Battening Down the
Alejandro Cegarra The New York Times
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LUMA Energy says it is prepared for tropical storm impact
By THE STAR STAFF
LUMA Energy, the private operator of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s transmission and distribution system, said Monday that it is prepared to handle any emergencies caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto, but nonetheless there are going to be blackouts.
The private operator said it has prepared to mobilize more than 4,000 employees, including more than 1,100 field workers, and 2,800 vehicles for response to the storm, which was projected to bring high winds and especially heavy rain to the island later today and early Wednesday.
It has also acquired over $255 million in available transmission and distribution materials distributed throughout the island to respond to storms.
The private operator has also coordinated with LUMA mutual assistance collaborators, including the company’s parent companies, Quanta Services and ATCO, and its pre-established emergency assistance contractors in and outside of Puerto Rico. The objective is to mobilize field workers and additional utility resources to assist and support service restoration efforts if necessary.
As part of its efforts to ensure public safety, LUMA will actively communicate through available communication channels the importance of customers preparing for possible storm impacts. This includes the possibility of extended outages, depending on the storm’s impact on the electrical system.
LUMA officials also urged customers with life preservation equipment to call them to be part of a record they maintain.
The private grid operator reported that it was monitoring the storm on Monday, and that it was ready to activate the Emergency Response Plan depending on the projected impact of the disturbance.
“LUMA prepares throughout the year to respond to any emergency, including the continuous training of our more than 1,100 field workers, maintaining an updated inventory of the materials available in our warehouses, carrying out planned improvements that contribute to a stronger and [more] resilient [electric power system], as well as maintaining constant communication with all municipalities and emergency response collaborators,” reads part of a statement sent by the operator.
At 5 p.m. Monday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced that Potential Tropical Cyclone 5 had strengthened into a tropical storm.
“It is important that everyone has the LUMA number,” Saca said, reiterating that the operator was fully prepared. “This is nothing new because we prepare every day.”
As part of storm preparations, Bureau of Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Commissioner Nino Correa Filomeno and Director of Operations Ángel “Tito” Vázquez met on Monday morning with the interagency coordinators, and Ernesto Morales of the National Weather Service in San Juan gave an update. The NMEAD officials also met with the Public Safety Secretary Alexis Torres Ríos, commissioners of the Public Safety Department and agency heads.
As of 2 p.m. Monday the storm system that was to become Tropical Storm Ernesto was located some 670 miles southeast of San Juan with sustaining winds of 35 miles an hour and moving west at 26 miles per hour (mph). The disturbance was expected to pass over the Leeward Islands Monday night or early today, and to impact Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands tonight or early Wednesday.
The NHC warned that the system could bring rainfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches to Puerto Rico, with maximum amounts of up to 10 inches in some areas. In addition, tropical storm conditions are anticipated with strong winds, storm surge that could raise water levels by 1 to 3 feet, and large and dangerous waves that could generate dangerous rip currents.
The U.S. Coast Guard’s captain of the Port of San Juan, meanwhile, established Port Condition X-RAY at 1 p.m. Monday for ports in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, due to the possibility of sustained gale force winds (winds greater than 39 mph) and storm surge from then-Potential Tropical Cyclone 5, which was expected to arrive within 48 hours from the port condition declaration.
The Coast Guard strongly advised the maritime community to remain alert and take necessary precautions due to the advisory. Tropical storm surge was in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Given this scenario, LUMA Energy CEO Juan Saca called for people with life preservation equipment that requires electrical connection to contact the consortium at 1-844-888-5862 (LUMA) so that they can be added to a registry.
He told WKAQ-580 that the areas where such people reside would have priority when repairing parts of the electrical system damaged by the storm.
Bureau of Emergency Management &
Administration Commissioner Nino Correa Filomeno, at right (Facebook via Governor Pierluisi)
Towns activate emergency centers with approach of tropical storm
By JOHN McPHAUL jpmcphaul1@gmail.com
Municipalities across the island activated their emergency management centers (COEs by the initials in Spanish) on Monday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto.
In light of the threat, Canóvanas Mayor Lornna Soto Villanueva on Monday activated 250 employees from public works, emergency management and other agencies to launch a comprehensive operation in the communities.
The effort was focused on risk mitigation, debris collection, and providing guidance to citizens on the importance of preparing for possible atmospheric events. Starting at 5 a.m., municipal brigades were working to ensure the safety and health of the northeast town’s residents.
“We want to ensure that every family is ready and protected,” Soto said. “That is why I activated 250 employees from public works, emergency management, Canóvanas Saludable and other agencies to carry out this comprehensive operation in the communities. We are doing a double check to ensure that everyone is prepared.”
In addition, a special call was being made to the community to report any elderly people who live alone and may need assistance.
“Our priority is the well-being of everyone, especially those bedridden patients, people with mobility problems and other vulnerable people who need us most,” the mayor said. “If you know of an elderly person in a vulnerable situation, please send us the information.”
Cataño Mayor Julio Alicea Vasallo, meanwhile, reviewed with his emergency team the work plans to be executed.
“In light of the tropical storm warning for the island, the entire security component of the Municipality of Cataño is being activated,” the mayor said. “I have given instructions to draft an executive order declaring an emergency for the preparations and possible effects of the passage of the [storm]. The statute will provide $500,000 for these purposes, of which $25,000 are from a contribution made to us by the
senator for the District of Bayamón, Migdalia Padilla.”
Citizens were also urged to prepare with their individual plans, while it was stressed that this is not the time to put debris or trash out to the street. Citizens were also instructed to be aware of official announcements from the National Weather Service and official state entities regarding the amount of rain expected.
A shelter was being set up in Mercedes García de Colorado School in Cataño’s Las Vegas neighborhood, if needed.
“We reiterate to those who live in flood-prone areas that they follow official announcements and plan if they have to relocate with a family member,” Alicea Vasallo stressed. “If they have an emergency, they can call the municipal emergency management office at 787-788-0028.”
In Vieques, Mayor José “Junito” Corcino Acevedo announced the activation of the offshore island municipality’s COE in the Santa María neighborhood.
“Today we held a series of meetings with all the members of the COE
to fine-tune the action plans and ensure that they are ready to be implemented expeditiously in case the [storm] passes through our area as recent projections indicate,” Corcino Acevedo said. “We have also spoken with personnel from multiple central government agencies, such as the Public Safety and Health departments, among others. Our COE, which has the latest technology, as well as personnel trained to handle any situation, is ready to handle any emergency that may occur in the next few hours.”
The mayor reiterated that María M. Simons School has been readied to serve as a shelter, if necessary, and added that there is an emergency power generator system of about 30 tons and a second backup system based on solar technology that would provide electricity to the COE without interruption.
In Maunabo on Monday, Mayor Ángel Omar Lafuente Amaro activated the municipal component in charge of direct response to emergency matters in the municipality.
“Since yesterday, Sunday, we determined to activate the municipal COE to review all the emergency plans
that we had previously outlined and that as a result of this notification from the National Hurricane Center we are putting into practice …” the mayor said.
Municipal preparations were focused on collecting solid waste, cleaning storm drains to mitigate flooding and organizing possible shelters, Lafuente Amaro said.
“We are preparing for any scenario, but protecting the lives and property of the people of Maunabo is our priority responsibility,” he said. “The call is for our citizens to remain attentive to official bulletins and to use common sense; we are here to serve you and we will respond to the emergency quickly.”
Ponce and Mayagüez activated their emergency protocols as well on Monday.
La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Noelia García Bardales announced meanwhile that because of the storm, public school classes will be suspended today, and the Department of Consumer Affairs announced the freezing of prices effective Monday morning.
In the afternoon, the Medical Services Administration announced that the Medical Center in Río Piedras activated its operational emergency plan.
House Speaker Rafael “Tatito” Hernández Montañez also announced on Monday afternoon that the self-convened session scheduled for Wednesday was postponed until further notice.
Storm preparations in Maunabo were focused on collecting solid waste, cleaning storm drains to mitigate flooding and organizing possible shelters, the mayor of the southeastern coastal town said.
In Cataño, Mayor Julio Alicea Vasallo said a shelter was being set up in Mercedes García de Colorado School in the municipality’s Las Vegas neighborhood, if needed.
DACO urged to probe tipping policies practiced by some restaurants
By THE STAR STAFF
Rep. José Aponte Hernández has asked acting Consumer Affairs (DACO by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Francisco González to expeditiously begin a series of orientation talks for restaurant owners in Puerto Rico on how to request a gratuity or tip when charging customers.
“The urgency of this matter cannot be overstated,” the veteran lawmaker said. “Recently, we have seen a surge in citizens expressing their dissatisfaction on social networks about the tipping practices of some restaurant owners. These owners are imposing high tips of 18, 20, and even 25 percent without offering the consumer the option of a 15 percent tip or no tip, as per regulations. This is a clear violation of the current rules, and DACO must step in.”
“We urge the acting secretary of the DACO to swiftly implement an orientation program for restaurant owners,” Aponte Hernández added. “This program should comprehensively explain Rule 7 of the DACO’s Commercial Practices Regulation Number 9158, which clearly states that tipping is optional and that the consumer must be given that choice. These educational talks are crucial, as the actions of some owners are putting both the waiter and the consumer in a difficult position. This is a situation that should not exist.”
The at-large New Progressive Party legislator said
DACO learns about the aforementioned practices mainly through complaints. Still, the reality is that many consumers
do not take the matter to the agency because they think it will take a long time for anything to be done about it.
“There are other ways to alert the department: through messages on the agency’s social media platforms, Daco a tu Favor, both on Facebook, Instagram and ‘X’,” the former House speaker said. “That said, DACO already knows this problem exists, so being proactive benefits everyone.”
DACO, meanwhile, said “tipping is not mandatory.”
“Businesses cannot force any consumer to tip or assign them what amount to leave,” the agency said in a statement.
DACO said it has noticed that there are increasingly many electronic machines in businesses that already include tipping options of 15%, 18%, 20%, or 25%. Some of them allow the client to choose how much they want to leave, but some do not.
It is important to emphasize, the agency noted, that there are restaurant employees who earn less than the minimum wage under the expectation that the tips they receive for their work reach or exceed the minimum wage threshold, which is currently $9.50 per hour.
The acting secretary warns, however, that if the business requires tipping, the customer can file a complaint as established by Rule 7 of the Trade Practices Regulations, which prohibits the imposition of tips on customers. If found to be in violation, the business could receive up to $10,000 in fines and would have to return the tip.
ASG has list of suppliers ready to deal with emergencies
By THE STAR STAFF
Faced with a most active hurricane season, the General Services Administration (ASG by its initials in Spanish) brought together government specialists in emergency management and supply acquisition with private sector representatives to coordinate the contracting of supplies and services to respond swiftly to emergencies.
“Experience with previous events has shown us the importance of developing the protocols we will implement in emergencies in collaboration with the private sector,” ASG Administrator and Main Purchasing Officer Karla Mercado Rivera said Monday. “In this way, we ensure that companies have the necessary inventories to meet the needs of the victims and the government is prepared to acquire products and services in an agile and transparent manner.”
At an event, which included the participation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the island Bureau of Emergency Management and Disaster Administration and the National Weather Service, among others, the ASG presented the processes for making government purchases with the agility, efficiency, and fiscal responsibility that an emergency requires before an audience of 500 participants, including public servants and potential government suppliers.
The agency said it already has 300 pre-established emergency contracts as a result of joining efforts with the private sector.
“The Emergency Contract is one of the tools designed to respond effectively and in a coordinated manner in critical situations,” Mercado Rivera said. “This is one of the mechanisms presented at the Puerto Rico Purchase Summit, which took place at Luis A. Ferré Fine Arts Center, under the motto ‘Puerto Rico Prepares Itself.’”
Through the contract, suppliers interested in supplying products and services to the government are prequalified, and the rates and inventories necessary to respond in an emergency are ensured.
Nearly 300 public servants and 200 representatives of the private sector interested in doing business with the government responded to the ASG call to provide their products and services to the government in an equitable and transparent environment.
The main precontracted items, through the ASG, are heavy equipment, fuel, food, debris removal, among others.
“The more suppliers we have in our records, the greater the access to quality products and better prices,” Mercado Rivera said. “For us, it is crucial to ensure that transactions with the private sector are agile and transparent and to have the appropriate tools to guarantee the health and safety of
citizens before, during and after an emergency. For these purposes, we created this training event for the public and private sectors.”
Rep. José Aponte Hernández
Karla Mercado Rivera, director and main purchasing officer of the General Services Administration (Griselle Rosario)
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Biden says he dropped out to avoid becoming a ‘distraction’ for Democrats
By PETER BAKER
President Joe Biden said in an interview that aired Sunday that he had abandoned his bid for a second term because he did not want to create “a real distraction” for Democrats, but he expressed no second thoughts about whether he could still do the job, despite concerns about his age and capacity.
