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Benefits for injured workers to increase under new law
State Insurance Fund lowers rates by premium type without putting system’s solvency at risk
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón announced on Monday a significant reduction in rates by type of premium for the State Insurance Fund (CFSE by its initials in Spanish) and signed a law that increases economic benefits for injured workers in their area of employment.
“This reduction seeks to ease the economic burden on employers, encourage job creation, and strengthen businesses on the island,” the governor said at a press conference held at the Industrial Hospital in Río Piedras.
CFSE Administrator Enid Ortiz Rodríguez said that of 191 rate classifications, 125 received some reduction, benefiting sectors such as services, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and commerce. Ortiz Rodríguez noted that the adjustment was made following actuarial standards without jeopardizing the solvency of the system.
The signed measure, now Law 55-2025, doubles weekly compensation for injured workers to $200 and increases the minimum to $60. It will also allow for cost-of-living adjustments every three years. The benefits will apply for all new cases as of July 1.
The CFSE also implemented a mobile app this month for employers to make payments, check policies and access certifications. The second phase of the app, focusing on services for injured workers, will be launched in December.
Separately, the signing of Joint Resolution 23-2025 was announced to name the Burn Unit of the Industrial Hospital after Dr. Héctor Benítez Rivera, for his more than 40 years of experience caring for burn patients.
González Colón said her administration is investing nearly $7 million in improvements to the Industrial Hospital, including bed rehabilitation, intensive care improvements, and the removal of regulated materials.
Ballot positions set for Gurabo special election
By THE STAR STAFF
to determine the positions the three candidates for mayor of Gurabo will occupy on the ballot for the Aug. 10 special election, New Progressive Party (NPP) Electoral Commissioner
Aníbal Vega Borges said.
“The number one spot on the ballot was Vimarie Peña Dávila, number two was Radamés Ortiz Peña, and number three was Joenathan Guzmán Medina,” Vega Borges said in a written statement.
The official emphasized that voters residing in Gurabo who are not yet registered have until this Friday, July 18, to complete the registration process. Inmates residing in Gurabo will also be able to vote if they notify the relevant authorities.
Twenty-two polling stations and three polling stations for manual additions will be available for the election. Voting hours will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The results are estimated to be known around 5:30 p.m., and the vote count will take place the following Monday between 8 a.m. and noon.
Present during the draw were NPP Secretary General Jorge Santini, State Elections Commission (SEC) Chairman Jorge Rivera Rueda and SEC Alternate Chairwoman Cyndia Irizarry Casiano.
The election is taking place following the resignation of Rosachely Rivera Santana as mayor and her confirmation as Puerto Rico secretary of state.
Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez and Gov. Jenniffer González Colón
The candidates for mayor of Gurabo are, from left, Rep. Vimarie Peña Dávila, Radamés Ortiz Peña and Joenathan Guzmán Medina.
Governor warns LNG supplier’s parent firm against using ‘hostile’ tactics
New Fortress Energy suspended fuel deliveries, citing $12 million owed by PREPA
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón issued a warning to New Fortress Energy (NFE) on Monday, stating that she will “enforce the current contract” and alleging that the company whose subsidiary supplies liquefied natural gas (LNG) for certain power plants in Puerto Rico is “violating the energy supply contract.”
As previously reported by the Star, in a letter addressed to Energy Czar Josué Colón Ortiz, NFE CEO Wes Edens stated that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) currently owes the company over $9 million in unpaid invoices, along with $3 million in interest on those invoices. Consequently, NFE instructed the vessel responsible for supplying gas to the Palo Seco and Puerto Nuevo power plants to depart from the island. The decision came after a week during which NFE’s contracts in Puerto Rico, which are vital for the firm’s financial stability, faced significant threats.
The Financial Oversight and Management Board recently rejected a new LNG supply contract between Genera PR and NF Energía, two NFE subsidiaries. Robert Mujica, the executive director of the oversight board, said the fiscal entity lacked sufficient time to assess the proposed $20 billion, 15-year contract. Following an initial review, the board identified inconsistencies in the request for proposals and a notable lack of market competition, suggesting that NFE effectively holds a monopoly in the sector. However, the board did agree to a temporary extension of the current contract to ensure the continuity of services.
The governor said NFE’s decision to suspend the supply of natural gas to Units 5 and 6 in San Juan is a tactic to pressure for the negotiation of the halted $20 billion contract.
“I have to say that they want to hold Puerto Rico hostage in terms of energy supply,” González Colón said during a press conference. “We are conducting all necessary
analyses because this situation deprives the people of Puerto Rico of critical infrastructure, such as electricity -- in this case, natural gas -- while they attempt to use it as leverage for negotiating another contract. They are trying to coerce the government by withholding the supply, which they are contracted to provide.”
“That’s why my team is exploring alternatives to resolve this issue,” the governor added. “If they continue to refuse to supply natural gas unless their terms are met, I have to tell them that this isn’t how we operate in the Puerto Rican government. We will not negotiate with companies that use ‘bargaining’ tactics. This is not how things are done.”
González Colón remarked that NFE has adopted a “hostile attitude that is not in good faith,” which she described as “an attempt at extortion.”
“I must emphasize that if the fuel supply situation is not resolved within the next 24 hours, I will pursue all available remedies to enforce the current contract,” the governor said. “They are indeed violating the energy supply
“I have to say that they want to hold Puerto Rico hostage in terms of energy supply,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said during a press conference regarding a decision by New Fortress Energy to pull a liquefied natural gas supply vessel off the island. NFE says the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority owes it some $12 million.
agreement. If they think that this hostile and insincere stance will deprive the government and people of Puerto Rico of electricity during peak generation months, it appears to me to be an attempt at extortion. It seems as if they are trying to negotiate by effectively holding a gun to the government of Puerto Rico’s head, and we will not permit ourselves to be blackmailed by this company. We will take all necessary legal actions to ensure compliance with the current contract, which is set to expire in August 2026 for Terminals 5 and 6, to which they are failing to supply energy.”
González Colón also highlighted that the island government recognizes that Genera PR is responsible for its parent company’s decisions.
“They have been informed of the breach of contract because they are responsible for managing the generating plants,” she said. “Therefore, as the contractor supplying the gas, they must ensure the gas supply is upheld. They are also obligated to enforce the existing contract.”
Regarding the allegation of a $12 million debt outstanding since 2020, the governor insisted that NFE had never made any efforts to secure payment.
“Now they claim there’s a debt from 2020. I inherited a 2018 contract that provides them with that dock,” she said. “Obviously, the [oversight] board is now reviewing that, thank God, and we’re doing our own reviews as well. But now, because we’re in the process of renegotiating another contract, five years later, when they’d never made any collection efforts, they claim the government of Puerto Rico owes them $12 million.”
“... The information we have is that, if there was such a debt -- if there was one -- the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s own lawyers in 2020 refused and didn’t acknowledge that invoice,” . So that was before my arrival. The government of Puerto Rico at that time, through the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, didn’t acknowledge that invoice,” González Colón said. “But, if that debt still existed, the contract doesn’t allow them to hold up the delivery of natural gas. There’s an established procedure to resolve that dispute, that has not been followed.”
Federal authorities charge woman with sex trafficking of minors
According to court documents, the accused allegedly recruited, transported and maintained a minor under the age of 15 to engage in commercial sex acts between December 2023 and October 2024, and around the same time allegedly engaged in a similar pattern with a second minor, age 17.
By THE STAR STAFF
Afederal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on July 10 against Lizamarie Rivera García, 42, of Bayamón, for sex trafficking of minors. Rivera García was arrested on Monday by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents. According to court documents, between December 2023 and October 2024, Rivera García allegedly recruited, transported, and maintained a minor under the age of 15 to engage in commercial sex acts. She is also accused of using instant messaging and internet services to transfer obscene material to the same minor.
Furthermore, from December 2023 to November 2024, the defendant allegedly engaged in a similar pattern with a second minor, age 17, according to the indictment. If convicted, Rivera García faces mandatory minimum sentences of 10 to 15 years in prison for each charge, with the possibility of life imprisonment. She also faces post-sentence supervision of between five years and life imprisonment.
The investigation is being conducted by HSI San Juan with assistance from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elba Gorbea of the Child Exploitation and Immigration Unit.
Police to be trained in sensitive intervention with citizens on autism spectrum
By THE STAR STAFF
Puerto Rico Police Bureau Commissioner
Joseph González on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with APS Healthcare and the Puerto Rico Autism Alliance to train commonwealth and municipal police on how to intervene sensitively in situations involving people on the autism spectrum.
“It’s about serving with humanity,” González said during the Bureau’s weekly press conference. “This alliance is a firm step toward a more sensitive, informed and prepared force to protect all people equally.”
Autism Alliance President Joyce Dávila said “this agreement is not just a document, it
is an affirmation that the lives of people with autism matter and that we continue to move forward.”
Dr. Wendy Fernández, the vice president of clinical affairs for APS HealthCare Puerto Rico, said the training will begin in September with sessions in San Juan and the island’s western region. She added that the APS 24/7 call center will be available to assist officers in real time during interventions that require specialized support.
The municipalities of Vega Alta and Isabela will actively participate in the process, as their municipal police officers will be among the first to receive the training. APS will also conduct community activities in both towns this month with recreational spaces, sensory games, and support networks for caregivers. The
Education needs 600 teachers for new school year
By THE STAR STAFF
The island Department of Education has 600 job openings for hard-to-recruit teaching positions in various categories, agency Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés announced Monday.
The initiative is part of preparations ahead of the new 2025-2026 school year, which will begin on Aug. 8.
“The Assistant Secretary of Human Resources worked to verify the need for teachers across the seven educational regions,” Ramos Parés said. “This year, the demand is lower compared to previous years, thanks to the 775 permanent positions we granted last June [...]. Most of these positions are hard-to-recruit roles, such as English teachers and positions in Special Education.”
“On our platform, you can find information about
specific needs for each school, the qualifications required, and deadlines for submitting applications,” the official added. “We are seeking teachers for physical education, fine arts, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and librarianship, among other subjects.”
As in previous years, teachers who accept positions in the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra will receive a bonus. The Humacao Education Region will provide more details to interested applicants, the Education chief noted.
Frances Pelet, the assistant secretary of human resources, added that job openings will be continuously published as needs arise.
“We encourage anyone who wishes to serve the school community to actively monitor the Intraedu page and our announcements to join the Department,” she said. “We are working diligently, prioritizing the needs of our students.”
Governor urged to veto bill that restricts medical access for trans youth
By THE STAR STAFF
Puerto Rico Bar Association President Vivian Godineaux Villaronga urged Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Monday to veto Senate Bill 350, which was recently approved by the Legislature.
“Senate Bill 350 raises serious concerns from a constitutional, medical and human point of view,” Godineaux Villaronga said in a written statement. “It limits access to necessary health care and leaves children who already face multiple barriers in their development without protection.”
The letter sent to La Fortaleza on Monday notes that the bill could interfere with the clinical judgment of health professionals, criminalize medical care endorsed by medical associations, and conflict with constitutional rights such as privacy and parental authority.
The Bar Association warned that the measure could cause irreparable damage to the physical and emotional health of trans minors, while also cautioning about the lack of consultation with human rights experts, health professionals and community organizations that work with the trans population. The delivery of the letter to the governor was accompanied by a public appeal to the media.
“We firmly believe that public policies must be built from empathy, science and respect for diversity,” Godineaux Villaronga added in the letter. “We reiterate our willingness to collaborate in any evaluation process or design of measures that truly seek to protect children, while guaranteeing their dignity and equitable access to essential services.”
Puerto Rico Bar Association President Vivian Godineaux Villaronga
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Puerto Rico Police Bureau Commissioner Joseph González said the new alliance “is a firm step toward a more sensitive, informed and prepared force to protect all people equally.”
Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés
The San Juan Daily Star
Trump is gutting weather science and reducing disaster response
By LISA FRIEDMAN, MAXINE JOSELOW, CORAL DAVENPORT and MEGAN MINEIRO
In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say.
Staff reductions, budget cuts and other changes made by the administration since January have already created holes at the National Weather Service, which forecasts and warns of dangerous weather.
Trump’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year would close 10 laboratories run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that research the ways a warming planet is changing weather, among other things. That work is essential to more accurately predicting life-threatening hazards. Among the shuttered labs would be one in Miami that sends teams of “hurricane hunters” to fly into storms to collect critical data. The proposed budget would also make major cuts to a federal program that uses river gauges to predict floods.
