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Governor questions Energy Bureau’s speed in approving electricity rate hike
PDP senators see yet another reminder of broken campaign promises
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón questioned on Wednesday the speed with which the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) approved the electricity rate increase, which began appearing on bills on Wednesday, and demanded that the same efficiency be applied to approving new power generation projects.
“For this, the Energy Bureau was incredibly fast. It’s so difficult to get new power generation projects approved, but for this, they moved incredibly fast,” the governor said at a press conference. “We will work to ensure that when this is recovered, there is also a reduction in the electricity rate. We cannot keep passing the buck and making the people pay for these problems.”
According to the PREB’s decision, a residential customer with a monthly consumption of 800 kilowatt-hours will see an approximate increase of $16.25 on their bill. The governor emphasized that the increase adds to the effects of the dispute with New Fortress Energy and the San Juan Bay pilots’ association that is holding back the gas tanker from delivering needed liquefied natural gas.
“In my opinion, this is outrageous,” González Colón. “We are all going to pay the price for this. We have increased 1,200 megawatts of generation to stabilize the system and avoid blackouts, but now we face this crisis because of a conflict that has nothing to do with the government.”
The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) Senate delegation meanwhile, saw the latest developments in the island’s energy saga as more proof that the governing administration has not kept its promises.
The party’s Senate minority leadership held a press conference Wednesday to remind the public that the new increase (which they set at an average of $26.50 per month) in the rate for LUMA Energy customers “is the 12th increase since 2018,” PDP Senate minority leader Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz noted.
The Popular Democratic Party Senate minority delegation characterized the latest developments in the island’s energy saga as yet more proof that the governing administration has not kept its promises.
“We are dealing with an administration that campaigned claiming it would remove LUMA Energy, and all its actions have been the opposite,” the former Senate president added.
Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde added that the PDP delegation has consistently scrutinized the González Colón administration, and that it has been a failure.
“To this day, the so-called Energy Czar is just a title, because the legislation for that position has not been introduced,” she said. “This is yet another disregard for the voters who trusted those promises to remove [grid operator] LUMA Energy.”
Sen. Josian Santiago Rivera asserted that “it is tragic, it is an insult to the entire country that the Jenniffer González administration is spending this entire weekend partying at one of the most expensive hotels.”
‘While you, the citizen, who plans a family gathering and then has a power outage, has to cancel or postpone it,” he said.
“This administration continues to party on, oblivious to the reality faced by Puerto Rican households,” Santiago Rivera added.
“Today, following the announcement by the Energy Office [Bureau], we in this delegation were already prepared to present to the public the results of a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Education regarding the millions of dollars allocated to it by the Net Metering Program, demanding answers from that agency,” he added.
Sen. José Luis Dalmau Santiago stated that “this Jenniffer González administration is hitting the people of Puerto Rico again with another electricity rate increase, approved by the Energy Office.”
The delegation went on to list the legislative initiatives they have introduced as part of their role in the Senate. Among them, they highlighted Senate Joint Resolution 10, which ordered the government to begin terminating the LUMA Energy contract. Although introduced on January 2, 2025, the measure was defeated by the New Progressive Party majority.
Also on Wednesday, some 150 people protested outside the main offices of LUMA Energy on Juan Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce, opposing the increase in electricity rates.
Officers from the Puerto Rico Police Department, assigned to the San Juan and Santurce precincts, were deployed to the area to ensure security during the protest. No violent incidents related to the demonstration had been reported as of press time.
Governor, resident commissioner warn about federal shutdown’s effects in PR
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said Wednesday that, while essential services such as Social Security and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are continuing to operate, other federal agencies are already experiencing disruptions due to the U.S. government shutdown.
The federal government shut down on Wednesday morning at 12:01 a.m. ET, amid a bitter spending deadlock between President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress.
“El Morro and other federal facilities are closed. Agencies like Housing and Urban Development and the Department of the Interior have employees who are not working,” the governor said in response to questions from the press. “The immediate effect is that federal employees will not be paid unless they are classified as essential. Historically, they are paid retroactively, but the important thing is how long this shutdown will last.”
She added that the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development expedited processes before midnight “so that reconstruction funds and permits for municipalities and the Puerto Rico government would not
“The
immediate effect is that federal employees will not be paid unless they are classified as essential,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said. “Historically, they are paid retroactively, but the important thing is how long this shutdown will last.”
be held up.” She also indicated that the local Department of Labor and Human Resources “is ready” to assist affected federal employees if necessary.
services that support our communities are disrupted,” he said.
“The impact here at home is real,” the resident commissioner added. “My commitment is to ensure that Puerto Ricans receive timely information, to explain how these decisions affect us on the island, and to provide clear updates at every stage of the process.”
A day earlier, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, stated that the operations of the federal prosecutor’s office on the island would continue uninterrupted despite the lack of congressional budget appropriations.
“The Department of Justice, including the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, comprises components that have a wide range of national security, public safety, criminal justice, and other responsibilities,” Muldrow said in a written statement.
The official stressed that, despite the delay in funding, the public safety mission in Puerto Rico would continue without interruption.
“They depend on limited funds for SNAP food assistance; power grid maintenance and recovery funds are delayed; our courts are experiencing backlogs; and essential
Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera, meanwhile, warned in a written statement that “Puerto Ricans are among those most affected by a government shutdown.”
“The dedicated and hardworking staff of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and all our partner federal law enforcement agencies will remain steadfast and unwavering,” Muldrow said.
ACLU sues DTOP over information about drivers with irregular immigration status
By THE STAR STAFF
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico sued the island government Wednesday to obtain documents related to the transfer of confidential information to federal authorities concerning nearly 6,000 migrants who obtained Puerto Rico driver’s licenses under Act No. 97 of 2013.
The ACLU filed a petition for a writ of mandamus Wednesday at the Court of First Instance in San Juan against Transportation and Public Works (DTOP by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Edwin González Montalvo and the commonwealth.
The ACLU-PR’s action followed DTOP’s refusal to provide copies of information requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as the legal assessments and information provided to comply with those requests.
The agency’s response lacked legal support for its claim of confidentiality, which constitutes a breach of ministerial duty and a serious violation of the right to access public information -- a constitutional right in Puerto Rico -- the ACLU-PR noted.
“The legislative intent of this law was specifically to protect data for non-immigration purposes. Therefore, the government acted illegally by providing this information to a federal entity without, apparently, a court order signed by a judge,” said Annette Martínez Orabona, executive director of the ACLU of Puerto Rico. “If such an order exists, we are requesting that it be made public in compliance with the
constitutional mandate.”
The lawsuit was prompted by public revelations that DTOP, between February and March of this year, provided federal immigration agencies with personal data on nearly 6,000 drivers with irregular immigration status. The federal government subsequently confirmed that the data is being actively used to identify, locate, arrest without a warrant, and deport immigrants.
The ACLU-PR emphasized that the action by the Puerto Rican government violates Law 97-2013, which requires the DTOP secretary to establish mechanisms ensuring that the driver’s license registry cannot be used to discriminate against individuals and that the information remains confidential.
“The negligence of DTOP has led to devastating and irreversible consequences. Our government has become complicit in systematic human rights violations,” stated Fermín Arraiza Navas, legal director of ACLU-Puerto Rico. “We are facing a humanitarian crisis created by the government itself, where the majority of those detained have been unable to contact their families, have been deprived of due process, and have been illegally removed from our jurisdiction. The public has a fundamental right to know the legal justifications for the release of information that has jeopardized thousands of lives.”
From January of this year through Sept. 21, ICE had arrested at least 1,128 immigrants on the island. It is important to note that both the United States and Puerto Rico Constitutions protect all individuals -- not just those with citizenship -- guaranteeing fundamental rights such as due process. The
The American Civil Liberties Union of Puerto Rico has sued the island government to obtain documents related to the transfer of confidential information to federal authorities concerning nearly 6,000 migrants who obtained Puerto Rico driver’s licenses under Act No. 97 of 2013. (US DHS)
Puerto Rico Constitution clearly mandates non-discrimination, stating that no person in Puerto Rico shall be denied equal protection under the law.
On June 10, the ACLU-PR formalized a request for access to public information from DTOP, demanding various documents, including internal guides and protocols for evaluating information requests from the federal government. They also requested copies of all information requests issued by DHS, ICE, or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) since Jan. 20 of this year, legal memorandums evaluating the admissibility of those requests, communications with other agencies regarding the requests, and copies of all information provided to comply with those requests.
US Energy Dept. to reallocate up to $365 million for PR power crisis
By THE STAR STAFF
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday announced it will reallocate up to $365 million to address Puerto Rico’s grid crisis and deliver affordable, reliable energy for the 3.2 million people living in the island territory.
The funding will support necessary repairs and emergency measures that strengthen grid stability and harden critical infrastructure.
The DOE’s Grid Deployment Office will administer the funding through the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to carry out the critical upgrades. The information comes after an outage that left some 150,000 residents without power for about four hours on Monday.
Puerto Rico’s electrical grid has suffered from years of deferred maintenance, mis-
management and damaging storms, leaving families and businesses vulnerable to frequent outages and higher costs. Through President Donald Trump’s executive order 14156, the DOE is redirecting resources to strengthen critical infrastructure and deliver reliable and affordable power to communities across Puerto Rico.
