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Campaign against gender violence launched
By THE STAR STAFF
The Women’s Advocate, Astrid Piñeiro Vázquez, announced Monday the start of the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, which will take place from November 25 to December 10 as part of ongoing efforts to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls.
“It is essential that each person understands their role in the fight against gender violence. We cannot remain silent or indifferent in the face of this crisis,” said Piñeiro Vázquez in written statements.
She explained that the campaign takes place between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Human Rights Day, with educational activities, workshops, conferences, and orientations across several municipalities, in collaboration with nonprofit organizations that support victims and survivors.
Events include a talk at the Bayamón Women’s Prison on November 25, virtual conferences on December 4, informational tables on December 5, educational posts from December 6 to 9, and a closing activity in Toa Baja on December 10 featuring students and a community march.
The Women’s Advocate emphasized that these efforts align with the public policy of Governor Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón, who has reiterated that erRadicating violence is a priority of her administration.
As part of the campaign, OPM and the Telecommunications Bureau signed an agreement with the island’s major telecommunications companies to support the activation
The Women’s Advocate emphasized that these efforts align with the public policy of Governor Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón, who has reiterated that eradicating violence is a priority of her administration.
of the Pink Alert, facilitate free phone number changes for women in danger, and distribute preventive messages across digital and physical platforms.
The agreement also includes educational commitments, such as training sessions for telecommunications employees on domestic, sexual, and digital violence, workplace equality, and sexual harassment, along with joint educational initiatives in effect through December 2026.
The OPM urged the public to participate in the scheduled activities and stressed the importance of education, awareness, and collective action as essential tools to break the cycle of violence.
Judicial system sets holiday operations plan
By THE STAR STAFF
The administrative director of the court system, Sigfrido Steidel Figueroa, reported on Monday that the Judicial Branch will implement a special operational plan starting this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving period.
“The Judicial Branch will operate under a special plan to guarantee essential services during the Thanksgiving period,” Steidel Figueroa said in written statements.
He explained that all courts and administrative offices will operate under regular hours through Wednesday, November 26. Beginning Thursday, November 27 — a holiday — and continuing through Sunday, November 30, the judicial centers, satellite courts, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Office of Court Administration will remain closed.
The official detailed that the In-
vestigation Room in Aguadilla will operate from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; the one in Mayagüez from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and the one in Ponce from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition, the investigation rooms of Bayamón and San Juan will be consolidated at the Investigation Room of the Bayamón Judicial Center, operating from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The remaining judicial regions will operate through the on-call judges system, available via calls from the nearest police precinct. The Electronic Court will remain available for filing protection orders, involuntary mental health admissions, and other urgent matters.
Likewise, the Supreme Court extended until the next business day any deadline that falls within the dates of complete closure.
The Judicial Branch urged the public to consult its official website and social media channels for additional information and updates.
LUMA blames PREPA mismanagement for financial woes
By THE STAR STAFF
On Monday, during the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau’s (PREB) ongoing rate case hearings, LUMA’s Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Smith, began his testimony, addressing critical issues that continue to affect Puerto Rico’s electric system recovery. His remarks focus on how PREPA’s prolonged bankruptcy and chronic underfunding have weakened the grid and severely limited efforts to improve reliability and resiliency for customers.
Smith explained that PREPA’s financial mismanagement, including its failure to replenish the Outage Event Reserve Account since 2023, has forced LUMA to divert more than $209 million from planned system improvements to cover unplanned outages and emergency response needs. This diversion of funds has resulted in the cancellation or deferral of projects intended to modernize and stabilize the transmission and distribution system. Smith emphasizes that this situation is far from normal for a utility company, where reserve accounts are typically maintained to handle unexpected events without jeopardizing planned investments.
Smith testimony underscores that
after decades of financial mismanagement, the system is operating with aging equipment, deferred maintenance, and an empty emergency reserve account.
healthy utilities. This inability to access capital markets directly harms customers, as it limits the scope and pace of improvements needed to strengthen the grid.
useful life and rely on decades-old technology, all of which negatively affect performance and reliability.
“After decades of PREPA’s financial mismanagement, the electric system is operating with aged equipment, deferred maintenance, and an empty emergency reserve account,” said Andrew Smith.
“To improve reliability, resiliency, and the customer experience Puerto Rico deserves, we must address these structural challenges and invest every cent responsibly. LUMA does not profit from customer rates—every dollar goes back into operating and improving the grid.”
Smith further noted that the liquidity situation became more acute in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 when PREPA substantially reduced monthly funding to LUMA, and those depressed levels have persisted. Despite these challenges, LUMA has continued to respond to major outage events, including Hurricane Fiona and Tropical Storm Ernesto, even though the Outage Event Reserve Account has not been replenished since November 2023 and currently holds no funds.
He also highlighted the impact of PREPA’s decade-long, $10 billion unresolved bankruptcy, which has prevented access to credit and financing tools that utilities rely on to spread the cost of infrastructure investments over decades. Because PREPA cannot borrow or issue bonds, all investments in the grid must be paid upfront each year, rather than financed over ten, twenty, or thirty years as is standard practice for financially
The hearings, which began in mid-November and will continue through December, aim to determine the level of funding required to make responsible, strategic investments that will ensure long-term reliability and resiliency for Puerto Rico’s electric system. Smith underscores that after decades of financial mismanagement, the system is operating with aging equipment, deferred maintenance, and an empty emergency reserve account. He warns that many components of the transmission and distribution system are at or beyond their
Senator proposes inventory tax exemption
By THE STAR STAFF
Popular Democratic Party Senator José A. Santiago Rivera, who chairs the Senate Committee on Municipal Affairs, has unveiled a proposal to fully exempt 94% of businesses on the island from paying the inventory tax. The measure, he said, would not disrupt funding for essential municipal services.
The announcement comes amid ongoing tensions between merchants and mayors over the scope of eliminating the tax. Santiago Rivera said he has submitted the proposal to the Secretary of State and the technical committee reviewing the issue, urging them to analyze a 2021 report by the Senate Finance Committee.
“Based on the findings of that report, our proposal guarantees municipal revenue while exempting 94% of the commercial sector from paying the tax,” Santiago Rivera stated during a press conference.
The 2021 study, led by then-Senator Juan Zaragoza,
used data from the Municipal Revenue Collection Center (CRIM) for fiscal year 2019. According to the report, the inventory tax generated $248.6 million that year. Of that amount, roughly $35.2 million came from 20,911 businesses with annual sales between $0 and $5 million—representing 94% of all businesses. The remaining 6%, about 1,335 larger businesses, contributed $213 million.
“This means a substantial number of small and medium-sized businesses could be exempted without causing a significant fiscal impact,” Santiago Rivera explained. He added that the central government would not need to replace the full $300 million municipalities currently collect from the tax. Instead, the shortfall would be limited to $35–$40 million, which could be covered in the general budget for fiscal year 2026–27.
Santiago Rivera emphasized that the measure would allow small businesses to maintain adequate inventory reserves to meet customer demand during emergencies, while municipalities would continue providing essential services.
Smith’s testimony painted a stark picture of the consequences of PREPA’s financial instability: a grid in significant disrepair, critical components operating beyond their intended lifespan, and a lack of access to financing that forces short-term fixes instead of long-term solutions. The outcome of these hearings will be pivotal in determining whether Puerto Rico can finally begin to make the strategic investments necessary to build a reliable, resilient electric system for the future.
“We believe the amount the government needs to identify will not exceed $50 million,” he said.
The senator plans to introduce the proposal as legislation at the start of the next session, pending updated figures from the technical committee.
Popular Democratic Party Senator José A. Santiago Rivera
General Dan Caine supervises troops in Puerto Rico
By THE STAR STAFF
Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in Puerto Rico and on Monday toured one of the U.S. Navy warships stationed in the Caribbean as part of Washington’s anti-narcotics campaign, amid reports of mounting pressure on Venezuela.
This marks Caine’s second trip to the island since the start of Operation Southern Spear, a large-scale effort targeting drug trafficking in Caribbean waters that began in September. Caine is considered one of the architects of the operation, according to different media outlets.
According to a Pentagon statement, Caine will meet with U.S. Army personnel in Puerto Rico to “thank them for their outstanding support of regional missions” just days before Thanksgiving, one of the country’s major holidays. The Defense Department added that he will also visit sailors at sea to commend their “dedication and unwavering service” within U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility.
Alongside troop inspections, Caine is expected to review readiness levels of forces and equipment deployed to the region, according to The New York Times.
Experts describe the current buildup as the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean since the Cuban Missile Crisis and naval blockade of 1962. Washington has deployed more than 10,000 troops to the area and positioned its largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, near Venezuelan waters under the banner of its anti-drug mission. The operation also includes Marine units aboard amphibious ships and roughly 5,000 personnel at bases in Puerto Rico.
Caine’s visit coincides with the U.S. formally desig-
nating the Cartel of the Suns—a shadowy group allegedly tied to Venezuela’s military and government leadership—as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Washington accuses President Nicolás Maduro of leading the cartel, a claim Caracas denies.
The trip comes amid escalating tensions with Venezuela and reports that President Trump has authorized CIA plans for covert actions inside the country in preparation for future operations, according to sources cited by The New York Times.
Operation Southern Spear represents the most significant U.S. military mobilization in the Caribbean in decades, drawing comparisons to Cold War-era interventions. The militarization of U.S. counter-narcotics policy dates back to the late 1980s, when President George H.W. Bush declared the “War on Drugs” and authorized the Department of Defense to lead detection and monitoring of drug flows into the United States. This period saw the creation of Joint Task Force-6 and operations like Blast Furnace in Bolivia (1986), which marked the first major U.S. military anti-drug mission abroad
In the 1990s and early 2000s, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) continued to integrate military assets into drug interdiction efforts, though these missions were generally limited in scope. The current campaign, however, is unprecedented in scale: Southern Spear combines traditional naval forces with robotic and autonomous systems—a “hybrid fleet” designed to detect and disrupt trafficking networks across the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
Experts note that this escalation echoes past U.S. strategies in Latin America, where anti-drug operations often served broader geopolitical aims. Today, critics argue that
On September 8, Secretary of the Army Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the island, highlighting Puerto Rico’s strategic importance for U.S. national security, as well as its role in combating drug cartels and the narco dictator Nicolás Maduro through the America First policy, which strengthens border security and fights illicit activities in the region.
Southern Spear, while framed as a counternarcotics mission, also functions as a pressure tool against Venezuela’s government, reviving concerns about interventionism reminiscent of the Monroe Doctrine.
Washington has deployed more than 10,000 troops to the Caribbean, including 5,000 in Puerto Rico, and positioned its largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, near Venezuelan waters. The operation also includes Marine units aboard amphibious ships and advanced surveillance systems. Since September, U.S. forces have sunk about 20 suspected drug-laden vessels and killed more than 80 crew members, according to Pentagon reports.
Resident Commissioner demands Pentagon transparency over spike in military activity
By THE STAR STAFF
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner, Pablo José Hernández, has called on the U.S. Department of Defense for an immediate briefing and full transparency following a sudden surge in military-related activity affecting the island. The concerns include unexplained airspace restrictions, reports of training exercises, and new authorizations for munitions disposal on the island municipality of Vieques.
Local authorities say they were not notified about these developments, prompting Hernández to demand clarity from federal officials. “Any indication of new military operations in Vieques — whether on land or in FAA-controlled airspace — requires a clear and immediate explanation,” Hernández wrote in a letter to the Pentagon. “The people of Puerto Rico have the right to know, without ambiguity, what operations are being authorized and whether these activities jeopardize the federally mandated cleanup process. Vieques cannot
endure more uncertainty or decisions made without transparency.”
For decades, the former U.S. Navy bombing range in Vieques has been the focus of one of the largest and most sensitive environmental cleanups in the country, following years of military exercises that left contamination and long-term health impacts on residents.
In recent weeks, unexplained activity has raised alarms including a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) restricting airspace over Ceiba for “special security reasons” from November 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026; reports of training exercises at Camp Santiago in Salinas on November 20; and new authorization for munitions disposal at the former Vieques range.
Last week, Hernández issued a public statement as soon as the first NOTAMs and reports surfaced, stressing the need for immediate transparency from the Department of Defense. He is also working with a broader congressional coalition to push for greater oversight and clarity on these activities.
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner, Pablo José Hernández
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Mamdani’s meeting with Trump scrambled the MAGA-sphere
By NATAHN TAYLOR PEMBERTON
It was a break-the-internet moment if there ever was one. Unpredictable, at times perplexing and rich, with the kinds of surreal moments social media feeds on.
After Friday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York, certain corners of the internet did, in fact, appear to be broken — or at least temporarily off-kilter — including the sprawling online ecosystem that has emerged from the Make America Great Again movement.
This raucous hive, which tends to hype up every win by the president, was uncharacteristically muted in response to the meeting with Mamdani. What was supposed to be a “socialist showdown,” in the words of a Fox News chyron, was instead filled with smiles, good vibes and the president’s endorsement of Mamdani’s leadership.