In his first interview since ending his reelection campaign July 21, Biden said that he had “no serious problem” with his health but added that the highest priority had to be defeating former President Donald Trump. “We must, we must, we must defeat Trump,” he told Robert Costa on “CBS Sunday Morning.”
The president attributed his decision to step aside to pressure from his own party but did not offer new details about the dramatic days leading up to his stunning announcement. “A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races,” he said. “And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic. You’d be interviewing me about, Why did Nancy Pelosi say, why did so — and I thought it’d be a real distraction.”
He said that he initially intended to be a bridge to the next generation in running for president in 2020. “When I ran the first time, I thought of myself as being a transition
president,” he said. “I can’t even say how old I am. It’s hard for me to get it out of my mouth. But things got moving so quickly, it didn’t happen.”
Even though he would have been 86 at the end of a second term had he won again, Biden suggested that he had originally resolved to seek reelection because he saw Trump as a singular threat who had to be stopped. He cited the former president’s support from white supremacists and referred to the deadly demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 that he has said inspired him to run in 2020.
“Every other time the Ku Klux Klan has been involved, they wore hoods so they’re not identified,” Biden said. “Under his presidency, they came out of those woods with no hoods, knowing they had an ally. That’s how I read it. They knew they had an ally in the White House. And he stepped up for them.”
The president vowed to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris and praised her choice of Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate. “He’s a great guy,” he said. “As we say, if we grew up in the same neighborhood, we’d have been friends. He’s my kind of guy. He’s real. He’s smart. I’ve known him for several decades. I think it’s a hell of a team.”
He denied that his poor debate performance that led Democrats to pressure him to step aside revealed any larger issues
about his capacity at age 81. “Look, I had a really, really bad day in that debate because I was sick,” he said. “But I have no serious problem.”
As for his own legacy, Biden said he hoped it would be that he “proved democracy can work,” “got us out of a pandemic” and “produced the single greatest economic
recovery in American history.”
But he did express some regret for not doing more to take credit for the expansive $1 trillion bipartisan program to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, airports and other infrastructure. “The biggest mistake we made,” he said, was that “we didn’t put up signs saying, ‘Joe did it.’”
JD Vance supports Trump on presidential influence over Federal Reserve
By MINHO KIM
JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, said Sunday that he “absolutely” agreed with former President Donald Trump’s recent suggestions that presidents should have a say in determining the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate, signaling his support for political influence over the central bank.
“It would be a huge change,” Vance said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “The political leadership in this country should have more say over the monetary policy.” He added that determining interest rates “should fundamentally be a political decision.”
Economists broadly agree that the central bank should be independent from
political pressure to control inflation and preserve the value of a nation’s currency, and the president does not currently have direct influence over its decisions but does appoint its chair and the six other members of its Board of Governors.
During recent campaign rallies, however, Trump has promised to cut interest rates if elected, and The Wall Street Journal reported in April that Trump’s allies were seeking ways to undermine the independence of the Fed, which includes firing the chair, Jerome Powell.
“President Trump is saying something that’s really important and actually profound,” Vance said on CNN. “You have so many bureaucrats making so many important decisions. If the American people don’t
like our interest rate policy, they should elect somebody different to change that policy. Nothing should be above democratic debate in this country.”
It is unclear whether the president can fire a sitting Federal Reserve chair. Trump has said he would allow Powell to serve out his term.
During his presidency, Trump pressured Powell to lower interests rates and attacked the chair and the board members for keeping rates higher than he wished. He once asked his followers on social media who was a bigger “enemy”: Powell or Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Despite Trump’s suggestions, some of his previous administration officials seem to disagree.
“Thank goodness we have an independent Fed,” Jay Clayton, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission during the Trump administration, said Tuesday.
Although Trump wants lower rates, he has said the Fed should not lower them before the election, implying a lower rate that can stimulate economic growth would be a political boon to incumbent Democrats. Fed officials have held interest rates at 5.3% — the highest level in about two decades — in an effort to snuff out painfully high inflation in 2022 and 2023 amid the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After a significant slowdown in inflation, Powell has signaled that rate cuts are approaching and could start in September.
President Joe Biden during a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. In his first interview since ending his campaign, the president said it was imperative for the party to beat Donald Trump and accused him of being an ally of the Ku Klux Klan. (Haiyun Jiang / The New York Times)
Harris hopes a new playbook will neutralize GOP attacks on immigration
By NICHOLAS NEHAMAS, JAZMINE ULLOA and SHANE GOLDMACHER
For weeks, Republicans have pummeled Vice President Kamala Harris on immigration, blaming her for President Joe Biden’s policies at the border.
Now, Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, is seeking to neutralize that line of attack, one of her biggest weaknesses with voters, running a playbook that Democrats say has worked for them in recent elections and staking out her clearest position yet as a tough-on-crime prosecutor focused on securing the border.
Last week, she hit back by promising to heighten border security if elected and slamming her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, for helping kill a bipartisan border deal in Congress. And her campaign has walked back some of the more progressive positions she took during her bid for the Democratic nomination in 2019, including her stance that migrants crossing the U.S. border without authorization should not face criminal penalties.
“I was attorney general of a border state,” Harris, who was once California’s top prosecutor, said Friday at a rally in Arizona, a swing state where immigration is a top concern for voters. “I went after the transnational gangs, the drug cartels and human traffickers. I prosecuted them in case after case, and I won.”
A day earlier, the Harris campaign released a television advertisement highlighting her pivot. The ad, targeted to voters in the battleground states, promised that Harris would “hire thousands more border agents and crack down on fentanyl and human trafficking.” It made no mention of immigrants already in the United States illegally — a top priority for many progressives and immigration activists — although in her Arizona speech Harris stressed the importance of “comprehensive reform” that includes “an earned pathway to citizenship.”
No other Democratic nominee has taken a position this tough on border security since Bill Clinton. Her stance reflects a change in public opinion since Trump left the White House in 2021. More Americans, including many Democrats and Latino voters, have expressed support for hard-line immigration measures.
The shift in public opinion comes as Republicans have escalated their rhetoric against migrants. Border crossings skyrocketed during the Biden administration, though more recently they have sharply declined since a Biden executive
order designed to clamp down on the border. The question for Harris is whether her new message as the party’s standardbearer will come too late for voters who have already formed opinions of her record.
Senior Trump campaign officials have ranked immigration as among Harris’ deepest vulnerabilities and sought to pin responsibility for the Biden administration’s policies on her, calling her the “border czar.” The title far exceeds the actual policy portfolio given to her by Biden, who asked her to address the root causes of migration from Latin America.
Democratic polling has raised similar concerns about Harris’ immigration record. Blueprint, a Democratic group, recently tested six potential Republican lines of attack on Harris — including labeling her the “border czar” — and found that those involving immigration were the most effective, even more so than attacks related to the economy and inflation.
Other polls have shown that voters place more trust in Trump’s ability to handle border issues than in Harris’. But if Harris can at least counter Republican arguments on immigration, she may be able to sway voters on issues more friendly to Democrats, such as abortion, her allies say.
The decision for the Harris campaign to frame her record as California attorney general as a “border-state prosecutor” stands in contrast to how she ran in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Then, during a debate, she raised her hand in response to a question about whether people who are here illegally should be eligible for public health care.
For his part, Trump has attacked Harris over the border
in dark terms, engaging in fearmongering about migrants and using dehumanizing language to falsely paint them as a threat to Americans.
“Every day, Kamala is letting migrant criminals roam free to assault, rape, mutilate and kill our citizens,” the former president said at a rally in Montana on Friday.
Chris DeRose, a Republican who served as a clerk of courts in Arizona’s Maricopa County, said many swing voters would be dubious of Harris’ rhetoric.
“She’s part of the Biden-Harris administration,” DeRose said. “There’s going to be some skepticism.”
But Harris and her allies have tried to make Trump’s immigration record into its own campaign issue. This year, Trump successfully convinced Senate Republicans to kill a bill supported by Biden and Harris that would have effectively mandated that the border be shut down to migrants when numbers reached certain levels and that vastly expanded detentions and deportations.
“Donald Trump tanked the deal,” Harris said in Arizona as a crowd of more than 15,000 supporters booed. “Because he thought by doing that it would help him win an election.”
Jen Cox, a senior adviser for the Harris campaign in Arizona, said Democrats in that state, including Sen. Mark Kelly, had won elections with tougher messages on immigration.
“Voters want to see folks be serious about actually fixing the broken immigration system and securing the border,” Cox said in an interview. “They don’t want to see folks play politics with it.”
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during a rally in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2024. The Democratic presidential nominee has been pummeled by Donald Trump and other Republicans on her immigration record. She is now trying an approach that Democrats say has worked before. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
Los Angeles, next up for Summer Olympics, hopes to turn a profit
By KURTIS LEE
What Paris Olympics? Los Angeles is already looking ahead.
As the city prepares to host the 2028 Summer Games, construction crews have fanned out, racing to bolster the area’s infrastructure to accommodate hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Three main projects — expanding the rail system, revamping the airport and renovating the downtown convention center, which will be the competition venue for five sports — will have lasting effects on the region. The projects are funded through a mix of federal and city dollars as well as airport fees. And there will also be the tourist dollars spent while the Games take place.
The city sees the Olympics as a revenue producer, not an expense. Now it must disprove the skeptics who say it could be a boondoggle.
In 2019, two years after Los Angeles was awarded the Games, then-Mayor Eric Garcetti said he expected the city to turn a $1 billion profit.
For the current mayor, Karen Bass, hosting the Olympics is more than an opportunity to showcase familiar attractions such as Hollywood and Venice Beach. It’s also about connecting visitors with small businesses citywide.
“What determines success is for everybody to benefit,” Bass said in an interview. “They need to know about Little Ban-
gladesh
and Little Ethiopia and Little Armenia.”
Asked about potential downsides, Bass said she could think of only one, which she was determined to avoid. “We have to make sure that the Olympics is a positive economically and that the city of LA does not take an economic hit,” she said.
The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles are widely considered to be one of the most financially successful modern Summer Games, because they largely used existing facilities for events. Repeating that success, however, will be a challenge.
The monetary benefits often promised by politicians eager to host the Olympics — infrastructure improvements, a swell of tourism and new jobs — are frequently exaggerated, said Jadrian Wooten, a professor at Virginia Tech, who researches the economics of sports and labor.
“While proponents usually just pitch the Olympics as an economic investment, it more closely resembles a really expensive party,” he said.
LA28, the private group organizing the Games, has an estimated budget of nearly $7 billion to cover costs associated with staging the events, including the opening and closing ceremonies.
As part of the city’s efforts to host the 2028 Games, Los Angeles officials and California lawmakers agreed to serve as a financial backstop, putting taxpayers on the hook for any expenses that run over budget. (The city has agreed to cover the first $270 million, and the state will cover the next $270 million.
Los Angeles is then responsible for additional cost overages.)
Many Olympics have gone well over budget.
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021 totaled $14 billion, about 128% over budget, according to a University of Oxford study on Olympic costs. And the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016 cost $24 billion, the most expensive Summer Olympics to date, which came in 352% over budget.
Los Angeles has the best shot of benefiting economically from the Games, Wooten said, if it follows its own lesson from the past: Emphasize sustainability, and avoid building facilities from scratch.
Despite the price tag, which LA28 has vowed to cover with sponsorships, ticket sales, global television rights and payments from the International Olympic Committee, the group has touted the Games as a windfall for the local economy.
Separate from the cost of staging the Games — and perhaps of more strategic economic importance — is a larger, parallel investment in infrastructure, particularly transportation.
At a news conference last month outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the focal point of the 1932 and 1984 Olympics, Bass announced that the city had secured nearly $80 million in federal funds to go toward zero-emission buses and electric charging infrastructure for them.
“We are hard at work preparing for all of the events,” Bass said alongside U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, adding that the city was “preparing to host the world in a sustainable way that brings jobs to LA.”
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has spent $20 billion to expand bus and rail lines, including a train route from downtown to the westside, near the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles International Airport is getting a $14 billion face-lift that includes the addition of an automated people-mover linking the central terminal area to rail transit and a new rental car facility.
In March, the region received $900 million in federal funds for infrastructure and transportation improvements before the Games. And last month, the Los Angeles City Council approved $54 million for predesign work to expand the convention center.
The 1984 Games — which held most events at existing facilities such as the Coliseum, Rose Bowl Stadium and Pauley Pavilion, which is UCLA’s basketball arena — turned a reported $223 million profit ($670 million in today’s dollars), according to officials.
The cons of hosting far outweigh the pros, said Eric Sheehan, a member of a local group called NOlympics LA, which contends that the Games will speed up gentrification and worsen the region’s long-standing homelessness problem.
Given the ballooning budgets and last-minute logistical scrambles that lead up to many Games, some experts believe that the Olympics should select two cities as permanent hosts — one for the summer and another for the winter.
