Gov’t Acknowledges Failures; SJ Declares State of Emergency as Families Endure Weeks Without Service
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By THE STAR STAFF
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The president of WIPR, Luis A. Rodríguez Díaz, enthusiastically announced that Puerto Rico’s public radio and television stations are opening their doors to the general public through guided tours, under the slogan “Exploring WIPR.”
“We are thrilled to welcome student groups, summer camps, and members of the general public interested in learning how work is done in the fields of radio and television. This is a medium that often sparks curiosity in both children and adults, so we are opening our doors to receive them, guide them, and share with
By THE STAR STAFF
Asmall snake bit a 7-year-old girl on her left foot in the Espino neighborhood of San Lorenzo, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Waldemar Quiles Secretary said Tuesday.
The incident was reported to the San Lorenzo Municipal Emergency Management Office to the agency’s security personnel, he said.
“Our security personnel received information regarding an incident involving a minor and an exotic animal. According to preliminary investigation data, it appears that on Monday, July 28, a girl was playing in her yard when a reptile measuring approximately 16 inches approached her and bit her,” Quiles stated.
An agent from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, assigned to the municipality, responded to the call and investigated the incident.
“The girl was transported by ambulance to Pavía Hospital in Caguas, where she was treated by Dr. Richard Zayas in the pediatric emergency room. He determined that the bite had resulted in the child experiencing a lack of sensation in the affected area, which is common with this type of bite,” stated the DRNA Secretary.
The Rangers Corps contacted the girl’s mother to collect the
them the experiences of our colleagues,” the official explained. Rodríguez Díaz stated that visitors will have the opportunity to explore radio booths, television studios, editing rooms, and technical areas. He also noted that they recently hosted a group of young participants from Vocational Rehabilitation, who have shown interest in the world of communications.
“A group of youth with functional diversity already enjoyed the guided tour and had an experience they will never forget. At the end of their visit, they received an educational experience certificate in recognition of their participation and commitment,” he added.
snake, which had been placed in a plastic bottle, for the DNER to verify its identity.
Ranger Luis Ramírez from the Rangers Corps Operations Unit in the Humacao region reached out to the mother and successfully collected the snake, which was identified as an Alsophis—a small native snake that lives in gardens and patios throughout the island.
Puerto Rico has a diverse snake population, including native and invasive species. The Puerto Rican boa is the largest native snake and is not venomous. The Puerto Rican racer is the only native snake considered venomous, but its venom is not considered very strong. In recent years, invasive constrictors like boa constrictors, reticulated pythons, and ball pythons have become established on the island, posing a threat to native wildlife.
By THE STAR STAFF
La Fortaleza Public Affairs Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo confirmed Tuesday that the government is investigating whether private companies may be responsible for a major pipeline break that disrupted water service across the San Juan metropolitan area.
“We are aware of the situation and it is currently under investigation. If it is determined that private entities caused the damage, they may be held financially accountable,” Torres Montalvo said at a press conference.
The rupture occurred in a 54-inch main pipe connected to the Sergio Cuevas water treatment plant, leading to service interruptions in large areas of San Juan, Carolina, and Loíza. Although the physical repair was completed in about six hours, service restoration has been slow, and some customers remain without water.
“The Governor understands that this is a top priority for the people of Puerto Rico. There’s no room for error, water and electricity are essential services,” Torres Montalvo emphasized.
The secretary also addressed criticism over poor communication between the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) and local mayors, a concern voiced by the mayor of Loíza and several legislators. He said a meeting was held Monday to improve communication channels with municipal and legislative leaders, and to ensure more timely information sharing moving forward.
“There are cases unrelated to this specific incident, such
as low pressure issues in parts of Loíza and Corozal, that are also under investigation for prompt repair,” he said, noting that PRASA personnel are manually inspecting areas like Santurce and Old San Juan to identify any closed valves.
Regarding recent leadership changes at PRASA following the primary elections, Torres Montalvo denied any political motivation. “It would be inconceivable for someone to jeopardize a vital service like water over a political primary. We are here to serve the public, not play politics,” he stated.
Torres Montalvo added that 98.7 percent of customers now have water service restored, but acknowledged that isolated issues persist. “We’re focused on results. The investigation will continue and necessary actions will be taken,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo signed an executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency in the capital city due to prolonged water service interruptions.
“Access to water is a basic and essential need, not a privilege. What’s happening in San Juan is unacceptable—thousands of families have gone weeks without reliable access to clean water,” Romero Lugo said in a written statement.
According to the mayor, entire communities have suffered ongoing outages for the past three weeks, affecting households, care centers, municipal facilities, businesses, and elderly homes. The problem was exacerbated by structural failures, including the recent break in the 54-inch pipeline carrying water from the Carraízo reservoir.
The emergency order, which takes effect immediately, authorizes the city to deploy resources to ensure access to potable
water through water trucks, fixed water distribution points, mobile routes, and targeted assistance for vulnerable populations. It also empowers the municipal finance director to allocate up to 10% of the operational budget to manage the emergency.
Romero Lugo said the order was issued under Puerto Rico’s Municipal Code and its regulations, allowing flexibility in procurement and contracting procedures. Emergency mitigation plans have already been activated by the city’s Emergency Management Office.
The municipality urged residents to call (787) 480-2020 to report urgent issues or request assistance.
By THE STAR STAFF
Puerto Rico Mayors Association President Jorge González Otero has issued an urgent demand for a comprehensive technical report from Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) director Luis González Delgado regarding the persistent disruption of drinking water service affecting
numerous communities across the island.
In a letter sent through Verónica Rodríguez Irizarry, the Association’s executive director and a member of the PRASA Governing Board, critical issues are underscored, including service outages, erratic interruptions, foul odors, and discolored water. These alarming problems have been reported in municipalities such as Caguas, Cayey, Ciales, Guayama, Humacao, Lares, Loíza, Morovis, San Sebastián, Isabela, Barceloneta, Vega Baja, Carolina, and Hatillo.
The Mayors Association groups Popular Democratic Party mayors.
Particular attention was drawn to the La Cima Community in the Bairoa neighborhood of Caguas, where residents have endured more than nine days without service, and the Torrecilla Baja sector in Loíza, which has faced a staggering fourteen days without water. The Association is insisting that these pressing matters be addressed with immediate and effective action.
While municipalities have taken temporary measures, such as distributing water via tanker trucks, these patchwork solutions are inadequate substitutes for PRASA’s obligation to deliver reliable and consistent service. Consequently, the Association demands immediate and substantive resolutions to these ongoing issues.
The request explicitly calls for PRASA to promptly provide a
detailed technical report identifying the causes of service failures by municipality, outline short-term corrective actions, design a long-term structural plan to address deficiencies, and present a clear timeline with estimated dates for restoring service to each affected community.
“The Puerto Rico Mayors Association and its Board of Directors require this critical information to effectively support the impacted communities and deliver direct assistance to the municipalities in urgent need,” asserted Rodríguez Irizarry.
The document has also been dispatched to Héctor Del Río Jiménez, president of the PRASA Governing Board; Virgilio Vilomar Infante, executive advisor to the AAA; and Eduardo González Álvarez, secretary of the public corporation’s Governing Board.
LUMA’s billing system, inherited from PREPA, contains unique features that make the required changes challenging.
By THE STAR STAFF
LUMA Energy, the private company managing Puerto Rico’s electric power transmission and distribution system, is facing obstacles in updating its billing system to accommodate fixed rate adjustments by a September 1 deadline, according to Jessica Laird, Senior Vice President of Customer Service.
The information came out during a hearing of the rate case held on July 24, 2025. Initially, Laird said LUMA could feasibly bill customers for the provisional rate, and do so by September 1, 2025. She explained that to recover the portion of the provisional rate represented by the increment above the current rate, LUMA created computer code and took other steps that make two riders available. She added that in constructing those riders, LUMA relied on prior Energy Bureau statements allowing LUMA to use in each rider an equal cents/kWh charge for all customer categories.
When the Energy Bureau commissioners and the hearing examiner asked Laird about altering one of those riders to accommodate fixed charges rather than an equal cents/kWh charge, where the fixed charge would differ among the customer categories, she said the modification would be very difficult.
She explained that LUMA’s billing system, inherited from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), contains
unique features that make the required changes challenging. Laird mentioned the system’s approximately 4800 components, which are not found in typical billing systems, as a significant hurdle in making the necessary alterations by the September 1st deadline. She also cited time, cost, and risk as contributing factors to the infeasibility of meeting the deadline. However, Laird acknowledged that with additional funding and time, particularly during the period between now and the Energy Bureau’s issuance of the final order on permanent rates, the changes would be feasible.
To address concerns raised by Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) consultants and other stakeholders, Scott Hempling, the hearing examiner overseeing the rate case, asked Laird on Tuesday to submit an official attestation detailing the specific characteristics of the PREPA billing system that require change or replacement. The document must outline the technical steps necessary to achieve these modifications, the associated time and costs, and the risks involved in attempting to meet the September 1st deadline.
While LUMA Energy is still addressing outstanding discovery requests, Hempling emphasized that resolving the provisional rate issue remains a top priority and the parties involved in the process are eagerly awaiting Laird’s attestation to gain a better understanding of the complexities and potential solutions to the billing system challenges.
