Tuesday Jul 9, 2024

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González Colón holds her first board of directors meeting as NPP president

By THE STAR STAFF

New Progressive Party (NPP) President Jenniffer González Colón held her first party board meeting on Monday, at which several appointments were made.

“The mayor of Gurabo, Rosachely Rivera, was unanimously voted as interim NPP vice president for women, which will later be confirmed in the NPP General Assembly,” González Colón said at a press conference. “Likewise, the corresponding appointments were made to the platform committee, which is a board of seven people that is now directed by Verónica Ferraiuoli of the Luis A Ferré Institute, which is the body that will be preparing the New Progressive Party platform for the next election.”

At González Colón’s first meeting as party president, the 44 members present decided to leave Hiram Torres Montalvo in place as general secretary.

Raúl Márquez Hernández was also chosen as undersecretary; Ciary Pérez Peña, alternate electoral commissioner; Oriol Campos Hernández, state political director; José Gerena, mayors’ representative; Ángel Cintrón García, San Juan region director; Yashira Lebrón, Bayamón region director; Julennie Vázquez, Aguadilla region director; Jayson Martínez, Mayagüez region director; Margarita Nolasco, Guayama region director; Francisco “Paco” López, Central region director; Omar Massa, Humacao region director; William Villafañe, at-large member; José “Pichy” Torres Zamora, at-large member; Tatiana Pérez Ramírez, atlarge member; and Juan Aubin “Bin” Cruz Manzano, at-large member.

Meanwhile, it was announced that the NPP Convention will be held Sept. 13-15 at the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan.

which is normally July 27, but being a long weekend, we are going to celebrate it on July 21 in Bayamón, in front of the home of Dr. José Celso Barbosa. We will also celebrate August 20, the anniversary of the New Progressive Party. And I tell all members of the NPP that we are looking for a building, we are looking to be able to establish a new headquarters.”

The premises would be paid for by the parity of funds from the State Election Commission, she added.

“We are going to be conducting a campaign to reregister or seek entry into the NPP for more than 10,000 new people,” González Colón continued. “We are in an aggressive campaign to open the doors of the NPP to all those who believe in American citizenship, in permanent union with the United States, since the NPP is the party of the people of Puerto Rico. This is the people’s party where everyone fits. And opening these doors after this primary means that people who perhaps did not vote in the last election or in recent elections, now have space in this committee, have space in this party to channel family values, causes and rights of each citizen in defense of free enterprise, work and opportunities.”

“In that same assembly, a new committee must be approved, a new regulation that will be chaired specifically by the vice president, Rosachely Rivera,” González Colón said. “We also discussed that since the NPP will be institutionally celebrating the date of birth of José Celso Barbosa,

“We are going to be conducting a campaign to re-register or seek entry into the NPP for more than 10,000 new people,” New Progressive Party President Jenniffer González Colón said on Monday. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón)

Court orders delivery of Machargo’s file to House panel

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Court of Appeals has ordered the Government Ethics Office (GEO) to submit the investigative file on former Natural and Environmental Resources Department Secretary Rafael Machargo Maldonado to the House Anti-Corruption Committee for a probe, Committee Chairman Héctor Ferrer Santiago said Monday.

Previously, Superior Court Judge Alfonso Martínez Piovanetti had determined that the GEO had engaged in contempt for not delivering an investigation file to the House of Representatives and established May 10 as the last deadline before issuing an arrest warrant against the GEO executive director.

The judge had already ordered the delivery of the file on the investigation, which had been closed without a complaint being filed against Machargo. If the GEO had an objection to delivering a particular document within the file, it was supposed to detail it in a log to bring it to the attention of the judge, who had dismissed GEO arguments that the file was outside the scope of a resolution that allowed the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Commission to investigate agencies such as the GEO.

“This resolution is a clear victory for transparency and

Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago, second from left, said that “With this decision, we will continue our work to ensure that all government entities operate under the principle of transparency and that public officials are accountable to the citizens of Puerto Rico.”

accountability,” Ferrer Santiago said. “The decision strengthens our commitment to integrity in public service.”

The Court of Appeals reaffirmed the position of the

House of Representatives, ruling that they have the legislative and constitutional power to access essential documents to carry out oversight functions. The court noted that, pursuant to Articles I, Sec. 2 and Art. IV, Secs. 1 and 4 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico, the Legislature has the prerogative to investigate and access the information necessary to legislate in an informed and effective manner.

Ferrer Santiago called it regrettable and paradoxical for the GEO, led by Luis Pérez, to torpedo the Legislature by refusing to deliver crucial information and going to the Court of Appeals to hide the truth. The GEO’s initial refusal and subsequent disregard for the court’s mandate underscore the importance of the resolution, which prevents any attempt to hide information and reaffirms that no one is above the law, the legislator said.

“With this decision, we will continue our work to ensure that all government entities operate under the principle of transparency and that public officials are accountable to the citizens of Puerto Rico,” Ferrer Santiago said.

Last month, the Office of the Special Independent Prosecutor opted not to investigate Machargo over a meeting with former Santa Isabel mayor Enrique Questell Alvarado, who was being investigated for certain illegal construction projects.

Treasury Dept. called on the carpet over $32 million info system

By THE STAR STAFF

The Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico has issued a qualified opinion on the fiscal operations of the island Treasury Department related to computerized information systems.

A qualified opinion is issued when individual or aggregate breaches are significant, but not widespread.

The report reveals that the Treasury Department has not obtained the expected benefits after investing $32,369,127 to implement a standardized accounting system in accordance with the Fiscal Plan for Puerto Rico.

The plan, certified by the Financial Oversight and Management Board on March 13, 2017, established that the government’s financial data should be centralized in

a single account and database. To this end, the Treasury selected PeopleSoft 9.2 to reimplement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

In this regard, the department formalized two contracts and amendments from July 25, 2018 effective until June 30, 2020 for $55,999,000, which was interrupted in November 2019, six weeks after completing the first phase of the reimplementation of the ERP system. Prior to the interruption of services, $32,369,127 had been disbursed to the company.

The Financial Oversight and Management Board warned on Feb. 26, 2021, about the importance of the system facilitating the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. It also noted that, despite the authorized funds, the project had not been completed. To this end, a Steering Committee was created in 2021 to implement a new

financial and accounting system for the island government The committee, after evaluating proposals, decided to hire the same company.

On November 2, 2022, the Treasury Department awarded a new contract to continue the project, but this time with a cloud solution that would require three years at a cost of $73,104,102. According to the work plan, the project should be completed by Dec. 31, 2024.

This situation is attributed, among other things, to the department’s failure to request all the necessary funds, which resulted in the project having to be interrupted on four occasions, and to the absence of a needs study. The difficulty of communication between consultants and Treasury Department staff due to language was also pointpointed as a cause of delays, the comptroller’s report noted..

Police arrest 167 people for drunk driving in a week

By THE STAR STAFF

Highway Patrol Division agents attached to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau made 167 arrests in a week for driving while intoxicated.

During the week agents carried out a total of 18,532 interventions, including six for the Weapons Law, four for controlled substances, two for obstruction of justice and one for Law 54, the domestic violence

law. They also intervened with 89 unauthorized drivers.

Amid those interventions, a total of four pistols, three revolvers, and 173 units of ammunition were seized, along with five jars of marijuana, 21 bags of cocaine and eight bags of marijuana.

As part of the work plan, the officers also confiscated six vehicles and one was recovered. In total, they obtained $9,249 in cash and $9,000 in bail.

It should also be noted that during the weekend there were no fatal accidents on Puerto Rico’s roads.

The number of fatal accidents stands at 136 so far in 2024, which represents 20 fewer accidents compared to the 156 reported in 2023.

The breakdown of fatal roadway accidents for the year as of Monday was as follows: 46 drivers, 15 passengers, 29 pedestrians, 38 motorcyclists, five cyclists, and two riders and one driver on a four-track.

Legislator demands publication of June 12 power outage reports

By THE STAR STAFF

San Juan Rep. Víctor Parés Otero has asked Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Executive Director Josué Colón Ortiz on Monday to make public the reports that LUMA Energy and Genera PR had to deliver on the widespread blackout on June 12, which left more than 350,000 consumers without power for hours.

“It has been nearly a month since the significant blackout that plunged over 350,000 customers into darkness,” Parés Otero said in a recent written statement. “Yet, we are still awaiting the crucial reports on its causes and the corrective measures that LUMA and Genera are expected to implement to prevent a recurrence of the June 12 incident. The current status of these reports and any associated actions remains unknown.”

The New Progressive Party lawmaker urged Colón Ortiz to confirm whether LUMA, which is responsible for energy transmission and distribution, and Genera,

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which is in charge of the power plants, have submitted comprehensive reports on the June 12 events. He further demanded that the reports be made public.

“The public has a right to know the details and the steps these two companies are taking to rectify the situation,” Parés Otero said. “This is our request to our colleague Josué Colón.”

“I don’t think preparing a report on something so important can take that long,” the legislator said. “It is as if there is no sense of urgency, of a desire to tell the people what happened and what they are doing to avoid another similar event. Well, I’m sorry, we want to see those reports now. It’s been almost a month and nothing.”

Colón Ortiz had previously noted that on June 14, he requested the information from LUMA Energy and Genera PR through the Public-Private Partnerships Authority.

“As of July 5, we have not received a response to the information request from LUMA Energy, while Genera PR responded on June 24,” the PREPA chief said. “Once we receive the response from the private operator LUMA Energy, we will be able to continue evaluating the events that occurred on June 12.”

Lawmaker makes call to recover yolas left on island shores

By THE STAR STAFF

At-large Rep. José “Che” Pérez Cordero announced Monday that he will be contacting U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to initiate a program to recover yolas, as well as other vessels used to transport people with undefined immigration status and then abandoned on the island’s shores, particularly in the west and northwest.