Doing so would create more economic and environmental sustainability, said Andrew Zimbalist, a professor at Smith College who has published books about the economics of the Olympics. And given its infrastructure and existing facilities, “Los Angeles would be an obvious choice for the Summer Games,” he said.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivers remarks at a press event highlighting nearly $80 million in new funding to electrify Los Angeles’ bus system ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park on Thursday, July 28, 2024. The 2028 Games will be the third for Los Angeles as host, but it will be a challenge to repeat the success of 1984. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)
Treasury yields trade slightly lower ahead of inflation reports
U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Monday as the market marked time for inflation data later in the week that should be pivotal for Federal Reserve policymakers to confirm if an easing at their September meeting is warranted.
Japanese markets were closed on Monday and many U.S. participants are taking August vacations. So, after the gyrations of a week ago, there was scant motivation to trade ahead of July producer price data on Tuesday and, especially, the release of the Consumer Price Index on Wednesday.
After the Treasury rally over the last week and half during which a breakout of fear about a recession pushed benchmark yields to 14-month lows, investors are now looking to lock in yields in case of a hard landing, said Robert Tipp, chief Investment Strategist at PGIM Fixed Income in Newark, New Jersey.
Most have not been impressed by soft landings during the 2000s and are thinking: “’We need to get in here and lock in the long rates even though 200 basis points of cuts are priced in because the next thing you know is its going to be further than that’,” Tipp said.
With inflation trending toward the Fed’s 2% target and recent payrolls data indicating labor market tightness is abating, the futures market is pricing in at least a 25 basis point ease from the current 5.25%-5.50% fed funds rate at the next FOMC meeting in September, four quarter point cuts by the end of 2024 and almost as many next year.
With no August Federal Open Market Committee meeting, it leaves market players to hope Fed chair Jerome Powell signals intentions at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium next week.
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman softened her usually hawkish tone ever so slightly on Saturday, noting some further “welcome” progress on inflation in the last couple of months even as she said inflation remains “uncomfortably above” the central bank’s target and subject to upside risks.
MOST ASSERTIVE STOCKS
“The major catalyst this week is CPI on Wed. I would describe it as ‘checking the box’ ahead of a probable September rate cut,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.
“As long as the CPI report isn’t tragic, I don’t think there is a lot of ultimate market import in it.”
LeBas added that a few corporate bond deals on Monday were keeping light pressure on interest rates.
Benchmark 10-year note yields were off 3.8 basis points at 3.904%. They rose 15-basis points last week, the largest one-week increase since April, after recovering from last Monday’s sharp sell-off to the lowest since June 2023.
Yields on two-year notes, which typically move in step with interest rate expectations, fell 4.4 bp to 4.0089% having also posted the biggest one-week increase since March after a drop to the lowest level since May 2023.
The yield curve between two- and 10-year Treasury
notes steepened 1.2 basis points to minus 10.7 basis points. It steepened to 1.50 basis points a week ago, briefly turning positive for the first time since July 2022.
The breakeven inflation rate on five-year TIPS was 1.9837%, suggesting investors see inflation averaging under 2% over the next five years. The five-year TIPS BEI, fell below 2% on Aug. 2 for the first time since early 2021. The 10-year BEI was 2.1153%.
Wall Street stocks closed mixed on Monday as investors braced for a slew of U.S. economic data this week, especially consumer prices, to gauge the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell. The benchmark S&P 500 index and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closed higher.
Investors are awaiting Wednesday’s U.S. consumer price index reading and retailer earnings to assess demand by shoppers.
Sidestepping deployed Kenyan forces, Haiti gangs continue reign of terror
By DAVID C. ADAMS and ANDRE PAULTRE
In the predawn hours on a Sunday in late July, members of one of Haiti’s largest armed gangs attacked the town of Ganthier, about 25 miles east of the capital and on a road that authorities say is used to smuggle weapons.
When police reinforcements arrived in armored vehicles hours later, officers found the streets deserted, the gang members having left after destroying Ganthier’s police station and torturing and killing several residents, according to the town’s mayor and police.
“The whole town of Ganthier is emptied; there is no one left,” the mayor, Jean Vilonor Victor, told The New York Times.
Weeks after the arrival of a United Nations-backed international security force in Haiti, the gangs who have brought the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other regions in the country to their knees show no signs of letting up.
The international effort to reinforce Haitian police and a transitional government has alleviated conditions in some sections of Port-au-Prince, experts say, but gang members have refocused their attacks on the outskirts, marauding towns that had escaped their campaign of killings, kidnappings and rape.
The attack on Ganthier, a town of 60,000 people on a major highway linking the capital to the border with the Dominican Republic, is emblematic of the persistent security problem Haiti’s government faces as it tries to rebuild the shattered country, which has seen three years of violence, mass migration and economic ruin.
The first wave of Kenyan police officers to deploy in Haiti as part of the multinational force lacks the numbers or the armaments to dismantle the powerful gangs, experts said.
To make matters worse, three members of the Presidential Transition Council, a governing body that took office in late April, tasked with paving the way for national elections, is under investigation by an anti-corruption government agency over the handing out of government jobs to members of its coalition of political and economic groups.
Council members have denied any wrongdoing.
But Nixon Boumba, a Haitian human rights advocate, said: “Corruption and se-
Members of the G9 gang in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 26, 2021. Weeks after the arrival of a United Nations-backed international security force in Haiti, the gangs who have brought the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other regions in the country to their knees show no signs of letting up. (Victor Moriyama/The New York Times)
curity go hand in hand. For most of us, the more things change, the more things remain the same.”
The appointment in May of a new prime minister — a respected technocrat, Garry Conille, with experience as a senior United Nations executive — is part of a tricky transition back to democratic rule, with elections scheduled for next year. Haiti has been in turmoil since July 2021, when the last president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in his bedroom.
The arrival of 400 Kenyan police officers this summer was meant to reinforce the beleaguered Haitian police force, which has been fighting a coordinated gang offensive since late February.
For now, the Kenyans are not straying very far from their base, built by U.S. contractors, at Port-au-Prince’s international airport, which reopened to commercial flights in May after being closed for more than two months because of gang vio-
lence outside the airfield.
Haitian police have helped reduce violence overall in recent months, analysts said. From March to June, at least 1,379 people were killed or injured because of gang violence throughout the country, a 45% drop compared with the previous four months, according to the United Nations.
“It’s much quieter in central Portau-Prince,” said William O’Neill, the United Nations-appointed human rights expert for Haiti.
With Kenyan officers providing support, Haitian police have entered parts of the capital they had abandoned, said Diego Da Rin, who monitors Haiti for the International Crisis Group.
But large parts of Port-
au-Prince, including downtown, are still no-go zones where residents fear to tread and businesses are boarded up. When Conille, a TV news crew and a heavy police escort went last month to Port-auPrince’s main public hospital, which has been abandoned because of gang violence, they came under fire and had to make a speedy getaway.
“The government needs to act quickly to reassure the public,” O’Neill said. “People want to see results more quickly.”
As part of his first moves, Conille fired Haiti’s police chief and several top commanders, promising bold action to regain control of “all areas controlled by gangs, house by house, district by district and city by city.”
But many Haitians remain unconvinced.
“There are a lot of promises being made but no positive signs of change yet,” said Kesner Pharel, a leading Haitian economist. “The capital is still cut off from the rest of the country by the gangs. They control the roads, and they are still taking territory.”
Conille acknowledged in a recent interview with the BBC that Haiti’s police were “undermanned” and that international support was arriving too slowly.
The Kenyan force is equipped with armored vehicles but has no air or sea assets, limiting its ability to respond to gang attacks, experts said, adding that the 400 officers already in Haiti need significant beefing up.
“It’s a small force under any account of what is needed,” said Keith Mines, the vice president of the Latin America program at the United States Institute of Peace, who follows Haiti closely.
“It’s a restraint on what they can do,” he added. “We just have to accept that’s what’s there.”
‘Operation Knock-Knock’: Venezuela sweeps up dissenters after disputed vote
By FRANCES ROBLES
Hundreds of people gathered several days ago outside a detention center known as “Zone 7” in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, huddled around lists of prisoners, as they clutched plastic bags filled with meals they had packed for the inmates inside.
Eager for information about their detained loved ones, many told remarkably similar stories of sons, daughters and siblings arrested riding motorbikes, walking home from work, coming out of a bakery or stopping by a relative’s house in the days following Venezuela’s disputed presidential election.
They described arrests both sweeping and selective. And no one had been told what criminal charge their relatives faced.
The Venezuelan government has mounted a furious campaign against anyone challenging the declared results of the vote, unleashing a wave of repression that human rights groups say is unlike anything the country has seen in recent decades.
“I have been documenting human rights violations in Venezuela for many years and have seen patterns of repression before,” said Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, president of the Washington Office on Latin America, an advocacy and research organization. “I don’t think I have ever seen this ferocity.”
The country’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, claimed victory in the July 28 election, but the government has yet to provide any vote tallies to support the announcement. The opposition, on the other hand, released tallies showing that its candidate had won in a landslide.
Now, experts say, Maduro, having seemingly been repudiated by a majority of his constituents, is bent on punishing those he considers disloyal.
in Venezuela.
People are leaving their houses without their phones, fearing that authorities will stop them on the street and look at their messages for objectionable content. One man in Zulia was arrested after police found a meme critical of the elections on his phone, his family said.
“It’s difficult to express in words the intensity and the indiscriminate nature of this wave of arrests,” said Gonzalo Himiob, vice president of the Penal Forum, a human rights organization tracking arrests since the elections.
Though the government claims that more than 2,000 people are in custody, Himiob said human rights organizations have only been able to document nearly 1,300 people detained.
“Maduro speaks of 2,000 detained, but it doesn’t seem true,” he said. “It seems more like an instruction. He wants to reach that number.”
On July 28, Maduro faced off against a littleknown diplomat named Edmundo González, a stand-in for a more popular opposition leader, María Corina Machado, who had been disqualified by the government from running for office.
“My son grabbed a flag and participated in a protest, but I don’t think he will be convicted for that, will he?” said María Vázquez, 62, a Caracas street vendor who supports the government and urged her son not to protest. “It’s worrisome.”
The Venezuelan government says it has arrested more than 2,000 people for participating in protests disputing the election results.
People were taken both in indiscriminate roundups, amid the protests, and later from their homes in targeted arrests, as the government launched what it called “Operation Knock-Knock,” according to interviews with family members and human rights activists documenting the detentions.
The surge in detentions is particularly alarming, rights groups say, because some arrests came after the president urged his supporters to snitch on their neighbors, using a government app that was supposed to be used to report issues like downed power lines.
“Maximum punishment! Justice!” Maduro said at a rally last Saturday. “There will be no forgiveness this time!”
The result has been an aggressive crackdown on dissent designed to silence anyone who dares question the election results, human rights activists said.
At least two human rights lawyers are in jail, including one who was arrested when he went to inquire about other detainees. Another activist was taken from the Caracas airport when she tried to leave the country.
When authorities showed up at the home of María Oropeza, an opposition party leader in Portuguesa, southwest of Caracas, she livestreamed it. “I think first you should show me whether you have a search warrant, no?” she could be heard telling a police officer. “Because this is my home, private property.”
Jordan Sifuentes, the mayor of Mejía, the only opposition mayor in the state of Sucre, in northeast Venezuela, has been held for a week on unknown charges. Mayor José Mosquera of Lagunillas, in Zulia state, was held for six days after being accused of a social media post against the government, which he had denied.
Human rights activists and journalists learned in recent days that the government had annulled their passports, effectively trapping them
About six hours after the polls closed, the elections council announced Maduro had won another six-year term. Nearly two weeks later, the government has yet to publish any precinctlevel elections data proving it.
The tallies collected by opposition observers on election night show González won by millions of votes.
Spontaneous protests erupted the day after the race, some of which led to clashes among demonstrators, security forces and armed civilian groups that support the government. At least two dozen people were killed, according to human rights groups. Hundreds were arrested.
But arrests continued days after the protests, sometimes on the word of anonymous informers who reported them on VenApp, an app that the government had originally introduced to report public nuisances.
The app has been removed from Google Play and the App Store, but is still available for those who have already downloaded it, according to Amnesty International.
The people who have been arrested will be charged with inciting hatred and terrorism, the government said, and activists said they had been referred to a specialized terrorism court in Caracas. Some of those arrested were caught committing acts of vandalism such as taking down government statues, but many others were merely in the wrong place at the wrong time, civil rights lawyers said.
The attorney general’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Protesters yell at national guardsmen in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 1, 2024. The Venezuelan authorities have launched a nationwide sweep, called Operation KnockKnock, that is targeting anyone even perceived to be challenging President Nicolas Maduro’s re-election. (Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times)
Biden made Trump bigger. Harris makes him smaller.