“I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump told reporters.
With no ideological confrontation to rally around, political influencers and commentators associated with the MAGA movement struggled to summon a unified response. The diverging reactions across the conservative spectrum — from long-standing Trump loyalists, widely read anonymous posters and users representing the young America First wing — underscored the divisions and infighting roiling the right.
Many of the MAGA faithful opted for a more tentative approach, spotlighting the president’s softer side.
One influential white nationalist account argued that Trump was sparing Mamdani a public humiliation. Another post making the rounds, by a pro-Trump YouTuber, suggested the interaction between the two men was proof of the president’s sense of humor.
Some of the movement’s most authoritative voices, like Tucker Carlson, had yet to weigh in as of Sunday afternoon. Even the president’s own clip account on the social media platform X, Rapid Response 47, a reliable booster of all things Trump, opted to ignore Friday’s sit-down altogether.
Since his primary victory, Mamdani has been the target of a steady stream of attacks by broad swaths of the right. Branding him an “antisemitic socialist,” Republicans routinely sounded the alarm on his platforms and ridiculed what they said were “radical” stances on issues including Israel and policing. And as recently as June, Trump called Mamdani a “communist lunatic” in a post on Truth Social, a label that has echoed throughout right-wing podcasts and media.
Mamdani has condemned what he calls Trump’s “fascist agenda,” a label Trump let the mayor-elect off the hook for during Friday’s meeting.
Nick Fuentes, the 27-year-old white nationalist who has emerged in recent months as the MAGA movement’s chief antagonist, seemed to revel in the disarray set off by Friday’s meeting.
A frequent critic of Trump and his acolytes in the Republican establishment, Fuentes has called for a total immigration ban and for the administration to cut ties with Israel. He characterized the Republicans’ hostile stance toward
hungry for a show of resistance. Benny Johnson, a conservative commentator, and Andrew Kolvet, the spokesperson for the conservative group Turning Point USA, each praised Posobiec for going toe to toe with Mamdani. “This is how it’s done,” Johnson wrote on X.
One critique came from one of Trump’s most loyal backers: far-right activist Laura Loomer. On X, Loomer wrote that it was “wild” to see a “Jihadist communist” stand in the Oval Office, referring to Mamdani. She quickly clarified in another post, however, that she was not “condemning” the president.
As MAGA’s online communities oscillated, much of the rest of social media reveled in a deviation from the usual political script.
Reached for comment, a spokesperson for Mamdani noted how the president bonded with the mayor-elect over issues of affordability and their stature as political outsiders. Trump also spoke approvingly Friday of another establishment outsider, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., adding that he and Sanders, too, “agreed on much more than people thought.”
Mamdani’s spokesperson, Dora Pekec, wrote in a statement that “the vast majority of Americans are deeply frustrated with a rigged economy and a broken political system.” She added: “While the mayor-elect shared his many disagreements with the president, they agreed on tackling the affordability crisis that is crushing New Yorkers.”
Still, many on the right refused to view the day’s events as a political capitulation.
Steve Bannon, who served as chief strategist for a time during Trump’s first administration and remains a confidant to the president, was one of the lone figures trying to shape the perception of the day’s events. During a livestream of Bannon’s podcast, “War Room,” where he was joined by Posobiec, he briefly theorized that Trump’s buddy act was, in fact, a strategic trap.
“He’s going to boost Mamdani, whose policies will crater the city,” Bannon said. “Trump will let him collapse because he’s a Marxist jihadist.”
Mamdani as “political theater.”
To Fuentes, the meeting only underscored the political hypocrisy of the MAGA movement’s leadership in Washington and its prominent voices online.
“It’s kayfabe, it’s all a soap opera,” Fuentes said during a stream of his “America First” program on Friday evening. “They don’t believe anything they’re peddling.”
One immediate winner to emerge from the encounter has been Jack Posobiec, a far-right podcaster and activist who was recently credentialed as a member of the White House press pool. As Trump and Mamdani fielded questions from reporters, Posobiec pressed the mayor-elect on his campaign’s policy proposals, asking whether Mamdani intended to increase property taxes for “white people” in New York City.
“No, we intend to create a fair property tax system,” Mamdani answered.
The skirmish earned Posobiec plaudits from those
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Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, speaks to reporters after attending a Sunday service at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in the Crotona Park East neighborhood of the Bronx, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. In a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press,” Mamdani said he had made a forceful case to President Donald Trump that troops were not needed in the city. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)
Trump moves to end temporary protected status for Somalis
By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS
President Donald Trump intends to strip hundreds of Somalis living in the United States of the protected status they have had for decades under a program for immigrants from countries in crisis.
Trump specifically targeted “Somalis in Minnesota” in a social media post Friday, writing that he was terminating their eligibility for the Temporary Protected Status program. More Somalis live in Minnesota than in any other state.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in Minneapolis on Sunday that her office would evaluate whether to end protection for Somalis under the program. Doing so would require giving 60 days’ notice. Noem suggested that, if the status was revoked, the change would apply to Somali immigrants across the country, and not just in Minnesota.
Temporary Protected Status allows people from countries in turmoil because of a civil war, natural disaster or other crisis to live and work in the United States. Technically, the status is temporary, and meant to last about 18 months unless it is renewed — but it has often been renewed, and for several groups including the Somalis, it had become all but permanent.
Protected status was first granted to Somalis in 1991, when the country was torn apart by civil war and its national government collapsed. The designation has been extended many times since, including under the prior Trump administration. The most recent renewal was to last until mid-March.
Though there are an estimated 42,500 foreign-born Somalis living in Minnesota,
only a small number of whom are covered by the Temporary Protected Status program.
As of March, there were 705 Somalis in the whole United States who were covered
by the status, according to the Congressional Research Service. Counting people from other covered countries as well, Minnesota has about 8,460 people with the protected status.
On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump wrote Friday that “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people” of Minnesota, and said that the state was a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.”
Several Somali immigrants in Minnesota have been convicted in fraud schemes in recent years, including embezzlement of government funds from food-aid programs for hungry children.
Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, said on social media that Trump had chosen to “broadly target an entire community.” Walz suggested that the president’s move was an attempt to distract attention from other issues in the administration.
Somalia is home to about 18 million
people and is part of the Horn of Africa on the continent’s eastern side. The country has been racked by problems including violence, drought and poverty for decades. Recently, U.S. aid groups have had to limit their work in the country because Trump dismantled the Agency for International Development.
About 73% of Somali immigrants in the United States are naturalized U.S. citizens, according to the Census Bureau.
Trump has moved to end TPS protection for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from other countries, including Venezuela, Honduras, Afghanistan and, earlier this month, South Sudan.
Under President Joe Biden, the Homeland Security Department allowed Somalis who had arrived in the United States in recent years to apply for the protection. The agency estimated last year that as many as 4,300 people could become eligible under that policy.
Women shop at the Karmel Mall, a Somali shopping center, in Minneapolis, Oct. 14, 2019. President Donald Trump intends to strip hundreds of Somalis living in the United States of the protected status they have had for decades under a program for immigrants from countries in crisis. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)
The three GOP women who broke Trump’s grip on Congress
By MICHELLE COTTLE
Today’s Republican Party is big on manliness and masculine virtues. The MAGA right in particular is forever obsessing over who is the biggest, the strongest, the most fearless among them.
This is why, watching President Donald Trump’s fight to keep a lid on the Epstein files, I have been struck, delighted even, that among the vanishingly few Republican lawmakers with the courage to defy him have been three fire-breathing congresswomen: Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Nancy Mace of South Carolina.
Love ’em or hate ’em, these House troublemakers bucked their party leadership, stared down their president and made possible Tuesday’s vote to compel the administration to come clean about the web of degeneracy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein. In the end, all but one Republican joined every Democrat to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This victory speaks to the value of having women’s voices, and strength, inside the Republican echo chamber, a place that can still be tough for women to navigate.
Aside from Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, the Republicans’ chief crusader for Epstein transparency, Boebert, Greene and Mace did more than the rest of their conference combined to keep the heat on Trump by signing the discharge petition to force a vote on Massie’s bill, sponsored with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. No other Republicans dared cross the president, who, in characteristic mob-boss fashion, made clear that support for the measure would be considered a “hostile act.”
True to his word, Trump worked to bully the rebels into submission. For months, he tried a variety of carrots and sticks on Boebert. His top aides even called her into the Situation Room for ... a friendly chat. He has repeatedly torn into Greene, calling her a “traitor” and expressing eagerness to support a primary challenger against her in next year’s midterms. His toxic tirades have resulted in Greene receiving death threats from his followers, she has said. And, yes, she recognizes the irony, Greene told CNN.
Subtle this president is not. But his strong-arm tactics only caused Boebert to dig in, those close to her told The New York Times. Greene has responded with open aggression, leaning into her public feud with the president.
“As a woman I take threats from men seriously. I now have a small understanding of the fear and pressure the women, who are victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal, must feel,” she said in a long social media post on Saturday. At a news conference before the vote Tuesday featuring several of Epstein’s victims, Greene directly clapped back at the president for calling her a traitor: “Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves. A patriot is an American that serves the United
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) after a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.(Damon Winter/The New York Times )
States of America, and Americans like the women standing behind me.” Ouch.
In some ways, the three Republican women were perfectly positioned to force the Epstein issue. Mace loves the media spotlight, has a history of going against her party’s leadership (just ask Kevin McCarthy, whom she helped oust as speaker) and, more to the point, has long championed the victims of sexual abuse, a horror she has talked about enduring herself. Boebert and Greene are some of the House’s rowdiest, most antiestablishment zealots, and while their ultra-MAGA credentials have led them to stick with Trump in the past, those credentials now make it harder for Trump to dismiss them as faithless RINO squishes — though Lord knows he’s trying.
A tiny group of women taking a stand on a sex scandal may seem an awkward fit for a Republican Party awash in machismo. Girl power or women’s solidarity or “believing women” has never played all that well within the party. For all their talk about God-given gender differences, Republicans can be squirrelly when it comes to gendered political perspectives. For years, I listened to numerous party players pooh-pooh the very notion of “women’s issues.” More recently, the emerging view seems to be that the feminization of politics and culture is destroying America.
And yet. Women make up only 14% of the House Republican conference (about 15% if you count nonvoting delegates), but they accounted for 75% of the Republicans who forced Tuesday’s Epstein vote. That math intrigues me.
Sadly, most of the Republican women in the House lacked the stomach for this fight. They sat on the sidelines for weeks, letting their more audacious colleagues absorb the president’s wrath. Then, after Trump folded and gave the go-ahead to support the bill, all but one member of the conference rushed to get on the right side of the vote. (Two
members did not cast votes.)
This spineless opportunism disappointed me more in some lawmakers than in others. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, a member of the House Republican leadership, spent her pre-MAGA years in Congress striving to make her party more friendly to women. Given that she recently announced a run for governor of New York, you’d think she’d be looking for ways to reassure home-state voters that she is indeed more than just a Trump toady. Throwing her weight behind the Epstein files petition could have been a prime opportunity. Heavy sigh.
It will be interesting to see where this fight goes from here. Following the House’s near-unanimous passage, the Senate was reportedly looking to quickly follow suit.
This speaks well of Republican senators’ sense of selfpreservation. The party’s pathetic showing in the recent elections suggests voters are growing weary of Trumpian chaos, corruption and moral degeneracy. Republican lawmakers would be smart to start distancing themselves from their president’s worst impulses and excesses, to begin scraping off the layers of moral grime accumulated through their years of bootlicking.
Trump will take such attempts badly. But if Republican lawmakers need any advice on how to man up and grow a spine, I can think of a few of their female colleagues in the House they can ask.
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Arecibo paga casi $1 millón en bonos de Navidad
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El alcalde de Arecibo, Carlos R. Ramírez Irizarry, informó que el Municipio cumplió con las disposiciones legales relacionadas al bono navideño. “Este año el bono navideño de $600 por cada empleado, sumado a los $400 de incentivo de productividad a los que cualifican, de manera que verán depositados $1,000 en sus cuentas bancarias”, señaló el alcalde. La asignación total se acerca al millón de dólares.
Esta erogación de fondos es posible gracias a la eficiencia de la administración municipal, donde se cumplen los compromisos y se planifica detalladamente. “Nosotros reportamos un superávit de $8 millones al cierre del pasado
La Unidad Móvil Médica Municipal, fabricada de forma personalizada en Estados Unidos y valorada en $1,000,000 dispone de dos oficinas médicas, una estación de enfermería para el área de triage y un espacio para evaluación nutricional.
Inicia nueva era en la prestación de servicios de salud en Aguadilla
El Municipio Autónomo de Aguadilla anuncia con orgullo la llegada de la primera Unidad Móvil de Salud Municipal, una iniciativa que forma parte de los compromisos
año fiscal 2024-2025 en junio pasado, con $15 millones en caja del fondo ordinario al inicio del nuevo año fiscal 2025-2026 Este superávit de $8 millones se certificó debidamente”, añadió Ramírez Irizarry.