By THE STAR STAFF
Immigrants’ rights advocates have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to strike down a new policy enacted by ICE ending bond eligibility for immigrants currently detained by the agency. If the new policy – issued on July 8th – is to continue, tens of thousands of immigrants, including those in Puerto Rico, would be jailed indefinitely while their immigration cases are considered for months or years on end. The new policy takes away immigrants’ ability to seek release on bond, regardless of whether they have been living in the United States for years, and regardless of whether they have any criminal record.
The filing amends an existing habeas petition filed on behalf of plaintiffs unlawfully detained in the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in southern California, who were denied consideration for bond by ICE and immigration judges in the Adelanto Immigration Court. The district court issued an order Monday requiring that they be granted a bond hearing within 7 days. The plaintiffs now seek to represent a nationwide class of individuals subject to the ICE policy, as well as a class of individuals denied bond hearings by the Adelanto Immigration Court. The plaintiffs and proposed classes are represented by the
American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and attorneys Niels Frenzen and Jean Reisz.
“This detention policy blatantly violates the immigration laws that have been in effect for almost thirty years,” said Matt Adams, legal director for Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. “Our clients are standing up on behalf of themselves and thousands of others like them, who have lived in this country with their families for years, and are entitled to individual custody determinations.”
“The Constitution guarantees all persons within the boundaries of the United States rights to equal due process under the law, full stop,” said Michael Tan, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. “The Trump Administration seeks to rewrite our Constitutional bedrock, denying millions of immigrants in cruel detention facilities the ability to seek bond. With one memo, ICE hopes to keep people away from their families for months – or even years –before their cases are even heard.”
The advocates challenge the government’s attempt to override the immigration laws and regulations, which provide the right to request release on bond, deny fundamental rights to due process, and arbitrarily reverse decades of policy and practice of providing bond hearings.
According to the complaint, ICE has adopted the position that noncitizens who entered the United States without admission are ineligible for immigration court bond hearings.
Noncitizens present within the United States have Constitutional rights, and the Due Process Clause applies to all “persons” within the United States, including undocumented immigrants. Denying eligibility to bail for these detainees and depriving them of a hearing to determine whether they are a flight risk or danger to others, violate these same rights.
“Indefinitely detaining people—especially but not exclusively those who have lived in this country for many years—is not only cruel, it’s against the law,” said Eva Bitrán, director of
immigrants’ rights and senior staff attorney at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California.
“This case seeks to vindicate the principle that people in our government’s custody deserve an opportunity to be heard about whether their continued detention is lawful.”
According to the complaint, ICE has adopted the position that noncitizens who entered the United States without admission are ineligible for immigration court bond hearings, despite federal courts’ continued rulings that immigration laws and the Constitution provide for such hearings.
BY FRANCESCA REGALADO, ED SHANAHAN, CHELSIA ROSE MARCUS, MARIA CRAMER and MATTHEW HAAG
Investigators on Tuesday were focusing on whether a shooter had been targeting the headquarters of the National Football League when he burst into an office tower in midtown Manhattan and killed four people, including a police officer, in a rare episode of deadly mass violence in the city.
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday morning that authorities “have reason to believe that he was focused on the NFL,” which has offices at the tower, 345 Park Ave. Adams said a note found on the shooter mentioned the league as well as claims that the man had suffered from the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, from playing football. It asks that his brain be examined for signs of CTE.
An employee of the NFL was “seriously injured” in the shooting Monday evening and was in stable condition, according to a statement from Roger Goodell, the league’s commissioner.
Adams said investigators believe the shooter entered the wrong elevator bank at 345 Park Ave. that did not have access to the NFL’s offices, so the man instead traveled to offices of Rudin Management, which owns the tower. The man was later found dead there, on the 33rd floor.
The remains of slain New York City police officer Didarul Islam, 36, were brought to his family in the Bronx early Tuesday morning. Islam, who was working off duty as a security guard,
was the first person shot by the gunman when he entered the lobby of the building at 6:28 p.m., according to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
A woman killed in the shooting was identified Tuesday as Wesley LePatner, an executive at the investment firm Blackstone, which also has offices in the tower. Authorities have not identified the other victims.
Tisch identified the shooter as Shane Devon Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas. In recent days, he drove from Nevada to Manhattan, where he abandoned his car moments before entering the building, Tisch said.
After killing Islam, Tamura shot a security guard and two other people in the lobby. He allowed a woman to go unharmed as she exited an elevator, before he rode it to the 33rd floor, where he killed one more person and fatally shot himself in the chest.
Here’s what else to know:
— Slain officer: Islam, who immigrated from Bangladesh, and his wife have two children and were expecting their third, Tisch said. He had been with the NYPD for 3 1/2 years and was working off duty as a security guard at the building, Tisch said.
— Office tower: The tower occupies a whole block and has its own ZIP code. Rudin is one of the largest real estate firms in the city, and the Rudin family is heavily involved in New York City’s political life. Workers who left the building shortly before the shooter entered Monday evening heard gunshots and screams as people fled in the middle of rush hour. Others were trapped in their offices for at least two hours.
— The shooter’s history: Tamura drove from Nevada to New York, crossing New Jersey after 4 p.m. Monday and arriving in Manhattan sometime later. Tamara arrived in a BMW registered in his name, police said, and a loaded revolver, ammunition and medication prescribed to him were found in the vehicle he left on Park Avenue outside the skyscraper. Law enforcement in Las Vegas had documented Tamura’s mental health history, Tisch said. He had been charged with criminal trespass and received traffic citations in Nevada, records show.
By BENJAMIN WEISER and ZACH MONTAGUE
Acoalition of 21 states and Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to block a Department of Agriculture demand that states surrender sensitive personal information about millions of food stamp recipients.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, argues that the federal government’s demand violates federal privacy laws and the U.S. Constitution. It appears to be part of a coordinated effort to collect information that can be used to “advance the president’s agenda on fronts that are wholly unrelated to SNAP program administration,” including immigration enforcement, the lawsuit says.
“We will not allow this lifesaving program to be illegally used to hunt down immigrants and their families,” Attorney General Letitia James of New York said at a news conference Monday announcing the lawsuit, appearing with the attorneys general of California and Michigan. All three are Democrats.
“This administration cannot intimidate vulnerable families and prevent them from putting food on the table,” James added.
The Agriculture Department said in May that it planned to create a database of Americans who receive nutrition benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
or SNAP, which serves about 42 million people. The federal government pays for the benefits and shares the administrative costs with the states.
But after a coalition of public interest groups and people receiving SNAP benefits sued in May in Washington to block the government from collecting the information on recipients, largely on privacy grounds, the Agriculture Department said it would pause the plan until it could “ensure that data received would be appropriately safeguarded” and would satisfy legal requirements. That lawsuit is still pending.
The lawsuit filed Monday asks the court to find the department’s demand for the data unlawful and to prevent the administration from conditioning receipt of SNAP funding on compliance by states.
It also asks the court to declare that the administration cannot disclose the requested SNAP data to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency or the Department of Homeland Security for any purpose other than administering the SNAP program.
The Agriculture Department declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The department has said the new policy is designed to help implement an executive order President Donald Trump signed in March, ostensibly focused on streamlining federal
databases and minimizing barriers between agencies and between state and federal governments. It has argued in court that the requirement is necessary to administer the program more effectively, as states play a major role overseeing the day-to-day distribution of benefits.
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, said at the news conference Monday that the administration’s demand that states turn over personal sensitive data such as names, Social Security numbers and home addresses — even for people who applied years ago — was “a bait and switch of the worst kind.”
“This isn’t about oversight and transparency,” Bonta added. “This is about establishing widespread surveillance under the guise of fighting fraud. We can call it what it is: an illegal data grab designed to scare people away from public assistance programs.”
The lawsuit pending in Washington argues that the information the government has traditionally collected on SNAP recipients is for largely administrative purposes such as confirming eligibility, and that the new reporting requirements violate the spirit and purpose of the laws governing that data collection.
The new case filed Monday appeared to go further by pointing out the potential for abuse if newly collected data
By PATRICIA MAZZEI
As chief of staff to Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, James Uthmeier worked behind the scenes to cement the Republican governor’s national reputation as a culture warrior. DeSantis rewarded him this year by appointing him attorney general.
It was Uthmeier who announced last month that the state was opening its own immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. He made international headlines by referring to the swampy, remote location as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
The detention center’s first weeks have been chaotic, and something of a mystery. But it has amounted to a political coup for Uthmeier. President Donald Trump visited before it opened and praised the attorney general.
“You do a very good job,” Trump told him during a visit to the center early this month. Then, referring to Uthmeier, Trump remarked to others in attendance, “He’s even a good-looking guy. The guy’s got a future.”
The moment offered Uthmeier hope that Trump might consider endorsing him when he runs for a full term as attorney general next year, despite Uthmeier’s close ties to DeSantis, who ran against Trump in last year’s presidential primary. And it raised the profile of Uthmeier, a 37-year-old lawyer who has never been on a ballot, just as the term-limited DeSantis’ power wanes.
Florida Republicans have speculated that primary races in next year’s midterms could pit a slate of Trump-backed candidates against a slate backed by DeSantis.
Trump’s comments at the Everglades detention center quieted some of the chatter that Uthmeier could draw a primary challenger, but he remains vulnerable because of his involvement with the financial transactions of a charity tied to Casey DeSantis, the state’s first lady. State prosecutors are investigating.
The charity, the Hope Florida Foundation, received $10 million last year from a Medicaid contractor that had overbilled the state; it gave the money to two “dark money” political groups. Those groups then routed $8.5 million to a political committee that Uthmeier was running to back an anti-marijuana campaign led by DeSantis.