“For too long Puerto Ricans have endured instability in their power system with outages and inflated costs,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said. “The Department of Energy is putting the needs of Puerto Rico’s residents first and taking decisive action to restore reliability, protect essential services, and build an energy future they can depend on.”
“A reliable, secure electric system is essential to meet citizens’ basic needs and promote economic development, including
our initiatives to bring manufacturing back to Puerto Rico and revitalize the American industrial base. Since day one, President Trump and Secretary Wright have recognized this, making it a priority to support our efforts to stabilize the island’s power grid and prevent future outages,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said. “The Department of Energy’s $365 million award is further proof of this commitment. These funds will help support emergency activities to increase grid reliability and repair generation assets, delivering immediate results that will benefit all 3.2 million Americans in Puerto Rico.”
The DOE reiterated that it will continue working with González Colón and island energy authorities to stabilize Puerto Rico’s grid, restore confidence in its power system, and deliver lasting energy security for its residents.
PREPA, P3A seek lift of restraining order halting LNG deliveries
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and the Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3A) have asked a federal court to lift a temporary restraining order (TRO) that has halted liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries to the island’s northern region, warning that continued restrictions could trigger widespread blackouts and endanger public safety.
The TRO, issued on Sept. 26, requires NFEnergia LLC (NFE) to use four 80-ton escort-rated tugboats for LNG maneuvers in San Juan Bay. However, PREPA and P3A argue that the vessels are unavailable due to high demand in the Jones Act market, effectively blocking all LNG shipments until at least Oct. 10, when the order expires.
A temporary restraining order issued Sept. 26 requires NFEnergia LLC to use four 80-ton escort-rated tugboats for liquefied natural gas maneuvers in San Juan Bay. However, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the island government argue that the vessels are unavailable due to high demand in the Jones Act market.
In a court filing, the agencies said the TRO has turned from a temporary safety measure into a full embargo on LNG, threatening the operation of critical power plants in San Juan and Palo Seco. Those facilities rely on LNG to supply electricity to hospitals, water systems, airports and other essential infrastructure.
The agencies warned that the current LNG vessel docked at the San Juan terminal has already been depleted, and no replacement has been allowed to enter. Genera PR, the operator of the generation units, has switched to diesel fuel where possible, but some units have been shut down due to lack of dual-fuel capability.
Extended diesel use, they added, poses serious reliability risks, accelerates turbine wear, and increases emissions that could
harm nearby communities. The situation is compounded by the fragility of Puerto Rico’s grid, which was underscored by a recent outage at the Aguirre power plant that left over 150,000 families without electricity.
PREPA and P3A emphasized that the blackout risk is not hypothetical.
“Every additional day without LNG increases the risk of catastrophic blackouts across the Island,” they said, noting that vulnerable populations, small businesses, and essential services could face life-threatening consequences.
The agencies also cited testimony from experienced harbor pilots who say the LNG maneuvers can be conducted safely without the restricted tugboats.
The court is scheduled to hold a hearing on the matter today.
Fiscal board asks for extension of lead mediator appointment in PREPA bankruptcy
By THE STAR STAFF
The Financial Oversight and Management Board asked U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain on Wednesday to extend into next year the appointment of the lead mediator in talks between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) and its creditors.
The extension, which would run through April 1, 2026, comes as part of ongoing efforts to resolve disputes between PREPA and its creditors in settling over $9 billion in debt. The extension would mean that PREPA’s bankruptcy case will not be settled before the end of the year.
In response to the request for an ex-
tension, the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF by its initials in Spanish) raised concerns over continued monthly fees during periods of inactivity. AAFAF has requested that fees be paused until mediation resumes and a revised fee structure is implemented. The court has directed the lead mediator
to file a response, if any, to AAFAF’s position on or before noon on Friday.
The development highlights the importance of transparency and communication among stakeholders as the PREPA Title III case progresses, with the ultimate goal of ensuring a fair and sustainable solution for Puerto Rico’s power utility.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright (Eric Lee slash The New York Times)
Senators again vote down plans to fund government
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
As services that many Americans rely on were upended Wednesday by a government shutdown, dueling proposals to end it failed in the Senate for the third time in two weeks, as neither Republicans nor Democrats could muster sufficient bipartisan support. While critical services continue to operate — including Social Security and Medicare benefits — a sprawling mass of other federal functions has ground to a halt because of the first government shutdown in nearly seven years.
The affected services range across the government, such as assistance for veterans transitioning to civilian life, health-related communications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and some data collection and economic analysis, like the jobs report set for release Friday. Most civil litigation out of the Justice Department has stopped, no new education grants are going out, and cleanup at some Superfund sites has stalled. Some federal employees are working without pay, while the rest have been furloughed.
Democrats, who previously agreed to temporarily fund the government in March, are demanding Republicans make concessions on health care, including the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies and the reversal of Trump-directed cuts to Medicaid and other health programs. But unlike in previous shutdowns, President Donald Trump is threatening to make long-lasting changes to the government if Democrats do not concede, including firing more workers and permanently cutting programs that Democrats support.
A flyer advertises a “government shutdown special” at the Franklin Hall beer hall on the first day of the government shutdown in Washington, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
As services that many Americans rely on were upended Wednesday by a government shutdown, dueling proposals to end it failed in the Senate for the third time in two weeks.
(Alex Kent/The New York Times)
It is unclear how long the shutdown might last, and there were no signs of compromise on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The Democrats’ leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, said his caucus was “reflecting what the American people really want” by trying to reverse the health care cuts. The Republican majority leader, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, said he was not interested in linking negotiations on health care policy to government funding.
Here’s what else to know: — Rejected proposals: On Wednesday, the Senate voted 47-53, with all Republicans opposed, to reject Democrats’ counterproposal to fund the government. And then most of the chamber’s Democrats voted again to block the House-passed GOP stopgap spending bill, 55-45, which would extend funding at current levels. Senate Republicans have indicated that they intend to keep forcing these votes to put Democrats on the record as opposing their stopgap bill.
— Wide-ranging effects: The longer the government is closed, the broader the effects. A longer shutdown may start to affect federally funded child care and grocery vouchers for low-income mothers and children. National parks, which largely planned to remain open, may see overflowing toilets, piles of trash and damage to fragile ecosystems. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York suggested that the state would not pay to keep the Statue of Liberty open to the public. The site, which is operated by the National Park Service, is expected to close next week.
— Federal workers: This year’s shutdown
differs from previous years’ because around 300,000 workers have left federal service since the beginning of the year, most either fired or pressured to resign by the Trump administration. This has meant that in some cases, employees have already been working the jobs of two or three people to cover the vacancies.
— Last shutdown: The last government shutdown began in late 2018 during the first Trump administration. It lasted 35 days, the longest ever, forcing some government workers to get payday loans to cover routine expenses.
Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain at Fed, for now
By ANN E. MARIMOW and COLBY SMITH
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to allow President Donald Trump to immediately remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board, saying it would instead review the administration’s efforts to oust her and reshape the central bank at oral arguments in January.
Top former Fed and Treasury officials and Cook’s legal team had warned the Supreme Court that permitting Trump to fire her while litigation over her status was underway would spur economic turmoil and undermine public confidence in the Fed.
While the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has repeatedly cleared the way for the president to fire leaders of other independent agencies, the justices have recently signaled that the central bank is uniquely independent.
In its two-sentence, unsigned order Wednesday, the court deferred ruling on Cook’s status until after it heard arguments in the matter in January. The decision to take up the case means the justices will confront at least three testing Trump’s policies in their new term, which begins Monday. The court is already set to review some of the president’s most sweeping tariffs and his ouster of a leader of the Federal Trade Commission.
The legal battle over Cook’s firing has major implications for the central bank and its ability to set interest rates free from political interference. Every living former Fed chair — Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke and Janet
Yellen — joined former Treasury secretaries nominated by presidents of both parties to tell the justices in a court filing that Cook should be allowed to stay on the job while her case was being reviewed to ensure “stability of the system that governs monetary policy in this country.”
In the months since he returned to the White House, Trump has put public pressure on the Fed far exceeding that of his predecessors, with repeated demands that it lower borrowing costs. The president has also taken steps to add a political loyalist to the central bank’s board of governors.
Justice Department lawyers have defended the president’s actions, saying in court filings that he ousted Cook “for cause” for alleged mortgage fraud. The 1913 law that created the central bank sets a fixed tenure for Fed governors to serve “unless sooner removed for cause by the president.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that “we maintain that she was fired well within the president’s legal authority to do so” and “look forward to that case being fully played out at the Supreme Court.”
The court’s decision to allow Cook to stay on as a governor was welcomed by former officials, economists and investors, who have been very concerned about the president’s efforts to erode the central bank’s long-standing independence from political interference.
That separation is seen as crucial to ensure that the Fed is setting interest rates based on what is best for the economy rather than whoever is in the White House.
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Des Moines school board accepts resignation of superintendent arrested by ICE
Ian Roberts, the superintendent of schools in Des Moines, at Callanan Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 8, 2024. The superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools system will submit his resignation on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, his lawyer said, days after federal immigration agents arrested him and accused him of living and working illegally in the United States. (Kathryn Gamble/ The New York Times)
By MITCH SMITH, ERNESTO LONDOÑO, ANN HINGA KLEIN and DANA GOLDSTEIN
The Des Moines School Board voted Tuesday night to accept the resignation of their superintendent, Ian Roberts, who was arrested by federal immigration agents last week and accused of living and working illegally in the United States.