By EZRA KLEIN
Kamala Harris has a very different theory of this election than Joe Biden did.
In 2020, and then again in 2024, Biden ceded the battle for attention to Donald Trump. Whether as a matter of strategy or as a result of Biden’s own limitations, Biden adopted a lowkey campaigning style, letting Trump dominate news cycle after news cycle. Trump wanted the election to be about Donald Trump, and Joe Biden wanted the election to be about Donald Trump. On that much, they agreed.
In 2020, when Trump was the unpopular incumbent, that strategy worked for Biden. In 2024, when Biden was the unpopular incumbent, it was failing him. It was failing in part because Biden no longer had the communication skills to foreground Trump’s sins and malignancies. It was failing in part because some voters had grown nostalgic for the Trumpera economy. It was failing in part because Biden’s age and stumbles kept turning attention back to Biden and his fitness for office, rather than keeping it on Trump and Trump’s fitness for office.
Then came the debate, and Biden’s decision to step aside, and Harris’ ascent as the Democratic nominee. Harris has been able to do what Biden could or would not: fight — and win — the battle for attention. She had help, to be sure. Online meme-makers who found viral gold in an anecdote about coconuts. Charli XCX’s “kamala IS brat.”
But much of it is strategy and talent. Harris holds the camera like no politician since Barack Obama. And while Harris’ campaign is largely composed of Biden’s staff members, the tenor has changed. Gone is the grave, stentorian tone of Biden’s news releases. Harris’ communications are playful, mocking, confident, even mean. Trump is “old” and “feeble”; JD Vance is “creepy.” Her campaign wants to be talked about and knows how to get people talking. It is trying to do something Democrats have treated as beneath them for years: win news cycles.
Biden’s communications strategy was designed to make Trump bigger. Harris’ strategy is to make him smaller. “These guys are just weird,” Tim Walz said on “Morning Joe,” and it stuck. Walz inverted the way Democrats talked about Trump. Don’t make a strongman look stronger. Make him look weaker. Biden’s argument was that Trump might end American democracy. Walz’s argument is that Trump might ruin Thanksgiving.
Not all elections take place in new media environments. But elections that do are often won by the candidate who best understands the way attention is changing. Franklin Roosevelt understood radio in a way that Herbert Hoover didn’t. John F. Kennedy understood television in a way that Richard Nixon didn’t. Obama rode the early wave of social media. Trump mastered the algorithmic era of social media, where outrage and controversy cashed out as engagement. The
platforms have changed again, chasing TikTok’s dominance, and now memes and clipped and remixed videos rule.
Biden was adrift in that medium. His age and instincts left him bereft of the moments that now ricochet across social media. Biden was getting mauled so badly on TikTok that I often heard Democrats wondering if the platform’s Chinese owners were tilting the algorithm against him.
I don’t hear Democrats worrying over that anymore. For very different reasons, Harris and Walz are both eminently meme-able, clippable, remixable. And the campaign has decided it wants to be memed, clipped, remixed. After Charli XCX called Harris “brat,” Harris’ team refashioned their social media header in the acid-washed chartreuse and lowercase font of that musician’s new album. Walz, in his first speech as Harris’ running mate, winkingly alluded to the (yes, baseless) memes about Vance’s affection for sofas. It was as clear a signal of the instincts of this ticket as could be asked for, a tip of the cap to the campaign’s army of posters.
This can go too far and often does. It’s easy for political movements with chaotic online energy to mistake what plays to the comment section for what plays to the electorate. This is the root of Vance’s weirdness: He’s a product of online MAGA subcultures that Trump inspired but doesn’t fully understand or reflect. He was reportedly pushed on Trump by Don Jr., Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk — the most terminally online of Trump’s supporters. Vance’s off-putting talk about punishing the childless and winning America back from the cat ladies is common in these circles but repellent everywhere else.
So far, Harris and Walz have been disciplined. The left’s 2020 energy, in which there was pressure for ever more selfdestructive displays of purity, has given way to an on-message ruthlessness. “Kamala is a cop” became a slur in 2020. “Kamala is a cop” is closer to a slogan in 2024.
There’s been little pressure for Harris to move left and easy acceptance of her swings back to the center: In a matter of days, she disavowed past support for fracking bans, singlepayer health care and redirecting funds for the police. One of her first ads frames her as “a border-state prosecutor” and focuses on the human traffickers she’s jailed and the thousands of additional border agents she’s promised to hire. The spot ends: “Fixing the border is tough. So is Kamala Harris.”
The result is that Trump is starved for the resource he craves most: attention. As is often the case when he loses control of the headlines, he’s making loonier and more selfdestructive arguments — that “nobody knew” Harris was Black, that his crowds stretch past 100,000 people, that Biden has changed his mind and wants to wrench the nomination back from Harris. And now, increasingly desperate, he has agreed to the ABC News debate he’d previously backed out of, and proposed additional debates to be hosted by Fox News and NBC.
Two months ago, Trump had control of the attentional field; now he’s struggling to get a word in edgewise.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz during a rally in Detroit, on Aug. 7, 2024. “Kamala Harris has a very different theory of this election than Joe Biden did,” Ezra Klein writes. (Daniel Ribar/The New York Times)
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Adelantan beneficios del PAN para familias ante paso de tormenta Ernesto
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SAN JUAN – La secretaria del Departamento de la Familia (DF), Ciení Rodríguez Troche, y el administrador de la Administración de Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Familias (ADSEF), Alberto Fradera, anunciaron el lunes el adelanto de los beneficios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (PAN) para las familias cuyos depósitos estaban programados para el miércoles 14 y viernes 16 de agosto de 2024. Estos beneficios serán depositados
el martes, 13 de agosto, ante la inminente llegada de la tormenta tropical Ernesto.
“Con el objetivo de que las familias tengan los recursos necesarios para prepararse ante este evento atmosférico y cuenten con los abastos necesarios, se ha reprogramado para mañana martes 13 de agosto la emisión de los beneficios,” señaló Rodríguez Troche en declaraciones escritas.
Fradera explicó que las familias que recibirán el adelanto son aquellas cuyos encargados tienen números de
seguro social que terminan en 5 y 6. “El adelanto se recibe directo en su Tarjeta de la Familia sin necesidad de realizar ningún trámite adicional. Alrededor de 140 mil familias se beneficiarán de esta reprogramación,” añadió.
Ambos funcionarios exhortaron a las familias a ser prudentes y realizar sus compras en los comercios certificados del PAN, recomendando adquirir alimentos no perecederos para asegurar una alimentación balanceada durante la emergencia.
Policía exhorta a padres a evitar compartir información gráfica de menores en redes sociales
SAN JUAN – El comisionado de la Policía, Antonio López Figueroa, hizo un llamado el lunes a los padres y tutores a evitar la publicación de fotos y videos que muestren información gráfica o personal de estudiantes menores de edad, especialmente aquellos que los identifiquen con el uniforme escolar y sus pertenencias.
Esta práctica, que se ha vuelto común al inicio del semestre académico, podría tener consecuencias negativas, advirtió la Policía.
“Hacemos un llamado a evitar la difusión de imágenes de los menores y a la cautela en el uso de internet en respuesta a la proliferación de imágenes de estudiantes en entornos familiares, académicos y sociales en las redes a comienzos de cada ciclo académico,” expresó López Figueroa en declaraciones escritas.
Luis Maldonado Miranda, director de la División de Crímenes Cibernéticos de la Policía, señaló que este tipo de imágenes pueden proporcionar información clave como el nombre del alumno, el plantel escolar, rasgos físicos y pertenencias, que pueden ser explotadas por pederastas o
estafadores para lograr acceso al menor o fingir secuestros y exigir dinero.
“Hemos visto casos en los que, mediante inteligencia artificial, incluso pueden manipular las imágenes e imitar la voz del alumno pidiendo ayuda a sus padres o encargados,” agregó Maldonado Miranda, alertando sobre los peligros adicionales que esto conlleva.
En lo que va del año 2024, la División de Crímenes Cibernéticos ha investigado 161 casos, destacándose la intrusión en la tranquilidad personal y el fraude como los delitos más reportados.
Miguel Romero inaugura La Casa de San Juan
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SAN JUAN – A tres meses para la celebración de las elecciones generales, el alcalde y candidato a la reelección a la alcaldía de San Juan por el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), Miguel Romero, inauguró a principios de esta semana su comité de campaña política: La Casa de San Juan, ubicado en la Avenida Ponce de León #317, esquina con la Avenida Roosevelt en Hato Rey.
Acompañado de la plana mayor del liderato del PNP, líderes comunitarios y cívicos, el alcalde Romero explicó que uno de los fines principales de La Casa de San Juan es que sea punto de encuentro para que los sanjuaneros puedan dialogar, presentar ideas y propuestas para continuar mejorando la calidad de vida en la ciudad capital, así como impulsar la economía, el emprendimiento, fortalecer la educación y la salud, enfocados en convertir al municipio en una ciudad de competencia mundial.
“Agradezco de todo corazón el apoyo del pueblo a la obra que hemos logrado en todo San Juan, en tan
solo cuatro años, con el respaldo de un equipo de extraordinarios servidores públicos, nuestros senadores y representantes en la Asamblea Legislativa. Yo aspiro a desarrollar una ciudad de progreso y con calidad de vida para todos y todas, por lo que La Casa de San Juan que hoy inauguramos busca ser un punto de encuentro y reflexión donde intercambiemos ideas, preocupaciones y soluciones con los residentes de la capital, así como lo son nuestras visitas a las comunidades”, enfatizó en su mensaje Romero el domingo.
Por su parte, la comisionada residente y candidata a la gobernación por el PNP, Jenniffer González Colón, expresó: “¡San Juan tiene Alcalde! Miguel le ha devuelto el brillo a nuestra ciudad capital. Un servidor público comprometido, que no para de trabajar para que cada sanjuanero en cada sector se sienta atendido. Desde el primer día que juramentó empezó a implementar iniciativas de seguridad pública, al igual que se ha asegurado que la ciudad esté mejor preparada para atender emergencias. Su liderazgo ha traído innovación y dedicación, visitando a cada comunidad en donde ha
estado en contacto directo con todos los residentes”. Mientras tanto, el candidato a comisionado residente William Villafañe Ramos destacó que, “San Juan está listo para continuar en la ruta del progreso junto a Miguel Romero. La obra encaminada necesita continuidad, y los sanjuaneros y sanjuaneras saben que el alcalde no viene a aprender, si no que tiene el compromiso y la experiencia para que San Juan continúe brillando. El Partido Nuevo Progresista tiene un equipo comprometido con nuestra gente y juntos lograremos mucho más”.
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The surprise of the Olympics: Breakers’ delight
By GIA KOURLAS
By the time the B-girl finals wrapped up on Friday, the newly introduced Olympic event of breaking had passed a test. It was not awful. It was not just a litany of power moves. It was funny. It was sweet. Musicality mattered. By the end, I was completely invested.
In the B-girl competition, Ami (Ami Yuasa from Japan) slipped past Nicka (Dominika Banevic from Lithuania) in the gold medal battle. The B-boy competition was on Saturday, with the gold going to B-boy Phil Wizard (Phillip Kim of Canada).
But I didn’t really care who won. Breaking is dance. And you can’t give it a score.
Breaking was invented by Black and brown kids, mostly male, in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s. That it made Olympic history by opening with Bgirls was everything. The logic of introducing breaking as a new competitive event aside, these female competitors, with their B-girl spirit and ethos, pulled the Olympic Games into the global here and now.
Their cool hoodie glamour made some other athletes seem out of touch. Before the quarterfinals began — the breakers needed some recovery time — my television coverage dipped into rhythmic gymnastics. Those competitors, sequined and slathered with lipstick, were clearly stressed. The B-girl mood? More like “pinch me, I can’t stop smiling.”
The pieces of cardboard that were lugged to parks and parties to create a dance floor in the early days were replaced by a round stage with violet accents at Place de la Concorde. Off in the distance stood the Eiffel Tower. Breaking may have strayed far from its roots, in which marginalized communities found expression and meaning through dance. But the B-boys and B-girls at the Olympics showed there is still community and generosity in — or despite — competition, along with a unified quest for individual dance expression.
These breaking Olympians, the good and the bizarre, left afterimages: Among the women, there was the stylish groove of B-girl Kate (Kateryna Pavlenko of Ukraine); the lanky coolness of B-girl Syssy (Sya Dembélé of France); and the tenacity and flair of B-girl India (India Sardjoe of the Netherlands). When it became clear that India had placed fourth, out of medal contention, B-girl Vanessa (Vanessa Marina of Portugal) hugged her tightly, as if determined to squeeze the disappointment out of her, to replace it with pride. It seemed to work.