Text messages obtained through a legislative investigation showed that Uthmeier informed at least one of the two “dark money” groups about the $10 million and urged it to solicit the Hope Florida Foundation for the money before the charity’s board knew about it. Uthmeier has denied any wrongdoing. His office did not respond to a request for an interview.
President Donald Trump speaks while touring a newlyconstructed area for a detention camp known as “Alligator Alcatraz” with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, foreground, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, second from right, after arriving at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
But in a statement sent after this article first published, he defended his tenure. “My priority is to protect Florida’s most vulnerable, our kids and our seniors,” he said. “We’ve already locked away dozens of child predators in the past few months, and we won’t stop until we’ve gotten them all.”
His political rise is inextricably tied to DeSantis, who hired Uthmeier as deputy counsel shortly after becoming governor in 2019 and made him chief of staff in 2021. Uthmeier had previously worked as senior adviser and counsel in the Commerce Department, where he was among the officials involved in the Trump administration’s contentious decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Uthmeier helped the governor defy public health guidance during the coronavirus pandemic. He was also instrumental in flying a group of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts after they crossed the southern border — one of DeSantis’ highest-profile political maneuvers.
In 2023, DeSantis tapped Uthmeier to manage his foundering presidential campaign.
“We did not run to the middle in a swing state,” Uthmeier said on a podcast last month. “We were true conservatives. We stood on principle and ultimately, the electorate shifted massively to become what is now a red state.”
As attorney general, Uthmeier has followed an aggres-
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was shared outside the Agriculture Department or used for tracking and immigration enforcement. Those concerns have been compounded by evidence that the Trump administration, with the assistance of Elon Musk and DOGE, have already taken steps to merge highly specialized databases at different agencies with the goal of hastening deportations.
This year, the Trump administration cemented an interagency agreement to provide taxpayer data housed at the IRS to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, resulting in the resignation of several senior IRS officials. According to reporting by ProPublica, the IRS is also building infrastructure to supply details within that data, such as home addresses, to Homeland Security officials on demand.
In June, the Supreme Court also allowed DOGE to
sive playbook intended to make a splash, much like that of his former boss.
He filed a class-action lawsuit against Target, arguing that the company’s “radical LGBTQ activism” hurt its investors. He opened a parental rights office and said he would no longer defend a Republican-passed state law that raised the age requirement to buy a rifle to 21, from 18.
Uthmeier also suggested that “weather modification could have played a role” in the recent deadly floods in Texas.
In May, Uthmeier threatened “swift legal action” against a gym in Palm Beach Gardens for allowing transgender people to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity. The gym, owned by the national chain Life Time, reversed its policy.
“He has always been comfortable using the weight of his office in a way that other people would balk at,” said state Rep. Alex Andrade, a Pensacola Republican who led the state House investigation into the Hope Florida Foundation and is one of Uthmeier’s fiercest critics.
Uthmeier has been especially forceful on immigration enforcement — the current top priority of DeSantis — threatening to remove elected officials in Fort Myers and Key West who initially opposed working with federal officials on the issue.
Last month, a federal judge held Uthmeier in civil contempt of court for defying her order to put part of a new state immigration law on hold. The law would have made it a state crime for a migrant lacking legal status to enter Florida. Uthmeier told police officers that he could not “prevent” them from making arrests under the order. He appealed the contempt ruling last week.
His office said the previous week, in a report required by the court, that at least two men in St. Johns County, near Jacksonville, were wrongly charged under the blocked state law in late May, more than a month after the judge’s order.
Several Republicans in Tallahassee said that Uthmeier hatched the idea for the Everglades detention center, and that the Department of Homeland Security, eager for more detention capacity, was happy to go along. Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said when she visited the facility last month that James Percival, her agency’s general counsel, had approached DeSantis about partnering on a detention site. It did not go unnoticed in Florida political circles that, in an unusual upstaging of the governor, it was Uthmeier, and not DeSantis, who announced that the detention center was under construction. DeSantis then gave an exclusive tour of the facility to Fox News before Trump’s visit, an unusual upstaging of the president.
proceed in reviewing personal data held by the Social Security Administration, with minimal restrictions on how that data might be used.
In addition to New York, California, Michigan and Washington, D.C., the other plaintiffs in the lawsuit announced Monday are Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.
By BOB GEVINSKI
Special to The Star
In San Juan on a recent Friday night, a house was placed at the center of the Caribbean’s biggest stage.
As Bad Bunny opened his months-long residency at the Choliseo de Puerto Rico, his performance focused not on fireworks or theatrics, but with an image familiar to millions on the island: a single-story concrete house. It was modest, nearly identical to thousands of others across suburban Puerto Rico, complete with porch, chain-link fence, a bicycle on the lawn, and music drifting into the street. For many, it was a love letter to abuela’s house. A celebration of neighborhood life. A reminder of who built this place.
But beneath the roar of the crowd and the beat of pride came a quieter, more complicated reality, one that touches on a deeper tension unfolding across Puerto Rico: the celebration of a lifestyle that may no longer be sustainable, and the cultural contradictions that emerge when nostalgia becomes more dominant than planning.
The imagery of Bad Bunny’s set speaks to something deeply emotional. For many people living in Puerto Rico, the suburban home represents dignity, family, and identity. It is the physical embodiment of a story passed down: of moving up, of owning something, of being part of a community.
But that story also came with consequences. In the mid-20th century, families left urban communities like Old San Juan and Río Piedras (dense, mixed-use, walkable) for planned suburban developments built around highways and car ownership. These new neighborhoods promised space, order, and modernity, but they also required cars most couldn’t afford to maintain, disconnected residents from services and community life, and demanded infrastructure the government never fully delivered.
Ironically, the same suburban communities that were once seen as progress are now being left behind. Meanwhile, the historic urban areas that were abandoned a generation ago are being snapped up by investors, turned into short-term rentals and luxury housing. The rush to buy in San Juan’s urban core isn’t about abuela’s house in Levittown or Toa Alta. It’s about the parts of the city people once fled. If those neighborhoods hadn’t been abandoned, would they now be treated as commodities?
This isn’t just about real estate. It’s about memory, myth, and the consequence of placing cultural preservation in the hands of an unreliable system.
Bad Bunny’s residency has been framed as a cultural milestone — and it is. It has brought global attention to Puerto Rican music, identity, and pride. The first month was designated for locals only, a move many prai-
sed as a symbolic and economic stand: this culture must be experienced here, not exported. But when the international audience arrives for the second month, they will do so largely through a tourism model that has contributed to the very displacement many of Bad Bunny’s songs warn against.
Most of those visitors will not stay in hotels. They’ll stay in Airbnbs, often located in neighborhoods once built for the very families now struggling to afford them. The concert celebrates Puerto Rico’s uniqueness while fueling the economic systems that make that uniqueness harder to preserve.
This isn’t hypocrisy. It’s the tragic result of a system with no plan and no spine, one in which culture is preserved by artists while policy fails the fan base.
A major theme running through the residency, and much of the public discourse surrounding it, is nostalgia. The concert pays homage to a Puerto Rico “de antes,” where families gathered on porches, music filled the air, and children rode bikes in the street.
But how much of that memory is real, and how much is curated through longing?
In many neighborhoods, the porches were already behind rejas. Doors were always locked. Children were told where not to play. Crime, poverty, and disrepair existed even in the “good times.” What is often remembered as unity may have also been survival.
The grief over losing that lifestyle is real, but perhaps it is not just about losing the past. It is about losing the illusion that it could have lasted without transformation.
Puerto Rico spent years pointing fingers in every direction; at gringos, at tourists, at tax dodgers, at each other. But the truth is simpler and harder: Puerto Rico’s crisis isn’t just cultural. It’s structural. It’s educational. It’s political.
Unaccountable leadership survives by keeping people divided. The public argues over who belongs while those in power build nothing for anyone. It isn’t left vs. right, or diaspora vs. local, or even gringo vs. boricua. It’s a system that has failed to imagine a future, and taught the public to blame everyone but the ones holding the pen.
Privatization has become a dirty word, and gentrification has become a scapegoat. Yet privatization, when managed with transparency and accountability, is not inherently harmful. And gentrification, when paired with protections for renters and long-time residents, can bring life back to forgotten neighborhoods. The real issue is not progress, but how selectively it is distributed, and how consistently people are left behind by the very institutions meant to serve them.
Bad Bunny’s concert is a love letter; to Puerto Rico, to barrio life, to the abuela who made rice & beans and
played music, to a childhood that many remember with deep emotion. But it is not a blueprint.
Culture can celebrate the past, but it cannot design the future. That work belongs to planners, educators, leaders, and communities willing to think beyond nostalgia. It requires more than pride, it requires vision.
Puerto Rico cannot preserve a lifestyle that depends on car ownership, imported food, fragile infrastructure, and empty promises from political parties. Nor can it sustain an economic model built on tourism without deeply reckoning with what is being sold, and who is being priced out.
If there is to be a cultural rebirth in Puerto Rico, it must come with political rebirth. With better schools. With housing that is not just owned, but supported. With leadership that does more than gesture at the past, but builds toward a livable future.
The house on stage at the Choliseo was a symbol. But symbols are not shelter.
The real question isn’t whether the past should be celebrated. It’s whether Puerto Rico can finally build something new. Something worth staying for.
Bob Gevinski is a resident of both San Juan and Vieques. He has served on the boards of the Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust and the Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association, and is the founder of Paraiso Realty.