Also on Tuesday, the Justice Department said that it was opening an investigation into whether the Des Moines school system engages in discriminatory hiring practices. Federal officials raised concerns about the district’s affirmative action goals and framed the investigation as part of the Trump administration’s broader campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said that Roberts, who was born in Guyana and has long worked in school systems in the United States, had no legal status and had been ordered to leave the country last year. He has been held in an Iowa jail since Friday.
“Out of concern for his 30,000 students, Dr. Roberts does not want to distract the board, educators and staff from focusing on educating DMPS’ students,” Alfredo Parrish, Roberts’ lawyer, wrote in
Olympic runner for Guyana, had quickly become a well-known figure. He dropped in frequently on classrooms, challenged students to foot races and seemed to rarely be photographed wearing anything but a well-tailored suit.
The rapid turn of events in Des Moines, a left-leaning city in a state led by Republicans, had many students and parents angry or unsure what to believe. ICE said Roberts had been in possession of a gun and a knife when he was confronted by agents Friday morning while driving a vehicle provided by the school district. Federal officials said he fled from officers before being arrested.
On Tuesday, hundreds of Des Moines high school and middle school students walked out of class to protest Roberts’ detention and, in some cases, raise broader concerns about ICE and President Donald Trump’s agenda.
At Roosevelt High School on the city’s west side, more than 300 students walked around a neighborhood block carrying signs and chanting “education over deportation.”
had just learned of the Justice Department’s investigation. “We are reviewing their letter and will respond to them accordingly,” he said.
The Justice Department’s investigation fits within the Trump administration’s broader priority of ending racially conscious education programs, including those that seek to hire a more diverse set of teachers and administrators.
“DEI initiatives and race-based hiring preferences in our schools violate federal anti-discrimination laws and undermine educational priorities,” Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in a statement announcing the Des Moines investigation. “School districts must cease these unlawful programs and restore merit-based employment practices for the benefit of both students and employees.”
a resignation letter.
Just before the board voted 7-0 to accept the resignation, Jackie Norris, the chair of the school board and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, described it as “a sad and troubling end for an individual who gave many people, especially our students, hope.”
In a news conference Tuesday, Parrish did not directly address whether his client had ever had permission to work in the United States. Parrish said Roberts was seeking to have the order of deportation against him stayed, and was working on a motion to reopen his immigration case.
Parrish showed reporters a letter that he said had been sent to Roberts this year by Jackeline Gonzalez, a Texas lawyer who had represented him in his immigration case. In that letter, Gonzalez wrote, “I am pleased to report that your case has reached a successful resolution.”
Gonzalez said in an email that she was seeking her client’s permission to provide details about his case.
Over about two decades, Roberts had moved from state to state, building a national profile as a schools administrator. He wrote books, spoke at conferences and supported racial equity programs, sometimes drawing criticism from conservatives.
In Des Moines, Roberts, a former
Outside Central Academy near downtown, more than 150 students walked out of class and marched to the governor’s mansion.
Ian Schaffer, 18, a rally organizer and a high school senior, expressed concern about the circumstances of Roberts’ detention and described him as someone “who has put so much of his life into helping our educational systems in America.”
But the protest focused largely on broader concerns about immigration enforcement and what some students saw as an erosion of freedom of speech.
“The government hates people speaking out,” Schaffer told the crowd. “This administration thrives on people being silent.”
Roberts, who was placed on paid leave Saturday and unpaid leave Monday, had been given a noon Tuesday deadline by the school board to provide documents refuting ICE’s claims that he was in the United States illegally.
Phil Roeder, a spokesperson for the district, said Tuesday afternoon that the district
In 2021, before Roberts was hired, the Des Moines school system released its affirmative action program, which identified Black males as the student group with the lowest achievement, and in response, committed to recruiting more nonwhite educators.
For years, such efforts had bipartisan support. Policymakers generally agreed that students benefit from seeing diverse role models at school.
But race-conscious hiring has increasingly come under fire from a network of conservative advocacy groups with close ties to the Trump administration. One of those groups, Defending Education, published a February report critiquing Des Moines’ racial equity efforts.
Sarah Parshall Perry, vice president of Defending Education, questioned the Des Moines School Board’s vetting of Roberts in a statement after his arrest, saying that board members had been “more concerned with playing politics with race than with the qualifications of their leader or the safety of their students.”
School board leaders said Roberts claimed to be a U.S. citizen when he was hired and said outside firms were involved in reviewing his background.
The war in Gaza needs to end
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The war in the Gaza Strip, now approaching its second anniversary, needs to end.
It needs to end for the people of Gaza, more than 60,000 of whom — roughly 3% of the population — have been killed. The victims include entire families and thousands of children. Neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. Most Palestinians have been displaced from their homes. Starvation and illness haunt the strip.
The war needs to end for the nearly 50 Israeli hostages whom Hamas is still holding in Gaza. Those who remain alive are being held in brutal conditions, often underground, without adequate food. They have been held captive for more than 700 days, since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed about 1,200 Israelis and others.
The war needs to end for the sake of Israel and its security. The horrors that it has inflicted in Gaza have contributed to a sharp decline of support for Israel in the United States and elsewhere. Any additional military gains against Hamas pale in comparison to the long-term strategic threats from global isolation.
How, though, can this terrible war finally end? The most obvious answers appear to be the least likely ones. Hamas’ leaders could release the hostages, admit defeat in a war that they started and prioritize the well-being of the Palestinians whom Hamas claims to represent. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel could stop catering to far-right members of his government and instead recognize the costs of continuing war to Israel’s national interests, as well as to its exhausted soldiers, reservists and their families.
Absent such epiphanies, the task will fall to the rest of the world, particularly to the United States — Israel’s most important ally — and to the Arab nations that express solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The peace plan that President Donald Trump unveiled Monday is promising. It includes typical bluster (such as a “‘Board of Peace,’ which will be headed and chaired by President Donald J. Trump”). Yet it also contains the pillars of a just ceasefire, including an end to military attacks, the return of all hostages and a Gaza free of Israeli occupation and Hamas governance. Notably, the governments of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates praised the plan.
Many obstacles to peace remain, as is the norm in the Middle East. Trump would need to show more followthrough than he often does. Hamas would
need to accept the plan or something similar to it. Netanyahu would need to face down the extremists in his government, some of whom criticized the plan. All that is possible, however, if the Trump administration and leading Arab governments demand it. Both have more leverage than they have used so far, and both have good reasons to insist on the war’s conclusion.
Israel’s military successes against Hamas since 2023 mean that the group has lost the ability to conduct a major operation. More than 10,000 Hamas fighters and much of its leadership have been killed. After the war ends, Israel will be able to monitor Hamas and strike it if necessary.
The harder postwar question is who will govern Gaza. The calls for Israeli annexation from far-right members of Netanyahu’s coalition are outrageous; they favor expelling roughly 2 million Palestinians, which meets any reasonable definition of ethnic cleansing. Hamas also should not have any governing role, given its record of violence, economic incompetence and authoritarian repression. The Palestinian Authority, which once governed Gaza, appears too corrupt and unpopular to do the job without major reforms.
Hamas and Netanyahu’s government deserve most of the blame for the war’s continuation, but the uncertainty about what comes next is a legitimately thorny issue that complicates any peace plan.
Arab governments can help fill this void. For years, their leaders have claimed solidarity with the Palestinian cause while doing too little to advance it. They have prioritized short-term stability over the governance reforms necessary to build a viable state. They have failed to cultivate moderate politicians who could command legitimacy among Palestinians and represent their interests on the international stage.
In recent months, Arab governments have shown signs of playing a more constructive role. This summer, all 22 members of the Arab League signed a declaration condemning the Oct. 7 attack for the first time. The statement called for the release of all hostages, the disarming of Hamas and the barring of Hamas from Gaza’s future governance. In its place should be a “a temporary international stabilization mission” invited into Gaza
by the Palestinian Authority, the signers said. The 27 nations of the European Union and 17 other countries also joined the declaration. The plan that Trump announced this week is similar in many ways.
For any plan to succeed, Arab countries will need to form the crux of the security forces and civilian administration. If Europe and the United States dominate the mission, it will smack of a Western takeover of Gaza. If the Palestinian Authority alone is in charge, the risk of failure will be high.
The biggest risk in the wake of Trump’s proposal is that Israel and Hamas will claim they want peace while failing to take difficult steps to get there. Netanyahu might slow-walk Israel’s departure from Gaza, and Hamas might attempt to retain a behind-the-scenes role in running Gaza — with each side blaming the other all the while. In that scenario, Arab and U.S. leaders will need to display more courage than they have so far. Arab leaders will need to tell Hamas that it is finished as a political force in Gaza and then back up that declaration with troops. Trump will need to require Netanyahu to choose between his domestic alliance with Israeli extremists and Israel’s international alliance with the United States.
Regardless, many other intractable problems would remain, including how to halt the growing crisis in the West Bank, whether future Palestinian leaders accept Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and whether Israel’s current leaders will accept Palestinians’ right to statehood.
But the Palestinian people should not have to wait for those answers to stop burying their relatives and neighbors, to have enough food to eat and to begin rebuilding their lives. Nor should the Israeli hostages have to wait to return home to their desperate families. For everybody’s sake, this war needs to end.