En julio pasado, el municipio de Arecibo recibió una notificación oficial de la Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal de Puerto Rico (AAFAF) donde se asignaba la cantidad de $9,457,742 correspondientes al exceso de la Contribución Adicional de Ingresos (CAE) del Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales (CRIM).
“Dicho ingreso lo recibimos debido a que tenemos todas nuestras cuentas al día con las agencias estatales. Esa es una condición primordial para recibir dichos fon-
hechos por su alcalde Julio Roldán con sus conciudadanos aguadillanos marca un paso histórico en la prestación de servicios de salud comunitarios de una forma innovadora.
Este proyecto responde a la visión del Hon. Julio Roldán Concepción, alcalde de Aguadilla y marca un paso histórico en la prestación de servicios de salud comunitarios en su municipio y la cual desde el inicio de su administración reafirmó su compromiso de fortalecer los servicios de salud y llevar atención y esperanza directamente a las comunidades.
Señaló Roldán Concepción que como parte de este esfuerzo está presentando la iniciativa “Salud a tu Alcance”, este programa va unido a la llegada de unidad rodante de salud refleja su firme compromiso con la prevención, la equidad y la mejora de la calidad de vida de todos los aguadillanos, consolidando a Aguadilla como un modelo de gestión municipal en servicios de salud accesibles, innovadores y de excelencia.
“Salud a tu Alcance” estará adscrita al Departamento de Seguridad Pública Municipal, dirigido por el señor Wilfred Torres Rosado, y será liderada por la doctora Natalia Ruiz Nieves, epidemióloga y especialista en salud pública. La unidad contará con un equipo multidisciplinario de pro-
dos. No tenemos deudas con agencias como Retiro, ASES, Seguro Social o Departamento del Trabajo, entre otros”, expuso el alcalde.
“El próximo jueves 27 celebramos el Día de Acción de Gracias y como de costumbre, nosotros promovemos que las familias y las comunidades compartan estos días y separen un poco de tiempo para el reencuentro y reconección con los amigos y familiares. Por parte nuestra, agradecemos el privilegio de servir”, finalizó Ramírez Irizarry.
fesionales de la salud, incluyendo médico, enfermero(a), trabajador(a) social, nutricionista y educador en salud, todos comprometidos con brindar atención integral y preventiva a la ciudadanía”, anunció el primer ejecutivo municipal.
La Unidad Móvil Médica Municipal, fabricada de forma personalizada en Estados Unidos y valorada en $1,000,000 dispone de dos oficinas médicas, una estación de enfermería para el área de triage y un espacio para evaluación nutricional. Su diseño responde específicamente a las necesidades de salud de la población de Aguadilla, permitiendo llevar servicios médicos esenciales directamente a las comunidades más vulnerables, reducir las disparidades en salud y promover la equidad en el acceso a los servicios.
“Además de realizar cernimientos de salud, el equipo establecerá un sistema estructurado de seguimiento clínico para los pacientes atendidos. Este proceso incluirá la evaluación de resultados, la coordinación de referidos a especialistas cuando sea necesario y la asistencia en la gestión de citas médicas, asegurando la continuidad del cuidado. El objetivo es garantizar que cada paciente reciba una atención integral y sostenida, fortaleciendo los lazos entre la comunidad y los servicios de salud municipales”, expresó finalmente Roldán.
DRNA anuncia creación de primar brigada de Vigilantes Juveniles
El secretario del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, Waldemar Quiles, anunció la creación de la primera brigada del Cuerpo de Vigilantes Juvenil, el cual estará adscrito a la Unidad Terrestre de la Región de Guayama.
El grupo inicial cuenta con estudiantes de entre 7 a 9 años cursando estudios en Las Mareas Bilingual School, localizada en el municipio de Salinas.
“Esta semana dimos un paso bien importante para fomentar la conservación del ambiente y los recursos naturales en nuestra juventud con la creación de la primera brigada del programa del Cuerpo de Vigilantes Juvenil. Este pasado miércoles, miembros del Cuerpo de Vigilan-
tes certificaron este destacamento compuesto por unos 15 jóvenes estudiantes de grados elementales los cuales, desde ahora, apoyan nuestras iniciativas de protección ambiental en los municipios que comprende la región operacional de Guayama, que incluye Salinas, donde estos estudian”. explicó el Secretario del DRNA en declaraciones escritas.
El grupo se forma bajo el amparo de la Ley 110-2020, mejor conocida como la nueva ‘Ley del Cuerpo de Vigilantes de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales del Gobierno de Puerto Rico’. En su Artículo 4, la ley establece la creación del ‘Cuerpo de Vigilantes Juveniles y el cargo civil de Vigilante Ambiental Voluntario’.
“Entre las funciones que realizarán estos nuevos vigilantes se encuentra tomar talleres de orientación sobre la biodiversidad que existe en nuestras reservas naturales, incluyendo cursos sobre especies exóticas y los programas que ha desarrollado el DRNA para cumplir con nuestra misión: la protección del ambiente. También tomarán una serie de ejercicios y prácticas, entre otros eventos. El objetivo principal de esta iniciativa es que estos jóvenes estudiantes puedan brindar charlas educativas en sus escuelas, aumentando así el conocimiento sobre los ecosistemas en Puerto Rico”, agregó Quiles.
De acuerdo a los parámetros del programa, los jóvenes se reunirán un viernes al mes con los vigilantes, quienes los orientarán y trasladarán a varias reservas naturales; esto como parte de su entrenamiento. Esta novel plataforma tiene una duración de tres años.
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Carlos R. Ramírez Irizarr, alcalde de Arecibo.
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What to know about the new ‘Predator’ movie
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI
This article contains minor spoilers for “Predator: Badlands.”
When it comes to movie franchises, the “Predator” one has never been considered elite, despite a loyal fandom. It doesn’t have the cultural impact of “Star Wars,” the techno-goth aura of “Alien,” the Tom Cruiseness of “Mission: Impossible” or the comics-based support system of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
And yet the release of the ninth entry in the series, “Predator: Badlands,” is getting big exposure along with a positive early reception. How did we get here?
The “Predator” franchise is named after its title character, a fearsome humanoid creature who travels the galaxies to pursue big-game hunting, often of the human kind. This race of warriors, known as the Yautja, first appeared in John McTiernan’s “Predator” (1987), a classic hybrid of the science fiction, survival and horror genres in which Arnold Schwarzenegger played the final commando. Sequels and spinoffs followed, including two crossovers with the “Alien” franchise.
Yet it looked as if Shane Black’s inane and confusingly titled “The Predator” (2018) had left the series as dead as a showpiece in a Yautja’s trophy case. Even the “Badlands” director Dan Trachtenberg, a longtime fan, admitted that the property “has gone up and down.”
“Every single entry has really cool parts,” he said in a video interview from Los Angeles, “but as a whole they haven’t all held together.”
Trachtenberg, 44, has spent the past few years trying his darnedest to change that, first with “Prey” (2022), in which a Yautja faces a young Comanche woman in the 18th century, then with the time-hopping animated anthology “Predator: Killer of Killers,” which came out in June. These movies went straight to Hulu (where the entire franchise is available) but the positive reception they encountered was likely a factor in “Badlands” getting a fancy theatrical release.
Now that we are back in the “Predator” world, here is a refresher on the franchise, as well as what to know about the new film.
What exactly is a Predator?
The Yautja are a race of apex warriors
who live to hunt — at least we don’t know of any other hobbies. They do it to eat, but mostly they do it to challenge themselves. The movies have established that they have been at this for millennia, as evidenced by trophies from a wide array of galaxies, time periods and species. Their advanced technology (powerful spaceships, invisibility cloaks, laser-guided weapons and more) helps them track and kill their targets.
What is “Badlands” about?
The biggest gamble is that the story, which takes place in a far future, is told from a Yautja’s perspective — specifically one named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi). “The movie wasn’t really like, ‘Let’s do “Predator” but from the Predator’s POV,’” Trachtenberg said. “It was taking the creature, taking that monster, and putting him on a journey that was like what the humans in the movies go through. So it’s really an inversion of the premise.”
OK, so what’s Dek hunting then?
We first encounter our hero — and yes, he is definitely a heroic figure — on his home planet, Yautja Prime, duking it out with both his brother (Michael Homick) and his father (Schuster-Koloamatangi again). To prove his worth, Dek, who is the runt of his family, decides to travel to the hostile planet Genna, where he aims to bag the Kalisk. That creature is reputed to be unkillable, which of course makes it even more attractive to a Yautja with a chip on his shoulder.
Do I need to have seen the previous installments to follow?
“Badlands” works as a stand-alone, but as usual with franchises, a certain familiarity with the previous movies adds to the enjoyment. Knowing the fundamentals of the earlier installments also helps to appreciate the film’s thematic connection with the original: Trachtenberg sees “Dek going through a gauntlet the way that Dutch goes through,” he said, referring to the Schwarzenegger character from the first movie.
Predators are known to not be particularly easy on the eyes — good thing they wear a cool helmet.
For most of the film, Dek does not wear the Yautja’s iconic face protection, letting the audience appreciate his mandibles in all their glory. “We realized, ‘Man, we’ve got to see those eyes,’” Trachtenberg said, referring to the Yautja’s surprisingly expressive peepers. “Then
the idea was, maybe the mask breaks part of the way through and he’s wearing a half mask. It would have been much easier on the VFX budget and easier to accomplish, and still keep the iconography of the Predator that we all love. But the whole point here is it’s a monster,” he continued, “and the thing that you haven’t seen is taking that ugly mother-effer and connecting with it, rooting for it.”
This is messing with my head. Does the Predator at least have his gadgets?
Yes and no. Dek does have a wrist gauntlet, the accessory that in previous movies has had a seemingly limitless range of abilities. He also wields a cool sword with a laser option. But for parts of the film, he must show resourcefulness. “I put him through a real trial,” Trachtenberg said. He explained that he wanted to put Dek in a situation similar to that of a human facing a weaponed-up Predator, so we could see, as he put it, “what this guy’s truly made of.”
How does Elle Fanning figure in the plot?
Fanning plays Thia and Tessa, synthetics, or synths, from the nefarious Weyland-Yutani Corp. — yes, the one from the “Alien” universe. This is not random, as the two franchises’ paths have crossed for quite a while: We caught a glimpse of a Xenomorph skull in a Predator’s trophy case as early as “Predator 2,” back in 1990. The full-blown crossovers, the so-called “AvP” films, are of varying quality: Paul W.S. Anderson’s pretty decent “Alien
vs. Predator” (2004), a “Raiders of the Lost Ark”-like adventure in which the lead human baddie is a certain Charles Bishop Weyland; and the Strause Brothers’ “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem” (2007), the single worst entry in the whole franchise.
So where are the humans, then? Nowhere to be seen, which is quite rare for a live-action feature. “Just because there’s no humans in the movie doesn’t mean that there aren’t characters that you can really connect to,” Trachtenberg said. “And I knew if we had any humans in the movie, it would become like ‘AvP’ — we’ve seen Predators and humans team up before,” he continued. “If there was a human in the movie, that would become the premise, as opposed to really sticking to our guns of, ‘This is a ride you have not taken before.’”
The biggest gamble is that the story, which takes place in a far future, is told from a Yautja’s perspective — specifically one named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi).
Wall Street rallies on tech rebound, rising rate cut bets
Wall Street stocks advanced on Monday, extending Friday’s rally as increased odds that the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower its key Fed funds target rate in December helped investors look past concerns over inflated tech valuations.
U.S. indexes embarked on a holiday-shortened week with solid gains, with gains in the “Magnificent Seven” group of artificial intelligence-related momentum stocks sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq up 2.7%.
A flurry of economic reports, belatedly released after the recent six-week government shutdown, hinted at labor market weakness and stubbornly elevated inflation, which has bolstered investor optimism that the Fed will implement its third and final interest rate cut of 2025 at the conclusion of its December monetary meeting.
Investors ‘breathe sigh of relief’
Dovish commentary from Fed Governor Christopher Waller and New York Fed President John Williams lent some support to that optimism, although other policymakers voiced dissenting opinions.
“When New York Fed President John Williams told us that a December rate cut was still on the table, I think that gave investors the reason to breathe a sigh of relief,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist of CFRA Research in New York.
Financial markets are pricing in a 79.1% likelihood of that occurring, up from 42.4% a week ago, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
The unusually timed release of economic data is set to continue this week, with retail sales, producer prices, and new orders for durable goods joining independent indicators such as Case-Shiller home prices, the Conference Board’s consumer confidence report and the National Association of Realtors’ pending home sales data.
Third-quarter reporting season is drawing to a close. As of Friday, nearly 95% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported, 83% of which delivered better than expected earnings. Analysts now expect third-quarter aggregate earnings growth of 14.7% for constituents of the bellwether index, a significant improvement over the 8.8% estimate on October 1, according to LSEG data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), rose 299.92 points, or 0.65%, to 46,545.33, the S&P 500 (.SPX), gained
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108.81 points, or 1.65%, to 6,711.80 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), gained 601.87 points, or 2.70%, to 22,874.95.