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Elalcalde de Aguadilla, Julio Roldan Concepción,anunció la creación del Departamento de Seguridad Pública, el cual trabajará de forma integrada con los servicios de la Policía Municipal y la Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias, entre otras iniciativas para el
beneficio social. Este nuevo modelo permite coordinar esfuerzos, compartir recursos y garantizar mayores servicios para la ciudadanía, asegurando que Aguadilla siga siendo una ciudad segura y en constante crecimiento.
Demostrando con acciones el com-
promiso de la seguridad de los Aguadillanos, la administración municipal anunció un aumento en el salario básico de su Policía Municipal, elevándose de $2,000 a $2,700 mensuales. Esta medida convierte a Aguadilla en el municipio con la mejor remuneración para sus agentes en todo el oeste de Puerto Rico.
“El sólido estado de nuestras finanzas nos permite invertir directamente en quienes velan por la seguridad de nuestra gente. Hemos identificado los fondos recurrentes necesarios para sostener este aumento reafirmando su compromiso con la protección y bienestar de la ciudadanía aguadillana,” expresó el alcalde Julio Roldán Concepción,
Por su parte el director del Departamento de Seguridad Pública, Wilfred Y Torres Rosado señaló que en la actualidad la fuerza policiaca municipal cuenta con 34 efectivos activos en la Policía Municipal, próximamente tras completar su formación académica en la Academia de la Policía se pro-
La administración municipal de Sabana Grande informa que a partir del martes, 29 de julio de 2025, realizarán trabajos de pavimentación en varias calles del pueblo.
Las labores incluirán la escarificación del pavimento desde la comunidad Pueblo Nuevo hasta la intersección con la Calle Nepomucena Santiago, lo que provocará cambios en el flujo vehicular habitual.
Esta vía es una de las principales arterias de acceso al municipio, por lo que se anticipan interrupciones temporales en el tránsito. “Exhortamos a todos los conductores a utilizar rutas alternas mientras duren las labores de escarificación y repavimentación”, manifestó el alcalde de Sabana Grande, Marcos Valentín Flores.
“Solicitamos la cooperación de nuestra ciudadanía para poder trabajar lo más rápido posible y continuar nuestro proyecto de mejoras en otras
comunidades urbanas y rurales”, indicó el primer ejecutivo municipal.
Valentín Flores, explicó que una vez completados los trabajos en la Calle 65 de Infantería, las mejoras viales se extenderán a la Calle Dr. Félix Tió y la Calle Ángel Gregorio Martínez, como parte del plan integral de rehabilitación de carreteras municipales.
“Agradecemos la comprensión y paciencia de los residentes y visitantes y reiteramos nuestro compromiso con el desarrollo de una infraestructura vial más segura y eficiente para todos”, concluyó enfatizando el Alcalde de Sabana Grande.
Para más información y actualizaciones sobre rutas alternas y el progreso del proyecto, los ciudadanos pueden seguir las redes oficiales del municipio o comunicarse directamente con la oficina de Obras Públicas.
yecta reclutar 20 nuevos cadetes. Esta expansión elevará el número total de agentes a 54, fortaleciendo significativamente la presencia y respuesta en la ciudad de Aguadilla.
“La inversión municipal a la fuerza policiaca municipal alcanza el millón de dólares , reflejando una estrategia clara para robustecer el sistema de seguridad pública mediante capacitación, equipamiento y justo reconocimiento económico a sus oficiales”, enfatizó el Alcalde de Aguadilla.
“La creación del Departamento de Seguridad Pública en Aguadilla marca una nueva etapa en la estrategia municipal de protección ciudadana, y con ella surgen expectativas concretas que apuntan a una gestión más eficiente, coordinada y proactiva. Nuestro pueblo debe sentir la certeza de que esta administración continuará velando por su seguridad y por quienes nos visitan. Continuaremos otorgando fondos para seguir reforzando todo nuestro cuerpo de seguridad,” concluyó Roldán Concepción.
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Una vez completados los trabajos en la Calle 65 de Infantería, las mejoras viales se extenderán a la Calle Dr. Félix Tió y la Calle Ángel Gregorio Martínez.
By EMMANUEL MORGAN and MATT STEVENS
With his flowing blond mane, bulking muscles and patriotic persona, Hulk Hogan was one of the first mainstream professional wrestling stars, helping propel a regional and fractured sport into an international juggernaut watched by millions.
Hogan, who died Thursday at 71, was instrumental to the industry’s rise in the 1980s, becoming a crossover figure who appeared in movies, latenight talk shows and commercials. His journey laid the blueprint for Dwayne Johnson, John Cena and others to travel the now-familiar pathway between wrestling and Hollywood.
Here are some key moments showcasing how Hogan parlayed athletic success into acting gigs and endorsement deals.
1982: ‘Rocky III’
Hogan Goes to Hollywood
reign as champion in the WWF ended alongside his era of white-hot popularity. So in 1994, Hogan moved to World Championship Wrestling, developing a new set of rivalries that would resurrect his career.
After years as the all-American good guy in the WWF, Hogan shocked the wrestling world at a pay-per-view event in 1996 when he turned heel, joining a group of wrestlers called the New World Order.
“I wanted that natural reaction from the fans,” he said in an A&E documentary. “‘How could our hero stab us in the heart?’”
He began calling himself “Hollywood Hogan” — leaning into his role as the villain — and became a major player in the Monday Night Wars, in which the WWF and the WCW competed for ratings with opposing broadcasts in the same Monday night time slot.
Hogan was still early in his wrestling career when he accepted his first acting role, stepping into “Rocky III” to spar with Sylvester Stallone. The role in a major movie franchise introduced Hogan to a wider audience and presaged his wrestling ascent.
In the movie, Hogan played a wrestler known as Thunderlips who took on Rocky (Stallone) in a match for charity. Thunderlips was not unlike Hogan’s wrestling persona: Even in limited screen time, he is bloviating and egocentric, calling himself “the ultimate male” and praising the size of his muscular arms.
In the years that followed, Hogan would continue acting, starring in slapstick movies, reality television series and even deodorant commercials. In 1985, he became one of the earliest athletes to host “Saturday Night Live.”
1987: WrestleMania III
Hogan Takes Down a ‘Giant’
Hogan emerged victorious as a headliner in the first WrestleMania in 1985, an annual grandiose spectacle created to be wrestling’s version of the Super Bowl. By then, he was already a recognizable force, selling out arenas like Madison Square Garden and deploying the leg drop, his signature move.
As Hogan rose to become the face of the sport, the World Wrestling Federation (the precursor to World Wrestling Entertainment) gave him a patriotic persona. He
began walking out to a song titled “Real American” and would vanquish opponents such as the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, proxies for global rivals like Iran and the Soviet Union.
In 1987, at WrestleMania III, Hogan was part of an indelible match against Andre the Giant. At the climax of that main event, Hogan lifted and slammed his opponent, who weighed more than 500 pounds. Hogan then pinned Andre the Giant and pointed to the sky while more than 90,000 fans roared in one of the most memorable scenes in wrestling history.
1994, 1996: World Championship Wrestling Hogan Switches Teams and Does a Heel Turn
It is hard to stay on top, and by the mid-1990s, Hogan’s
2024: Republican National Convention Hogan Rips Off His Shirt
Later in life, Hogan remained in the spotlight as an outspoken supporter of the Republican Party.
In 2024, he spoke at the Republican National Convention, stepping to the podium wearing a T-shirt under a sports blazer with a red bandanna and sunglasses on his head. Halfway through his nearly nine-minute speech, as he spoke of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, Hogan’s voice lifted. He sheathed his jacket and then ripped off his shirt, revealing a red tank top with Trump and JD Vance’s names.
“Let Trump-a-mania run wild, brother,” Hogan said as he ripped the shirt into two pieces. “Let Trump-a-mania rise again.”
Hogan had previously teased running for political office as a publicity stunt. He announced in 1998 that he was retiring from pro wrestling to run for president. Months later, he was back in the ring, his candidacy and plans for retirement quickly forgotten.
After Trump announced his run for president in 2015, Hogan voiced interest in being his vice presidential running mate. He did not enter politics himself but remained a Trump supporter, speaking at a Madison Square Garden rally in October after flexing his pectoral muscles onstage.
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U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreated from record highs after some disappointing corporate earnings, while investors awaited a Federal Reserve policy statement.
A host of Dow components reported earnings, with UnitedHealth, Boeing and Merck all trading lower after their quarterly results.
Health insurer UnitedHealth was the biggest drag on the Dow after a disappointing profit forecast, while Boeing declined despite reporting a smaller second-quarter loss.
Merck dipped after the drugmaker reported quarterly results and said it was extending its pause on shipments of HPV vaccine Gardasil to China until at least the end of 2025 due to persistent weakness in demand.
“Earnings have been a bit of a mix. Economic data has been somewhat mixed too, but not enough to move the needle in terms of the Fed,” said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.
“The next two days, you have Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Amazon - those are big companies, and they will move markets depending on how the earnings are and how the outlooks are.”
Earnings from megacaps Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple are due this week and are likely to have a strong influence on market direction due to their large market weightings.
According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 lost 18.43 points, or 0.29%, to end at 6,371.34 points, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 74.98 points, or 0.35%, to 21,103.61. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 193.87 points, or 0.45%, to 44,643.69.
United Parcel Service shares plunged as the package delivery company posted earnings and again declined to issue annual revenue and margin forecasts, deepening concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump’s continually changing trade policy is weighing on the company.