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Palestinians make their way south in the darkness along the coastal al-Rashid road after fleeing Gaza City, Sept. 25, 2025. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)
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Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico estrena Presidenta en su 85 aniversario con visión de conectar, innovar y transformar
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En el marco de su 85 aniversario, el Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico (CQPR) anunció el inicio de la presidencia de la Lcda. Myrna Otaño Vega, marcando un capítulo histórico para la institución que por más de ocho décadas ha defendido la ciencia, la educación y el bienestar del país.
La nueva presidenta presentó un plan de trabajo que enfatiza cuatro grandes compromisos: fortalecer el rol de la mujer en la ciencia, promover soluciones desde la química para la agricultura y los alimentos, impulsar la sostenibilidad en la lucha contra la crisis climática y desarrollar proyectos de energía limpia e innovadora que aporten a un futuro resiliente. Estos ejes estratégicos, explicó Otaño, responden a la necesidad de colocar a la química en el centro de los grandes retos del país y de vincularla con sectores clave como la academia, la industria y el gobierno.
“Hoy, al asumir la presidencia del Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico, me emociona profundamente pensar que lo hacemos en un año histórico: nuestros 85 años de trayectoria. Ocho décadas y media de ciencia, servicio y compromiso con nuestro país nos colocan frente a un momento único: honrar nuestro pasado, pero, sobre todo, reimaginar nuestro futuro”, expresó la Lcda. Myrna Otaño Vega, presidenta del CQPR.
Otaño Vega destacó que la innovación y el progreso científico surgen cuando se fomenta la colaboración entre colegas y sectores diversos. Según señaló, la meta es inspirar a los estudiantes, guiar a la industria y aportar soluciones concretas al país, reafirmando que la química no solo explica reacciones, sino que también construye puentes, abre caminos y transforma sociedades.
Con este nuevo ciclo de liderazgo, el CQPR reafirma su misión de ser un espacio que conecta, innova y transforma, al tiempo que celebra sus 85 años de historia con la mirada puesta en el futuro.
Ego Trip Exhibit at UPR-Carolina unites generations
By THE STAR STAFF
The Ego Trip Exhibit at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Carolina Campus, a recurring showcase conceptualized by artist Norberto Morales, continues to serve as a vibrant platform for both established artists and emerging talents. This year’s edition brought together a dynamic mix of voices, including seasoned painter John Rivas, head of the Graphic Design Department at the UPR-Carolina, and newcomer Valeria Nieves Santiago, a drawing professor at the same institution.
Rivas, a regular contributor to the exhibit, presented three evocative portraits -“El Roble,” “Lavender,” and “Floripondio”
-- each borrowed back from a private collector whose identity he chose to keep anonymous, though he described them as “very knowledgeable of the art world.” His participation reaffirmed the exhibit’s mission to foster intergenerational dialogue through art.
“I have discovered the great amount of talent among the young and upcoming who are letting people know about their work alongside those who are more experienced,” Rivas said, expressing admiration for the fresh perspectives and creative energy present in the show.
His featured works explore themes of nature, resilience and solitude: “El Roble” immortalizes the Federico oak, a symbol of life and strength. Through a simple yet power-
“Lavender” by
John Rivas
ful composition, Rivas conveys a message of permanence and protection, underscored by soft cloud strokes that suggest infinite space. The piece reflects his dual identity as an ar tist and community educator.
“Lavender” pays tribute to the flower’s historical and artistic legacy, celebrated since ancient Rome and by impressionist masters like Monet and Van Gogh. Rivas’ portrayal features blooming lavenders under Puerto Rico’s crisp light, arranged in a horizontal composition that highlights their texture and vibrant color.
“Floripondio” offers a poetic reflec tion on urban solitude. A bouquet in a metal bucket contrasts with a cool-toned, blocklike wall, evoking the rigidity of city life. The warm hues of the flowers stand in stark opposition to their surroundings, creating a poignant metaphor for emotional isolation reminiscent of Myrna Báez’s introspective works.
While Rivas brought depth and experience to the exhibit, Nieves Santiago made her exhibition debut with a deeply personal digital portrait titled “Abuelo Federico.” The piece captures a tender moment of her late grandfather enjoying coffee on a porch with white plastic chairs -- a scene rich in emotional resonance.
Despite having a personal website showcasing her work, Nieves Santiago admitted to being shy about exhibiting publicly.
‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ review: Keep on running
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
“In 2023, more than 1,670 people were murdered by strangers,” advises an opening title card in “The Strangers: Chapter 2.” A citation in a Renny Harlin film, though, being as unlikely as a zero body count, we can take that information with a pinch of salt.
Yet there’s a purity to this superstabby middle film in Harlin’s mostly completed trilogy, begun last year and based on Bryan Bertino’s exemplary 2008 thriller “The Strangers.” The script, by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, is basically one long chase sequence, performed by characters unbur-
dened by complex dialogue or — and not only for those wearing doll face masks — the need for facial mobility. This means that Madelaine Petsch, as Maya, our hounded heroine, must emote like a maniac while José David Montero’s camera clings close enough to count her pores. If she had any, that is.
What Maya has is a murdered husband, a broken heart and a wounded body, the residue of the home invasion in “Chapter 1.” Recovering in the hospital, she is questioned by the ghoulish Sheriff Rotter (Richard Brake) — whose face suggests he’s seen one too many movies like this — and his cow-eyed deputy (Pedro Leandro). Soon,
however, Maya will be playing cat and mouse with a hatchet-toting pursuer and his doll-faced crew. Snuffling and grunting like a bear in garbage (it’s hard to breathe beneath a sackcloth hood), her would-be killer remains numbingly anonymous. With little furtherance of the plot beyond confusing flashbacks to a creepy childhood triad, “Chapter 2” is hackneyed and silly, relying heavily on Petsch’s sneakily resilient scream queen. In the best scene, Maya feverishly battles a wild boar with an energy her pursuers never come close to matching. The sequence is fast, furious and fun — a residual electric charge in a movie that had flatlined long before.
“It was time to expose myself, show my talent, and my works,” she said, explaining her decision to participate in Ego Trip. Her choice to feature a personal subject added intimacy and vulnerability to her debut, signaling her readiness to share her stories through art.
Together, the works of Rivas and Nieves Santiago exemplify the Ego Trip Exhibit’s unique ability to unite generations, offering audiences a multifaceted experience of beauty, memory and social reflection. The exhibit continues to be a space where seasoned voices and fresh perspectives converge, enriching Puerto Rico’s contemporary art scene.
‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Rated R for blades, boars and bloody wounds. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. In theaters.
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Activist investors had busiest quarter ever, launching 61 campaigns
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Activist investors who push companies for operational changes and management shake-ups launched a record number of attacks on global corporations in the third quarter and won more board seats and settlements, new data from Barclays show.
There were 61 new campaigns in July, August and September, marking an increase from the second quarter when 60 campaigns were launched and a dramatic jump from a year ago when activists launched 36 fights. They also signal a busy rest of the year when more records may be shattered.
While the summer months are normally slower for activist
a record high in the third quarter, driven by a 90% quarter-overquarter increase in the United States.”
When markets tumbled amid fears of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and tax policies, activists established toehold investments in new companies and prepared campaigns.
Then during the third quarter, they moved ahead. Elliott Investment Management targeted beverage and snacks maker PepsiCo while Ancora Holdings went after railroad operator CSX and Sachem Head Capital Management pushed for changes at food distributor Performance Food.
At the same time companies already facing activist pressure announced sweeping changes, possibly meeting their demands or getting ahead of them to forestall a possible board fight.
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Railroad operator Norfolk Southern agreed to be acquired by Union Pacific, consumer healthcare company Kenvue replaced its chief executive and launched a strategic review, and oil giant BP added a new director and divested two businesses.
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investors, partly because companies’ nomination windows don’t open until much later in the year, blue-chip investors and newcomers alike accelerated demands for improvements after turbulence earlier in the year.
“No summer doldrums in 2025,” said Jim Rossman, global head of shareholder advisory at Barclays. “Activism surged to
The data, which will be released to Barclays clients later on Wednesday, show that activists mounted 191 campaigns, targeting 178 companies (some companies were targeted by more than one activist) so far this year. This year has already been the most active one through the third quarter and is on track to beat the 244 campaigns in 2024 and possibly top the industry record of 249 campaigns in 2018.
Activists won 98 board seats so far this year, marking a 17% increase from a year ago as settlements in the U.S. surged nearly 50%.
“With the total number of campaigns in 2025 (year to date) now standing at 191, and robust levels of activism anticipated in the fourth quarter, we are forecasting 2025 to eclipse 2018 as the busiest year ever for activist campaigns,” Rossman said.
Among the blue-chip activists, Elliott was the busiest, launching nine campaigns in the quarter, bringing its year-to-date total to 15. In the first three quarters of the year, it won 16 board seats.
One noticeable consequence of activist campaigns has been the jump in chief executive departures, with the data showing there have been 25 CEO resignations already this year, close to last year’s record of 27 departures.
This week Joe Hinrichs was replaced as CEO at CSX. Ancora had criticized him for failing to find a merger partner and hinted that it might launch a proxy fight to try to remove him.