Pérez also said he will be meeting with Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) Secretary Anaís Rodríguez Vega to evaluate possible actions to begin the collection of the vessels given the possible

environmental impact of their deterioration on the coasts.

“This is a situation that we have been monitoring very closely for some time,” the lawmaker said. “On the coasts of Puerto Rico, especially in those of the western and northwestern municipalities, this is an issue that impacts the environment, since most of these boats are boats made of fiberglass, an element that usually stays in the sea and has the potential to harm the marine ecosystem.”

There is also the danger the abandoned vessels represent for bathers, and people who practice water sports such as kayaking and surfing, among others, Pérez noted.

“Therefore, in the coming days we

will be requesting an urgent meeting with the directors of the Customs and Border Protection office to establish the parameters of a program to identify these vessels and remove them as soon as possible,” he said. “We will also summon the DNER secretary to see how she can help. The problem cannot continue. According to several reports, more than 30 yolas and/or boats are floating adrift or stranded on the coasts of the northeast region, causing a serious environmental hazard. It is not only the fiberglass, but, as environmental groups have also indicated, it is the oil and gasoline that they carry with them that represents a danger to nature. Removal must be a priority.”

Ag chief: Suiza Dairy-union conflict won’t disrupt milk supply

By THE STAR STAFF

Agriculture Secretary Ramón González

Beiró said Monday that the agency has worked so that the situation between Suiza Dairy and General Workers Central (CGT by its initials in Spanish) does not hinder the consumption of milk or its production.

He said there have been no major losses in the industry.

“The situation is difficult for Suiza

employees and we have extended our full support to them,” González Beiró said in a written statement. “We have ensured that both consumers and farmers are not affected by the conflict. Our commitment has been firm and from day one we have taken the necessary measures to guarantee that the product reaches the tables of our families in Puerto Rico without interruptions.”

Since the beginning of the demonstration, the Agriculture secretary said, the agency

has been working with the parties involved and other production plants such as Indulac and Tres Monjitas to implement contingency plans. The plans have included the coordination of alternative carriers for distribution to businesses, efforts with Tres Monjitas to acquire additional resources for collecting milk from farms, and guaranteeing payment to dairy farmers.

“We also collaborated with the Suiza plant in Aguadilla for UHT milk,” González Beiró said.

“Between the two plants, around 4,200,000 liters are processed every 14 days and Tres Monjitas was able to process it on the same days,” he noted. “Now, we are looking for other measures to improve distribution, which has represented a challenge, but has not left the consumer without a product as essential as milk. We have managed to mitigate the risks and ensure that our supply chain remains intact despite the strike situation.”

Víctor Parés Otero

Rep. José “Che” Pérez Cordero

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Beryl moves away from Houston, leaving flooding, power outages in its wake

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

Skies began to clear, but gusts continued to blow as Tropical Storm Beryl moved north of Houston on Monday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and tornado warnings farther inland. The storm lashed the city and its suburbs with strong winds and torrential rains, flooding streets and highways and knocking out power to more than 2.7 million customers in Texas.

Officials and residents in the nation’s fourth-largest metro area began assessing the damage and recovering from the storm’s impact. The winds had been stronger than expected, officials said, leaving the roadways blocked in many places by trees and other debris.

At least two people were killed in of their homes by falling trees north of downtown Houston, officials said, including a 74-year-old woman. “We have a lot to do when we assess things in future days,” Mayor John Whitmire of Houston said at a late-morning news conference.

Here’s what to know:

— The forecast: Beryl, which made land-

fall as a Category 1 hurricane just before 4 a.m. in Matagorda, Texas, had maximum sustained

A downed tree on utility lines in a yard with a “yard of the month” sign following Tropical Storm Beryl in Sugar Land, Texas, July 8, 2024. Strong winds and torrential rains from Tropical Storm Beryl battered Houston and its suburbs on Monday morning, flooding streets and knocking out power for more than two million customers in Texas. At least two people were killed. (Jordan Vonderhaar/The New York Times)

winds of 65 mph as of noon local time, according to the National Hurricane Center. Its center was about 55 miles north of Houston, and half a dozen tornado warnings were issued for parts of eastern Texas and western Louisiana.

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The impact in Houston so far: Beryl’s deadly force cut down trees across the city and dumped so much rain that sections of highways were transformed into rivers. At least eight people had been rescued from high water, a top police official said.

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The damage elsewhere: Beryl tore a deadly path across the Caribbean, killing at least 11 people as it flattened islands, inundated communities and became the first hurricane to reach Category 5 status this early in the season.

— Climate’s role: Researchers have found that climate change has increased the frequency of major hurricanes. It is also making hurricanes intensify faster and produce more rain with a higher storm surge. Beryl’s quick escalation to a major hurricane is a bad sign for the rest of the season.

Menéndez put ‘power up for sale,’ prosecution argues in bribery case

By TRACEY TULLY, BENJAMIN WEISER and NICHOLAS FANDOS

Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat accused of selling out his public office in pursuit of lucrative bribes, “put his power up for sale,” a federal prosecutor said Monday, the first of at least two days of closing arguments in a historic corruption case against a sitting senator who faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

The prosecutor, Paul Monteleoni, described gold bars and “envelope after envelope” of cash seized from the home of Menendez — once the chair of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee — as evidence of a “clear pattern of corruption” that involved promises of military aid to Egypt and financial gain for two New Jersey businesspeople, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, who are on trial along with him. Menendez’s wife, Nadine, is also charged. Here’s what to know about the trial: — Trial timing: Prosecutors told the judge in the case, Sidney H. Stein, that their closing argument could take up to five hours — which would mean they would wrap up sometime Tuesday. Lawyers for the defendants would come next, with prosecutors having the chance to

offer a rebuttal before the case goes to the jury.

— The allegations: Prosecutors described for the jury a list of official actions they say Menendez traded for bribes. These include ghostwriting a letter from Egypt lobbying senators to release military aid; trying to quash criminal cases for Daibes and another businessperson, Jose Uribe; and introducing Daibes to a member of the Qatari royal family who could invest in a real estate development.

— Key testimony: Uribe, who pleaded guilty to bribing the senator and agreed to cooperate with authorities, was a key government witness. In June, minutes after taking the witness stand in Manhattan federal court, Uribe testified that he had bribed Menendez by giving Nadine, who was not yet the senator’s wife, a luxury car.

— Menendez’s defense: The senator’s lawyers rested their cast last week without calling Menendez to testify in his own defense. They have argued that the government has attempted to criminalize routine legislative activity and have sought to shift blame to his wife, saying she kept the senator “in the dark on what she was asking others to give her.” Avi Weitzman, one of Menendez’s lawyers, told the jury in his opening statement that Nadine Menendez “tried to get cash and assets any which way she could.”

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) arrives for closing arguments in his corruption trial at Federal District Court in Manhattan, on Monday, July 8, 2024. Jurors have heard nearly two months of testimony in the case of Menendez, who is accused of bribery and corruption. (Jefferson Siegel/ The New York Times)

She is also charged, but her trial was postponed after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

— A historic prosecution: Menendez is the first senator ever indicted under the foreign-agent statute, and the first in the Senate’s 235-year history to be indicted twice in separate bribery cases. (His first prosecution ended in a mistrial in 2017.) Prosecutors have circled him for decades.

— Political fallout: The case has already dealt a near-lethal blow to Menendez’s four-decade political career. He did not run in the Democratic primary for his Senate seat last month. And while he has filed paperwork to run as an independent in November, polls show there is little chance he could win.

Biden’s strategy to make the race about Trump is suddenly in doubt

By REID J. EPSTEIN

From the outset of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, the plan for winning was to make former President Donald Trump so unpalatable that voters uneasy with the incumbent would vote for him anyway.

But now Biden is stuck in a political tailspin, with an abysmal debate performance highlighting his inability to make a case against Trump and prompting a collective national hand-wringing about his ability to do his job while an increasing number of House Democrats say he should leave the race. To get voters to focus on the threats posed by a second Trump administration, Biden’s own allies say he first must escape his current doom loop and convince voters — even and especially fellow Democrats — that he is up to the job himself.

“The focus has to shift back to Trump and what rights we lose if he’s president,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who ran against Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. “The last three elections have shown us if you’re the focus, you lose.”

Indeed, the Biden campaign has long sought to make Trump its focus.

That’s why Biden kicked off this year with a blistering speech about Trump’s attempt to overthrow the last election, why his allies spent millions to block the No Labels effort and why the president has tried to highlight the anniversaries of news regarding abortion rights.

And it is why Biden’s top aides thought it was a good idea to move the first debate

A man wears a Biden-Harris campaign hat with “46” stitched into the side during a protest rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 28, 2024. President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has tried to keep the focus on former President Donald Trump, highlighting a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

from September to June — to give voters the one-on-one look at Biden and Trump that the president’s team thought would recalibrate the race, lift Biden’s sagging poll numbers and remind voters what would change if Trump takes office again in January.

A predebate memo from Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign chair, mentioned Trump 18 times and Biden just five. Of Trump’s record, O’Malley Dillon wrote that the president “will hold Donald Trump accountable for all of it on the debate stage — and he’s raring to go.”

That didn’t happen.

Before it can, Biden now must first assuage doubts about himself, a task that his team waited more than a week after the debate to mount a full-throated attempt at doing. When it did, during Friday’s interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, Biden drew a television audience one-sixth the size of the debate’s and spent nearly the entire 22 minutes parrying questions about his fitness for office.

“Trump is a profoundly flawed candidate,” said David Axelrod, a longtime skeptic of Biden’s ability to mount a presidential campaign at age 81. “It is going to be very difficult now for the Biden campaign to put the focus on him.”

voters think Biden is too old to be president again.