Likewise, Whirlpool plummeted after the home appliances maker slashed its annual earnings forecast and dividend, as the appliance maker cited pressure from a pull-forward in imports by rivals ahead of Trump’s tariffs.
Procter & Gamble shares also fell, as the maker of consumer goods such as dish soap and toilet paper forecast annual results below estimates and said it would raise prices on some products to offset the tariff impact.
Nearly 200 S&P 500 components have reported earnings
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and are posting results 6.4% above expectations, according to LSEG data, compared with an average of 6.3% over the last four quarters.
That dragged the Dow Jones Transport average down and it suffered its biggest daily percentage decline since late May.
On the economic front, consumer confidence in July increased more than expected to 97.2. In June, U.S. job openings and hiring, or JOLTS data, had decreased, pointing to a further slowdown in labor market activity.
The JOLTS report was the first in a string of data on the labor market this week, culminating in Friday’s government payrolls report.
The Fed is expected to leave rates unchanged at its policy announcement on Wednesday and remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell will be closely monitored to gauge the timing of any potential rate cuts.
By MARC SANTORA
ARussian strike on a correctional facility in southern Ukraine killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more just before midnight Monday, Ukrainian officials said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack on a Ukrainian prison since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than three years ago.
The attack was part of a wave of strikes directed at 73 Ukrainian cities and villages over Monday night and Tuesday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said in a statement. It came only hours after President Donald Trump renewed his call for the Kremlin to end the bloodshed.
On Monday, Trump expressed frustration with Russia’s persistent targeting of civilians and the staggering battlefield losses on both sides. He said he would give Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days to show a serious commitment to a ceasefire before imposing broad sanctions, including measures that would limit the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war through oil exports.
Previously, Trump gave Moscow 50 days to change course.
A Ukrainian soldier with the 53rd Mechanized Brigade in the back of a fast-moving truck stays on the lookout for Russian drones in the city of Kostyantynivka, Ukraine, June 19, 2025. Over the past two years, the Pentagon has sent more than $66 billion in weapons, ammunition and equipment to Ukraine. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
“Three people died from this strike, including a pregnant woman,” Zelenskyy said. “Her name was Diana. She was only 23 years old.”
Overall, at least 22 civilians were killed and 85 people injured in the attacks Monday night and Tuesday morning, Zelenskyy said.
Later Tuesday, five more civilians were killed when the Russians shelled a location where people had gathered to receive humanitarian aid near the town of Izium, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
Zelenskyy thanked Trump for his “determination to achieve peace” and said, “Moscow deserves very tough, truly painful and therefore fair and effective sanctions pressure.”
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, rejected the statement that Russia had targeted civilians.
“Strikes are carried out on military and quasimilitary infrastructure,” he told reporters, according to Russian news agency TASS.
ported that more than 6,700 civilians had been killed or injured in Russian strikes.
As Russia has intensified the pace of its attacks, it has continued to increase production of long-range strike drones and missiles, with the German Defense Ministry warning that Russia is working toward the ability to attack Ukraine with 2,000 long-range drones simultaneously.
The drones are often launched in coordination with cruise and ballistic missiles, aiming to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.
Russia also has vast stockpiles of inexpensive munitions that can be fitted with wings and guidance systems, allowing pilots to release them from Russian-controlled airspace to hit targets dozens of miles away.
The Bilenkivska correctional facility in Zaporizhzhia was hit by four FAB-500 bombs, each weighing approximately 1,100 pounds, Ukrainian officials said.
Officials in Moscow largely waved off the threat, and the Russian military showed no signs of slowing its offensive campaign on the front or its increasingly deadly daily bombardments.
The day’s attacks were part of an escalating pattern of violence in Ukraine.
Around the same time the prison was attacked, a ballistic missile struck a hospital complex and maternity ward in Kamianske, in the Dnipro region, Ukrainian officials said.
According to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, June had the highest monthly civilian casualties in three years, with 232 people killed and 1,343 injured. In the first half of the year alone, the U.N. re-
Ukrainian officials noted that the strike occurred three years to the day after an explosion at the Olenivka penal colony that killed more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Russia has consistently denied responsibility for the massacre at Olenivka but has refused access to international experts and forensic investigators.
By AARON BOXERMAN
An Israeli settler has shot and killed a wellknown Palestinian activist whose work was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” according to witnesses, the latest deadly episode in the Israelioccupied territory.
The activist, Awdah Hathaleen, 31, was an English teacher from the southern West Bank village of Umm al-Khair. Footage he filmed was included in the documentary, which depicted the challenges Palestinians living in the territory face under Israeli rule.
Hathaleen was shot Monday during a confrontation with Israeli settlers, two witnesses said. He was rushed to a hospital in Israel and was pronounced dead of his wounds, his family said.
Israeli police said Yinon Levi was the suspect in the shooting and was detained on suspicion of “reckless conduct resulting in death and unlawful use of a firearm.” Levi owns a farm, an illegal settlement near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. An Israeli judge released Levi on house arrest Tuesday, according to Avichai Hajbi, his
lawyer.
Four Palestinians and two foreign nationals were also detained in connection with the incident, according to Israeli police. It was unclear whether they were still in custody as of Tuesday evening.
The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Levi after accusing him of violence and intimidation against Palestinians. Levi also owns an earthworks company and has worked with the Israeli military to bulldoze at least one Palestinian village in the West Bank.
President Donald Trump removed the penalties against Levi and other settlers accused of extremist violence after assuming office in January, and called the sanctions “deeply unpopular, inflationary, illegal and radical practices.”
Hajbi said Levi had acted in self-defense. He said that Levi was confronted by local Palestinians hurling stones and believed his life was in danger, so he shot into the air to protect himself.
Roughly 2.7 million Palestinians live in the West Bank alongside some 500,000 Israeli settlers. Israel presides over a two-tiered legal system in the West Bank: Palestinians are subject to military law. In theory, settlers are also subject
to military law, but in practice, they are treated according to Israeli civilian law.
Israeli human rights groups say Palestinians attacked by settlers often have little legal recourse. Yesh Din, an Israeli rights group that examined more than 1,700 cases of Jewish extremist violence in the West Bank from 2005 to 2024, found that just 3% ended in a full or partial conviction.
Umm al-Khair, Hathaleen’s hometown, is a village of modest shacks, many of which do not have running water or connections to the power grid. It abuts the Israeli settlement of Carmel, whose residents live in air-conditioned houses.
The deadly shooting occurred about 5:30 p.m. Monday. A group of Palestinians confronted Levi after he and a colleague bulldozed a path through the fields of Umm al-Khair, according to witnesses. Hajbi said his client had been working on a new neighborhood of Carmel.
In video from the scene that was verified by The New York Times, Levi can be seen tussling with a Palestinian as he waves a gun. At least three stones flew overhead in the direction of the tractor before Levi cocked his pistol and fired, the video showed.
“Get back!” Levi shouted in the video, before discharging his weapon again.
Hathaleen was standing about 150 feet away at a community center, according to Alaa Hathaleen, his cousin, and Mattan Berner-Kadish, an American Jewish activist, both of whom were present.
“He was watching from far away. He was inside the village, inside the community center, beyond the fence,” Alaa Hathaleen said in a phone interview. “But the settler shot him and killed him.”
Berner-Kadish said in an interview that he had heard the shots and run to Hathaleen, where he found him bleeding out. He said he then headed toward where a group of Palestinians had gathered and Levi was still holding his pistol.
Israeli soldiers later arrived. Levi pointed out some Palestinians whom he wanted arrested, leading the soldiers to “come and grab a bunch of them,” Berner-Kadish said.
Hathaleen and Berner-Kadish had known each other for years. The two were planning to build a soccer field in Umm al-Khair after Berner-Kadish had secured funding.
By VIVIAN WANG, LILY KUO and BERRY WANG
Torrential rains in Beijing and surrounding areas led to the deaths of at least 40 people as severe downpours set off flooding and landslides that trapped residents in their villages and prompted China’s leader to order “all-out” rescue efforts.
The Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV, said Tuesday that 28 people had died in Miyun, a mountainous district of northeastern Beijing, the Chinese capital, where more than 21 inches of rain had fallen as of midnight. Two other people died in Yanqing, a district in the capital’s northwest, and four people in neighboring Hebei province were killed by a landslide caused by the heavy rain.
The broadcaster noted that rain had pounded the area as early as Saturday but did not specify exactly when the deaths had been reported.
Wang Haha, a 25-year-old from Yangjiatai, a village in Hebei, said her family was stuck in their village because roads leading to it had been blocked by landslides. She said that rescue workers had not yet arrived and she had only recently managed to get in contact with her relatives.
“Mudslides, landslides — villagers are trapped inside and can’t escape,” she said. Wang, who was not in the village when the rains started, said some residents managed to leave by wad-
ing through floodwaters and climbing over mountain roads. “Some have managed to get out. But not all of them, just a few.”
More than 80,000 people in the outskirts of the capital have been relocated. Schools, construction sites and tourist attractions were temporarily closed, according to CCTV. Dozens of roads were damaged, and 136 villages in broader Beijing, which is largely rural despite being within the capital’s administrative area, had lost electricity.
Beijing issued its highest-level flood alert Monday night, urging people not to go outside unless necessary.
“Continuous heavy rainfall caused major disasters,” CCTV said in a report Tuesday as the downpour continued.
On Monday evening, before the casualties were announced, state media reported that China’s leader, Xi Jinping, had ordered officials to “firmly” focus on flood prevention and exhaust all efforts to rescue victims. He said that China was “currently in the critical period of flood prevention from July to August,” according to Xinhua, the state news agency.