Apart from making changes to the board, demands for M&A were the key objective for global campaigns and the second most requested change in U.S. campaigns. Yet the data also show that M&A demands are trending below their four-year average of 45%, likely because the M&A markets had been stalled and are only now reviving.
Israel escalates Gaza offensive as Hamas mulls Trump plan
By AARON BOXERMAN
Israeli forces moved to seize the entirety of a key roadway bisecting the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli defense minister said, effectively dividing the enclave’s north from its south as thousands of Palestinians continued to flee Israel’s offensive in Gaza City.
The Israeli advance came as Hamas held talks in Qatar with mediators over President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza. Trump announced the proposal at a news conference Monday alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who said he backed it.
If the Palestinian militants do not accept the deal, Trump said, Israel will have “my full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas.” And on the ground in Gaza, the fighting has continued.
On Wednesday, Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, said Israeli troops were “currently completing the takeover” of the central Netzarim Corridor, the key roadway. He
A woman cooks at a camp of displaced Palestinians in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)
added that doing so would “cut Gaza in two between north and south.”
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled the Israeli assault on Gaza City and crowded into swelling tent camps farther south. But hundreds of thousands more are believed to remain in the northern city, with many saying that they have nowhere left to run to or cannot pay for transport out. Others had fled south only to return to Gaza City
after failing to find anywhere suitable to take shelter.
People who chose to remain in the city are now facing their “final opportunity” to flee the Israeli advance, said Katz. He also suggested that he might consider those who stayed behind to be legitimate targets.
“Those who remain in the city will be terrorists and terrorism supporters,” Katz said in a statement on social media.
The Israeli military declined to comment. An Israeli official, who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the military’s guidelines did not allow for a broad assumption that anyone who remained in Gaza City was a militant.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement Wednesday that “under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected whether they stay or leave Gaza City.” The aid group also said it had been forced to suspend its operations in the city because of the “intensification of military operations” there.
The war with Hamas, now nearing its third
year, has devastated the Gaza Strip and killed more than 65,000 people, according to Gaza health officials. Their toll does not identify how many were combatants, but it includes thousands of children.
Hamas began the war with a deadly surprise attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed about 1,200 people and led Israel to respond with a massive counterattack. Repeated rounds of negotiations have clinched two short-lived truces but failed to end the conflict.
Many in Gaza hope Hamas will accept Trump’s plan to end the conflict. But it is far from clear whether Hamas will agree to the framework, which demands the Palestinian group return all the Israeli hostages it holds almost immediately, lay down its arms and effectively end its rule in Gaza.
Under Trump’s plan, the enclave would be run by a technocratic Palestinian government made up of “qualified Palestinians and international experts” responsible for providing public services. They would be overseen by a “board of peace” chaired by Trump.
Philippine village for typhoon survivors is hit by deadly quake
By AIE BALAGTAS SEE and JASON GUTIÉRREZ
The village was meant to be a place of safety: 200 “disaster-resilient homes” for survivors of a devastating 2013 typhoon, paid for by a charity and built to withstand ferocious winds.
But now it is one of the deadliest sites in another natural disaster, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake late Tuesday centered in Cebu province in the Philippines. By Wednesday, 69 deaths had been confirmed as rescue workers dug through rubble, searching for dozens of people who were still missing.
Wilson Ramos, an emergency worker with a local response unit, said the quake had killed at least 10 people in the SM Cares Village, established just over a decade ago for survivors
of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,000 people in the Philippines.
“This area was built to safeguard storm survivors and people from high-risk zones,” Ramos said. “I cannot yet say whether those who died were also Haiyan survivors; more than 10 years have passed. But this village was intended to give them a new home.”
The quake was the deadliest in the Philippines since 2013.
Cebu’s governor, Pamela Baricuatro, put the entire province, in the central Philippines, under a state of emergency.
Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, a deputy administrator for the civil defense office, said at a news briefing that the response efforts were focused on the northern tip of Cebu’s main island, including Bogo City, where the SM Cares Village was established in 2014.
“Right now, the priority is search and rescue,” Alejandro said.
Besides survivors of Haiyan, which was known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, the SM Cares Village was meant to house residents who had moved away from coastal danger zones.
Mikee Empaces, an executive secretary in the governor’s office, said that ceilings in the SM Cares Village homes collapsed when the quake struck.
“Some families were completely gone, and in other cases several members of one family died,”
said Jeany Ynot, the chief of Bogo City’s disaster unit.
The village was established by SM Cares, the social arm of one of the Philippines’ largest corporations. It did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment Wednesday evening.
Elsewhere, many people were buried under soil and boulders in a landslide caused by the quake, Ynot said in an interview. One village in a mountainous area, Binabag, was hit especially badly, she said.
Alejandro said his office had asked for additional workers for the Bogo City district hospital, which he said had been overwhelmed by patients.
Officials said infrastructure damage in the area was widespread, with at least 11 bridges impassable; key roads blocked by landslides; and government buildings, including Bogo City Hall, a municipal hall in another town and a sports complex, either collapsed or damaged.
Empaces said two or three hospitals had been rendered unusable and that power and communications were down in at least three municipalities.
Alejandro said public works personnel were being sent to Cebu to inspect buildings and had been told to prioritize hospitals, schools and roads. In Bogo City alone, Alejandro said, about 1,000 residents have been forced to stay in open spaces until their homes are deemed safe.
“We have to restore power immediately, and we have to ensure the integrity of structures,” Alejandro said.
UN Security Council approves larger security force to fight gangs in Haiti
By FRANCES ROBLES
In the latest international effort to bring peace to Haiti, the United Nations Security Council earlier this week approved a larger gang-fighting force of police officers and soldiers from around the world to try to stop the killings, rapes and kidnappings committed by criminal groups.
The plan, proposed by the United States and Panama, would deploy to Haiti a gang-suppression force of up to 5,500 soldiers and officers with the power to engage in combat against the outlaws who have terrorized the country for years.
But it was unclear what countries were prepared to contribute personnel to the force or help pay for it.
The vote came two days before the expiration of the U.N. mandate for the current security deployment in Haiti, called the Multinational Security Support mission. It is largely composed of Kenyan police officers and is meant to provide a support role for the Haitian police.
United Nations peacekeepers from Argentina attempt to clear a street of armed gang members in Gonaïves, Haiti, Oct. 9, 2004. In the latest international effort to bring peace to Haiti, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, approved a larger gang-fighting force of police officers and soldiers from around the world to try to stop the killings, rapes and kidnappings committed by criminal groups.
That mission, which consists of about 1,000 officers, managed a few victories, like taking back the airport and seaport, but was never fully staffed or funded and failed to quell the spread of violence to areas outside the capital.
(Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
United States, according to the new proposal.
The new deployment, which will include the Kenyans, would increase the force’s size fivefold and be allowed to undertake independent offensive operations against gangs, officials said.
The Kenyans have been assisting the Haitian police but were limited in terms of conducting their own operations, said Bill O’Neill, the U.N.’s expert on human rights for Haiti.
“This new force would be able to operate independently on its own initiative,” he said in August. “Of course, it would still try to help the police and be there to support, but it wouldn’t be tied to the Haitian National Police and its own operations.”
The approval of the new force comes eight years after the departure of a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti, known as MINUSTAH.
From 2004 to 2017, the U.N. had up to 10,000 military personnel in Haiti. The soldiers came under scrutiny for fathering children with sexually exploited women, abusing children and introducing cholera into the country. The disease killed more than 10,000 people.
The mechanics of the new force would differ because the United Nations would manage its operations but would not command it.
The force would not be considered an official U.N.-peacekeeping operation. It would be led by a force commander and be overseen by a “standing group of partners” made up of several countries, including the
The new force’s mandate will be “more muscular,” said Henry Wooster, the United States’ chargé d’affaires in Haiti. “That allows greater freedom of maneuver, freedom of action,” he said. Its name — the Gang Suppression Force — “should speak volumes,” he said.
Estimates of the number of gang members operating in the country vary from 2,000 to 30,000, Wooster said.
Haitian officials supported the move.
“This marks a decisive turning point in my country’s fight against one of the most serious challenges in its already turbulent history,” Ericq Pierre, Haiti’s ambassador to the U.N., said after the vote.
“Multiple heavily armed gangs have extended their control over large parts of the territory, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince,’’ he said. “They terrorize the population, attack public institutions, destroy hospitals and clinics, burn down schools and prisons, control major
roads, extort businesses and families.”
China and Russia objected to the new force, but abstained rather than veto the Security Council measure.
Russia called it a “dangerous and poorly thought out venture.” China argued that the United States had treated the council as a “rubber stamp” by failing to answer key questions, including about paying for the new force, its rules of engagement and where the personnel would come from.
The force would depend on voluntary contributions, which was problematic for the Kenyan-led security mission since few countries other than the United States were willing to help with either personnel or money. Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., said that lack of “burden sharing” meant the international community had failed to deliver a mission that was fit for the job.
“It lacked the scale, scope and resources needed to take the fight to the gangs and restore a base line of security in Haiti,” Waltz said.
Eugene Chen, a senior fellow at U.N. University’s Center for Policy Research, said the new force was similar to one now deployed in Somalia, and was a mere “rebranding” of the Multinational Security Support mission that Waltz criticized.
“That arrangement in Somalia has real issues and limitations, including lack of dedicated and predictable funding and reimbursement to the countries that contribute troops,” Chen said. “This new force addresses some — but not all — of the operational challenges of the Multinational Security Support mission, but not the strategic ones.”