The president is also envisioning a dramatically scaleddown Federal Emergency Management Agency that would shift the costs of disaster response and recovery from the federal government to the states. The administration has already revoked $3.6 billion in grants from FEMA to hundreds of communities around the country, which were to be used to help these areas protect against hurricanes, wildfires and other catastrophes. About 10% of the agency’s staff members have left since January, including senior leaders with decades of experience, and another 20% are expected to be gone by the end of this year.
The White House and agency leaders say they are making much-needed changes to bloated bureaucracies that no longer serve the American public well.
FEMA, for one, “has been slow to respond at the federal level. It’s even been slower to get the resources to Americans in crisis,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said last week at a meeting convened by the president to recommend changes to the agency. “That is why this entire agency needs to be eliminated as it exists today and remade into a responsive agency. We owe it to all the American people to deliver the most efficient and the most effective disaster response.”
National security and disaster management experts agreed that FEMA — or any federal agency — could be improved but said the chaotic changes the Trump administration is making to FEMA, as well as other parts of the government, are harmful.
The federal government’s retrenchment arrives at a time when climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and severe. Last year, the United States experienced 27 disasters that cost more than $1 billion each.
A ‘generational loss’ for forecasting
For months, experts have warned that cuts to the National Weather Service, part of NOAA, could endanger local communities. Those fears have grown since the deadly flash floods in central Texas earlier this month.
Brooks County Sheriff Don White and his cadaver dog search for human remains among the rubble near Blue Oak RV park after catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas on Sunday, July 6, 2025. As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government’s disaster capabilities. (Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times)
By all accounts, the weather service issued the appropriate warnings for the region that was inundated by the Guadalupe River on July 4.
But the agency had to move employees from other offices to temporarily staff the San Antonio office that handled the flood warnings, and the office lacked a warning coordination meteorologist, whose job it is to communicate with local emergency managers to plan for floods, including when and how to warn residents and help them evacuate. The office’s warning coordination meteorologist had left April 30, after taking the early retirement package the Trump administration has offered to reduce the number of federal employees.
Since Trump took office, the weather service has shed about 600 jobs from its workforce of roughly 4,200 people. They are part of a greater exodus of nearly 2,000 employees from NOAA. Nearly half of the weather service’s 122 forecast offices had lost at least 20% of their staff as of April. Thirty offices were lacking their most experienced official, known as the meteorologist-in-charge, as of May.
“When that position is vacant, it does have consequences because that is the primary person who is briefing elected officials and emergency managers,” said Brian LaMarre, who retired at the end of April as the meteorologist-in-charge of the weather service forecast office in Tampa, Florida.
Some forecast offices are no longer staffed overnight, and others have been launching fewer weather balloons, which send data to feed forecasts. The weather service has said it is preparing for “degraded operations.”
The president is preparing to deal another blow to weather forecasting in his spending plan for next year, which would cut funding for NOAA by another $2 billion, or 27%. On the chopping block would be the agency’s entire scientific research division, one of the world’s premier weather and climate research centers, preventing the creation of new weather forecasting technologies.
Ten laboratories across the country are also slated to
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be closed, including the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1964, the lab created a tool to improve the accuracy of flash flood forecasts across the country — the same tool that correctly predicted the Guadalupe River’s rise after the floods hit central Texas.
Trump also wants to shutter the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami, which deploys “hurricane hunters,” or specialized aircraft and crew members who fly directly into storms to collect critical data like wind speed, temperature and humidity. Forecasters use this data to predict a storm’s intensity and where it is likely to make landfall.
“The proposed NOAA cuts would mean a generational loss in hurricane forecasting,” said Michael Lowry, a hurricane specialist and meteorologist for WPLG Local 10 News in Miami.
Trump’s sweeping domestic policy and tax law, which Congress passed this month, also rescinds about $60 million in unspent funds at NOAA for atmospheric, climate and weather research. That money had been part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration’s signature climate law.
At the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Trump wants to halve funding for earth science and terminate satellites that have been collecting data on the atmosphere, ocean, land and ice for more than two decades.
These cuts could bring about a “train wreck” for weather forecasting, said William B. Gail, a former president of the American Meteorological Society.
Reducing the ability to monitor floods
The United States Geological Survey operates about 8,000 gauges in rivers, streams and other bodies of water, gathering data from across the country to help communities monitor and plan for floods.
The gauges automatically transmit information every 15 minutes by satellite, sending real-time data that forms the basis for flood alerts that are sent to phones, as well as forecasts made by the National Weather Service. The gauges showed the 28-foot surge in floodwater on the Guadalupe River in the early morning of July 5.
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal would cut 22% from the USGS water resources program that includes the network of gauges. It argues that the plan “maintains support for stream gauges” but would increase the use of artificial intelligence to analyze the data.
The ‘demolition’ of disaster response?
FEMA is the backbone of the nation’s emergency response resources, but disaster experts have for many years said the agency needs to be streamlined to deliver help to survivors more efficiently. Trump has said he wants to “phase out” FEMA and shift more responsibility — and costs — to the states.
The Trump administration has already begun significantly scaling back the agency, eliminating billions of dollars in grants that help communities prepare for extreme weather.
In addition to freezing $3.6 billion of unspent funds that had been approved for states, the administration stopped approving new grants that since the 1980s have been used to elevate or demolish flood-prone homes and strengthen buildings in hurricane zones.
Texan stoicism provides comfort, and excuses, after the flood
By J. DAVID GOODMAN
Faced with an unfathomable disaster like the July 4 flooding, Texans have found pride, and maybe some comfort, in their identity as Texans, strong, silent, stoical and resilient.
It can be seen on the “Texas Proud” Tshirts at H-E-B, a grocery store chain that was founded more than a century ago in Kerrville, the epicenter of the flood. It’s there in a muddy state flag, rescued from the ground and attached to a flowering tree at the entrance to the town of Hunt, where the Guadalupe River cut through with frightening ferocity.
For miles along the river’s edge, the Lone Star flag outnumbers the Stars and Stripes.
“Let me explain one thing about Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott said last Tuesday when questioned about the failures of state and local officials to provide better flood warnings. He then reached for analogy from the state’s obsession with football. “Every football team makes mistakes,” he said. “The way winners talk is not to point fingers. They talk about solutions. What Texas is all about is solutions.”
Those who did otherwise, he said, were “losers.”
That image of Texans who would rather rush to help the victims than blame the government has been useful to elected officials from President Donald Trump to Abbott to Kerr County commissioners and likely a comfort to some in the flood plain of the Texas Hill Country.
But in the days since Abbott’s comments, it has become clear that Texans were doing both — rushing to help and questioning their government.
They were helping out with donations of fuel and food, opening their homes to the displaced and tearing through the river’s debris in search of the dead.
“Everybody’s come together; everybody helps. I’m so proud of Texans,” said Johnny Treadwell, 70, who grew up going to the Hunt general store and would still get coffee there up until the day the flood tore it apart. “We’re born here, bred here, and we’ll be dead here,” he added. “It’s God’s country.”
And they were also more than happy to seek accountability, to wonder why more had not been done to prevent so many — at least 132 people at last count — from losing their lives.
“I don’t care if I make a lot of enemies,” said Raymond Howard, a City Council member from flood-ravaged Ingram, Texas, who has been outspoken in his outrage over years of fruitless discussions among officials in Kerr
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania
tough questions. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
County about a warning system, “because this cannot ever happen again.”
All states contend with disasters. But few have faced such a wide range of calamities, natural and human-made, with such regularity, as Texas: tornadoes around Dallas, hurricanes in Houston, chemical explosions, school shootings, deadly heat, an electricity grid crippled by winter cold, floodwaters that have slowly risen along the Gulf Coast, or, as they did again July 4, arrived as a torrent in the Hill Country.
Texas has been impacted in about a quarter of the 400 weather disasters in the U.S. between 1980 and 2024 that resulted in $1 billion in damage or more, according to a federal list of such events. And Houston is considered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the second-most at-risk area of the country for natural disasters, behind Los Angeles.
“Texas has historically been a rough neighborhood,” said Don Frazier, who lives in Kerrville and directs the Texas Center at Schreiner University. “That’s been a historical truth, and that informs a lot of the modern Texas mindset.”
Sitting alongside Trump at a news conference in Kerrville on Friday, Abbott touted the hardiness of Texans. “It’s part of our bloodstream,” the governor said. “We’re made for challenges.”
But the state has also changed from a place that was dangerous because of its re-
written about the Guadalupe River. He said he had lived through several flash floods. “I’ve seen this way too many times, and it’s going to happen again,” he said.
The mythos is part of what makes people move to Texas and want to see themselves as Texan, and part of what has kept the state conservative, even as it has grown more diverse. “Low taxes, low service — that attracts a certain American mindset,” Frazier said.
Even after the flood, there remained a skepticism of government regulation.
“There will probably be an enlightened awareness of potential dangers now,” said Gordon Ames, 66, a former host of a talk and roots-music radio show in Kerrville. “But I’m not suggesting any new laws or any government intervention. As adults we should be able to figure this out on our own.”
Texas might pride itself as rough and ready, but FEMA considers more far counties in California and Florida to be among the most at risk, perhaps because so many of the 254 counties in Texas are arid, hot and relatively unpopulated.
moteness to a thriving hub of growing urban centers, with five of the 15 most-populous cities in the nation.
The fact that many Texans still see themselves as needing to be self-reliant may be less an immutable fact of the land than an outgrowth of its politics, where leaders recoil from discussing climate change and push to have taxes as low as possible.
“We don’t have much of a social safety net; we never have,” said Joe Nick Patoski, who lives in Wimberley, Texas, southwest of Austin; paddles the rivers of the Hill Country; and has
“What’s special about Texans is that we’re convinced we’re special,” said Stephen Harrigan, a journalist, novelist and longtime writer of the state’s history and lore.
Such self-confidence has helped many to get through moments of adversity. After Hurricane Harvey smashed into the Gulf Coast and Houston in 2017, Harrigan recalled seeing a storm-tossed pickup truck, rusted and missing its roof and doors, with a message scrawled along its side: “Nice Try, Harvey.”
“That, to me, embodies the Texas attitude toward tragedies,” he said. “It’s not exclusive to Texans, but Texans do gravitate toward it.”
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The president’s proposed 2026 budget eliminates about $882 million in the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, which helped support resources including flood control systems, wildfire prevention and stormwater management upgrades. The Trump administration called the program “wasteful and ineffective.”
FEMA has lost about a quarter of its full-time staff in the past six months, including 20% of the coordinating officers at the agency, who manage responses to major disasters, as well as the head of FEMA’s disas-
ter command center. Also gone: the deputy regional administrator in the agency’s Region 6 office in Texas.
David Richardson, FEMA’s acting head, has no emergency management experience.
“We are not witnessing a reimagining of federal disaster response — we are watching its demolition,” Mary Ann Tierney, who resigned recently as the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview. “With each policy rollback and staffing cut, the federal disaster management function is being hollowed out, leaving states and survivors to face storms, fires and floods with less.”
Trump, together with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, get a briefing in Kerrville, Texas, after deadly floods claimed more than 120 lives in the area, July 11, 2025. Texans often draw on the idea of their own self-reliance during times of adversity — Gov. Greg Abbott has used it to deflect
Tariffs or deals? Trump seems content with punishing levies
By ANA SWANSON
Even after President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs in April, some investors and supporters comforted themselves by arguing that the president’s goal was still to open global markets, not close them off.
The belief, promoted by Trump, was that he was using his tariffs as a lever to crack open commercial opportunities and the administration would soon deliver dozens of deals that would increase U.S. exports and help American businesses flourish abroad.
Three months later, that optimism is being replaced by doubts that Trump’s goal was ever to strike the kind of trade deals that would open up markets.
Instead, the president is making new announcements daily about bruising tariffs that will come into effect against dozens of trading partners in just a few weeks. On Saturday, Trump announced on social media that he would place a 30% tariff on goods from the European Union and Mexico, starting Aug. 1. That followed similar threats last week warning Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and numerous other nations large and small of forthcoming tariffs.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One as they depart Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to Kerrville, Texas, July 11, 2025. Facing growing chaos, the European Union and numerous other countries are seeking to forge a global trading nexus that is less vulnerable to American tariffs. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
bringing in huge sums of money to the United States.