Among the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, communication services (.SPLRCL), enjoyed the largest percentage gain. Consumer staples (.SPLRCS), and energy stocks (.SPNY), were lower.
The U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off this week, starting with Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday.
The health of the consumer, who shoulders about 70% of the U.S. economy, will be assessed for any signs of weakness amid increased layoff announcements and weak survey reports. Even so, the National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to top $1 trillion for the first time.
Earnings from consumer-oriented companies such as Best Buy (BBY.N), are expected later this week.
Tech valuation worries linger
AI-bellwether Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), last week failed to assuage looming fears of a potential AI bubble.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain on track for monthly losses.
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Deutsche Bank helped revive investor risk appetite after projecting the S&P 500 would reach 8,000 by the end of next year, the most bullish forecast among major global brokerages.
Bristol-Myers (BMY.N), gained 4.2% after European rival Bayer (BAYGn.DE), unveiled positive late-stage data for its cardiovascular drug, boosting confidence in Bristol-Myers’ experimental drug milvexian.
Centene (CNC.N), and Oscar Health (OSCR.N), gained 5.3% and 18.9%, respectively, following a report that Trump is considering extending the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies for two years.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.51-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. There were 87 new highs and 59 new lows on the NYSE.
On the Nasdaq, 3,265 stocks rose and 1,337 fell as advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.44-to-1 ratio.
The S&P 500 posted 19 new 52-week highs and two new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 100 new highs and 102 new lows.
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After ‘meaningful progress’ at peace talks, Zelenskyy says Ukraine
By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine was at a “critical moment” and would soon determine its next steps, after negotiations with American officials over the weekend to revise a U.S.-backed proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia.
High-level discussions held in Geneva on Sunday were an attempt to address the concerns of Ukraine and its European allies about an early draft of the proposal, which many Ukrainians had deemed overly favorable to Moscow.
The White House and Ukraine’s presidency released a joint statement overnight saying “meaningful progress” had been made toward “aligning positions.” They said the talks had resulted in an “updated and refined” draft — with “intensive work” set to continue in the coming days.
On Monday, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s delegation was returning home and would deliver a full report about the progress of the talks.
“Based on these reports, we will determine the next steps and the timing,” he said in a statement on the social site X.
President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to agree to a settlement plan by Thursday, though he has indicated that talks could continue if they are going well. U.S. officials have said that they want to strike a deal with Ukraine that can then be presented to Russia.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials declined to say what parts of the proposal were adjusted in Geneva. Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had “managed to keep extremely sensitive points on the table,” including the release of all Ukrainian prisoners of war and the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
“But to achieve real peace, more, more is needed,” he told a parliamentary summit earlier on Mon-
day, calling this a “critical moment” for Ukraine.
“Of course, we’ll continue working with partners, especially the United States, and look for compromises that strengthen, but not weaken us,” he added.
At least one European leader suggested that there were still wide gaps in the discussions.
“The negotiations were a step forward, but there are still major issues which remain to be resolved,” the leader, President Alexander Stubb of Finland, wrote on social media.
Another official, Johann Wadephul, the German foreign minister, suggested on German public radio that the plan had
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been revised to address objections to the provision ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine.
“All questions concerning Europe, as well as those concerning NATO, have been removed from this plan,” Wadephul said.
“Now we must ensure,” he added, “that Ukraine’s sovereignty will be preserved.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Sunday that the unresolved issues in the peace proposal were not “insurmountable,” expressing optimism before he left Geneva that a deal could soon be reached. Still, he acknowledged that Russia “will have to agree to this,” and it was unclear when talks would turn to Moscow.
Local residents who survived a Russian strike the week before return to inspect the damage to their apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Ukrainian and American officials were expected on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, to continue negotiating a U.S.-backed proposal to end the war with Russia, after what both sides described as “highly productive” talks over the weekend to revise a plan that many Ukrainians had deemed overly favorable to Moscow. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times)
The Kremlin said on Monday that it had not yet “officially” received any information about the outcome of the Geneva discussions. Russia was open to contacts and negotiations but had “no concrete details concerning talks involving us,” the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters. He added that Russia did not plan to hold talks with American officials this week. European leaders held their own meeting about the peace proposal negotiations while in Angola for a summit with the African Union.
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, told reporters afterward that while “works remains to be done” on the peace plan, the Geneva talks helped ensure that “there is now a solid basis for moving forward.”
The key principles that Europe wants to see reflected in any peace plan include respect for Ukraine’s territory and sovereignty, she said. Ukraine’s allies are expected to meet again on Tuesday by videoconference.
“Only Ukraine, as a sovereign country, can make decisions regarding their armed forces,” von der Leyen said. “The choice of their destiny is in their own hands.”
Grisly killings of a married couple spark new sectarian unrest in Syria
By EUAN WARD
The grisly killings of a husband and wife set off a new wave of sectarian unrest over the weekend in Homs, one of Syria’s largest and most diverse cities.
The bodies of the couple, members of a prominent Bedouin tribe, were found Sunday in their home just south of Homs, Syria’s third-largest city. The wife’s body showed signs of burning and sectarian slogans were also found at the crime scene, according to the Syrian state news agency, SANA.
After a wave of reprisal attacks, security forces were deployed across Homs to contain the unrest and the authorities imposed a night curfew Sunday, which was later extended to Monday evening. By Monday, the violence around the city appeared to have subsided, according to SANA.
The unrest was the latest test for Syria’s government which, after less than a year in power, has already faced several waves of sectarian bloodshed that have killed thousands of people. The country’s deep sectarian divides have proven to be one of the biggest challenges for the government as it strives to unite and stabilize the country after nearly 14 years of civil war and decades of dictatorship. It still does not have full control over all regions.
Homs has long been a microcosm of Syria’s sectarian fault lines. The city’s population includes Sunni Muslims, the majority in Syria, as well as Alawites, Christians and Shiite Muslims. Its central location, on the highway linking the two largest cities — Damascus and Aleppo — made it a strategic prize for both the Assad government and its rebel opponents during the civil war.
Homs was an early flashpoint of the uprising against Pre-
sident Bashar Assad that began in 2011, and it was one of the most devastated cities in the conflict. Entire districts were pulverized by government aerial bombardments, and parts of Homs endured a nearly two-year siege, with acute shortages of food, before rebel fighters were forced to evacuate in 2014.
The fighting drove out tens of thousands of residents, leaving large areas in ruins and altering the city’s demographic makeup.
In the year since rebels swept to power in Syria, Homs has remained fractured, and in recent months, it has been the site of a series of sectarian-style killings, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has documented multiple attacks on Alawite civilians in the city and surrounding countryside.
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Russian disinformation comes to Mexico, seeking to rupture U.S. ties
By MARIA ABI-HABIB
Russia’s disinformation efforts across Latin America have intensified over the past two years, partly aimed at sowing discord between the United States and its allies in the region, according to an American diplomatic cable and new report by watchdog groups.
The campaign is spearheaded by Kremlin-owned media outlets such as Sputnik and RT, officials say, describing an effort to stoke anti-American sentiment, especially in Mexico, the world’s largest Spanish-speaking nation and Washington’s biggest trade partner.
In April 2024, U.S. diplomats in Mexico City raised alarms over the “sudden and dramatic expansion” of RT in the country, according to an internal diplomatic cable titled “Mexico: RT’s Invasion” and reviewed by The New York Times.
“RT’s aggressive investment in Mexico and its strategy to build its credibility and undermine the United States, poses a threat to current popular perception,” the cable reads, adding, “mission Mexico needs more resources to counter RT’s wellfunded efforts.”
The Russian Embassy in Mexico City denied that Moscow was spreading disinformation, calling Sputnik and RT, formerly called Russia Today, unbiased alternatives to American media.
The U.S. Embassy cable says the audience of “RT en Español” catapulted online, from 191,000 views on the social platform X in 2022 to 715 million a year later. With RT widely blocked in Europe and the United States, the network scaled up its presence in Latin America, a potential audience of some 670 million people.
The embassy cable partly blamed the “allegedly sympathetic abettors in President López Obrador’s administration” for the expansion of Kremlin-owned media outlets in Mexico.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s term as Mexico’s president ended in October 2024. The party that he founded, Morena, still governs Mexico and includes officials sympathetic to
Russia, current and former U.S. officials say.
López Obrador and Morena officials did not respond to requests for comment.
British and French officials raised concerns with Mexico’s Foreign Ministry about Russia’s activities, according to three people familiar with the discussions. The ministry declined to comment.
The cable’s findings were supported by a 2024 Justice Department investigation that uncovered a Russian government-sponsored influence campaign called Doppelgänger, targeting American citizens and Washington’s allies.
“The campaign intended to encourage ‘anti-American sentiment’ as well as to exacerbate confrontation between the United States and Mexico,” according to a Justice Department affidavit in the case, which closed down websites involved in the campaign.
While it is unclear whether the operation is still trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Mexico, Kremlinsponsored media outlets continue to publish Spanish-language content discrediting the United States.
This year, former President Dmitri Medvedev accused Ukraine and the United States of recruiting Mexican and Colombian cartels to fight Russia, an accusation picked up by Spanish-language media in the region. That followed a similar accusation spread by the Russian Embassy in Mexico City, which was shared by several Morena politicians.
Those claims appeared to draw from the stories of Colombian military veterans who, largely driven by financial reasons, volunteered to fight for Ukraine.
One official who has regularly shared Russian government media content on social media is Jenaro Villamil, head of Mexico’s State Broadcasting System, which controls hundreds of TV and radio stations nationwide.
Villamil said that he shares news from various outlets and that his personal account does not represent the government.
Last year, he shared a Sputnik article linking the U.S.
Grisly killings of a married couple spark new sectarian unrest in Syria
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The Observatory reported that armed Bedouin tribesmen retaliated to the couple’s killing by attacking a neighborhood of Homs populated predominantly by Alawites.
The Alawite minority practices an offshoot of Shiite Islam, and the Assad family, who belong to the sect, gave members of the group preferential treatment during its decadeslong dictatorship. The Bedouins descend from nomadic tribes and, like Syria’s new leaders, are part of the country’s Sunni Muslim majority.
The attackers set homes ablaze, vandalized property and opened fire indiscriminately, the Observatory said. At least 18 people were injured, according to local health officials.
Maj. Gen. Murhaf al-Naasan, the head of the government’s internal security forces in Homs, said in a statement Sunday that the couple’s killing “appears to have the goal
of fueling sectarian divisions and undermining stability in the region.” He and other Syrian officials appealed for calm.
Since Islamist rebels overthrew Assad a year ago, repeated episodes of sectarian-fueled bloodshed involving minority groups have raised doubts about whether the rebel leadership is capable of protecting Syria’s mosaic of ethnic and religious minorities.
Despite public assurances by officials that minorities should feel safe, many members of those communities remain mistrustful of the new authorities, who have struggled repeatedly to keep sectarian tensions from cascading into widespread bloodshed.
At times, sectarian violence has been perpetrated by government security forces themselves or fighters linked to or aligned with them, a recent investigation by The New York Times found.
In March, what began as an ambush by pro-Assad gunmen on government security forces along Syria’s coast des-
Drug Enforcement Administration to the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president, adding: “another DEA intervention in Latin America.” While a former freelance DEA informant was linked to the killing, he had stopped working for the agency before then.
Across Latin America, RT has also held training sessions for journalists and students, according to a new investigation by the German Marshall Fund, a Washington-based research group, and Factchequeado, a nonprofit that monitors Spanish media.
During recent RT training for journalists in Venezuela, the room erupted into chants of “Long live Russia!” and “Long live Putin!” according to the investigation.
In Mexico, RT has built a partnership with the Journalists Club, an industry association that has received funding from Mexico’s Senate. The club has also hosted RT for training sessions.
The club’s biweekly magazine consistently publishes RT articles, with roughly 53% of its content from Kremlin-owned media outlets since April, according to the investigation.
Mouris Salloum George, the president of the club, said the magazine started republishing Russian government media because RT approached it offering free content.
Some Western experts worry that Washington is outmatched in the information war, especially after the Trump administration moved to dismantle an office that counters disinformation and also Voice of America, the U.S.-run news agency founded to fight Nazi propaganda.
“This is the problem: You have the U.S. retreating from the information space globally, and in comes Russia,” said Bret Schafer, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund.
“There remains a bit of a Cold War mentality about Russia taking it to the U.S. in their own backyard because they feel like the U.S. does it to them and their so-called sphere of influence,” he said. “To gain influence, Latin America has long been seen as a priority for the Russians.”
cended into a sectarian killing spree that left at least 1,400 dead, most of them Alawites.
Two months later, another outbreak of sectarian violence, just outside Damascus, killed more than 100 people.
Then, in July, a highway robbery by armed Bedouins near the southern city of Sweida spiraled into sectarian violence that killed about 2,000 people — many from the Druze religious minority — according to the Observatory.