Haiti has been in the throes of a humanitarian and security crisis since the 2021 assassination of its last elected president, Jovenel Moïse. The crisis deepened in February 2024, when warring gangs joined forces in a united front.
At least 4,000 people have been killed since January, the U.N. said.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.
MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN
representado por su Honorable Alcalde, Miguel Romero Lugo
Peticionario v. Adquisición de propiedad de 445.51 metros cuadrados localizada en el Barrio Martin Peña, Calle Bolivia 55, San Juan, Hato Rey 00917; JOSÉ BALBINO MÉNDEZ y su esposa AIDA GARCÍA GAYA cada uno por sí y en representación de la Sociedad Legal de Gananciales compuesta por ambos; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES
Parte con Interés CIVIL NÚM.: SJ2025CV04230.
SOBRE: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU
EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: JOSÉ BALBINO MÉNDEZ y su esposa AIDA GARCÍA GAYA cada uno por sí y en representación de la Sociedad Legal de Gananciales compuesta por ambos. RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a título absoluto de la propiedad de 362.94 metros cuadrados localizada en la Barrio Martín Peña, Calle Bolivia SS, San Juan, Hato Rey 00917, para eliminar un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN: URBANA: Solar: SS. BARRIO MARTIN PEÑA de Rio Piedras Norte. Cabida: 445.51 Metros Cuadrados. URBANA: Solar el Barrio Martín Peña de Rio Piedras, compuesta de cuatrocientos cuarenta y cinco metros cincuenta y un centímetros cuadrados, lindando por el NORTE; en trece metros diez centímetros con Segundo Cadierno; por el SUR; en trece metros con una calle en proyecto; por el ESTE; en treinta y dos metros ochenta y cuatro centímetros con María L. Vizcarrondo; y por el OESTE; en treinta y cinco metros setenta centímetros con Angela Medina. Se segrega de la finca 1288. Esta es la descripción sin haberse descontado una segregación por expropiación y sin constar remanente. Finca
Número 283-A, Folio 159, Tomo 152 de Rio Piedras, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan 11. CODIFICACIÓN NÚM: 063021-070-10-001. ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendad, el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107-del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 2021-2022 y la Resolución Núm. 71, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se propone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el área eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. Quedan emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda de Expropiación Forzosa. La abogada de la parte demandante es el Lcda. Angelisse Ortiz Cruz cuya dirección postal es: 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, PMB 270, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00966 cuyo número de teléfono es (787) 273-0611 y su correo electrónico es: Icda. angelisseortiz@gmail.com. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que, si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírlos. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 29 de octubre de 2025, a la 10:30 Sala 1003 del Centro Judicial de San Juan, el cual ubica en Hato Rey, PR, para la Vista del caso, en cuyo día se determinará el justo valor de la propiedad y las partes. a ser compensadas y a cuya vista podrán ustedes comparecer y ofrecer prueba de valoración, aunque no hayan contestado la Petición. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 22 de agosto de 2025. GRISELDA RODRIGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN MOLINA GARCIA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUJEILY ENID SERRANO RUIZ, NELSON DAVID ABRAHAM RAMOS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
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Civil Núm.: CFCD2015-0072.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Camuy, Camuy, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 21 de julio de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Las Brisas en Vista Hatillo, localizado en el Barrio Santa Rosa del término municipal de Hatillo, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el Plano de Inscripción de la Urbanización, con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Número del solar: G-21. Area del solar: 292.5000 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el Lote G-22; por el SUR, con el Lote G-20; por el ESTE, con la calle número 6; y por el OESTE, con Miguel A. Garcia. En este solar se ha construido una vivienda de bloques y hormigón reforzado para una familia. Finca Número 26,382. Inscrita al tomo Karibe de Hatillo. Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Segunda de Arecibo. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios
de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 10 de diciembre de 2014, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Hatillo, en el caso civil número CFCD2014-0086, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, seguido por Doral Bank, contra Sujeily Enid Serrano Ruiz y Nelson David Abraham Ramos, casados entre sí, por la suma de $117,810.02, anotado el día 13 de marzo de 2025, al tomo Karibe de Hatillo, finca número 26,382, anotación A. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor el día 14 de marzo de 2017, siento notificada el 21 de marzo de 2017 y solicitada su extensión de efectividad de la Sentencia a los únicos fines de ejecutar la propiedad objeto de la presente causa de acción en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $117,810.02 por concepto de principal, más los intereses sobre dicha suma a razón del 4.00%, anual desde el 1ro de junio de 2014, hasta su completo pago, más las primas de seguro hipotecario, recargos por demora y cualesquiera otras cantidades pactadas en la escritura de primera hipoteca, desde la fecha antes mencionada y hasta la fecha del pago total de las mismas, más la suma de $12,240.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 14 DE OCTURE DE 2025 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Camuy, Camuy, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $122,400.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 21 DE OCTURE DE 2025 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $81,600.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 28 DE OCTURE DE 2025 A
LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $61,200.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. 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. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Camuy, Puerto Rico, hoy día 13 de agosto de 2025. ÁNGEL DE JESÚS TORRES PÉREZ, ALGUACIL #770, DIVISIÓN
DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAMUY.
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Parte Demandante Vs. ROSA ELISA RODRÍGUEZ CABRERA, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE MAR INVESTMENT
ENTERPRISES, INC.; ÁNGELES DIANA RODRÍGUEZ CABRERA, RAFAEL ORTEGA COLÓN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; AUGUST MIRANDA MORALES, MARÍA ROMÁN FLORES Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; LUZ LYLIE DELGADO VALDÉS (TITULAR REGISTRAL)
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CCD2017-0067. (302). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia dictada el 29 de junio de 2017, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 18 de julio de 2025 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 22 de julio de 2025 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el día 16 DE OCTUBRE DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 Y 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA las fincas número: 51,257 y 51,258 de Arecibo respectivamente. Cada finca tiene su tipo mínimo para la subasta. La oficina del Alguacil está localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Arecibo, Sala Superior, 553 Avenida José A. Cedeño, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre las siguientes propiedades: SOLAR #1 (FINCA 51,257) RÚSTICA: SOLAR 1: Predio de terreno localizado en el barrio Islote del Municipio de Arecibo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial
de 3930.4078 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a una cuerda. En lindes por el: NORTE: En 74.610 metros con Rafael Valdés Fernández; SUR: En 76.241 metros, con remanente de la finca principal de la que se segrega; ESTE: En 52.127 metros con solar 1-A; OESTE: En 52.194 metros con camino municipal existente. La propiedad, la escritura de hipoteca y su modificación constan inscritas al tomo Karibe de Arecibo, finca número 51257, Registro de la Propiedad de Arecibo, Sección I. Inscripción quinta y séptima. Esta propiedad responde por la suma principal de $152,500.00. DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: CARR. 681, KM 8.6 INT. SOLAR 1, BO. ISLOTE, ARECIBO, PR 00612. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $152,500.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 23 DE OCTUBRE DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $101,666.67. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 30 DE OCTUBRE DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $76,250.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. SOLAR #A-1 (FINCA 51,258). RÚSTICA: SOLAR A-1. Predio de terreno localizado en el barrio Islote del término municipal de Arecibo, con una cabida superficial de 3930.4078 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a una cuerda. En lindes por el: NORTE: En 76.427 metros con Rafael Valdés Fernández; SUR: En 75.427 metros, con remanente de la finca principal de la cual se segrega; ESTE: En 52.127 metros con el solar #2; OESTE: En 52.127 metros con el solar marcado con el número 1. La propiedad, la escritura de hipoteca y su modificación constan inscritas al tomo Karibe de Arecibo, Finca 51,258, Registro de la Propiedad de Arecibo, Sección I. Inscripción quinta y séptima. Esta propiedad responde por la suma principal de $152,500.00. DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: CARR. 681 KM 8.6 INT., SOLAR A-1, BO. ISLOTE, ARECIBO PR 00612. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de
$152,500.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 23 DE OCTUBRE DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $101,666.67. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 30 DE OCTUBRE DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $76,250.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Dichos remates se llevarán a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $293,920.61 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 6.25% anual desde el 1 de septiembre de 2016 hasta su completo pago, más $1,706.76 de recargos adeudados desde el día 1 de octubre de 2016 hasta su total pago, más la cantidad estipulada de $30,500.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. Surgen de los Estudios de Título Registral que sobre estas propiedades pesa el siguiente gravamen posterior a las hipotecas que por la presente se pretenden ejecutar: a. AVISO DE DEMANDA: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico vs. Rosa Elisa Rodríguez Cabrera por sí, y en representación de Mar Investment Enterprises Inc., Ángeles Diana Rodríguez Cabrera, Rafael Ortega Colon y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales, August Miranda Morales, María Román Flores y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales y Luz Lylie Delgado Valdés, ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo, en el caso civil número CCD 2017-0067, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $293,920.61 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 24 de marzo de 2017. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Arecibo. Anotación “A” en las fincas 51,257 y 51,258. Se notifica al acreedor posterior o a su sucesor o cesionario en derecho para que comparezca a proteger su derecho si así lo desea. Se le advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. ZENAIDA MONSERRATE PEREZ Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV00400. (Salón: 908). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZJPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM.
