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Crisis in island’s hospital systems continues as Hospital el Maestro mulls filing for bankruptcy

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the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair hospital facilities and that, according to press reports, cannot be transhe crisis in Puerto Rico’s hospitals is continuing. More hospitals are ferred to another entity that acquires the assets. experiencing a financial crisis “We are going to be monitoring,” as workers at the Río Piedras Medical Pierluisi said. “I put Manuel Laboy at the Center, the island’s leading hospital, are Hospital del Maestro’s disposal to assist them threatening to go on strike. if they want to overcome any bureaucratic The latest hospital to declare obstacle with FEMA. I am sure that Manuel Hospital el Maestro in San Juan financial problems was Hospital el Laboy can evaluate this situation and make Maestro in San Juan, after management the appropriate recommendations. Likewise said it may file for bankruptcy or put assets up for sale. the approaches that have to do with FEMA, because he works Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia, however, said people should shoulder to shoulder with FEMA from day to day.” not press the panic button just yet because of the fiscal crisis Laboy Rivera stated that “as is public knowledge, Hosat Hospital el Maestro. pital del Maestro has an obligation from FEMA that exceeds “We have known for some time that this hospital is having $151.6 million.” administrative and financial difficulties,” the governor said in “Given the possibility of the sale of this health center, I response to questions at a press conference late last week. “And have met on several occasions in recent months with its adminwhat we saw with the HIMA hospital system, is what I think istration to explore alternatives that will allow us to maintain would happen if they go to bankruptcy court. If the hospital the obligation of these federal funds,” he said. went to bankruptcy court, what happens in such situations, at “As part of the process, we consulted FEMA, where we least that was the case with HIMA, is that other hospital systems provided specifics on the situation,” the COR3 chief added. “The or entities that manage medical facilities acquire the assets of federal entity responded to the request and explained that, if a the entity that files for bankruptcy.” sale of the hospital is processed, the buyer must be a nonprofit “I am not making predictions, but we should not … be entity to guarantee the permanence of the allocation of funds.” alarmed beyond what is necessary,” Pierluisi said. Hospital del Maestro leadership is aware of the FEMA “Other excellent hospital systems have already taken response, Laboy Rivera noted. over the facilities of HIMA,” he added. “We are seeing Auxilio “We at COR3 will continue to assist you in this process Mutuo in Bayamón and Metro Pavía in Caguas, to mention two to ensure the use of these much-needed funds to provide examples. So that’s the important thing.” resilience to hospital infrastructure,” he told hospital officials. The governor made the director of the Central Office Last week, the Hospital del Maestro board of directors for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience (COR3), Manuel left open the possibility of benefiting from the Bankruptcy Law, Laboy Rivera, available to Hospital del Maestro management due to the financial situation they face. It is the second time to help with the situation by hastening the funds approved by the hospital has explored filing for bankruptcy. By THE STAR STAFF

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Genera PR launches bid for large-scale battery system By THE STAR STAFF

enera PR, a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy, has opened a call to procure a large-scale battery energy storage system. The firm Wood McKenzie is managing the tender, which opened on Jan. 5. Genera PR wants to buy about 1,722 megawatt-hours (MWh) in storage capacity distributed across nine power plants -- Vega Baja, Jobos, Daguao, Cambalache, San Juan, Palo Seco, Costa Sur, Aguirre and Yabucoa -- according to information provided by the private operator of the Puerto Rico Electric

Power Authority’s legacy power plants. Battery capacity must meet or exceed the respective capacity in the guaranteed degradation curve for 20 years and the minimum capacity of 430 MW for four hours (1,720 MWh) through the 20 year-mark. The contractor must also provide a minimum 20-year warranty for all transformers, breakers, switchgear, battery management systems, batteries, power conversion systems and controllers. Proponents have until Feb. 2 to submit notices of intent to participate in the tender. The prequalified proponents will be selected on Feb. 9.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Ban on electricity bill changes is among a slew of measures signed into law By THE STAR STAFF

ov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia has signed a package of 16 legislative measures into law, including Senate Bill (SB) 1218, which would eliminate certain charges in the electricity bill. Pierluisi has signed into law 55 of over 100 measures sent by the Legislature earlier this month that lawmakers had approved in the session that concluded in November. SB 1218 immediately prohibits charging customers of the electrical energy system for administrative calculation errors or estimates, if the collection is made 120 days from issuing invoices. The provisions cover commercial, industrial, residential and institutional customers. On health-related issues, the governor enacted SB 76, which amends the Health Insurance Administration Law and the Puerto Rico Insurance Code so that people who suffer from a chronic or high-cost illness, as defined by the Department of Health, do not need referrals from their primary doctor to treat the disease. Meanwhile, Pierluisi also signed SB 671, which provides that every patient will have access to clinical laboratory services and specific tests without a medical order as

long as the patient covers the costs. Pierluisi also signed House Bill (HB) 1307, which makes it viable and gives legal certainty to rental housing projects for low-income families. The law also reestablishes the exemption from paying taxes on real property under the Rural Development Program that operates under the provisions of Section 8. Likewise, it establishes an exemption from paying Municipal Revenue Collection Center taxes to properties that the Housing Department manages and are assigned to homeless

people and for other related purposes. With regard to community issues, the governor signed SB 880, which establishes as a permanent fund the Special Fund for Social Equality to continue paying for public works, and to increase allocations for nonprofit and community self-management entities that offer direct services to citizens. The governor also signed HB 1909, which sets the base salary for School Lunch Division employees at $12 per hour. Currently, the base salary is $8.66 an hour.

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With the governor’s signature, SB 791, the Law for the Care of Students with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Public and Private School Institutions of Puerto Rico, is amended to establish additional responsibilities for school institutions and parents, guardians, or tutors of students with diabetes. The bill notes that training on diabetes knowledge will be theoretical and practical and that a pediatric endocrinologist will be responsible for writing the student’s Diabetes Medical Management Plan. Meanwhile, Pierluisi signed into law Senate Bill 1040, which would regulate the Traffic Regulation Corps of the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP) to intervene with violations related to illegal parking, as well as those connected to intelligent traffic lights and enforcing provisions related to vehicle weight and measurements. The governor also signed House Joint Resolution 498 for the Highways and Transportation Authority and DTOP to conduct an analysis on traffic between Highway PR-19 (Luis Vigoreaux Avenue) in Guaynabo and the intersection with Highway PR-17 (Jesús T. Piñero Avenue) in San Juan, to identify viable alternatives aimed at decongesting motor vehicle traffic.

Ortiz González lauds enactment of cybersecurity legislation he authored By THE STAR STAFF

ep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz González thanked his colleagues in the island House of Representatives and Senate for the approval and Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia for the signing of House Bill (HB) 1530, which creates the Cybersecurity Law for Puerto Rico. The law, broadly speaking, proposes to establish, as a principle of public policy, security provisions for government data, and support for innovation processes while promoting the development and sustainable economic growth of all sectors in Puerto Rico. “I am pleased that my bill has become a law to reduce the number of cyberattacks to which government agencies are exposed since, by creating the Office for the Evaluation of Cyber Incidents, attached to PRITS [Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology

Service], it will be monitoring, identifying, and responding to irregular security events, which can impact the information of all citizens,” Ortiz González said. “This allows us to continue moving the government into the future.” The chairman of the House Government Committee, who is seeking the Popular Democratic Party nomination for governor in the fall elections, noted that Puerto Rico suffered 737 million attempted cyberattacks in the first half of 2022, an increase of 294% compared to the same period in 2021. “With this breakthrough law, Puerto Rico will have the minimum security requirements for both public and private entities so that we can assure our citizens that their information is safe,” Ortiz González said. “With the signing of this law, we are confident that Puerto Rico will soon be at the forefront of cybersecurity in the [region] and that it will

be able to provide our citizens with greater security and confidence in digital government processes.” Among other things, the Cybersecurity Law proposes the following: * Establishes as a policy the prohibition of making any type of ransom payment in response to ransomware, with some exceptions such as critical infrastructure, imminent risk of loss of life or in the event that any federal or state agency requests it; * Elevates to the rank of law the position of chief information security officer under PRITS, and establishes his or her powers and duties, in order to guarantee the execution of the public policy established in HB 1530. The cyber security officer will be appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico for a term of 10 years with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. * Establishes the parameters related

to the contracting of technology services companies with the government.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

PIP candidate sees ‘deep changes’ in Puerto Rico’s future

Juan Dalmau Ramírez of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, right, poses with Manuel Natal Albeló of the Citizen Victory Movement.

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uerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) gubernatorial candidate Juan Dalmau Ramírez says he is finding a new feeling on the campaign trail. Dalmau, who has been the PIP’s candidate for governor on two occasions before, says he’s feeling a different kind of enthusiasm this time around, “as if there is hope for change; that there is a possibility that the unimaginable is possible; that it’s possible that there is a new political force that can displace the bipartisanship that has ruled Puerto Rico.” The feeling, Dalmau told the STAR in an exclusive interview, comes from the alliance the PIP has forged with the Citizen Victory Movement (MVC by its Spanish initials), an upstart party of independence advocates and other left-leaning leaders, which garnered nearly 14% of the vote in 2020 elections, and which when combined with the more than 13.5% received by the PIP in those elections puts the alliance within striking distance of the 32% recorded by the winner of that year’s elections, the New Progressive Party. Dalmau said the public had developed a certain conformism with the status quo that has been broken by the PIP/MVC union, which is going by the name “Patria Nueva”

(New Homeland). Dalmau is running under the PIP insignia as coalitions are banned under Puerto Rican law. “There is an electoral mass of 28% of the voters who have turned their backs, lost the custom, the habit, of voting for the two parties,” Dalmau said. Puerto Rico could be on the cusp of a historic change of direction, he added. “I’m hopeful that we are at the point of writing a glorious page in the history of Puerto Rico,” the pro-independence candidate said. Dalmau said the point of convergence of the two parties in the alliance is the proposal by both of them to promote a process of decolonization through a status convention that would be aimed at undoing the current “colonial status.” The Puerto Rican people would have to be included through the election of delegates, he said. The convention would require the meaningful participation of the U.S. Congress, which would have to determine and tell the Puerto Rican people definitively what political status is possible under the Constitution, obviating the “beauty contest” referendums that have been conducted in the past, Dalmau said. “It is a bilateral process,” he said. “Congress has to respond to questions about

the options suggested, which are viable and which are not, and secondly, what would be their consequences and what would be the transition to them.” Dalmau said that the PIP’s platform is still being drafted, but in general terms, his government’s emphasis would be centered on human rights and human dignity, In those terms, he would view health as a right and try to wrest health care from the control of the insurance industry, which he said excludes whole sectors of the island and drives doctors abroad. Similarly, education should be accessible to all and Dalmau said he would stop closing public schools and university campuses. In the economic arena, the candidate said Puerto Rican companies should enjoy equality in taxes with foreign companies, which now enjoy tax incentives to move to Puerto Rico. “There are foreign companies that pay zero taxes, while there are Puerto Rican companies that pay more than 33% in taxes,” he said. The three-time candidate for governor said incentives should be created to keep young people from migrating off the island. With people leaving the island, the elderly population is left without anyone to care for them, he said. “We need policies to attend to the needs of that population,” Dalmau said. The candidate said further that he would seek the removal of the Financial Oversight and Management Board, through an act of the U.S. Congress. He noted that the oversight board was established as a political act as opposed to economic bankruptcy, which could have been legislated in Congress, so it is up to Congress to disband the board. Given that, doing away with the oversight board would require political action by the island government accompanied by a public outcry by all sectors of the populace on the island and in the diaspora. “The board, being the product of a political act on the part of Congress, [getting rid of it] requires political action on the part of the Puerto Rican government, which needs to seek ample points of consensus in Puerto Rico so that Congress has to reexamine PROMESA [the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act, which created the oversight board], and eliminate the fiscal control board,” Dalmau said. “Secondly, Puerto Rico has demonstrated that at times when there

has been great abuses [the citizenry] has been able to unite for the purpose of demanding and achieving change.” He pointed to the protests that led to the 2003 departure of the U.S. Navy from the offshore island municipality of Vieques and the 2019 protests that drove then-Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevares from office over an online chat scandal. “The governors have limited themselves to taking their complaints before [U.S. District] Judge [Laura Taylor] Swain [who is overseeing Puerto Rico’s Title III bankruptcy cases under PROMESA], the judge rules in favor of the board and they say, ‘Well, we tried,’” Dalmau said. “No, they haven’t tried.” As governor, he would bring together political, civic and religious leaders on the island and in the diaspora to demand a change from Congress. In the area of public security, Dalmau said he would demilitarize the police and create a “community police force” in greater contact with the people they serve. He would also decriminalize the consumption, but not the sale, of narcotics, treating consumption as a public health problem. He would also seek reform in the island’s correctional institutions so that rehabilitation prevents prisoners from leaving prison as hardened criminals and potential repeat offenders. He said that contrary to what many have alleged, his government would not reject federal law enforcement assistance on the island. Meanwhile, when it comes to U.S. domestic politics, Dalmau said he anticipates little change from the winner of the November presidential elections. “Biden has so far ignored Puerto Rico, saying when asked that the issue is up to the U.S. Congress, and Trump has limited himself to insulting Puerto Ricans, calling them ‘corrupt’ and saying the U.S. should trade Puerto Rico for Greenland with Denmark,” he said. “The prejudice that Trump has shown against Puerto Rico could bring its consequences; [in] what [way], I don’t know,” he said. But in sum, Dalmau expects Puerto Rico will be forgotten, no matter which of the two wins the presidential vote, leaving it up to Puerto Ricans to carry forward the status issue before Congress. As for the long-shot candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who participated in the civil disobedience over the Navy’s presence on Vieques, he said the status issue would be decided by a political process and not be imposed by any political authority.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Most overdoses in Puerto Rico caused by fentanyl By THE STAR STAFF

bout 84% of the 1,071 deaths from overdoses in Puerto Rico between Jan. 1, 2022, and Sept. 15, 2023 were caused by fentanyl, according to data from the Institute of Forensic Sciences. The information was provided last week by Health Secretary Carlos Mellado López after he announced the allocation of over $15 million to mitigate the opioid situation on the island. Mellado López said the funds are available for three years, or until June 30, 2027. “These funds are for initiatives, institu-

tions, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, entities, and agencies, among others, that address opioid issues on the island,” Mellado López said in a press release. The Health chief noted that during 2023, the Advisory Committee of the Opioid Recovery and Restitution Fund, supported by the Opioid and Health Substances Program, worked on a survey to understand the problem of substance abuse. In the United States, the proportion of deaths from overdoses of fentanyl combined with stimulants increased more than 50 times between 2010 and 2021, going from 0.6% of deaths to 32.3%, according to research

published in the journal Addiction. Deaths from this mixture during the socalled “fourth wave” of the opioid overdose crisis jumped from 235 to 34,429 in that period. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more powerful than morphine. This synthetic drug was developed more than 50 years ago. There are two types of fentanyl, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is pharmaceutical fentanyl, prescribed by doctors to treat intense pain in cases such as post-surgery or cancer treatments, and the illicitly manufactured fentanyl, or IMF, Health Secretary Carlos Mellado López distributed in illegal drug markets.

Lawmakers file bill to include P3s under electoral ban By THE STAR STAFF

ublic-private partnership (P3) project operators would not be able to allude to achievements and goals under a law restricting the use of public funds for election-related advertising if a bill to that effect becomes law. Popular Democratic Party Reps. Edgardo Feliciano Sánchez, Jesús Hernández Arroyo, Jorge Alfredo Rivera Segarra and Luis Ortiz Lugo, along with House Speaker Rafael Hernández Montañez, have introduced House Bill 1986, which seeks to include public-private partnerships (P3) under the

advertising restrictions that go into effect in an election year, also known as the “electoral ban.” The bill would add any entity contracted by the government of Puerto Rico to manage or operate under the P3 model to the list of agencies, public corporations, and municipalities covered by the electoral ban, which went into effect on Jan. 1. The ban prohibits the use of public funds to promote the governing administration’s image in an election year. “Currently, we have several companies operating under the PPP model that receive hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds to finance their operations, and the electoral

ban does not apply to them,” Feliciano Sánchez said. The lawmakers noted that the electoral ban establishes that the disbursement of public government funds to expose achievements, projections, plans or messages and content for political purposes is prohibited during an election year. “With this bill, we ensure that all entities that receive public funds are completely outside the electoral and political-partisan process, which has always been the intention of the electoral ban,” Hernández Montañez said. The director of the Legal Division of the Electoral Comptroller’s Office (OCE by its

Spanish initials), Sarah Rodríguez de Jesús, has concluded that the OCE lacks jurisdiction to regulate the advertising of P3s. Rodríguez de Jesús said this creates a regulatory vacuum that must be addressed through legislation to guarantee transparency and legality in executing P3 contracts. “With this measure, we correct this deficiency and give greater strength to the OCE so that it can supervise all P3s with a clear and solid legal basis, and we guarantee that the spirit of the prohibition established in Law 222-2011 is complied with,” said Hernández Arroyo, who will take up the bill in the committee he chairs.

Trujillo Alto high school to be first to implement ‘Pet Awareness Day’ By THE STAR STAFF

he Madero Carazo High School in Trujillo Alto will be the first in Puerto Rico to start an awareness program on the treatment of animals as part of the parameters of the new Law 5-2024, which establishes a series of activities in observance of the second Sunday in February as “Pet Awareness Day.” The new program will also feature a robust dog and cat food drive for abandoned pets on the island. It is estimated that around 400,000 to 500,000 dogs roam the streets, while the population of stray cats exceeds one million. The pet food drive is part of “Shelters,

Madero Carazo High School in Trujillo Alto will launch an awareness program on the treatment of animals as part of a new law that establishes a series of activities in observance of the second Sunday in February as “Pet Awareness Day.”

Animal Rescuers and Pet Awareness & Adoption in Puerto Rico Week” activities. The announcement was made by Carolina District Sen. Marissa “Marissita” Jiménez Santoni after a meeting with Education Secretary Yanira Raíces Vega and staff and a student from Madero Carazo High School. “I thank the secretary for accepting our request that the new awareness program on the good treatment of animals, pets, according to Law 5-2024, begin in this important high school, which already has a pilot program for assistance to real animals,” said the senator, who authored the law. “The Madero Carazo school group, led by exceptional students, including [10th

grader] Paola [...] suggested a food collection campaign, which we supported and the secretary authorized to begin now, in February,” Jiménez Santoni said. The school has an enrollment of 350 students. Law 5-2024 amends Articles 1 and 2, and adds a new Article 4, as well as renumbering Article 4 as Article 5 of Law 166-2019. The state and education secretaries “will have a leading role in the new framework,” the senator said. The former will develop the proclamation for the commemoration of the new pet awareness day, while the latter will implement activities related to the care and treatment of the animals.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Attacks intensify before Tuesday primary as Trump stokes VP talk By LISA LERER

n the final weekend before the New Hampshire primary, former President Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina were escalating their attacks on each other in a contest that may determine whether Trump faces any meaningful opposition to his effort to capture the nomination. Haley launched her most pointed attacks yet Saturday, taking direct aim at Trump’s mental acuity and fitness to serve another term as president a day after he appeared to repeatedly confuse Haley with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the former House speaker, during his rally. He falsely said Haley was in charge of security during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Haley has never served in Congress and left her last government role six years ago. “My parents are up in age, and I love them dearly,” she told reporters after her event in Peterborough, New Hampshire. “But when you see them hit a certain age, there is a decline. That’s a fact — ask any doctor, there is a decline.” In recent days, Trump has directed increasingly caustic barbs at Haley, his most formidable opponent in Tuesday’s primary. He used his rally Saturday night in Manchester, New Hampshire, to try to show that she lacks support in her home state, as several leaders

Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and a Republican presidential candidate, speaks to reporters after a campaign event in Peterborough, N.H. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) from South Carolina joined him onstage. “Almost every politician from South Carolina is supporting me,” Trump boasted. He was interrupted by a protester as he accused President Joe Biden of being a threat to democracy. The protester shouted, “Dictator,” as security escorted him out.