Administration officials continue to describe the president’s tariff threats as a gambit aimed at getting more concessions from foreign countries in trade negotiations. But, according to Trump’s timeline, the window to strike deals and avoid punishing tariffs is rapidly diminishing. So far, the administration has only announced two preliminary deals, with Britain and Vietnam, and the status of the Vietnam deal is now in question.
While handshake agreements with India, Taiwan and other governments could soon be pending, they are likely to be limited pacts that leave much to be negotiated. And even when deals have been announced, Trump has left double-digit tariffs in place, and promised that more levies on foreign products are on the way.
With less than a month before the Aug. 1 tariffs are supposed to kick in, the Trump administration may have the capacity to deal with only a fraction of the other countries the president is threatening with stiff levies. Some governments that have sought out meetings with U.S. officials have not been able to schedule them.
When Trump paused his global tariffs for 90 days in April, he said the delay would give his administration time to reach trade deals with countries across the world. Trump boasted in the intervening months about how countries were lining up to talk to the United States and at one point claimed he had reached 200 deals.
But in the last several weeks, Trump has seemed unbothered by not having more deals to announce. Instead, he has extolled the volume of tariffs he is heaping on America’s trading partners, claiming that they are more than justified and are
“Everybody has to pay, and the incentive is that they have the right to deal in the United States. If they don’t want to, they don’t have to pay,” he said during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday.
He also acknowledged that his government doesn’t have the capacity to do trade deals with every nation.
“We have made some deals,” he said. “We can make a lot more deals. It’s just too time-consuming. It just makes it more complicated. And we can do things over the years, too.
“We got 200 countries. We can’t meet with 200 countries,” he added.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment. A White House official said that deals and tariffs weren’t mutually exclusive for the Trump administration. For many deals, including the one announced with Britain, higher tariffs have been part of the overall package, along with concessions to open up the foreign market, he said.
Many of Trump’s supporters are happy that he is leaving high tariffs in place, saying they are needed to ensure that the valuable U.S. market is preserved for American companies.
Several of the major trading partners that Trump has threatened with tariffs last week had already previously negotiated trade deals with the United States, or with Trump himself. That includes Canada and Mexico, which signed a trade deal with the United States during Trump’s first term, as well as South Korea and Japan.
Many other countries that have received tariff letters have been in active negotiations with the United States. Mexican officials were in Washington on Friday to discuss a pact that would address trade, migration and border security. But that has appeared to be little deterrent to Trump.
The renewed threats — and the prospect of the trade wars they could bring about — raise questions about whether any of the president’s supporters will break with him on his aggressive strategy.
Republicans who have long supported free trade, or who come from agricultural states that depend on foreign markets, have long tried to argue that, in the hands of a consummate dealmaker, Trump’s tariffs could be a tool for more trade, not less. But some have been dismayed by the prospect of stiff tariffs against allies like Canada, Mexico and Europe, all major markets for U.S. farmers and exporters.
During a hearing in April, shortly after Trump had announced his global tariffs, Republican senators argued that trade wars would harm U.S. exporters and pressed Jamieson Greer, Trump’s top trade negotiator, not to keep tariffs in place in the long run.
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said there was “hope that these tariffs are a means and not solely an end.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he had taken a “wait-and-see” approach to tariffs because he believed Trump was using them as a tool to get fairer trade. “If that’s not the case, level with me,” he told Greer.
Stock market investors also appear to have been betting that Trump will not actually follow through on many of his tariffs, seeing them more as a negotiating tool than a concrete economic threat.
But Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline is closing in and he has insisted he will not delay the global tariffs any longer.
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Wall Street ends with modest gains as investors await economic reports
Wall Street stocks ended marginally up on Monday as investors sidestepped any meaningful moves following U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, and held steady ahead of a busy week of economic data and the start of earnings season.
Trump ramped up trade tensions over the weekend, vowing to slap a 30% tariff on most imports from the European Union and Mexico starting August 1 - leaving the clock ticking for last-minute trade deals.
The EU extended its pause on retaliatory measures until early August, holding out hope for a negotiated truce. The White House said talks with the EU, Canada and Mexico are still underway.
Despite the headlines, investor reaction was muted, having grown numb to Trump’s barrage of tariff threats and his frequent last-minute U-turns.
According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX), gained 8.58 points, or 0.14%, to end at 6,268.33 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), gained 53.66 points, or 0.27%, to 20,641.51. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), rose 79.60 points, or 0.18%, to 44,451.11.
Markets have been buoyant in recent weeks even as Trump has rattled his tariff saber, with both the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab and Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab hitting record highs last week.
“If anything is holding the market back, is the fact we’ve had a pretty good run since April,” said Jason Pride, chief of investment strategy & research at Glenmede.
He noted that despite initial fears that Trump’s tariff policy would hurt the U.S. economy, the levies unveiled so far and the passage of his signature economic legislation last week will broadly offset each other, meaning investors are starting to be more confident about the economy’s growth prospects.
Signs of how Trump’s policies are playing out will come this week, with a raft of new reports on the state of the U.S. economy due up.
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Second-quarter earnings season kicks off on Tuesday, when several Wall Street banking heavyweights are set to report.
Tuesday is also the scheduled release of the latest consumer price data, which is expected to reveal an inflation uptick in June as sellers started passing on the cost of sweeping tariffs.
Wednesday’s producer and import price reports will offer fresh insight into how supply chain pressures are shaping up.
One place where Trump’s tariff rhetoric still moved markets was crude prices, with U.S. benchmark oil dropping 2.2% after he threatened levies on buyers of Russian exports, which may have knock-on effects on global energy supplies.
This pushed the energy index (.SPNY), opens new tab lower, and was the biggest decliner among the 11 S&P sectors.
Among the sectors in positive territory was communication services (.SPLRCL), helped by gains in Netflix (NFLX.O), which reports earnings on Thursday, and
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O), whose latest Superman caper had a strong opening weekend at the box office.
Investors are also monitoring tensions between the White House and the Federal Reserve, after economic adviser Kevin Hassett said over the weekend that Trump might have cause to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing cost overruns from the U.S. central bank’s headquarters renovation.
While traders have almost fully ruled out a July rate cut, the probability for a September move stands at around 60%, according to CME FedWatch. Crypto stocks ticked up after Bitcoin topped $120,000 for the first time. Coinbase (COIN.O), rose, as did MicroStrategy (MSTR.O), opens new tab. Waters Corp (WAT.N), dropped after the lab equipment maker agreed to merge with rival Becton, Dickinson and Company’s (BDX.N), Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions unit in a $17.5 billion deal.
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Plan to permanently displace Palestinians threatens to derail Gaza truce
By PATRICK KINGSLEY and AARON BOXERMAN
Israel’s Defense Ministry has promoted a plan to force much the population of the Gaza Strip into a small and largely devastated zone in the territory’s south, a proposal that threatens to derail the latest efforts to forge a truce between Israel and Hamas.
In recent weeks, Israeli officials have briefed journalists and foreign counterparts on a loose plan to force hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians into an area controlled by Israel’s military close to the Gaza-Egypt border. Legal experts have warned that the plan would violate international law because the civilians would be barred indefinitely from returning to their homes in other parts of Gaza, a restriction that would constitute a form of ethnic cleansing.
While the Israeli government has yet to formally announce or comment on the plan, the idea of a new encampment in southern Gaza was first proposed last week by Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister. He discussed it at a briefing with Israeli correspondents who focus on military affairs, and The New York Times reviewed readouts of the briefing written by its attendees. Several attendees also wrote articles that attracted widespread attention among both Israelis and Palestinians.
A spokesperson for Katz declined to comment on the reports, as did the office of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister.
Husam Badran, a senior member of Hamas, described the establishment of the encampment as a “deliberately obstructive demand” that would complicate the fraught negotiations.
“This would be an isolated city that resembles a ghetto,” Badran said Monday in a text message. “This is utterly unacceptable, and no Palestinian would agree to this.”
Hopes for an imminent truce rose last week after Netanyahu went to Washington for meetings with President Donald Trump that many expected would result in an Israeli compromise. Instead, Netanyahu — who has previously slow-walked negotiations for personal and political reasons — returned to Israel without a breakthrough.
to commit to disarmament, an idea that the militant group has rejected. There are also disagreements over how aid will be delivered during a truce.
According to some of the readouts of the briefing by Katz, the defense minister described the proposed new encampment as a “humanitarian city” that would, at first, house at least 600,000 Palestinians. Katz said it would later hold the entire population of Gaza, or roughly 2 million people, according to the readouts and reports. Israeli critics likened it to a modern-day “concentration camp” because its residents would not be allowed to leave the area’s northern perimeter in order to return home.
That could constitute “forcible transfer,” a crime under international law, according to a group of Israeli international law experts who wrote an open letter on the matter to Katz and the head of Israel’s military, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
If implemented, “the plan would constitute a series of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and under certain conditions, could amount to the crime of genocide,” the letter said. Israel’s military declined to comment on whether it had been ordered to implement the plan.
Because the plan has yet to be formally detailed or announced, some Israelis have speculated that it is mainly a negotiating tactic aimed at either persuading Hamas to make more concessions in truce talks or at persuading Netanyahu’s far-right coalition allies to support a ceasefire.
Now, Hamas has cited Katz’s proposal as one of the latest obstacles to a new truce. During a ceasefire, in exchange for releasing roughly 25 hostages, Hamas wants Israeli troops to withdraw from much of Gaza. The new Israeli plan makes such an outcome far less likely, since it would ensure that Israeli troops remained in charge of a large area over which Hamas seeks to reestablish control.
The negotiations remain stuck on issues, including the permanence of any truce: Israel wants to be able to return to war, while Hamas wants guarantees that any ceasefire would evolve into a full cessation of hostilities. Israel also wants Hamas
Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right minister who supports the depopulation of Gaza and opposes a permanent truce with Hamas, said in a statement that the displacement plan was unlikely to be enacted and had simply been publicized by his colleagues to make it easier for him to stomach a ceasefire deal.
“The debate around establishing a humanitarian city is basically spin aimed at hiding the deal being cooked up,” Ben-Gvir said. “Spin is not a substitute for absolute victory,” he added. The
Trump promises to help Europe speed weapons to Ukraine
By ERICA L. GREEN
President Donald Trump said he would help Europe speed more weapons to Ukraine and warned Russia that if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days, he would impose a new round of punishing sanctions.
Speaking from the Oval Office, where he met with NATO’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte, Trump said the weapons would be “quickly distributed to the battlefield.” He also threatened to impose secondary sanctions, which are penalties imposed on other countries or parties that trade with nations under sanctions.
“I’m disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago, but it doesn’t seem to get there,” Trump said.
“It’s just the way it is,” he added. “I hope we don’t have to do it.”
Trump, who has dodged questions about whether he thought President Vladimir Putin has sought to prolong the war, was quick to say that he didn’t believe he was being played by
the Russian leader. Russia, which launched an unprovoked invasion on Ukraine in 2022, has escalated its attacks on Ukraine amid peace negotiations.
“My conversations with him are very pleasant, and then the missiles go off at night,” said Trump, who indicated that Putin had repeatedly backed out of deals to bring an end to the threeyear war.
“He’s fooled a lot of people,” Trump said of Putin, who he called a “tough guy.” “He fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden — he didn’t fool me,” Trump said.
Trump and Rutte were scheduled to discuss the logistics of a plan coordinated by Rutte in which the United States would sell Patriot air defense missiles to NATO members, who would then supply them to Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters after the Oval Office meeting, Trump said that the deal with the NATO allies was done and fully approved.
“We’ll send them a lot of weapons of all kinds,” Trump said. “And they’re going to deliver those weapons immediately
to the site, to the site of the war, different sites of the war, and they’re going to pay for 100% of them.”
Trump has repeatedly threatened to punish Russia over its escalating attacks in Ukraine but so far has not followed through. Sanctions that punish Russia’s energy sector and its customers, as a proposed Senate bill would do, would hurt Moscow much more than tariffs on the low level of goods Russia sends to the United States.
While Trump said that the U.S. would levy secondary tariffs on Russia, White House officials later clarified that secondary sanctions were also on the table. Secondary sanctions would target countries that do financial business with Russia. But Trump’s announcement came as he faced pressure from congressional lawmakers to impose harsh economic penalties, and European leaders have banded together to impose harsher sanctions. Since taking office, Trump has attempted to leverage his long-standing relationship with Putin to bring an end to the war — which he once claimed he could end in 24 hours — but to no avail.