“It is settled in people’s minds that this is not going to work for him, and I don’t see how there’s any coming back from it,” said John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and crossed party lines to back Biden in 2020. “To run a campaign against Trump, people are like, ‘We’ve got to move on.’”

Democrats who braved the Sunday political talk shows faced a barrage of questions about Biden’s fitness for office.

Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., whose warning calls about Hillary Clinton’s weakness with blue-collar voters in her state went unheeded in 2016, appeared exasperated on CNN.

“We’ve got to stop talking about this,” Dingell said. “We need to get back to talking about Donald Trump.”

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., in his own CNN appearance, suggested Biden was short on time.

“They need to see more from the president,” he said. “I hope that we see that this week.”

There is some evidence that the Black voters who propelled Biden to his primary victory in 2020 have not yet abandoned him. Adrianne Shropshire, the executive director of BlackPAC, said her group’s post-debate polling found that support for Biden among Black voters who watched the debate had increased. But among Black voters who did not watch the debate and consumed coverage of it, there was a dip in support.

Biden on Sunday visited one of Philadelphia’s largest Black churches in an effort to reassure voters there that he’s up for the job.

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There is no doubt in Democratic circles that Biden must make the election about Trump, as he did in 2020, when his winning coalition stretched from progressive Democrats to moderate Republicans.

Then, as Biden won support from Republicans and other voters who sought a return to normalcy in Washington, he ran as a transitional candidate. He said he saw himself “as a bridge, not as anything else” while standing beside Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, giving the distinct impression he was a vessel to help the country move on from its Trump period.

Four years later, polls show 74% of

“The joy cometh in the morning,” Biden told churchgoers. “You’ve never given up. In my life, and as your president, I’ve tried to walk my faith.”

Even Biden’s most stalwart supporters say Democrats will lose the election if it remains a referendum on Biden’s ability to serve.

“My goal is to defeat Trump,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who was one of the Biden campaign’s spin room surrogates after the debate. “Those calling for him to step down and those wanting him to stay in are on the same page about the fear of MAGA.”

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HMS Global Maritime takes over ferry services from HMS Ferries

By THE STAR STAFF

The Financial Oversight and Management Board approved with conditions an amendment to the contract between the Maritime Transport Authority (MTA) and HMS Ferries that would hike the ferry services contract costs by $56.6 million and transfer it to the operator’s parent company, HMS Global Maritime.

The operator and various of its affiliates are currently undergoing a Chapter 11 restructuring proceeding in the Southern District of Texas. According to the MTA, the proposed amendment is scheduled as an executory contract, which will be assumed and assigned to HMS Global as part of the Chapter 11 restructuring. The operator’s plan of reorganization was confirmed by the bankruptcy court on June 7, reducing its debt by $720 million.

“As such, the Proposed Amendment is conditioned upon the formal assumption and assignment becoming effective and on MTA providing the Oversight Board with the Operator’s formal notice of the effectiveness of the assumption and assignment as issued in its Chapter 11 case,” the oversight board said.

A proposed new amendment increases the maximum payable amount under the ferry service contract with HMS Ferries to $809.5 million without altering the term, and the Maritime Transport Authority consents to the assignment of the contract to HMS Global Maritime LLC, the operator’s parent company.

The initial contract approved with conditions by the oversight board on Sept. 30, 2020, stemmed from a tender issued on April 30, 2019 for the operation and maintenance of MTA’s ferry system between San Juan and Cataño, and between Ceiba and the offshore island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra. Specifically, the operator was selected pursuant to a public-private partnership organized by MTA in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority.

The contract has an estimated aggregate cost of $750.8 million and a term of 23 years, from its date of execution on Oct. 27, 2020 to Oct. 27, 2043, and is divided into two phases. Phase 1 constituted a three-year period in which MTA was to transfer the operation and management of the ferry system to the operator. Phase 2 comprises the 20-year period in which the operator is to provide all ferry services.

The contract was amended previously on Feb. 5 of this year to extend the Phase 2 commencement deadline from Jan. 25 to June 30 of this year, with the option to further extend upon mutual agreement, without altering the maximum payable amount.

In the proposed new amendment, which increases the maximum payable amount to $809.5 million without altering the term, MTA consents to the assignment of the contract to HMS Global Maritime LLC, the operator’s parent company. As such, HMS Global will have to satisfy all the operator’s obligations under the contract in the future.

The new amendment’s costs are to be covered entirely with general funds. Further, MTA must submit a budgetary reprogramming request through the Office of Management and Budget to reprogram $16.7 million of the maximum payable amount necessary to fund the proposed amendment.

Boeing agrees to plead guilty to felony in deal with Justice Department

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DANIELLE KAYE

Boeing agreed Sunday to plead guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to defraud the federal government over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max in 2018 and 2019, according to a late-night court filing.

In the deal with the department, outlined in part in the court filing, Boeing also agreed to pay a $487.2 million fine — the maximum allowed by law — and invest at least $455 million over the next three years to strengthen its compliance and safety programs.

The company will be put on probation, supervised by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, for three years. As part of the probation, the Justice Department will appoint an independent compliance monitor who will make sure that safety measures are in place and followed, submitting annual reports to the government. The company will face additional penalties if any of the terms are violated. The company’s board of directors will also be required to meet with crash victims’ families.

The decision by Boeing to plead guilty is significant because the company has not been convicted of a federal felony in decades. In the filing, the department described the charge of conspiring to defraud the federal government as “the most serious readily provable offense.”

The deal reached Sunday stems from violations of an agreement that Boeing had reached with the Justice Department in 2021 that it would make significant safety changes after the two deadly crashes. The department, during the Biden administration, has made it a priority to ensure that companies like Boeing follow through on such agreements.

The department and Boeing made a joint filing Sunday

night, notifying the District Court that they had agreed in principle. In the next week or so, the formal agreement will be filed. The court will then set a hearing for the company to formally enter its guilty plea. Victims’ families will be able to speak during that hearing.

Families of the victims, who were briefed a week ago on the general outlines of the deal, had said it did not go far enough. Paul G. Cassell, a lawyer for more than a dozen of the families, said the families had sought an admission of fault in the deaths of 346 people who were killed in the crashes, which involved Boeing’s troubled 737 Max plane in Indonesia and Ethiopia in late 2018 and early 2019. The families had hoped for stiffer consequences for the company and its executives, including a trial.

The Justice Department acknowledged the families’ position in its court filing Sunday. In a separate document, the families said they will object to the deal and “intend to argue that the plea deal with Boeing unfairly makes concessions to Boeing that other criminal defendants would never receive and fails to hold Boeing accountable for the deaths of 346 persons.”

Cassell said the government’s agreement with Boeing is “clearly not in the public interest.”

“This sweetheart deal fails to recognize that because of Boeing’s conspiracy, 346 people died,” Cassell said. “Through crafty lawyering between Boeing and DOJ, the deadly consequences of Boeing’s crime are being hidden.”

Boeing’s decision to plead guilty does not provide immunity to any employees or corporate executives. And the deal does not protect it from charges that might come from other investigations, including one into a Jan. 5 episode on Alaska Airlines in which a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max jet soon after the plane took off

from the airport serving Portland, Oregon. Though the blowout did not cause any major injuries, the incident could have been catastrophic had it happened minutes later when the plane had reached cruising altitude and flight attendants and passengers were moving around the cabin.

A Boeing spokesperson confirmed that the company reached an agreement with the Justice Department, but declined to comment further.

The deal updates a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, reached in the last days of the Trump administration, that allowed Boeing to avoid criminal charges in the two deadly crashes. The company has already paid $500 million in restitution to the families of the victims and $243.6 million in fines.

Boeing’s 2021 settlement required that the company not engage in wrongdoing over a three-year period. In May, the Justice Department said Boeing broke the agreement because the company failed to “design, implement and enforce” an ethics and compliance program into its operation to prevent and detect violations of U.S. fraud laws.

As part of the 2021 agreement, the Justice Department said Boeing would have to pay only $243.6 million more if the company was in violation. But a judge will ultimately decide whether the 2021 payment counts toward the total fine, a Justice Department official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the deal. The judge will also decide on how much more restitution should be paid during sentencing.

The 2021 charge focused on two Boeing employees who were accused of withholding information from the Federal Aviation Administration about changes Boeing had made to flight control software that was implicated in both crashes.

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S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch record highs; chipmakers climb

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record-high closes on Monday as investors awaited fresh inflation data, commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the start of quarterly earnings season.

Nvidia rose nearly 2%, Intel rallied over 6% and Advanced Micro Devices added 4%, lifting the Philadelphia semiconductor index 1.9%.

Traders will scrutinize consumer price data due on Thursday and producer price data expected on Friday to gauge the Fed’s progress in fighting inflation.

Investors worry that waiting too long to cut interest rates could damage the labor market and push the economy into a recession. They will closely monitor Powell’s semiannual testimony before U.S. Senate and House committees on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“What investors want to hear is a dovish tone and an acknowledgement that the two-sided risks are more evenly balanced today, in particular, with respect to the labor market,” said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.

Expectations for interest rate cuts as early as September grew after Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report showed U.S. job growth slowed in June - the latest data to point to weakness in labor market conditions.

The S&P 500 index and technology-laden Nasdaq rose on Wednesday to post record high closes, as data pointing to a softening economy raised hopes the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in September.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed slightly lower, pressured by selling in healthcare and consumer stocks during a shortened trading session ahead of the Fourth of July. The market will stay closed on Thursday for U.S. Independence Day, keeping trading volumes thin throughout the week.

Traders now see a greater than 75% chance of a rate cut of at least 25 basis points by September, up from last week’s 60%, according to CME’s FedWatch.