Syrian leaders are eager to maintain stability so as not to reverse their significant progress in rebuilding ties with the outside world since coming to power. To that end, the authorities responded swiftly to the violence in Homs on Sunday to prevent an escalation.
“Despite the enormity of the crime and the impulsive reactions of some residents seeking revenge, the state and society alike succeeded in containing the criminals’ efforts before they could escalate,” Syria’s information minister, Hamza al-Mustafa, said in a statement.
“The issue of civil peace is at the forefront of the Syrian government’s priorities, and undoubtedly much work remains to be done,” he said.
Mexico is not just the top supplier to the US. Now it is the top buyer.
By JAMES WAGNER
Mexico is now the world’s top buyer of U.S. goods, according to data released by the U.S. government Wednesday, outpacing Canada for the first time in nearly 30 years.
The data highlighted how Mexico and the United States have, despite periodic political tensions, become deeply intertwined in business, and how much global trade patterns have shifted in a short period. Only two years ago, Mexico became the country that sold the most goods to the United States, surpassing China.
“Mexico is the United States’ main trading partner,” said Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s economy minister, during the president’s daily news conference Wednesday.
The data, released by the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday, also showed how President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs took a toll on overall trade in August, as taxes on exports from about 90 countries went into effect.
Canada had for decades been the biggest buyer of U.S. goods, but it has slowly lost ground to Mexico over the years, and it has had a far more combative economic relationship with Trump since his second term began. While the Trump administration has imposed steep tariffs on some exports from Canada, Trump has repeatedly carved out exemptions for Mexico after negotiations with its president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and her representatives.
From January to August, the new
particularly its middle class, the country of over 130 million people has hungered for more U.S. goods, according to experts.
The sectors in which Mexico has purchased more U.S. goods over the years, according to his analysis, include meat; cereals like corn, for humans and animals; fuel, which has helped Mexico as it has struggled to refine its own crude oil; and iron and steel.
Tariffs have affected Mexico’s economy — it was expected to grow modestly at only 1% this year — but they have had less of an effect than first projected.
Reasons for that, experts say, include Mexico’s proximity, logistical infrastructure, labor costs and increasingly skilled workforce as significant factors.
data showed, the U.S. exported $1.4 trillion worth of goods, with $225.6 billion heading to Canada and $226.4 billion to Mexico. (In 2024, the United States exported $349.4 billion to Canada and $334 billion to Mexico.)
“Today is the inflection point,” said Alfonso Muñoz, an economist at De la Calle Madrazo Mancera, an economic consulting firm in Mexico City. “There is a very high complementarity between the economies of Mexico and the United States.”
The trend was expected to hold as long as there were no major economic crises or interruptions to the current trade agreement among the United States, Mexico and Canada, Muñoz said.
Because of free-trade deals since 1994, the economies and supply chains of North America’s three giants have gradually become more interdependent. But over the decades, Canada’s share of U.S. exports has slowly decreased while Mexico’s has increased.
“The political weight, the importance that Mexico can have, is much greater than we think,” Muñoz said. “Even though there’s political noise or trade confrontation, Mexico continues to be the main supplier, and now it’s become the main buyer,” he added.
Mexico and the United States share what is considered the busiest land border in the world. As Mexico has grown,
Mexico’s leading exports to the United States are cars, machinery, electronics, medical devices, fruits and vegetables. So far this year, U.S. data show that its imports from Mexico have totaled $354.9 billion — up from the same period in 2024 — followed by imports from Canada and China.
Sheinbaum has been pushing a plan to grow and diversify Mexico’s economy. Ebrard, the economy minister, on Wednesday boasted of a record amount of direct foreign investment, nearly $41 billion, for the final trimester of this year.
“For foreign investment, the No. 1 source is also the United States,” he said. “So I see that the international community or the market is very much in favor of our country, and that trend is going to solidify. Now the challenge is to put our national investment on the same track.”
Southbound trucks prepare to cross the Rio Grande into Mexico, at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, Feb. 1, 2025. Mexico is now the world’s top buyer of U.S. goods, according to data released by the U.S. government on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, outpacing Canada for the first time in nearly 30 years. (Gabriel V. Cárdenas/The New York Times)
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In ancient Spain, a nail through the skull could mean enmity, or honor
By FRANZ LIDZ
Some 2,000 years ago, a macabre ritual was observed in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, a region of Spain known today as Catalonia. In several settlements, the skulls of the dead were publicly exhibited: on porches, or mounted on walls and stakes. Most unsettling, some had iron nails driven through them.
Dozens of such skulls, dating to the Iron Age, or roughly 800 B.C. to 218 B.C., have been found across the area since 1904. Scholarly theories about them have fallen into two camps: The skulls were either respected ancestral relics or war trophies meant to induce fear in local rivals, depending on the tribe.
But in a recent paper in The Journal of Archaeological Science, Rubén de la Fuente-Seoane, an archaeologist at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, argues that those hypotheses alone are too simplistic; more likely, the meaning of the skulls depended on whom they belonged to and where they were placed. “Our study shows that it may be a mistake to have to choose only one option,” he said.
De la Fuente-Seoane and his research team examined seven skulls from two Iberian Peninsula settlements, Puig Castellar and Ullastret. Both sites were established around the sixth century B.C., a time when political violence intensified, as shown by the appearance of weapons in burials and evidence of fatal injuries, including beheadings, in human remains. Between 350 B.C. and 200 B.C., the northern Iberian Peninsula village of La Hoya, located on a trade route in the fertile Ebro River valley, was destroyed in what is believed to have been a politically motivated massacre.
Archaeological findings from 2020 indicated that attackers burned the village and left the remains of the conquered where they fell. Examination of the bodies revealed fatal injuries from bladed metal weapons, with some victims decapitated or dismembered. Valuables were deliberately ignored, leading the researchers to speculate that the attack was carried out by a neighboring faction seeking regional control and total annihilation of the settlement.
Puig Castellar is situated on a hill with a commanding view of the coast. Ullastret is inland and was the capi-
In an undated photo from M. Eulàlia Subirà, a lower jawbone from Individual 39, found at the settlement site of Puig Castellar, with a cut mark from decapitation visible on its chin. Skulls displayed in public 2,000 years ago were intended as a warning to enemies and a celebration of comrades, a new paper argues. (M. Eulàlia Subirà via The New York Times)
tal of the territory known as Indiketes. The two settlements were abandoned by the late third or early second century B.C., probably in response to invading Romans.
De la Fuente-Seoane reasoned that by analyzing the ratio of different atomic isotopes in the skulls’ tooth enamel, his team would be able to determine whether they belonged to locals or outsiders. Presumably, the skulls of locals would have been venerated, whereas those of outsiders would have been kept as badges of honor.
Isotopes of the element strontium make their way from the local soil and water into the tooth enamel of whoever consumes them, and serve as a geological identifier of where food was grown. Because tooth enamel forms in childhood and does not change, it permanently records where a person was raised.
Similarly, scientists can trace where people lived by studying oxygen isotopes in their drinking water, which reflect environmental conditions such as temperature, altitude and proximity to the sea. When paired with strontium data, this information helps reconstruct an individual’s geographic history and movements.
De la Fuente-Seoane and his research team used this technique on four skulls found in prominent locations near the exterior walls and main entrance to Puig Castellar. The results showed that three of the skulls — from an adolescent and two adults younger than 35 — were most likely from other areas, while the fourth, whose age was undetermined, was probably from a local.
This led de la Fuente-Seoane to propose that the deliberate effort to make the remains of the outsiders visible on structures such as fortified walls or gates was meant to be a show of force, warding off both internal and external adversaries.
Based on their analysis of three nailed skulls
from the Ullastret site, researchers concluded that locals and foreign enemies were treated differently in death. The three skulls belonged to adults younger than 40. Two were found to be from residents of the Ullastret community and were showcased in homes. De la Fuente-Seoane said that those skulls might have been used as tributes by the individuals’ families, a way of honoring their relatives as important community members.
“Some classical texts mention the use of cedar oil in the treatment of preserved heads kept as trophies,” de la Fuente-Seoane said. In a 2016 study involving organic residue analysis of several skulls from Ullastret, researchers looked for vestiges of such residues but found none.
A third Ullastret skull, deemed to be of foreign origin, was discovered in a ditch outside the settlement’s walls. This suggests that it, too, was a military trophy, but its placement in a less conspicuous location implies a different symbolic use than that of the skulls outside Puig Castellar. De la Fuente-Seoane wondered if the third skull could be linked to the Gaulish practice of using skulls as religious offerings or spoils of war, after which they were stored in pits.
However, he said, this cannot be proven without knowing the skull’s original context. He also cautioned that more research was needed, such as broader isotope analyses, to reliably support the initial findings.
Jordi Principal, director of the History Museum of Catalonia, said he was surprised to learn that the two hypotheses — reverent remembrance and trophy-taking — are nonexclusive, and that both practices coexisted.
He observed that “the evidence seems to suggest that perhaps not all of the tribes considered this practice in the same way, which would be probably determined by the sociocultural context of each community.” Nevertheless, he said, the exhibition of the skulls consistently served a single purpose: to express and project power.
In an undated photo from M. Eulàlia Subirà, pieces of the skull of Individual 389 from Puig Castellar, with a nail hole visible near the front. Skulls displayed in public 2,000 years ago were intended as a warning to enemies and a celebration of comrades, a new paper argues. (M. Eulàlia Subirà via The New York Times)
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America’s deadliest cancer has abysmal screening rates
By SIMAR BAJAJ
Tens of thousands of lives could be saved if more people got screened for lung cancer, according to a new study.
Each year, lung cancer kills nearly 125,000 people in the United States — more than breast, colorectal and cervical cancers combined. The paper, published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that lung cancer screenings could prevent 62,000 deaths over a five-year period, or four times as many as are being saved today.
The screening itself is a straightforward CT scan that captures far more detail than an X-ray, said Priti Bandi, scientific director at the American Cancer Society, who led the research.
Getting this yearly scan can help catch lung cancer in its early stages, when the five-year survival rate is 60%. But almost half of lung cancers are caught in their late stages, when patients have less than a 10% chance of surviving.
“The number of lives saved by early detection completely eclipses the lives we can save with drugs for advanced lung cancer,” said Dr. Douglas Wood, chair of surgery at University of Washington Medicine.
Why are screening rates so low?
To qualify for annual lung cancer screening, you must be 50 to 80 years old and have a significant smoking history, according to guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. That means you must have smoked cigarettes within the past 15 years and averaged a pack a day for at least 20 years — or an equivalent amount, like two packs a day for 10 years. (While radon and air pollution are other major causes of lung cancer, the guidelines do not currently take these hazards into account.)
About 70% to 80% of eligible Americans get mammograms, colonoscopies and Pap smears, but this study found that only 18% of eligible individuals receive lung cancer screening. “That’s abysmal,” said Dr. Mara Schonberg, a primary care physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who researches cancer detection. The screening rates were lower among people in their 50s and healthier individuals.
Beyond saving tens of thousands of lives, if every eligible person were to get screened, the study estimated it would add about 14 years, on average, to the life of every person spared, Bandi said.
But it’s not always easy to get people tested. More than 60% of Americans don’t know that lung cancer screening is available. Many longtime smokers also assume they’ll be blamed if lung cancer is found, Wood said, and smoking is concentrated among low-income people, who already struggle to access care.
But one of the biggest obstacles may be simply figuring out who qualifies, said Dr. Drew Moghanaki, chief of thoracic oncology at UCLA Health.
Unlike other cancer screenings, where eligibility hinges only on age, lung cancer screening requires doctors to reconstruct people’s smoking history over decades. Some people might smoke different amounts at different times, or quit and restart. So, it’s time-consuming, if not impossible, for doctors to get an accurate smoking history, said Dr. Alison Rustagi, a primary care physician at the University
of California, San Francisco, and strict eligibility cutoffs mean that being slightly off can disqualify someone.
“The lung cancer screening criteria is the most complicated of all screening criteria,” Moghanaki said. “It’s a mathematical rubric.”
Should the eligibility criteria be simplified?
Experts say that the current eligibility guidelines aim to capture those at the highest risk but don’t include about 50% of people who develop lung cancer.
So, this new study modeled the benefit of screening smokers who are not currently eligible — like those who quit more than 15 years ago or who smoked less than a pack a day for 20 years — and estimated another 30,000 lives could be saved. Screening people based on smoking duration, regardless of their quit date, could correct some biases in the current criteria and make it easier to assess eligibility, said Dr. Michael Gieske, a primary care physician at St. Elizabeth’s Healthcare in Kentucky.
Other experts urge more caution.
The study didn’t account for the risks of lung cancer screening, such as false positives, anxiety and unnecessary tests, Schonberg said. These risks are immediate, but the benefits may not appear for years, if at all, she added.
The estimate of 62,000 lives saved also depends on assumptions that may not hold up in the real world. To make that calculation, the researchers presumed that participants got three CT scans and that screening cuts lung cancer deaths by 20%, based on a 2011 trial. But screening technology, follow-up protocols and tumor management have changed since then. So that number could be considerably different today, Rustagi said.