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A camel on the beach in Gaza City, which for now is considered by many the only safe refuge, on Saturday, July 12, 2025. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)
For families of Air India crash victims, report brings no closure
By MUJIB MASHAL and SUHASINI RAJ
Ravi Thakur was delivering lunch tiffins to doctors at the hospital when a passenger aircraft took off from a nearby airport and, moments later, crashed into a dining facility where his mother, Sarla Ben Thakur, worked as a cook.
The crash and subsequent inferno killed her, along with Thakur’s daughter, Adhya. There had been a small swing for Adhya in the corner of the kitchen, where she could be watched while her parents were out delivering the food her grandmother cooked.
In the weeks since the June 12 crash in Ahmedabad, India’s worst aviation disaster in nearly three decades, Thakur’s time has been spent seeking answers to how such a thing could happen: a plane falling from the sky, killing at least 260 people, including all but one of 242 onboard.
The preliminary investigation report released Saturday — the day the family would have celebrated Adhya’s turning 2 — left families including Thakur’s unsatisfied.
The report said fuel was switched off to
both engines within seconds of takeoff, and that the airplane started losing thrust before it had even crossed the airport’s perimeter.
But it had no answers as to how the fuel was switched off, or why. The report included only a brief, confusing snippet of the conversation recorded in the cockpit between the pilots, where one asks whether the other moved the fuel switch, to which the second responds that he hadn’t.
The report said the investigation would continue and further evidence would be reviewed. Conclusive answers in plane crash investigations take months and, in some instances, years.
“The fuel pump was shut off. That’s what they are saying,” Thakur, 32, said on the phone from Ahmedabad. “But how can that be possible? That within seconds it was working fine, and then all of a sudden it was shut off.”
“They must do a fair and thorough investigation,” he said. “Can you imagine — someone’s mother, someone’s son, someone’s daughter, and in some cases entire families, have been wiped off.”
Ravi Thakur, 32, who has been seeking word about his mother and daughter, at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, India, June 15, 2025. A preliminary assessment in last month’s disaster focusing on fuel being cut to both engines only deepened the mystery for people grieving loved ones. (Atul Loke/The New York Times)
Among those on board that day was Dr. Nirali Patel, a 32-year-old dentist who had been living in Ontario, Canada. Patel, who had moved to Canada after completing studies in India, had returned to Ahmedabad to visit relatives. She is survived by her husband and baby son.
“The report doesn’t give us anything so that we can understand what exactly happened,” said Umang Patel, her brother. “We were hoping for more than this.”
Don Patel, a family friend, said he found the report’s findings “strange.” The fact that pilots were deemed fit to fly, and the apparent confusion in the cockpit about how fuel had been cut, seemed to conflict: “If all those precautions have been taken, then why did this happen?” Patel asked.
The loss has left Thakur and his wife shell-shocked. They had nothing to do with the flight, with international travel being beyond their means.
In the days after the crash, the focus shifted to the same hospital where Thakur delivered food. It was the site of a morgue where the remains of victims had been moved, most so badly damaged that hundreds of DNA tests were required to sort out who was who. It took more than three weeks after the crash for all the victims to be identified.
Every day, Thakur arrived at the hospital, dazed and aching. In the confusion of an overwhelmed bureaucracy that had no answers, he looked to the doctors he had befriended while delivering their lunches.
In a hospital corner, he would quietly coordinate over the phone with a doctor to come see him. Soft-spoken, with a gentle smile, he would repeat the story of what had happened to his mother and daughter. The doctors listened patiently; there was little to do but await DNA results.
His wife’s blood pressure repeatedly dropped, and he had to take her to the hospital. His son, Madhav, had questions.
“My wife keeps crying,” Thakur said. “Madhav asks me ‘Where is my sister, Papa?’ We tell him she is at the mess and will be back soon.”
Only on June 19, a week after the crash, was he notified that the bodies of his relatives had been identified, allowing the family to perform their final rites.
On the day the preliminary report came out, Thakur’s social media feed was full of pictures he and his wife had taken with Adhya.
There is one of Adhya feeding Thakur an orange Popsicle, grinning at her father’s exaggerated response to the chill. There is a collage of different moments in her short life — as a baby arriving at home from the hospital, a wrapped bundle in her mother’s arms; in a lilac dress and black shoes, propped on her father’s lap with her mother next to her. “Happy birthday, Adhya. Miss you too, child,” the poster says.
“I would have fed her noodles and taken her to the park,” Thakur said.
‘He’s nuts, your Trump.’ Canada unites against America.
By SERGE SCHMEMANN
Even here, among the sparsely populated lakes and thickly forested hills of the Laurentians, it is hard for an American not to feel the anger and incredulity President Donald Trump has stoked with his tariffs, talk of a 51st state and offhand insults.
Much of that may be lost on Americans buffeted by the ceaseless rush of crises and clashes generated by the president’s agenda. But up here, in what used to be the most friendly neighbor a country could possibly ask for, the rage is tangible.
Advertisers compete with claims that their products are “proudly Canadian.” YouTube, news media and newsletters vigilantly follow the latest indignation. Polls track plummeting positive attitudes toward America and surging pride in Canada; the latest Pew poll found that 59% of Canadians now view the United States as the “greatest threat” to their country. Bourbon and California wines are nowhere to be found, and Canadians are canceling trips south in droves. T-shirts display the latest anti-American slogan, whether “Canada Is Not for Sale” or “Elbows Up” — a classic hockey gesture that means “stand up and fight back,” which Canadian comedian Mike Myers famously (at least for Canadians) displayed on “Saturday Night Live.”
Even King Charles III, the British monarch and Canada’s head of state, chimed in. Presiding over the opening of the Canadian Parliament and delivering the Speech from the Throne in May — only the third time a sovereign has done so and the first time in decades — Charles III was cautious not to assail Trump directly. But he offered clear support to Canada by quoting from the national anthem: “The True North is indeed strong and free.”
Here in the Laurentians, where I’ve been spending summers for much of my life, a French Canadian spots my District of Columbia license plate and offers, with a hint of sympathy, “Il est fou, ton Trump!” (“He’s nuts, your Trump!”) Fortunately, Americans visiting Canada still seem to be generally regarded as fellow sufferers, not enemies. Not yet.
It’s all so sad. Because Washington’s targeting of Canada is so unnecessary and so undeserved. A “national emergency” that justifies huge tariff increases because Canada is purportedly failing to halt a “tremendous” (Trump’s word) flow of fentanyl and immigrants over the U.S.-Canada border? Only a minuscule fraction of the fentanyl seized in the United States, or of illegal crossings into the United States, come from Canada. But that doesn’t stop Trump, or Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, or FBI Director Kash Patel, from trumpeting a northern border crisis.
Still, what grates on many Canadians is not so much the tariffs Trump has threatened as the gratuitous insults he lobs this way. “As one Canadian explained to me, tariffs are problematic, but they’re economic, they can be negotiated,” said John W. Gulliver, president of the New England-Canada
Business Council. “But the continued taunts about a 51st state, calling the prime minister ‘governor,’ calling the border a fiction — that really angers us.”
Those are the better-known barbs. But there are many more, such as when Noem, on a visit to a well-known library straddling the Canadian-Vermont border in January, hopped back and forth over a line marking the frontier, saying “USA No. 1!” on the U.S. side and “51st state!” on the other. And when the White House press secretary, asked about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s scrapping of a disputed tax on American tech giants after Trump threatened to abort tariff negotiations, responded: “It’s very simple. Prime Minister Carney and Canada caved to President Trump and the United States of America.” “Caved” made many a headline here.
These jibes may not make news in the United States anymore. But Canadians, more accustomed to friendly ribbing over poutine and how they say “eh?,” are still stunned and confused by the overt disdain from the White House, which seems to exceed anything leveled, for example, at Europe or Mexico.
Charlie Angus, a Canadian journalist, musician and former member of Parliament, has gathered a broad audience with a newsletter called The Resistance, dedicated in large part to the American attacks. He has tallied more than 100 public assaults on Canada by Trump since November, which he depicts as a familiar “right-wing playbook” for “creating a convenient enemy — an existential menace that must be dealt with.”
His response? “We will boycott everything American — your booze, your produce, your tourist destinations — as long as you are under an administration that denies our fundamental right to sovereignty while demonizing our nation as some kind of terrorist gang haven.”
As with all of Trump’s actions, it is hard to predict where the discord with Canada may lead. But it is a strong example of the extraordinary damage the 47th president is wreaking on America’s standing in the world, whether he’s slapping tariffs on goods, talking about buying Greenland, humiliating visitors to the White House, canceling lifesaving aid, barring citizens from a dozen countries, bullying Ukraine or otherwise undermining the “soft power” America used to wield around the globe.
However the tariff wars play out, the growing sense in Canada that the “good America” is gone is likely to linger for a long time. Carney is already in the process of seeking stronger trade relations with Europe and Mexico. And Canadians have begun reexamining the bonds they’ve forged with the United States over the years and their own complex identity, including the geographic and language differences that have fed tenacious secessionist movements in the oil-rich province of Alberta or in French-speaking Quebec.
Michael Ignatieff, a historian and a former head of Canada’s Liberal Party, recently posted an article he titled “Lament for a Nation,” after a celebrated essay published 60 years ago by a philosophy professor named George Grant. It accused the Liberal Party of selling out Canada to America
President Donald Trump walks into the room to take his seat for the Gender Equality Advisory Council Breakfast at the G7 summit meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 9, 2018. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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Ignatieff wrote: “Grant struck a nerve by asking a question we still haven’t answered: What kind of national independence is possible for a country that shares an undefended border with the incorrigibly violent, expansionist and yet irresistibly attractive monster state to the south?” Today, he said, Trump is raising the same question in brutal, existential terms. But he may also have provided some kind of answer. Almost everyone I asked about the challenge this American president presents said a version of the same thing: Trump has done more for Canadian unity than any prime minister ever has.
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Sindicato de Bomberos urge a la gobernadora firmar ley de retiro justo
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SAN JUAN – El Sindicato de Bomberos Unidos de Puerto Rico solicitó el lunes a la gobernadora Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón que firme el proyecto de ley que establece un sistema de retiro justo para los bomberos, luego de su aprobación en la Asamblea Legislativa.
“Pedimos que se haga justicia a quienes están en igualdad de peligro y riesgo que los compañeros policías”, expresó José Tirado, presidente del sindicato, en declaraciones escritas.
Tirado recordó que una versión previa del proyecto no fue firmada por el exgobernador Pedro Pierluisi, debido a la oposición de la Junta de Supervisión Fiscal.
Según explicó, esta nueva medida corrige los señalamientos que hizo la Junta bajo la ley Promesa.
“La señora Gobernadora ha reiterado en múltiples ocasiones su prioridad con hacer realidad el retiro de los servidores públicos. Nuestro llamado a la Gobernadora es a poner la acción donde ha puesto su palabra”, añadió Tirado.
El líder sindical subrayó que el Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico cuenta con alrededor de 1,600 miembros, quienes actualmente se retiran con pensiones que rondan los 500 dólares mensuales y sin acceso inmediato al Seguro Social hasta los 65 años.
“El momento de hacer lo correcto es ahora. Nuestros bomberos merecen un retiro justo”, concluyó.
Cierra en alza Cooperativa Agrocomercial con crecimiento de 12 por ciento
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SAN JUAN – La Cooperativa Agrocomercial de Puerto Rico cerró el año fiscal con un crecimiento de 12 por ciento, lo que representa un alza de medio millón de dólares con relación al 2023, según anunció el lunes su presidente ejecutivo Moisés Reyes.
“Logramos detener la pérdida y enfocarnos en aumentar las ventas de café, la producción, la inversión estratégica y una planificación de visión a corto, mediano y largo plazo de hacia dónde debe dirigirse la cooperativa”, expresó Reyes en declaraciones escritas.
La entidad, que lleva más de 90 años operando, logró fortalecer sus ingresos por ventas de café bajo la marca Cibales, alquileres de propiedades e inversio-
nes. En el 2024, aumentó significativamente sus ventas y la ocupación de propiedades, según se informó. La cooperativa trabaja en la creación de la Plaza AgroComercial en Ciales, que incluirá una nueva torrefacción, almacenes para empresas agrícolas, mercados agrícolas, espacios para talleres y apoyo técnico para agricultores. También desarrollará una estrategia turística para atraer visitantes al centro de la Isla.
