, MARITZA D. ACEVEDO, Y COMO, MARITZA ACEVEDO Peticionaria Vs. EX PARTE
Civil Núm.: MZ2025CV01205.
Sala: 307. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: ARTEMIO ACEVEDO AYALA, ANTERIOR DUEÑO; O SU SUCESIÓN; TODOS LOS HEREDEROS Y/O CAUSAHABIENTES DESCONOCIDOS O CONOCIDOS, Y A LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y/O DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUEDA
PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA.
Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal una Petición sobre Información de Dominio con el fin de inscribir a nombre de la peticionaria, MARITZA DEL MILAGRO ACEVEDO COLAZO, CONOCIDA POR MARITZA D. ACEVEDO COLLAZO, MARITZA D. ACEVEDO, Y COMO, MARITZA ACEVEDO, la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: PARCELA 1: Porción de terreno sita en el Barrio Duey Alto, Sector Los Seda, del término municipal de San Germán, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de SETECIENTOS VEINTIUNO PUNTO TREINTA Y SEIS SETENTA Y DOS (721.3672) METROS CUADRADOS, colindando por el Norte, con un solar propiedad de la Sucesión de Artemio Acevedo Ayala; por el Sur, con terrenos propiedad de Hamilton Quiñones Quiñones; por el Este, con terrenos propiedad del Sr. Miguel Santiago Del Valle; y por el Oeste, con calle de Uso Público que la separa de los terrenos propiedad del Sr. Daniel Montalvo Seda y el Sr. Edgar R. Cupeles Lamboy. Catastro número: 56-309-000005-11-000. No consta inscrito en el Registro de la Propiedad. La abogada de la parte peticionaria lo es: Lcda. Nilda M.
López Quiñones, con oficina establecida en el 112 Calle Dr. Veve, Suite 1A, San Germán, Puerto Rico 00683, siendo también la dirección postal, números de teléfono: (787) 354-9776 y (787) 978-3729, y correo electrónico: lcdanildalopezquinones@gmail.com. La publicación de este Edicto se hará en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico. Se le apercibe que, si no compareciera a contestar dicha petición, dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la publicación del último edicto, podrá dictarse Resolución concediendo lo solicitado en la Petición. EXPEDIDA BAJO MI FIRMA, y el Sello del Tribunal, Sala de Mayagüez, hoy 10 de noviembre de 2025. LIC. NOR-
MA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SALIX Y. MÉNDEZ REYES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
ANDREA NICOLE RIVERA FUENTES; Y OTROS
Demandantes Vs. SUCESIÓN PEDRO RIVERA MARCANO Y OTROS
Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2021CV02594. Sobre: HERENCIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: WANDA LISSETTE
RIVERA SANCHEZ; JAN PIERRE RIVERA TORRES; GERADO RIVERA TORRES; NATALIE RIVERA JEFFREY; Y AL PÚBLICO EN GENERAL:
El Alguacil que suscribe, certifica y hace constar que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento sobre Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, procederé a vender en PÚBLICA SUBASTA y al mejor postor, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, todo derecho, título, participación e interés que le corresponda a los demandados o cualesquiera de ellos en el inmueble que más adelante se describe. La SUBASTA, se llevará a cabo el día 8 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA,
en mis oficinas sitas en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina. La propiedad a subastarse se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Sabana Abajo del término municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy San Juan, Puerto Rico, marcado con el número ciento cinco del Bloque “R” del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Villa Venecia, con una cabida superficial de trescientos dieciocho metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número ciento cuatro del Bloque “R” de dicha Urbanización, en una distancia de veinticuatro metros; por el SUR, con el solar número ciento seis del Bloque “R” de dicha Urbanización, en una distancia de veinticuatro metros; por el ESTE, con la Avenida, o mejor dicho Avenida Principal Galicia de dicha Urbanización en una distancia de trece metros con veinticinco centímetros; y por el OESTE, con el solar número ochenta y ocho del Bloque “R” de dicha Urbanización, en una distancia de trece metros con veinticinco centímetros. Enclava una residencia de hormigón reforzado de una sola planta, para residencia de una sola familia. Finca número 17,530, inscrita al folio 277 del tomo 456 de Carolina. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Carolina. Inscripción 11. Número castastral: 064-004-924-03000. Por ser este un caso de partición de herencia, no tiene tipo mínimo de subasta. Según consta del Registro de la Propiedad, la propiedad objeto de esta notificación está afecta por los siguientes gravámenes preferentes a la inscripción de la sentencia objeto de esta ejecución: (i) Servidumbres a favor de la Autoridad de Fuentes Fluviales de Puerto Rico, del Municipio de Carolina; y de la Puerto Rico Telephone Company y a Condiciones Restrictivas. (ii) Hipoteca a favor del Banco de Ponce, por la suma principal de $45,900.00. Intereses al 10 3/4% anual. Vencedero el 1⁰ de julio de 2010. Tasada en la suma de $40,000.00. Así resulta de la escritura número 171, otorgada en San Juan, el 25 de junio de 1980 ante el notario Héctor L. Torres Vilá. Según surge de la inscripción 7ª. (iii) Hipoteca a favor del Portador, por la suma principal de %5,000.00 . Intereses al 10% anual. Vencimiento en un año. Para que sirva de tipo a la primera subasta, en caso de ejecución judicial, las partes señalan a la descrita finca un precio igual a los créditos asegurados. Así resulta de la escritura Número 56, otorgada en San Juan el 14 de septiembre de 1984