Odd things happened, too. B-girl Raygun, Rachael Gunn from Australia, hopped like a kangaroo. Gunn is 36 and holds a doctorate in cultural studies, which makes me think she has something up her sleeve. Her performance
seemed to veer into performance art, as if an experimental downtown dancer had somehow slipped through the cracks and made it to the Olympic stage.
Like the B-girls, the B-boys were also distinct, full of camaraderie and brimming with joy — along with extraordinary levels of strength and speed. That two Americans, B-boy Victor (Victor Montalvo, the bronze medalist) and B-boy Jeffro (Jeffrey Louis), made it to the quarterfinals meant something. Breaking is an American art form, but it isn’t given the respect it deserves at home.
When Jeffro went up against B-boy Dany Dann of France (Danis Civil, who ended up with a silver medal), they seemed to be dancing for each other. Jeffro lost — someone had to — but what the Olympics showed was the bond among dancers. Maybe it has something to do with how marginalized the art form is. It’s bigger than any one dancer, even a gold medalist.
As for dance as sports? Sure, breaking is physical. But as commentator Candy Bloise put it, “We have to remember this is a dance.” (Bloise, a New York B-girl, offered insightful, personal commentary during the round-robin battles on Peacock. She should have been featured throughout the competition.)
If breaking at the Olympics was successful, it was because the dancers, putting their bodies on the line, showed their individuality. There was musicality, visible in their opening toprock displays that lit the stage with footwork as the rhythm of a song entered their bodies. I loved how the dancers could control how long they performed. Even within the confines of a com-
petition, it was spontaneous. But the judging, as it often is in events that fly too close to art, was confusing. Dance is subjective. Some of the most thrilling performers didn’t make it out of the round robins. So confusing.
Instead of watching breaking as a competition, it made more sense to treat it like a show. How many Olympic athletes smile while competing? Nicka, the 17-year-old silver medalist, couldn’t wipe the bliss off her face. The do-rag she wore over her long hair? Questionable. But this was someone who loves to dance, who dreams of dance. These breakers are athletes because all dancers are athletes. But athletes will never catch up to dancers.
I am a lover of movement in all its forms. I love when a sport turns into art, when basketball player Jalen Brunson contracts his body to slip like a ribbon through a crowd of bodies to drive to the rim. Athletic improvisation is its own kind of choreography. Physicality aside, dance isn’t really a sport. It’s too nuanced, its vocabulary too vast. In dance, and in breaking, there is no best in the world. There is only going deeper. There is only boundless creativity.
Rachael Gunn of Australia, known as Raygun, performs in the b-girls breaking competition final during the 2024 Summer Olympics, at Place de la Concorde in Paris, Aug. 9, 2024. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
Phillip Kim of Canada, known as Phil Wizard, competes in the gold medal match of the bboys breaking competition during the 2024 Summer Olympics, at Place de la Concorde in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. Breaking, the dance form created more than 50 years ago in the Bronx, has made its Olympic debut. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
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A new path in Tuscany offers rest, beauty and an escape from the crowds
The “Guardiano della Valle,” a 13-foot-tall sculpural figure overlooks the countryside near the end of the Sentiero dell’Arte e dell’Anima, or Path of Art and Soul, in Pienza, Italy, April 30, 2024. The path is lined with 28 benches created by well-known artists where visitors can take in the countryside of the Val d’Orcia. (Emanuele Camerini/The New York Times)
By ONDINE COHANE
In Italy’s Tuscany region, the Val d’Orcia, with its rolling fields and untouched landscape beneath the dormant volcano of Monte Amiata, seems created for photo ops. Within it, the town of Pienza is one of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture, designed by the famed Bernardo Gambarelli, better known as Bernardo Rossellino, in white travertine marble and surrounded by palazzi, which he also built.
This summer, a new path leads visitors from the town’s main piazza to the countryside, a journey of a little less than 2 miles. Along its length they’ll find 28 benches made of travertine marble created by well-known artists. Each bench is both a place to rest and take in the sweeping views of the Italian countryside, and a work of art shaped by the maker’s hand: One suggests a throne, another carries an image of a face, another has the tactile surface of a beach stone.
The route, Il Sentiero dell’Arte e dell’Anima, or the Path of Art and Soul, was unveiled in March, with contributions by renowned Italian artists including Giò Pomodoro, Sandro Chia and Mauro Berrettini, and international standouts such as Matthew Spender, Justin Peyser and Jean-Paul Philippe.
The benches are a gift from Fondazione
FUR, the foundation created by Swiss art collector Urs Rechsteiner, who has had a second home in the area for 30 years, the Villa Santa Maria. There, Rechsteiner created a garden for artworks, and in the process “fell in love” with a bench from artist Riccardo Grazzi. “It ignited a vision of a series of benches from various international artists to lead through the landscape, providing places to meditate and take stock,” he said.
In an almost fairy-tale twist, 20 years ago, Grazzi, along with artists Mauro Berrettini and Pietro Cascella, had a similar vision and had commissioned a series of benches, but had never been able to install them. They had been sitting in a warehouse. “Mauro Berrettini brought them to my attention,” Rechsteiner said. “But they seemed specifically created for this area.”
Travertine benches have long been built into Pienza. They sit in the main square where families can chat while their kids play, and along the path that leads to the town’s cemetery, where older residents sit in the sun and rest on their daily walks.
“It took us about two years to formulate the route and get the permissions,” said Giampietro Colombini, a former vice mayor of Pienza. “The foundation reached out with the idea and I instantly thought that instead of envisioning it as an exhibition, to conceive it as
a walk that would lead from the Duomo to a farmhouse that’s in almost an unvisited spot.”
The path gives the town’s residents a dose of contemporary art and encourages visitors to explore outside the confines of the city walls, relieving some of the crowding.
The route leads out of Piazza Pio II, named for the 15th-century pope who was born in Pienza. Here, a bench by Giò Pomodoro
head on Matthew Spender’s bench at the Sentiero dell’Arte e dell’Anima, or Path of Art and Soul, in Pienza, Italy, April 30, 2024. (Emanuele Camerini/The New York Times)
provides the opportunity to look back into the square or through the Porta al Santo, one of Pienza’s main archways, toward the countryside. The path then passes into the newly reopened Orti Piccolomini garden (once the orchards of Pio II’s family) before leading down the Via dell’ Addobbo and then the Via delle Fonti, where women used to wash clothes in a huge marble communal basin.
From there it leads down to the Pieve of Corsignano, the town’s first church and a more secluded refuge than the more visited cathedral; the pagan carvings inside include a mermaid with a split tail and a wolf licking the ear of a fiddler.
Finally, there’s a beautiful climb from the Pieve, around private vineyards and the woods of Porciano, past a former watchtower, and onto a small trail that passes two farmhouses, Il Pino and Il Sasso.
The placement of the 28 benches was a massive undertaking because of their weight and volume — some weigh more than 6,600 pounds — with special vehicles necessary for their transport.
One of the most striking features of the Sentiero is the “Guardiano della Valle,” or “Guardian of the Valley,” a 13-foot-tall sculptural figure conceived by Lorenzo Nisi and realized by Antonio Borrelli and the studio of Corto Circuito. The “Guardian” overlooks the countryside near the end of the path, and is “meant to transmit strength, courage and protection,” said Maria Cava, the curator of the installation.
Cyclists take a break at a bench in Pienza, Italy, April 30, 2024. (Emanuele Camerini/The New York Times)
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More evidence links ultraprocessed foods to dementia
By DANA G. SMITH and ALICE CALLAHAN
People who regularly eat processed red meat, like hot dogs, bacon, sausage, salami and bologna, have a greater risk of developing dementia later in life. That was the conclusion of preliminary research presented last week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
The study tracked more than 130,000 adults in the United States for up to 43 years. During that period, 11,173 people developed dementia. Those who consumed about two servings of processed red meat per week had a 14% greater risk of developing dementia compared with those who ate fewer than three servings per month.
Eating unprocessed red meat, like steak or pork chops, did not significantly increase the risk for dementia, though people who ate it every day were more likely to report that they felt their cognition had declined than those who ate red meat less often. (The results of the study have not yet been published in a journal.)
The majority of processed meats are classified as “ultraprocessed foods” — products made with ingredients that you wouldn’t find in a home kitchen, like soy protein isolate, high fructose corn syrup, modified starches, flavorings or color additives. Many of these foods also have high levels of sugar, fat or sodium, which have long been known to adversely affect health.
Ultraprocessed foods, which also include items like sodas, flavored yogurts, instant soups and most breakfast cereals, make up a huge part of the American diet. They account for about 58% of the calories consumed by children and adults, on average. Researchers have linked these foods to ailments such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and gastrointestinal diseases.
Now scientists are examining the connection between these foods and brain health.
What does the research suggest?
Several studies published in the past few years have found an association between eating more ultraprocessed foods and cognitive decline. In one study of more than 10,000 middle-aged adults in Brazil, for example, people who consumed 20% or more of their daily calories from ultraprocessed foods had more rapid cognitive
decline, particularly on tests of executive functioning, over the course of eight years.
Research tracking more than 72,000 older adults from Britain for 10 years found that a diet containing 10% more ultraprocessed foods was associated with a 25% increased risk for developing dementia. Similarly, a study following 30,000 Americans for an average of 11 years reported that a 10% increase in ultraprocessed food intake corresponded to a 16% higher risk for cognitive impairment. Greater processed food intake was also tied to an 8% higher risk of stroke.
The primary limitation of these types of studies is that, while they show an association between ultraprocessed foods and brain health, they cannot prove that the foods directly harm the brain. And not all studies have found a consistent link between ultraprocessed food consumption and cognition.
You cannot conclude that if you eat a certain amount of processed red meat, “you’ll definitely get dementia,” said Dr. Dong Wang, an assistant professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School who led the new red meat study. “That’s not the case.”
But given that several studies have reported similar results around ultraprocessed foods, “we have to take it seriously,” said Dr. Hussein Yassine, a professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
Experts aren’t sure how ultraprocessed foods might affect brain health, but they have a few theories. It could be one of these things happening, or a combination.
Theory 1: They can harm vascular health
Chronic health conditions like high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes — all of which are also associated with consuming a diet high in ultraprocessed foods — “have an impact on the health of our blood vessels,” said Dr. W. Taylor Kimberly, the chief of neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital. “And the brain, in particular, is exquisitely sensitive to the delivery of normal nutrients and oxygen” from the blood vessels.
Unhealthy blood vessels can make the brain more vulnerable to “wear and tear,” Kimberly added, “and that, in turn, is associated with risk of stroke and cognitive impairment.”
Theory 2: They displace healthy nutrients
Good nutrition is essential for a healthy brain. Research has shown that diets high in fruits and vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts, lean meats and healthy fats — like the Mediterranean and MIND diets — are associated with a decreased risk for dementia.
It’s possible that diets high in ultraprocessed foods are bad for the brain in part because they’re lacking more nutritionally rich choices. “If you’re consuming a lot of ultraprocessed food, that means you’re consuming less of fresh fruits and vegetables and other healthier options,” said Puja Agarwal, a nutritional epidemiologist at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago.
What’s more, the antioxidants and flavonoids that are present in healthier foods have been shown in animal studies to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in the brain, Agarwal said. That, in turn, could help brain cells stay healthy and communicate better.
Unprocessed plant-based foods are also good for the gut, Yassine said. Ultraprocessed foods, on the other hand, can change your gut microbes and promote gastrointestinal inflammation, which emerging research has linked to neurological disor-
ders and poorer brain function.
Theory 3: They damage brain cells
Ultraprocessed foods are also thought to be “very taxing on the brain,” said Dr. Karima Benameur, an associate professor of neurology at Emory University School of Medicine.
For example, prior research has shown that harmful compounds found in certain foods — especially foods high in added sugars or animal fats, or those cooked at very high temperatures, like by frying — can be damaging to brain cells. These compounds can accumulate in the brain and promote inflammation and oxidative stress. Some studies have linked these compounds to cognitive decline and dementia.
What does this mean for you?
While researchers are still trying to tease apart exactly how ultraprocessed foods may interfere with brain health, they say it’s clear that making adjustments to your diet could benefit your brain. “Even modest changes over time can have an impact, and that’s important because it means it’s achievable,” Kimberly said.
Rather than trying to eliminate all ultraprocessed foods from your diet — what Benameur calls “a recipe for failure” — focus on cutting back on some of the worst offenders and replacing them with healthier options.