Yet even with these uncertainties, this study emphasizes how the United States is leaving one of its most powerful tools against cancer deaths on the table, Moghanaki said.
“This study shows just how big an opportunity we have to avert deaths and save lives,” he added.
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A patient recieves a CT scan in Thomas, W.Va., April 10, 2024. Tens of thousands of lives could be saved if more people got screened for lung cancer, according to a new study.
(Kristian Thacker/The New York Times)
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE VEGA BAJA
Peticionario V. ADQUISICIÓN EN PLENO
DOMINIO DE SOLAR: 62, URBANIZACIÓN SAN VICENTE DE VEGA BAJA. CABIDA: 341.58 METROS CUADRADOS. LINDEROS: NORTE, CON EL SOLAR #63, DISTANCIA DE 26.05 METROS. SUR, CON EL SOLAR #61, DISTANCIA DE 26.50 METROS; ESTE, CON LA CALLE #11, DISTANCIA DE 13.00 METROS. OESTE, CON LA CALLE #15, DISTANCIA DE 13.01 METROS. CONTIENE UNA CASA DE CONCRETO CONSTRUIDA PARA UNA FAMILIA. ES SEGREGACIÓN DE LA FINCA 3,220 DE VEGA BAJA; MARÍA LUISA
RIVERA DELGADO Y OTROS
Parte con Interés Civil Núm.: BY2025CV03338.
Salón: 502. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA (IN REM).
EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: Ramón López Rosa, Sucesión Ramón López
Rosa compuesta por Ramón López Varela, Rigoberto López Varela y personas desconocidas; Ramón López Varela, Rigoberto López Varela, Rolando Irizarry López, Saba López Rosa, Sucesión Saba López
Rosa compuesta por Judith López Varela y Elisa López Varela y personas desconocidas; Judith López Varela, Elisa López Varela, Cristino López Rosa, Sucesión Cristino López
Rosa compuesta por Claudia López, Samuel López, David López y personas desconocidas; Claudia López, Samuel López, David López, Miguel Ángel López
Rosa, Sucesión Miguel Ángel López
Rosa compuesta por personas desconocidas;
Maximiliano López Rosa, Margarita López López, Sucesión Margarita López
López compuesta por Joel Montes de Oca López y personas desconocidas, Joel Montes de Oca López, María Luisa Rivera
Delgado, Jorge Luis López López, Sucesión
Maximiliano López Rosa compuesta por María Luisa Rivera Delgado y Candelaria Rosa Rodríguez; Candelaria Rosa Rodríguez, Sucesión Candelaria
Rosa Rodríguez compuesta por: Ramón López Rosa, Saba López
Rosa, Auroara López
Rosa, Andrés López
Rosa, Teodora López
Rosa, Cristino López
Rosa, María Nilda López
Rosa, Agripina López
Rosa, Gladys López Rosa, Miguel Ángel López Rosa, Margarita López López, Jorge Luis López López, Florentino López López, Brunilda López López, Nélida López López, Milton Irizarry López, Carmen Irizarry López, Rolando Irizarry López; Nélida López López; Fulano de Tal y Zutano de Tal, representando personas desconocidas y/o sus sucesores y a cualquier otra persona natural o jurídica con interés - Urb. San Vicente 62, Calle 11, Vega Baja, PR 00693.
Se les notifica y emplaza que el Gobierno Municipal Autónomo de Vega Baja, en virtud de la Ley General de Expropiación de 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada, la Regla 58 de las de Procedimiento Civil, según enmendada, 32 L.P.R.A., Ap. V. R. 58, en todas aquellas disposiciones que sean de aplicación; el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley Núm. 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 95, Serie Núm. 2024-2025; ha radicado en esta Secretaría una Petición de Expropiación para la adquisición en pleno dominio sobre la siguiente propiedad:
URBANA: Solar: 62, Urbanización San Vicente de Vega Baja. Cabida: 341.58 metros cuadrados. Linderos: Norte, con el solar #63, distancia de 26.05 metros. Sur, con el solar #61, distancia de 26.50 metros. Este, con la calle #11, distancia de 13.00 metros. Oeste, con la calle #15, distancia de 13.01
metros. Contiene una casa de concreto construida para una familia. Contiene una casa de concreto construida para una familia. Es segregación de la finca 3,220 de Vega Baja. La propiedad consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad, Sección IV de Bayamón, bajo la finca número 5,140, tomo 109, folio 237. No hay número de catastro disponible para esta propiedad. Número de parcela: 035-039-138-06-001. El Municipio Autónomo de Vega Baja pretende ceder esta propiedad al Banco de Tierras Comunitarias de Vega Baja (Vega Baja CLB, Inc.) de conformidad con el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico y que dicha entidad gestione la rehabilitación de la propiedad con el fin de atender el problema de escasez de vivienda para sus compueblanos, conforme la Ordenanza Municipal Núm. 95 Serie 2024-2025. No se consignó suma de dinero como compensación justa y razonable dado que el inmueble fue valorado en $77,000.00 y se dedujo la cantidad de $24,204.79 por el concepto de deuda de contribución sobre la propiedad inmueble y se dedujo la cantidad de $111,677.00 por concepto de multas, gastos de limpieza, mantenimiento, gastos necesarios y/o convenientes a los fines de eliminar la condición de estorbo público o gastos de mitigación de una declaración formal de estorbo público, a tenor con la sección 5(a)(5) de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa de 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada. Luego de realizadas las referidas deducciones, el Peticionario cuenta con un crédito a su favor por la cantidad de $58,881.79. No habiéndose podido emplazar personalmente a las Partes con Interés antes relacionadas por residir fuera de Puerto Rico y/o desconocerse su paradero o quién le representa, este Tribunal ha ordenado que se emplace por edicto, que se publicará una vez por semana durante tres semanas consecutivas en un periódico de circulación diaria de Puerto Rico. Disponiéndose que la peticionaria deberá de notificar por correo a la persona emplazada en los 10 días siguientes a la publicación del último edicto, por correo certificado con acuse de recibo una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda a las partes de las cual se tenga la información de la dirección. Se le notifica que, si desea presentar objeción, o defensa a la incautación de la propiedad, deben ustedes radicar su contestación ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón,
dentro del término de treinta (30) días, contados a partir de la última publicación de este Edicto, debiendo notificar con copia de dicha Contestación a la Parte Peticionaria, a través de: Lcda. Susana M. Pesquera Colom, cuya dirección es: PO Box 20074, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00928-0074, Teléfono (787) 568-3126, Correo electrónico: spesquera@crhpr. org. Este término será improrrogable y de no contestar en el término señalado el Tribunal le anotará la rebeldía y dictará sentencia en un término no mayor de cinco (5) días, conforme lo dispuesto en el Artículo 4.012 A del Código Municipal de Puerto Rico. Del o los demandados comparecer o contestar la demanda, el Tribunal citará para juicio, el que será celebrado en un término no menor de quince (15) días ni mayor de treinta (30) días de haberse contestado la demanda. Una vez celebrado el juicio el Tribunal dictará sentencia en un término no mayor de cinco (5) días. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 31 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SANDRA I. BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA.
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Peticionario EX-PARTE
Civil Núm.: CG2025CV01555. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. CITACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: SUCESION SANTOS COTTO TRINIDAD Y SUCESION GALO COTTO TRINIDAD.
Por la presente se le notifica que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal el expediente arriba titulado, con el fin de justificar e inscribir en el Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Puerto Rico, a favor de la parte peticionaria el derecho de dominio que alega tener sobre la finca que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela radicada en el Barrio Cañaboncito, de Caguas Puerto Rico. Mide veinte metros de frente por veinticinco metros de fondo, iguales a una superficie de quinientos metros cuadrados. Colinda por el Norte con Blas Cotto, separado por
camino; Sur con Juan Cotto Rivera; Este con Juan Cotto Rivera; y Oeste con Luis Cotto Trinidad. No consta inscrita. La abogada de la parte peticionaria es la Lcda. Xiomara Méndez Báez, PO Box 6463, Caguas, Puerto Rico 00726; Tel. 787286-6666. También, se le informa que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 1 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE, de manera presencial, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Se le notifica a usted que este Tribunal ha ordenado su citación, para que presente oposición a este expediente, si se viesen perjudicados con la inscripción que se solicita; advirtiéndole que de no hacerlo dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar desde que fuera usted notificado de esta citación, la parte peticionaria podrán solicitar y obtener la aprobación de este expediente de dominio y la correspondiente inscripción a su nombre en el Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Caguas, el dominio de la finca anteriormente descrita. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Petición, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Por Orden de este Tribunal, expido la presente bajo mi firma y sello oficial. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 23 de septiembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE SANTIAGO ALEQUÍN MÁRTIR COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS CONOCIDOS COMO
MADELYN ALEQUÍN SANTIAGO, JOSÉ ALBERTO ALEQUÍN SANTIAGO, WILLIAM ALEQUÍN CASIANO Y WANDA IVETTE ALEQUÍN CASIANO; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN; AUTORIDAD PARA EL FINANCIAMIENTO DE LA VIVIENDA DE PUERTO RICO
Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2024CV02196. 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 Mayagüez, 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 26 de junio de 2025, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 6 de octubre 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: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento A-6-C en el Condominio Río Cristal, Cluster número cinco, localizado en el Proyecto Río Cristal, Barrio Sábalos, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, VBC-187. Está construido de hormigón armado y bloques. Este apartamento consta de dos pisos y tiene un área total, incluyendo ambos pisos, de mil diecinueve pies veinticuatro centímetros cuadrados, equivalentes a noventicuatro metros seiscientos noventa milésimas cuadradas. En lindes por el NORTE, en 20 pies 1 pulgada, equivalentes a 6.121 metros, con la pared exterior; por el SUR, en 20 pies 1 pulgada, equivalente a 6.121 metros, con la pared exterior; por el ESTE, en 27 pies 6 pulgadas, equivalentes a 8.382 metros, con el Apartamiento A-6-B del Cluster; y por el OESTE, en 27 pies 6 pulgadas, equivalentes a 8.382 metros, con el Apartamiento A-7-B del Cluster. Se usará para propósito residenciales y contiene en el primer piso sala, comedor, cocina, balcón de servicio y terraza, y en el segundo piso tres (3) dormitorios con sus respectivos guardarropas, un cuarto de baño y un pasillo
con guardarropas. Tiene una escalera interior que comunica el primer y segundo piso. Este apartamento tiene una escalera interior que comunica el primero con el segundo piso del mismo. Le corresponde el 1.60635% en relación a los elementos comunes generales. Finca Número 27,751, inscrita al folio 107 del tomo 936 de Mayagüez. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Mayagüez. Dirección Física: COND. RIO CRISTAL, APT. A-6C, CLUSTER #5, MAYAGÜEZ PR 00680. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 14 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Mayagüez. 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 $24,695.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 21 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:30 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 $16,463.33. 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 28 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 9:30 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 $12,347.50. 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 $15,863.10 de principal, más intereses convenidos al 6.5000% 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 la Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico por éstos contar con una hipoteca a su favor por la suma de $10,861.00, sin intereses, vencedero el día 24 de octubre de 2014, constituida mediante la escritura número 214, (no se expresa lugar de otorgamiento), el día 24 de octubre de 2006, ante la notario Irma J. Planadeball Moreno, e inscrita al folio 110 del tomo 936 de Mayagüez, finca número 27,751, inscripción 4ta., como Asiento Abreviado, extendidas las líneas el día 21 de enero de 2014, en virtud de la Ley número 216 del día 27 de diciembre de 2010. (Fue presentado el día 5 de febrero de 2007, al Asiento 494 del Diario 732). Además, 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 27 de octubre de 2025. CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL PLACA #283, SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ. ***
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN GERMÁN
ROBINSON RAMIREZ ASENCIO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA POR ROBINSON RAMIREZ Demandante Vs. LUIS CABRERA ACOSTA; JENNILYS MARIE
CABRERA MONTERO Demandados
Caso Núm.: SG2025CV00696. Sobre: LIQUIDACIÓN DE HERENCIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNINDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: LUIS CABRERA ACOSTA, cuyas circunstancias personales son las siguientes: mayor de edad, soltero, empleado y vecino del #1919 Castleton Dr. St. Cloud Florida, 34771; de quien se desconoce correo electrónico; y, JENNILYS MARIE
CABRERA MONTERO, cuyas circunstancias personales son las siguientes: mayor de edad, soltera, empleada y vecina del #1919 Castleton Dr. St. Cloud Florida, 34771; Parte Demandada. De: ROBINSON
RAMIREZ ASENCIO, Parte Demandante. POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a usted que se ha radicado una Demanda sobre Liquidación de Herencia en la cual usted es parte indispensable del proceso. Se le concede un plazo de treinta (30) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del presente edicto para contestar la demanda. 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 se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. La publicación de tal edicto se hará una vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico. Se ordena a la parte demandante a enviar copia de la demanda y del emplazamiento, mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo, dirigido a la última dirección conocida de los demandados, en un término de 10 días contados a partir de la fecha de la publicación. Transcurridos los treinta (30) días de haberse publicado el edicto sin que la persona notificada compareciere, a tenor con la Regla 10.1, de Procedimiento Civil de Puerto Rico, continuará el procedimiento y se anotará la rebeldía según establece la Regla 45.1 de Procedimiento Civil de Puerto Rico, a solicitud de parte o a motu proprio según la discreción del Honorable Tribunal. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 07 de noviembre de 2025. LIC. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SALIX Y. MÉNDEZ REYES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAYNABO
MIGUEL ITURRALDE ALBERT Y SU
ESPOSA MILDREADA ESPINOSA PRIETO Y LA SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandante V. FIRST BANK PUERTO RICO; BANCO POPULAR
DE PUERTO RICO; JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO Y CUALQUIERA PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA
Demandados Civil Núm.: GB2025CV01006. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. SALA: 201. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO Y CUALQUIERA PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA.