ante Heriberto Torres Vázquez, según surge de la inscripción 11ª. Se le notifica a los acreedores preferentes anteriormente identificados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviene. Todo pago recibido por el (la) Alguacil por concepto de subasta será en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del (de la) Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Una vez llevada a cabo la Venta Judicial, el Tribunal autorizará la cancelación de los asientos posteriores a la sentencia, si alguno, que sean contradictorios o perjudiciales al derecho del licitador victorioso; lo anterior según el Art. 46.3 del Reglamento General para la Ejecución de la Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo, para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma principal de $168,178.56 . Todo ello conforme a las términos de la Sentencia dictada el 16 de octubre de 2025 en el caso objeto de este edicto. Para más información, a las personas interesadas se les notifica que las autos y todos las documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal, durante horas laborables. Este edicto de subasta se publicará en las lugares públicos correspondientes yen un periódico de circulación general en la jurisdicción de Puerto Rico por el término de ley. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta coma bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante las acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de las créditos preferentes, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Una vez confirmada la Venta Judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente Escritura de Venta Judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble, de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Expedido en Carolina, Puerto Rico a 13 de noviembre de 2025. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE VEGA BAJA
Peticionario V. ADQUISICIÓN EN
PLENO DOMINIO DE LOTE MARCADO CON EL #4 DEL BLOQUE N DEL PLANO DE INSCRIPCIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD VEGA BAJA LAKES, LOCALIZADO EN EL BARRIO ALGARROBO DEL TÉRMINO MUNICIPAL DE VEGA BAJA, CON UN ÁREA SUPERFICIAL DE 611.28 METROS CUADRADOS. COLINDA POR EL NORTE, EN UNA DISTANCIA DE 36 METROS CON EL LOTE #5 DEL BLOQUE N; POR EL SUR, EN UNA DISTANCIA DE 36 METROS CON EL LOTE #3; POR EL ESTE, EN UNA DISTANCIA DE 17 METROS CON LA PROPIEDAD DEL SEÑOR DIEGO PORTALATÍN Y POR EL OESTE, EN 17 METROS CON LA CALLE #10-A DEL BLOQUE N. ES SEGREGACIÓN DE LA FINCA 3,593 DE VEGA BAJA; LUISA AVILÉS DÍAZ, FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS Parte con Interés Civil Núm.: BY2025CV04629. Salón: 502. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA (IN REM). EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: LUISA AVILÉS DÍAZ, SUCESIÓN LUISA AVILÉS DÍAZ COMPUESTA POR PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS Y ZUTANO DE TAL, REPRESENTANDO PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS Y/O SUS SUCESORES Y A CUALQUIER OTRA PERSONA NATURAL O JURÍDICA CON INTERÉSURB. VEGA BAJA LAKES, CALLE 10 N-4, VEGA BAJA, PR 00693. Se les notifica y emplaza que el Gobierno Municipal Autónomo de Vega Baja, en virtud de la Ley General de Expropiación de 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada, la Regla 58 de las de Procedimiento Civil, según enmendada, 32 L.P.R.A,
Ap. V. R-58, en todas aquellas disposiciones que sean de aplicación; el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley Núm. 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 95, Serie Núm. 2024-2025; ha radicado en esta Secretaría una Petición de Expropiación para la adquisición en pleno dominio sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Lote marcado con el #4 del bloque N del plano de inscripción de la comunidad Vega Baja Lakes, localizado en el barrio Algarrobo del término municipal de Vega Baja, con un área superficial de 611.28 metros cuadrados. Colinda por el norte, en una distancia de 36 metros con el lote #5 del bloque N; por el sur, en una distancia de 36 metros con el lote #3; por el este, en una distancia de 17 metros con la propiedad del señor Diego Portalatín y por el oeste, en 17 metros con la calle #10A del bloque N. La propiedad que se adquiere consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad, Sección IV de Bayamón, bajo la Finca número 5,942, Tomo 124, Folio 67. Número de catastro: 035-051-159-04-000. El Municipio Autónomo de Vega Baja pretende ceder esta propiedad al Banco de Tierras Comunitarias de Vega Baja (Vega Baja CLB, Inc.) de conformidad con el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico y que dicha entidad gestione la rehabilitación de las propiedad con el fin de atender el problema de escasez de vivienda para sus compueblanos, conforme la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 95 Serie 2024-2025. No se consignó suma de dinero como compensación justa y razonable dado que el inmueble fue valorado en $112,000.00 y se dedujo la cantidad de $101,501.00 por concepto de multas, gastos de limpieza, mantenimiento, gastos necesarios y/o convenientes a los fines de eliminar la condición de estorbo público o gastos de mitigación de una declaración formal de estorbo público, a tenor con la sección 5(a)(5) de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa de 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada y $21,729.79 por el concepto de deuda de contribución sobre la propiedad inmueble. Luego de realizadas las referidas deducciones, el Peticionario cuenta con un crédito a su favor por la cantidad de $11,230.79. No habiéndose podido emplazar personalmente a la Parte con Interés antes relacionadas por residir fuera de Puerto Rico y/o desconocerse quien le representa, este Tribunal ha ordena-