A: FULANO(A) DE TAL, MENGANO(A) DE TAL Y ZUTANO(A) DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ZENAIDA MONSERRATE PÉREZ. (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 septiembre 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 septiembre de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 26 de septiembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LORAINE ROSADO PÉREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. ARIANNA PEÑA VEGA Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AG2025CV00601. (Salón: 602). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA
POR EDICTO.
DUNCAN R. MALDONADO EJARQUE - EJECUCIONES@CMPRLAW.COM.
A: VANESSA PEÑA VEGA Y GUSTAVO PEÑA VEGA COMO MIEMBROS
DE LA SUCESION DE LYMARI VEGA ACEVEDO T/C/C LYMARIS
VEGA ACEVEDO A LAS SIGUIENTES
DIRECCIONES: A) HC
6 BOX 12852, SAN SEBASTIAN, PR 006859889; B) CARR 446 KM 3 HM 4, BARRIO ROBLES, LOTE 3, SAN SEBASTIAN, PR 00685; FULANO Y FULANA DE T AL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE LYMARI VEGA ACEVEDO T/C/C LYMARIS
VEGA ACEVEDO A LAS SIGUIENTES
DIRECCIONES: A) HC
6 BOX 12852, SAN SEBASTIAN, PR 006859889; B) CARR 446 KM 3 HM 4, BARRIO ROBLES, LOTE 3, SAN SEBASTIAN, PR 00685.
(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 septiembre 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 30 de septiembre de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 30 de septiembre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA.
NILDA TORRES ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandantes V FULANO Y MEGANO DE TAL, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL
PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO
Demandados Civil Núm.: FA2025CV008585. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL Y PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS.
POR LA PRESENTE se notifica que la parte demandante ha incoado un pleito solicitando la cancelación de un Pagaré Extraviado garantizado por hipoteca a favor Citibank, por la suma principal de $60,000.00, al 10% de interés anual. Vencimiento al 1 de diciembre de 2020. Así resulta de la Escritura número 530, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Carlos M. Franco, el día 27 de noviembre de 1990 y del número de testimonio 16,367 otorgado por Rafael Ángel Meléndez Pacheco Y Rosaida Martínez Fontan, el 27 de noviembre de 1990 ante el Notario Carlos M. Franco. Inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad de sección primera de Fajardo, Sección 1, inscripción tercera (3). Representa a la parte demandante el Licenciado ANGEL ANTONIO COLON, cuya dirección postal es: PO Box 8210, Bayamón, P.R. 00960-8210, teléfono (787) 798-5271, correo electrónico: lcdo.angelcolon@gmail.com.
Este Pagaré hipotecario grava la finca número 14,893, al folio 254, del tomo 346, Registro de la Propiedad, sección primera de Fajardo, inscripción tercera (3). Se le apercibe que a cualquier persona natural o jurídica con interés en la presente acción que de no comparecer a contestar dicha demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará rebeldía y en su consecuencia, se dictará sentencia cancelando el Pagaré de referencia sin más citarle ni oírle. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a 23 de septiembre de 2025. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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RAFAEL ANDRES
ROSARIO PEREZ
Demandante Vs. NELSON CESPEDES MELGARES; FULANO DE TAL
Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2025CV02827. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE
CONTRATO; DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS NIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FULANO DE TAL.
Por la presente se le emplaza y se le notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso de epígrafe por Incumplimiento de Contrato, Daños y Perjuicios, todo ello por la suma total de $145,950.00, correspondientes a comisión del 5% de los daños y perjuicios par $139,000.00, a una cantidad por concepto de honorarios de abogado. Se apercibe y advierte a ustedes coma personas desconocidas que puedan ser la parte demandada, que de no contestar la Demanda radicando el original de la Contestación ante la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala de Bayamón, y notificar copia de la contestación de ésta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogado, Lcdo. Angel M. Rivera Munich, Cond. Torrimar Plaza, 40 Calle 10, Apto. 3-A, Guaynabo, P.R. 00969-3222; Teléfono: 787 645-3101, dentro de los próximos treinta (30) días, a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto que será publicado un sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria en la isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Extendido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 29 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SANDRA I. BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Demandante V. TETRAD ENTERPRISES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV05363. (Salón: 503). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. CAROLINA VELAZ RIVEROCVELAZ@MPMLAWPR.COM. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: TETRAD ENTERPRISES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; LUIS
GABRIEL HERNÁNDEZ
RIVERA T/C/C LUIS G. HERNÁNDEZ
RIVERA, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; JUANA DEL PUEBLO, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de septiembre 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 30 de septiembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 30 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. IVETTE M. MARRERO
BRACERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante V. ADALBERTO VIRELLA DE LEON
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MT2024CV00560. (Salón: 101 SALA MUNICIPAL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. A: ADALBERTO VIRELLA DE LEON - 19 CALLE POLVORIN MANATI PR; 218 WOLEY ST, READING
PA 19601-2414. (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 septiembre 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 septiembre de 2025. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 26 de septiembre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. DENISE IRIZARRY PINTOR, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN YRIS LURDES POLANCO ROSARIO
Demandante Vs. JOSÉ R. CRUZ ROMERO
Demandado Civil Número: SJ2025RF00949. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUPTURA IRREPARABLE). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTEAMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTDEE LOS EE.UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SR. JOSÉ R. CRUZ ROMERO - SE DESCONOCE SU DIRECCIÓN.
Se le notifica a usted que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría la solicitud del epígrafe. Se le emplaza y requiere que radique en esta Secretaría el original de la contestación a la Demanda de Divorcio y que notifique con copia de dicha contestación a la Lcda. María Pagán Hernández, P.O. Box 21411, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00928-1411, teléfono 787-282-6734, abogada de la parte demandante, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Podrá 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 como se explicó anteriormente. Si dejare de hacerlo, podrá dictarse contra usted sentencia en rebeldía concediéndole el remedio solicitado en la demanda. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de San Juan, a 18 de septiembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LYMARIS LABOY NIEVES, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. RAMON L. MARRERO DIAZ
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: MT2024CV00226. (Salón: 101 SALA MUNICIPAL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. RONEIL LOUZAU PASTRANARONEIL.LOUZAU@ORF-LAW.COM.
A: RAMON L. MARRERO DIAZ - 33 BO CANTERA STEL MANATI PR 006744803.
(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 septiembre 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 septiembre de 2025. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 26 de septiembre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. DENISE IRIZARRY PINTOR, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. DENNIS RODRIGUEZ NIEVES Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MT2024CV00228. (Salón: 102 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. RONEIL LOUZAU PASTRANARONEIL.LOUZAU@ORF-LAW.COM. A: DENNIS RODRÍGUEZ NIEVES. (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 septiembre 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 septiembre de 2025. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 25 de septiembre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. ANGÉLICA AYALA RIVERA, 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 ISLAND PORTFOLIO
SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. OMAR A. FERRER RIVERA
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: BY2025CV01046. (Salón: 501). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: OMAR A. FERRER RIVERA. (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 septiembre 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 septiembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 25 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. OMAR FLORES CRUZ
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: JU2025CV00083. (Salón: 302). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: OMAR FLORES CRUZ - URB LADERAS BOQUERON 1, LAS
PIEDRAS PR 00771; HC 20 BUZON 11091 JUNCOS PR 00777; HC 5 BOX 49261 LAS PIEDRAS PR 00771.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de septiembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de septiembre de 2025. En Humacao, Puerto Rico, el 24 de septiembre de 2025. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. DALISSA REYES DE LEÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE CAMUY FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SANTALI SOTO MOYA Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CM2024CV00654. (Salón: 102 CIVIL - CRIMINAL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. A: MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESION DE SANTALI SOTO MOYA COMPUESTA POR MENGANO Y SUTANO DE TAL, JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOS.
(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 septiembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una
sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de septiembre de 2025. En Camuy, Puerto Rico, el 24 de septiembre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. MARLENE CORCHADO AROCHO, 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
EDWARD DOMINICCI COLON Y OTROS
Demandante V. ORIENTAL BANK Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CT2025CV00067.
(Salón: 507). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. LIZBET AVILÉS VEGA - LIZBET_ AVILES@YAHOO.COM.
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.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de septiembre 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 edic-
to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de septiembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 24 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. VIVÍAN J. SANABRIA ORTIZ, 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
SUN WEST MORTGAGE INC.
Demandante V. JORGE LUIS MANGUAL COLON Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: GB2025CV00399. (Salón: 201). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
FERNANDO J. GIERBOLINI GONZÁLEZ - FGIERBOLINI@ MSGLAWPR.COM.
A: RICHARD DOE Y JOHN DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO - DIRECCIÓN: APT.
CC-3 COND. VILLAS DE PARKVILLE I, GUAYNABO, PR 00969. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de septiembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de septiembre de 2025. En Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el 24 de septiembre 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 BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. GRETCHEN S HERNANDEZ CALDERON Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: TB2025CV00214. (Salón: 201B). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. GRETCHEN S HERNANDEZ CALDERON - ADJUNTAS, PUERTO RICO.
A: GRETCHEN S HERNANDEZ CALDERON. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de septiembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de septiembre de 2025. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 24 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. OMAR CANADA CEDENO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: TA2025CV00525.