Entre los proyectos incluidos en su Visión Estratégica se encuentran la Hacienda Cibales, nuevos empaques, franquicias de coffee shops, resiembra de cultivos, rehabilitación de viveros y mejoras a su edificio central. Para más información puede acceder a coopagrocomercial.com.
Panel del FEI archiva querella contra alcalde de Arecibo pero refiere el caso a Ética Gubernamental
SAN JUAN – El Panel sobre el Fiscal Especial Independiente ordenó el lunes el archivo de una querella contra el alcalde de Arecibo, Carlos Ramírez Irizarry, al concluir que no se encontró el elemento de intención criminal necesario para asignar un fiscal especial.
“Aunque la prueba sostiene la alegación sobre la reunión política, la prueba testifical fue altamente contradictoria en cuanto a la convocatoria compulsoria”, indicó el Panel en su resolución.
La querella alegaba que Ramírez Irizarry exigió apoyo político a su campaña de reelección por parte de empleados transitorios en una reunión celebrada el 20 de agosto de 2024. Uno de los empleados grabó las ex-
presiones del alcalde desde su teléfono celular, y varios asistentes indicaron sentirse presionados a participar en la campaña para asegurar su continuidad laboral.
El Departamento de Justicia, en su informe, determinó que la reunión se realizó fuera del horario laboral, en propiedad privada y sin uso de fondos públicos. Tampoco se evidenció que el alcalde ejerciera presión directa en su carácter oficial sobre los empleados. Sin embargo, el Panel refirió el caso a la Oficina de Ética Gubernamental para evaluación administrativa.
El Panel sostuvo que, aunque no se configuran elementos penales, las expresiones del alcalde sobre el origen de los empleos y el compromiso político generan preocupación ética y ameritan análisis adicional en ese foro.
40 years after Live Aid, it’s still personal for Bob Geldof
By RAVI MATTU
On Oct. 23, 1984, Bob Geldof, the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, sat down at home in London to watch the evening news. It changed his life — and saved the lives of millions more.
The BBC ran a report on what it called a “biblical famine” in Ethiopia caused by drought and exacerbated by civil war. Searing images of emaciated and naked children were beamed for the first time into homes across Britain, and then around the world.
Geldof was incensed and horrified. How could this be happening in the 20th century? And what could he — an angry pop star — do about it?
On Sunday, it’s 40 years since Live Aid, two epic concerts held in London and Philadelphia that he helped organize in response to that question. They were arguably the most successful charity events in history, and have a claim to be among the best gigs ever, too.
Geldof persuaded many of the world’s most top artists at the time to play for free, including Queen, David Bowie, Madonna, the Who, Elton John, Tina Turner and Paul McCartney. The shows were seen by about 1.5 billion people in more than 150 countries and would go on to raise more than $140 million.
The concerts followed the success of the Band Aid charity single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, which Geldof had co-written with singer Midge Ure and released the previous year. The song featured a who’s who of British music, and raised 8 million pounds (about $9 million at the time). It also inspired Harry Belafonte to organize an American equivalent, “We Are the World,” which remains one of the bestselling singles in history.
Live Aid transformed Geldof into one of the world’s best-known and most successful activists. The Band Aid Charitable Trust, a foundation he co-created, is still funding international development projects to alleviate poverty and hunger in Africa. These include supporting maternal health
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care facilities in Ethiopia and a program to provide meals for children.
To mark the Live Aid anniversary, the BBC and CNN have co-produced a documentary series, “Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World.” It also covers Band Aid
and Live 8, concerts that Geldof organized in 2005 that helped pressure the world’s richest countries to cut the debt owed by the poorest countries and increase aid spending.
Geldof is currently on tour for another anniversary — celebrating 50 years since the founding of the Boomtown Rats — and spoke in a video interview from Novi Sad, Serbia, where the band performed last week. This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
Q: Tell me about that day in 1984 when you saw the BBC report.
A: I was anxious at the time. I don’t think my band had made a great record, and we weren’t getting in the charts. A measure of how well we were not doing was I was home at 6 o’clock: Pop singers should not be doing 9 to 5.
But everyone in Britain came home and watched the 6 o’clock news. The BBC gave this story about famine in Africa about eight minutes — the reporter went to the epicenter of the famine in Korem, Ethiopia, and sent this devastating piece of journalism. The objective truth and the subjective rage of what he was telling us about was evident, and certainly struck me.
We were riveted by the prurience and the horror of it. This other world was suddenly thrown at us. I very much remember those images, and if you force me to articulate them again, I start crying again. Those images are the things that my mind will not allow me to obliterate.
Q: Yet you revert to those images when you want people to understand the horror of what motivated you in the first place.
A: I suppose it’s been the animus through the years. I can lobby and write policy, but when push comes to shove, it’s only the end object that animates me to act.
It can come to a head in a personal way. In Montreal last November, I was staying at a posh hotel. My wife ordered breakfast. The guy arrived and asked if he could say hello to her husband. He came into the room in an ill-fitting suit, pushing the trolley. He was a small guy and obviously Ethiopian.
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The singer and activist Bob Geldof at home in London, July 12, 2025. It’s been 40 years since Live Aid, two epic concerts held in London and Philadelphia that Geldof helped organize — they were arguably the most successful charity events in history, and have a claim to be among the best gigs ever, too.
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He said, “Can I shake your hand?” He then stood bolt upright — he had prepared this — and made a speech at me. He didn’t know who his parents were, he had been in Korem, and said he was raised on Band Aid food in a Band Aid orphanage, and he got to Paris to study catering and he was now here.
I asked if he had a family and he said yeah, he had met an Ethiopian girl and he showed me a picture of her and his two cute kids, 8 and 9.
Then he suddenly rushed at me and hugged me, and laid his head on my chest and said, “Thank you for my sons, thank you for my life.”
Obviously, Live Aid and Band Aid were the work of thousands of people. But you know, it worked.
Q: But there is a difference between being enraged and actually doing something.
A: What I’ve learned is that it is no use walking around singing, “We Shall Overcome.” Because you won’t. Singing the song isn’t enough. Protests songs are only ever protests songs. Music can be a call to arms, but music itself changes nothing. It won’t go further unless you are determined to act upon it.
The bands at Live Aid were the Pied Pipers, and the audience gathered around the electronic hearth of television and radio. The symbolism of it all carried through to 20 years of lobbying to change policy.
Q: You saw music as a platform to do things. Could Live Aid happen today?
A: I don’t think it’s possible now. Society has changed. The web is an isolating technology. It knows what you are, it drives you, it gives you what it thinks you want, and as you get jaded it gives you more extreme versions of that.
Now, music is free and you get the news that you want to see. The web is an echo chamber of your own prejudices, so you only hear the music that it thinks you like. It’s a silo of the self. So I don’t think music can survive being the spine of the culture as it was.
Q: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the 2018 film about
singer Freddie Mercury, suggests that Queen’s Live Aid performance was the moment when the donations started flowing in.
A: The movie isn’t right. Queen were completely, utterly brilliant. But the telephone lines collapsed after David Bowie performed.
I was given the outtakes of a report that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation couldn’t show, because it was just so appalling, the visual images. The editor had cut the film in Addis Ababa to the tune of “Drive,” the
Cars song, and it’s worse than the BBC report. Harvey Goldsmith, the concert promoter, and I had gone to see David about what songs he would sing. But before we started talking about the songs, I said, “Look at this thing,” and I put it on.
David was crying and said he would cut a song from his set to show the CBC report instead. It’s an extraordinary moment during the concert, because at the end of “Heroes,” which the crowd were all singing, he quietly introduces the clip and asks people to send their money in. It was like a slap in the face.
Bowie brought the house down. That was the key moment.
Q: How do you respond to criticism that you and Live Aid are examples of a “white savior” complex? You have said it simply isn’t relevant when you are dealing with an emergency or disaster.
A: There is nothing to argue. It’s nonsense, like any dogma. It’s like Catholicism that says you are born with original sin. Or Freudianism. It’s theory and notional. It’s not even worth entertaining. It doesn’t exist.
Q: You have always been pragmatic with your activism, and you’ve dealt with politicians of all stripes. How do you feel about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and their decision to gut USAID, which worked in many of the areas and causes that you have fought for?
A: We’re in a radically different world now. It’s the argument between nationalism and internationalism.
What is profoundly shocking is the cackling glee with which the Trump-Vance-Musk triumvirate went about declaring war on the weakest and most vulnerable people of our planet. America was always the most generous by far of all the countries. Why would great America do that, while the richest man on the planet cackles that we’re going to feed USAID into the wood chipper? It is grotesque, it is a disgrace to the country.
Musk said that the great weakness of Western civilization is empathy. You fool. Empathy is the glue of humanity. It is the basis of civilization.
The singer and activist Bob Geldof at home in London, July 12, 2025. (Chris Hoare/The New York Times)
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Trump hires scientists who doubt the consensus on climate change
By MAXINE JOSELOW
The Energy Department has hired at least three scientists who are well known for their rejection of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, according to records reviewed by The New York Times.
The scientists are listed in the Energy Department’s internal email system as current employees of the agency, the records show. They are Steven E. Koonin, a physicist and author of a bestselling book that calls climate science “unsettled”; John Christy, an atmospheric scientist who doubts the extent to which human activity has caused global warming; and Roy Spencer, a meteorologist who believes that clouds have had a greater influence on warming than humans have.
Their hiring comes after the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of scientists and experts who had been compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how climate change is affecting the country. The administration has also systematically removed mentions of climate change from government websites while slashing federal funding for research on global warming.
In addition, Trump officials have been recruiting scientists to help them repeal the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which determined that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare, and which now underpins much of the government’s legal authority to slow global warming, according to two people briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly.
It was not immediately clear what the three scientists were working on or whether they were being paid. Representatives for Koonin, Spencer and the Energy Department did not respond to requests for comment.
In a brief phone interview and follow-up email, Christy said he was not working on the endangerment finding nor collecting a government salary. He declined to comment further.
A vast majority of scientists around the world agree that human activities — primarily the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal — are dangerously heating the Earth. That has increased the frequency and intensity of heat waves, droughts and colossal bursts of rain like the storm that caused the deadly flooding now devastating central Texas.
A small minority of scientists, however, rejects this consensus. Koonin, who has said he is a friend of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, has been one of the loudest critics.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, Koonin proposed that the Environmental Protection Agency conduct a “red-team, blue-team” exercise to challenge mainstream climate science. A “red team” of climate skeptics would critique major scientific reports on global warming, and
a “blue team” of climate scientists would then rebut these claims. At the time, mainstream climate scientists said the proposal would make a mockery of scientific research and create a platform for marginal views that had already been disproved in the normal course of scientific debate.
Scott Pruitt, the EPA administrator at the time, told coal industry executives that he planned to conduct the exercise. But John F. Kelly, then the White House chief of staff, ultimately blocked the effort.
Now, Koonin is listed as a “special government employee” in the Energy Department’s internal email system, the records show. Federal law says special government employees are executive branch appointees named to “perform important, but limited, services to the government, with or without compensation, for a period not to exceed 130 days” during a one-year period. Elon Musk had that classification when he began Trump’s cost cutting initiative, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Koonin also serves as a fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative-leaning research organization on Stanford University’s campus. He previously worked as a physicist at New York University, a scientist for oil and gas company BP and an undersecretary at the Energy Department during the Obama administration.
In his 2021 book, “Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t and Why It Matters,” Koonin argued that while the planet was warming and human activities had played a role, the scientific consensus was not as certain or as dire as it was frequently portrayed.
In a phone interview in November, Koonin said that the book had made an impression on Wright, who ran oil and gas company Liberty Energy before he was confirmed as energy secretary in February.
“He reached out when I wrote the book and said, ‘This is great,’” Koonin recalled. “He asked me to come talk to his company at one point — it was a couple years ago — and we got to know each other.”
Spencer, a research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, also has a connection to Wright. In a report published last year by Liberty Energy, Wright cited atmospheric temperature records that Spencer had collected. (The overall report, titled “Bettering Human Lives,” made the case that fossil fuels were “essential” to solving global poverty, a claim that some experts have called misleading.)