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de un (1) pagaré hipotecario un Pagaré por la suma principal de $139,500.00, a favor de DORAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, o a su orden, con intereses al 8 ¼ % anual y vencimiento en abril del año 2007, Affidavit 6923. Dicho pagaré se garantizó con una hipoteca mediante escritura número 467, otorgada en San Juan, el 12 de marzo del año 1992, ante Hiram Amundaray Rivera e inscrito al folio 133 del tomo 890 de Guaynabo, finca número 32792, inscripción 3a, sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Mansiones Reales, situado en el Barrio Santa Rosa de la Municipalidad de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Número del Solar C-Diez (C-10). Área del solar: de Trescientos Sesenta Y Cuatro Punto Dieciséis Metros Cuadrados (364.16), en lindes por el NORTE, en doce punto catorce (12.14) metros, con el solar número siete (7) y una distancia de dos punto cincuenta metros (2.50 m), con el solar número ocho (8) del bloque “C” ; por el SUR, en dieciocho punto dieciocho (18.18) metros, con la calle número Tres (3) de dicha Urbanización; por el ESTE, en veintidós (22.00) metros, con el solar número once (11) del bloque “C” y por el OESTE, en veintidós (22.00) metros, con el solar número nueve (9) del bloque “C”. En este solar enclava
una casa de concreto para residencia de una familia. Consta inscrita al folio 130 del tomo 890 de Guaynabo, FINCA: Número 32792 del Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Guaynabo. El número de catastro de la Propiedad según surge de los récords del CRIM es 114-031-907-18-001. La parte demandante alega que dicho pagaré ha sido saldado según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico y se le requiere para que radique en este Tribunal su contestación y notifique con copia de ella al abogado de la parte demandante la Lcda. Saideth Cristobal Martínez, PO Box 9022173, San Juan, PR 00902-2173 ; Tel. (787) 3670412, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL INTERINA. SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL I.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ANGEL LUIS SANTOS ORTIZ Y OTROS
Demandante V. GREAT ATLANTIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV05210. (Salón: 905 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALEJANDRO J. CACHO RODRÍGUEZ - CACHO@ CACHOLAW.COM. A: GREAT ATLANTIC MORTAGE CORPORATION; R&G MORTGAGE CORPORATION; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus-
cribe le notifica a usted que el 18 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. En SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, el 18 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN LÓPEZ VILCHES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO
CONSEJO DE TITULARES DE FAIRLAKES VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM
Demandante V. LUISA POHL BONILLA
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: HU2025CV00387. (Salón: 208). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ R. GONZÁLEZ RIVERAJRG@GONZALEZMORALES.COM. A: LUISA POHL BONILLA: 185 CANDELERO DRIVE FAIRLAKES VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM APT 625 HUMACAO, PR 00791. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia
Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de noviembre de 2025. En Humacao, Puerto Rico, el 18 de noviembre de 2025. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. LAURA DE JESÚS GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
COMPU-LINK CORPORATION, D/B/A CELINK
Demandante V. GREAT ATLANTIC MORTGAGE
CORPORATION P/C OFICINA DEL COMISIONADO DE INSTITUCIONES
FINANCIERAS (OCIF) Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV04288. (Salón: 402 SUPERIOR CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. FRANCES L. ASENCIO GUIDOFRANCES.ASENCIO@GMLAW.COM. A: GREAT ATLANTIC MORTGAGE
CORPORATION; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de octubre 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 17 de noviembre de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: EN CUMPLIMIENTO CON LA ORDEN DEL 14 DE NOVIEMBRE SE ENMIENDA LA SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 17 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KAREN M. ACEVEDO ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS.
GÉNESIS
ROMÁN GONZÁLEZ
Demandante v. WILMER MEDINA
Demandado CML NúM.: GR2025RF0113. SALA: 503. SOBRE: DivorcioRuptura Irreparable. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTEAMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: WILMER MEDINA
Ave Cordillera, Las Flores, casa #6, Santo Domingo Oeste, Manoguayabo, República Dominicana.
Se le notifica por medio del presente edicto, que se ha radicado en este Tribunal una demanda de Divorcio, contra usted. Se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique su Contestación a la Demanda al Ledo. Rafael Reyes Almodóvar a la siguiente dirección: PO BOX 1174 Caguas PR 0726-1174 con el número de teléfono: (787) 672- 9580, dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto, el cual se publicará en un periódico de circulación general diaria una sola vez. Se le advierte que, de no comparecer en forma alguna dentro del término legal establecido, la parte demandante podrá obtener sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle. Por Orden del Juez de este Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 12 de noviembre de 2025.
IRASEMIS DIAZ SANCHEZ, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL. DANNETTE GONZALEZ MOJICA,SUBSECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN SANDRA LEE
CARDONA RAMOS
Peticionaria V. RAMÓN
ESQUILÍN ROMERO
Peticionario
Sala: 704. Sobre: DIVORCIO RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: RAMÓN ESQUILÍN ROMERO.
Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se le ha presentado ante este Honorable Tribunal, una Solicitud de DIVORCIO POR RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. Se emplaza y se le requiere para que notifique a la Lcda. Edith M. Echevarría Suárez, cuya oficina queda en el Condominio El Centro 1, Suite 249, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918. Teléfono (787) 717-1773, abogada de la parte demandante, copia de la Contestación a la Demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la notificación de este Edicto. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer dentro de un término de treinta (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, se concederá el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. DADA en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 14 de octubre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA CARMEN NEREIDA ROBLES TORRES Demandante Vs. WILLIAM GONZALEZ CRUZ Demandado Caso Núm.: DO2025RF00016. Sobre: DIVORCIO POR RUPTURA IRREPARABLE (SIN HIJOS NI BIENES). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: WILLIAM GONZALEZ CRUZ.
Por medio del presente edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una Demanda de Acción Civil en la que se solicita la disolución del vinculo matrimonial entre las partes por rupture irreparable. La demandante, Carmen Nereida Robles Torres, solicita del Tribunal que declare con lugar la Demanda y dicte Sentencia declarando roto y disuelto el vinculo matrimonial entre las partes por la causal de rupture irreparable, junto con cualquier pronunciamiento que proceda en Derecho. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza y se le requiere que conteste la misma dentro del término de treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, que será publicado
Caso Núm.: SJ2025RF01288.
anual y vencimiento a la presentación, garantizado mediante hipoteca constituida en virtud de la escritura #4, otorgada en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el día 6 de abril de 2018, ante el Notario Público Andrés J. Ramos Cámara. A la propiedad no le afectan gravámenes posteriores: Se advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga(n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, un vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el(la) deudor(a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, sí los hubiera al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a 28 de octubre de 2025. BRAULIO PÉREZ ROSA, ALGUACIL.
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DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. ARNALDO MONTES RIVERA Demandado
Civil Núm.: CG2025CV02890. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ARNALDO MONTES RIVERA.
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Jean Paul Juliá Díaz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 6222323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala de Caguas, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. En un término de diez (10) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante le notificará por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias del Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda a sus últimas direcciones conocidas: Bo. Río Abajo, Carr. 172 Km. 9.0, Cidra, Puerto Rico 00739; y RR1 Box 2175, Cidra, Puerto Rico 00739. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 13 de noviembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. GLORIMAR RIVERA RIVERA, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO ALIDA RODRIGUEZ, ANGELA NYLSA
RODRIGUEZ
LEBRON, CARMEN
LUZ RODRIGUEZ, SUCESIÓN DE EDWARDO RODRÍGUEZ
COMPUESTA POR KARIN
MORAIMA RODRIGUEZ
MATTA, CARLOS EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ
MATTA Y ANGELICA
MARIA RODRIGUEZ MATTA
Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE FRANK RODRÍGUEZ, TAMBIÉN
CONOCIDO COMO FRANK RODRÍGUEZ
AYALA, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL
Parte Demandada Civi Núm.: RG2025RF00142.
Sobre: ACCIÓN CIVIL - DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD HEREDITARIA, AUTORIZACIÓN JUDICIAL. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SUCESIÓN DE FRANK RODRÍGUEZ T/C/C
FRANK RODRÍGUEZ
AYALA, COMPUESTA POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS.
Queda usted emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una Demanda sobre DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD Y AUTORIZACIÓN JUDICIAL con relación al siguiente inmueble: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Los Maestros situada en el Barrio Guzmán Abajo de Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización con el número de área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Número del Solar: Dos (2) de la Manzana “A”. Área del Solar: TRESCIENTOS VEINTICUATRO METROS CUADRADOS CON CUARENTA Y OCHO (324.48 M.C.). En lindes por el Norte, con el Solar uno, distancia de veinticuatro metros noventa y cuatro centímetros; por el Sur con el solar tres, distancia de veinticuatro metros noventa y ocho centímetros; por el Este con la calle “A”, distancia de trece metros; por el Oeste, con la “Administración de Parques y Recreos”, distancia de trece metros. En este solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado, diseñada para una familia. Consta inscrita al Folio Ciento Quince (115) del Tomo Sesenta y Siete (67) de Rio Grande, Finca Número NOVECIENTOS
SESENTA Y CUATRO (964), Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera (III) de Carolina. CATASTRO NÚM.: (22) 090-087-057-02-
001. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva, dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado el edicto, a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Apercibiéndole que, 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. Usted deberá notificar copia de su alegación responsiva a:
LCDA. THAIS M. HERNÁNDEZ ROMÁN
RUA Núm.: 21106 Colegiada Núm.: 20431 HC 645 Box 7075 Trujillo Alto, P.R. 00976 thaishernandezlaw@gmail.com Cel.: 787-318-8870
Expido el presente emplazamiento bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 03 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025. WANDA I. SEGUI REYES, SECRETARIA. LINDA I. MEDINA MEDINA, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. WILSON R DE JESUS COLON Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2024CV01726. (Salón: 603 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: WILSON R DE JESUS COLON - URB RIO CRISTAL CALLE CITRINA #83, AGUADILLAPR 00603; 404 HOVENDEN AVE BROCTON MA 02302. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un
periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. En AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico, el 17 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. LILLIAN PÉREZ CANDELARIA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. OSVALDO BENITEZ RODRIGUEZ
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CT2025CV00100.
(Salón: 402 SUPERIOR CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: OSVALDO BENITEZ RODRIGUEZ - URB EL COQUI 2 D27 CALLE 4, CATAÑO PR 00962-4232; 11270 LAKE CIRCLE DR, CLERMONT FL 347159219.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación,
dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de noviembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 17 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KAREN M. ACEVEDO ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. JOSE E. REYES CAMACHO Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CT2025CV00156. (Salón: 701). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: JOSE E REYES CAMACHO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de noviembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 17 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARILYN COLÓN CARRASQUILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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GUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. EDWIN AYALA SANCHEZ Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2025CV01290. (Salón: 702). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: EDWIN AYALA SANCHEZ - URB VILLA DE CASTRO N16 CALLE 9, CAGUAS PR 007254628. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de noviembre de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 17 de noviembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE RINCON
Demandante V. MARITZA
CARRERO BONILLA
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AU2025CV00220. (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ F. GIRAUD MEJÍASJGIRAUD@MCMLAWPR.COM.
A: MARITZA CARRERO BONILLA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de noviembre de 2025. En Aguada, Puerto Rico, el 17 de noviembre de 2025. SARAHI REYES PEREZ, SECRETARIA. ERIKA CRUZ PEREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC Demandante V. MICHAEL L SANTIAGO ROSSO Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: TJ2025CV00192. (Civil: 406). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. A: MICHAEL L SANTIAGO ROSSO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 15 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o repre-
sentando 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 17 de noviembre de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 17 de noviembre de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Parte Demandante Vs. FERNANDO J RODRIGUEZ RIVERA
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: TA2024CV01256. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FERNANDO J RODRIGUEZ RIVERA - URB PALACIOS DE VERSALLES 1828 AVE PALACIOS DE VERSALLES, TOA ALTA PR 00953-6004. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya
dirección es: P.O. Box 71418
San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MELISSA RIVERA ROMERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandante Vs. MARIA D PEREZ CONCEPCION
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2025CV01995.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MARIA D PEREZ CONCEPCION: URB ALT DE FLAMBOYAN EE20 CALLE 18, BAYAMON PR 00959-8067.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARILYN COLÓN CARRASQUILLO, SE-
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SALA SUPERIOR DE UTUADO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. WILMER O. GONZALEZ ACEVEDO Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: UT2025CV00210. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: WILMER O.