do que se emplace por edicto, que se publicará una vez por semana durante tres semanas consecutivas en un periódico de circulación diaria de Puerto Rico. Disponiéndose que deberá la peticionaria de notificar por correo a la persona emplazada en los 10 días siguientes a la publicación del último edicto, por correo certificado con acuse de recibo una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda a las partes de la cual se tenga la información de la dirección. Se le notifica que, si desea presentar objeción, o defensa a la incautación de la propiedad, deben ustedes radicar su contestación ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, dentro del término de treinta (30) días, contados a partir de la última publicación de este Edicto, debiendo notificar con copia de dicha Contestación a la Parte Peticionaria, a través de: Lcda. Susana M. Pesquera Colom, cuya dirección es: PO Box 20074, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00928-0074, Teléfono (787) 568-3126, Correo electrónico: spesquera@crhpr.org. Este término será improrrogable y de no contestar en el término señalado el Tribunal le anotará la rebeldía y dictará sentencia en un término no mayor de cinco (5) días, conforme lo dispuesto en el Artículo 4.012 A del Código Municipal de Puerto Rico. Del o los demandados comparecer o contestar la demanda, el Tribunal citará para juicio, el que será celebrado en un término no menor de quince (15) días ni mayor de treinta (30) días de haberse contestado la demanda. Una vez celebrado el juicio el Tribunal dictará sentencia en un término no mayor de cinco (5) días. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 29 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SANDRA I. BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE ARECIBO SHAP ACQUISITION TRUST HB1
Demandante V. BLANCA ESTRELLA SÁNCHEZ NAZARIO, POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA, LA SUCESIÓN DE PASCASIO LAGUILLO RODRÍGUEZ
COMPUESTA POR CARLOS ROBERTO LAGUILLO SANCHEZ, SANDRA IVELISSE LAGUILLO SANCHEZ, JOSE ALBERTO LAGUILLO SANCHEZ, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS
CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Demandados
Civil Núm.: AR2024CV01710. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO GENERAL:
Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque gerente, giro postal, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América al nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Arecibo, el 23 DE ENERO DE 2026 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la URBANIZACION OCEAN VIEW del término municipal de Arecibo compuesto de 302.85 metros cuadrados y en lindes por el NORTE en 3.31 metros con el Solar # 13 de la Urbanización Ocean View y en 12.29 metros con la Urbanización Dorothy Bourne, por el SUR en 15.62 metros con la Calle # 4, al ESTE en 21.72 metros con la Avenida Dorothy Bourne y al OESTE en 17.74 metros con la finca principal de la cual se segrega. Enclava casa. Inscrita al folio 120 del tomo 305 de Arecibo, finca número 13,190,
bajo mi firma y con el Sello Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 3 de noviembre de 2025. MAYRA L. CABRERA GARCÍA, SECRETARIA. VANESSA COLÓN, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA DE ARECIBO
PUERTO RICO CONSUMER DEBT MANAGEMENT CO. INC. Demandante Vs FELIX PEREZ, JUAN E Demandado Caso Núm.: AR2025CV01774. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FELIX PEREZ, JUAN E - COND BELLA VISTA, EDIF 8 APT39, ARECIBO, PR 00612.
Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero e Incumplimiento de Contrato contra FONSECA RIVERA, VLADIMIR y otros. 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 secretaria del tribunal. También debe notificar su contestación al Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009366220. Teléfono (787) 522-4700. Se le advierte que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como 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 mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte que el Tribunal estará citando para la vista de Ratificación de Custodia, según
dispone el Artículo 34 de la Ley Núm. 57-2023 y se exige su comparecencia. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Por Orden del Honorable Juez del Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala de Arecibo expido el presente para su publicación en la forma dispuesta por la Ley bajo mi firma y con el Sello Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 27 de octubre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA DÍAZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN PUERTO RICO
CONSUMER DEBT
MANAGEMENT CO. INC.
Demandante Vs. BERRIOS TORRES, NELLYSETTE
Demandado Caso Núm.: BY2025CV00662. Sala: 702. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: BERRIOS TORRES, NELLYSETTE - 1 RES SIERRA LINDA APT 137, BAYAMON, PR 00957.
Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero e Incumplimiento de Contrato contra BERRIOS TORRES, NELLYSETTE y otros. 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 secretaria del tribunal. También debe notificar su contestación al Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009366220. Teléfono (787) 522-4700. Se le advierte que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como 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 mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023).
Se le advierte que el Tribunal estará citando para la vista de Ratificación de Custodia, según dispone el Articulo 34 de la Ley Núm. 57-2023 y se exige su comparecencia. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Por Orden del Honorable Juez del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, presente para su publicación en la forma dispuesta por la Ley bajo mi firma y con el Sello Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 29 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE PUERTO RICO CONSUMER DEBT MANAGEMENT CO. INC. Demandante Vs RODRIGUEZ
TORRES, ALBERTO Demandado Caso Núm.: PO2025CV01150. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RODRIGUEZ TORRES, ALBERTO - URB MORELL CAMPOS, B15 CALLE GLORIA, PONCE, PR 00730.
Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero e Incumplimiento de Contrato contra RODRIGUEZ TORRES, ALBERTO y otros. 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 secretaria del tribunal. También debe notificar su contestación al Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009366220. Teléfono (787) 522-4700. Se le advierte que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de (30) días, a partir de
la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como 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 mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023).