Trump later heaped praise on Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary whose attacks on democratic norms have been widely condemned. “It’s nice to have a strong man running your country,” Trump said. His campaign has sent a series of surro-

gates to New Hampshire to press his case and stir speculation about whom he might pick as his running mate, a way of signaling to voters that he is on a march to the nomination. Trump and his aides are eager to bring the primary to a rapid conclusion and avoid a drawn-out and costly battle for the Republican Party’s nomination. Recent polling indicates that Trump remains the commanding front-runner in New Hampshire, consistently leading in the state by a double-digit margin. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who left New Hampshire on Friday, is spending the weekend campaigning in South Carolina. Here’s what else to know: — The South Carolina ad reservation announced by Haley’s campaign is a $4 million buy across television, radio and digital that will begin the day after the New Hampshire primary, as she seeks a one-on-one contest with Trump. “Beating Donald Trump is not easy,” said Betsy Ankney, Haley’s campaign manager. “He is a juggernaut. But how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” — Beyond South Carolina’s governor, Trump was to be joined at his rally in Manchester on Saturday evening by the state’s lieutenant governor, attorney general and treasurer, as well as the speaker of South Carolina’s House of Representatives and three congressmen from the state.

Biden signs stopgap spending bill, averting partial shutdown By ERICA L. GREEN

resident Joe Biden late last week signed legislation averting a partial government shutdown, which will fund agencies until early March as Congress continues to wrangle over spending proposals to fund the government for the remainder of the year. The Senate and the House approved the stopgap measure Thursday; funding was to run out at midnight Friday. The six-week deal was passed over the opposition of hard-right Republicans in the House but with bipartisan majorities in both chambers. It will allow Congress to negotiate and pass bills totaling $1.66 trillion to fund the government through the fall. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Friday that the new measure “prevents a needless shutdown, maintains current funding levels and includes no extreme policies.” She indicated that the White House was prepared for fights ahead, as the new resolution was the third time since

the start of the fiscal year Oct. 1 that Congress had temporarily extended funding. “Instead of wasting more time on partisan appropriations bills that violate the budget agreement two-thirds of them voted for last spring, House Republicans must finally do their job and work across the aisle to pass full-year funding bills that deliver for the American people and address urgent domestic and national security priorities by passing the president’s supplemental request,” Jean-Pierre said. Under the stopgap legislation, funding for agriculture, veterans programs, transportation, housing and other federal operations would be maintained through March 1. Funding for the rest of the government, including the Pentagon, expires March 8. With the additional time, members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees are aiming to push through the dozen bills funding the government. But far-right conservatives in the House are demanding measures Democrats will not accept, including restrictions on abortion and other limits on government.

At an event at the White House with mayors from across the country Friday, Biden poked fun at the dysfunction that preceded his signing of the bill. “We have some good news: We just signed a bill to keep the government open,” he said. “Some days that counts as progress.”

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Monday, January 22, 2024

With deal close on border and Ukraine, Republican rifts threaten to kill both

Rubble lies in front of damaged buildings in Selydove, Ukraine, on Nov. 17, 2023. A divided GOP coalesced behind a bit of legislative extortion: No Ukraine aid without a border crackdown. Now they are split over how large a price to demand, imperiling both initiatives. (Emile Ducke/The New York Times) By ANNIE KARNI and KAROUN DEMIRJIAN

en. James Lankford, R-Okla., a staunch conservative, last week trumpeted the immigration compromise he has been negotiating with Senate Democrats and White House officials as one shaping up to be “by far, the most conservative border security bill in four decades.” Speaker Mike Johnson, in contrast, sent out a fundraising message Friday denouncing the forthcoming deal as a Democratic con. “My answer is NO. Absolutely NOT,” his message said, adding, “This is the hill I’ll die on.” The Republican disconnect explains why, with an elusive bipartisan bargain on immigration seemingly as close as it has been in years on Capitol Hill, the prospects for enactment are grim. It is also why hopes for breaking the logjam over sending more U.S. aid to Ukraine are likely to be dashed by hard-line House Republicans. The situation encapsulates the divide cleaving the Republican Party. On one side are the right-wing MAGA allies of former President Donald Trump, an “America First” isolationist who instituted draconian immigration policies while in office. On the other is a dwindling group of more

mainstream traditionalists who believe the United States should play an assertive role defending democracy on the world stage. The two wings coalesced in the fall around a bit of legislative extortion: They would only agree to President Joe Biden’s request to send about $60 billion more to Ukraine for its fight against Russian aggression if he agreed to their demands to clamp down on migration at the U.S. border with Mexico. But now, they are at odds about how large of a price to demand. Hard-right House Republicans, who are far more dug in against aid to Ukraine, have argued that the bipartisan border compromise brokered by their counterparts in the Senate is unacceptable. And they bluntly say they do not want to give Biden the opportunity in an election year to claim credit for cracking down on illegal immigration. Instead, with Trump agitating against the deal from the campaign trail, they are demanding a return to more severe immigration policies that he imposed, which stand no chance of passing the Democratcontrolled Senate. Those include a revival of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, under which migrants seeking to enter the United States were blocked and made to stay elsewhere while they waited to appear in immigration

court to plead their cases. While Senate GOP leaders have touted the emerging agreement as a once-in-ageneration opportunity for a breakthrough on the border, hard-right House members have dismissed it as the work of establishment Republicans out of touch with the GOP base. “Let’s talk about Mitch McConnell — he has a 6% approval rating,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said of the Senate minority leader. “He wouldn’t be the one to be listening to, making deals on the border.” She said that after Trump’s decisive win in the Iowa caucuses, “It’s time for all Republicans, Senate and the House, to get behind his policies.” As for the proposed aid to Ukraine, Greene is threatening to oust Johnson from the speakership if he brings it to the floor. “My red line is Ukraine,” she said, expressing confidence that the speaker would heed her threat. “I’m making it very clear to him. We will not see it on the House floor — that is my expectation.” The situation is particularly fraught for Johnson, the novice House speaker whose own sympathies lie with the far right but who is facing immense institutional pressures — from Biden, Democrats in Congress and his fellow Republicans in the Senate — to embrace a deal pairing border policy changes with aid to Ukraine. Johnson has positioned himself as a Trump loyalist, quickly endorsing the former president after winning the gavel, and said that he has spoken regularly to the former president about the Senate immigration deal and everything else. After infuriating hardright Republicans on Thursday by pushing through a short-term government funding bill to avert a shutdown, the speaker has little incentive to enrage them again and defy the wishes of Trump, who has disparaged the Senate compromise. “I do not think we should do a Border Deal, at all, unless we get EVERYTHING needed to shut down the INVASION,” Trump wrote on social media this week. Democrats already have agreed to substantial concessions in the talks, including making it more difficult for migrants to claim asylum; expanding detention and expulsion authorities; and shutting down the intake of migrants when attempted crossings reach a level that would overwhelm detention facilities — around 5,000 migrants a day.

But far-right Republicans have dismissed the compromise out of hand, saying the changes would still allow many immigrants to enter the country each year without authorization. Election-year politics is playing a big role. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., the chair of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, said passing the Senate bill would give “political cover” to Biden for his failures at the border. “Democrats want to look like they care about the border, then run out the clock so Biden wins reelection,” Good said. “It would be terrible for the country to give political cover to the facilitators of the border invasion.” Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said that while Johnson broke with the right on federal spending because he feared a government shutdown, “I think on the immigration issue, there’s more unity.” Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Senate Republican, warned that the immigration compromise was a “unique opportunity” that would not be available to Republicans next year, even if they were to win majorities in both chambers of Congress and win back the White House. “The Democrats will not give us anything close to this if we have to get 60 votes in the U.S. Senate in a Republican majority,” he said. Many mainstream House Republicans believe that Johnson would be making a terrible mistake if he heeded the advice of the most far-right voices and refused to embrace an immigration deal. They argue that doing so would squander an opportunity to win important policy changes and the political boost that would come with showing that Republicans can govern. “Big-city mayors are talking about the same thing that Texas conservatives are talking about,” said Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., a close ally of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “Take the moment, man. Take the policy win, bank it, and go back for more. That is always the goal.” But for some Republicans, taking the policy win is less important than continuing to have a political issue to rail against in an election year. “It’s worse than doing nothing to give political cover for a sham border security bill that does nothing to actually secure the border,” Good said.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

As Trump treats trials like rallies, judges study how to rein him in By BENJAMIN WEISER and JONAH E. BROMWICH

onald Trump doesn’t change. Judges do. Two weeks ago, a New York judge, Arthur Engoron, permitted Trump to personally deliver a closing argument in his civil fraud trial as long as he stuck to the facts and avoided a courtroom “campaign speech.” Trump bulldozed through the restrictions, repeated his familiar claim of a “political witch hunt” and assailed the judge to his face. Then last week, after a lawyer down the street at the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial complained that Trump was grumbling “con job” and “witch hunt” loud enough for jurors to hear, Judge Lewis Kaplan sternly warned him that, although he had the right to be present, “that right can be forfeited — and it can be forfeited if he is disruptive.” Carroll’s lawyers did not find reason to complain again. The judges’ different approaches to the tempestuous storm that entered their courtrooms — and the different results — could offer lessons beyond the two New York cases. They may provide guidance for the judges set to oversee Trump’s four potential criminal trials, who will want to keep the 45th president from transforming his legal proceedings into political spectacles. “The thing you’ve got to do primarily is set rules and enforce them,” said John S. Martin Jr., a former U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan. “I think if the judge is tough and doesn’t back down, Trump will back down.” Trump, 77, often finds himself in courtrooms these days, alternating those appearances with campaign stops — and using both for political purposes as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination. On Tuesday, after attending jury selection in Carroll’s case, he flew to New Hampshire to begin campaigning. He then returned to court Wednesday, when she testified, before heading back to New Hampshire. Judges regularly confront defendants who are powerful public figures, like politicians or CEOs, who are used to dominating a room. But judges do not easily surrender their authority. Typically, threats of financial sanctions, contempt or jail sentences calm the most unruly of disrupters. What has made Trump’s appearances challenging is that he may be making the calculation that disobeying a judge or perhaps even losing a legal argument could be politically advantageous. In Carroll’s defamation trial,

Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, at the Federal District Court in Manhattan on Oct. 4, 2023. During E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial, Donald Trump seemed almost to be goading Kaplan into throwing him out of the courtroom. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times) Trump seemed almost to be goading Kaplan into throwing him out of the courtroom. After his two confrontations with the judges, Trump held news conferences in front of cheering supporters in his building at 40 Wall St. He repeated his themes of personal persecution. He called the state attorney general, Letitia James, who had sued him in the civil fraud case, “deranged” and “a political hack.” A week later, he labeled Kaplan “a Trump-hating guy,” and brushed aside Carroll’s claims. “I, frankly, am the one that suffered damages,” he said. Both of Trump’s Manhattan trials are still pending. There is no jury in James’ civil fraud case in New York Supreme Court; Engoron’s ruling on whether Trump and his company are liable for a $370 million penalty being sought by the state is expected toward the end of this month. Carroll’s defamation trial is being heard by a nine-person jury in U.S. District Court,

with Kaplan overseeing the proceedings. The only issue is how much money, if any, Trump must pay Carroll, 80, for defaming her after she accused him in 2019 of sexually abusing her decades before, and for his persistent attacks in statements and social media. Testimony is expected to continue through at least Monday, when Trump has indicated he might testify. Kaplan, 79, was appointed to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton in 1994. He is known for his command of the courtroom and, at times, his impatience with lawyers who seem to be unprepared. He has presided over trials involving such boldface-name defendants as Sam Bankman-Fried, the tousle-haired cryptocurrency mogul convicted in November, and Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law and adviser to Osama bin Laden whom the judge sentenced to life in 2014. The judge also presided last spring in a previous case that Carroll brought against Trump. In that trial, a jury awarded her $5 million in damages after finding him liable for sexually abusing her in the 1990s and defaming her in a different statement than those that prompted the current case before Kaplan. “This is not his first rodeo,” said Katherine B. Forrest, a former colleague of Kaplan’s on the Manhattan federal bench. “He is going to be quite careful and thoughtful about how he handles this situation.” “I’m sure he’s thinking about when he draws lines, how he draws lines, what the lines mean and what agenda it plays into,” Forrest added. Kaplan already ruled Trump and his lawyers may not contest the jury’s finding in May that Trump sexually abused Carroll or that his statements about her were defamatory. But if Trump is again disruptive or even

removed from the courtroom, the trial should be able to continue, said Michael B. Mukasey, who was a Manhattan federal judge for nearly two decades. Mukasey said Kaplan would have an obligation to ensure the jury is not influenced by any extraneous matter. “He would want to make sure that they understand that neither Trump’s antics, nor whatever results from them, is evidence,” Mukasey said, “because they take an oath to decide the case based only on the evidence and his instructions on the law.” In the state court, Engoron, 74, also has long experience. A former cabdriver and aspiring musician, he makes frequent jokes from the bench and maintains a cordiality with lawyers and witnesses alike. He is a character outside the courtroom too: He submitted a story to The New York Times about approaching singer Art Garfunkel, informing him “My name’s Art, too.” But Trump and his lawyers have appeared to test Engoron’s good humor as the judge seeks to determine whether the former president is liable for violating state laws by inflating his net worth, as James, the attorney general, has argued. When one of Trump’s lawyers, Christopher Kise, said that the former president wanted to speak during closing arguments this month, Engoron said he would permit that as long as Trump agreed to the conditions that bind any lawyer: to stick to the facts and the law. The former president did not agree to do so. In open court, Kise renewed his request, prompting a sigh from Engoron. “This is not how it should have been done,” he said. Still, he let Trump speak, and the former president used his five minutes to attack James and the judge.

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Crypto funds have arrived. But who needs them? By JEFF SOMMER

xchange-traded funds come in many shapes and sizes. Some are plain vanilla, diversified index funds that let you invest in the entire stock and bond markets, and are excellent core holdings for the great majority of people. Then there are the quirky, narrowly focused ETFs like the Inverse Cramer Tracker, which enables you to bet against the stock picks of CNBC television host Jim Cramer. The fund is legal, approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission — and a money-loser since its inception last year. Betting against Jim Cramer just isn’t a great investing strategy. Neither is fear of missing out. Yet FOMO is the main reason for putting money into bitcoin, which remains highly speculative, difficult to categorize and without an immediately identifiable economic function. The SEC this month approved 11 new ETFs that track the price of bitcoin, and the decision has been heralded by promoters of bitcoin — and of the new funds — as an important event, legitimizing bitcoin as an asset class. I don’t think so. The SEC’s action, in itself, doesn’t give bitcoin any new stature. It merely adds bitcoin funds to a long list of ETFs that are perfectly legal and simple to buy, but that don’t belong in anybody’s core portfolio. I’d put the Inverse Cramer Tracker in this category, as well as ETFs that track a single stock like Tesla, PayPal or Nvidia, or that use leverage to triple a bet on energy prices or quadruple one on the S&P 500. I could go on and on. Simply being legal doesn’t make a strategy sensible for most investors. In fact, while approving the bitcoin ETFs, the agency also issued an explicit warning against FOMO investing in so-called digital assets — as it has done many times before. “Just because others around you might be buying into these kinds of opportunities, it doesn’t mean you have to,” said Lori Schock, director of the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy. The agency’s approval of the new bitcoin funds does change things in one important sense, though. Until now, it was easy for me to avoid discussing bitcoin in the context of investing. Why bring attention to something that isn’t right for most people? But now that major financial services companies like BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton,

Invesco and Wisdom Tree are beginning to operate bitcoin ETFs, and make them available to their clients, silence seems unnatural and, maybe, irresponsible. So here goes. Making sense of bitcoin I don’t want to dismiss bitcoin entirely. Granted, it’s possible to make — and lose — a great deal of money buying and selling it. And bitcoin is a serious proposition, in terms of its underlying structure. The use of blockchain, the decentralized, peer-to-peer structure and the complex mathematical code demand respect. Concepts embedded in bitcoin and other so-called cryptocurrencies could have real-world importance at some point, and in some way, though perhaps not as bitcoin. As Bryan Armour, who directs research into strategies based on index funds at Morningstar, told me, “Not believing that bitcoin ETFs are a good investment doesn’t mean that blockchain isn’t a good or useful technology.” But bitcoin itself? He put it politely. “I’d say bitcoin is still in the price discovery stage. We’re still trying to figure out what it might be worth.” For large corporations or other big institutional investors interested in getting some bitcoin exposure, the new ETFs may be a better and more convenient option, said Samara Cohen, chief investment officer of ETF and index investments at BlackRock. “It’s the start of a journey,” she said. But for ordinary people investing for important things like retirement or a house or a child’s education, I’d be very careful. The collapse of the FTX trading platform in 2022 and the fraud and conspiracy conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried only a few months ago are reminders that bitcoin is extremely risky. Its future is uncertain, and so is its very definition. Defining terms Just to start, I find the term cryptocurrency to be a misnomer. These things aren’t currencies because they can’t be widely exchanged for products and services in the real world. But even if they were currencies, it wouldn’t make sense for ordinary people to invest in them. Major corporations hedge against fluctuations in currency values, but most of us invest in assets that at least have the potential of producing income and cash flow — assets that can be purchased with currency. Then we get to the central claim for the new ETFs — that they are helping to create

“an asset class,” one that “protects you” in times of uncertainty, much as gold did “for thousands of years,” in the words of Laurence D. Fink, the chair of BlackRock. This comparison, I think, is strained. Gold has a historical cachet, has actually served as money, is still held by central banks, has commercial uses in jewelry and industry and has an important cultural role in countries like India. Bitcoin has none of those attributes. But in one sense I agree with the comparison. Gold is not an important part of a modern diversified investment portfolio, which contains stocks, bonds and cash. A Morningstar study last year by Madeline Hume found that as little as a 2% holding of bitcoin can transform a conservative stockbond portfolio into a far riskier one. Investors may be tempted by bitcoin when its price is rising, but beware: “Compared with other assets, though, bitcoin’s volatility is more kerosene than kindling,” the report said. Already exposed In a very small way, even without the new ETFs, there’s a good chance that you already have exposure to bitcoin in your portfolio. Most of the new ETFs rely on Coinbase, which calls itself “a trusted and easy-to-use platform for accessing the broader cryptoeconomy,” for important functions: converting cash into bitcoin and bitcoin into cash, storage and safekeeping of bitcoin, assistance in monitoring the fund’s operations and sometimes all of these. Coinbase is a publicly traded company, and the largest holders of most such companies are mutual funds and ETFs run by giants like Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street and Fidelity. I checked: My Vanguard workplace retirement accounts include broad, diversified stock index funds that hold Coinbase. And that’s not all. They also include small shares of companies like MicroStrategy, which owns a lot of bitcoin. Then there are firms like Riot Platforms and CleanSpark that call themselves “bitcoin miners” — entities that run the computers that generate new bitcoin and keep the bitcoin universe spinning. I don’t see a great social purpose for bitcoin mining. A 2022 White House report said global electricity consumption for “crypto assets” was greater than “the total annual electricity usage of many individual countries, such as Argentina or Australia.” That’s hard to