He also said that rainfall across much of northern and eastern China had led to “major casualties and property losses” in recent days.
Extreme flooding has intensified in China in recent years. Chen Tao, chief forecaster at the China Meteorological Administration, said in an interview with CCTV that this year, the rainy season in northern China had begun “abnormally early” with
the average rainfall almost 30% higher than the same period in previous years.
Information about natural disasters is tightly controlled in China, where authorities are wary of public anger. On Tuesday, some searches on the social media platform Weibo appeared to be censored. They included discussions of a reservoir in Beijing being discharged, which would flood surrounding areas, as well as talk about the death toll.
Instead, the social media platform featured state media reports of local villagers using forklifts to ferry residents through flooded streets and highlighted details of government rescue efforts.
Deaths caused by heavy rain have been announced in other parts of northern China in recent days, including Shanxi province, where a bus went missing Sunday. In the city of Jinan, in Shandong province, at least two people died last week after half a typical year’s rainfall fell in five hours, state media reported.
In 2023, Beijing was pounded by the most rain it had experienced in 140 years of record-keeping. But most of the damage was in neighboring Hebei province, where officials said they had opened floodgates to “build a ‘moat’ for the capital.” That led to anger in the affected parts of Hebei, where residents said they had not been given ample warning.
In 2012, severe flooding in Beijing and Hebei killed 145 people.
By VIVIAN WANG, LILY KUO and BERRY WANG
Álvaro Uribe, Colombia’s conservative former president who shaped the country’s politics more than anyone over the past 25 years, was found guilty Monday of bribery in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud. It was the first major criminal conviction of a former Colombian leader.
Uribe was accused of working with a lawyer in an unsuccessful effort to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony that damaged him. The paramilitary had said that Uribe, 73, founded and financed a paramilitary group in the 1990s, during the country’s long and bloody internal conflict.
The ruling, by Judge Sandra Heredia of a lower circuit court in Bogotá, is likely to further divide the nation, which has long debated the legacy of Uribe’s role in the conflict. As president from 2002-10 he pursued an aggressive military campaign against the country’s leftist rebel groups, significantly weakening the largest group and bringing a measure of security the nation had not seen in years.
But critics say his government’s tactics led to human rights violations against civilians and accused him of supporting right-wing paramilitary groups, for which they argue he should be held accountable.
The case has stretched on for 13 tumultuous years. Uribe has stated that he will appeal a decision that goes against him,
a process that could take years and is likely to end at the Supreme Court.
This month, he called the case against him an “unjust judicial process.” He had argued that some judges were biased against him and illegally tapped his phone as a part of the investigation, but Heredia found that the wiretapping was legal.
Some legal experts and critics of Uribe have said that the process is evidence that the Colombian legal system is working to hold powerful people accountable after years in which political figures have escaped justice. Among them is Francisco Bernate, a criminal law expert at Rosario University in Bogotá, who said the trial showed the strength of Colombia’s legal system.
“It is an independent justice system, a justice system that does not act based on political calculations,” Bernate said. “Former President Uribe is a political figure, perhaps the most important one of this century in Colombia, and of course he makes his political interpretations, but the reality is that this is a strictly legal case.”
But Uribe’s supporters, including some Republicans in the United States, have said the system is being weaponized against the conservative former leader.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also criticized the trial on social platform X.
“Former Colombian President Uribe’s only crime has been to tirelessly fight and defend his homeland,” he wrote. “The
weaponization of Colombia’s judicial branch by radical judges has now set a worrisome precedent.”
The Trump administration recently imposed a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil, partly in retaliation for what President Donald Trump has called a “witch hunt” against another conservative former leader, Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing trial for attempting a coup.
While Uribe has allies in Washington, he does not have the same close relationship with Trump as does Bolsonaro.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe in Medellín, Colombia, Nov. 9, 2020. Uribe, Colombia’s conservative former president who shaped the country’s politics more than anyone over the past 25 years, was found guilty on Monday, July 28, 2025, of bribery in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud. (Federico Rios/The New York Times)
By DANIELLE KAYE
Imagine that an airline notices you’ve booked a five-star hotel, so it charges you more for your ticket than it would have if you had booked a four- or three-star hotel. That’s the vision of personalized pricing, a concept that has for years intrigued companies and enraged consumer advocates.
While consumer backlash may still give companies pause, some roadblocks to widespread use of the strategy may be clearing.
The Trump administration introduced a plan this past week to clear the way for artificial intelligenceinnovation, reinforcing its embrace of AI and raising questions about whether inquiries into the practice that Biden-era regulators started will be given any priority. At the same time, the technology has developed at a rapid pace.
“It’s going to be: Whatever you can get away with, it’s legal,” Robert W. Mann, an independent airline industry analyst and former airline executive, said. When it comes to regulatory scrutiny, he added, “from curious to none is probably the transition.”
Delta Air Lines promoted its plans this month to ramp up its use of AI to set prices. And while it’s not clear what data the airline is using — and whether it constitutes personalized pricing — privacy experts and industry analysts say many companies may see an opportunity to open what they’ve long considered to be an untapped gold mine.
Delta has been met with swift backlash. It said on its latest earnings call that it was working with Fetcherr, an AI
startup, and planned to use AI to price 20% of domestic routes by the end of this year. But it has pushed back against claims that it’s turning to “personalized” pricing. In a statement, it said it was leaning into new technology to streamline existing dynamic pricing models, which are based on market factors, not personal information.
“Fetcherr’s technology has been developed to streamline processes already in place at companies and does not allow for individualized or personalized pricing,” the startup said in a statement.
Regardless of the consumer data that Fetcherr is offering Delta specifically, an archived version of a Fetcherr blog post, reported earlier by the Thrifty Traveler blog, hailed the startup’s ability to offer “truly personalized” prices to travelers, based in part on their past purchases.
Under the Biden administration, regulatory scrutiny of personalized pricing started to build. Members of Congress and data privacy experts have raised concerns about the strategy in industries such as groceries and travel. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission, under its previous chair, Lina Khan, opened an inquiry into “surveillance pricing” — another term for the use of personal data to set prices. The market study examined practices at several companies, including Mastercard, JPMorgan Chase and Accenture.
Initial findings released in January said that “consumer behaviors ranging from mouse movements on a webpage to the type of products that consumers leave unpurchased in an online shopping cart can be tracked and used by retailers to tailor consumer pricing.”
It’s not clear whether the Trump administration will make those inquiries a priority. The FTC under its new chair, Andrew Ferguson, withdrew public comment on surveillance pricing. Joe Simonson, an agency spokesperson, said that the study was ongoing.
“If Democrats are complaining about this practice, we’re actually doing something about it. We’re looking into this issue,” he said.
An “AI Action Plan” that President Donald Trump outlined this past week recommends that the FTC review prior investigations to make sure they don’t “unduly burden AI innovation.”
“All of that does lead to an opening for surveillance pricing, and emboldening,” Ben Winters, the director of AI and privacy at the Consumer Federation of America, said. Public backlash could still thwart AI pricing ambitions. After the uproar over Delta’s public embrace of AI to set airfares, American Airlines called the practice inappropriate. “Consumers need to know that they can trust American,” the CEO, Robert Isom, said on an earnings call.
But Gene Burrus, a law and policy consultant who worked as American Airlines’ competition lawyer 25 years ago, said consumer backlash was less of a concern for airlines than it used to be, in part because of consolidation in the industry. Mergers have left just a handful of major airlines, which means travelers have fewer places to turn if they’re upset with an airline’s pricing, he said.
Will Congress step in? Three Democratic senators sent Delta a letter this past week raising concern about the airline’s AI plans and the impact on travelers. A Republican senator, Josh Hawley of Missouri, said in a social media post that Delta’s plans were “the worst thing I have heard from the already awful airline industry.”
Also this past week, Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, introduced legislation to ban surveillance pricing at the federal level. It’s unclear how far that bill will go. A handful of states, including California, Georgia and New York, have introduced bills to regulate the practice, too, though several have stalled or been watered down.
It’s difficult to tell exactly what data companies are using. While critics worry about privacy breaches and higher prices, consumer companies have countered that AI-driven pricing won’t harm already strained shoppers — and could even lead to more discounts. For regulators, the competing claims pose a challenge, said Victoria Noble, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She added: “They would have to peer under the hood to look at what these tools are actually doing.”
By ERIK VANCE
When it comes to mental health, most treatments for conditions like depression or anxiety come with caveats. Medications work for some symptoms, but can exacerbate others. Cognitive behavioral therapy is effective for many patients, but not all.
But there’s one strategy that seems to work for most people and almost all experts endorse, and that’s regular exercise.
Decades of research have established that exercise has a positive effect on mental health. In studies of patients with mild to moderate depression, for example, a wide range of exercise regimens has been shown to be as effective as medications like SSRIs (though the best results generally involve a combination of the two).
Moving regularly can improve sleep and reduce stress. While there’s good evidence for the mental health benefits of exercising for about 45 minutes, three to five times per week, even just a few minutes of walking around the block can have positive effects.
“Is this walk going to do anything?” said Jennifer Heisz, an associate professor at McMaster University in Canada and the author of “Move the Body, Heal the Mind.” “Yes! The answer is yes. It’ll do way more than you think.”
Why is exercise good for mental health?