Se le advierte que el Tribunal estará citando para la vista de Ratificación de Custodia, según dispone el Artículo 34 de la Ley Núm. 57-2023 y se exige su comparecencia. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Por Orden del Honorable Juez del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, expido el presente para su publicación en la forma dispuesta por la Ley bajo mi firma y con el Sello Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 23 de octubre de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. KEILENE RODRÍGUEZ
MELÉNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
DIOSAIRA BIENVENIDA
QUESADA SANTANA T/C/C DIOSAIRA BIENVENIDA REYES Y OTROS
Demandante V. EXPARTE
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV03874. (Salón: 606). Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RODRÍGUEZ RIVERABUFETE.RODRIGUEZRIVERA@ GMAIL.COM. A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS O DESCONOCIDAS, Y A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICIAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia,
Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de noviembre de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 25 de noviembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MILDRED J. FRANCO REVENTOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE YAUCO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. WILFREDO VEGA CRESPO
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: YU2025CV00208. (Salón: 1 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. A: WILFREDO VEGA CRESPO P/C LCDO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 20 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse
recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. En YAUCO, Puerto Rico, el 25 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. ADELAIDA LUGO PACHECO, 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 GUAYNABO
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE METMOR FINANCIAL, INC. T/C/C METMAR FINANCIAL, INC. T/C/C PUERTO RICO HOME
MORTGAGE
Demandante V. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION COMO SÍNDICO DE DORAL BANK POR CONDUCTO DE SU AGENTE AUTORIZADO CT CORPORATION SYSTEM Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: GB2025CV00808. (Salón: 202). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM.
A: FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de noviembre 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 26 de noviembre de 2025. En Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el 26 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. RENE J. ESPONDA RODRIGUEZ
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2025CV01059. (Salón: 601 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑALEGAL@JRSLAWPR.COM. A: RENE J. ESPONDA RODRIGUEZDIRECCIÓN: PARCELA RAFAEL HERNANDEZ 243 CALLE VENECIA CARR. 465 AGUADILLA PR 00603; HC 3 BOX 33323 AGUADILLA, PR 00603-9419. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 20 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de noviembre de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 25 de noviembre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN,
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 COMPU-LINK CORPORATION, D/B/A CELINK Demandante V. DORAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION POR CONDUCTO DEL FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC) Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2025CV04581. (Salón: 701). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FRANCES L. ASENCIO GUIDOFRANCES.ASENCIO@GMLAW.COM. A: JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de noviembre 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 26 de noviembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 26 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARÍA COLLAZO FEBUS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE
LONGBRIDGE FINANCIAL LLC
Demandante V. ORIENTAL BANK COMO SUCESOR EN INTERES DE BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA PR Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: PO2025CV01968. (Salón: 602 CIVIL SUPERIOR).
Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
FRANCES L. ASENCIO GUIDOFRANCES.ASENCIO@GMLAW.COM.
A: JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de noviembre 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 26 de noviembre de 2025. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 26 de noviembre de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA.
HILDA JANESSI ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. JORGE LUIS LOPEZ LOPEZ POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON FULANA DE TAL Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CG2025CV00172. (Salón: 703). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALBERTO DE DIEGO COLLARDEDIEGOLAWOFFICES@GMAIL. COM. A: JORGE LUIS LÓPEZ LÓPEZ POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON FULANA DE TAL; FULANA DE TAL POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON JORGE LUIS LÓPEZ LÓPEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de noviembre de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 25 de noviembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR LUIS MANUEL OTERO SAN INOCENCIO Y WILLIAM PAGAN
TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO WILLIAM PAGAN SAN INOCENCIO
Demandantes V. CARMEN OTERO SAN INOCENCIO, CARMEN LUZ OTERO SAN INOCENCIO y REINALDO
REYES GARCIA
Demandados Civil Núm.: TB2025CV00747.
Sobre: PARTICIÓN DE HERENCIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: CARMEN OTERO SAN INOCENCIO, CARMEN
LUZ OTERO SAN INOCENCIO y REINALDO
REYES GARCIA.
De: LUIS MANUEL OTERO SAN INOCENCIO Y WILLIAM PAGAN
TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO WILLIAM PAGAN SAN INOCENCIO.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza, se le notifica que una demanda ha sido presentada en su contra y se le requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, radicando el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia de la misma a la parte demandante a la dirección PO Box 6463, Caguas PR 00726 o mediante correo electrónico a lcdaxiomaramendez@yahoo.com. Se le apercibe que de no hacerlo, se podrá dictar Sentencia en rebeldía concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin citarle ni oírle más. EXTENDIDO
BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL, en Puerto Rico, hoy día 21 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL. MARITZA BONILLA
HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO
VILMA MILAGROS RABELL VILCHES
Demandante V. BANCO POPULAR DE PR COMO SUCESOR EN INTERÉS DE BERENS
MORTGAGE BANKERS INC. YOTROS Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: FA2025CV00688. (Salón: 302). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BALDOMERO A. COLLAZO TORRES - BCOLLAZO@LAWPR.COM. A: FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANA DE CUAL PRESUNTO TENEDOR DEL PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el
26 de noviembre 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 26 de noviembre de 2025. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 26 de noviembre de 2025. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA.
LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, 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 GUAYNABO COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO
LA SAGRADA FAMILIA
Demandante V. MARIO FELIX RIVERA Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: GB2025CV00070. (Salón: 202). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ R. GONZÁLEZ RIVERAJRG@GONZALEZMORALES.COM. JUAN ÁNGEL SANTOS BERRÍOS - SANTOSBERRIOSLAW@GMAIL. COM. RICARDO ANDRÉS ACEVEDO BIANCHI - ACEVEDOBIANCHI@ GMAIL.COM.