The SEC this month approved 11 new ETFs that track the price of bitcoin, and the decision has been heralded by promoters of bitcoin — and of the new funds — as an important event, legitimizing bitcoin as an asset class. (Brian Britigan/The New York Times) justify in an age of global warming. I’m not happy about this, but I have a stake in them, and you probably do, too. That’s the way index fund investing goes. You hold part of the entire universe of publicly traded companies. On the positive side, if it turns out that I’m wrong about bitcoin, and that it really is the next big thing — and, somehow, is needed to save the planet — well, these companies will grow in size, and my portfolio will swell, too. That would be a winwin, though I’m not counting on it. Vanguard, I should point out, has taken a principled stand against bitcoin. Its broad index funds own the companies involved with crypto because those funds own all companies. But if you want to buy the new bitcoin ETFs — or, as of Jan. 12, older ones that tracked bitcoin futures markets — you can’t do it at Vanguard. In short, although the new ETFs may help the companies involved with them and may well cause interest in bitcoin to grow, bitcoin still isn’t important for serious individual investors. Nothing the SEC has done this month has changed that. That doesn’t mean you should avoid bitcoin. Owning some might be fun and profitable. But I’d make the same statement about buying lottery tickets, spending evenings at a casino, making online bets on your favorite sports team — or purchasing shares of the Inverse Cramer Tracker. If you can afford to spend your money on entertainments like these, by all means, enjoy yourself. But don’t kid yourself that you’re making a solid long-term investment.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

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Maligned US real estate sector draws buyers eyeing rate cuts

alling inflation and expectations of an economic soft landing are buoying hopes for U.S. real estate stocks in 2024, even as the sector continues to lag the broader market. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were among the worst performing sectors over the last year, with share prices weighed down by factors ranging from high interest rates to tepid demand for office space in an era of remote work. The Real Estate sector (.SPLRCR), opens new tab of the S&P 500 fell 3.4% in 2023, while the broad S&P 500 index soared more than 24% last year and hit a record high on Friday. Real estate’s pain has continued into 2024, pushing the sector down 3.4% in January against a 1.4% gain for the S&P 500. Yet some investors are growing more confident the trend will reverse - especially if the Fed cuts rates as aggressively as many investors expect. REITs benefit from lower rates which reduce the cost of capital and fuel revenue growth. “REITs were crushed by the fastest rate hiking cycle in 40 years, and are going to move in line with expectations of rate cuts,” said Justin McAuliffe, a research analyst at Gabelli Funds who remains bullish on REITs such as American Tower (AMT.N), opens new tab. Investors have been wading back into the sector. Global fund managers increased their exposure to REITs by 15 percentage points in December, pushing allocations to 12-month highs, according to the latest survey from BofA Global Research. At the same time, the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH.P), opens new tab - the largest US REIT-focused exchange traded fund- saw approximately $35 million in net inflows over the last week, its largest since October, according to data from analytics firm VettiFi. Historically, the end of a Fed hiking cycle has been supportive for REITs. Since 1995, public REITs have gained 20.1% in the year following the last rate increase of a cycle, according to data from CenterSquare Investment Management. The S&P 500, meanwhile, gained an average of 10% in the 12 months after the Fed finished the last hike of a cycle since 1980, according to data from Putnam Investments. “If central banks have truly turned more dovish, the setup for REITs is favorable,” CenterSquare wrote in its 2024 outlook. Of course, the sector’s sensitivity to interest rate expectations can cut both ways: while real estate stocks rallied along with the rest of the market in 2023 on expectations that the Fed would pivot to rate cuts this year, they have been hit this month as some investors recalibrated bets on how aggressively the Fed might ease. Jeff Doerfler, director of investment management at Huntington Private Bank, said the declines make some of the stocks in the sector, such as warehouse owner Prologis (PLD.N), opens new tab, more attractive over the long term. “We’re at the start of a cycle where lower cost of capital will drive revenue growth and you’ll get an increasing amount of M&A,” said Doerfler, who is overweight REITs overall. A taste of merger & acquisition activity came Friday, when investment management company Blackstone (BX.N),

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opens new tab announced that it acquired Canadian real estate firm Tricon Residential (TCN.TO), opens new tab for $3.5 billion, an approximately 30% premium to its most recent closing price. Investors will get readings on the pace of inflation and the economy next week with manufacturing PMI data released on Thursday and personal consumption expenditures data released on Friday, in addition to earnings from 3M, United Air-

lines and Abbott Laboratories. Many REITs do not report earnings until later in the quarter, with retail-focused company Simon Property Group (SPG.N), opens new tab scheduled to report its quarterly results Feb. 5 and American Tower (AMT.N), opens new tab scheduled for Feb 21. Prologis missed analyst estimates when it reported results Jan. 17 and cited weakness in freight demand. Of course, plenty of obstacles remain for the sector chief among them an oversupply of office space that is unlikely to be absorbed anytime soon. The shift to hybrid work policies will likely erase $800 billion from the value of office buildings in major ciites worldwide by 2030, consulting firm McKinsey said in July.

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UN chief says civilian toll in Gaza is ‘utterly unacceptable’ By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG

tional groups say the aid that is making it into Gaza is a small fraction of what is necessary to stem the humanitarian crisis that has played out over the past three months. “This is heartbreaking,” Guterres said about the loss of life. He was speaking in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, during a summit that aims to increase trade and investment between nations in parts of the world that are less economically developed. “The Middle East is a tinderbox,” he said. “We must do all we can to prevent conflict igniting across the region.”

Guterres said the destruction and civilian death toll in Gaza — which includes more than 150 U.N. staff members srael’s military operation in the Gaza Strip has led to deskilled — were more severe than any that had occurred sintruction and killing on a scale that is “utterly unacceptace he assumed his current post in 2017. In comparison, the ble,” the United Nations’ secretary-general, António GuU.N. says the fighting in Ukraine, which has also caused imterres, said Sunday as Palestinian authorities said the death mense military losses, has killed at least 10,000 civilians since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. toll in the territory since the start of the campaign had surpassed 25,000. In a further indication of the casualty toll, the British Guterres called for an immediate humanitarian ceasecharity Save the Children said this month that Israel’s military operation had killed 10,000 children, and that thoufire in Gaza that would allow aid to reach all those in need, sands more were missing and presumed buried under and to facilitate the release of hostages taken during an the rubble. attack on Israel led by Hamas on Oct. 7, during which The U.N. and aid groups cite the Palestinian Israeli authorities say about 1,200 people were killed. health ministry’s casualty toll in their reports, however, More than 100 hostages remain in captivity. those numbers have at times been the subject of deIn response to the Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister bate. That is in part because officials in Gaza do not Benjamin Netanyahu began a campaign of airstrikes distinguish between civilians and fighters, and because in Gaza and a ground invasion in a bid to eradicate the level of destruction has made it difficult for them to Hamas. The government also declared a siege of Gaza, provide an accurate accounting. U.S. and Israeli goverwhich has a population of about 2.2 million people. nment officials have sometimes cast doubt on the caIsrael’s government says that civilian casualties sualty numbers, however, they have not in recent weeks are a tragedy, but it argues that it bombards residential systematically challenged the ministry’s figures. areas because Hamas hides its forces among the civilian population and has built an extensive network of Palestinian authorities also say that more than tunnels, some of them beneath hospitals. It also says 62,000 people have been injured in the war. The head that it warns civilians to move to areas away from the of the United Nations World Health Organization’s fighting. People displaced by fighting return to their homes in Khuza’a, near operation in Gaza and the West Bank said that many of Almost all of Gaza’s population has been displa- Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Samar Abu them are children who have had limbs amputated and ced because of Israel’s military campaign, and interna- Elouf/The New York Times) will need continued care.

Gaza’s women are bearing brunt of war’s toll, aid groups say By VICTORIA KIM

nternational agencies, aid workers and physicians are giving a harrowing picture of what they say is the disproportionate burden and risk of war borne by the women of the Gaza Strip. With a barely functioning health care system, extreme shortages of food and clean water, and repeated displacement, pregnant women, mothers and newborns are particularly vulnerable, the groups say. Out of every 10 people killed in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack in Israel that prompted the war, seven have been women or children, a “cruel inversion” compared with the previous 15 years, when roughly the same proportion of civilians killed in the territory were men, according to U.N. Women, the United Nations’ women’s rights agency. The agency said in a report released Friday that two mothers were being killed every hour. The agency extrapolated that figure by comparing demographic data on marriage and motherhood in Gaza with the total number of

women reported to have been killed. The report also said that nearly 1 million women and girls had been displaced by the fighting. On Sunday, health officials in Gaza updated the overall death toll, saying that more than 25,000 Palestinians had been killed in the war. Separately, an official with UNICEF who recently visited Gaza and met with mothers at a hospital in Rafah, the southern city that has become the refuge of last resort for civilians fleeing the fighting, said Friday that the situation for pregnant women and newborns was “beyond belief.” Tess Ingram, a communications specialist with UNICEF, gave a briefing in Geneva and described speaking with a midwife who said she had performed emergency Csections on six dead women in the past eight weeks and seen more miscarriages than she could count. A woman told her that her fetus had gone still inside her womb but wondered out loud whether it was for the best that “a baby isn’t born into this nightmare,” Ingram recounted. “Becoming a mother should be a time for celebration,”

she said. “In Gaza, it’s another child delivered into hell.” The report and Ingram’s remarks echoed the warnings of a letter published in the most recent issue of the British medical journal The Lancet, in which five public health experts said “urgent protection” was needed for Gaza’s pregnant women. The World Health Organization has estimated that there are about 52,000 pregnant women in the enclave, with about 180 births each day. “Women who are pregnant and exposed to armed conflict have higher rates of miscarriage, stillbirths, prematurity, congenital abnormalities and other adverse outcomes,” they said. “What we are currently witnessing will most probably create long-lasting generational effects.” U.N. Women has faced a storm of criticism for being slow to address the sexual violence committed during the Hamas-led assault in Israel on Oct. 7. On Friday, the agency’s executive director, Sima Bahous, said in a statement that the organization condemns “all acts of sexual and gender-based violence wherever, whenever, and against whomever they are perpetrated” and called for accountability.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

US troops in Iraq injured in attack linked to Iran-backed militias By ERIC SCHMITT and ALISSA J. RUBIN

t least two U.S. service members stationed in western Iraq were injured Saturday when their air base came under heavy rocket and missile fire from Iran-backed militias, as the ripple effects of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip continued to roil the Middle East. Ever since Hamas, also an ally of Iran, charged into Israel and carried out terror attacks on Oct. 7, Israel has retaliated with an overwhelming and ferocious offensive, and groups sympathetic to Hamas’ cause have attacked Israeli and U.S. targets. A U.S. official cautioned that initial information was sketchy and that the number of injured could grow as damage reports from officers in Iraq are passed up the chain of command. A number of U.S. military personnel were being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries. An Iraqi soldier was injured,

said Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, the military spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. The attack against the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, which came at 6:30 p.m. local time, were the latest and the most serious of roughly 140 such rocket and missile strikes against U.S. troops based in Iraq and Syria since the Israel-Hamas war started. At least 10 rockets and seven short-range ballistic missiles were fired at the base, with two making it through air defense systems, in the most successful attack the militias had carried out so far. The attack was another example of the region being pulled into a broader conflict. Israel and Hezbollah, another Iranian ally, have traded fire across the Lebanese border. A Houthi militia in Yemen, also backed by Iran, has fired missiles and drones at commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, calling it a retaliation for the Israeli

bombardment of Gaza. The United States and its allies have fired back, striking inside Yemen multiple times. The hostilities have spread from there. In recent days, Iran fired missiles into Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, calling it a defensive strike against terrorist groups, but also claiming to have gone after an Israeli intelligence base. Pakistan said it had swiftly struck back with airstrikes inside Iran. Then on Saturday, Iran accused Israel of launching an airstrike on the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed five Iranian military figures. Soon after, the missile and rocket barrage hit U.S. troops at the air base in Iraq. The Ain al-Asad air base, in Iraq’s western desert, is now primarily used by Iraqi forces but still has a U.S. contingent. In all, there are 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria, helping to support Iraq and Kurdish Syrian forces in the fight to tamp down the

remains of the Islamic State group. U.S. officials in Washington said Saturday that it was not immediately clear if the militia attacks in Iraq were related to the earlier strikes in Syria. There have been 140 militia attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria in the past three months, with 57 in Iraq and 83 in Syria, Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Thursday. Nearly 70 U.S. personnel have suffered injuries in the attacks, including traumatic brain injuries, but all but a handful of the troops have been able to return to duty relatively quickly, Pentagon officials have said. Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, known collectively as the Axis of Resistance and who count themselves as part of Iran’s network of allies across the Middle East, claimed in a statement that this latest attack was a response to Israel’s war in Gaza. There was no mention of the strike in Syria.

As missiles strike, a radio station broadcasts the rage of a battered city By ANDREW E. KRAMER and MARIA VARENIKOVA

t was the middle of the night in early January when a Russian missile streaked in and exploded in the center of Kharkiv,

blasting down walls and shattering windows. The next day, people went shopping and to work, ate out in restaurants and clogged the streets with traffic jams, almost as if nothing had happened.

A pedestrian passes the aftermath of a Jan. 16 Russian missile attack which struck a residential area and injured 17 people, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine on Jan. 17, 2024. Kharkiv, in northern Ukraine, is under almost daily bombardment. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

But behind the business-as-usual veneer, residents of Kharkiv have been seething. Over the past month, Ukraine’s second-largest city has taken the brunt of Russia’s missile campaign, which has killed and wounded dozens of people, blown up buildings and unnerved everyone. It’s an almost daily torment. To vent, Kharkiv’s residents have a dedicated outlet: Radio Boiling Over, a new FM station. “This is Boiling Over in the Morning,” Volodymyr Noskov, the host of the morning call-in show, said on a recent broadcast. “What are you boiling over about today?” In Kharkiv, a sprawling city of universities and factories, coping has taken many forms. Nearly two years into the war, the city is opening schools underground. Psychologists visit strike sites to calm residents. Plywood goes up immediately over blown-out windows. “Keep Calm and Carry On Studying,” reads a sign at the entrance to one university. Amid the carnage, Radio Boiling Over, which went on the air a year ago, is becoming one of the most popular local media outlets. It serves as a megaphone for the fears and frustrations that simmer within

a population under near constant assault. “Despite all Russia is doing, the city is still living,” said Yevhen Streltsov, founder of Radio Boiling Over. But, he said, “people are getting tired because their nerves are not made of iron” and they want to complain. While there are occasional complaints about local bureaucrats and inefficiency, most of the anger is directed at Russia, especially after strikes. “Burn in hell until the seventh generation. Curse the unwashed Russians,” a listener, Tetyana Arshava, wrote on the station’s Instagram page after one high-casualty missile attack. The station broadcasts hourly news updates and talk shows in the morning and evening, with a focus on missile strikes; interviews with soldiers on the front line 100 or so miles east; investigations of Russian war crimes, and of course the anger of hundreds of thousands of people forced to worry daily about their safety. The station’s name, Radio Nakypilo, can also be translated as Radio Fed Up. It receives funding from the National Endowment for Democracy, an American Continues on page 13

14 From page 13 nonprofit financed by the U.S. government, and the European Endowment for Democracy, with the mission of covering local news in a community that, even by the standards of Ukraine’s battered cities, has endured a harrowing 23 months. Just 24 miles from the Russian border, Kharkiv was an early target of invading Russian ground forces and was partly encircled. People fled. Of the pre-invasion population of about 2 million, 1.2 million remain today. Barrages of ballistic missiles fly in anywhere from once a week to daily, arriving so quickly that alarms can provide no more than 40 seconds of warning. Parents rush children into bathtubs or, at the least, away from windows. Over the past three weeks, Russian missiles ravaged two hotels, Kharkiv Palace and Park Hotel; blew out windows in popular restaurants, which quickly reopened; and hit apartment blocks. The predawn strike on the apartment building early this month injured 17 people. “This is our everyday life,” Streltsov said. Yet despite the mortal threat, ballistic missile strikes have become so common in Kharkiv that Radio Boiling Over does not interrupt its music programming if only one missile has landed, Yevhen said. Announcers will cut in only for volleys or a catastrophic strike. Kharkiv is handicapped because the military’s best air defense systems, including U.S.-provided Patriots, are mostly reserved for the capital, Kyiv. So it endures the regular mayhem that comes with being the closest large city to the Russian border. “Nobody has this experience anywhere in the world,” the mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said in an interview. He said people were generally coping well. “There are strikes, yes, but no panic.” Terekhov has been promoting a program of building schools underground, to protect them from missiles. The school district has built five in corridors of subway stops, called MetroSchools, and is close to finishing a purpose-built subterranean elementary school for 450 students, with only the soccer field on the surface. The subway schools are at once an uplifting scene of children, boisterous and happy, finally back in classrooms and among friends, and a post-apocalyptic

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vision of a world where schools are designed similar to bunkers. “It’s really surrealistic,” said Iryna Tarasenko, director of the city’s department of education, which is overseeing the underground school program. “This is the reality we live in, these are the conditions.” Radio Boiling Over’s mission is to capture that reality, and give people an outlet to let off steam, as well as provide useful practical information. On a recent evening, it was reporting on a missile strike in the Kharkiv region, but not in the city. One woman was killed. The station was taking calls. “We’ll just start the program with a very important topic,” anchor Filip Dykan said. “Kharkiv is getting bombed. You’ve all seen it. Please call to tell us what is The Kharkiv Palace Hotel, one of the city’s most popular hotels and a frequent boiling over with you.” There are service elements to the venue for foreign journalists that was severely damaged by a Russian attack on Dec. broadcast as well. A real estate agent 30, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2024. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times) came on to answer questions about a The government gave Radio Boiling ing along the front nearby, he said. program of state subsidies for people tryRoman Korobenko, a reporter for Over space on the FM spectrum for two ing to buy new apartments after theirs were blown up. Yes, it was frustrating, he purposes: to report local news and to jam the station, said people younger than 40, said; the application required 14 docu- a Russian psychological warfare opera- who came of age after the Soviet breaktion that had been beaming in news on up, were fed up with Russia. Older resiments. Even attempts to help don’t always the same frequency. The Russian channel dents had mixed feelings, he said, somego over well. One listener griped about sent eerie, bizarre content intended to times lamenting that war had come even a report on how online theater shows unnerve civilians and soldiers, including though Russians and Ukrainians had previously lived in peace. provided an additional format for enter- repeating the phrase “We will kill you.” As he reports the news, Korobenko With the switch to Radio Boiling tainment (live shows are mostly banned). “What additional format?” she asked. Over, people started to tune in, Streltsov said, he looks for unexpected angles on “Additional to what is gone? Soon it will said. “People listen because we are fast” the attacks, beyond the monotonous tally with news about missile strikes and fight- of dead and wounded. be the only format. Whatever.” One such story involved hibernating bats. The missile strikes disturb the bats, and sometimes send them fluttering down in huge numbers through broken windows into apartments below. After one recent strike, noteworthy for being one of the first suspected deployments by Russia of a North Korean ballistic missile, one man found a creepy scene of hundreds of bats clinging to the furniture in his damaged apartment. A local animal shelter collects them, Korobenko reported, and it now has 5,000 bats in a heated storage area; it plans to release them in the spring. That was a positive story, he said. Some people are annoyed with the constant wail of ambulance sirens, he said. Some are just continually gripped by anxiety. Mostly, Korobenko said, people are Yevhen Streltsov, right, who founded Radio Boiling Over a year ago, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2024. Radio Boiling Over serves as a megaphone for residents’ angry. “These days,” he said. “Everybody is boiling over.” fears and frustrations. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

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In Davos, Israel’s hostages get a hearing By BRET STEPHENS

he annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is largely an opportunity for the powerful to mingle with the even more powerful. For the most part, I’ve spent my time here listening to government leaders — Iran’s foreign minister struck me as an exceptionally talented dissembler — and schmoozing with business leaders, think tankers and officials at Davos’ famous private dinners and after-parties. But the most moving stories I heard last week came from some of the least powerful people here. “I open my eyes and feel my throat close,” Rachel Goldberg said, describing her mornings over the previous 100-plus days. “I say a Jewish prayer and ask, ‘Let today be the day.’ And then I say, ‘Pretend to be human.’ And I put on this costume because if I’m a ball on the floor, I can’t save him.” She is speaking — with extraordinary self-composure — of her 23-year-old son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin. On Oct. 7, he was attending the Nova music festival with a friend when terrorists from Hamas, arriving in paragliders and vans, murdered 364 people in cold blood. Hersh and nearly 30 others tried to hide at a small roadside bomb shelter. Terrorists attacked it with hand grenades, then a