The majority of processed meats are classified as “ultraprocessed foods” — products made with ingredients that you wouldn’t find in a home kitchen, like soy protein isolate, high fructose corn syrup, modified starches, flavorings or color additives. (Freepik)
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE JORGE LUIS ORTIZ TORRES T/C/C JORGE ORTIZ TORRES COMPUESTA POR MYRIALIS ORTIZ SÁNCHEZ, JORGE ISAAC ORTIZ SÁNCHEZ, FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CAUDALES RELICTOS, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS
MUNICIPALES (CRIM) Civil Núm.: FA2024CV00107. Sala: (303). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia en Rebeldía del 7 de mayo de 2024, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 21 de junio de 2024 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 24 de junio de 2024 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender día 3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA en el Primer Piso, Suite 137 de la Oficina del Alguacil de Subastas, localizada en el Centro Judicial de Fajardo, Sala Superior, Avenida Marcelito Gotay, Edificio 461, Esquina Barriada Jerusalén, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el #266 de la Comunidad Rural Malpica del Barrio Ciénaga Baja del término municipal de Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de 3979.75
metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con la parcela #258-A y la calle de la comunidad; por el SUR, con la parcela #270 de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con la parcela #277 de la comunidad; y por el OESTE, con la parcela #265-A y acceso público de la comunidad. Inscrita al folio 56 del tomo 386 de Río Grande, Finca 23165, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La hipoteca consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Grande, Finca 23165, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. Inscripción cuarta. DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: COMUNIDAD RURAL MALPICA 266 CALLE 18 RÍO GRANDE PR 00745. Número de Catastro: 22-118-072-522-19-000. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $86,067.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $57,378.00 De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA, el día 17 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $43,033.50. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $65,071.70 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 4.50% anual desde el 1 de julio de 2023 hasta su completo pago, más $125.24 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $8,606.70 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo, incluyendo pero sin limitarse a gastos de mantenimiento, inspecciones y otros adelantos “corporate advances”. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesa el siguiente
gravamen posterior a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico vs. Sucesión de Jorge Luis Ortiz Torres también conocido como Jorge Ortiz Torres compuesta por Myrialis Ortos Sánchez, Jorge Isaac Ortiz Sánchez, Fulano y Mengano de Tal, Departamento de Hacienda por conducto de la División de Caudales Relictos y el Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales (CRIM), ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Fajardo, en el caso civil número FA2024CV00107, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $65,071.70 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 1 de febrero de 2024. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Río Grande. Anotación A. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Anotado contra J. Ortiz Sánchez & M. Cardona De Jesus, seguro social XXX-XX-3396, por la suma de $7,786.93, según notificación número 411060320, anotada el 12 de junio de 2020, al asiento 2020-02100-FED del Libro de Embargos Federales Karibe. No podemos identificar si es nuestro deudor. Se notifica al acreedor posterior o a su sucesor o cesionario en derecho para que comparezca a proteger su derecho si así lo desea. Se les advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expediente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. 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; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm.
210-2015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy 27 de junio de 2024. SANDRALIZ MARTÍNEZ TORRES, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL #737, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO, SALA SUPERIOR. JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO #622.
LEGAL
NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN LLACG COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT FUND
Demandante Vs. SUCESION PEDRO AVILES LANDRON T/C/C PEDRO AVILES COMPUESTA POR ELBA AVILES, SANDRA AVILES; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS
MUNICIPALES
Demandados
Civil Núm.: BY2023CV07321. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE
DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO
GENERAL:
Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado,
en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas, el 29 DE AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: “URBANA: Solar identificado con el número 116 en el plano de inscripción levantado por la Corporación de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda de Puerto Rico par su proyecto de solares a bajo costo, denominado VBC-11 y mejor conocido por Urbanización La Pastosa, sita en el barrio Juan Sánchez del término municipal de Bayamón con un área de 290.58 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número 117 de la referida Urbanización en una distancia de 11.75 metros; por el SUR, con la Calle “F” de la referida Urbanización en una distancia de 11.99 metros; por el ESTE, con paseo C de la mencionada Urbanización en una distancia de 25.93 metros; y por el OESTE, con el solar número 115 en una distancia de 23.53 metros.” Inscrita al folio 174 del tomo 1889 de Bayamón Sur, finca 20338, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección I. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 174 del tomo 1889 de Bayamón Sur, finca 20338, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección I, inscripción 6ª. Propiedad localizada en ALTURAS DE BAYAMON, 116 CALLE F, SECTOR LA PASTOSA, BAYAMON, PR 00956. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $135,000.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 20 de junio de 2087. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán sub-
sistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $135,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas, el 5 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $90,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $67,500.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas, el 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $130,453.37 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $5,060.47 en intereses acumulados al 30 de abril de 2024 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 5.250% anual hasta su total y completo pago; $2,203.88 en adelantos pendientes; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $13,500.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado. A tenor con la Regla 44.3 de Procedimiento Civil se condena a la parte demandada a pagar intereses aplicables sobre el importe de la presente sentencia incluyendo costas y honorarios de abogado, desde esta fecha y hasta que sea satisfecha. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún in-
terés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 18 de julio de 2024. FRANCES TORRES, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193.
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. LIME HOMES, LTD. Plaintiff, v. MARCELO TORCHIO GOMEZ Defendants Civil Action Num.: 19-cv01833 (JAG). Matter: Foreclosure of Mortgage. NOTICE OF SALE.
TO: MARCELO TORCHIO GOMEZ: AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC:
WHEREAS: On January 24th, 2023, Default Judgment was entered and grated day in favor of Plaintiff to recover from defendants the principal amount of $250,423.40, plus interests at a rate of 2.50% per annum since November 1, 2018, which continues to accrue until the debit is paid in full, late charged on the amount of 5.00% of each and any monthly installment not received by the note holder within 15 days after the installment is due, all advances made in accordance with the mortgage note including, but not limited to, insurance premiums, taxes and inspections as well as 10% ($17,460.00) to cover costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150 or 400 Federal Office Building, 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the
aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution thereof, the undersigned Special Master or its appointee was ordered to sell at public auction for U.S. currency in cash or certified check without appraisement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the following address: Rondapro, 441 Calle E, Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, 00969, Puerto Rico (18.3698414, -66.1125080), to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property described in Spanish: URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: Condominio Los Pinos de Carolina Norte. Apartamento: G-3 Oeste. Cabida: 55.58 metros cuadrados. Colindando el mismo por el NORTE, con el apartamento G dos Oeste; por el SUR, con el apartamento G cuatro Oeste; por el ESTE, con el patio central Sur del Condominio; y por el OESTE, con el pasillo central del piso, por donde tiene su puerta de entrada el apartamento por cuyo pasillo tiene salida el apartamento al vestíbulo central y a las demás áreas comunes del piso terrero de ambos edificios del condómino y a sus patios circundantes y a la calle en la colindancia Norte del solar. Le corresponde un área de estacionamiento marcado con el número y letra del apartamento. Enmendada la descripción Registral de este apartamento en cuanto a lo siguiente: que por error o inadvertencia en las operaciones Registrales al momento de individualizar este apartamento conforme a la escritura número 770, al Registro expresó incorrectamente el número del apartamento como 3-G Oeste, cuando lo correcto es que dicho apartamento fue descrito en la referida escritura como el apartamento G-3, Oeste, quedando nuevamente descrita la propiedad conforma a dicha escritura como se describió nuevamente al comienzo; segón Instancia suscrita el día 20 de septiembre de 2015, ante la notario Frances I. Ascencio Guido, inscrito al tomo Karibe de Carolina, finca número 31,628, inscripción 7ma. The property is recorded at Page 127 of Volume 598 of Carolina, Property Registry of Puerto Rico, and lot number 31,628, First Section of Caguas. The deed of mortgage is recorded at Page 213 of Volume 941 of Carolina, Property Registry of Puerto Rico, and lot number 31,628, 6th inscription. Property address:
Condominio Los Pinos, Apartamento G-3, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979. The deed of mortgage is recorded at Page 213 of Volume 941 of Carolina, Property Registry of Carolina, Sixth Section. WHEREAS: This property is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: NONE. Junior Liens: NONE. Other Liens: NONE. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. THEREFORE, the FIRST public sale shall be held on the September 20, 2024 at 9:45 am. The minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $174,600.00. In the event said first auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND public auction shall be held on the September 27, 2024 at 9:45 am, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum $116,400.00, which is two-thirds of the amount of the minimum bid for the first public sale. If a second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD public auction will be held on the October 4, 2024 at 9:45 am, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $88,300.00, which is one-half of the minimum bid in the first public sale. Should there be no award or adjudication at the third public sale, the property may be awarded to the creditor for the entire amount of its debt if it is equal to or less than the amount of the minimum bid of the third public sale, crediting this amount to the amount owed if it is greater. The undersigned Special Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency (cash), or certified checks, except in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the undersigned Special Master subject to confirmation by the United
States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 31 day of july, 2024. By: Josel Ronda, Special Master. ***
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE ARECIBO
RAUL GARCIA ROMAN Y OTROS
Demandante V. EXPARTE
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AR2023CV01918.
Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FERNANDO H. PADRÓN JIMÉNEZ FPADRONJIMENEZ@HOTMAIL. COM.
A: TODO AQUÉL QUE TENGA ALGÚN DERECHO REAL O INTERÉS SOBRE EL INMUEBLE DESCRITO EN LA PETICIÓN DE DOMINIO QUE MUESTRA EL EPÍGRAFE; A LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN, Y EN GENERAL, A TODA PERSONA QUE DESEE OPONERSE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de junio de 2024, 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 conta-
dos 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 24 de junio de 2024. En Arecibo, Puerto Rico, el 24 de junio de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. ALEXANDRA ÁLVAREZ NATAL, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HATILLO
RAYMOND VARGAS
SANTANA Y/O ALEXIS
RENE ROMERO RAMOS Y SU ESPOSA REBECCA
ROMERO, TAMBIEN
CONOCIDA COMO REBECCA JORDAN
Parte Demandante Vs. ORIENTAL BANK
COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE RG
PREMIER BANK, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: HA2024CV00172. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS
ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE.
Queden emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha presentado Demanda sobre Cancelación de Pagaré Hipotecario Extraviado en la que se les incluye como codemandados y posibles tenedores de un Pagaré a Favor de RG Premier Bank o a su Orden, por la suma de Ochenta Mil Dólares ($80,000.00), intereses al Siete y Medio Por Ciento (7 ½ %) anual y a vencer el Primero (1) de mayo de Dos Mil Catorce (2014), constituido mediante la Escritura Número Cuatrocientos Veintidós (422), otorgada en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, el treinta (30) de abril de mil novecientos noventa y nueve (1999) ante el Notario Kermidt R. Troche, sobre la propiedad inmueble que se describe a continuación:
RURAL: Solar marcado con la letra “B”, localizada en el Barrio Aibonito del Municipio de Hatillo. Tiene una una cabida de seiscientos veintitrés punto siete mil quinientos un metros cuadrados (623.7501 mc).