A: MARIO FÉLIX RIVERA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de noviembre 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 26 de noviembre de 2025. En Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el 26 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA MERCEDES
MALDONADO COLLAZO
Demandante V. RICHARD MANDES
PADRO; MARIA DE LEON SALAS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANACIALES
Demandados
Civil: CV2025CV01763. Acción Civil: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: RICHARD MANDES
PADRO; MARIA DE LEON SALAS Y SU SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALESCONDOMINIO FONTANA TOWER APARTAMENTO 903, CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO.
EDMUNDO AYALA OQUENDO
Nombre del abogado de la parte demandante 8072 Número ante el Tribunal Supremo P.O BOX 1135, FAJARDO PR 00738 Tel. (787) 603-4277 edmundoayala129@gmail.com Correo Electrónico POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva de Ios treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciomiento. 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 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. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal el 5 de septiembre de 2025. Lcda. Kanelly Zayas Robles, Secretaria Regional. Ida L. Fernández Rodríguez, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE VEGA BAJA Peticionario V. ADQUISICIÓN EN PLENO DOMINIO DE SOLAR RADICADO EN LA URBANIZACIÓN JARDINES DE VEGA BAJA DEL BARRIO
ALGARROBO DE ESTE TÉRMINO MUNICIPAL CON ÁREA DE 387.70 METROS CUADRADOS. COLINDA POR EL NORTE, CON LA CALLE D; POR EL SUR, CON EL SOLAR #5; POR EL ESTE, CON EL SOLAR #3; Y POR EL OESTE, CON LA CALLE D-1. ES SEGREGACIÓN DE LA FINCA 4,595 DE VEGA BAJA; ERNESTO TORRES CABÁN, RAFAELA TORRES, FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, REPRESENTANDO PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS
Parte con Interés Civil Núm.: BY2025CV04630.
Salón: 503. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA (IN REM). EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: ERNESTO TORRES CABÁN, RAFAELA TORRES, FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, REPRESENTANDO PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS Y/O SUS SUCESORES Y A CUALQUIER OTRA PERSONA NATURAL O JURÍDICA CON INTERÉSURB. JARDINES DE VEGA BAJA, CALLE JARDÍN DE COLORES, VEGA BAJA, PUERTO RICO 00693. Se les notifica y emplaza que el Gobierno Municipal Autónomo de Vega Baja, en virtud de la Ley General de Expropiación de 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada, la Regla 58 de las de Procedimiento Civil, según enmendada, 32 L.P.R.A, Ap. V. R-58, en todas aquellas
disposiciones que sean de aplicación; el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley Núm. 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 95, Serie Núm. 2024-2025; ha radicado en esta Secretaría una Petición de Expropiación para la adquisición en pleno dominio sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Jardines de Vega Baja del Barrio Algarrobo de este término municipal con área de 387.70 metros cuadrados. Colinda por el norte, con la Calle D; por el sur, con el Solar #5; por el este, con el Solar #3; y por el oeste, con la Calle D-1. La propiedad que se adquiere consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad, Sección IV de Bayamón, bajo la Finca número 6,872, Tomo 140, Folio 202. Número de catastro: 035051-159-04-000. El Municipio Autónomo de Vega Baja pretende ceder esta propiedad al Banco de Tierras Comunitarias de Vega Baja (Vega Baja CLB, Inc.) de conformidad con el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico y que dicha entidad gestione la rehabilitación de las propiedad con el fin de atender el problema de escasez de vivienda para sus compueblanos, conforme la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 95 Serie 2024-2025. No se consignó suma de dinero como compensación justa y razonable dado que el inmueble fue valorado en $92,500.00 y se dedujo la cantidad de $96,677.00 por concepto de multas, gastos de limpieza, mantenimiento, gastos necesarios y/o convenientes a los fines de eliminar la condición de estorbo público o gastos de mitigación de una declaración formal de estorbo público, a tenor con la sección 5(a)(5) de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa de 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada. Luego de realizadas las referidas deducciones, el Peticionario cuenta con un crédito a su favor por la cantidad de $4,177.00. No habiéndose podido emplazar personalmente a la Parte con Interés antes relacionadas por residir fuera de Puerto Rico y/o desconocerse quien le representa, este Tribunal ha ordenado que se emplace por edicto, que se publicará una vez por semana durante tres semanas consecutivas en un periódico de circulación diaria de Puerto Rico. Disponiéndose que deberá la peticionaria de notificar por correo a la persona emplazada en los 10 días siguientes a la publicación del último edicto, por correo certificado con acuse de recibo una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda a las partes de la cual se tenga la información de la dirección. Se le notifica que, si desea presentar objeción, o defensa a la incautación de la propiedad, deben ustedes radicar su
contestación ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, dentro del término de treinta (30) días, contados a partir de la última publicación de este Edicto, debiendo notificar con copia de dicha Contestación a la Parte Peticionaria, a través de: Lcda. Susana M. Pesquera Colom, cuya dirección es: PO Box 20074, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00928-0074, Teléfono (787) 568-3126, Correo electrónico: spesquera@crhpr.org. Este término será improrrogable y de no contestar en el término señalado el Tribunal le anotará la rebeldía y dictará sentencia en un término no mayor de cinco (5) días, conforme lo dispuesto en el Artículo 4.012 A del Código Municipal de Puerto Rico. Del o los demandados comparecer o contestar la demanda, el Tribunal citará para juicio, el que será celebrado en un término no menor de quince (15) días ni mayor de treinta (30) días de haberse contestado la demanda. Una vez celebrado el juicio el Tribunal dictará sentencia en un término no mayor de cinco (5) días. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a de 13 de noviembre de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria Regional. Migdalia Cruz Reyes, Secretaria.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR NITZA IVELISSE CRUZ SOLA Demandante V. JOSE YAMIL GUZMAN CRUZ Demandado Caso Núm.: BY2025RF01262. 4005. Sobre: CUSTODIA, PATRIA POTESTAD, PRIVACIÓN DE PATRIA POTESTAD Y AUTORIZACIÓN JUDICIAL. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: JOSE YAMIL GUZMAN CRUZ. Queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de acción civil en su contra. Se le notifica que 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 Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, y enviando
copia a la parte demandante a: LCDA.YESENIA M. VARELA COLON, 382, Ave Escorial, Caparra Heights, San Juan, P.R. 00920; Teléfono 787-7748200 y correo electrónico yev@ mpvlawpr.com. Se le apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación del edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía, y se dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, a 24 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. GRENDA L. VÉLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. INÉS CRUZ JUARBE
Demandada
Civil Núm.: BY2025CV03963. 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: INÉS CRUZ JUARBE.