In addition to his role at the University of Alabama, Spencer is a policy adviser at the Heartland Institute, a conservative group that rejects mainstream climate science. He previously served as a scientist at NASA and as a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing group responsible for creating Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for the new administration.
Spencer has argued that while human activity has caused some warming, its influence has been smaller than that of natural variations in global cloud cover. While some of Spencer’s past work has been funded by the government, he has accused federal climate researchers of being biased because they receive taxpayer money.
“The popular opinion that government-funded research is unbiased must be considered quite naïve,” he wrote in his 2010 book “The Great Global Warming Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled the World’s Top Climate Scientists.”
Christy has worked closely with Spencer to maintain atmospheric temperature records at the University of Alabama. He has also served as Alabama’s state climatologist since 2000. A vocal critic of climate models, he championed the “redteam, blue-team” exercise and served on an EPA scientific advisory board during the first Trump administration.
When asked about his Energy Department role in a brief phone interview, Christy said he was an “unpaid person who’s available to them if they need it.”
Michael Mann, a climate scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, expressed alarm that the Energy Department had hired the three scientists.
“What this says is that the administration has no respect for the actual science, which overwhelmingly points in the direction of a growing crisis as we continue to warm the planet through fossil-fuel burning, the consequences of which we’ve seen play out in recent weeks in the form of deadly heat domes and floods here in the U.S.,” Mann wrote in an email.
John Christy, an atmospheric scientist who doubts that human activity has caused global warming, in 2014. The Energy Department has hired at least three scientists who are well-known for their rejection of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, according to records reviewed by The New York Times. (Rob Culpepper/The New York Times)
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LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE YAUCO ISMAEL SANTIAGO CARABALLO; RAMONITA
ROMAN RIVERA
Peticionarios EX - PARTE
Civil Núm.: PO2025CV01561.
Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: Persona desconocida o persona ignorada, colindantes, dueños anteriores, herederos, causahabientes, y cualquier otra persona natural o jurídica con interés que crea tener algún derecho real sobre esta propiedad o que crea ser perjudicada con la inscripción solicitada. Por la presente se notifica que Ismael Santiago Caraballo y Ramonita Román Rivera han presentado una Petición ante este Honorable Tribunal para que se declare a su favor el dominio del siguiente inmueble:
RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno identificada como el Solar 1A, sita en el Barrio Consejo de Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, compuesta de Quinientos treinta y dos metros cuadrados con novecientos setenta (532.9704 mc), equivalente a cero cuerdas con ciento treinta y cinco milésimas de cuerda (0.1356 cdas); En lindes por el NORTE, con José H. López Merced; por el SUR, con José H. López Merced; por el ESTE, con José H. López Merced; y por el OESTE, con camino Municipal. Consta edificada una propiedad de dos (2) planta en cemento dedicada a vivienda. Catastro finca de procedencia: 337-000-010-25-000.
Abogada de la parte Peticionaria LCDA. CAREN A. RUIZ PEREZ
RUA 19,900 #5 Luz Celenia Tirado San Germán, P.R. 00683 TEL. (787) 264-4444 ruizcaren@yahoo.com
Y se le notifica a usted, que este Tribunal ha ordenado se le cite para que de verse perjudicado por la inscripción que se solicita pueda oponerse oportunamente a este expediente de dominio; advirtiéndole que de no presentar oposición dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar desde la publicación de este edicto, los promoventes podrán obtener que se apruebe esta solicitud de Expediente de Dominio y se mande a inscribir a su nombre, en el Registro de la
Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Ponce II, el dominio del predio de terreno anteriormente descrito. De no tener representación legal, puede acceder a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr. Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique la pretensión por tres (3) veces durante el término de veinte (20) días en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que los que tengan algún derecho real sobre el inmueble descrito, las personas ignoradas a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción, y en general, a todos los que desearen oponerse, puedan efectuarlo dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la última publicación del presente escrito. Por tanto, libro la presente en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico hoy día 23 de junio de 2025 bajo mi firma y sello oficial. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DELIA APONTE VELÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL
GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION T/C/C
FANNIE MAE
Parte Demandante V. ARTURO DE JESÚS
JIMENEZ, SANDRA TIRADO JIMENEZ, NATHALIA TIRADO ROSA Y CARLOS TIRADO ROSA, COMO MIEMBROS CONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MYRTA
JIMENEZ BURGOS; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MYRTA
JIMENEZ BURGOS
Parte Demandada
Caso Núm.: CG2023CV03084. Acción Civil De: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA E INTERPELACIÓN. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, hago saber a la parte demandada ARTURO DE JESÚS JIMENEZ, SANDRA TIRADO JIMENEZ t/c/c SANDRA MARIA TIRADO JIMENEZ, NATHALIA TIRADO ROSA
t/c/c NATALIA TIRADO ROSA Y CARLOS TIRADO ROSA
t/c/c CARLOS ALBERTO TIRADO ROSA, como miembros conocidos de la sucesión de Myrta Jimenez Burgos, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE como miembros desconocidos de la sucesión de Myrta Jimenez Burgos y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el 9 de mayo de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta por el precio mínimo de $58,000.00 y al mejor postor, pagadero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o giro postal, a nombre del alguacil del tribunal, la propiedad que se describe a continuación: C-11 Calle 4 Urb. El Vivero, Gurabo, PR 007782306, y que se describe de la siguiente manera: RUSTICA: Solar #11 de la manzana C, compuesta de 343.56 metros cuadrados, radicado en el Residencial El Vivero, localizado en el Barrio Rincón del término municipal de Gurabo, Puerto Rico. En lindes por el Norte, con derecho de paso a la calle #4, distancia de 11. 50 metros y un arco de 5. 50 metros; por el Sur, con el solar #12 de la manzana C, distancia de 15.00 metros; por el Este, con derecha de paso a la calle #5, distancia de 19. 58 metros y por el Oeste, con el solar #1 O de la manzana C, distancia de 23. 08 metros. Enclava una casa de hormigón diseñada para una familia. Finca 7694 inscrita al folio 169 del tomo 200 de Gurabo, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección II. La finca antes descrita se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: (i) Hipoteca constituida en garantía de un pagaré, a favor de Asociación de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por $58,000.00, al 4.7500%, vencedero el 1 de octubre de 2035, según Esc. #91, no expresa lugar de otorgamiento, a 29 de septiembre de 2005, ante Antonio Adrover Robles, inscrita al folio 1107 del tomo 499 de Gurabo, finca #7694, inscripción 5ta., en asiento abreviado Ley #216, el 27 de octubre de 2017, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección II. (ii) Aviso de Demanda: Del 22 de julio de 2024, en el caso civil CG2023CV03084, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, radicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, a favor de Oriental Bank versus Sandra María Tirado Jiménez; Arturo De Jesús Jiménez y de Natalia y Carlos Alberto de Apellidos Tirado Rosa, John Doe y Richard Roe como miembros desconocidos de la Sucesión de Myrta Jiménez Burgos, por $34,339.14, más otras sumas, en Sistema Kari-
be, el 17 de abril de 2025, anotación A y última, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección II. La hipoteca objeto de esta ejecución es la que ha quedado descrita en el inciso (i). Será celebrada la subasta para con el importe de la misma satisfacer la sentencia dicta el 27 de marzo de 2025, mediante la cual se condenó a la parte demandada pagar a la parte demandante la suma de $34,339.14 de principal, más $815.58 de intereses al 4.750%, computados desde el 1 de marzo de 2023 hasta el 1 de septiembre de 2023, que continuarán acumulándose hasta el saldo total a razón de $4.4687 diarios, más $75.65 de cargos por demora, $59.85 de otros cargos y $5,800.00 de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario, incluyendo primas de seguro de hipoteca, prima de seguro de siniestro y cargos por demora. La PRIMERA SUBASTA será celebrada el día 4 DE AGOSTO DE 2025 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina del Alguacil, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, Puerto Rico. Servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la cantidad de $58,000.00, sin admitirse oferta inferior. De no haber remate ni adjudicación, celebraré SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 11 DE AGOSTO DE 2025 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la que servirá como tipo mínimo, dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $38,666.67. Si no hubiese remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, celebraré TERCERA SUBASTA el día 18 DE AGOSTO DE 2025 A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar en la que regirá como tipo mínimo, la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $29,000.00. El Alguacil que suscribe hizo constar que toda licitación deberá hacerse para pagar su importe en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América, de acuerdo con la Ley y de acuerdo con lo anunciado en este Aviso de Subasta. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables. Se entiende que todo licitador que comparezca a la subasta señalada en este caso acepta como bastante la titulación que da base a la misma. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si la hubiere al crédito que da base a esta eje-
cución continuará subsistente, entendiéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción cualquier parte del remanente del precio de licitación. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o 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, 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 subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Vendida o adjudicada la finca o derecho hipotecado y consignado el precio correspondiente, en esa misma fecha o fecha posterior, el alguacil que celebró la subasta procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura pública de traspaso en representación del dueño o titular de los bienes hipotecados, ante el notario que elija el adjudicatario o comprador, quien deberá abonar el importe de tal escritura. El alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la confirmación de la venta o adjudicación. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS LICITADORES Y DEL PUBLICO EN GENERAL y para su publicación de acuerdo con la Ley, expido el presente Edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de mayo de 2025.
MARIANGELY ROSADO ROMÁN, ALGUACIL PLACA #953, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CAGUAS.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL
DEVELOPMENT A/C/C
LA ADMINISTRACION DE HO-GARES DE AGRICULTORES
Demandante Vs. LIDANIT MARRERO SERRANO T/C/C LIDANET MARRERO SERRANO
Demandado Civil Núm.: BY2024CV07041. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 24 de febrero de 2025, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 2 de abril de 2025 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar 10 del Bloque H, con un área de trescientos dos metros cuadrados con cincuenta centímetros; en lindes por el NORTE, con la calle número 7, en una distancia de 10 metros; por el SUR, con el solar número 20, en una distancia de 10 metros; por el ESTE, con el solar número 9, en una distancia de 30.25 metros; y por el OESTE, con el solar número 11, en una distancia de 30.25 metros. Finca Número 7,525, inscrita al folio 122 del tomo 137 de Corozal. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Barranquitas. Dirección Física: URB. MARIA DEL CARMEN, H-10 CALLE 7, COROZAL PR 00783-2416. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 11 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Bayamón. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como oferta en la Primera Subasta, eso es el tipo mínimo pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca para la propiedad, la suma de $105,000.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 18 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes señalado en la cual el precio mínimo serán dos terceras (2/3) partes
del tipo mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $70,000.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta segunda subasta por el tipo mínimo indicado en el párrafo anterior, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en el mismo lugar antes señalado el día 25 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo aceptable como oferta será la mitad (1/2) del precio mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $52,500.00. Si se declare 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 mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Con el importe de esta venta se habrá de satisfacer el balance de la sentencia dictada en este caso el cual consiste en el pago de $95,229.50 de principal, más intereses convenidos al 6.0000% anual más recargos hasta su pago, más el pago de lo pactado en la sentencia para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. Se dispone que una vez celebrada la subasta y vendido el inmueble relacionado, el alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial a los nuevos dueños dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la celebración de la Subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del demandado/deudor la ocupen. El Alguacil de este Tribunal efectuará el lanzamiento de los ocupantes de ser necesario. Si la subasta es adjudicada a un tercero y luego se deja sin efecto, el tercero a favor de quién se adjudicó la subasta solo tendrá derecho a la devolución del monto consignado más no tendrá derecho a entablar recurso o reclamo adicional alguno (judicial o extrajudicial) contra el demandante y/o el acreedor y/o inversionista, dueño pagaré y/o su abogado. Si se anula la venta, el comprador tendrá derecho a la devolución del depósito de la venta judicial menos los honorarios y costos incurridos en el proceso de venta judicial. No tendrá ningún otro recurso contra el acreedor hipotecario ejecutante ni la representación legal de éste. Por la presente, también se notifica e informa a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, personas desconocidas que puedan tener derechos en la propiedad o título objeto de este edicto.
La Venta en Pública Subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga y gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Subasta, si eso fuera necesario, a los efectos de cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha Subasta. 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. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables y para la concurrencia de los licitadores expido el presente Edicto que se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria en toda la Isla de Puerto Rico por espacio dos (2) semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana y se fijará, además, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Alcaldía y la Colecturía de Rentas Internas del Municipio donde se celebrará la Subasta y en la Colecturía más cercana del lugar de la residencia de la parte demandada. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente que firmo y sello, hoy día 03 de junio de 2025. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193, SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN.