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are slated to kick off Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings season on Friday. Citigroup shares gained 1.1%, while Wells Fargo lost 1%.

Analysts on average see S&P 500 companies increasing

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their aggregate earnings per share by 10.1% in the second quarter, up from an 8.2% increase in the first quarter, according to LSEG I/B/E/S.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.10% to end the session at 5,572.85 points.

The Nasdaq gained 0.28% to 18,403.74 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.08% to 39,344.79 points.

It was the Nasdaq’s fifth straight record-high close and the S&P 500’s fourth straight.

Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, six declined, led lower by communication services, down 1.01%, followed by a 0.59% loss in energy.

Paramount Global fell 5.3% after it agreed on Sunday to merge with Skydance Media, scripting a new chapter for one of Hollywood’s oldest studios.

Boeing gained 0.55% after the planemaker agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into two fatal 737 MAX crashes.

Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 by a 1.3-to-one ratio.

Russia strikes children’s hospital in deadly barrage across Ukraine

By MARC SANTORA and BRENDAN HOFFMAN

Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital was destroyed by a Russian missile Monday, shaking Kyiv, the capital, with images of bloodied and injured children, and sending hundreds racing to the scene to help clear twisted metal and smashed concrete in a desperate search for survivors.

The hospital strike was part of a barrage of bombings by Moscow across the country, including one of its deadliest assaults on Kyiv since the first months of the war. At least 38 people were killed across the country, including 27 in Kyiv. More than 100 people were injured. The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 30 out of the 38 missiles launched by Russia during the attack, which began in the midmorning.

“The attack was massive, combined with the use of aerial, ballistic and cruise missiles,” said Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv military administration. “The missiles flew at the capital in waves and from different directions.”

At the hospital, one doctor and another adult were killed and at least 10 more people were injured, including seven children, local officials said. At least three children were pulled from the rubble, Ukraine’s emergency services agency said.

Olha Melnyk, the mother of a child being treated in the oncology unit of the hospital — who was not there at the time — said she was in a state of shock.

“There were so many families like us, who had their own personal war with oncology already,” she said. “And you know, these children can’t go to the basement, because all the tubes and treatments. If they do this, there will be no healing at all, you can’t interrupt the healing session.”

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday to address the strikes. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine called for the meeting, saying President Vladimir Putin of Russia should be held accountable.

“To everything that they try to discuss with him about peace, Russia responds with strikes on houses and hospitals,” he said. “That is why we can only force Russia to make peace.”

Video of the attack taken by a Kyiv resident and verified by The New York Times

Rescuers and volunteers clear rubble and search for survivors after a Russian missile strike on the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2024. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched at least 40 missiles at targets across Ukraine, and he condemned the strike on the country’s largest children’s hospital.

(Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)

showed a missile moving downward at high speed before striking the children’s hospital. Fabian Hoffman, a doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo who specializes in missile technology, identified the weapon as a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.

The type of the weapon and its trajectory suggested that Russia intentionally targeted the hospital, according to Hoffman. He said the trajectory of the missile “appears controlled,” and that it was likely programmed before launch.

Hoffman also noted that the missile was not struck by a Ukrainian air defense interceptor, and was “fully intact, with no visible damage to the fuselage.”

The Ukrainian Security Services recovered fragments of what it said was the missile that struck the hospital, also identifying it as a Kh-101 cruise missile.

The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office said seven of the casualties Monday were caused by missile debris that fell onto another medical facility, a women’s hospital in Kyiv.

The Ukrainian air force said Monday’s attacks were carried out in part by bombers operating from deep within Russian territory, where Ukraine is restricted from using Western weapons to strike. The strikes came a day before NATO leaders were

scheduled to meet in Washington, where they were expected to announce new efforts to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses.

Zelenskyy, who was in Warsaw on Monday to sign a new security pact with Poland, said the document “includes a provision for shooting down Russian missiles and drones in Ukraine’s airspace that are fired in the direction of Poland.” He said both sides were “committed to implementing it,” but he did not say when it would go into effect.

Russia has relentlessly bombed Ukraine in recent weeks, seeking to overwhelm its defenses with the sheer volume of attacks. While Kyiv has some of the most robust air defenses in the country — and thus has been largely protected from direct missile strikes — the city’s military administrator warned last month that Moscow has been testing new tactics to breach them.

Overall, the country’s air defenses are stretched thin, struggling to protect vital military assets, critical infrastructure and residential neighborhoods at the same time.

At the hospital, Volodymyr Zhovnir, the director, said more than 600 children were being treated there when it was hit.

Doctors and others inside the hospital shared images of bloodstained hallways, collapsed ceilings and destroyed operating

rooms.

Dr. Tymofii Dvorovyi, a surgeon, said he had managed to get his patients into the bomb shelter just before the strike. “I don’t know about other departments,” he said. “There were surgeons who were performing operations when the missile hit.”

After the explosion, he said, he saw scores of “badly injured” people staggering through the halls.

A two-story medical building next to the main hospital sustained the most extensive damage. Shortly after an explosion tore through it, a woman carrying a small child covered in dust and blood emerged near the entrance. More dazed and bloody staff, many carrying children, followed.

The explosion also blasted out the windows of the main hospital and sent shrapnel tearing into the building.

“Now, we are evacuating the patients to another hospital,” Dvorovyi said Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said intensive care units, operating rooms and the oncology department had all sustained damage.

“Maybe Russians knew that families like us are an easy target,” said Melnyk, the mother whose child was being treated at the hospital. “I just can’t believe it’s happening.”

Monday’s attacks began before dawn, when Russian bombers launched four X-101 cruise missiles and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, the commander of the Ukrainian air force, Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk, said in a statement. Three of the cruise missiles were shot down, he said, without offering details on those that evaded air defenses.

A few hours after that first strike, air alarms sounded across Ukraine as Russia launched the second, larger barrage, including the one that hit the hospital.

Three transformer substations were also destroyed in the barrage, according to DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy utility. All told, damage was reported in at least seven districts of the capital.

In an analysis provided to the Times after Monday’s attack, Janes, a British security intelligence firm, concluded: “Ukraine’s air defense network will have a harder time defending against saturation attacks until it is reinforced, or Ukraine gains the ability to consistently and accurately strike the assets Russia is using to launch these attacks.”

French election yields deadlock as left surges and far right comes up short

By ROGER COHEN

France faced a hung parliament and deep political uncertainty after the three main political groups of the left, center and right emerged from snap legislative elections Sunday with large shares of the vote but nothing approaching an absolute majority.

The preliminary results upended widespread predictions of a clear victory for the National Rally, Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant party that dominated the first round of voting a week ago. Instead, the left-wing New Popular Front won 178 seats.

The centrist coalition of President Emmanuel Macron, who cast the country into turmoil a month ago by calling the election, was in second place with 150 seats. Trailing it was the National Rally and its allies, which took 142 seats.

The results were compiled by The New York Times using data from the Interior Ministry, and they confirmed earlier projections showing that no single party or bloc would win a majority.

The details of the outcome may still shift, but it is clear that, to a remarkable degree, a scramble by centrists and the left to form a “Republican front” to confront the National Rally in the second round of voting worked. Candidates across France dropped out of three-way races and called for unity against Le Pen’s party.

“The president now has the duty to call the New Popular Front to govern,” said Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the far-left leader who is the charismatic but polarizing voice of the left-wing alliance. “We are ready.”

But France looked near ungovernable, with the Paris Olympics about to open in less than three weeks. The left surged, the National Rally added dozens of seats to its presence in the National Assembly, and

People react to the results after the second round of the French legislative elections at Place de la Republic in Paris, on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times)

Macron’s party suffered a stinging defeat, with the 250 seats held by his party and its allies in the National Assembly cut by about a third.

The result was that in the sharply divided lower house of parliament, where most legislative power resides, no governing coalition appeared immediately conceivable, with Macron’s centrists squeezed between far-right and far-left groups that detest each other and him.

Jordan Bardella, the protege of Le Pen who led the National Rally to victory in European Parliament elections and the first round of legislative voting last month, called the deals that frustrated its push for an absolute majority “an alliance of the dishonorable” and said Macron had condemned France to “uncertainty and instability.”

Even with fewer seats than predicted, the National Rally has now assumed a place in French politics that erased a postwar political landscape built around the idea that the far right’s history of overt racism and antisemitism made it unworthy of positions of power.

Le Pen has disavowed that past. But even in its rebranded form, the party’s core message remains that immigrants dilute a glorified French national identity and that tighter borders and stricter regulations are needed to keep them out or prevent them from benefiting from the French social safety net.

elites gathered around Macron, who is term-limited and must leave office in 2027.

“France is more divided than ever,” said Alain Duhamel, a prominent political scientist and author. “We have learned it was a very bad idea for Mr. Macron to dissolve parliament and call this election.”

At a time when a faltering President Joe Biden is struggling to counter the nationalist America First message of former President Donald Trump, protracted French political limbo could add to an unstable international situation. Long close to Russia, Le Pen has tried to recast herself as a guarded supporter of Ukraine, but there is no question that Moscow will welcome the National Rally’s growing influence.

The New Popular Front campaigned on a platform that would raise France’s monthly minimum wage, lower the legal retirement age to 60 from 64, reintroduce a wealth tax and freeze the price of energy and gas. Instead of cutting immigration, as the National Rally vowed, the alliance said it would make the asylum process more generous and smooth.

The platform said the alliance was supportive of Ukraine’s fight for freedom against Russia, and called for President Vladimir Putin to “answer for his crimes before international justice.”

How exactly the alliance’s economic program would be financed at a time when France faces a ballooning budget deficit, and how a pro-immigration policy would be applied in a country where it is perhaps the most sensitive issue, was unclear.