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Jean Paul Juliá Díaz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 6222323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala de Bayamón, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. En un término de diez (10) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante le notificará por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias
del Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda a su última dirección conocida: Urb. Royal Palm, 1F13 Calle Cruz de Malta, Bayamón, PR 00956. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 24 de noviembre de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Marilyn Colón Carrasquillo, Sub-Secretaria.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. JHONNY D. ROJAS BREACK
Demandado
Civil Núm.: CG2025CV02705. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE GRAVAMEN MOBILIARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JHONNY D. ROJAS BREACK.
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Jean Paul Juliá Díaz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 6222323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala de Caguas, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. En un término de diez (10) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante le notificará por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias del Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda a sus últimas direcciones conocidas: Urb. El Caracol, Calle Martínez 70 A01, Juncos, Puerto Rico
00777 y Urb. Santiago Iglesias, Calle Antonio Arroyo 1389, San Juan, PR 00921. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 21 de noviembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. GLORIMAR RIVERA RIVERA, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
CARLOS MANUEL GUTIERREZ LOPEZ Y OTROS
Demandante V. EXPARTE
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CY2025CV00209. (Salón: 0301 SALA CRIMINAL). Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. VALENRY J. RIVERA SANTIAGOVRLAW@LIVE.COM. A: PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y/O CON LEGITIMO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de noviembre 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 18 de noviembre de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 18 de noviembre de 2025. IRASEMIS
DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
HAYDEÉ JANETTE
SANTIAGO BENÍTEZ t/c/c
HAYDEÉ J. SANTIAGO
BENÍTEZ t/c/c HAYDEÉ
SANTIAGO BENÍTEZ t/c/c
JANETTE SANTIAGO Parte Demandante Vs. La Sucesión de VIRGINIA MONTAÑEZ
RODRÍGUEZ compuesta por la Sucesión de Luz Virginia Benítez Montañez compuesta por Luis Ignacio Santiago Benítez; la Sucesión de Eleuterio Benítez Montañez compuesta por Heriberto Benítez Delgado y la Sucesión desconocida de José Antonio Benítez Delgado; las Sucesiones desconocidas de Luis Antonio Benítez Montañez y de Juan Enrique Serrano Montañez; Fulano y Fulana de Tal, posibles herederos desconocidos; La Sucesión de CIRILO SERRANO SERRANO compuesta por las Sucesiones desconocidas de Ramón Serrano Díaz; de Martina Serrano Carrillo; de Pura Luz Serrano Carrillo; de Virginia Serrano Carrillo; de Angel Cirilo Serrano Pizarro; de Carmen Judith Serrano Pizarro; de Juan Enrique Serrano Montañez; Mengano y Mengana de Tal, posibles herederos desconocidos Parte Demandada
Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV09152. Sobre: PRESCRIPCIÓN ADQUISITIVA EXTRAORDINARIA (USUCAPIÓN). EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A LA PARTE
DEMANDADA: La Sucesión de VIRGINIA MONTAÑEZ RODRÍGUEZ compuesta por la Sucesión de Luz Virginia Benítez Montañez compuesta por Luis Ignacio Santiago Benítez; la Sucesión de Eleuterio Benítez Montañez compuesta por Heriberto Benítez Delgado y la Sucesión desconocida de José Antonio Benítez Delgado; las Sucesiones desconocidas de Luis Antonio Benítez Montañez y de Juan Enrique Serrano Montañez; de quienes se desconoce su última dirección y paradero; La Sucesión de CIRILO SERRANO
SERRANO compuesta por las Sucesiones desconocidas de Ramón Serrano Díaz; de Martina Serrano Carrillo; de Pura Luz Serrano Carrillo; de Virginia Serrano Carrillo; de Angel Cirilo Serrano Pizarro; de Carmen Judith Serrano Pizarro; de Juan Enrique Serrano Montañez; de quienes se desconoce su última dirección y paradero; Fulano y Fulana de Tal, Mengano y Mengana de Tal, posibles herederos desconocidos, cuyas identidades y paraderos se desconocen.