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rocket-propelled grenade, killing nearly everyone inside. Hersh survived the assault, barely. Goldberg showed me video footage, taken by Hamas, of him being put into the back of a truck and driven off to the Gaza Strip. The lower half of his left arm has been blown off, leaving a bloody stump. It’s stomach-churning to watch. Goldberg is in Davos to talk to anyone who can help save and return the remaining 132 hostages, including Hersh. So is Noam Peri, who works for Google in Israel. Peri’s father, Chaim, a welder and artist from the kibbutz Nir Oz, near Gaza, was taken from his home on the morning of Oct. 7. He was hiding with his wife, Osnat, in the safe room of their house when Hamas broke through. Chaim heroically shoved a terrorist away, giving Osnat time to hide in a corner of the room. When Hamas returned, he walked out with them, losing one of his sandals along the way. They never thought to go back to check the room for additional people. “He saved my mother,” Noam said. She last had proof of life nearly two months ago, when Hamas shot a video of Chaim and two other elderly hostages, looking frail and afraid. He’s without his glasses, hearing aid and medication, most likely in an airless tunnel deep underground, sustained, according to the testimony of hostages who have been released, on a starvation diet: typically, two dates in the morning, a half-pita and some rice, another half-pita. He will turn 80 in April, assuming he’s still alive. Another elderly resident of the Nir Oz kibbutz was Eli Margalit, who was murdered that day. Hamas took his corpse with them to Gaza — presumably as a negotiating chit, cruelly denying his family the chance of a burial and a place to mourn. Also taken by Hamas that morning was his daughter, Nili Margalit, a pediatric nurse in a hospital in southern Israel that largely serves the Bedouin community. She was taken alive at knifepoint. “On Friday morning, the day before the attack, I was on shift in the hospital, and I was telling a friend of mine,

‘You know, tomorrow is a holiday, and our tradition is to fly white kites for peace on the border to show solidarity for Palestinians,’” she said. “That was my intention.” She spent the next 54 days with 20 other hostages in a tunnel that, according to her captors, was 130 feet underground. “There’s no air. You feel like you’re suffocating. No running water. There was a toilet but no running water; we flushed it once a day. The hygiene conditions are terrible.” She was repeatedly told by her captors that “nobody cares about us; the government isn’t looking for us.” As a nurse, she took it upon herself to care for the other hostages — some of whom had arrived in the tunnel with heart conditions, kidney and respiratory diseases, diabetes and other afflictions. Worse than the physical deprivation, she said, was the psychological terror. “When your spirit is not strong, you can’t survive,” she said. “The mind will make the body shut down.” I asked her what her homecoming — which came about as part of a temporary truce in which Israel released Palestinian prisoners — was like. “My house was burned down; I don’t have a house to go back to,” she said. “It’s not about the clothes. It’s memories. Photos. My entire life on two hard drives, all gone. No sense of how my father died. “I want to give my father a proper burial,” she added. “To say the prayers.” In my talks with Goldberg, Peri and Margalit, they took care to stay away from expressing any political opinions. Smartly so: The powerful in Davos take sharply different views about the war. But I struggle to imagine how anyone of good conscience can take any view except to desire — and loudly demand — that Hersh come home to his parents, and Chaim to his daughter and wife; and that Nili be able to bury her father; and that all the hostages, irrespective of every other consideration, be freed and brought home now. It bears repeating everywhere, every day, until the day finally comes.

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Asignan fondos para reconstruir edificio del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas UPR POR CYBERNEWS

A FORTALEZA – El gobernador Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia y el director ejecutivo de la Oficina de Recuperación, Reconstrucción y Resiliencia (COR3), Manuel Laboy Rivera, junto al presidente de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), Dr. Luis A. Ferrao, anunciaron que la Agencia Federal de Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) asignó fondos para la reconstrucción del edificio Guillermo Arbona Irizarry, que sirve como el edificio principal del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas. La inversión se aproxima a 283.7 millones de dólares, de los cuales 90 por ciento los provee FEMA y 10 por ciento se obtienen mediante los fondos CDBG-DR. “Durante los pasados tres años hemos dado énfasis al

uso eficiente y correcto de fondos federales y a la agilidad en los trabajos de reconstrucción. Esta es la obligación más cuantiosa que ha recibido la UPR para atender los daños ocasionados por el huracán María. Con estos fondos asignados se realizarán reparaciones en el edificio Guillermo Arbona Irizarry que fue construido en el 1972 y que consiste en 12 pisos y un sótano, donde ubican oficinas administrativas, aulas donde se ofrecen programas académicos en Medicina, Salud Pública, Odontología y Farmacia, así como aproximadamente 200 laboratorios de investigación científica. Agradecemos a FEMA por asignar esta significativa cifra que dará paso a la transformación de este importante recinto universitario que alberga operaciones importantes para los estudiantes de medicina y donde se ofrecen diversos servicios de salud a

pacientes”, dijo el gobernador en declaraciones escritas. El presidente de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Dr. Luis A. Ferrao, que “el Recinto de Ciencias Médicas es parte vital del sistema de salud de Puerto Rico. A través de todos sus programas el recinto brinda servicios a la población de menos aventajada y apoya los servicios que ofrece el Centro Médico de Puerto Rico”.

Secretaria del DRNA advierte a los que tienen monos como mascotas y los pasearon en las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián POR CYBERNEWS

AN JUAN – La secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, Anaís Rodríguez Vega, advirtió el sá-

bado que la posesión de monos, como los que algunos ciudadanos tenían en las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián, violan algunas leyes ambientales y agrícolas. “Es motivo de preocupación la presencia de ciudadanos en posesión de monos rhesus macacos como mascotas, durante las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián; en violación del Reglamento 6765 de Vida Silvestre. Los primates son peligrosos para la vida silvestre, la agricultura, la salud pública y la economía del país. Es un deber de todos cumplir con las leyes ambientales y la protección de nuestra vida silvestre diversa. Eso incluye no adquirir sin autorización animales exóticos que luego impactarán negativamente nuestro ecosistema ambiental”, dijo la funcionaria en declaraciones escritas.. “También exhorto a aquellas personas que mantienen estos primates como mascotas que no los liberen en el medio ambiente, donde causarán un terrible daño y pondrá en peligro la seguridad de las personas, sino

que los entreguen o reporten al Cuerpo de Vigilantes (787-999-2200, ext. 2910)”, añadió. La funcionaria exhortó a la población que tenga precaución y no se acerque a algunos primates que aún no han sido capturados. En estos días se ha avistado un primate en el área de Condado. La Ley 176 del 1 de agosto de 2004 prohíbe la importación y posesión de cualquier especie de mono o simio en los hogares puertorriqueños. Mientras, el Reglamento 7399 del Departamento de Agricultura de 7 de agosto de 2007, designa como animales perjudiciales a los monos patas, macacos rhesus y monos ardilla y prohíbe la introducción, importación, posesión, adquisición, venta o traspaso de dichas especies. El biólogo, investigador y director del LIP, Ricardo López-Ortiz, informó que se han removido 5,315 primates desde abril del 2008. Esta cifra no incluye los primates removidos e incautados por el Cuerpo de Vigilantes en el resto de la Isla.

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AN JUAN – La comunidad inmigrante es el eje de dos proyectos aprobados en el Senado y que ahora pasan a la consideración de la Cámara de Representantes, los cuales buscan mejorar el acceso a los servicios públicos y privados, sin que se tome en consideración su estado migratorio. Las dos piezas legislativas, de la autoría del legislador Héctor Santiago Torres, senador por el Distrito Guayama, fueron aprobadas en la sexta sesión ordi-

naria y buscan facilitar la obtención de servicios de las distintas ramas de Gobierno, pero también de entidades que ofrecen apoyo a los inmigrantes. “El Proyecto del Senado 1357, busca que la Oficina de Servicios a Ciudadanos Extranjeros en Puerto Rico, adscrita al Departamento de Estado, establezca y mantenga un catálogo actualizado de entidades públicas, tanto estatales y federales; así como entidades del tercer sector, locales e internacionales, que brindan servicios y apoyo a las personas inmigrantes, independientemente del estado migratorio de las per-

sonas servidas”, expuso el legislador, quien preside la Comisión de Servicios Esenciales y Asuntos del Consumidor. Agregó, que “así también, el Proyecto del Senado 1358 busca crear la Ley de Sensibilización hacia la Comunidad Inmigrante en la Prestación de Servicios del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico; definir la política pública que implantará adiestramientos en las tres ramas del Gobierno para mejorar la prestación de servicios a la comunidad inmigrante, sin considerar su estado migratorio.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

The legal question at the center of the Alec Baldwin criminal case By JULIA JACOBS

ow that a grand jury has indicted Alec Baldwin on a charge of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust” in New Mexico in 2021, the contours of the looming legal battle are coming into focus. If the case reaches trial, the challenge prosecutors face will be convincing a jury that Baldwin was guilty of either the negligent use of a firearm or of acting with “total disregard or indifference for the safety of others” — even though investigators found he was told on the day of the shooting that the gun he was rehearsing with contained no live rounds, and even though the film set was not supposed to have any live ammunition at all. The challenge Baldwin’s defense team faces will be to explain why the gun fired. Baldwin has maintained all along that he did not pull the trigger that day as he rehearsed a scene in which he draws a revolver, saying that the gun discharged after he pulled the hammer back and released it. A forensic report commissioned by the prosecution determined that he must have pulled the trigger for the gun to go off, a finding that contributed to its decision to revive the criminal case against Baldwin. Legal experts were divided on the merits of reviving the case, noting that traditional gun safety rules — such as never pointing a functional gun toward someone — do not always apply on film sets, and that investigators found he had been assured by the film’s safety crew that the gun did not contain live ammunition. “The notion that you never point a gun at someone would sort of undo Westerns for the past 100 years,” said Nancy Gertner, a retired federal judge. The outcome of the case at trial — the State of New Mexico vs. Alexander (Alec) Rae Baldwin — would hinge on how jurors view two key questions: Should Baldwin have known of the danger involved in his actions that day? And, using a term of art in criminal law, did he act with a “willful disregard for the safety of others”? The grand jury indictment required that at least eight out of 12 jurors found probable cause that Baldwin committed a crime. The standard at trial is much higher: A jury must

A photo provided by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office shows the scene inside the church on the set of “Rust” after the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was fatally shot last year. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, delivered to local prosecutors its investigative report into the shooting. (Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office via The New York Times) determine, unanimously, that he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. “I think it’s an uphill battle,” said Steve Aarons, a veteran defense lawyer in New Mexico. “There is no reason for live rounds to be there. It’s a little different than other situations where you have a firearm and you assume any bullet that is there would be a live round.” There is a complex web of factors that would quite likely come up at trial, including the condition of the gun, which broke during FBI testing, and Baldwin’s responsibility as a producer on the film. (Baldwin has asserted that even though he was a producer, he had no involvement in hiring crew members, including the movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for guns and ammunition on the set. She has pleaded not guilty in the involuntary manslaughter case against her.) But the prosecutors will probably take the straightforward position that anyone who agrees to handle a gun is responsible for what happens next, said Joshua Kastenberg, a criminal law professor at the University of New Mexico and a former prosecutor. “You could make the argument that regardless of the condition of the weapon, there was an independent duty of every person that was going to put their hands on that weapon that day to ask and make sure that it was either safe or unloaded,” he said, though

he said that proving that kind of argument to a jury is often challenging. After the grand jury indicted Baldwin on Friday, his lawyers — who have called the revived prosecution “misguided” — said that they looked forward to their day in court. Kari T. Morrissey, one of the special prosecutors handling the case, declined to elaborate on the case that was presented to the grand jury. It was the second time Baldwin found himself facing a criminal charge in connection with the shooting. In an earlier case that was dropped in April, prosecutors had accused him of “extremely reckless acts” in the shooting. In a statement of probable cause last year they had accused him of getting insufficient firearms training, of failing to deal with safety complaints on set in his capacity as one of the film’s producers, of “putting his finger on the trigger of a real firearm when a replica or rubber gun should have been used” and of pointing the firearm at the film’s cinematographer and director. Baldwin has maintained all along that

he was not responsible for the tragedy, noting that someone else had put live ammunition in the gun and that the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, had been directing where he pointed the gun. “I know in my heart that I’m not responsible for what happened to her,” Baldwin told a detective following the shooting. The new case, said Marc A. Grano, a lawyer and former prosecutor in New Mexico, will most likely become a back-and-forth over what is “standard practice” in the film and TV industry, a battle that may include conflicting opinions and examples. After the original criminal case was brought against Baldwin last year, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the union representing film and TV actors, opposed the prosecutors’ contention that actors were responsible for ensuring that the guns they were handed on set were safe to handle, saying, “an actor’s job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert.” The most widely used written protocols around gun use on sets are outlined in documents called Safety Bulletins No. 1 and No. 2, which were created by a team of representatives from the unions and the major studios, and which will most likely be used as evidence in court. The fatal shooting of Hutchins prompted the first revisions to those safety guidelines in two decades. The new guidelines, published in December, are longer and more detailed than the old ones, and stress that safety meetings should include instructions on how to distinguish between blank ammunition, which have gunpowder but not projectiles, and dummy rounds, which are inert and cannot be fired. As before, they make it clear that live ammunition is not supposed to be used on sets. “Live ammunition,” the bulletin says, “is never to be used on set nor brought onto any work location, including any studio lot, stage or location” except in rare cases if it meets specific exceptions.

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Diving into the Dominican Republic’s springs and rivers By MYA GUARNIERI

he tree-ringed lagoon glowed a color you usually see only in the mouthwash aisle, and under the surface of its glassy water, fallen branches looked like open hands ready to make a catch. The boulders at the bottom were either a few feet down or impossibly deep — the clarity of the water made it impossible to tell. Hoyo Claro, a spring-filled pool known as a cenote in the Dominican Republic, was just a few miles inland from the luxury all-inclusive beach resorts of Punta Cana, but it felt like a different universe. If sandy Caribbean beaches are the face of the Dominican Republic, its streams, rivers and cenotes are its veins, arteries and heart. The capital, Santo Domingo, is framed by three rivers, the Haina, the Isabela and the Ozama, upon which the conquering Spaniards built their fort, the first in the Americas, in 1496. The country, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, to the west, is laced with waterways and peppered with those irresistible neon-blue cenotes. Dominican friends balked at my plan to rent a car and visit the rivers and cenotes alone last summer. The country has a reputation for being a little rough, an idea bolstered by a U.S. Department of State advisory, which warns U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution while traveling in the Dominican Republic. And with 65 of every 100,000 Dominicans dying in road accidents every year, the country also has the highest rate of traffic fatalities in the Americas, according to World Bank data. Instead, I joined two of those friends, Hogla Enecia Pérez and Manuel Herrera, on a journey over some rugged dirt roads that are better hiked than driven. Hogla rented a car for us to visit one river. And using a cousin’s SUV with four-wheel drive, Manuel ferried me and, on one day, his family to other swimming holes. In the Dominican Republic, small, rural pools such as Hoyo Claro are marked only with a small plastic sign, barely visible from the road, so finding them is a great way to sample Dominican warmth and hospitality: Invariably, you’ll have to pull over and ask directions from a local. Once you find a swimming hole and immerse yourself in the cool, clear water, you may feel, as I did, ducking under the water, that you’re feeling the heartbeat of the Dominican Republic itself.

A guide rows a boat with tourists on the Rio Cano Frio, which is surrounded by mangroves and lush forest, on the Samana Peninsula, in the Dominican Republic, Dec. 12, 2023. A world away from the country’s luxury all-inclusive beach resorts, cool, aquamarine natural pools tempt travelers to jump in and feel the tingle. (Ricardo Piantini/The New York Times) Magic in the mangroves Seeking shelter from the midday sun, I stood under the shade of a mangrove tree in the jade waters of Río Caño Frío, a cool waterway on the Samaná Peninsula, along the northern coast. I was in up to my chest and could still see my toes, which I wiggled into the sand. I wanted to root myself there forever, but Hogla waved me out of the water. A barefoot local led us into a lush forest where we followed a wild-orchid-lined path for a few minutes before arriving at a trio of pools, places where thickets of trees, fallen trunks and other natural barriers had cordoned off the river into smaller parts: the first nicknamed Love, the second Children and the last Divorce. The pools had mystical properties, our guide claimed. If you want to find true love, jump in the Love pool. More children? Immerse yourself in the second pool. And if you’re looking for a divorce … — he cracked a smile. To enter the Love pool — a circle of emerald green fringed with the shaggy gray shoots of mangrove trees — we first had to balance precariously on a tangle of roots and branches. We both hesitated. As I looked down, it was impossible to tell just how deep the water was or whether the riverbed was soft. Were there rocks? Finally, we took the plunge. It was cool and fairly shallow, and luckily, the bottom turned out to be sandy. The Children pool was easier to enter. A

white sand bank gradually sloped into a shallow lagoon tinged a crisp light green that reminded me of Roman glass. Without the shade of the first pool, the sun heated up my head, even though beneath the surface, I had goose bumps. Hogla and I warmed up on the trunk of a fallen tree that sliced the lagoon into two, and I felt that delicious sensation of shrugging off a sweater on the first warm day of spring. The bright aquamarine water of the Divorce pool was the clearest, and with both shade and sun, it was the most inviting of the three, but superstition kept us from taking a swim. Even though Hogla and I were both already divorced, we didn’t want to doom ourselves to going through that ordeal again.