The New Popular Front, which is sharply divided between moderate socialists and the far left, did very well among young people in the first round of voting, and in the projects heavily populated by North African immigrants around major cities, including Paris.

Still, Macron’s centrist alliance did better than expected at the last and he lived to fight another day.

Macron now appears to have two options, excluding resignation, which he has vowed he will not contemplate.

The first is to try to build a broad coalition that might stretch from the left to what remains of moderate Gaullist conservatives, some of whom broke a taboo during the campaign by aligning with the National Rally.

This possibility seems remote. Macron has made no secret of his intense dislike for Mélenchon; the feeling is reciprocated.

The second, less ambitious option would be for Macron to try to form some sort of caretaker government to handle current business.

Macron might, for example, ask former prime ministers from parties across a centrist bloc — his own, the Socialists, the center-right Republicans — to suggest a government of technocrats or prominent personalities who could deal with a restricted agenda over the next year.

Under the constitution, at least a year must elapse before the next parliamentary election.

One area where Macron may still be able to exert considerable influence, more than if he had been forced into a “cohabitation” with Bardella as prime minister, is international and military affairs, the traditional preserve of the president in the Fifth Republic.

An ardent supporter of the 27-nation European Union, which the National Rally wants to weaken, he will no doubt pursue his push for a “Europe power” with more integrated armies, defense industries and technological research, but his clout may be lessened by domestic weakness.

France rejected that vision, but voted overwhelmingly for change. It did not want more of the same. It sent a stinging message to the pro-business

The ardently pro-Palestinian stance of Mélenchon proved popular in these areas, even as it caused outrage when he appeared to cross a line into antisemitism, accusing Yaël Braun-Pivet, the Jewish president of the National Assembly, of “camping out in Tel Aviv to encourage the massacre.” He said of a large demonstration in November against antisemitism that “the friends of unconditional support of the massacre have their rendezvous.”

Nothing had obliged Macron to call the snap election, but he was ready to gamble he could still be a unifying figure against the extremes. In fact, he had lost the allure to do so over seven years in office. He declared left and right to be obsolete labels when he came to power in 2017. They no longer are.

Macron, once tempted by a rapprochement with Putin, has also become an outspoken supporter of Ukraine’s fight for its freedom. With the U.S. presidential election just four months away, doubts have grown over the willingness of the West to continue arming and funding Ukraine.

France, in short, faces great uncertainty, both internally and externally. It appears that a constitutional crisis cannot be ruled out over the coming months. Gabriel Attal, the outgoing centrist prime minister who offered his resignation Sunday, declared that “tonight no absolute majority can be controlled by the extremes thanks to our determination and values.”

He was claiming a small victory, but of course the center does not have any such majority either.

Joe Biden, in the goodest bunker ever

By MAUREEN DOWD

When I saw the Michael Shear story in The New York Times on Thursday, recounting how President Joe Biden had stumbled talking to Black radio hosts days after his debate debacle, telling one he was proud to have been “the first Black woman to serve with a Black president,” I knew it spelled trouble.

First of all, if any white man could claim to be “the first Black woman” in the Oval, it was Bill Clinton. Black fans called him “the first Black president,” and feminist fans called him “the first woman president.”

Second of all, we were entering a new post-debate examination period with Biden, where his every word would be scrutinized. He was always a fast and voluminous talker, and as he has gotten older, the words and ideas sometimes tumble out in the wrong order. Also, he’s more slurry now, so words get smushed together, and words and thoughts collide; words get dropped, caesuras skipped, and sentences sometimes trail off into the ether.

The Times’ chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, told me he has started using translation headsets on overseas trips, even when he is 20 feet away from the president, because they offer a magnified volume when Biden starts to mumble.

The White House press corps, stung by critiques that they did not pull back the curtain enough on the president’s diminished powers, are now on the alert, ready to tear down the Pollyanna scrim erected by Biden’s family and aides.

The White House and the Biden campaign are so smotheringly protective that, as news outlets reported, Biden aides helped draft the questions that local radio hosts asked the president after his calamitous debate.

In going through Biden’s verbal mistakes in his Times story, Shear used the phrase, “He appeared to mean …”

And that is going to be a big issue moving forward. A panicky White House is going to be persnickety, acting as though journalists are unfairly picking on the president about every gaffe, berating them when they don’t properly interpret the president’s elisions and jumbles. Joe Scarborough, a supporter and confidant of the president, took to the social platform X to mock the “breathless NYT syntax blogs.”

But how the president puts words together — or doesn’t — happens to be a life and death matter. We’re now dwelling in a murky area of what the president intended to say, or what he said that was incomprehensible, and whether we should take the White House interpretation.

Journalists are going to be appropriately resistant to making corrections based on what the White House asserts Biden said, or its version of what Biden intended to say. It’s not our job to play Mad Libs with the president.

Biden’s word salad and sudden drops in volume to pianissimo are relevant for reporters to cover because they’re a microcosm of the questions at the heart of the 2024 Democratic campaign: Is the president’s mental state strong enough to beat Donald Trump and can he serve for four more years? The desperate Biden team is ready to go to war over every syllable.

In my Saturday column, I quoted Biden’s line to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, about how he would feel if Trump were sworn in as president because he refused to step aside: “I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the goodest job as

I know I can do, that’s what this is about.”

Now, “goodest” isn’t a word. But my researcher, Andrew Trunsky, and I listened to the video, our ears up against the computer, 10 times, and that’s what it sounded like. We also checked the ABC News transcript and that’s the word they used. Times news reporters and reporters for other news outlets took their cue from the ABC transcript.

The confusion was so universal that on Axios on Saturday, there were two different versions: Mike Allen’s newsletter used “goodest” and another story used “I did as good a job as I know I can do.”

After my column posted Saturday morning, T.J. Ducklo, a Biden campaign spokesperson, emailed me to “flag” that ABC News had updated its transcript to read: “I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the good as job as I know I can do, that’s what this is about.”

Ducklo asked if I could “tweak” the column and change the word “goodest” to make my piece “consistent with the corrected transcript,” even though the revised version was also gobbledygook.

When I said we would tell our editor what he thought, Ducklo wrote back: “Yeah again, it’s not what I think. It’s what ABC News, who conducted the interview, thinks. I think it would be quite unusual if the Times asserted the president said something that the news organization who conducted the interview says he didn’t say …”

Andrew and I both emailed Ducklo, asking whether ABC had changed the transcript on its own or if the Biden team had asked them to change it.

“ABC News, like any news organization, makes their own independent editorial decisions,” Ducklo replied to us. “surely you are not suggesting otherwise.” He emailed again to add: “Had another convo on this. ABC News received the tape and confirmed the error to us. Then made the correction.”

President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a church service at Mt. Airy Church of God at Christ in Philadelphia, on July 7, 2024. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)

I was more confused than ever. What tape? From whom?? Why the runaround??? Given the White House’s egregious cover-up about Biden’s sag from aging, the spokesman’s coyness seemed de trop. By Saturday night, Shear and Michael Grynbaum had a Times story clearing up things. Indeed, the White House had asked ABC News to check whether the president said “goodest” or “good as,” after White House stenographers, who had recorded the president on ABC News, noticed the discrepancy between their recording and the network’s transcript.

The Times attached notes on my column and all the news stories that had used “goodest,” explaining the befuddlement.

Whatever the president meant, his answer to that question went over like a lead balloon. No one cares if he feels good about himself in a losing cause.

It might seem like much ado about goodest. But it’s a harbinger of tense times between a White House in bunker mode and a press corps in ferret mode.

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CoC PR 502 condena decisión del Tribunal Supremo que criminaliza el dormir en la calle y lanza campaña de orientación “Un

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SAN JUAN – CoC PR 502 condena decisión del Tribunal Supremo que criminaliza el dormir en la calle y lanza campaña de orientación “Un hogar para todos”

El CoC PR 502 expresa su profunda preocupación y desaprobación ante la reciente decisión del Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos que permite a los municipios criminalizar el dormir en espacios públicos, tal como ocurrió en Grants Pass, Oregon. La decisión de 6 a 3 establece que las personas sin hogar no están protegidas por la Octava Enmienda, que prohíbe los castigos crueles e inusuales, estableciendo un precedente peligroso para todas las jurisdicciones en los EE.UU.

“Esta decisión del Tribunal Supremo es un golpe devastador para las personas sin hogar en todo Estados Unidos, incluyendo Puerto Rico”, declaró Belinda Hill, presidenta del CoC PR 502. “Eliminar cualquier protección para las personas vulnerables y permitir su criminalización es una medida inhumana y contraproducente.”

Por su parte, la secretaria del Departamento de la Familia, Ciení Rodríguez Troche, añadió: “El fallo del Tribunal Supremo subraya la necesidad imperante de continuar implementando políticas públicas que garanticen el acceso a viviendas seguras y asequibles. No podemos permitir que nuestra población más vulnerable sea castigada por circunstancias fuera de su control. La política pública de esta administración ha sido la de trabajar para asegurarnos que la población de personas sin hogar, que cada vez es una más diversa, pueda tener acceso a los servicios y las oportuni-

dades que necesitan para tener una vida digna, según establece nuestra Constitución”.

El CoC PR 502 hace un llamado a todas las partes interesadas a trabajar conjuntamente en la creación de soluciones sostenibles que prioricen la dignidad y los derechos humanos de las personas sin hogar. Además, el CoC PR 502 lanzó una campaña de orientación para ofrecer asistencia a las personas sin hogar o en riesgo de perderlo.

Liz Mónica Lamboy, directora ejecutiva del CoC, explicó que esta campaña, “Un hogar para todos” está diseñada para que las personas sin hogar o en riesgo de perderlo sus familiares, vecinos o amistades puedan conocer los recursos disponibles existentes para que una persona pueda ser ubicada en una vivienda digna en el menor tiempo posible.