Queda(n) usted(es) notificado(s) que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda sobre PRESCRIPCIÓN ADQUISITIVA EXTRAORDINARIA (USUCAPIÓN) en la que se solicita de este Honorable Tribunal que, luego de los trámites legales pertinentes declare HA LUGAR la Demanda y a tenor con lo dispuesto en el Código Civil, declare el dominio del inmueble descrito a continuación a favor de la demandante, ordenando al Honorable Registrador de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Segunda, a inscribir la titularidad del inmueble objeto de esta Demanda a su favor: Urbana: Solar: 186. BARRIO QUINTANA de Rio Piedras Norte. Cabida: 200 Metros Cuadrados. PARA MAYOR CLARIDAD SE DESCRIBE COMO SIGUE: URBANA: Solar radicado en el sitio de Quintana del Barrio de Hato Rey, término municipal de Río Piedras que es parte de la porción “G” de la finca principal, con cabida superficial de 200 metros cuadrados, con las siguientes colindancias: por el NORTE, en 10 metros en línea con propiedad de Deogracia Viera Sosa; por el SUR, en 10 metros en línea con la calle Pacheco; por el ESTE, en 20 metros en línea con propiedad de Eugenia Rodríguez Maldonado, hoy Virgilio Román; y por el OESTE, en 20 metros en línea con propiedad de Jorge Lugo Pérez. Enclava casa Terrera, techada de zinc, con bloques, reforzada con concreto, piso de cemento con lozas. Contiene 3 cuartos dormitorios, sala, comedor, cocina y servicio sanitario. Esta marcada con el número 186 de la Calle Pacheco. Es segregación de la finca número 100A de Río Piedras Norte. Finca número 15562 de Río Piedras Norte del Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Segunda. Se interpela a los herederos para que acepten o renuncien a la herencia de los causantes dentro de los 30 días subsiguientes a la fecha que fuesen emplazados o requeridos que contesten,
para darle cumplimiento al Artículo 959 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A. § 2787 entendiéndose que, si no se expresan dentro de dicho término, aceptan el caudal relicto; la renuncia se hará por instrumento público o por escrito judicial. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// poderjudicial.pr/tribunal-electronico. Se le advierte que si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la Parte Demandante, Lcda. Marinilda Rivera Vargas, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo Puerto Rico 00970-3922, Teléfono: (787) 789-1826 correo electrónico: mriveravargas@yahoo.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy, 3 de octubre de 2025, en San Juan, Puerto Rico. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria Regional. Loyda M. Couvertier Reyes, Secretaria De Servicios A Sala. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE FAJARDO THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF URBANIZACIÓN LAS GAVIOTAS, INC. Parte Demandante V. OMAF ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, INC. Parte Demandada Civi Núm.: FA2025CV00772. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: OMAF ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, INC. POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: GONZALEZ & MORALES LAW OFFICES, LLC PO BOX 10242
HUMACAO, PR 00792
TELÉFONO: (787) 852-4422
FACSÍMIL: (787) 285-4425
EMAIL: jrg@gonzalezmorales.com abogados de la parte demandante, cuya dirección es la que deja indicada, con copia de su Contestación a la Demanda, copia de la cual le es servida en este caso, dentro de los TREINTA (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este Empla-
zamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Debe saber que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXTENDIDO BAJO Ml FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy día 31 de octubre de 2025. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. LINDA I. MEDINA MEDINA, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
FELIPE GUILFUCHI LOPEZ
Demandante V. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO; JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR
DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA
Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2025CV03648. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. Sala: 801. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA.
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de un (1) pagaré hipotecario a favor James T Barnes of Puerto Rico Inc o a su orden, por la suma principal
de $19,500, intereses al 7%, vencedero el día 1 de agosto de 2002, constituida mediante la escritura número 620, otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 5 de julio de 1972, ante el Notario Mario Rivera Toll, inscrita al folio 258 del tomo 811 de Caguas, inscripción 1era, sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número diecinueve del bloque U del Plano de Inscripción de la Urbanización Mariolga, situada en el Barrio Turabo de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de trescientos once metros cuadrados con cuarenta y ocho centímetros cuadrados en lindes por el NORTE, en dos distancias, una de doce metros setenta y cinco centímetros y la otra de veinticinco centímetros con el solar número T catorce; por el SUR, en dos distancias, una doce metros setenta y cinco centímetros y la otra de veinticinco centímetros con la calle número veinticinco; por el ESTE, en sesentitrés metros setenta y dos centímetros con el solar número dieciocho; y por el OESTE, en veinticuatro metros veinte centímetros con el solar número veinte A. Enclava una casa residencial para una familia. Finca 26,715, inscrita al folio 258 del tomo 811 de Caguas. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Caguas. La parte demandante alega que dicho pagaré ha sido saldado según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. 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. Debe notificar con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante la Lcda. Lizbet Aviles Vega, Urb. Los Sauces, Calle Pomarrosa #222, Humacao, PR 00791; Tel. (787) 354-0061, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, 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 20 de octubre de 2025. Irasemis Díaz Sánchez, Secretaria. Sandra J. Trinidad Cañuelas, Sub-Secretaria.
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The San Juan Daily Star
Fuzzy Zoeller, who won two majors on the PGA Tour, dies at 74
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Fuzzy Zoeller, a gregarious, wisecracking golfer who won 10 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, but whose racially derogatory and stereotypical remarks about Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters tarnished his image, died last Thursday. He was 74.