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Demandada
Civil Núm.: BY2024CV06736. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, por la pre-
podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 30 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. IVETTE M. MARRERO BRACERO, SECRETARIA GENERAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT A/C/C LA ADMINISTRACION DE HOGARES DE AGRICULTORES
Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN MILAGROS VELÁZQUEZ
IRIZARRY, COMPUESTA POR SU VIUDO RICARDO LUGO CANCEL, POR SÍ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2025CV00534.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EST ADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN MILAGROS VELÁZQUEZ IRIZARRY, COMPUESTA POR SU VIUDO RICARDO LUGO CANCEL, POR SÍ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN - URB. JARDINES DEL PUERTO, H-4, CABO ROJO PR 00623; DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: PO BOX 6496, MARINA STATION, MAYAGÜEZ PR 00681-6496; URB. JARDINES DEL PUERTO, BULEVARD DEL PUERTO #4907, CABO ROJO PR 00623 Y CALLE PASCUA NK 18, URB. BUENA VENTURA, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00682.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días
de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. De ser el demandado un heredero de una sucesión, se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días, en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado, contados a partir de la fecha de publicación de este edicto, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del(los) causante(s) y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 1,578 del Nuevo Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11,021. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RUA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970
TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155
E-MAIL:
ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com
Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 08 de julio de 2025. GUILLERMINA TORRES PAGÁN, SECRETARIA REGIONAL INTERINA. BETSY SANTIAGO GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
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SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ. COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO DE CABO ROJO
Parte Demandante VS SUCESIÓN JUAN RADAMÉS SOTO JUSTINIANO, COMPUESTA POR KAREN SOTO, FULANO DE TAL, SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Parte Demandada CIVIL NÚM. MZ2023CV00481.
SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). AVISO DE SUBASTA.
A: SUCESIÓN JUAN RADAMÉS SOTO JUSTINIANO COMPUESTA POR KAREN SOTO, FULANO DE TAL, SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
El Alguacil que suscribe anuncia y hace constar que, en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaría de este Tribunal, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, de contado y en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la parte demandada sobre el inmueble que a continuación se describe: RÚSTICA: PREDIO #2: Porción de terreno radicada en el Barrio Caín Alto del término municipal de San Germán, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de 2,970.8097 metros cuadrados equivalentes a 0.756 cuerdas. Colindando por el NORTE, con el predio #3 a segregarse conforme al plano de inscripción; por el SUR y ESTE, con la carretera Estatal #361; y por el OESTE, con los predios #3 y #2 a segregarse conforme al plano de inscripción. Finca número 19,431 inscrita al folio 175 del tomo 610 de San Germán, última inscripción según libro tercero.
Catastro número 285-077-02633-000. La dirección física del inmueble antes mencionado es: Bo. Caín Alto, Carr. 361 Km. Hm. 6.1 en San Germán. CARGAS Y GRAVÁMENES Por su procedencia: Se halla libre de cargas. Por sí: HIPOTECA: Constituida por el titular registral, en garantía de un pagaré a favor de La Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Sabaneña, o a su orden, por la suma de $21,000.00 con intereses al 8.25% anual y vencimiento el 1ero de abril de 2032. Constituida por la Escritura #50, otorgada en Sabana Grande, el 19 de marzo de 2012, ante el notario Miguel A. Sanabria, e inscrita al folio 175 vuelto del tomo 610 de San Germán, finca 19431, e inscripción tercera. LA PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 5 de agosto de 2025; a las 9:30 de la mañana en la oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Mayagüez, la cantidad mínima a aceptarse en la primera subasta será de $21,000.00. Dicha venta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer a la parte demandante el balance que refleja el préstamo hipotecario por la suma de: $19,893.54 de los cuales $18,085.04 corresponden a principal y la suma de $1,808.50 de honorarios de abogado equivalente al 10% del principal adeudado. El anuncio para la venta en pública subasta se hará conforme a los dispuesto en la Regla 51.7 de Procedimiento Civil de Puerto Rico y las disposiciones aplicables de la Ley Hipotecaria de Puerto Rico en el Registro de la Propiedad y su Reglamento. Si en la primera subasta no se produjese la venta del inmueble antes descritos, la SEGUNDA SUBASTA se efectuará el día 12 de agosto de 2025; a las 9:30 de la mañana en la oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Mayagüez y la cantidad mínima aceptada será de $14,000.00. Si en esta segunda subasta no se produjese adjudicación, entonces la TERCERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 19 de agosto de 2025; a las 9:30 de la mañana en la oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Mayagüez y el tipo mínimo de subasta a aceptarse será de $10,500.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento y se le adjudicará al demandante la finca objeto de este procedimiento, dentro de los diez (10) días subsiguientes a dicha tercera subasta por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada, si ésta fuera mayor. Para mejor información las personas interesadas pueden examinar los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante las horas laborables. Este edicto de subasta se publicará una vez por semana por espacio de dos semanas en un diario de circulación general en Puerto Rico y
en los lugares públicos correspondientes. 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 subsistente. Se entenderá, que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se expresará que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. El abogado de la parte demandante, Lcdo. José Francisco Giraud Mejías, PO Box 277, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681, teléfono: 787-265-0334 / 787-265-0335. DADA en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy 9 de julio de 2025. CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MAYAGÜEZ.
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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SAMUEL JOSE DETRES BOBE Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MZ2024CV01784. (Salón: 0200). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GINA H. FERRER MEDINA - LAWOFFICES. GINAFERRERMEDINA@GMAIL. COM. A: SUCESION DE SAMUEL DETRES TORRES COMPUESTA POR FULANO DE TAL, FULANA DE TAL Y SAMUEL JOSE DETRES BOBE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 26 de junio de 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 edic-
to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 08 de julio de 2025. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, el 08 de julio de 2025. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. MARÍA M. AVILÉS BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. YAMILETTE FLORES
GARCIA, FELIX XAVIER CAMACHO CASIANO T/C/C FELIX CAMACHO CASIANO; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
Demandado(s)
Civil Núm.: CG2025CV00810. Sala: 802. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EDICTO A: YAMILETTE FLORES GARCIA, Y FELIX XAVIER CAMACHO CASIANO T/C/C FELIX CAMACHO CASIANO. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante Lcdo. Francisco Fernández Chiqués, a su dirección: Fernández Chiqués LLC PO Box 9749, San Juan, PR 00908, Tel. (787) 722-3040. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder
se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE ESTE TRIBUNAL. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 1 de julio de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ZAIDA AGUAYO ÁLAMO, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS.
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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. MADELYN ALEQUIN SANTIAGO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MZ2024CV02196. (Salón: 207). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FASJCFORTUNO@FORTUNO-LAW. COM.
A: MADELYN ALEQUIN SANTIAGO, JOSE ALBERTO ALEQUIN SANTIAGO, WILLIAM ALEQUIN CASIANO, WANDA IVETTE ALEQUIN CASIANO, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN DE SANTIAGO ALEQUÍN MÁRTIR, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN DE SANTIAGO ALEQUÍN MÁRTIR.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 26 de junio de 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 07 de julio de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: A LOS EFECTOS DE CORREGIR NOTIFICACIÓN. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 07 de julio de 2025. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. BETSY SANTIAGO GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR ROC CDGY, LLC Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO PÉREZ, COMPUESTA POR JOANA MARIE MORALES T/C/C JOANNA MARIA AGOSTO MORALES, ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO RODRÍGUEZ, GLORIMAR AGOSTO RODRÍGUEZ, EDWIN OMAR AGOSTO OCASIO, ALVARIELIZ NILET AGOSTO OCASIO, YARIELIZ MILET AGOSTO OCASIO, EMIL XAVIER AGOSTO OCASIO; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO PEREZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM) Demandado(a) Civil Núm.: CA2025CV01470. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EDICTO A: ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO RODRÍGUEZ; COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO PÉREZ; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO PÉREZ. INTERPELACIÓN A: ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO RODRÍGUEZ; COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO PÉREZ; JOHN DOE
Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN ÁLVARO LUIS AGOSTO PÉREZ.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante Lcdo. Francisco Fernández Chiqués, a su dirección: Fernández Chiques LLC PO Box 9749 San Juan, PR 00908, Tel. (787) 722-3040. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. POR LA PRESENTE, además, se le interpela judicialmente conforme al Art. 959 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico (31 L.P.R.A. §2787), para que en un término de treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento, acepte o renuncie mediante instrumento público o comparecencia judicial especial a la herencia del causante Álvaro Luis Agosto Pérez, apercibiéndosele que, de no expresarse dentro de dicho término, se tendrá por aceptada la herencia. B.B.V.A. v. Latinoamericana, 164 D.P.R. 689 (2005). EXPEDIDO BAJO
MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE ESTE TRIBUNAL. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 26 de junio de 2025. LIC. KANELLY ZAYAS
ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DENISSE TORRES
RUIZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MAYAGÜEZ FINE WINE IMPORTS, INC Demandante V. CORPORACIÓN ABC H/N/C DE RAÍZ Demandada Civil Núm.: MZ2025CV00451. Sala: 105. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: DE RAÍZ - DIRECCIÓN: 60 CALLE RAMOS A. X., MAYAGÜEZ, PUERTO RICO 00680.
Por la presente se les notifica que se ha presentado en este Tribunal la Demanda de epígrafe. Se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: Lcdo. Miguel J. Simonet García; MONSERRATE, SIMONET & GIERBOLINI, 101 Ave. San Patricio, Suite 1120, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968; Tel: (787) 620-5300, abogados de la parte demandante, con copia de la contestación a la Demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, que se publicará una (1) vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general. Se le apercibe que si no contesta la Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior dentro del término antes indicado, y notificando con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado a favor de la parte demandante sin más citarle ni oírle.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de julio de 2025. Lcda. Norma Santana Irizarry, Secretaria. Annette Guzmán Medina, SubSecretaria.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL LUIS FIGUEROA ORTIZ T/C/C ÁNGEL
L. FIGUEROA ORTIZ
COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOZA T/C/C
VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOSA T/C/C
VICTORIA DEL SOCORRO SOLÍS ESPINOSA POR SÍ Y COMO PARTE DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL LUIS FIGUEROA ORTIZ T/C/C ÁNGEL L. FIGUEROA ORTIZ; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CAUDALES RELICTOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AG2025CV00692. (603). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A La Parte Demandada: VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOZA T/C/C VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOSA T/C/C VICTORIA DEL SOCORRO SOLÍS ESPINOSA POR SÍ Y COMO PARTE DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL LUIS FIGUEROA ORTIZ T/C/C ÁNGEL L. FIGUEROA ORTIZ A SUS ÚLTIMAS DIRECCIONES
CONOCIDAS: RD. 110, KM 7.8 INT, LOT 1, BO. MARÍAS II., MOCA, PR 00676 Y PO BOX 1730, MOCA PR 00676-1730; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE ÁNGEL LUIS FIGUEROA ORTIZ T/C/C ÁNGEL L. FIGUEROA ORTIZ. Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre ejecución de hipoteca por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que se adeuda las siguientes cantidades $126,315.62 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 3.50% anual desde el 1ro de octubre de 2024 hasta su completo pago, más $166.60 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $15,995.10 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo, incluyendo pero sin limitarse a gastos de mantenimiento,
inspecciones y otros adelantos “corporate advances”. La propiedad que garantiza hipotecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente: RÚSTICA: Solar identificado con el número uno (1) en el plano de inscripción, radicado en el Barrio Marías II del Municipio de Moca, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de ochocientos ochenta y cuatro punto seis mil ochocientos sesenta y cinco metros cuadrados (884.6884 m/c), equivalentes a cero punto dos mil doscientos cincuenta y una cuerda (0.2251 cda). En lindes por el NORTE: con Pedro Soto en el plano de inscripción; por el SUR: con faja de terreno a segregarse y dedicarse a uso público en el plano de inscripción; por el ESTE: con remanente de la finca principal de la cual se segrega; y por el OESTE: con Héctor Loperena en el plano de inscripción. Así surgen los metros cuadrados en palabras y números de la inscripción primera del historial. Inscrita al folio 190 del tomo 330 de Moca, Finca 17339, Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 132 del tomo 420 de Moca, Finca 17339, Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián. Inscripción sexta. La demandante es la tenedora por endoso, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. Se interpela a los demandados para que acepten o renuncien a la herencia del (de los) causante (s) dentro de los 30 días subsiguientes a la fecha que fuesen emplazados o requeridos que contesten, para darle cumplimiento el Artículo 1578 del nuevo Código Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A. § 11021, entendiéndose que, si no se expresan dentro de dicho término, aceptan el caudal relicto; la renuncia se hará por instrumento público o por escrito judicial. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la Parte Demandante, Lcda. Belma Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo Puerto Rico 00970-3922, Teléfono y Fax: (787) 789-1826, correo electrónico: oficinabelmaalonso@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su
contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 20 de junio de 2025, en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Sarahí Reyes Pérez, Secretaria. Arlene Guzmán Pabón, Sub-Secretaria. LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC. Plaintiff, v. JEANICE AIMIR
MIELES LOPEZ
Defendant Civil Action Num.: 17-cv-01473 (JAG). Matter: Collection of Monies and Foreclosure . NOTICE OF SALE.