It’s hard to find a brain process that doesn’t improve with regular movement. Exercise boosts blood flow, decreases inflammation and improves brain plasticity. It also triggers the release of many mood-boosting chemicals, including betaendorphins and cannabinoids (which both play a role in the “runner’s high” feeling), norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin.
More recent science has found that, consistent exercise can change the underlying structure of some brain regions.
“You’re increasing actually the birth of new neurons within the brain,” said Mazen Kheirbek, a psychiatry professor at the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. By creating new brain cells, exercise “changes, over many days, how your brain functions.”
Adults typically don’t generate many new neurons, and it only happens in a few places, namely in the hippocampus, which is tied to mood and memory. People suffering for long periods from depression or stress tend to have smaller hippocampi than others, with fewer new neurons and less plasticity.
According to research on both humans and lab animals, there’s essentially a reverse effect — more neurons and a greater ability to adapt — after regular exercise, Kheirbek said. This is especially clear in people with more severe anxiety or depression, who generally see larger improvements over time.
Are certain workouts more beneficial than others?
Scientists haven’t yet determined whether, say, running is better than weightlifting for improving mental health.
For one thing, a lot of exercise studies are performed on animals, and it’s much easier to get a mouse to run in a wheel than lift weights, said Brett R. Gordon, a postdoctoral fellow at the Penn State Cancer Institute.
It is also hard to compare different kinds of exercise because the effects can be different for different people, and participants bring their own biases about exercise to a study. Someone who already enjoys running may be more likely to experience a mood lift after other forms of cardio.
However, there is some evidence suggesting that activities like yoga or tai chi are better for relieving symptoms of anxiety than, say, boxing or basketball. This may be because these fluid, low-intensity workouts often employ meditative or mindful techniques that have repeatedly proven beneficial for mental health.
“The mind-body connection, it can be present in all forms of exercise, but it’s reinforced very much in yoga and tai chi,” Heisz said.
More intense exercise — almost by definition — increases stress levels. Some of Heisz’s research suggests that people who report more symptoms of anxiety tend to see fewer mental health benefits from intense workouts in the short term than those with little or no anxiety.
But several experts, including Heisz, pointed out that over time, regular intense exercise can still have significant
A morning Tai Chi class at Elizabeth Street Garden in New York, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Decades of research have established that movement has a positive effect on mental health. (Isabelle Zhao/The New York Times)
benefits to people with anxiety, if they stick with it and listen to their bodies. In fact, a large 2023 review suggested that HIIT workouts can be more effective at alleviating depression and anxiety symptoms than lower-intensity workouts.
But none of this matters if a patient doesn’t feel motivated to do it, said A’Naja Newsome, a physical activity researcher at the University of Central Florida. With depression in particular, she said, it can be difficult to get started, or to enjoy it.
“When you think about someone who is experiencing depressive symptoms, it’s often lack of interest, lack of energy, lack of mood,” she said.
She stressed the importance of beginning with easier, lower impact activities and having an exercise community or workout buddy to keep you going. And if you’re just starting out, a daily walk might be more sustainable than an intense workout.
“While I’m a huge proponent of resistance training and aerobic exercise,” she said, “if someone doesn’t like it, they don’t enjoy it, they’re not going to do it.”
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Demandante V. MARGARITA ACEVEDO GONZÁLEZ POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO CONOCIDO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE FRANCISCO MONTAÑEZ
MÁRQUEZ; JORGE MONTAÑEZ COSTAIN, FRANCISCO MONTAÑEZ COSTAIN, MARÍA DE LOS ANGELES MONTAÑEZ COSTAIN Y TANISHA
MONTAÑEZ COMO MIEMBROS CONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE FRANCISCO MONTAÑEZ
MÁRQUEZ; JOHN DOE & RICHARD ROE COMO MIEMBROS
DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE FRANCISCO MONTAÑEZ
MÁRQUEZ
Demandada Civil Núm.: TA2024CV00724. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA E INTERPELACIÓN. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Toa Alta, hago saber a la parte demandada MARGARITA ACEVEDO GONZÁLEZ por sí y como miembro conocido de la sucesión de Francisco Montañez Márquez; JORGE MONTAÑEZ COSTAIN, FRANCISCO MONTAÑEZ COSTAIN, MARÍA DE LOS ANGELES MONTAÑEZ COSTAIN Y TANISHA MONTAÑEZ como miembros conocidos de la sucesión de Francisco Montañez Márquez; JOHN DOE & RICHARD ROE como miembros desconocidos de la sucesión de Francisco Montañez Márquez y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el 15 de abril de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta por el precio mínimo de $37,000.00 y al mejor postor, pagadero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o giro postal, a nombre del alguacil del tribunal, la propiedad que se describe a continuación: RÍO LAJAS, CALLE MICKEY RIVERA RIVERA, TOA ALTA, PR 00953, y que se describe de la siguiente manera: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno en el
barrio río Lajas de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 1109.0310 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.2822 cuerda. En lindes al Norte, con el solar 4; al Sur, con el solar 4 y uso público (acceso); al Este, con la Sucesión de Marzán Marzán y al Oeste, con el solar 3 y uso público (acceso). Finca 19780 inscrita al folio 111 del tomo 392 de Toa Alta, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, sección III. La finca antes descrita se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: (i) Hipoteca constituida en garantía de un pagaré, a favor de Santander Financial Services Inc., o a su orden, por $37,000.00 al 6.99%, vencedero el 1 de noviembre del 2025, según Ese. #562 en Dorado a 26 de octubre del 2015, ante Griselle Arjona Martínez, inscrita al Sistema Karibe de Toa Alta, finca #19780 inscripción 5ta, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. (ii) (iii) Aviso de Demanda: Del 24 de julio de 2024, radicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Toa Alta, en el caso civil TA2024CV00724, sobre Ejecución de Hipoteca, seguido por Luna Residential II LLC, versus Margarita Acevedo González, Jorge; Francisco; María De Los Angeles de apellido Montañez Costain y Yanisha Montañez, John Doe y Richard Doe, como miembros de la Sucesión de Francisco Montañez, por $16,624.74, anotado el 16 de enero de 2025, en Karibe, anotación A y última. La hipoteca objeto de esta ejecución es la que ha quedado descrita en el inciso (i). Será celebrada la subasta para con el importe de la misma satisfacer la sentencia dicta el 5 de marzo de 2023, mediante la cual se condenó a la parte demandada pagar a la parte demandante la suma de $16,624.74 de principal, más $2,707.01 de interés al 30 de junio de 2024, que continuarán acumulándose hasta el saldo total al 6.99000% anual a razón de $3.18 por día, $85.88 de cargos por demora, $341.78 de escrow, $246.07 de Suspense Balance, $50.00 de recoverable balance, $1,515.00 de otros cargos, $3,700.00 de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario, incluyendo primas de seguro de hipoteca, prima de seguro de siniestro y cargos por demora. La PRIMERA SUBASTA será celebrada el día 13 DE AGOSTO DE 2025 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina
del Alguacil, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la cantidad de $37,000.00 sin admitirse oferta inferior. De no haber remate ni adjudicación, celebraré SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 20 DE AGOSTO DE 2025 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la que servirá como tipo mínimo, dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $24,666.67. Si no hubiese remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, celebraré TERCERA SUBASTA el día 27 DE AGOSTO DE 2025 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar en la que regirá como tipo mínimo, la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $18,500.00. El Alguacil que suscribe hizo constar que toda licitación deberá hacerse para pagar su importe en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América, de acuerdo con la Ley y de acuerdo con lo anunciado en este Aviso de Subasta. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables. Se entiende que todo licitador que comparezca a la subasta señalada en este caso acepta como bastante la titulación que da base a la misma. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si la hubiere al crédito que da base a esta ejecución continuará subsistente, entendiéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción cualquier parte del remanente del precio de licitación. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Vendida o adjudicada la finca o dere-
cho hipotecado y consignado el precio correspondiente, en esa misma fecha o fecha posterior, el alguacil que celebró la subasta procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura pública de traspaso en representación del dueño o titular de los bienes hipotecados, ante el notario que elija el adjudicatario o comprador, quien deberá abonar el importe de tal escritura. El alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la confirmación de la venta o adjudicación. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS LICITADORES Y DEL PUBLICO EN GENERAL y para su publicación de acuerdo con la Ley, expido el presente Edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, hoy 21 de mayo de 2025. MIGUEL REYES, ALGUACIL #241, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE TOA ALTA.
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Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE WILFREDO PEREZ HERNANDEZ COMPUESTA POR GLORIA ESTHER LEBRON SANTIAGO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA, WILFREDO EXAVIER PEREZ LEBRON Y ALEXANDER PEREZ LEBRON
Demandado(s)
Civil Núm.: BY2023CV02765. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA.