The PGA Tour announced the death but did not give the cause or say where he died.
Zoeller won his two majors in playoffs after being tied following 72 holes. At the 1979 Masters, he defeated Ed Sneed and Tom Watson with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. He was only the third player to win the tournament on his first try, and no golfer has matched that feat since.
Five years later, at the U.S. Open, he won by eight strokes over Greg Norman in an 18-hole playoff.
Entering the 1997 Masters, Zoeller had not won a tournament in 11 years, but he maintained his hold on fans because of his sense of humor and easygoing style. Woods, by comparison, was in the early stages of what would be a spectacular career.
Woods went on to win the ’97 Masters with a four-day score of 18-under 270, a record at the time. His 12-stroke victory over Tom Kite is still the widest margin of victory in the tournament’s history. He was also the first man of African heritage to win a professional major championship. Zoeller finished 25 strokes behind Woods.
Zoeller’s response to Woods’ dominating performance was recorded by CNN at the Masters but not televised until the next Sunday.
“That little boy is driving well and he’s putting well,” Zoeller said. “He’s doing everything it takes to win. So you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it, and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it?”
As he walked away from the camera, he added, “Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve.”
The winner of each Masters chooses the menu at the next year’s Champions Dinner.
Fuzzy Zoeller receives the green jacket from defending champion Gary Player after winning the 1979 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 15, 1979. Zoeller, a gregarious, wisecracking golfer who won 10 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including two majors, died last Thursday at age 74. (Instagram via gary.player)
Zoeller quickly apologized. Woods said in a statement that he was “shocked to hear” Zoeller’s remarks, and added, “But having played golf with Fuzzy, I know he is a jokester, and I have concluded that no personal animosity toward me was intended.”
Soon after, Zoeller withdrew from the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic (now the Wyndham Championship) in North Carolina and lost an endorsement contract with Kmart. A month later, he apologized again during a lunch with Woods before they played in the MasterCard Colonial tournament (now the Charles Schwab Challenge) in Fort Worth, Texas.
In 2008, Zoeller recalled the episode as “the worst thing I’ve gone through in my entire life,” and said that it led to death threats against him and his family.
“I’ve cried many times,” he told Golf Digest. “I’ve apologized countless times for words said in jest that just aren’t a reflection of who I am. I have hundreds of friends, including people of color, who will attest to that.”
Frank Urban Zoeller Jr. was born
Nov. 11, 1951, in New Albany, Indiana, to Alma (Cummings) Zoeller and Frank Sr., chair of a wood veneer company, who went by Fuzzy. At a young age, Frank Jr. acquired the nickname Fuzzy, and his father’s name reverted to Frank.
“The last person to call me Frank,” Zoeller told Golf Digest, “was a nun when I was in first grade.”
Zoeller’s father, a golfer, gave him his first club — a cutoff women’s 5-iron — when he was 3, and he played in his first tournament at 5. The family lived alongside a course in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, and Zoeller played there as often as he could.
He played golf and basketball for his high school teams and attended Edison Community College in Fort Myers, Florida, before transferring to the University of Houston, which has a strong golf program. In the summer of 1973, he turned pro after winning the Indiana State Amateur tournament.
“He hits a ball 340 yards off the tee without too much strain, has a deadly short game to atone for times he strays and doesn’t mess around when he’s putting,”
The Indianapolis News wrote.
Zoeller debuted on the PGA Tour in 1975 and won his first tournament, the Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational (now the Farmers Insurance Open), in 1979, a few months before his victory at the Masters as a rookie; at the time, the last golfer to win the Masters in his first attempt was Gene Sarazen in 1935. (Horton Smith had been the first to do so, in the inaugural Masters tournament, in 1934.)
Zoeller won three more events before playing in the 1984 U.S. Open, at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. There, from the 18th fairway during the final regulation round, Zoeller watched Norman, playing one group ahead of him, sink a 40-yard putt on the 18th green. Thinking it was a birdie, Zoeller waved a white towel, as if to surrender, knowing that he would need a birdie to tie Norman.
“But then,” Zoeller said, “I heard a spectator say that Greg’s putt was for a par, so I knew I could get a par to tie.” Relieved, Zoeller putted for a par and then defeated Norman in the playoff.
His most dramatic shot of the playoff was a 68-foot putt that clunked into the cup on the second hole for a birdie and gave him a three-shot lead. “Take that, Shark,” someone in the gallery said, referring to Norman by his nickname.
Zoeller earned $5.8 million on the PGA Tour and then $4.7 million more on PGA Tour Champions, the circuit for golfers older than 50. He also won the Skins Game, a made-for-TV exhibition, in 1985 and 1986, and designed golf courses.
His survivors include his daughters, Sunnye Zoeller-Stumler; Heidi Zoeller Hubler and Gretchen Zoeller-Wright, and his son, Miles. His wife, Diane (Thornton) Zoeller, died in 2021.
A month before his final Masters in 2009, Golf Digest asked Zoeller if he would talk to Woods when he returned to play at the Augusta National Golf Club.
“Tiger and I are very good friends,” he said. “Tiger’s just one of the guys, trust me. Look, we don’t say everything correctly every time. People tried to make it a Black and white issue. It wasn’t. It was just a joke that went bad. I’ll take it to my grave.”
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