“La campaña ´Un hogar para todos´ estará desplegada a través de los 24 municipios que sirve el CoC PR 502 en la región norte y central. Queremos que las personas que estén en condición de calle o personas víctimas de violencia doméstica que necesitan refugio para escapar de una situación de riesgo, nos llamen para orientarles sobre los diferentes servicios que pueden recibir a través de las organizaciones y municipios afiliados al CoC PR 502.

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Alec Baldwin heads to trial in ‘Rust’ movie shooting: Here’s what to know

By JULIA JACOBS

The winding prosecution of Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting on the “Rust” film set is set to arrive at a trial this week in New Mexico, where a jury will be asked to decide whether his role in the death of the movie’s cinematographer amounts to involuntary manslaughter.

The case revolves around the events of Oct. 21, 2021, when the gun Baldwin was rehearsing with discharged a live bullet that killed the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounded the movie’s director. The weapon was supposed to have been loaded with inert rounds that could not fire.

The initial announcement that prosecutors were bringing a criminal case against Baldwin was met with shock from Hollywood, where many consider on-set gun safety the responsibility of a production’s weapons experts and safety coordinators, not its actors. (The movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, has already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison.)

The case has put those Hollywood norms to the test and the conduct of Baldwin, a fixture of the television and movie industry for decades, under a microscope. The proceedings are expected to be highly contested by his lawyers, who have argued for months that the prosecution is a misguided bid to secure a high-profile conviction of a celebrity.

The trial is expected to last about two weeks at the Santa Fe County District Courthouse, where the proceedings will be livestreamed. Jury selection is scheduled to begin today.

Why do prosecutors say he’s guilty?

The special prosecutors in charge of the case, led by Kari T. Morrissey, have argued that Baldwin, 66, flouted industry rules around firearm use, citing industry guidelines that urge actors not to place their finger on the trigger of a gun before they are ready to shoot and to never point a weapon at anyone.

“These are the rules for actors handling firearms on movie sets and Mr. Baldwin managed to disregard every single one of them,” Morrissey wrote in a court filing.

Although those industry guidelines do not require that an actor independently check the gun on set, prosecutors have argued that Baldwin had a responsibility to do so under the law.

Prosecutors want the judge to allow

them to show jurors video footage that they say furthers their argument that Baldwin was careless with safety on set, including video of him using his gun “as a pointer” outside of acting sequences and firing his weapon after “cut” was called. Another video they want shown at trial shows what they describe as Baldwin rushing the armorer by urging her to reload his revolver quickly.

They are also expected to argue at trial that just before the gun discharged a live bullet, Baldwin had failed to follow instructions from the director, Joel Souza, who has said that the particular take called for the actor to slowly pull the gun from its holster, not point the gun outward.

“He ignored direction from Mr. Souza and without warning, acted on his own volition,” Morrissey wrote in court papers.

What is the defense’s argument?

Baldwin, who was both a lead actor and producer on “Rust,” has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter charge and has long denied responsibility for Hutchins’ death. Weeks after the shooting, he said in a television interview that Hutchins had been directing him where to point the gun and that the gun had discharged suddenly, without him pulling the trigger.

Prosecutors have said forensic testing rebuts Baldwin’s account that he did not pull the trigger, but the actor’s lawyers have focused on evidence that they say indicates the gun could have been prone to malfunction, pointing to odd marks on an internal part of the revolver.

Regardless of the trigger question, the defense has argued that Baldwin cannot be found guilty because he had no reason to believe that the gun had been loaded with a live bullet. Witnesses have said the crew was told that the gun was “cold,” meaning it did not contain live ammunition; in general, live ammunition is banned from film sets.

To convict him of involuntary manslaughter, the jury must find that the actor was aware of the risk caused by his conduct and ignored it.

“Nobody believed the gun Baldwin was holding was capable of discharging anything, let alone a live bullet,” one of Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas, wrote in court papers. “It was a prop on a movie set, and the actor had been told by the responsible professionals that it held no live ammunition.”

The defense has laid blame at the feet of Gutierrez-Reed and Dave Halls, the movie’s first assistant director and safety coordinator, and has fought the prosecution of Baldwin at

every turn, calling it an “abuse of an innocent person whose rights have been trampled to the extreme.”

Why was there live ammunition on a movie set?

Since the fatal shooting, the biggest mystery has been how live ammunition ended up mixed in with dummy rounds, inert cartridges that are used to resemble real ones for the camera.

Five other live rounds were found on set after the shooting, and prosecutors in Gutierrez-Reed’s trial argued that she was the one responsible for bringing them. The armorer’s lawyers denied that she was the source of the live rounds and are appealing her conviction.

Who is expected to testify?

The witness lists for both the prosecution and the defense contain members of the “Rust” production, including Souza; Seth Kenney, the primary supplier for guns and ammunition for “Rust”; and several crew members who have sued Baldwin over the shooting. One of those crew members, Ross Addiego, took the stand in Gutierrez-Reed’s trial and said that he did not think

Baldwin had followed gun safety rules and that the production had cut corners in a way that endangered the cast and crew.

One of the defense’s assets is Halls, who took a plea deal after admitting that he failed to properly check the gun the day of the shooting. He has made some statements that are helpful to Baldwin’s case, including that Hutchins had been in communication with the actor about where to point the gun. Law enforcement officers who investigated the case and gun experts are also expected to take the stand.

Prosecutors hoped that Gutierrez-Reed’s testimony would help their case, based on her previous statements that Baldwin was inattentive during weapons training, but she declined to answer their questions in a pretrial interview in prison, indicating that she was not likely to be a cooperative witness.

It is not clear whether Baldwin will take the stand himself.

Alec Baldwin films a scene on the set of “Rust” at the Yellowstone Film Ranch in Pray, Mont., on April 21, 2023. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)

This summer in Paris: More ‘open’ signs, thanks to the Olympics

By LINDSEY TRAMUTA

Anyone who’s visited Paris in late July and August knows the word “fermé.” It adorns the darkened windows of chic indie boutiques and cozy bistros whose owners, along with other locals, have fled the city on their annual vacations.

This summer, with Paris expected to draw nearly 15 million visitors between July 26 and Sept. 8 for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, that ritual is anything but certain. Many shopkeepers, bakers, restaurateurs and tour guides — citing patriotism as well as profit — say they’re planning to stay open.

It’s a decision that comes with unpredictability. The 2012 London Olympics have cast a long shadow in Paris. Before those Games, warnings of overcrowded roads, congested transit and security concerns emptied out much of the popular city center and the West End, causing a tourism slump in those areas. Smallbusiness owners in Paris are hoping history does not repeat itself.

The French capital is in a better position than the British capital was, insisted Pierre Rabadan, Paris’ deputy mayor for sports. Most of the events in London were held in one section of the city, he said, while in Paris, they’re taking place all over. “So when businesses have asked if they should stay open,” he explained, “we tell them we’re trying to create the conditions for this to be a real opportunity and for the city to function normally.”

With streets restricted, Metro stations closed and public transportation likely to be jammed, “normally” might be a stretch. But if you’re traveling to Paris for the Olympics or Paralympics, you will most likely find more dining and shopping options than you would otherwise see at that time of year. Here’s what to expect.

Preparations and a few disruptions

“If you want to have your ‘Emily in Paris’ trip to Paris this summer, you absolutely can,” said Olivia Grégoire, France’s minister in charge of tourism. Most popular attractions will remain open as normal, but a few closures could complicate plans.

The Place de la Concorde was set to be blocked off, even to pedestrians and cyclists, as of June 1, and three nearby Metro stations will close until Sept. 21.

The Eiffel Tower will remain open except for the eve and

Visitors to Paris in late July and early August usually find many small businesses closed as their owners head out of town on their own summer holidays. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times)

day of the opening ceremony, July 26. The region’s airspace will also be closed for six hours before and during that event. And because the opening ceremony is set to take place on the Seine, river cruises, among the city’s most popular sightseeing experiences, will stop seven days before the ceremony and resume on July 27 at noon.

Owners of businesses that focus on tours and cultural experiences are banking on early-summer visitors to soften the blow that might come from a drop-off during the Games, after the Paris Tourist Office reported that participation in cultural activities was down 15% during the London Olympics.

Fat Tire Tours, a leading bike tour company, will run special Olympics-themed tours in early summer, then pivot to bike rentals during the Games to compensate for an expected drop in tour bookings.

Jane Bertch, a co-owner of La Cuisine Paris cooking school, which offers English-language classes in a location near City Hall, said she had noticed a sharp drop in bookings for late summer, but will “run as many classes as possible.”

Rising to the challenge

The Olympic crowds will bring appetites for Paris’ renow-

ned cuisine, but for months, restaurateurs worried that restrictions on motorized vehicles in security zones around the city’s 25 competition venues could curtail deliveries. City officials have calmed some of those nerves.

“We don’t want restaurants to close during this monumental event because they’re worried about deliveries,” said Grégoire Ambroselli, a co-founder of the food logistics startup Choco, during an Olympics-related conference in March.

Now, armed with more clarity on how to adapt to delivery challenges, most restaurants and bakeries report they will stay open during the Games, with one big caveat: Many plan to take a break between the closing ceremony, on Aug. 11, and the start of the Paralympics, on Aug. 28.

Maslow, a soaring, centrally located vegetarian restaurant facing the Seine, wouldn’t dream of closing, given its proximity to the Olympic action. But that decision comes with some unease. “We’re staying positive because the energy will be incredible, but we’re a bit worried about how hard it will be for our staff to get to work,” said executive chef Mehdi Favri, who is also a co-owner.