A lunch of fried fish at Valley Beach on the Samana Peninsula, in the Dominican Republic, Dec. 11, 2023. (Ricardo Piantini/The New York Times)

Instead, we headed to nearby Rincón Beach, where a neat row of tiny, colorful shacks offered an array of local dishes prepared on clay hearths. We had fresh lobster and octopus served alongside two plates of homemade tostones, and a heaping mound of rice with pigeon peas prepared the Samaná way, with coconut milk, all for 1,500 pesos (about $26). We sipped fresh coconut water, spiked with local rum, straight out of the shell of green coconuts, the top lopped off with a machete (300 pesos). Bring your cooler and chill Not far away on the Samaná Peninsula, nestled between two mountains carpeted with green, the golden sand of Valley Beach offered a spot to while away the hours watching the sun dance across the cerulean stage of the Atlantic Ocean. At the beach’s western end, the small but pristine Río San Juan — not to be confused with the municipality of the same name several hours’ drive northwest — attracted locals to lounge in its waters, their coolers full of drinks and snacks. Edged by a dramatic rock wall that gives way to a soft fringe of trees, the water provided a cool, calm retreat after being tossed about by the intense shore break of the Atlantic. Jutting trees shaded the narrow, shallow river, which gracefully curved its way into a thicket of emerald green. I followed Manuel, his wife and their two children into the water and was surprised to find that they knew the other family hanging out there, despite the fact that we were some distance from Santo Domingo. The group chatted, catching up on gossip, as the kids raced between the river and the sea. Clear enough to fool the eyes Butterflies darted in and out of our path and goats stood guard along the half-mile dirt road that led deep into the woods to Hoyo Claro, a cenote near the beach resort of Punta Cana. On a Sunday morning, the place was empty save for one family, and the air was quiet. Dark rock, fallen leaves and tall, thin trees with roots that seemed to grow straight into the water, like grasping fingers, edged the pool. Their gray-flecked brown trunks contrasted sharply with the fluorescent cyan of the water. I eased myself into the cool water from a sandy bank, although there are stairs, and once I was immersed, minnows swam around me. I dunked my head, and suddenly, the water didn’t seem all that cold. I tried to wiggle my way to the bottom of the pool to reach the boulders on the bottom, but the clear water can play tricks on the eye:

The San Juan Daily Star The rocks appeared to be much closer than country. That tingling remained as I headed they were, and I couldn’t reach them. The wa- off with Manuel to see those other cenotes. If you go ter also distorted the distance to one of the fallThe Dominican Republic’s Ministry of en tree trunks: I overestimated how far it was from the surface and ended up with a bruise on Tourism lists 18 cenotes and springs on its my calf. Those same tree trunks can also serve website, including Hoyo Claro and the Indigas benches when you’re tired of swimming or enous Eyes Ecological Reserve. There are a floating — or if you’re nursing a bruised leg. few ways you can get to them on your own. Taking the leap Hire a guide: Many hotels offer day My calf was still smarting as I stood on trips for a fee. If your hotel doesn’t offer day the platform above a cenote at the Indigenous trips to these locations, some might be able to Eyes Ecological Reserve and contemplated help you arrange one. You can also hire a lojumping into the turquoise water 10 feet be- cal tour guide; the website toursbylocals.com low, the blue punctuated by the huge amber- is one way to connect with one. For Spancolored boulders covering the floor of the ish speakers, the Facebook group Viajando lagoon. Was the water deep enough? Could I a República Dominicana also seems to be a break a leg — or worse — on the rocks below? great resource for tours, guides and tips. A Spanish tourist hurled himself in and waved Rent a car: Big-name car rental agento me. He was fine. cies such as Enterprise, Budget and Hertz all Still, I hesitated. operate in the Dominican Republic. Prices Fed by the Yauya River, the reserve has vary based on vehicle and availability; it is 13 lagoons, four of which are swimmable mandatory to get the local liability insurance. and two of which have platforms for jumping. The Ministry of Tourism advises that you make When I arrived at the first, Laguna Inriri, I found sure that the insurance you purchase through it silent and almost empty, save for a pregnant the car rental agency also includes “casa del woman floating peacefully on her back, her conductor” insurance, which can help keep body casting a cross-shaped shadow on the you out of jail should you have an accident. smooth rocks at the bottom. Branches with (In the case of a serious crash, the police will emerald leaves leaned over the pool, fringing take those involved to jail as the case is sorted the edges with shade. A manicured path led to out; this type of insurance allows you to stay the second, where I ended up standing above at a motel instead.) Although car accidents in the Spanish tourist who urged me in. the Dominican Republic are fairly common, Unable to resist any longer, I made the it’s reasonably safe for tourists to drive. Just leap. The bottoms of my feet were the first to make sure to drive defensively and be vigilant hit the cold water, and then I was swallowed — and stay on the lookout for motorbikes. entirely. My lungs seizing from the sudden Public transportation: The Dominican immersion, I shot back up to the surface and Republic has a good public transportation gasped for air. The tropical warmth and humid- system; you can take a bus to the nearest maity filled my mouth, and as my body adjusted, jor town to visit any of the cenotes or rivers. a feeling of absolute peace took over. I looked But because three of the four destinations are at the rocks below and imagined them as fis- quite remote, you will need to arrange a local sures in the earth. I was close to something es- driver to get from the town to the swimming sential — the origins of the world or, maybe, to hole. Indigenous Eyes is the exception, as this myself. I turned over onto my back and looked preserve is situated inside the Puntacana Reup at a cloudless blue sky framed by leaves sort and Club. You will most likely be able to that, backlit by the sun, appeared luminescent. find a local taxi or an Uber to take you there. The light reflected off the rippling surface of the water, casting undulating lines onto a tree that arched over the pool. Manuel broke my reverie. “Come on,” he shouted. “There’s more cenotes to see.” Reluctantly, I swam to the stairs. As I climbed out into the warmth, the coolness of the water lingered on my head and back, and for the first time in my life, I understood the term “spine tingling.” From the A Catalonian family wades into the clear waters at the nape of my neck, the prickly feeling mouth of the Rio San Juan, which empties into the spread to a point between my shoul- Atlantic Ocean at the western edge of Valley Beach, der blades. The water felt as if it had on the Samana Peninsula, in the Dominican Republic, a power — the life force of a whole Dec. 11, 2023. (Ricardo Piantini/The New York Times)

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The secret ingredient your rice krispies treats are missing By ERIC KIM

bly nostalgic, you can tear a couple of squares into a bowl and pour over milk to enjoy as cereal. It’s the perfect ending to any day: sweet, but not too sweet.

n the early 2000s, when Tomoko Yagi and her husband went to the movies in New York City, Yagi couldn’t find anywhere she could hang out afterward with a nice cup of tea and dessert. Back in her hometown in Japan, she could go to the ubiquitous wagashi (Japanese dessert) cafes that served not-too-sweet confections, such as the fresh fruit and jelly-based anmitsu or the shaved ice treat kakigori, with a beautiful pot of green tea. The combination of butter-fried black sesame That’s why, in 2004, Yagi opened her Japaseeds and toasted sesame oil creates an aromatic nese teahouse, Cha-An, in Manhattan’s East Vilwhammy of nutty sesame flavor in otherwise claslage. For the next couple of decades, the chill spot sic Rice Krispies Treats. To quickly and evenly disbecame a mecca for anyone who wanted to linger tribute the cereal in the sticky melted marshmalinto the night, but not over a drink at a bar. lows, it helps to use two utensils and stir the blend From the start, Yagi’s star menu item has been her black sesame crème brûlée. Deep, al- Black sesame Rice Krispies treats in New York, June 23, 2023. Sim- like you’re frying rice. Pressing the mixture into a most peanut buttery black sesame seeds underpin ple to make but complex in taste, these marshmallow confections 9-inch square baking pan turns out perfect squares, its nuanced layers: a dark custard base shielded highlight the delicious balancing act of black sesame and sugar. Food but the size and shape of your vessel is up to you. Another option is to spread out the mixture on a under a thin, crackly sugar crust that shatters un- stylist: Maggie Ruggiero (James Ransom/The New York Times) greased sheet pan into airy clusters. If you want der the tap of a metal spoon, a sphere of black to feel like a kid (or are one), you can put those sesame ice cream sitting on top, a lacy cookie seeds are readily available in most grocery stores across the clusters into a bowl and pour over milk to enjoy as cereal. wheel wedged into it. All that complexity comes in a small United States and can be a secret weapon in your own desYield: 16 servings but mighty package. sert making. Total time: 30 minutes You don’t have to go to a Japanese teahouse in ManIt’s by no means a recent trend. Traditionally, black Ingredients: hattan to experience the wonders of black sesame, although sesame seeds have been used in desserts throughout Asia 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, plus more for greasing it couldn’t hurt. Where white sesame tastes like nuts, rich for centuries, as in black sesame brittle candy and tang yuan 6 tablespoons/85 grams unsalted butter with a single-noted mildness, “black sesame has a bitter- in China or black sesame porridge, heugimja juk, in South 1/4 cup/38 grams black sesame seeds (see tip) ness,” Yagi said through her interpreter. Sugar balances that Korea. These days, it also comes in other forms: chewy mo1 (12-ounce/340-gram) bag marshmallows intense, bittersweet bite, scaffolding flavors beyond just chi cake, for instance, or buttery shortbread cookies. 3/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt or 1 teaspoon flaky kosher sweetness. “I don’t see black sesame as a trend,” said Hannah salt In Rice Krispies Treats, for instance, sugary marshmal- Bae of Noona’s Ice Cream in Brooklyn. Although her black 6 cups/160 grams Rice Krispies cereal lows benefit from that foil. The occasional crunch of a black sesame pint has been one of her most popular flavors since Preparation: sesame seed, between bites of buttery marshmallow and she started her business in 2016, she considers its allure 1. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan with sesame oil. crispy cereal, lets you appreciate the balancing act of black timeless, simple but complex with an “underlying sort of 2. In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high sesame and sugar, dark and light. Jars of the onyx-black hush, hush,” both in terms of its inky-coal color and how its and cook, stirring occasionally, until the milk solids at

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bittersweetness can taste seductive, like chocolate. “In my eyes, it’s a classic.” In the early days of her business, Bae toasted, then ground, the black sesame seeds herself, bringing out the seeds’ most mysterious qualities (and essential oils). But, like many other commercial bakers, she now uses jarred black sesame paste, a product that effortlessly delivers serious black sesame flavor. In these Rice Krispies Treats, you fry black sesame seeds in nutty brown butter to roast them, then fortify their flavor with a drizzle of toasted sesame oil, which creates an aromatic whammy of bold, savory sesame taste. Toasted sesame oil, like vanilla extract, lends fragrance without bulk, and in this recipe, it also helps prevent them from sticking to the pan. Stored in an airtight container, these savory-sweet treats stay soft and chewy for days. But if you’re feeling dou-

the bottom of the pan start to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the sesame seeds. Cook, stirring constantly, until the seeds smell toasty, 1 to 2 minutes. 3. Add the marshmallows and salt and stir until melted, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the 2 teaspoons sesame oil. 4. Add the cereal and quickly stir until evenly coated. Immediately press into the greased pan. 5. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before flipping out onto a cutting board and slicing into squares. The treats can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days at room temperature. TIP: Black sesame seeds are sold raw or roasted. Both work here, but roasted ones will toast more quickly. The seeds taste bitter if they’re rancid, so be sure to check the expiration date and taste a few seeds before using.

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A: INMEDIATOS DUEÑOS ANTERIORES Y/O SUS HEREDEROS, DENOMINADOS JHON DOE, A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCION DEL DOMINIO A FAVRO DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MAS ADELANTES SE DESCRIBIRA Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los veinte (20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: httos://unired.ramajudicial. or. salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Tract of land located at Monte Grande ward municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Bounded at North with Ema Santos Torres; at East with Pedro Gonzalez; at

South with Israel Rivera; and at the West with Municipal Road. Which is the point of beginning, having an area of 657.3968 Square Meters, equivalent to 0.1673 Cuerdas. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es la Lcdo. Ernesto Rovira Gándara, PMB 767, 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, Guaynabo, PR 00966; Tel. (787)-758-3277; Email: erovira@partnerslegalservicespr.com. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el de _____ de 20_, a las _____ _, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de treinta (30) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En PATILLAS, Puerto Rico, a 3 de octubre de 2023. Luz M. Guzman Santiago, Secretaria Regional. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, Secretaria Auxiliar del Tribunal I.

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VERÓNICA DEL MANZANO HAEDO, JAYDENISE TORRES GONZÁLEZ

Demandados Civil Núm.: GB2019CV00474. Sala: 201. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN 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 GUAYNABO, SALA

Monday, Januar22, 2024 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 6 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE GUAYNABO, SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en: 1 CALLE VILLEGAS APT. 6408, CONDOMINIO PÓRTICOS DE GUAYNABO, GUAYNABO, PR 00971 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento residencial de forma irregular localizado en la cuarta planta del edificio número seis del Condominio Pórticos De Guaynabo, situado en el Barrio Santa Rosa III, del término municipal de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Apartamento número: seis raya cuatro, cero, ocho (6408). Area neta del apartamento: mil quinientos veinticuatro punto veintitrés (1524.23) pies cuadrados, equivalentes a ciento cuarenta y uno punto sesenta y ocho (141.68) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el OESTE, con el espacio aéreo y área común en una distancia de 38 pies, equivalentes a 11.58 metros; por el SUR, colinda con pared medianera que lo separa del apartamento 6-407, en una distancia de 14 pies, equivalentes a 4.27 metros y con el vestíbulo del edificio en una distancia de 18 pies con 1 pulgada, equivalentes a 5.51 metros; por el ESTE, colinda con el espacio aéreo y área común en una distancia de 34 pies con 1 pulgada, equivalentes a 10.79 metros y con el vestíbulo del edificio en una distancia de 3 pies con 10 pulgadas, equivalentes a 1.16 metros; y por el NORTE, con el espacio aéreo y área común en una distancia de 30 pies con 6 pulgadas, equivalentes a 9.30 metros. El inmueble antes descrito consta en su planta primaria de tres habitaciones dormitorios, dos baños, cocina, comedor, sala y área de escalera que conduce a una terraza en su nivel superior de 420.98 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 39.124 metros cuadrados la cual tiene facilidades de agua, desagua sanitario y electricidad. Le corresponde a este apartamento en los elementos comunes generales el 0.6665 por ciento. También le corresponde dos estacionamientos rotulados con el numero 6-408. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita al Folio 270 del

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Tomo 1,165 de Guaynabo, bajo la finca número 40,689, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Guaynabo. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $140,409.00. 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 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 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 $93,606.00. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 20 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $70,204.50. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura de hipoteca número 273 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 21 de noviembre de 2012, ante el Notario Rafael F. Morales Cabranes, inscrita al folio 82 del tomo 191 de Guaynabo, bajo la finca número 40,689, en la inscripción quinta (5ta). 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 ascendente a la suma de $127,247.10 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de agosto de 2017, más intereses al tipo pactado de 3.50% 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 $14,040.90. Además, la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $14,040.90 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $14,040.90 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 decla-

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ORIENTAL BANK COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIO DE THE MONEY HOUSE, INC. Demandante Vs.

JUAN CRUZ PEREZ ALVARADO, MARIA INES CLAUSELL DELGADO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: HU2023CV00387. Sala: 205. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN 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 HUMACAO, 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 20 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HU-

MACAO, SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en: BARRIO PALO SECO, #204 CALLE 3, MAUNABO, PUERTO RICO 00707 y que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número doscientos cuatro en el Plano de Parcelación de la comunidad rural Palo Seco del Barrio Palo Seco, del Barrio Palo Seco del término municipal de Maunabo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cero cuerdas con dos mil setecientos cuarenta diez milésimas de otra, equivalente a mil setenta y seis punto ochenta y tres metros cuadraos. En lindes por el NORTE, con calle número uno de la comunidad; por el SUR, con parcela número ciento cinco de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con la parcela número doscientos cinco de la comunidad; y por el OESTE, con calle número dos de la comunidad. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita al Folio 180 del Tomo 54 de Maunabo, bajo la Finca número 2,165, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Guayama. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $104,030.00. 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 27 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 11:00 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 $69,353.33. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 5 DE MARZO DE 2024, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $52,015.00. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 68 otorgada en Carolina, Puerto Rico, el día 27 de febrero de 2020, ante el notario Carlos Montañez Olmo y consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Maunabo, bajo la finca número 2,165, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Guayama, inscripción Quinta (5ta). Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Senten-

cia que ha obtenido contra la parte demandada ascendente a la suma de $100,614.31 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de febrero de 2022, más intereses al tipo pactado de 4.00% 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 $10,403.00. Además, la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $10,403.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $10,403.00 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 HUMACAO, 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 ni preferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores conocidos y desconocidos que tengan inscritos, no inscritos, presentados y/o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca 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

22 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 consecutivas. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de enero de 2024. Jennisa García Morales, Alguacil Regional. Wilnelia Rivera Delgado, Alguacil De Subastas, Tribunal De Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial De HumACAO, SALA SUPERIOR.

cuanto a la propiedad localizada en el Municipio de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el bien inmueble se describe a continuación: 3 Calle 4, Apt. 312 Colinas del Sol I, Bayamón Puerto Rico 00957. RUSTICA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento número tres doce (312) localizado en el primer piso del Edificio #3 del Condominio Colinas del Sol I, el cual está situado en el barrio Buena Vista del municipio de Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Unidad individual de vivienda residencial de un nivel de altura construida de hormigón reforzado y bloques de concreto, con puertas de madera y ventanas de aluminio y cristal, compuesto de sala-comedor, cocina, cuarto de lavandería (laundry) con closet, baño en el área de pasillo, dos dormitorios con closet cada uno y un dormitorio principal (master bedroom) con closets con pasillo (walkin-closet). Según se detalla en el plano de este apartamento colinda al Norte, con área común general, en una distancia de 30’ 4” equivalentes a 9.25 metros; al Sur, con área común general, en una distancia de 30’ 4” equivalentes a 9.25 metros; al Este, con pared medianera que lo divide del apartamento 411 en una distancia de 34’ 10” LEGAL NOTICE equivalentes a 10.62 metros y ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO al Oeste, con área común geDE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- neral, apartamento 311, escaleNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA ras, pasillo (hallway) y entrada SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYA- en una distancia de 35’ 00” equivalentes a 10.67 metros. MON. BANCO POPULAR DE La entrada principal de este apartamento está localizada en PUERTO RICO su lindero Oeste, la cual conecDEMANDANTE V. ta la sala-comedor del apartaANTONIO mento con el pasillo (hallway) ORTIZ HERNANDEZ del primer piso del Edificio #3, DEMANDADO que a su vez conduce al área Civil Núm. BY2021CV05130. de entrada del Condominio Sobre: cobro de dinero Y Eje- Colinas del Sol I, el cual es un cución de Hipoteca por la Vía elemento común general del Ordinaria. AVISO DE VENTA Condominio Colinas del Sol I. EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, Este apartamento consta de EDUARDO ELIAS VARGAS un área de construcción bruta SANTANA, Alguacil Supervisor de 1,027.22 pies cuadrados, de la División de Subastas del equivalentes a 95.43 metros Tribunal de Primera Instancia, cuadrados, como área privada Sala de Bayamón a los deman- de vivienda. Le corresponde a dados y al público en general este apartamento, como anejo les notifico que, cumpliendo al mismo y como un elemento con un Mandamiento que se común privado, un espacio de ha librado en el presente caso estacionamiento al descubierto por el Secretario del Tribunal de tamaño sencillo identificado de epígrafe con fecha 29 de #312 con una cabida de 159.30 junio de 2023 y para satisfa- pies cuadrados, equivalentes cer la cantidad adeudada de a 14.80 metros cuadrados y $105,155.24 de principal me- dimensiones aproximadas de diante Sentencia dictada en 2.81 metros de ancho y 5.33 el caso de autos el 9 de sep- metros de largo. A este apartatiembre de 2022, notificada y mento le corresponde una parpublicada mediante edicto en el ticipación de 0.333333% en los periódico “The San Juan Daily elementos comunes generales Star” el 16 de septiembre de del Condominio Colinas del 2022, procederé a vender en Sol I. Consta inscrita al Tomo pública subasta, al mejor postor Karibe, Bayamón Sur, Finca en pago de contado y en mo- 81,863 Registro de la Propieneda del curso legal de los Es- dad de Bayamón, Sección I. tados Unidos de América, me- Con el importe de dicha venta diante efectivo, giro o cheque se habrá de satisfacer a la parcertificado a nombre del Algua- te demandante las cantidades cil de este Tribunal todo dere- adeudadas, en el caso de epícho, título e interés que hayan grafe, que se desglosan de la tenido tengan o puedan tener siguiente forma: $105,155.24 los deudores demandados en principal, 3.25% de intereses,

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los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; $405.93 de gastos por mora, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; más la cantidad de $11,105.00 en concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será la suma pactada, la cual es $111,050.00 según la escritura de hipoteca para la propiedad descrita. De declararse la subasta desierta, se procederá a una segunda subasta y servirá de tipo mínimo de 2/3 del precio mínimo antes mencionado; $74,033.33. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en esta segunda subasta, se procederá a una tercera subasta, en la cual regirá como tipo mínimo ésta la 1/2 del precio mínimo antes mencionado; $55,525.00. La primera subasta se llevará a cabo el 30 de enero de 2024, a las 10:00 de la mañana. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a efecto una segunda subasta el 6 de febrero de 2024, a las 10:00 de la mañana. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo una tercera subasta el 13 de febrero de 2024, a las 10:00 de la mañana. La subasta o subastas antes indicadas se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón. Del Estudio de Título realizado surgen los siguientes gravámenes: Servidumbres a favor de la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico, Autoridad de las Fuentes Fluviales de Puerto Rico, Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Municipio de Bayamón y condiciones restrictivas. Se advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, previa orden judicial dirigida al Regis-

trador de la Propiedad de la sección correspondiente para la cancelación de aquellos posteriores. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en la Secretaría del Tribunal. 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 para conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en la Sala de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2024. EDUARDO ELIAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL.

LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN.

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO DEMANDANTE V.

FOTO GAR INC. y GREGORIO IGNACIO GARCIA DE LA FUENTE t/c/c GREGORIO I. GARCIA DE LA FUENTE t/c/c GREGORIO GARCIA DE LA FUENTE

DEMANDADOS Civil Núm. DCD2015-0812 (501) .Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, EDUARDO ELIAS VARGAS SANTANA, Alguacil Supervisor de la División de Subastas del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón a los demandados y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 12 de enero de 2022 y para satisfacer la cantidad adeudada de $133,719.65 de principal mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos el 20 de febrero de 2018, notificada y archivada en autos el 6 de marzo de 2018, procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, mediante efectivo, giro o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil de este Tribunal todo derecho, título e interés que hayan tenido

tengan o puedan tener los deudores demandados en cuanto a la propiedad localizada en el Municipio de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el bien inmueble se describe a continuación: Calle 25 Bloque 50-18, Urb. Santa Rosa, Bayamón, PR 00959. URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Santa Rosa, situada en el Barrio Juan Sánchez de Bayamón, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización, con el número dieciocho (18) de la Manzana cincuenta (50), con un área de trescientos cuarenta y seis punto cincuenta metros cuadrados (346.50 m/c.). En lindes por el NORTE, en veintiún metros (21.00), con el solar número diecinueve (19); por el SUR, en veintiún metros (21.00), con la calle número diecisiete (17); por el ESTE, en dieciséis punto cincuenta metros (16.50), con el solar número diecisiete (17); y por el OESTE, en dieciséis punto cincuenta metros (16.50), con la calle número veinticinco (25). Consta inscrita al folio 207 del tomo 200 de Bayamón Sur, finca número 9083, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Bayamón. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, en el caso de epígrafe, que se desglosan de la siguiente forma: $133,719.65 principal, 6.250% de intereses, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; $131.88 de gastos por mora, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será la suma de pactada, la cual es $134,411.96 según la escritura de hipoteca para la propiedad descrita. De declararse la subasta desierta, se procederá a una segunda subasta y servirá de tipo mínimo de 2/3 del precio mínimo antes mencionado; $89,607.97 Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en esta segunda subasta, se procederá a una tercera subasta, en la cual regirá como tipo mínimo ésta la 1/2 del precio mínimo pactado.; $67,205.98. La primera subasta se llevará a cabo el 30 de enero de 2024, a las 10:30 de la mañana. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a efecto una segunda subasta el 6 de febrero de 2024, a las 10:15 de la mañana. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo una tercera subasta el 13 de febrero de 2024, a las 10:30 de la mañana. La subasta o subastas antes indicadas se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón. Del Estudio de Título realizado surgen los siguientes gravámenes: Servidumbres de mantenimiento y uso de un camino, servidumbre a favor de P.R. Railway Light and Power

Co., servidumbre a favor de alcantarillado para beneficio del Hospital de Distrito de Bayamón. Aviso de Demanda dictado el 30 de marzo de 2015 en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia Sala de Bayamón caso civil #DCD2015-0812 sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico vs. Foto Gar, Inc. donde se solicita el pago de la deuda garantizada con la hipoteca de la inscripción 11ma reducida a $133,719.65 o la venta en pública subasta, anotado al folio 209 del tomo 1949 de Bayamón Sur, finca #9083 el 9 de junio de 2015, anotación “B”. Se advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, previa orden judicial dirigida al Registrador de la Propiedad de la sección correspondiente para la cancelación de aquellos posteriores. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en la Secretaría del Tribunal. 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 para conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en la Sala de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2024. EDUARDO

ELIAS VARGAS ALGUACIL.

SANTANA, adeudadas, en el caso de epígrafe, que se desglosan de la siguiente forma: $200,228.14 LEGAL NOTICE principal, 4.50% de intereses, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO los cuales continúan acumuDE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- lándose hasta el saldo total de NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA la deuda; $2,106.64 de gastos SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYA- por mora, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo MON. BANCO POPULAR DE total de la deuda; más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogaPUERTO RICO do. El tipo mínimo para la suDEMANDANTE V. basta será la suma pactada, la DAMARIS ENID cual es $219,296.00 según la MARTINEZ SANCHEZ; escritura de hipoteca para la GENE MARTIN MARTINEZ propiedad descrita. De declararse la subasta desierta, se ARROYO procederá a una segunda suDEMANDADOS Civil Núm. BY2021CV02271. basta y servirá de tipo mínimo Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO de 2/3 del precio mínimo anY Ejecución de Hipoteca por la tes mencionado; $146,197.33. Vía Ordinaria. AVISO DE VEN- Si tampoco hubiere remate ni TA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, adjudicación en esta segunda EDUARDO ELIAS VARGAS subasta, se procederá a una SANTANA, Alguacil Supervisor tercera subasta, en la cual rede la División de Subastas del girá como tipo mínimo la 1/2 Tribunal de Primera Instancia, del precio mínimo antes pacSala de Bayamón a los deman- tado; $109,648.00. La primera dados y al público en general subasta se llevará a cabo el 30 les notifico que, cumpliendo de enero de 2024, a las 10:15 con un Mandamiento que se de la mañana. De no compaha librado en el presente caso recer postor alguno se llevará por el Secretario del Tribunal a efecto una segunda subasta de epígrafe con fecha 7 de el 6 de febrero de 2024, a las septiembre de 2023 y para sa- 10:15 de la mañana. De no tisfacer la cantidad adeudada comparecer postor alguno se de $200,228.14 de principal llevará a cabo una tercera sumediante Sentencia dictada en basta el 13 de febrero de 2024, el caso de autos el 2 de abril de a las 10:30 de la mañana. La 2022 , notificada y archivada en subasta o subastas antes inautos el 6 de abril de 2022, y dicadas se llevarán a efecto publicada mediante edicto en el en mi oficina, localizada en el periódico “The San Juan Daily Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Star” el 13 de abril de 2022, Sala de Bayamón. Del Estudio procederé a vender en públi- de Título realizado surgen los ca subasta, al mejor postor en siguientes gravámenes: Conpago de contado y en moneda diciones Restrictivas de venta del curso legal de los Estados por el término de 10 años imUnidos de América, mediante puestas por la Autoridad para el efectivo, giro o cheque certifi- Financiamiento de la Vivienda cado a nombre del Alguacil de de Puerto Rico por haber coneste Tribunal todo derecho, tí- cedido la suma de $10,000.00 tulo e interés que hayan tenido para sufragar gastos de cierre, tengan o puedan tener los deu- según Esc. #21 en San Juan el dores demandados en cuanto 17 de febrero de 2012 ante Mia la propiedad localizada en el guel A. Rivera Rosendo, inscriMunicipio de Bayamón, Puerto ta al folio 126vto del tomo 1857 Rico, el bien inmueble se desde Bayamón Sur, finca #52043 cribe a continuación: 830 Km inscripción 12da. de Demanda 5.2 B Santa Olaya, Bayamón, dictado el 21 de julio de 2017 Puerto Rico 00956. RUSTICA: en el Tribunal de Primera InsLote B: Predio de terreno que tancia, Sala de Bayamón, caso radica en el barrio Santa Olaya civil #DCD2017-0879 sobre del término municipal de Ba- Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de yamón, Puerto Rico, con una Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria, cabida superficial de 882.05 seguido por Banco Popular de metros cuadrados, en lindes Puerto Rico vs Damaris Enid al Norte, en 20.19 metros, con Martínez Sánchez donde se un camino dedicado a uso pú- solicita el pago de la deuda blico, en el caso #5-71-0593LS; garantizada con la hipoteca de al Sur, en 21.26 metros, con el la inscripción 13ra reducida a remanente de la finca principal $200,228.14 o la venta en púde la cual se segrega; al Este, blica subasta, anotado al tomo en 38.00 metros, con la parcela Karibe el 15 de agosto de 2017, #10 segregada en el caso #5- finca #52043 de Bayamón Sur, 71-0593LS y al Oeste, en 40.46 anotación “A”. Se advierte a los metros con el solar rotulado licitadores que la adjudicación “A”, segregado en este caso. se hará al mejor postor, quien Enclava una casa de concreto deberá consignar el importe de para fines residenciales. Cons- su oferta en el mismo acto de ta inscrita al folio 131 del tomo la adjudicación en moneda de 1174 de Bayamón Sur, finca curso legal de los Estados Uni52,043, Registro de la Propie- dos de Norteamérica y para codad de Bayamón, Sección I. nocimiento de la parte demanCon el importe de dicha venta dada y de toda(s) aquella(s) se habrá de satisfacer a la par- persona(s) que tengan interés te demandante las cantidades inscrito con posterioridad a la

The San Juan Daily Star inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el término de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, previa orden judicial dirigida al Registrador de la Propiedad de la sección correspondiente para la cancelación de aquellos posteriores. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en la Secretaría del Tribunal. 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 para conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en la Sala de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2024. Eduardo Elias Vargas Santana, Alguacil. ***

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rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia tración de Casos (SUMAC), al SÍ MISMOS, Y EN HACIENDA DEL ESTADO tereses que se acumulen hasta públicos correspondientes. Li- DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUacuerdo con lo solicitado en cual puede acceder utilizando su total y completo pago, más brado en Caguas, Puerto Rico, NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA REPRESENTACIÓN DE de LIBRE ASOCIADO la demanda, sin más citarle ni la siguiente dirección electrólas costas, gastos y honorarios a 3 de enero de 2024. EDUAR- SALA DE ARECIBO SUS HIJOS MENORES DE PUERTO RICO oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y nica https://unired.ramajudicial. de abogado, más los cargos, DO ALDEBOL MIRANDA, ALISLAND PORTFOLIO ASOR Y ACOR Y EL CENTRO DE sello de este Tribunal, en San pr, salvo que se represente por recargos y/o cualesquiera otros GUACIL AUXILIAR. SERVICES, LLC. COMO Parte Demandante V. Juan, Puerto Rico, a 2 de enero derecho propio, en cuyo caso RECAUDACIONES DE adelantos que se hagan y se AGENTE GESTOR DE LEGAL NOTICE AIRBNB, INC.; AIRBNB de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍ- deberá presentar su alegación INGRESOS MUNICIPALES acumulen. La deuda reclamada por la parte demandante ema- ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC. PAYMENTS, INC.; GLENN GUEZ COLLADO, SECRETA- responsiva en la Secretaría del (CRIM) Demandante Vs. RIA REGIONAL II. MARÍA CO- Tribunal y notificar copia de la na del Pagaré suscrito por Je- DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUJESS MICKELSON; Demandados LÓN RIVERA, SECRETARIA misma dentro del mismo térmisús Manuel Ocasio Cruz y Luz NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA EDWIN Civil Núm.: ECD2016-1037. VACATION RETREAT DE SERVICIOS A SALA. no al Lcdo. Guillermo San AnIraida Alvarez Figueroa suscri- SALA DE CAGUAS FUMERO BORRERO (802). Sobre: COBRO DE DIRESET, LLC; MIGDALIA tonio Acha a la siguiente direcbieron y emitieron un pagaré a ISLAND PORTFOLIO Demandado NERO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE LEGAL NOTICE ción: GSA LAW, LLC, PO BOX favor de BANCO POPULAR DE LÓPEZ CARRASQUILLO; Civil Núm.: AR2023CV01376. SERVICES, LLC. COMO AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE PUERTO RICO, o a su orden, Salón: 403. Sobre: COBRO VÍCTOR IVÁN TORRES ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO 363505, San Juan, Puerto Rico DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO AGENTE GESTOR DE DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- 00936-3505. Telfs. (787) 963por la suma de $132,570.00 de DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENÁLVAREZ; YOLANDA NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA 0221, 0222. gsanlaw@gmail. LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. principal, intereses al 3.75% FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS TO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLIGONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS- com / gsa@gsalawpr.com, aboanual y vencedero el día 1ro de FUND, LLC. UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL CA SUBASTA. Yo, EDUARDO TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE gados de la parte demandante. las compañías abril de 2036, según consta de Demandante Vs. PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTAALDEBOL MIRANDA, ALGUASAN JUAN Por la presente se les apercibe la escritura número #57, otoraseguradoras AIRBNB JOSE A DOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LICIL AUXILIAR, Alguacil del que de no comparecer a formugada en Caguas, el día 5 de ANDINO Q. OLGUÍN BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO HOST PROTECTION CASTRO DE JESUS Tribunal de Primera Instancia, lar alegaciones dentro de treinmarzo de 2015, ante el notario RICO, SS. ARROYO, LUISA A. Demandado Sala Superior de Caguas, a INSURANCE, A, B y C; ta (30) días contados a partir Luis Valle Irizarry.Se le advierte Civil Núm.: CG2023CV01647. A: EDWIN FUMERO la parte demandada y al púROSADO SEIJO, POR DUEÑOS X y Y; JOHN de la fecha de la publicación a los licitadores que la adjudiSalón: 704. Sobre: COBRO blico en general les notifico BORRERO - URB SÍ MISMOS, Y EN de este Edicto, se le anotará la cación se hará al mejor postor, DOE y JANE ROE DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENque, cumpliendo con un ManJEREALITOS CALLE REPRESENTACIÓN DE rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia quien deberá consignar el imPartes Demandadas TO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS damiento Enmendada que se porte de su oferta en el mis2 #297 ARECIBO, P.R. Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV08009. SUS HIJOS MENORES de acuerdo con lo solicitado en UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ha librado en el presente caso la demanda, sin más citarle ni mo acto de la adjudicación en Salón Núm.: 806. Sobre: IN00612-5148. ASOR Y ACOR PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTApor el Secretario del Tribunal

de epígrafe con fecha 21 de mayo de 2021 y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 7 de julio de 2017, procederá a vender el día 15 de FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas. La adjudicación todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal, sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 9 del Bloque “F” de la Urbanización Llanos de Gurabo del Barrio Navarro del término municipal de Gurabo, con una cabida de 300.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 12.00 metros, con el Canal Tributario (Tributary Creek); por el SUR, en 12.00 metros, con Calle LEGAL NOTICE número 1 de la Urbanización; ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO por el ESTE, en 25.00 metros, DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUcon solar número 10 del Bloque NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA “F” y por el OESTE, en 25.00 SALA DE CAGUAS metros, con solar número 8 del BANCO POPULAR DE Bloque “F”. Enclava una casa. PUERTO RICO Finca número 15,523, inscrita Demandante V. al folio 73 del tomo 411 de GuLA SUCESION DE JESÚS rabo, Registro de la Propiedad, Segunda Sección de Caguas. MANUEL OCASIO Que con el importe de dicha CRUZ COMPUESTA venta se habrá de satisfacer a POR FERDINAND III la parte demandante las canOCASIO VELEZ Y VICTOR tidades adeudadas, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso ARMANDO OCASIO VELEZ; LA SUCESION de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala SupeDE LUZ IRAIDA ALVAREZ rior de San Juan. La subasta se FIGUEROA COMPUESTA llevará a cabo el día 15 de FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:15 POR JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO DE LA MAÑANA.La venta de la POSIBLES HEREDEROS propiedad será realizada para cubrir el importe adeudado a la DESCONOCIDOS; demandante, el cual al momenEL HONORABLE to de la Sentencia ascendía a la suma de $142,989.55 por SECRETARIO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE concepto de principal, más in-

moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el termino de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito.Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas.Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares

DOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LI- POR LA PRESENTE se le BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO emplaza por la deuda reclamada de $4,339.60 y requiere RICO, SS. para que conteste la demanda A: JOSÉ A. CASTRO dentro de los treinta (30) días DE JESUS - URB JOSE siguientes a la publicación de MERCADO 135 JOHN F. este Edicto. Usted deberá preKENNEDY CAGUAS, P.R. sentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado 00725. POR LA PRESENTE se le de Manejo y Administración emplaza por la deuda recla- de Casos (SUMAC), la cual mada de $1,728.29 y requiere puede acceder utilizando la sipara que conteste la demanda guiente dirección electrónica: dentro de los treinta (30) días https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, siguientes a la publicación de salvo que se represente por este Edicto. Usted deberá pre- derecho propio, en cuyo caso sentar su alegación responsiva deberá presentar su alegación a través del Sistema Unificado responsiva en la secretaría del de Manejo y Administración de tribunal. Si usted deja de preCasos (SUMAC), la cual puede sentar su alegación responsiva acceder utilizando la siguiente dentro del referido término, el dirección electrónica: https:// tribunal podrá dictar sentenunired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo cia en rebeldía en su contra y que se represente por derecho conceder el remedio solicitapropio, en cuyo caso deberá do en la demanda o cualquier presentar su alegación respon- otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si siva en la secretaría del tribu- el tribunal en el ejercicio de su nal. Si usted deja de presentar sana discreción, lo entiende su alegación responsiva dentro procedente. El sistema SUMAC del referido término, el tribunal notificará copia a los abogados podrá dictar sentencia en rede la parte demandante, Lcdo. beldía en su contra y conceder Edwin Serrano Peña cuyas diel remedio solicitado en la de- recciones son: P.O. Box 71418 manda o cualquier otro sin más San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en 8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 el ejercicio de su sana discre- a la dirección edwin.serrano@ ción, lo entiende procedente. orflaw.com y a la dirección noEl sistema SUMAC notificará tificaciones@orf-law.com. EXcopia a los abogados de la par- TENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y te demandante, Lcdo. Edwin el sello del Tribunal, en Arecibo, Serrano Peña cuyas direccio- Puerto Rico, hoy día 8 de nones son: P.O. Box 71418 San viembre de 2023. En Arecibo, Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, Puerto Rico, el 8 de noviembre teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la di- de 2023. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE SECRETARIA. rección edwin.serrano@orflaw. GONZÁLEZ, com y a la dirección notificacio- VANESSA M. GONZÁLEZ nes@orf-law.com. EXTENDI- MALAVÉ, SECRETARIA AUXIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello LIAR. del Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 7 de noviembre de 2023. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 7 de noviembre de 2023. LISILDA MARTINEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA. GLORIMAR RIVERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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JUNCTION PERMANENTE; VIOLACIÓN DE CLÁUSULAS RESTRICTIVAS; DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

Parte Demandante V.

AIRBNB, INC.; AIRBNB PAYMENTS, INC.; GLENN JESS MICKELSON; VACATION RETREAT RESET, LLC; MIGDALIA LÓPEZ CARRASQUILLO; VÍCTOR IVÁN TORRES ÁLVAREZ; YOLANDA A: VÍCTOR IVÁN GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, TORRES ÁLVAREZ LAS COMPAÑÍAS URBANIZACIÓN DOS ASEGURADORAS PINOS, CALLE CERES AIRBNB HOST 803, SAN JUAN, PUERTO PROTECTION RICO 00923. POR LA PRESENTE se le notiINSURANCE, A, B Y C; fica que se ha presentado una DUEÑOS X Y Y; JOHN Demanda de Injunction PerDOE Y JANE ROE manente, Violación de Cláusulas Restrictivas; y Daños y Perjuicios en su contra donde se solicita el pago de la suma de CUATRO MILLONES DE DÓLARES ($4,000,000) por concepto de daños y perjuicios. Por el presente Edicto, se le emplaza y requiere que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de un término de treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación del mismo y presente el original de dicha contestación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma dentro del mismo término al Lcdo. Guillermo San Antonio Acha a la siguiente dirección: GSA LAW, LLC, PO BOX 363505, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-3505. Telfs. (787) 9630221, 0222. gsanlaw@gmail. com / gsa@gsalawpr.com, abogados de la parte demandante. Por la presente se les apercibe que de no comparecer a formular alegaciones dentro de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la

Partes Demandadas Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV08009. Salón Núm.: 806. Sobre: INJUNCTION PERMANENTE; VIOLACIÓN DE CLÁUSULAS RESTRICTIVAS; DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: AIRBNB, INC. - 888 BRANNAN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES 94103.

POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que se ha presentado una Demanda de Injunction Permanente, Violación de Cláusulas Restrictivas; y Daños y Perjuicios en su contra donde se solicita el pago de la suma de CUATRO MILLONES DE DÓLARES ($4,000,000) por concepto de daños y perjuicios. Por el presente Edicto, se le emplaza y requiere que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de un término de treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación del mismo y presente el original de dicha contestación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis-

oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 2 de enero de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL II, MARÍA COLÓN RIVERA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

SUCESIÓN DE IRIS DELIA HERNÁNDEZ LOPERENA COMPUESTA POR “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LAS SUCESION DE IRIS DELIA HERNÁNDEZ LOPERENA, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.) - PARTE CON INTERÉS

Demandados Civil Núm.: SS2023CV00971. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE IRIS DELIA HERNÁNDEZ LOPERENA.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los

24 treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento, notificando copia de la misma al abogado de la parte demandante. 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, además, a los herederos que, conforme al caso de Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 2005 TSPR 50, Op. De 22 de abril de 2005; tienen la opción de aceptar o repudiar la herencia del causante, dentro del término de 30 días a partir de su emplazamiento. De no expresar su intención de aceptar o repudiar dicha herencia dentro del término que se le fijó para contestar a la demanda incoada en su contra, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada, así como el presente emplazamiento. ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE DEMANDANTE: Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA NÚM.: 16,393 BERMUDEZ & DIAZ LLP Attorneys at Law Suite 209 500 Calle de la Tanca San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 Fax: (787) 523-2664 rdiaz@bdprlaw.com EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy 10 de enero de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARITZA LEBRÓN ROSADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

SOLICITA.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 11 de enero 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 12 de enero de 2024. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 12 de enero de 2024. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. LIRIAM HERNÁNDEZ OTERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

ción 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 12 de enero de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 12 de enero de 2024. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NOELIA MATÍAS SALAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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PR RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT JV, LLC Demandante V.

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MORP DEVELPMENT CORPORATION Y OTROS

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Demandados Civil Núm.: AR2024CV00009. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA Y EJECUCIÓN DE GRAVAMEN MOBILIARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R.

ejecución de hipoteca y ejecución de gravamen mobiliario; reclamando unas sumas adeudadas que, al 19 de diciembre de 2023 se desglosan: 1. Bajo el Contrato de Préstamo y el Pagaré Operacional, una suma no menor de $31,807.27, la cual se desglosa como sigue: (i) $25,283.00 por concepto de principal; más (ii) $6,695.74 por concepto de intereses acumulados y no pagados, cantidad que se continúa acumulando hasta su total y completo pago a razón de $4.16 diarios; menos (iii) $171.47 por concepto de balance positivo en la cuenta de “escrow”, (iv) y $6,320.00 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado pactados expresamente por las partes, según se desprende del Pagaré Hipotecario y la Hipoteca. Se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: Lcdo. Luis G. Parrilla Hernández P.O. Box 195168 San Juan, PR 00919-5168 Tel.: 787-766-7000 / Fax: 787-7667001 lparrilla@ferraiuoli.com Abogados de la parte demandante, con copia de respuesta a la Demanda dentro de lo treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://unired. ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. 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 sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Se le apercibe a la parte que, conforme al Art. 959 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. § 2787, los codemandados antes mencionados, miembros de la Sucesión de Ana Esther Otero Alvelo t/c/c Ana E. Otero Alvelo, tienen un término de treinta (30) días para informarle al Tribunal si aceptan o repudian la herencia del Causante. En caso de que no se manifieste declaración sobre la aceptación de la herencia dentro del plazo correspondiente, se tendrá la herencia por aceptada. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 10 de enero de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. BRUNILDA HERNÁNDEZ MÉNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

CENTRO HIPOTECARIO DE PUERTO RICO, INC. Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV11028. (Salón: 603). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALEJANDRO J. CACHO RODRÍGUEZ, CACHO@CACHOLAW. COM.

A: CENTRO HIPOTECARIO DE PUERTO RICO, INC. JOHN DOE; RICHARD ROE, PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de enero 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 16 de enero de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 16 de enero de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUCRECIA PAGÁN MORALES, SECRETARIA.

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A: ISRAEL ROGELIO GORDON DAMIAN. A: FULANO DE TAL Y URBANIZACION MENGANO DEL CUAL, ESTANCIAS DE SAN MIGUEL, SOLAR 3 CALLE O SEA LAS PERSONAS MICHAEL DESCONOCIDAS Y/O 2 TOA ALTA, PR 0953; MANZANO RIVERA URB. TOA ALTA HEIGHTS POSIBLES HEREDEROS Parte Demandante Vs. F-51 CALLE 6, TOA ALTA, DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ANA ISRAEL MERCADO ESTHER OTERO ALVELO PR 00953-4220. SANTOS Y OTROS (Nombre de las partes que se le A: MORP DEVELPMENT T/C/C ANA E. OTERO Parte Demandada notifican la sentencia por edicto) Civil Núm.: RG2023CV00128. CORPORATION, JUAN ALVELO. BO. MOROVIS EL SECRETARIO(A) que susSala: 303. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA cribe le notifica a usted que el SUR, CARRETERA LEGAL NOTICE DE HIPOTECA. AVISO DE SUDEL PUEBLO COMO ESTATAL PR-155, KM. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO BASTA. 13 de diciembre de 2023, este POSIBLES TENEDORES Y Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, 43.5 INTERIOR, MOROVIS, DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- A: ISRAEL MERCADO CUALESQUIER PERSONA Sentencia Parcial o Resolución P. R. 00687; HC-01 BOX NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SANTOS, SYLVIA en este caso, que ha sido debiDESCONOCIDA CON 1919, MOROVIS, PUERTO CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN COSME GARCIA, BANCO damente registrada y archivada JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE POSIBLE INTERES EN en autos donde podrá usted enRICO 00687. SAN JUAN DE DESARROLLO LA OBLIGACION CUYA terarse detalladamente de los POR MEDIO del presente LOURDES AMPARO ECONOMICO PARA términos de la misma. Esta no- edicto se le notifica de la preCANCELACION POR DIAZ FELIPE PUERTO RICO, ABC sentación de una Demanda en DECRETO JUDICIAL SE tificación se publicará una sola su contra de cobro de dinero, Demandante V. BANK, JOHN DOE Y vez en un periódico de circula-

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: TA2023CV01051. (Salón: 201B). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. LIZBET AVILÉS VEGA, LIZBET_ AVILES@YAHOO.COM.

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE RÍO GRANDE

RICHARD DOE.

El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Sala Superior de Río Grande. hago saber a la parte demandada, ISRAEL MERCADO SANTOS, SYLVIA COSME GARCIA, BANCO DE DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO PARA PUERTO RICO, ABC BANK, JOHN DOE y RICHARD DOE, que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el 22 de noviembre de 2023, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: CONDOMINIO COSTA DORADA I de Río Grande. Apartamento: 202 DE EDIFICIO E CALLE 8. Cabida: 1,922.2 Pies Cuadrados. Ubicado en el SEGUNDO PISO y una TERRAZA en el TERCER PISO (AZOTEA) del Edificio del Complejo conocido como CONDOMINIO “COSTA DORADA”, localizado en el BARRIO MAMEYES del término municipal de RÍO GRANDE, Puerto Rico. Tiene un área superficial TOTAL de MIL NOVECIENTOS VEINTIDOS PUNTO VEINTE (1,922.20) PIES CUADRADOS, equivalentes a CIENTO SETENTA Y OCHO PUNTO QUINIENTOS SETENTA Y OCHO (178.578) METROS CUADRADOS, de cuya cabida MIL OCHOCIENTOS VEINTITRÉS PUNTO OCHENTA Y SIETE (1,823.87) PIES CUADRADOS, equivalentes a CIENTO SESENTA Y NUEVE PUNTO CUATROCIENTOS CUARENTA Y TRES (169.443) METROS CUADRADOS, son del área en el SEGUNDO PISO y NOVENTA Y OCHO PUNTO TREINTA Y TRES (98.33) PIES CUADRADOS, equivalentes a NUEVE PUNTO TRECE (9.13) METROS CUADRADOS, son del área de TERRAZA cubierta en el Tercer Piso (AZOTEA). El área del SEGUNDO piso COLINDA por el NORTE: en una distancia de dieciséis punto cincuenta y siete (16.57) metros lineales, con elementos exteriores; por el SUR: en una distancia de quince punto ochenta y cuatro (15.84) metros lineales, con elementos comunes, área de escaleras y elementos exteriores; por el ESTE: en una distancia de trece punto catorce (13.14) metros lineales, con elementos exteriores y el Apartamento Número 201-E; y por el OESTE: en una distancia de doce punto setenta y cinco (12.75) metros lineales, con elementos exteriores y pared medianera que separa balcón del Apartamento Número 201D. Contiene tres (3) dormitorios, dos (2) baños, dos (2) closets, un walk-in-closet, vestíbulo (“foyer”), sala-comedor, cocina, “laundry”, corredor, medic band, balcón y terraza cubierta. Su puerta principal de acceso se encuentra localizada

en su lado SUR. El área de TERRAZA CUBIERTA localizada en el TERCER PISO (AZOTEA); colinda por el NORTE: con Área abierta hacia abajo y/o hacia el Segundo Piso y área de terraza descubierta; por el SUR: con área de escaleras hacia el Segundo Piso; por el ESTE: con elementos comunes; y por el OESTE: con área de terraza descubierta. Esta área de terraza cubierta, contiene un medio baño. Le pertenece además a este apartamento el use y disfrute de un área de TERRAZA DESCUBIERTA localizada en el TERCER PISO (AZOTEA), que tiene una cabida superficial de SEISCIENTOS NOVENTA Y CINCO PUNTO CERO TRES (695.03) PIES CUADRADOS, equivalentes a SESENTA Y CUATRO PUNTO CINCUENTA Y SIETE (64.57) METROS CUADRADOS; en lindes por el NORTE: con elementos exteriores; por el SUR: con área abierta hacia abajo y/o hacia el Segundo Piso, área de terraza cubierta y elementos exteriores; por el ESTE: con elementos exteriores, área de techo del Edificio, área abierta hacia abajo y/o hacia el Segundo Pisa y área de terraza cubierta; por el OESTE: con elementos exteriores. En esta terraza DESCUBIERTA se encuentra un área para dedicarse a futura cocina. Le corresponde a este apartamento en los elementos comunes generales, una participación de CERO PUNTO OCHENTA Y CUATRO (0.84%) PORCIENTO. Le corresponde el uso y disfrute de dos (2) espacios para estacionamientos para autos, marcados con los números 35 y 36 y, además le pertenece un espacio marcado con el número 18 para auto de “Golf”. Inscrita al folio Karibe, finca veintisiete mil ochocientos treinta y dos (27832), demarcación Río Grande del Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera de Carolina. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance la Sentencia dictada a su favor el día 2 de septiembre de 2023, en el presente caso civil, a saber, la suma de la suma principal de trescientos veinticuatro mil setecientos dólares ($324,700.00) por concepto de principal, los intereses al tipo pactado de cinco punto ocho siete cinco por ciento (5.875%) anual sobre dicha suma desde el día 1 de junio de 2003, así como los intereses acumulados y por acumularse hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda, más la cantidad de treinta y dos mil cuatrocientos setenta dólares ($32,470.00) para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en que incurra el demandante. La venta de la referida propiedad se verificar6 libre de toda carga o gravamen posteriores que afecte a 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 ésto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de Ia adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA subasta se llevará a efecto el día 6 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE, en la oficina del referido Alguacil, localizada en el Centro Judicial de Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo de la PRIMERA subasta es de trescientos veinticuatro mil setecientos dólares ($324,700.00). Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, la misma se llevará a efecto el día 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA subasta será de doscientos dieciséis mil cuatrocientos sesenta y siete dólares ($216,467.00), equivalente a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA, la misma se llevará a efecto el día 21 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE, en Ia oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA subasta será de ciento sesenta y dos mil trescientos cincuenta dólares ($162,350.00), equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Cuando 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 de la TERCERA subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Todas las subastas deberán se acordadas y celebradas según lo ordenado por el Tribunal. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intérnalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha

The San Juan Daily Star de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y Ia Colecturía. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción por el precio de remate. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en Ia Secretaría de este Tribunal, durante las horas laborables, todo esto en virtud del Artículo 102 de la Ley Núm. 210 de 8 de diciembre de 2015, mejor conocida como la “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. Expido el presente Edicto en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy 06 de diciembre de 2023. DENISE BRUNO ORTIZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #266, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA DE FAJARDO, SALA DE RÍO GRANDE. JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO #622.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

JUAN CARLOS MENDOZA GARCED T/C/C JUAN C. MENDOZA GARCED, GRISELLE BUFILL FIGUEROA T/C/C G. BUFILL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2023CV01814. (701). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: PUBLICO EN GENERAL.

El Alguacil del Tribunal que suscribe anuncia y hace constar: A. Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Caguas, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor de contado

y en moneda de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América y cuyo pago se efectuará en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte Demandada en el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar número quince del bloque “S” de la Urbanización Villa Nueva situada en el Barrio Turabo del término municipal de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con un área de trescientos treinta y uno punto veinte metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, en veinticuatro punto cero, cero metros, con el solar número catorce; por el Sur, en veinticuatro punto cero, cero metros, con el solar número dieciséis; por el Este, en trece punto ochenta metros, con el solar número diez y por el Oeste, en trece punto ochenta metros, con la calle número veintitrés. Enclava edificación. Inscrita al folio 80 del tomo 613 de Caguas, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Caguas, finca número 20,022. Dirección física: S15, 23 ST. VILLA NUEVA DEV. CAGUAS, PR. 00725. B. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado están de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el epígrafe de este caso. C. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. D. Que la propiedad se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes posteriores: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Banco Santander de Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $48,000.00, con intereses al 9.80% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 142, otorgada en Juncos, Puerto Rico, el día 23 de agosto de 2006, ante el notario Carlos Manuel Rivera Corujo, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Caguas, finca número 20,022, inscripción 11ma., como Asiento Abreviado, extendidas las líneas el día 18 de agosto de 2017, en virtud de la Ley número 216 del día 27 de diciembre de 2010. (Fue presentado el día 25 de septiembre de 2006, al Asiento 20 del Diario 1,128). E. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma principal de $82,821.89, más cargos por

Monday, January 22, 2024 demora y otros cargos, que se acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de 10% del principal, por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se celebrará el día 12 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Caguas, por el tipo mínimo de $100,00.00. De declararse desierta dicha subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 20 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes mencionado. El precio para la segunda subasta lo será 2/3 partes del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $66,666.67. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 27 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar antes mencionado. El precio para la tercera subasta lo será 1/2 del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $50,000.00. Y PARA QUE ASÍ CONSTE, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general y por un término de catorce (14) días en los sitios públicos conforme a la ley, expido la presente bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal, hoy 11 de enero de 2024 en Fajardo, Puerto Rico. EDGARDO ADEBOL MIRANDA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR.

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YARITZA RAMOS CRESPO Demandante V.

ROBERTO ACEVEDO SÁNCHEZ

Demandado Civil Núm.: BY2024RF00012. Sobre: RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: ROBERTO ACEVEDO SÁNCHEZ.

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. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderiudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del

Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera 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. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: Lcdo. Orville Omar Valentín Rivera, P.O. Box 2335, Utuado, P.R. 00641-2335. Tel. (787) 597-0063. Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 10 de enero de 2024. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.

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MARIA LUISA RIVERA ROSA POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE MADELINE COSME RIVERA, JORGE LUIS COSME RIVERA T/C/C JORGE COSME RIVERA, ROBERTO COSME FIGUEROA, NOELIA JOAN OJEDA COSME, JOGEILY OJEDA COSME ALEXANDRA MARIE ROMÁN COSME Demandante Vs.

LUZ TERESA COME FIGUEROA T/C/C LUZ TERESA QUINTERO FIGUEROA Y OFICINA DEL COMISIONADO DE INSTITUCIONES FINANCIERAS DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2023CV06241. Sala: 403. Sobre: LIQUIDACIÓN CUENTA BANCARIA ABONADA Y OTROS EXTREMOS. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL

PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

to Rico TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA Tribunal Supremo Tribunal de Apelaciones Tribunal de Primera Instancia Sala ( Superior Municipal de) BAYAMON.

A: LUZ TERESA COSME FIGUEROA T/C/C LUZ BANCO POPULAR DE TERESA QUINTERO PUERTO RICO FIGUEROA - 217 LINCOLN Demandante v. AVE SYRACUSE, NY EDDIE ALICEA SANTANA, 13204. DIANA SANTIAGO

Se le notifica a usted que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría una demanda de sentencia declaratoria, rectificación de cabida de finca, solicitud de reanudación de tracto y otros extremos, en el caso de epígrafe, en la cual la parte demandante está solicitando se declare con lugar la misma con respecto a la rectificación de cabida, la reanudación de tracto y otros extremos. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le notifique a usted por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Se le emplaza y requiere que dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, excluyendo el día de la publicación de este edicto, conteste la demanda. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si comparece por derecho propio y no radica por SUMAC debe enviar copia de la Contestación de la Demanda al Lcdo. Osvaldo Aponte Del Valle, Icdoosvaldoaponte@ gmail.com, P.O. Box 6314, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00960; tel. (787) 799-2740; quien es abogado de la demandante. Si dejare de hacerlo, podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía contra usted, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la moción, sin más citarle ni oírle. Este aviso se publicará una sola vez, dándose cumplimiento así a lo dispuesto en la Regla 4.6 de Procedimiento Civil de Puerto Rico. Dentro de diez (10) días de haberse publicado el presente Edicto, se remitirá copia de la moción y del Edicto por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, a la última dirección de la codemandada Luz Teresa Cosme Figueroa t/c/e Luz Teresa Quintero Figueroa, cuya última dirección física y postal de ésta conocida es 217 Lincoln Ave, Syracuse NY 13204. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello de este Tribunal, en Bayamón Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de noviembre de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2023CV06521. (Salón: 402 SUPERIOR CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JORGE GARCIA RONDON, JAFGRONDON@GMAIL.COM.

A: FIRST FEDERAL DELGADO Y LA BANK COMO SUCESOR SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE DE DERECHOS DE CBC BIENES GANANCIALES NATIONAL BANK. 4705 POR ELLOS COMPUESTA WEST US HWY 90, LAKE Demandado(a) CITY, FL 32055. Civil: DO2022CV00043. SALA JOHN DOE Y RICHARD 403. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS IN REM. NOTIFIROE (PERSONAS CACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR DESCONOCIDAS CON EDICTO. POSIBLE INTERES). A: EDDIE ALICEA (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) SANTANA, DIANA SECRETARIO(A) que susSANTIAGO DELGADO EL cribe le notifica a usted que T/C/C DIANA IVETTE el 10 de enero de 2024, este SANTIAGO DELGADO Y Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE Sentencia Parcial o Resolución BIENES GANANCIALES en este caso, que ha sido debiregistrada y archivada POR ELLOS COMPUESTA damente en autos donde podrá usted en111 Calle A Bda. Vietnam, terarse detalladamente de los Cataño, PR 00962-5307 términos de la misma. Esta noNombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 10 de agosto de 2022 , este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de enero de 2024. En BAYAMON , Puerto Rico , el 18 de enero de 2024 . LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SANCHEZ, Secretaria. F/ KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ, Secretario(a) Auxiliar.