Linda: NORTE, Solar marcado con la letra “A”; SUR, remanente de la finca principal;
ESTE, remanente de la finca principal; OESTE, carretera estatal numero cuatrocientos ochenta y nueve (489). Finca Número Dieciséis Mil Doscientos Dieciocho (16,218), inscrita al folio setenta y cinco (75) del tomo doscientos cuarenta y seis (246) de Hatillo del Registro de la Propiedad de Arecibo, Sección Segunda (2da). Catastro Número: uno cero tres guion cero cero seis guion uno dos siete guion cero dos guion cero cero uno (103-006-127-02-001). Se les advierte que de no contestar la demanda, presentando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la misma al licenciado Luis Sevillano Sánchez, a su dirección P.O. Box 141118, Arecibo PR 00614, teléfono (787) 878-5132, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal. En Hatillo, Puerto Rico a 6 de agosto de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA GENERAL. BRENDA LIZ TORRES MUÑIZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC
Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE FE RIVERA FONTANEZ COMPUESTA POR
JESSICA PEREZ RIVERA, MICHAEL PEREZ RIVERA, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: AB2024CV00085. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: LA SUCESION DE FE RIVERA FONTANEZ COMPUESTA POR
JESSICA PEREZ RIVERA, MICHAEL PEREZ RIVERA, FULANO DE TAL
Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN. El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: “Transcurridos treinta (30) días desde que se haya producido la delación, cualquier persona interesada puede solicitar al tribunal que le señale al llamado un plazo, para que manifieste si acepta la herencia o si la repudia. Este plazo no excederá de treinta (30) días. El tribunal apercibirá al llamado de que, si transcurrido el plazo señalado no ha manifestado su voluntad de aceptar la herencia o de repudiarla, se dará por aceptada.” Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al Art. 1578, supra, y el caso Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), les ordena que el término de treinta (30) días, hagan declaración aceptado o repudiando la herencia de la causante, FE RIVERA FONTANEZ. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la misma se tendrá por aceptada. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero T.S.P.R. Núm. 18074 TROMBERG, MORRIS & PARTNERS, LLC 623 Ponce de León Avenue Executive Building, Ste. 1100A-2 San Juan, PR 00917 Tel. 877-338-4101 / Fax: 561-338-4077 prservice@tmppllc.com / asaez@tmppllc.com
Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 1ro de agosto de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA GENERAL. ANA H. LUGO MUÑOZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA PABLO RODRIGUEZ APONTE
Demandante V. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, POR CONDUCTO DE SUCESORES EN DERECHO DE METMOR FINANCIAL, INC., JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO Y CUALESQUIERA PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON
POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR
DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA
Demandados
Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02305. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JUAN Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO. Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de (1) pagaré hipotecario pagaré a favor de METMOR FINANCIAL, INC, o a su orden, por la suma de $24,548.00.00 de principal, intereses al 8.49%, y vencedero 1 de noviembre de 2018, según consta escritura #1299, otorgada en San Juan, el día 11 de octubre de 1988, ante el notario Rafael Morales Cabranes, e Inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 1095 de Carolina Sur, finca #47694, inscripción 2ª., sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Parcela identificada como lote L uno (L-1), en el plano de inscripción localizado en la Calle número 42 de la Urbanización Parque Ecuestre, Barrio Canovanillas, Municipio de Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cuenta la parcela con una cabida superficial de 199.15 metros cuadrados, colindante por el NORTE; en 26 metros lineales y un arco de 5.20 metros lineales, con la Calle número 9; por el SUR; en 13.83 metros lineales, con el lote L-2; por el ESTE; en 11.53 metros lineales, con la Calle número 42; y por el OESTE; en 13.88 metros lineales, con lote 14. Enclava en este solar una estructura de hormigón reforzado y bloques de concreto para fines residenciales con facilidades usuales. Finca número 47,694, inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 1095 de Carolina Sur, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Carolina. La parte demandante alega que dicho pagaré ha sido saldado según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación
diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Debe notificar con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante a la Lcda. Alyssa Rivera Rivera, a la dirección P.O. Box 19815, San Juan, P.R. 00910. Teléfono 787-371-2926, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Se le apercibe que, de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle, ni oírle. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy a 30 de julio de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LILLIAM ORTIZ NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA. FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Demandante, v. CITIBANK N.A.; VERDUGO TRUSTEE SERVICE CORPORATION; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS Demandados
CIVIL NÚM. CA2024CV02493. SOBRE: CANCELACIóN DE PAGARé EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: VERDUGO TRUSTEE SERVICE CORPORATION; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE, POSIBLES TENEDORES DE LOS PAGARÉS EXTRAVIADOS DESCRITOS MÁS ADELANTE
Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda donde se solicita se cancelen los siguientes pagarés, los cuales están extraviados, así como las hipotecas que garantizan su pago: a. pagaré a favor de CITIBANK, N.A., o a su or-
den, por la suma principal de $80,000.00, con intereses al 6 5/8% anual, vencederos el 1ro de agosto de 2032, constituida mediante la escritura número 32, otorgada el 11 de julio de 2002, sin expresar lugar de otorgamiento, ante la notario Sandra C. Malavé Hernández, e inscrita al folio 49 del tomo 1053 de Carolina, finca número 15,440, como Asiento Abreviado y Extendido en virtud de la Ley para Agilizar el Registro de la Propiedad de 2010, presentado el día 23 de julio de 2002 al Asiento 269 del Diario 269, según surge de la inscripción 12ma. b. pagaré a favor del PORTADOR, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $23,000.00., con intereses al 6.5% anual, vencederos el 11 de septiembre de 2008, constituida mediante la escritura número 4, otorgada el 11 de septiembre de 2003, sin expresar lugar de otorgamiento, ante el notario Mariano S. Najeraurriola, e inscrita al folio 49 del tomo 1053 de Carolina, finca número 15,440, como Asiento Abreviado y Extendido en virtud de la Ley para Agilizar el Registro de la Propiedad de 2010, presentado el día 23 de diciembre de 2003 al Asiento 1454 del Diario 311, según surge de la inscripción 12ma. POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que notifique a la Lcda. Maritza Guzmán Matos, PMB 767, Avenida Luis Vigoreaux, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00966, teléfono (787) 7583276, abogada de la parte demandante, con copia de vuestra contestación a la demanda radicada en este caso contra ustedes, dentro de un término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://wwwpoderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante a esta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Se le advierte de su derecho a com-
parecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 12 de agosto de 2024.Lcda. Kanelly Zayas Robles, Secretaria Regional. Rosa M Viera Velazquez, Sub-Secretario(a).
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ASOCIACIÓN DE RESIDENTES JARDINES DEL ESCORIAL, INC.
Parte Demandante V. AMANDA IVELISSE OCASIO RIVERA, MCHENRY JUNIOR DE JESUS GONZÁLEZ, AMBOS POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV02566. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (R. 60). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: MCHENRY JUNIOR DE JESUS GONZÁLEZ.
Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este Tribunal Demanda contra usted(es), solicitando la concesión del siguiente remedio: Demanda de COBRO DE DINERO, por concepto de cuotas de mantenimientos vencidas y no pagadas por la suma de $2,601.50 al 7 de diciembre de 2023. Representa a la parte demandante el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: LCDO. MELVYN E. FONTAN LOZADA Colegiado Núm. 15768, RUA: 14519 PO Box 124, Bayamón, PR 00960-0124 Tel. 787-340-6604 Fax 787-261-9168 e-mail: melfonloza@live.com, melvynfontan@gmail.com
Se le apercibe que si no compareciera usted a contestar dicha demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de haber sido diligenciado este Emplazamiento, Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deje de pre-
sentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 31 de julio de 2024. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SANDRA I. BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC
Demandante V. NILSA OSORIO VÁZQUEZ, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO NILSA OSORIO Y COMO NILSA OSORIO V., ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2024CV02198. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: NILSA OSORIO VÁZQUEZ, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO NILSA
OSORIO Y COMO NILSA OSORIO V.
Queden emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra. Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto y deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), el cual podrá acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al licenciado Andrés Sáez Marrero, 623 Ponce de León Avenue, Executive Building, Ste. 1100A-2, San Juan, PR 00917, Tel. (561) 338-4101, correo electrónico, asaez@tmpllc.com, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Si usted deja de presen-
tar 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. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 572023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 5 de agosto de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ
SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA
GENERAL. ANA H. LUGO MUÑOZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC Demandante V. NELSON
GARCIA BLANCO
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV00581. (Salón: 603). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA.
NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: NELSON
GARCIA BLANCO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de octubre de 2023, 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 06 de agosto de 2024. Notas de la Secretaría: SE ENMIENDA A FIN DE NOTIFICAR NUEVAMENTE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO POR ORDEN DEL HONORABLE JUEZ. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 06 de agosto de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUCRECIA PAGÁN MORALES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO
LUIS ALBERTO
RIVERA RIVERA
Demandante V. COLONIAL MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP. Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: HU2024CV00788. (Salón: 206). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
ZILMARIE DELGADO PIERASZILMARIED@HOTMAIL.COM. A: COLONIAL
MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP., JUAN DEL PUEBLO, JUANA DEL PUEBLO; DIRECCION; DESCONOCIDA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 02 de agosto de 2024, 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 pue-
de 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 05 de agosto de 2024. En Humacao, Puerto Rico, el 05 de agosto de 2024. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. KEYLA PÉREZ FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN - SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PR Vs SUCESION DE AMELIA RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ
Caso: KCD2017-0799. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. VICTOR MANUEL VIDAL JR, COMO HEREDERO CONOCIDO DE LAS SUCESIONES DE AMELIA RODRIGUEZ PEREZ Y VICTOR MANUEL VIDAL MARTINEZ, GLORIA MIGDALIA RODRIGUEZ ZAMBRANA, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIONES DE AMELIA RODRIGUEZ PEREZ Y VICTOR MANUEL VIDAL MARTINEZ.
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 02 de agosto de 2024, 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 06 de agosto de 2024. LIC. DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZ, REGGIE. RDIAZ@BDPRLAW. COM. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 06 de agosto de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARTHA I. ALMODÓVAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
HIRAM LUIS
PAGAN AVILES
Demandante V. SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT A/K/A DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; RICO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2024CV01361. (Salón: 903 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. LIZBET AVILÉS VEGA, LIZBET_ AVILES@YAHOO.COM.
A: JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA
DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 05 de agosto de 2024, 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 06 de agosto de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 06 de agosto de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ , SECRETARIA. GLORIMAR RIVERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
RACHADIP SACHASINH Y OTROS
Demandante V. MM
CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2024CV00123. (Salón: 701). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑALEGAL@JRSLAWPR.COM. A: MM
CONSTRUCTION, INC.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 05 de agosto de 2024, 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 06 de agosto de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 06 de agosto de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. JESSENIA PEDRAZA ANDINO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS FIRSTBANK
PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. EMILIRMA E. VAZQUEZ REYES
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AB2023CV00245. (Salón: 705). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. A: EMILIRMA E. VAZQUEZ REYES - BOX 412, AGUAS BUENAS PR 00703. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 02 de agosto de 2024, 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 05 de agosto de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 05 de agosto de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
JUSTO PAUSIDES CASABLANCA GARCÍA, ARNALDO CASABLANCA RAMÍREZ
Parte Demandante V. RAFAEL ANTONIO CASABLANCA GARCÍA, ALEJANDRO CASABLANCA RAMÍREZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02333. Sobre: PETICIÓN SOBRE PARTICIÓN DE HERENCIA Y ADJUDICACIÓN DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE
ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.
A: RAFAEL ANTONIO CASABLANCA GARCIA.
POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza para que presenten su alegación responsiva dentro del término de TREINTA (30) DIAS siguientes a la publicación de este emplazamiento por Edicto que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diana general en la Isla de Puerto Rico. Usted(es) deberá(n) presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr.sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría de este Tribunal de Primera Instancia y notificando copia de la misma a la Lcda. Lisandra Rodríguez Moreno con oficinas localizadas en Calle Celis Aguilera 42, Caguas, Puerto Rico, 00725; teléfono (787) 603-5199, y cuya dirección postal es P.O. Box 722, Caguas, Puerto Rico 00726. 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 por la parte demandante en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Caguas, hoy día 5 de agosto de 2024. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ROSA M. VIERA VELÁZQUEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. JOSE A JIMENEZ MORALES
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: GB2023CV01078. (Salón: 401). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
KENMUEL JOSÉ RUIZ LÓPEZKENMUEL.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM. JOSE A JIMENEZ MORALESURB MUNOZ RIVERA 33 CALLE ALAMEDA, GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO, 00969. A: JOSE A JIMENEZ
MORALES.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 02 de agosto de 2024, 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 05 de agosto de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 05 de agosto de 2024. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NÉLIDA OCASIO ORTEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC. Demandante Vs. JAYSON
OSORIO VAZQUEZ Demandado Civi Núm.: CN2024CV00150. Salón: 406. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: JAYSON
OSORIO VAZQUEZP.O. BOX 1643, RIO GRANDE, PR, 00745-1643. 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 a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de junio de 2024. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 7 de junio de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC.
Demandante Vs. CARLOS A FELICIANO FIGUEROA
Demandado Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV02853. Salón: 802. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - R.60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CARLOS A FELICIANO FIGUEROA - REPTO METROPOLITANO 876
CALLE 45 SE, SAN JUAN, PR, 00921.
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 de-
recho 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 a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo.
Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO
MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 4 de junio de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 11 de junio de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MICHELLE RIVERA RÍOS, SECRETARIA
AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC Parte Demandante Vs. MAURICIO
HAUA CARMONA Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV10797. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Salón: 803. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: MAURICIO HAUA CARMONA - PASEO LAS VISTAS D-90 CALLE 1, SAN JUAN PR 00926. 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 res-
ponsiva 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 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 12 de junio de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ELIZABETH AGOSTO NÚÑEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE ARECIBO HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante Vs. STEVEN PADÍN AQUINO, MARÍA MARGARITA CRUZ CORTÉS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados
Civil Núm.: AR2024CV01178. 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: STEVEN PADÍN AQUINO, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; MARÍA MARGARITA CRUZ CORTÉS, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
Siendo ustedes la parte demandada arriba mencionada, 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 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, copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. 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:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, 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.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 23 de julio de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. PILAR H. MERCADO GONZÁLEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUCESION DE JOSÉ VEGA ARROYO T/C/C JOSÉ RAMÓN VEGA
ARROYO COMPUESTA POR LA SUCESION DE JOSE RAMÓN VEGA CEDENO COMPUESTA POR FULANITO(A) DE TAL, SUTANITO(A) DE TAL Y MENGANITO(A) DE TAL Y JANE DOE EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; SUCESION DE MARIA ELENA VEGA CEDENO COMPUESTA POR FULANO(A) DE TAL, SUTANO(A) DE TAL Y MENGANO(A) DE TAL, Y MARY DOE EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; MADELINE VEGA CEDENO Y EDWIN
VEGA CEDENO; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES;
SECRETARIO DE LA VIVIENDA Y DESARROLLO URBANO; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2019CV00410. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E. U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. Yo, CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Mayagüez, al público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 4 de abril de 2024, por la Secretaria de este Tribunal, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente y/o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: “URBANA: Parcela marcada con el número ciento setenta y tres en el plano de parcelación de la comunidad rural La Parguera del Barrio Parguera del término municipal de Lajas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cero cuerdas con mil ochocientos veinte diezmilésimas de otra, equivalente a setecientos quince punto cincuenta y uno metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con parcelas ciento setenta y dos y ciento setenta y cuatro de la comunidad; por el SUR, con la calle número seis de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con parcela ciento setenta y cinco de la comunidad; por el OESTE, con parcela número ciento setenta y uno de la comunidad. Inscrita al Folio 158 del Tomo 168 de Lajas, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de San Germán, Finca Número 5,822. Dirección física: Colinas de la Parguera, 173 Calle 6, Lajas Puerto Rico 00667. La finca 5,822 está gravada con la siguiente hipoteca cuya ejecución se solicita en la subasta objeto de este edicto: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de The Money House, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $113,000.00, con intereses al 7% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 338, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de agosto de 2007, ante la notario Namyr T. Hernández Sánchez, e inscri-
ta al folio 37 del tomo 340 de Lajas, finca número 5,822, inscripción 17. La propiedad está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: A. Hipoteca revertida en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Secretario del Departamento de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, Development, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $113,000.00, con intereses al 7% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 339, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de agosto de 2007 ante la notario Namyr T. Hernández Sánchez, e inscrita al folio 37 del tomo 340 de Lajas, finca número 5,822, inscripción 18a. B. Aviso de Demanda de fecha 22 de marzo de 2019, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, en el Caso Civil número MZ2019CV00410, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico; versus José Vega Arroyo también conocido como José Ramón Vega Arroyo; Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano; Estados Unidos de América; por la suma de $176,073.45, más intereses y otras sumas, anotado el día 16 de mayo de 2019, al tomo Karibe de Lajas, finca número 5,822, Anotación “C”. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico; por la hipoteca de $113,000.00 total o parcialmente. 1. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, total o parcialmente el importe de la Sentencia emitida el 28 de noviembre de 2023, notificada y archivada en autos el 12 de diciembre de 2023. El importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, asciende a las siguientes cantidades: $261,090.85 al 30 de septiembre de 2023. Cantidad que continuará acumulándose a razón del 7% hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además, en la escritura de hipoteca, las partes pactaron la suma de $11,300.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. Asimismo, la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $11,300.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $11,300.00 para cubrir intereses adicionales a los garantizados por ley, según pactado. El precio mínimo de licitación con relación a la antes descrita propiedad y la fecha y hora de cada subasta es como sigue: PRIMERA SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 10
DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: $113,000.00. SEGUNDA SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 17 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: $75,333.33. TERCERA SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: $56,500.00. Las subastas de dicha propiedad se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Mayagüez, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. En cualquier momento luego de haberse comenzado el acto de la subasta, el Alguacil podrá requerir de los licitadores que le evidencien la capacidad de pago de sus posturas. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el titulo del inmueble y las cargas o gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda responsable de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se le apercibe a los tenedores de gravámenes posteriores al que se ejecuta que, para proteger cualesquiera derechos que tengan sobre el inmueble, deberán comparecer a la subasta, pues de no hacerlo así y de no igualar el precio de venta del gravamen hipotecario que se ejecuta, el Tribunal ordenará la cancelación de todos los gravámenes posteriores. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Si se declara desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, durante horas laborables. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para
el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico una vez por semana por un término de dos (2) semanas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre cada publicación. Se fijará además, en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía de dicho Municipio. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a su dirección que obra en autos. Una vez efectuada la correspondiente venta judicial, otorgaré la escritura del traspaso al licitador victorioso, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la Sentencia. Colocaré al licitador victorioso en posesión física de la Propiedad mediante el lanzamiento de los ocupantes en el término legal de veinte (20) días desde la fecha de la venta en pública subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el Tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante o ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen.
El Registrador de la Propiedad cancelará, libre de derechos, todo gravamen posterior a la fecha en que se otorgó la hipoteca que ha sido ejecutada mediante esta acción, y procederá a la inscripción de la venta a favor del comprador en subasta libre de todo gravamen posterior a la fecha en que se otorgó la hipoteca que ha sido ejecutada mediante esta acción. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Mayagüez. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a 24 de julio de 2024. CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, ALGUACIL #283, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. PABLO JOSE
BURGOS ALVAREZ
Demandada
Civil Núm.: ECD2016-0267. (802). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA).
EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS, SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América el día 3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS, SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en URB. BUNKER, CALLE PANAMA #22, CAGUAS, PR 00725 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 22 del plano de inscripción del proyecto UM-7 denominado Bunker, radicado en el barrio Cañabón de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 316.01 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número 21, en 26.33 metros; por el SUR, con el solar número 23, en 26.24 metros; por el ESTE, con la calle Panamá, en 12.00 metros; y por el OESTE, con terrenos de la Corporación de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda de Puerto Rico, en 12.05 metros. Enclava una casa. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita en el Folio 146 del Tomo 642 de Caguas, finca número 20,868, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección Primera. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $63,085.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $42,056.66. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA
SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 17 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta ser-
virá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $31,542.50. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 33 otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 17 de diciembre de 2008, ante la Notario Público Luisalma Rivera Santana, la cual consta inscrita al Folio 149 vuelto del Tomo 642 de Caguas, finca número 20,868, inscripción tercera (3ra) en el Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección Primera. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido desde el 20 de abril de 2016 ascendente a la suma de $52,591.96 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de octubre de 2019, más intereses al tipo pactado de 6.50% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $6,308.50. Además la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $6,308.50 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $6,308.50 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS, SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de
las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Surge de un estudio de título que, sobre la finca descrita anteriormente, pesa el gravamen posterior a la hipoteca que se ejecuta mediante este procedimiento que se relaciona a continuación: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de La Autoridad Para El Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $25,000.00, sin intereses, vencedero el día 17 de diciembre de 2008, constituida mediante la escritura número 34, otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 17 de diciembre de 2008 (asi surge), ante la notario Luisalma Rivera Santana, e inscrita al folio 149 vuelto del tomo 646 de Caguas, finca número 20,868, inscripción 3ra., como Asiento Abreviado extendidas las líneas el día 13 de enero de 2012, según la ley número 216 del día 27 de diciembre de 2010. (Fue presentado el día 16 de enero del 2009, al Asiento 674 del Diario 1,145).). Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores desconocidos, no inscritos o presentados que sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad objeto de ejecución y descrita anteriormente se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores una vez el Honorable Tribunal expida la correspondiente Orden de Confirmación de Venta Judicial. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en general se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con-
secutivas. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 5 de agosto de 2024. ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓMEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #593, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS, SALA SUPERIOR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. FRANCISCO ROVIRA RULLAN
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2020CV00315. (Salón: 504 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑALEGAL@JRSLAWPR.COM. A: FRANCISCO ROVIRA RULLAN. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de junio de 2024, 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 07 de agosto de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 07 de agosto de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARTHA ALMODÓVAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante Vs. KENNETH CARL AMTHOR, ALLISON JOAN SHEPARD Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00498. 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: KENNETH CARL AMTHOR, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; ALLISON JOAN SHEPARD, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
Se le notifica a usted 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 le emplaza y se le requiere que notifique a GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, con copia de su contestación a 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), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. Si dejare de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra usted sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 15 de julio de 2024. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LILLIAN MERCADO RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MAYAGÜEZ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC. Demandante Vs. JOSE R LOPEZ IRIZARRY Demandado
Civil Núm.: MZ2023CV02061. Salón: 103. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOSE R LOPEZ IRIZARRYBRISAS DE RIO HONDO 29 CALLE SANTIAGO MARI RAMOS, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00680. 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 a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy día 07 de junio de 2024. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 11 de junio de 2024. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. EVELYN J. RODRÍGUEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Chi Chi Rodríguez, 1935-2024: The golf world’s swashbuckling champion
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Chi Chi Rodríguez, whose flamboyance on the course and passion for the game of golf transformed him into one of its most popular players through his more than three decades on the pro tours, died last Thursday at the age of 88.
His death was announced by the PGA Tour. The announcement did not cite a cause or say where he died.
In a sport typically associated with lush country clubs where respectful crowds idolize often bland players with comfortable roots, Rodríguez broke the mold.
Growing up in a poor family in Puerto Rico, he almost died at age 4 from vitamin deficiencies. At 7, he helped out in the sugar cane fields where his father, Juan Rodríguez Sr., whacked away with a machete for a few dollars a day.
The boy who would be known as Chi Chi also began caddying at a course that drew affluent tourists. He taught himself to play using limbs from guava trees to propel crushed tin cans into holes he had dug on baseball fields, and when he was 12 he shot a 67 in a real game of golf. After playing in Puerto Rican tournaments, he joined the PGA Tour in 1960.
Rodríguez was 5 feet, 7 inches tall and about 120 pounds. But he used his strong hands and wrists to get off long low drives, and he was an outstanding wedge player, offsetting his sometimes balky putting game. “For a little man, he sure can hit it,” Jack Nicklaus told Sports Illustrated in 1964, relating how Rodríguez often outdistanced him off the tee on flat, into-the-wind fairways.
Rodríguez won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour, then became one of the top players on the Senior (now Champions) Tour, capturing 22 events, including two majors, the 1986 Senior Players Championship and the 1987 Senior PGA Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992.
And he played with a flourish seldom seen.
When he made a birdie, he would cover the hole with his narrow-brim straw hat, then perform a toreador dance.
“One morning we were playing for five cents a hole,” he once told People magazine, recalling his long-ago games against fellow caddies. “I made a 40foot putt, but there was a toad in the hole. When he hopped out, the ball came with it. I lost the nickel.” That inspired him to make sure that his ball would never again escape prematurely — or so the tale went.
After draining a difficult putt, Rodríguez would sometimes turn his putter into a simulated sword being unleashed on a bull, then wipe imaginary blood from it and place it in an invisible scabbard.
Such theatricality, plus his chattering with the galleries, didn’t endear him to some of his playing partners.
He was fined $200 by the PGA in October 1970 after Dave Hill complained that Rodríguez had distracted him during the Kaiser Open in California when he sought to amuse spectators with a simulated attempt to bat a golf ball with a bunker rake.
Rodríguez always maintained that he meant no disrespect to the game. But as he once put it: “Golf is show business. I love to make people laugh.”
For all his success, Rodríguez never forgot his origins, having been inspired to help others by his father’s generosity to those who had even less than him.
After visiting a Florida juvenile detention center to give a golf clinic, he vowed to do more. In 1979, he became a founder of the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation, which provides counseling, educational and vocational training for disadvantaged students, and he contributed substantially to its funding. The Clearwater complex, in Clearwater, Florida, now includes a public-private academy for students from the fourth to eighth grades.
“I love kids because I never was a kid,” Rodríguez once said. “I was too poor to be a kid.”
Chi Chi Rodríguez won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour, then became one of the top players on the Senior (now Champions) Tour. (Facebook via PGA TOUR Champions)
on the PGA Tour. His eight victories included the 1964 Western Open and the 1972 Byron Nelson Classic.
Rodríguez joined the Senior Tour in 1985 and became one of its top money winners, crediting teaching pro Bob Toski with improving his game.
“Bob told me to stand taller,” he said. “At least, as tall as someone like me can stand. It helped my swing and it helped my putting.”
Juan Antonio Rodríguez Jr. was born Oct. 23, 1935, in Río Piedras, one of six children. Beyond golf, he played baseball as a young man and called himself Chi Chi after the Puerto Rican professional baseball player Chi Chi Flores.
In his later years he lived at the El Legado Golf Resort, which he built, in Guayama, on the island’s south coast. In May 2010, masked nighttime intruders tied him up along with his wife, Iwalani, and robbed them of cash and jewels valued at $500,000.
Rodríguez is survived by a daughter, Donnette Markham; two brothers, Jesús and Julio; and three sisters, Juanita, Carmen and María. His wife, a native of Hawaii, died in 2021.
Rodríguez complemented his flair on the golf course with a host of wry observations, often at his own expense.
On his youth: “I was poor when I was starting out. I mean, I had a room so small I couldn’t even change my mind.”
He served in the Army in the mid-1950s and then became the assistant pro at the Dorado Beach Resort in Puerto Rico, outside San Juan. He received a $12,000 stake from Laurance S. Rockefeller, who developed the property, to help finance Rodríguez’s beginnings
On his persona: “I’m a hot dog pro. That’s when someone in the gallery looks at his pairing sheet and says, ‘Here comes Joe Baloney, Sam Sausage and Chi Chi Rodríguez. Let’s go get a hot dog.’”
On his putting problems: “I read the greens in Spanish, but I putt in English.”
The San Juan Daily Star
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