(Salón: 201B). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. FULANA DE TAL & LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - BO BUCARABONES PARCELA 41A CALLE 13, TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO, 00953. OMAR CANADA CEDENO - BO BUCARABONES PARCELA 41A CALLE 13, TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO, 00953. A: OMAR CANADA CEDENO, FULANA DE TAL & LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de septiembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de septiembre de 2025. An Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 24 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE CIALES
ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. YASHIRA R. SIERRA
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MV2025CV00044. (Salón: 101 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM.
A: YASHIRA R. SIERRA. (Nombre de las partes que se le
notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de septiembre 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 23 de septiembre de 2025. En Ciales, Puerto Rico, el 23 de septiembre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. JANETTE GONZÁLEZ VARGAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE ANIBAL ARROYO SANTIAGO, COMPUESTA POR SU HIJA AMARLETTE ARROYO GARCIA Y FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESION DE MARIA CONCEPCION GARCIA MARRERO, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJAS MARIA DE LOS ANGELES DE JESUS GARCIA Y AMARLETTE ARROYO GARCIA Y FULANO DE CUAL Y ZUTANO DE CUAL, COMO HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS Y DESCENDIENTES DE SU HIJA MARITZA DE JESUS GARCIA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2019CV06213. (604). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Al: PÚBLICO EN
GENERAL. AMARLETTE ZAMARIE ARROYO GARCIA como miembro de la SUCESION DE ANIBAL ARROYO SANTIAGO; FULANO DE TAL y ZUTANO DE TAL como herederos desconocidos de la SUCESION DE ANIBAL ARROYO SANTIAGO; MENGANO DE TAL y PERENCEJO DE TAL descendientes de MANUEL ANGEL CORDERO ARROYO y de PATRICIA ALEXANDRA CORDERO ARROYO, descendientes de AMARLETTE ZAMARIE ARROYO GARCIA como herederos desconocidos de la SUCESION DE MARIA CONCEPCION GARCIA MARRERO; FULANO DE CUAL y ZUTANO DE CUAL herederos desconocidos de la SUCESION DE MARIA CONCEPCION GARCIA MARRERO, como descendientes de su hija MARITZA DE JESUS GARCIA; AMARLETTE ZAMARIE ARROYO GARCIA, a quienes por no conocer sus nombres se denominan FULANO DE CUAL y ZUTANO DE CUAL herederos desconocidos de la SUCESION DE MARIA CONCEPCION GARCIA MARRERO; LOS DESCENDIENTES DE MANUEL ANGEL CORDERO ARROYO y de PATRICIA ALEXANDRA CORDERO ARROYO como miembros de la SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA CONCEPCIÓN GARCÍA MARRERO a quienes por no conocer sus nombres se denominan MENGANO DE TAL y PERENCEJO DE TAL HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (“CRIM”); ASOCIACION DE RESIDENTES URBANIZACION REPARTO DEL PILAR, ROMANY PARK y VILLAS DEL PILAR E. IBERNIA INC., por tener Sentencia anotada a su favor por la suma de $1,149.06. Yo, MARÍA DE LOURDES LÓPEZ MOREIRA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO
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October 2, 2025 22
The San Juan Daily Star
The best team is in the league’s smallest market, but money still helps
By ANDY McCULLOUGH / THE ATHLETIC
During the final week of baseball’s regular season, members of the most expensive roster in MLB history strapped on ski goggles and shook Champagne bottles as they surrounded manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite a trying year, the Dodgers had captured the National League West yet again.
“Everybody in the world knows,” Roberts said, “that this division goes through Los Angeles.”
Four days earlier, manager Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers commemorated a similar achievement. His message to his club, which won the NL Central, sounded a tad different.
“You son-of-a-guns did the little things over and over, when no one — no one! — said that the Milwaukee Brewers would be in the running to win the division,” Murphy said.
The divergent tones belied the consistent accomplishments of each franchise. Both the Dodgers and the Brewers have won division titles in four of the past five seasons. Though the Dodgers have appeared in 13 consecutive postseasons, the Brewers have missed the playoffs only once since 2018.
The difference in perception comes down to dollars. The Dodgers spend lavishly on players, including a $1.4 billion off-season after 2023 and another $450 million spree after winning the World Series last fall. The Brewers do not; the team put together the best record in MLB in 2025 while ranked 23rd in payroll, according to Spotrac.
In this era, as the rest of the postseason field demonstrates, that makes Milwaukee one of the exceptions to the rule. Money, as big league executives across the revenue spectrum like to say, does not buy championships. But it certainly increases the chances of reaching the postseason.
Six of the 12 playoff spots this season are occupied by teams with a top-10 payroll. The only participants from the bottom third in spending are the Brewers, with an estimated $117 million payroll; the Cincinnati Reds, ranked No. 22 with an estimated $119 million roster; and the Cleveland Guardians, ranked No. 25 with an estimated $101 million tab.
Had things gone differently in the season’s final days, the top-10 spending New York Mets and Houston Astros could have made the Brewers the only entrant from that category.
The Milwaukee Brewers put together the best record in MLB in 2025 while ranked 23rd in payroll, according to Spotrac. (Wikipedia)
The odds will favor the big spenders this year, as they did last October, when the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the World Series in five games.
There has not been a repeat champion in MLB since the Yankees completed a threepeat in 2000. But there has been a repeat economic class of champion: A team with a top10 payroll has won the World Series in five of the past six seasons.
The last club with a bottom-10 payroll to win a championship was the 2003 Florida Marlins.
At the outset of the year, Rob Manfred, the MLB commissioner, said he placed revenue disparity “at the top of my list of concerns about what’s occurring in the sport.”
The MLB postseason began Tuesday against the backdrop of another looming dispute between the 30 team owners and the players’ union. Manfred has telegraphed the likelihood of the owners once again voting to lock out the players when the collective bargaining agreement expires after next season. The lockout after the 2021 season lasted 99 days and bled into spring training, but no regular-season games were lost. Many team officials worry the next labor stoppage may take longer and become more rancorous.
At the heart of the conflict will be whether the owners desire to implement a salary cap, the system used by other major North American sports leagues. The drumbeat started during the offseason.
“The only way to fix baseball is to do a salary cap and a floor,” the owner of the Colorado Rockies, Dick Monfort, who is also
the chair of MLB’s labor committee, told The Denver Gazette in March.
Even Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner lamented it is “difficult for most of us owners” to keep up with the Dodgers, who have become ravenous spenders in free agency since signing Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million contract after the 2023 season.
The union fiercely contests the necessity of a cap. “This is not about competitive balance,” Tony Clark, the union’s executive director, said at the All-Star Game. “This is institutionalized collusion.”
The players prefer teams be rewarded for spending rather than punished through the loss of draft picks or the payment of a competitive balance tax. The current agreement set this season’s luxury tax threshold at $241 million; six of the eight teams that surpassed that number will compete in October, with only the Astros and Mets fading out of contention.
No club will pay more in penalties than the Dodgers, who entered the season with an estimated $150.7 million tax bill, as calculated by MLB’s labor relations department. That figure trumped the actual payroll for every team in either Central division besides the Chicago Cubs, who have returned to the postseason for the first time in a full season since 2018.
But the Dodgers are not the only team to benefit from exceeding the tax threshold.
When the Cubs felt compelled to dump Cody Bellinger, a former NL MVP, last winter, the Yankees were one of the few clubs not worried about his $27.5 million salary.
The Toronto Blue Jays are back in October after Rogers Communications authorized a franchise-record $254 million roster.
Philadelphia Phillies owner John Middleton opened his wallet to revive his franchise. He has kept the wallet open as the club has reached the postseason in four consecutive seasons. “My great-great-grandchildren might be angry at me,” he told Sports Illustrated last year. “But I’m not going to know them!”
Spending does not guarantee success. The Mets have averaged 82 victories for the past three seasons despite an average payroll of about $336 million. The club crashed out of contention on the final day of the regular season, despite adding outfielder Juan Soto on a $765 million deal last offseason.
Both the Mets and the Reds finished with 83 victories, with the Reds earning the final wild-card spot through a tiebreaker. For
the Mets, the result represented a historic, slow-motion collapse. For the Reds, who have not participated in the postseason after a 162game season since 2013, the berth elicited joy.
Heading into this season, the Reds were one of nine teams — the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals were the others — who declined to sign any player to a multiyear contract last offseason. Six of those teams will be postseason spectators.
On the surface, the argument for a cap was not strengthened by the 2025 regular season. The best team resides in Milwaukee, the sport’s smallest market. The Guardians and Reds generated hope across the state of Ohio. The Mets are bound for the golf course. The Dodgers finished with their worst record since 2018. The Yankees did not win the American League East.
But at least the Dodgers and Yankees will play postseason baseball, as will the Phillies and the Blue Jays and the majority of clubs in the Top 10. The cries to even the playing field are unlikely to cease between now and the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement.
MLB Playoffs
Wild Card Round (Best-of-3 Series)
Tuesday’s Scores
American League
Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Guardians 1 Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1
National League Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 5
Wednesday’s Games
American League Tigers at Guardians Red Sox at Yankees
National League Padres at Cubs Reds at Dodgers
Today’s Games (if needed)
American League Tigers at Guardians, 1:08 p.m. EST, ESPN Red Sox at Yankees, 6:08 p.m. EST, ESPN
National League Padres at Cubs, 3:08 p.m. EST, ESPN
Reds at Dodgers, 9:08 p.m. EST, ESPN
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