A: LA SUCESIÓN DE WILFREDO PEREZ HERNANDEZ COMPUESTA POR GLORIA ESTHER
LEBRON SANTIAGO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA, WILFREDO EXAVIER PEREZ LEBRON Y ALEXANDER PEREZ LEBRON; Y AL PUBLICO
EN GENERAL:
El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, hago saber a la parte demandada y, al PUBLICO EN GENERAL, y a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 30 de abril de 2025, por la Secretaria del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: Dirección de la Propiedad: Calle Santa Barbara No. B-23, Urb. Santa María, Toa Baja, PR 00949. URBANA: Solar número veintitrés (23) del Bloque B, Urbanización Santa Maria, sita en el Barrio Candelaria del Municipio de Toa Baja. Área del Solar: trescientos veintitrés punto seiscientos ochenta y ocho (323.688) metros cuadrados equivalentes a ochocientos veinticuatro diezmilésimas de cuerda (0.824). En lindes por el NORTE, con la calle número dos (2) en un largo arco de doce metros seiscientos trece milésimas de metro (L=12.613); por el SUR, con los solares número diecisiete (17) y dieciocho (18) en un largo en arco de catorce metros trescientos sesenta y una milésima de metro (L=14.361); por el ESTE, con el solar número veinticuatro (24) en distancia de veinticuatro metros (24.00); y por el OESTE, con el solar número veintidós (22) en distancia de veinticuatro metros (24.00). Enclava en este solar una estructura de hormigón y bloques de concreto para residencia. Consta inscrito al folio 80 del tomo 383 de Toa Baja, finca número 22,334; Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Segunda (II) de Bayamón. La referida propiedad esta sujeta al siguiente gravamen preferente: HIPOTECA: En garan-
tía de un pagare a favor de Administración de Hogares de Agricultores, o a su orden, por la suma de $44,460.00, intereses al 10 5/8% anual y a vender en 33 años, según consta de la escritura #108, otorgada en Bayamón, el 5 de diciembre de 1985, ante el Notario Domingo Carrasquillo Diaz, inscrito al folio 80 del tomo 383 de Toa Baja, finca #22,334, inscripción 1ra. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante, hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor, que al 29 de abril de 2025, la parte demandada adeuda a la demandante la suma de $13,764.78 por concepto de principal, más el pago de sus correspondientes intereses al 5.000% anual, ascendentes a $2,763.90 y los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación, más la cantidad de $180.00 de cargos por demora, más cualquier adelanto adicional y realizado por la demandante, conforme a los términos pactados y garantizadas en la escritura de hipoteca y pagaré, costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado ascendentes a $3,616.46. Disponiéndose que si quedare algún remanente luego de pagarse las sumas antes mencionadas del mismo deberá ser depositado en la Secretaria del Tribunal para ser entregado a la parte con interés previa solicitud y orden del Tribunal. La venta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 13 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina del referido Alguacil, localizada en el Centro Judicial, Sala de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $30,000.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, la misma se llevará a efecto el día 20 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $20,000.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 27 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, A LAS
11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $15,000.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de mayo de 2025. ROSAMARIE MELÉNDEZ PEÑA, ALGUACIL, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE
PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA. ***
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JORGE LUIS VEGA MATEO Y OTROS Demandante V. EXPARTE Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV05266 (Salón 606). Sobre: PROCEDIMIENTO ESPECIAL EXPEDITO DE EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO, REANUDACIÓN DE TRACTO Y USUCAPIÓN (LEY NÚM. 118-2022). NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
GABRIELA LIZ TORRES RIVERA GABRIELA.TORRES@JUSTICIA. PR.GOV. LUIS J. VILARÓ VÉLEZ LUISVILARO@GMAIL.COM. NOTIFIACION DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA A: BASILIA ROMERO LÓPEZ, O SUS HEREDEROS, JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 04 de junio de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 22 de JULIO de 2025. Notas de la Secretaria: SE NOTIFICA NUEVAMENTE POR ORDEN DEL TRIBUNAL EMITIDA EL 9 DE JULIO DE 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 22 de JULIO de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. F/ MARIA I COLON RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
COLON - URB SANTIAGO
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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/tribunalelectronico, 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, Gabriel Ramos Colon cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel.ramos@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA
y el sello del Tribunal, en JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico, hoy día 25 de junio de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DELIS E. SÁNCHEZ RAMOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandante Vs. JESUS D. RIVERA RODRIGUEZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV06614. 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.
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tes 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 18 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MELISSA RIVERA ROMERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandante Vs. KARLO G. PEREZ COLON
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CN2025CV00145. 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: KARLO G. PEREZ COLON - URB PUERTO REAL H2 CALLE 1, FAJARDO PR 00738; URB LOIZA VALLEY 169 CALLE TULIPAN, CANOVANAS PR 00729. 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/tribunalelectronico, 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@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de junio de 2025. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. SANDRA PADILLA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandante Vs. WILMARIE RIOS MEJIAS Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AD2025CV00058. 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: WILMARIE RIOS MEJIAS - BO CAPEZ CARR 135 K80 H 9 INT, ADJUNTAS PR 00601; HC 1 BOX 3067, ADJUNTAS PR 00601.
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 discre-
ción, 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 ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 15 de mayo de 2025. DIANE ÁLVAREZ VILLANUEVA, SECRETARIA. MARGARITA TORRES MATOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: TB2024CV00635. 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: DELVIS I. VAZQUEZ RIVERA - 100 CALLE MARGINAL N APT 806, BAYAMON PR 00959; BO INGENIO 255 CALLE JAZMIN, TOA BAJA PR 00951.
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/tribunalelectronico, 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. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYA-
MON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MELISSA RIVERA ROMERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE
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Parte Demandante Vs. HENRY L. ROSADO RIVERA
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CZ2025CV00049. 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: HENRY L. ROSADO RIVERA - BO NEGROS CARR 805 PARC 50, COROZAL PR 007839219; HC 3 BOX 16755, COROZAL PR 00783-9219. 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 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en COROZAL, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SUHAIL DÁVILA CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Parte Demandante Vs. NITZA E. GOMEZ ZAYAS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CZ2025CV00047. 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: NITZA E. GOMEZ ZAYAS - BO PALMARITO SEC RADIO ORO CARR 800 KM 4.1, COROZAL PR 00783-7826; HC 6 BOX 14981, COROZAL PR 00783-7826.
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 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en COROZAL, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SUHAIL DÁVILA CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Parte Demandante Vs. ELIEZER LOPEZ VALENTIN
Parte Demandada
Civil Núm.: NJ2025CV00032. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO.
The San Juan Daily Star
EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ELIEZER LOPEZ VALENTIN - BO. NUEVO LOMAS DEL VIENTO CARR 164 KM. 0 HM.6, NARANJITO PR 00719; HC 73 BOX 5750, NARANJITO PR 00719. 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 17 de junio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. VIVÍAN J. SANABRIA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante Vs. RAUL JESÚS VIERA ZAYAS, IRIS MERCEDES BOSCH FREIRE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados
Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00326. 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: RAUL JESÚS VIERA ZAYAS, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; IRIS MERCEDES BOSCH FREIRE, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBAS.
Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo. com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 1 de julio de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. YASHMIR PABÓN ORTIZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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By THE STAR STAFF
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) and its president, Attorney Gustavo Olivieri Miranda, hosted a grand reception and title presentation event to honor the organization’s newest professional world champions, Xander Zayas and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodríguez.
The event took place at Arena Medalla, located in the T-Mobile District in San Juan, where fans and notable public figures gathered to celebrate these exceptional young athletes.
“The WBO is proud to welcome the new world champions in the Jr. Bantamweight and Jr. Middleweight divisions, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodríguez and Xander Zayas. Rodríguez is without a doubt one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the lower weight classes; he becomes WBO world champion in a second division on his way to becoming the undisputed champion,” said Olivieri Miranda. “Meanwhile, we have boxing’s newest rising star in Zayas, who is now the youngest active world champion and is shaping up to be the most promising talent in his division. Both represent the best of professional boxing: dedication, discipline, and tenacity.”
Last Saturday, Puerto Rican boxer Xander Zayas, who was ranked No. 1 by the WBO, made history by becoming world champion in the Junior Middleweight division (154 lbs). Zayas accomplished this milestone by defeating Mexico’s Jorge ‘Chino’ García, ranked No. 2, by unanimous decision in an electrifying bout
held at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. With this victory, Zayas became the youngest active world champion at just 22 years old.
“Thank you to the WBO for supporting me from the very beginning of my career. I started as the WBO NABO champion, and now I’m a world champion. It’s an honor for me to bring glory to Puerto Rico and to represent my Island—and most of all, to raise our flag high where it belongs,” said Zayas. “Miguel Cotto is my favorite boxer. On July 26, 2017, he won his WBO title at 154 lbs, and on July 26, 2025, I won mine. It’s an honor to have him here with me for such an important moment.”
Meanwhile, Texas native Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodríguez dazzled in the ring by defeating previously undefeated former WBO world champion Phumelele Cafu of South Africa by technical knockout in the tenth round. The bout took place on July 19 at The Ford Center at The Star in Texas. With this dominant win, Rodríguez claimed the unified world title in the junior bantamweight division (115 lbs), repeating his success after previously becoming world champion at flyweight (112 lbs).
“Thank you to the WBO for the way they’ve treated me and my team. I’ve been to Puerto Rico twice, and I’ve always been treated incredibly well. Those are experiences I’ll never forget. Being a two-division WBO champion is a great privilege, and we’re not stopping here—expect the best from me. In the future, we aim for a
third title in the 118 lbs division,” said Rodríguez.
The event brought together world champions, sports legends, celebrities from various fields, and fans eager to share unforgettable moments with their champions.
Among those present were Puerto Rican legends and former champions Miguel Cotto, Iván Calderón, Nelson Dieppa, Alex “El Nene” Sánchez, Román “Rocky” Martínez, and current
world champions René Santiago and Óscar Collazo.
Under the leadership of Olivieri Miranda, the WBO reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of professional boxing and the celebration of its athletes’ achievements. This special occasion not only honored the success of Zayas and Rodríguez but also served as an inspiration for the next generation of boxers to pursue their dreams.
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