Commuting has ranked high among businesses’ concerns. However, locals have faced similar hurdles getting to work before. In 2019, trains across France and public transport in Paris were severely disrupted for nearly two months during a nationwide pension reform strike, forcing workers to walk or cycle long distances.

André Terrail, the owner of the Michelin-starred restaurant La Tour d’Argent, which overlooks the Seine, doesn’t think the Olympic commutes will be quite that complex but admits such challenges, in general, are the price of doing business in Paris. “It’s going to be complicated. We’re all going to be running around. But it’s also going to be amazing,” he said. “If other host cities have found solutions, so will we.”

Etheliya Hananova, a co-owner and sommelier at the contemporary French restaurant Comice, is perhaps the most enthusiastic about the summer ahead — enough to remain open seven days a week for three weeks through Aug. 10. “It’s one of the biggest events in the history of Paris. We’re here to be part of the welcoming committee,” she said.

Our favorite workouts of 2024, so far

By ERIK VANCE

The sun is out, the days are long and it feels like everyone is outside exercising. Building a fitness habit requires commitment and creativity, and summer is the perfect time to start.

Being disciplined about movement doesn’t mean you have to be a gym rat or marathon runner; part of developing a routine that sticks is finding a way to move that makes you happy.

The first step, of course, happens before you even lace up your shoes. We all have our favorite excuses for why we don’t work out enough, and some of them can be paralyzing. The way through starts with setting comfortable expectations and just creating some accountability. You might have to hack your brain now and then to get started, but the most important thing is to be persistent and forgiving of yourself when you backslide.

Here are a few of our favorite workouts so far this year — whether your goal is to bench 230 pounds, up your pickleball game or just squeeze in a high-intensity routine when you barely have time to exercise.

BUILDING STRENGTH

Power hungry

We’ve written a lot about the impor-

tance of building and maintaining strength, especially as one gets older. But you don’t just need strength, you also need power, or the ability to deploy strength quickly. Strength helps you dig a shovelful of snow, power helps you dump it. Strength lowers you into a chair, but power gets you out again.

Building power doesn’t have to be hard, but it does require concerted effort.

Break your strength rut

Even for those who strength train twice a week, every week, it’s easy to fall into a routine and plateau. And while any form of strength training is good, it’s important to know how to build on it too.

If you want to break through to the next level, the key is what experts call “progressive overload.” It’s a simple concept — just consistently increase the weight or intensity of your exercise each week — but it can be hard to actually pull off.

Exercise like an animal

Over the past decade, there has been a quiet revolution in exercise circles. Maybe your trainer suggested an exercise where you crawl around like a bear, or your favorite HIIT workout now includes a crab walk.

These animal-inspired exercises go by many names, but they can be an excellent way to build functional strength that can help you during everyday activities. They may look a little silly at first, but they gener-

ally don’t require any equipment and can be done just about anywhere.

GETTING BETTER AT

… Biking

A lazy summer bike ride down to your favorite picnic spot is one of the great joys of summer. But, if you’re honest, it’s not strenuous exercise, is it?

If you enjoy riding but have never tried any kind of serious bike training, consider upping your a game a bit. Any bike will do; with the right strategy, even that dusty old cruiser in your garage can become an effective fitness tool.

… Sex

Sex isn’t something you can (or should) do at the gym, but it’s still exercise. It requires stamina, strength and the ability to perform brief bursts of intensity.

And, as such, you can train to get better at it. Yes, increasing your cardio is important, but how strong are your pelvic floor muscles? What about your hips and core?

WORKING OUT QUICKLY

Pilates on the go

Pilates is generally associated with fancy studios and spring-loaded devices — but you can get in a quick session without leaving the house or buying any specialized equipment.

HIIT that doesn’t hurt

Looking for something a little tougher? High-intensity interval training might be the most efficient, exhausting workout available. But not everybody is up for the jump-

A resistance band exercises alternate muscle groups, in Uniondale, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2022. This summer, find a new fitness routine that can help you build a habit for the rest of the year.

(Ryan Frigillana/The New York Times)

ing and other high-impact moves that make up most HIIT routines.

High intensity, low impact interval training, or HILIT, can be an effective alternative.

A sprint, not a marathon

One of the most effective workouts is also the simplest: Just run as fast as you can. For some of us, jogging just doesn’t cut it. We want to feel the wind in our hair as we sprint, all-out.

If you crave speed in your workout, you can do it safely if you train your body properly. Like any intense exercise, sprinting requires planning and careful attention to your body’s signals. And stay off the local track — at least at first.

Playing pickleball at a park in Arlington, Va., June 28, 2023. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE AIBONITO EDWIN NORBERTO PERDOMO SANTANA Peticionario EX-PARTE

Civil Núm.: AI2024CV00167. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTEAMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS Y/O IGNORADAS A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCION DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA ENEL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MAS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRA Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLOS DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO.

POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala Superior, un escrito jurado por el promovente señalado en epígrafe, para justificar e inscribir a su nombre el dominio del inmueble que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Predio de Terreno, localizado en el Barrio Barrancas del Municipio de Barranquitas, Puerto Rico; con una cabida superficial de QUINCE MIL SETECIENTOS VEINTIUNO PUNTO TRES MlL NOVECIENTOS ONCE METROS CUADRADOS (15,721.3911 mc.), colinda por el NORTE, con camino municipal y Herminio Malavé Pagán; por el SUR, con Ia Sucesión de Andrés Antonio Rivera Negrón; por el OESTE, con Ia Sucesión de Andrés Antonio Rivera Negrón y por el ESTE, con Ia Sucesión de Margaro Pagan. Nümero de Catastro: 246-000-010-12-000; en el CRIM. No consta inscrita en el Registro de Ia Propiedad, Sección de Barranquitas, está libre de cargas y gravámenes. La finca tiene un valor aproximado de $10,000.00 dólares. El abogado de Ia parte Peticionaria es el: Lcdo. Angel A. Colon Colon, RUA 7469, PO BOX 8210, Bayamón, PR, 00960; número de teléfono: (787) 7985271; correo electrónico: lcdo.

angelcolon@gmail.com. Se le notifica a usted que este Tribunal ha ordenado su citación, para que presente oposición a este expediente, si se viesen perjudicados con Ia inscripción que se solicita; advirtiéndole que de no hacerlo dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar desde que fuera usted notificado de esta citación, Ia parte peticionaria podrán solicitar y obtener Ia aprobación de este expediente de dominio y Ia correspondiente inscripción a su nombre en el registro de Ia Propiedad de Puerto Rico, sección de IV de Bayamón, el dominio de Ia finca anteriormente descrita. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando Ia siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en Ia Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar Ia prueba de valor de Ia parte Peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oIrle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en Ia petición, o en cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende precedente. Por Orden de este tribunal, expido Ia presente bajo mi firma y sello oficial. En Aibonito, Puerto Rico, hoy día 11 de junio de 2024. ELIZABETH GONZÁLEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARIBEL AVILÉS RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL DE JESÚS MORALES, COMPUESTA POR SU HEREDERA CONOCIDA MARÍA ANGELIZ DE JESÚS SANTIAGO; “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL DE JESÚS MORALES; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM) - parte con interés

Demandado Civil Núm.: CA2019CV02247. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 22 de mayo de 2024, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento número cuarenta y tres cero tres (4303). Apartamento residencial de forma irregular localizado en la tercera planta del Edificio D, del Condominio de Apartamento Portales de Parque Escorial, situado en la Carretera número tres (3), kilometro seis punto ocho (6.8) del término Municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico, con un área aproximada de novecientos noventa y un pies cuadrados (991 p.c.), equivalentes a noventa y dos metros cuadrados con diez centésimas de otro (92.10 m.c.), son sus linderos los siguientes: por el NORTE, en veinticuatro pies diez pulgadas (24’10”), con elemento exterior común; por el SUR, en veinticuatro pies diez pulgadas (24’10”), con pasillo, escalera y elemento exterior común; por el ESTE, en cuarenta y dos pies diez pulgadas (42’10”), con pared medianera que lo separa del Apartamento cuarenta y tres cero cuatro (4304), pasillo y elemento común; y por el OESTE, en cuarenta y dos pies diez pulgadas (42’10”), con pared medianera que lo separa del Apartamento cuarenta y tres cero dos (4302). Consta de terraza, sala-comedor, cocina, “laundry”, dos (2) baños y dos (2) dormitorios. La puerta de entrada está en su lindero Sur. Este Apartamento tiene una participación de 0.004965%, en los elementos comunes generales del Condominio. Este Apartamento tiene asignado los espacios de estacionamiento número 117 y 118. Inscrita al folio 77 del tomo 1,274 de Carolina, finca #54,669. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Carolina. La propiedad ubica según pagaré en: Portales Escorial D303 Carolina, PR. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde al-

cance, la SENTENCIA dictada y notificada en este caso el 24 de octubre de 2022, archivada en autos y notificada el 26 de octubre de 2022, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $78,423.10 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 4.375% desde el 1ro de julio de 2017; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $7,842.31 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 31 DE JULIO DE 2024 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $78,423.10. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 7 DE AGOSTO DE 2024 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $52,282.06, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2024 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $39,211.55, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Ho-

norable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de mayo de de 2024. ENRIQUE VERGÉ HERNÁNDEZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #960, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. ELLIOT ELIJA TORRES MARTÍNEZ T/C/C ELLIOT TORRES MARTÍNEZ T/C/C ELLIOT ELIJU TORRES MARTÍNEZ T/C/C ELLIOT E. TORRES T/C/C ELLIOT E. TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Demandado

Civil Núm.: CG2022CV00484. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (IN REM). EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la