GONZALEZ ACEVEDO.
El Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Utuado, dictó la siguiente providencia: “Vista la “Demanda” presentada el 13 de mayo de 2025 y la “SOLICITUD DE AUTORIZACIÓN PARA EMPLAZAR POR EDICTO” presentada el 29 de agosto de 2025, de las cuales surge que Wilmer O. Gonzalez Acevedo, es parte necesaria y legítima en el pleito, y que existe contra este una reclamación que justifica la concesión de un remedio, se ordena su emplazamiento mediante la publicación de edicto. Dicho edicto se publicará una (1) sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Se dispone que se le envíe a la Parte Demandada copia de esta orden, el emplazamiento y la demanda presentada, dentro de los diez (10) días de la fecha de la publicación del edicto, a su última dirección postal conocida mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo. Se ordena a la Secretaría del Tribunal expedir el emplazamiento por edicto correspondiente.” Se le emplaza y se le requiere que presente su alegación responsiva a la Demanda presentada, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, que se publicará una (1) vez en un periódico de circulación general del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por Orden del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Utuado, Puerto Rico, notificando copia de la misma al abogado de la Parte Demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Usted 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. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, ello sin más citarle ni oírle. La Parte Demandante está siendo representada por el Lcdo. Gabriel Antonio Ramos Colón, cuya dirección postal es la siguiente: Rodríguez Fernández Law Offices, LLC., PO BOX 71418 San Juan, P.R. 00936; y el teléfono es: (787) 993-3731. Dirección de correo electrónico: gabriel. ramos@orf-law.com. Expedido bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal para su publicación, en Utuado, Puerto Rico, hoy día 6 de octubre de 2025. MARIE C. CRUZ CANDELARIA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL INTERINA. MARIELA QUILES BORRERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO ISABEL ORTIZ ORTIZ Y OTROS
Parte Demandante V. SUCESIONES DE ANTONIO SANTIAGO RIVERA, DEADINA MORALES RUIZ Y OTROS
Parte Demandada Caso Núm.: HU2025CV00767. Sobre: SENTENCIA DECLARATORIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO
POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: GLADYS SANTIAGO MORALES, LILLIAM SANTIAGO MORALES, NYDIA SANTIAGO
MORALES, Y FULANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBRO DESCONOCIDO DE LAS SUCESIONES DE ANTONIO SANTIAGO RIVERA Y DEADINA MORALES RUIZ.
POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: GONZÁLEZ & MORALES LAW OFFICES, LLC PO BOX 10242
HUMACAO, PR 00792
TELÉFONO: (787) 852-4422
FACSÍMIL: (787) 285-4425
Email: jrg@gonzalezmorales.com abogados de la parte demandante, cuya dirección es la que deja indicada, con copia de su Contestación a la Demanda, copia de la cual le es servida en este caso, dentro de los TREINTA (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este 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:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Debe saber que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy día 2 de octubre de 2025. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. DALISSA REYES DE LEÓN, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante Vs. ALLAN ANTHONY BENINCASA
Demandado
Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00860. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ALLAN ANTHONY BENINCASA. Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo. com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la
Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 15 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE CIALES
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. ORIENTAL BANK COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE PAN AMERICAN FINANCIAL
CORPORATION T/C/C PANAMERICAN FINANCIAL
CORPORATION Y DE RG PREMIER BANK OF PUERTO RICO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CI2025CV00291. (Salón: 101 SALASUPERIOR). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM. A: LUZ ELENIA RIVERA PÉREZ A LAS SIGUIENTES DIRECCIONES: REPARTO SAN MIGUEL II, SOLAR 1, CIALES, PR 00638, 7 REPTO SAN MIGUEL, CIALES, PR 00638-2115, 299 LONDON CT, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234-4484. FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 20 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de
los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de
LEGAL NOTICE
American Towers LLC is proposing to increase the ground space for an existing telecommunications tower compound by 14.58’ x 21’ along with a 30 ft. buffer surrounding the current and proposed lease area at Ave. 65 de Infanteria, Km, 11.6, Ave. Marginal, Municipio De Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00987, Parcel ID: 088-099-025-15. American Towers LLC seeks comments from all interested persons on any potential significant impact the proposed action could have on the quality of the human environment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1307, including potential impacts to historic or cultural resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Interested persons may comment or raise concerns about the proposed action by submitting an email to enviro.services@americantower. com. Paper comments can be sent to: American Towers LLC, Attn: Environmental Compliance, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801. Requests or comments should be limited to environmental and historic/cultural resource impact concerns and must be received within 30 days from the date of this publication. This invitation to comment is separate from any local planning/zoning process that may apply to this project. Re: 22511017
20 de noviembre de 2025. En Ciales, Puerto Rico, el 20 de noviembre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. BRUNILDA HERNÁNDEZ MÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
a LEGAL NOTICE
American Towers LLC propone ampliar el espacio disponible para un complejo de torres de telecomunicaciones existente en 14.58’ x 21’, incluyendo una zona de amortiguamiento de 30 pies alrededor del área de arrendamiento actual y propuesta en la Av. 65 de Infantería, Km 11.6, Av. Marginal, Municipio de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00987, Parcela ID: 088-099-025-15. American Towers LLC solicita comentarios de todas las personas interesadas sobre cualquier posible impacto significativo que la acción propuesta pudiera tener en la calidad del entorno humano, de conformidad con la Sección 1.1307 del Título 47 del Código de Regulaciones Federales (47 C.F.R. § 1.1307), incluyendo posibles impactos en recursos históricos o culturales que están incluidos o son elegibles para su inclusión en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos. Las personas interesadas pueden enviar sus comentarios o expresar sus inquietudes sobre la acción propuesta enviando un correo electrónico a enviro.services@americantower. com. Los comentarios en papel pueden enviarse a: American Towers LLC, Attn: Environmental Compliance, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801. Las solicitudes o comentarios deben limitarse a cuestiones relativas al impacto ambiental y a los recursos históricos/culturales, y deben recibirse dentro de los 30 días posteriores a la fecha de esta publicación. Esta invitación a comentar es independiente de cualquier proceso local de planificación/zonificación que pueda aplicarse a este proyecto. Ref.: 22511017
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Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.
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Puerto Rico crowned back-to-back NORCECA U17 Champions
By THE STAR STAFF
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – “The objective has been more than achieved—beyond one hundred percent. This is the most meaningful victory I’ve had in my life,” were the first words of captain Héctor Lavergne after lifting the trophy that crowns Puerto Rico as back-to-back champions of the NORCECA Boys’ U17 Continental Championship. With a 3–1 victory (25–23, 25–22, 18–25, 25–22) over Cuba, the Puerto Ricans also secured their ticket to the World Championship.
In a thrilling and evenly matched final, Puerto Rico effectively managed its resources to overcome a resilient Cuban team that never gave up. Puerto Rico made the difference in blocking (8–5) and attacking (49–43), while both teams committed 34 errors.
Elvis González was the top scorer with 20 points, followed by Jayden Figueroa with 8. For Cuba, standout performers included Víctor Contreras (19), Reinaldo Márquez (13), and Dalian La O (12).
The back-to-back championship comes two years after Puerto Rico claimed its first title in Mexico, also with a 3–1 win in the final. Now, with their sights set on the World Championship, Lavergne noted that the team is preparing for “another level, with plenty of time,
practices, and conditioning to go far.”
Head coach Hernán Torrez closed the day with words of gratitude: “We are beyond happy; this work has been in progress for a long time, even though this is a new cycle because these young athletes are just beginning. This goes out to many dedicated people in our country, such as Mr. Trabanco, Carlos de Sevilla, Noel Barrero, and Kike Ruiz. We pray that God blesses them, and we thank them for this opportunity given to us and to these boys who became champions for the second consecutive year.”
The Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation President, Dr. César Trabanco, stated that “the federation is more than satisfied, as it has fulfilled its role related to the athletic and health components. Our vision and mission are to ensure the physical and mental development of our young athletes, and we have accomplished that. We are extremely pleased with the work carried out.”
This achievement reaffirms the commitment of the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation to the integral development of our athletes and to the dignified representation of Puerto Rico on the international stage.
The president added in his closing remarks that “this tournament marks the conclusion of our indoor volleyball commitments for 2025. We still have beach volleyball events remaining. In the coming weeks we will have the last NORCECA tournament, which corresponds to the women’s team in Brazil”.
“After that, we conclude this year’s participation and will meet with the technical commission to evaluate the performance of each team, unifying planning for 2026. By December 31, we will be moving forward with all commitments for our coaches, including the establishment of their contracts”, concluded the president.
Díaz Secures San Juan’s Victory: Senators remain on a roll with three consecutive wins.
By THE STAR STAFF
Asacrifice fly by Randal Díaz in the tenth inning kept the San Juan Senators on the winning track with a 4–3 victory over the Carolina Giants in the continuation of the Brava Lubricants Cup of the 2025–2026 Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC in Spanish).
With the score tied 3–3 at the end of the ninth inning, the tie-breaker rule went into effect, placing a runner on second base with no outs for both teams at the start of every extra inning.
The inning started with the speedy Delvin Pérez at second, and Roberto Hernández going down on strikes. Pérez advanced to within 90 feet of home on a wild pitch from reliever Ricardo Vélez, setting up the sacrifice fly that delivered San Juan’s third straight win. The Senators now tie the Mayagüez Indios and the Caguas Criollos for fourth place in La Pro standings with a 4–8 record. Meanwhile, Carolina remains in second place tied with the Ponce Leones at 7–5.
Vélez (0–1) took the loss after allowing the winning run in two innings of work, while Japanese pitcher Minato Aoyama (1–0) earned the victory despite giving up a run in one inning. Alexander Castro recorded his first save of the season.
Beyond the final result, what really hurt the Giants were their errors. A throwing error to first base by Japanese second baseman Ryuta Hirose, on a grounder from Darlin Moquete, gave the Senators their first run in the fourth inning.
The Giants turned to their specialty— small ball—to create their first threat. Import Josh Hatcher opened the fifth with a weak grounder handled by Senators starter Brady Tedesco. After striking out Yasser Mercedes, Carolina catcher Roberto “Bebo” Peña hit a single to place runners on first and second. Tedesco was replaced by Iván Houllemont, who walked leadoff hitter Gabriel Cancel to load the bases. Immediately afterward, Johnathan Rodríguez hit a double near the left-field wall, bringing in two runs and giving Carolina a 2–1 lead.
The Senators came back in the eighth
inning, capitalizing on two defensive errors. After one out, Randal Díaz reached first on an error by Giants third baseman Deniel Ortiz. Yariel González followed with a single to right to put runners on the corners. Then, a mistake by shortstop Gabriel Cancel—letting a grounder go between his legs—allowed San Juan to tie the game 2–2. In the next at-bat, Jadiel Sánchez hit a sacrifice fly to put the Senators ahead 3–2.
A sacrifice fly by Cancel brought the crowd at Roberto Clemente Walker Stadium to life, driving in the tying run, 3–3, on the legs of Ezequiel Pagán, who had entered as a pinch hitter and opened the Giants’ ninthinning offense with a triple.
Santurce earns its tenth victory
The Santurce Crabbers defeated the Mayagüez Indios for the second consecutive night, this time 5–2 at their home, Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
It was the tenth win for the Crabbers, while the Indios suffered their eighth loss in the first 12 games of the season.
Santurce took a decisive step in the bottom of the second when Shed Long Jr.
homered to right field to score the Crabbers’ first run. In the next inning, the Indios turned the scoreboard in their favor, 2–1, with singles by Isan Díaz and Anthony García.
A deep double to center by Roy Morales allowed Spencer Packard to race home all the way from first to tie the game 2–2 in the fourth inning. Then a single by Rubén Castro forced Indios starter Jorge López out of the game, replaced by Josimar Cousin. With runners on the corners, Cousin retired Long Jr. and Brian Rey on grounders for two outs, but Morales scored on Rey’s grounder to give Santurce a 3–2 lead.
The Crabbers pulled away 5–2 in the fifth inning with another RBI single by Castro to left.
Indios third baseman Emmanuel Rivera went 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to nine games.
Left-handed reliever Jordan Morales (1–0) earned the win in one-third of an inning. His teammate Brian Escanio secured his first save of the season. For the Indios, López (0–1) took the loss after allowing three earned runs in three innings.
The back-to-back championship comes two years after Puerto Rico claimed its first title in Mexico, also with a 3–1 win in the final.
The San Juan Daily Star
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