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tificación 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 11 de enero de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 11 de enero de 2024. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NOELIA MATÍAS SALAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Demandante Vs.

JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUDemandados NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BA- Civil Núm.: MZ2023CV02250. YAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMBAYAMÓN PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. TRUST ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉMORTGAGE CORP RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE Demandante V. LEGAL NOTICE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL FIRST FEDERAL BANK ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO Estado Libre Asociado de Puer-

DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto. En dicha demanda se reclama la cancelación un pagaré otorgado el 24 de junio de 2008, a favor de PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, por la suma principal de $80,000.00, con intereses al 5.725% anual, vencedero el 1 de julio de 2023 y otros créditos accesorios. Para garantizar el pago de dicho pagaré se constituyó hipoteca voluntaria mediante la escritura número 44, otorgada el 24 de junio de 2008, ante el Notario Osvaldo Toledo Martínez, sobre el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: “RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Miradero, del término municipal de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 10,399.7567 m/c equivalentes a 2.6460 cuerdas. En lindes por el NORTE, con Heriberto Valentín Franquie, por el SUR con Guillermo Cortés Santiago; por el ESTE con solar denominado como A-1 y con terrenos de Damián Vélez y por el OESTE, con Damián Vélez y José Ortiz.” Inscrita al folio 115 del tomo 76 de Mayagüez, finca 3765, Registro de la Propiedad de Mayagüez. La hipoteca antes mencionada consta inscrita al tomo digital Karibe, finca 3765 de Mayagüez, Registro de la Propiedad de Mayagüez, inscripción 21ª. 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: http://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Greenspoon Marder, LLP Lcda. Frances L. Asencio-Guido R.U.A. 15,622 TRADE CENTRE SOUTH, SUITE 700 100 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 Telephone: (954) 343 6273 Frances.Asencio@gmlaw.com Expedido bajo mi firma, y sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy 8 de enero de 2024. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. JOSSIE D. BOBE RODRÍGUEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

26 y sello del Tribunal, a 16 de enero de 2024. Griselda RoESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO driguez Collado, Sec Regional. DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- Breanda Baez Acaba, Sec Serv NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA a Sala. SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN LEGAL NOTICE JUAN. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO BANCO POPULAR DE DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUPUERTO RICO NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA PARTE DEMANDANTE Vs. SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROSUCESIÓN DE NORKA L LINA.

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YS FUENTES SANCHEZ, et al.

PARTE DEMANDADA CIVIL NÚM.: SJ2023CV06248. SALA: 604. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO; EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R. SS.

A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE NORKA LYS FUENTES SANCHEZ T/C/C NORKA LYN FUENTES SÁNCHEZ T/C/C NORKA LYS FUENTES T/C/C NORKA LIZ FUENTES SÁNCHEZ

Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de COBRO DE DINERO y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA en sus contras. Se les notifica para que comparezcan ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se les apercibe y notifica que si no contestan la demanda radicada en su contra, radicando el original de la misma y enviando copia de su contestación a la parte demandante: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P., LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS, RÚA NÚM.: 11416, PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970, TEL: 787- 751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155, E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la Demanda, sin más citárseles, ni oírseles. Se ORDENA a los herederos de la referida causante a saber: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL, a que dentro del mismo término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación, ACEPTEN o REPUDIEN la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de la referida causante. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, se tendrá por aceptada. Expedido bajo mi firma

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO DEMANDANTE vs.

SUCESIÓN DE RICARDO CORTÉS HUERTAS COMPUESTA POR SU HEREDERO CONOCIDO GILBERT CORTES T/C/C GILBERT CORTES HUERTAS; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN

DEMANDADOS CIVIL NÚM.: CA2023CV03702. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R. ss.

la herencia desde la publicación de este edicto. A esos efectos, de no rechazarla, se tendrá la herencia por aceptada. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RÚA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970 TEL: 787- 751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155 E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com En Carolina, Puerto Rico a 16 de enero de 2024. Lic. Kanelly Zayas Robles, Secretaria. Denisse Torres Ruiz, Sub Secretaria.

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ORIENTAL BANK COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIO DE THE MONEY HOUSE, INC. DEMANDANTE vs.

MICHELLE MARIE FIGUEROA ANDINO, MODESTO ESCALERA ORTIZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA

A: GILBERT CORTÉS TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO GILBERT CORTÉS POR AMBOS; ESTADOS HUERTAS COMO UNIDOS DE AMERICA HEREDERO CONOCIDO DEMANDADOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE CIVIL NUM.: FA2023CV01033. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO RICARDO CORTÉS Y EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA HUERTAS; FULANO DE (VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZATAL Y SUTANA DE TAL MIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, COMO HEREDEROS El Presidente de los Estados DESCONOCIDOS DE Unidos, El Estado Libre AsociaDICHA SUCESIÓN do de Puerto Rico. Urb. Terrazas de Cupey A la parte co-demandada: Solar 11 Bloque E Calle 3 MODESTO ESCALERA Trujillo Alto, PR 00976 ORTÍZ, POR SÍ Y COMO

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días 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://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra 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 apercibe que conforme al artículo 1578 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §11021, usted tiene 30 días para aceptar o repudiar

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REPRESENTANTE DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON MICHELLE MARIE FIGUEROA ANDINO; a las siguientes direcciones: (a) URB. VILLA PALMERA #254 CALLE RAFAEL CEPEDA SAN JUAN, PR 00915; (b) LOT #3 PR 956 BARRIO GUZMAN ABAJO RIO GRANDE, PR 00745.

Por la presente se les notifica que se ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra, en la cual se alega entre otras cosas que la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma de $95,985.49 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de agosto de 2023, más intereses al tipo pactado de 4.50%

anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además la parte co-demandada Michelle Marie Figueroa Andino, Modesto Escalera Ortíz y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos 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 $11,291.70. Además la parte co-demandada Michelle Marie Figueroa Andino, Modesto Escalera Ortíz y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $11,291.70 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $11,291.70 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca número 145, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 21 de julio de 2015, ante el notario Wilfredo R. Picorelli Osorio, la finca número 8,337, inscrita al Folio 29 del Tomo 168 de Río Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección Tercera. 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. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le( s) cite a usted( es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectando 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, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y notifique copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a las oficinas de CARDONA & MALDONADO LA W OFFICES, P.S.C. ATENCIÓN al Ledo. Duncan Maldonado Ejarque, P.O. Box 366221, San Juan, Puerto Ríco 00936-6221; Tel (787) 622-7000, Fax (787) 625-7001, Abogado de la Parte Demandante. Dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no ha-

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Demandado Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV05437. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO FOR EDICTO. ESTADOS UMDOS DE

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Monday, January 22, 2024

An Olympic champion goes in search of a new identity

Carissa Moore, former Pipe Master champion and Olympian, greets fans on the beach during a competition on the North Shore of Oahu, on Dec. 17, 2022. In 2018 she started Moore Aloha, a charity geared toward girls and women, building self-awareness and community. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones/The New York By JOHN BRANCH

here is a shelf at Carissa Moore’s home in Honolulu where she keeps her journals. She has carried blank pages around the globe since she was a little girl, scribbling her thoughts and worries and goals as she became one of the best surfers in the world. She still does it. This year, knowing that she was going to retire from competition, she wrote a new goal: Face your fears. Moore is 31. She is a five-time world champion and current defender of an Olympic gold medal. Now she wants to start a family with her husband, Luke Untermann. She wants to extract herself from the loose structure and warm cocoon of her sport’s global tour, to redefine success on her own terms and in her own mind. She wants to be challenged in a different way, even though the easiest thing might be to stick around. “All those wins, the competitive part that’s so much of my identity, I’m taking that away, and I’m facing myself this year,” she said. “And that’s scary. Like, who am I? Am I going to be OK? Will I be able to love myself and think that I’m worthy without this?” Moore reflects a newer generation of athlete that openly discusses mental health and self-care. The super-

hero mystique placed upon the best athletes is a veneer, we all know. She sees vulnerability and relatability as more honest traits to model. Maybe those are her superpowers. There is no single path for those who have been defined so singularly, who become the best at something, famously, and then walk away from it in their prime. When most top athletes retire, the discussion is in the past tense, an assessment of accomplishments and legacies. For Moore, this is about what she wants, not what she did. It is about the eternal, universal search for something more — more challenges, more unknowns, more meaning. “I’m excited to see what else there is, outside the jersey,” Moore said. Few have explained it so thoughtfully, so rawly, on their way out. Surfing as a metaphor for life is obvious and apt. Nothing is static. Position yourself for the best wave, but know that there will always be another. Be patient. Be decisive. Be bold. “My favorite rides, the greatest thrills have come when I’ve paddled over the ledge even though my heart or my head is telling me not to, you know?” she said. “The anxiety comes from ‘am I going to show up?’ I just want to be proud of myself. I want, at the end of the day,

to be like, ‘OK, I did my best. And I rose to the occasion.’ You know?” Has that been an issue? “My whole life — my whole life,” she said. “It’s something I have to work at every day, looking in the mirror and being, like, ‘You’re good enough, Riss. I’m so proud of you. And you can do this. You can do the things that you dream of.’ I think it’s the beauty and the beast of me, because it guides me to keep pushing and going for more, but at the same point, I struggle with just internal peace sometimes.” She caught herself. “Not sometimes. All the time.” She plans to compete in two major events this year on two of the world’s fiercest waves. The first is the World Surf League’s season-opening event at Banzai Pipeline, on Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii, starting Jan. 29. Moore is the reigning champion, and she will surf in front of close friends and family. The other is the Paris Olympics, where surfing will be held in Tahiti, at Teahupo’o, in July. In both places, women have competed only sparingly, largely because the waves were considered too challenging. The two waves scare Moore. That is the point. “When I’m in these positions, at these waves, am I going to go?” she said. “When I’m at the peak, and it’s my turn, and I have to face that fear, am I going to run away from it or am I going to embrace it? Am I going to trust myself? Am I going to trust my ability? Am I going to lean into it? Am I going to go?” Sometimes it can be hard to know if she is talking about waves or life. Or both. A child star Moore was in a car, driving toward the big waves on Oahu’s North Shore, as she explained her decision. She has known it for a year, but has kept it from all but her closest confidants until now. “I don’t like the word retirement,” she said. “I like to say a departure from the tour, or just stepping back, or switching gears, or, like, evolving.” She stopped there. “Evolving.” That feels right. “Retirement” evokes leaving something; “evolving” means growing. She was a child star in surfing, famous in Hawaii since she was little. Her parents, Chris and Carol, divorced when Carissa was in grade school. Her father guided her surfing career. She dominated youth competitions. At 16, she was on the cover of Surfer magazine. At 18, she was a world champion. She was also struggling with body-image issues and an eating disorder — and talking about them, with a nudge from her father. “He encouraged me to own my story,” she said. “He encouraged me to say, ‘Hey, I’m struggling. You see this but there’s so much else going on.’ And I’m a work in progress. We’re all a work in progress.”

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From page 27 Since joining the championship tour in 2010, Moore has finished the season outside the top three only once. She has won five world titles, the last in 2021, when she also won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. “I felt really, really content, really satisfied with everything I achieved, and I was starting to ask the questions: What more do I want? What more do I need here?” she said. “I’ve kind of exceeded my expectations. When I was a little girl, I really only dreamed of that first world title. I didn’t dream about five or being in the Olympics, you know? So it’s actually been a bit harder for me to find the motivation to keep going the last couple of years.” Still, she led the tour championship standings in both 2022 and 2023 until the last day, losing head-tohead championship matches. It was a new format that the league introduced to build excitement. It likely kept Moore from being a seven-time champion and winning four in a row on her way out. “I would have loved to have won a world title and then dropped the mic and walked away,” she said. “I would have loved the fairy tale ending.” Moore arrived at Pipeline. The waves were pumping, and she excused herself. “I’m human — I don’t have everything figured out,” she said. “I’m flowing and feeling and learning as I go. I’m following my heart. And the unknown is freaking scary. But I’m also excited. There is no such thing as the end until you’re in the ground.” And then she was gone, into the ocean. ‘It was hard to give myself that praise’ It can be a cliché, a public-relations volley, an accomplished athlete starting a foundation. But it can also signal an internal reversal, a private acknowledgment that championship success can come with diminishing returns. Most famous athletes do not like to admit it. Moore started Moore Aloha in 2018 when she was in the mental and motivational doldrums, coming off her worst season and searching for meaning. Six years later, Moore Aloha may be a post-career landing pad. The charity is geared toward girls and women,

Letters written by champion surfer Carissa Moore to her friends and family on the occasion of her decision to step away from the professional surfing tour, at her home in Honolulu on Jan. 17, 2024. As she steps away from surfing, Moore confronts the question that many people face when they make a change in life: Who am I if I don’t do this anymore? (Amanda Lucier/The New York Times) building self-awareness and community. The goals are loose. The mission is not to save whales or cure cancer. It is about “wellness, mindfulness and friendship” through events and workshops. Each month, Moore Aloha solicits essays through a prompt. The current one: “Think about the most prominent challenge ahead of you in 2024 and how you plan to embrace it.” The best essay will be rewarded with $200. The prompts sometimes serve as two-way therapy. “One of the essays was for them to write a letter of love to themselves,” Moore said. “And I was really struggling. I was in Australia. I was looking at myself in the mirror every day, just picking myself apart and just — just sad at myself.” She wrote an essay. She put herself in the position of the girls she was trying to motivate. “It was really, really difficult,” Moore said. “It was really difficult to be, like, hey, you have great arms — they’re great for hugging people. And you have a smile that brightens your room. It was hard. It was hard to give myself that praise. I don’t know why I struggle with it. But I think I’m trying to find those things that are just real and truthful, the things that people can’t take away.” Stepping away from the structure of an international surfing tour probably means receiving less direct adoration or affirmation. The sports world is filled with famous champions who struggled to find purpose or capture what they left behind in their youth. Moore and Untermann were walking their two dogs recently in Honolulu, when Untermann wondered aloud about Moore returning to competition after having children. Moore is open to the idea, not knowing how she will feel in the years ahead. She named Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty and Allyson Felix, who all stepped away at the top of their sports to start families, as inspirations. A closer connection might be to Kimi Werner, a free diver who grew up on Maui. She is also a champion spearfisher, a chef, an

environmentalist and public speaker. “One of her overarching themes is being authentic, and following your authentic journey,” Moore said. “It often turns out better than you could have ever imagined and brings you more opportunities and success than you would have had if you kept staying in one space.” In October, after her disappointing second-place finish and the missed opportunity to “drop the mic,” Moore kept her plans secret from all but those closest to her. She held an event for Moore Aloha in Hawaii, talking to girls about goals and fears and being vulnerable. Moore wants to give permission for all of that, in a world where it is not always encouraged. “I had three or four girls come up and cry to me, in tears, saying ‘I really needed this day. I had no idea you were going through the same things that I’m going through,’” Moore said. She added: “If that’s what comes of this, to help someone else know that they’re not alone — oh my, gosh, that’s the biggest success. That helps them know that they can keep going, that they can face their fears or they can overcome and create a life that they envision for themselves. That’s the dream, really.” Soon, Moore was back on her surfboard, at Pipeline, wondering what the next wave would bring and whether she had the courage to catch it.

The surfer Carissa Moore at age 16, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii on Dec. 6, 2008. She was a child star in surfing, famous in Hawaii since she was little. (Marco Garcia/The New York Times)

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GAMES

Monday, January 22, 2024

Sudoku

How to Play:

Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9. Sudoku Rules: Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9 Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9 Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Crossword

Wordsearch

Word Search Puzzle #C692NF

Actor

Flogs

Muted

Slope

Brights

Gnats

Pears

Stocked

Backs

Bulletins

Busybody Calming

Confusion Cooper Crony Cross

Crushes Dozed

Answers on page 30

Fussed Gulch

Hangars Icons

Interrogations Limes Little

Locals

Lotuses Lynch

Noisy

Perpendiculars Plant

Potted

Purges

Sensibilities Shoots Silks

Since

Skate

Spawn Tiled

Trudge Twist

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HOROSCOPE 30 Aries

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(Mar 21-April 20)

Someone you’ve known for a long time but haven’t seen for a while could suddenly come back into the picture, Aries. He or she could attend a social event of some kind or actually drop in to visit your family. Friendships and group affiliations could prove supportive and satisfying right now and you should feel pretty secure with them. This is a great time to sign up for classes, particularly those involving the arts.

Libra

(Sep 24-Oct 23)

Today you should be experiencing a strong feeling of satisfaction and contentment with your life, Virgo. Business and financial matters continue to go well, and your home life especially appears to be secure and stable. You might be considering investing some of your resources in your home. Any new romantic relationships begun at this time could well last for a long time, so make sure you really like the person before committing!

Taurus

(April 21-May 21)

Scorpio

Gemini

(May 22-June 21)

Sagittarius

(Nov 23-Dec 21)

A class, lecture, or workshop could prove fascinating and stimulating for you today, Gemini. Plans for travel to a distant state or foreign country, perhaps in the company of friends or family members, could be confirmed, which should make you feel really good! Your relationships seem warm, supportive, and stable, even those with people who live far away from you. Have fun!.

A warm and loving communication could come today from a longtime friend or romantic partner. This could be the high point of your day, Sagittarius, especially since a letter or delivery you’ve been waiting on for a while still might not come. An older relative or neighbor might come to your door wanting advice about something. Children could prove particularly inspiring at this time, as you’re especially attuned to them now. Enjoy!

Cancer

(June 22-July 23)

Capricorn

(Dec 22-Jan 20)

Today you and your family or a group of friends might spend most of the day out and about, Taurus. You might spend the day outdoors, or possibly attend a concert or festival of some kind. This should be a very happy day for you, as you’re likely to be feeling especially close to those around you. Your relationships appear to be quite secure, as does your career and financial situation. Enjoy your day.

If you’ve been thinking of buying a home or otherwise purchasing real estate, Cancer, this is the day to start the ball rolling or finalize the deal, depending on your situation. Investments in property planned at this time should continue to increase steadily in value. However, make sure this is the right investment for you before committing to anything. Otherwise, you might be stuck with something you don’t like for a long time.

Leo

(July 24-Aug 23)

Virgo

(Aug 24-Sep 23)

(Oct 24-Nov 22)

If you’re into gardening or in any way working with the land, you’re likely to spend a lot of time doing it today, Scorpio. A friend or family member could help. Anything planted today is likely to grow and thrive, so don’t worry about seeds that don’t sprout. You might spend a bit too much time doing it, however. Work only until you’re pleasantly tired, then quit for the day; otherwise, you might burn yourself out.

If you’ve been thinking about starting a garden, this is a great day to do it, since anything relating to the land you begin today is likely to thrive. Doubts about your financial security might be on your mind, Capricorn. They’re probably misplaced, because you should continue to do well. However, your doubts can serve a purpose in that they could inspire you to take steps to ensure that your situation continues. Go to it!

Aquarius

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

Family and friends may gather for an intimate gettogether at your home or perhaps at the home of a neighbor. At some point, expect an exciting phone call. You should be feeling pretty secure in relationships of all kinds, Aquarius, from business partnerships to close friends to love partners. Information provided by someone else could give you some ideas as to how to fix up your house in a new and different way.

Pisces

(Feb 20-Mar 20)

A close friend or lover could share a secret with you today, Pisces. An older person could be in the news, perhaps an author or politician you particularly admire. You, yourself, could feel inspired to work on a creative project of some kind, although the downside might be that you keep working at it for too long and could well exhaust yourself. Remember to take breaks. You need to relax a little and remember to take time out to eat.

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 29

Monday, January 22, 2024

CARTOONS

Herman

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