TO: JEANICE AIMIR
MIELES LOPEZ: POPULAR MORTGAGE, INC.; AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC:
WHEREAS: On May 30, 2019, Default Judgment in Collection of Monies was entered and granted in favor of Plaintiff to recover from defendants the following sums: The principal sum of $150,890.27, for principal balance and interest at a rate of 3.625 percent per annum due as of June 1, 2015. The interest continues to accrue until the debt is paid in full, plus 10% for attorney’s fees and costs equivalent to $14,507.00, to cover, costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligations, plus the payment of late charges in the amount of 5.0% of each and any monthly installment not received by the note holder within 15 days after the installment is due. The interest continues to accrue until the debt is paid in full. In addition, Defendants were ordered to pay plaintiff accrued late charges and any other advance, charge, fee or disbursements made by plaintiff on behalf of defendants, in accordance with the mortgage deed, and Mortgage Note. That on May 20, 2025, the Court entered an order granting execution of the attachment affecting the property, with writ of execution of attachment issued on May 20, 2025. The order of attachment shall cover the amount of the Default Judgment above cited and awarded to Plaintiff. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150 or 400 Federal Office Building, 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution thereof, the undersigned Special Master or its appointee was ordered to sell at public auction for U.S. currency in cash or certified check without appraise-
ment or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the following address: Rondapro, 441 Calle E, Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, 00969, Puerto Rico (18.3698414, -66.1125080), to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property described in Spanish: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número cinco del bloque “B” en el Plano de Inscripción, localizado en el Barrio Puente del término municipal de Camuy, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de trescientos quince punto quinientos treinta metros cuadrados (315.530 m.c.). En lindes por el NORTE, con lote B guión cuatro (B-4), con distancia de veintitrés punto quinientos sesenta y cuatro metros (23.564); por el SUR, con lote B guión seis (B-6), distancia de veintitrés punto quinientos treinta metros (23.530); por el ESTE, con calle uno (1), distancia de trece punto cuatrocientos metros (13.400); y por el OESTE, con la Urbanización Villa del Carmen, distancia de trece punto cuatrocientos metros (13.400). Sobre dicho solar se ha edificado una estructura de hormigón y bloques de cemento para fines residenciales, la cual ha sido construida de acuerdo a los planos y especificaciones aprobados por la Administración de Reglamentos y Permisos y por las demás agencias gubernamentales correspondientes. Property #20,803 recorded at KARIBE volume of Camuy, Property Registry of Puerto Rico, Arecibo II Section. First inscription. The writ of attachment is recorded as Annotation C at the Property Registry of Arecibo, Section II, lot of land #20,803. Property address: B-5 Las Veredas Dev., Camuy, P.R. 00627. The Order of Attachment was duly recorded at the Property Registry of Puerto Rico, Arecibo II Section, and described in the Spanish Language as follows: Anotación de Embargo, según Orden expedida el día 13 de enero de 2025 y Sentencia del día 30 de mayo de 2019, por el United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, en el Caso Civil número 17-1473(PAD), sobre cobro de dinero, seguido por Lime Homes, LTD, contra Jeanice Aimir Mieles López, en la suma de $150,890.27, anotado el día 30 de enero de 2025, al tomo Karibe de Camuy, finca número 20,803, Anotación C y última. WHEREAS: This property is subject to the following liens described in Spanish: • Senior Liens: NONE • Junior Liens: 1. Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Popular Mortgage Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $10,000.00, con intereses al 5.50% anual, vencedero el día 1 de febrero de 2040, constituida mediante la escritura número 31, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de enero de 2010, ante el notario Roy R. Sánchez Va-
hamonde Dieppa, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Camuy, finca número 20,803, inscripción 5ta. 2. Aviso de Demanda del día 6 de septiembre de 2012, expedida en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Quebradillas, en el Caso Civil número CICD2012-0081, sobre Ejecución de Hipoteca, seguido por Popular Mortgage Inc., versus Jeanice Aimir Mieles López, por la suma de $142,433.86, anotada el día 22 de enero de 2024 al tomo Karibe de Camuy, finca número 20,803, Anotación A. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed/sold upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. Because this is a case of money collection, it does not have a minimum rate or bid. The sale will take place to satisfy the amounts owed per the Default Judgment entered on May 30, 2019. The AUCTION will take place on August 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., at the office of Rondapro, 441 Calle E, Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, 00969, Puerto Rico (18.3698414, -66.1125080), whose sale at public auction was ordered by the Order of Execution of Judgment dated May 20, 2019. The undersigned Special Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency (cash), or certified checks, except in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the undersigned Special Master subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2 day of june of 2025. By: Josel Ronda, Special Master.
LEGAL NOTICE
DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
WILMARIE CRESPO
CHEVALIER MENOR EZMC REPRESENTADA POR SU MADRE
WILMARIE CRESPO CHEVALIER Demandante Vs. JONATHAN MERCADO MARQUEZ Demandado Caso Civil Núm.: CA2025RF00091. Sobre: PATRIA POTESTAD, PODERES TUTELARES, PRIVACIÓN DE LA PATRIA POTESTAD Y AUTORIZACIÓN PARA SOLICITAR PASAPORTE A FAVOR DE LA MENOR. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, el ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, ss. A: JONATHAN MERCADO MARQUEZ, JARDINES DE MONTE HATILLO, EDIFICIO 18 APARTAMENTO 278, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, 00924.
POR LA PRESENTE, se les emplaza y requiere para que presente al Tribunal sus alegaciones responsivas a la presente DEMANDA dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, excluyendo el día de su publicación. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le cite a usted por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar sus alegaciones responsivas 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, a menos que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar sus alegaciones reponsivas en la secretaría del tribunal de Carolina. Si usted deja de presentar sus alegaciones responsivas dentro del referido término el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la DEMANDA, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle.
Lcdo. Ediberto López Rodríguez R.U.A. 18,180 Mimosa #224, Santa María, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00927
Teléfono: (787) 460-1086
Correo electrónico:
edibertolopez@gmail.com
EXPEDIDO BAJO LA FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 27 de junio de 2025 en Carolina. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SONIA ORTIZ RODRÍGUEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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Heavy rotation was key to Chelsea’s success at the Club World Cup
By MARK CAREY / THE ATHLETIC
Chelsea is no stranger to rotating its squad.
The team’s victory in the Europa Conference League final in May was built on a starting lineup that was unrecognizable from the previous weekend’s Premier League fixture, with manager Enzo Maresca making wholesale changes from one game to another.
Things were not quite so extreme en route to Sunday’s 3-0 demolition of Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final, but Maresca had been resourceful in calling upon as many players as possible in the United States within an ever-growing squad.
Across the four weeks of play leading to the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, 27 Chelsea players had taken to the field, which was more than any other side competing in the tournament. Across six games, Chelsea averaged more than four changes to the starting lineup per game.
Chelsea also played more games than many of its rivals, but its fellow semifinalists Fluminense (23 players), Real Madrid (22) and PSG (19) did not get near Maresca’s tally.
The number of players used stood at 36 for Chelsea’s Conference League exploits, also the highest among all teams in the competition.
Chelsea has an inflated squad to choose from, but Maresca has managed to rotate his lineup while still maintaining an element of consistency in the performances in getting to the final.
“When you play every three days in this competition, you need a big squad,” Maresca said after Chelsea’s semifinal victory over Fluminense. “But also they have to be ready, and they showed that. They are good players, but we can count on them with how professional they are, and this is something that we need for the future.”
Looking to the future is where things start to get a little muddy.
With an upcoming Champions League campaign on the horizon, Chelsea will need to register new players — including Liam Delap, João Pedro and Jamie Gittens — on top of its existing squad.
However, in line with UEFA’s squad registration rules, each team can register only up to 25 players on its “A list.” That means that Chelsea will either need to sell players this summer or accept that there will be some high-profile omissions from its European squad for the upcoming campaign with an already-stacked team.
But for this summer, it is not just Maresca’s flexibility in tweaking personnel but also the rotations of players’ roles that have been impressive. This was a theme of Chelsea last season, but to see it played out within such a condensed summer tournament has been notable.
Maresca has used this summer as an
opportunity to shape-shift and experiment with new tactical ideas in a competitive environment before the new campaign — including a 4-2-2-2 shape against Flamengo.
“In the last two days, we tried something completely different,” Maresca said after Chelsea’s defeat of the Brazilian side. “We played in a different structure today to prepare for next season and have more options.”
While such tweaks are also designed to adapt to the qualities of the opponent, mapping Chelsea’s pass networks across each game underpins the differences in shape and personnel.
Marc Cucurella or Malo Gusto pushing high or tucking in? Pedro Neto starting on the left or right flank? Christopher Nkunku staying wide or helping to support Chelsea’s buildup (as he did against Fluminense)?
Some of the tweaks to personnel have been born out of necessity, through suspensions (Nicolas Jackson, Moisés Caicedo, Levi Colwill and Delap) or injuries (Romeo Lavia and Reece James).
In the case of James’ last-minute absence against Palmeiras after pulling up in the warmup, that made way for the 21-year-old Andrey Santos to make his first competitive start for Chelsea at the base of
midfield, giving a good account of himself with neat and tidy passing and a few fullblooded challenges.
Similarly, Delap’s suspension gave Maresca the opportunity to thrust new signing João Pedro in from the start, with the Brazilian international repaying the faith emphatically by scoring a pair of stunning goals to send Chelsea through to the final, where his goal in the 43rd minute capped the scoring.
However, plenty of other rotations have been more experimental from Chelsea’s coach. One notable tweak was Cole Palmer’s starting position on the left side of the attack in Chelsea’s victory over Benfica. (In the final, Palmer’s two goals eight minutes apart in the first 30 minutes left PSG reeling.) Another was James’ inside role as a starting midfielder against Flamengo, which was notably less successful.
The sweltering conditions were also a key factor in Maresca’s decision-making during Chelsea’s time in the United States. He was often looking to the bench when possible to keep his side fresh until the final whistle.
That is before digging into the match calendar that European clubs have faced compared with their South American counterparts this summer. For Maresca, rotations have been integral to managing the intensity and load on players after a full season.
“Fluminense have one month off — our players last had one-month holiday in June 2024,” Maresca said last Tuesday.
“There is a different energy between Brazilian teams and European teams, it is because they had a one-month holiday six months ago. Our players last had a onemonth holiday 12 to 13 months ago. It is a huge difference — so the weather conditions plus the difference of calendar make the levels in the team very close.”
In the next few months, that elephant in the room of exactly how Maresca will juggle — or, rather, register — each member of Chelsea’s squad for its next international games will linger.
For now, in addition to winning the Club World Cup title, Maresca has learned a great deal about the flexibility of his squad during its summer in the United States.
Chelsea FC players lift the FIFA Club World Cup trophy while U.S. President Donald Trump applauds after the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 13, 2025. (Wikipedia via White House on Twitter)
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Renueva o adquiere tu seguro funeral con la cobertura de $3,000 que se estará debitando de su cuenta el día
31 de julio de 2025.
Favor mantener la cantidad de $46.00 en su cuenta de ahorros para esta fecha.
Este seguro no caduca por edad mientras renueve en la fecha designada de débito anualmente. Cubierta aplica a socios que se acojan al seguro en o antes de los 69 años.