Sala Superior de Caguas, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 6 de septiembre de 2022, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 13 de marzo de 2023 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número Ocho (8) del bloque B de la Urbanización Terrazas de Borinquen, localizada en el Barrio Borinquen del término municipal de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de setecientos cincuenta y uno punto setenta y cinco (751.75) metros cuadrados. Colinda por el NORTE, con el lote número B guión nueve (B-9), en una distancia de diecisiete punto cincuenta (17.50) metros lineales; por el SUR, con terrenos de la Sucesión Valentín V. Rodríguez, en una distancia de diecisiete punto cincuenta (17.50) metros; por el ESTE, con el lote D guión cinco (D-5), en una distancia de cuarenta y dos punto ochenta y siete (42.87) metros; y por el OESTE, con el lote número siete guión B (7-B), en una distancia de treinta y cinco punto cero cinco (35.05) metros y con la calle Cañuela, en una distancia de doce (12) metros. Enclava una casa. A lo largo de la colindancia Sur del solar y dentro del mismo discurre una faja de tres metros de ancho bajo la cual se encuentra una tubería soterrada de alcantarillado pluvial y, además existe a lo largo de la colindancia Oeste con la Calle Cañuela, dentro del solar, un conducto soterrado para alambrado telefónico que discurre por una faja de terreno de uno punto cincuenta y dos (1.52) metros de ancho sobre la cual está prohibido todo tipo de construcción o limitación a su acceso y a la cual todo propietario u ocupante del presente inmueble está comprometido y obligado a dar acceso para obras de mantenimiento y/o reparación de dicho conducto para alambrado telefónico. FINCA NÚMERO: 64,165, inscrita tomo Karibe de Caguas, sección I de Caguas. Nota aclaratoria: En el Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección I, la descripción registral consta tal y como fue transcrita anteriormente. En la Escritura número 35, otorgada el 24 de octubre de 2003, consta lo siguiente: Por el OESTE, con el lote número siete guión B (7-B), en

una distancia de treinta y cinco punto cero cinco (35.05) metros y con la calle Cañuela, en una distancia de once (11) metros. Dirección Física: URB. TERRAZAS DE BORINQUEN, #8

BLOQUE B CALLE CANUELAS, CAGUAS PR 00725. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 31 DE JULIO DE 2024, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Caguas. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como oferta en la Primera Subasta, eso es el tipo mínimo pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca para la propiedad, la suma de $169,569.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 7 DE AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes señalado en la cual el precio mínimo serán dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $113,046.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta segunda subasta por el tipo mínimo indicado en el párrafo anterior, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en el mismo lugar antes señalado el día 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo aceptable como oferta será la mitad (1/2) del precio mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $84,784.50. Si se declare desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. El Honorable Tribunal dictó Sentencia In Rem, declarando Con Lugar la demanda al incumplir la parte demandada con los términos del contrato hipotecario y ordenando la venta en pública subasta del inmueble antes descrito. A tenor con la Regla 51.3 (b) de Procedimiento Civil y el Artículo 99 de la Ley 210-2015, conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”, el tribunal ordenó que el Alguacil de este Tribunal luego de haberse efectuado la correspondiente publicación de edictos en un periódico de circulación general, proceda a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor la propiedad des-

crita en las Determinaciones de Hechos de la Sentencia y que del producto de dicha venta, proceda a pagar en primer término los gastos del Alguacil, en segundo término las costas y honorarios de abogados según concedidos en esta sentencia, en tercer término los intereses acumulados por esta sentencia, en cuarto término los recargos acumulados, en quinto cualquier suma antes indicada como sobregiro en la cuenta de reserva y en sexto término hasta la suma de $149,034.38, para cubrir el principal pendiente de pago más los intereses acumulados hasta el día de la Venta Judicial, disponiéndose que si quedare algún remanente luego de pagarse las sumas antes mencionadas el mismo deberá ser depositado en la Secretaría del Tribunal para ser entregado a los demandados previa solicitud y orden del Tribunal. Se dispone que una vez celebrada la subasta y vendido el inmueble relacionado, el alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial a los nuevos dueños dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la celebración de la Subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del demandado/deudor la ocupen. El Alguacil de este Tribunal efectuará el lanzamiento de los ocupantes de ser necesario. Si la subasta es adjudicada a un tercero y luego se deja sin efecto, el tercero a favor de quién se adjudicó la subasta solo tendrá derecho a la devolución del monto consignado más no tendrá derecho a entablar recurso o reclamo adicional alguno (judicial o extrajudicial) contra el demandante y/o el acreedor y/o inversionista, dueño pagaré y/o su abogado. Si se anula la venta, el comprador tendrá derecho a la devolución del depósito de la venta judicial menos los honorarios y costos incurridos en el proceso de venta judicial. No tendrá ningún otro recurso contra el acreedor hipotecario ejecutante ni la representación legal de éste. Por la presente, también se notifica e informa a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, personas desconocidas que puedan tener derechos en la propiedad o título objeto de este edicto. La Venta en Pública Subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga y gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Subasta, si eso fuera

HEREDEROS: JOSE LUIS

SOTO NIEVES; JENNIFER MARA SOTO ROSA

Y LA SUCESION DE MINERVA SOTO NIEVES COMPUESTA POR:

YESENIA GONZALEZ

SOTO Y ZORY GONZALEZ

SOTO Y SANTALI SOTO MOYA, POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA DE LA FENECIDA LUZ ZORAIDA LOPEZ MOYA T/C/C LUZ NIEVES MOYA; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDAD DE PUERTO RICO

Demandados

Civil Núm.: HA2022CV00031. Sobre: INTERPELACIÓN Y EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS

- IN REM. 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 Camuy, 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: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número 118, en el Plano de Parcelación de la Comunidad Rural Capaez del Barrio Capaez del término municipal de Hatillo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de trescientos cuarenta punto sesenta y tres metros cuadrados. En lindes: por el NORTE, con la Parcela número 119 de la Comunidad; por el SUR, con la Parcela número 117 de la Comunidad; por el ESTE, con la calle de la comunidad; y por el OESTE, con la Parcela número 142 de la Comunidad. Inscrita al folio 290 del tomo 281 de Hatillo, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda de Arecibo, finca número 18,252. Dirección Física: Lot. 118 E ST. Capaez Community, Hatillo, PR. 00659. 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. 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 $33,092.47, la suma de $8,433.64, que incluye intereses según pactados, cargos por 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 6 DE AGOSTO DE 2024 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Camuy, por el tipo mínimo de $60,400.00. De declararse desierta dicha subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 13 DE AGOSTO DE 2024 A LAS 10:00 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, $40,266.67. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 20 DE AGOSTO DE 2024 A LAS 10:00 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, $30,200.00. 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 3 de julio de 2024, en Camuy, Puerto Rico. WILFREDO OLMO SALAZAR, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. LUIS E. ROMÁN CARRERO, ALGUACIL. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADA MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT PUERTO RICO, LLC (COMO AGENTE DE MIDLAND FUNDING LLC.)

Demandante V. MARISOL ECHEVARRIA

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AU2020CV00437. (Salón: 0001). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. A: MARISOL ECHEVARRIA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 28 de junio de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 02 de julio de 2024. En Aguada, Puerto Rico, el 02 de julio de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NOEMÍ DEL C. ROMÁN BOSQUES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. MIGUEL A CHEVRES SOTO Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: DO2023CV00117. (Salón: 504). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN - GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW. COM. KEVIN SÁNCHEZ CAMPANEROKEVIN.SANCHEZ@ORF-LAW.COM. A: MIGUEL A CHEVRES SOTO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de junio de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una

sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 03 de julio de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 03 de julio de 2024. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIVIAN J. SANABRIA ORTIZ, SECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE HATILLO

ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Demandante V. LILLIAM RIVERA

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CM2023CV00819. (Salón: 101 CIVIL - CRIMINAL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROREGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. EDWIN OMAR SERRANO PEÑAEDWIN.SERRANO@ORF-LAW.COM.

A: LILLIAM RIVERA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de marzo de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 02 de julio de 2024. En Hatillo, Puerto Rico, el 02 de julio de 2024.

VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. BRENDA LIZ HERNÁNDEZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

RAÚL

VILLANUEVA VIDAL

Demandante V. RAY CIFRE RODRÍGUEZ; SU ESPOSA, FULANA DE TAL; Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; AREYTOS DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV04223. Salón: 908. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU. DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: RAY CIFRE RODRÍGUEZ; SU ESPOSA, FULANA DE TAL; Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; AREYTOS DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC.

Queda emplazado y notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se solicita se condene a la parte demandada RAY CIFRE RODRÍGUEZ; SU ESPOSA, FULANA DE TAL; Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; AREYTOS DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC pagar a la Demandante, la suma $50,000 de principal, más la suma de $2,500 equivalentes al 5% de interés anual, más la suma de $5,250 equivalentes al 10% de penalidad de incumplimiento, para un total de $57,750, más los intereses que se continúen acumulando. Además, la parte demandante reclama $19,575.00 por concepto de honorarios de abogados. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que, si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electro -

nico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírles. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: Lcdo Alejandro Bellver Espinosa y Lcda Yaira Droz, cuya dirección física y postal es: Cond. El Centro I, Suite 801, 500 Muñoz Rivera Ave., San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; cuyo número de teléfono es (787) 946-5268 y correos electrónicos: alejandro@bellverlaw.com y yaira@ bellverlaw.com. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 1 de julio de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LOYDA M. COUVERTIER REYES, SUBSECRETARIA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V.

SUCESION DE ENRIQUE

NARCISO HUECA DIAZ

T/C/C ENRIQUE HUECA

DIAZ, COMPUESTA POR CARMEN LIBIA

T/C/C CARMEN LIDIA

T/C/C CARMEN LYDIA Y MARIA ANTONIA HUECA

NARVAEZ T/C/C HUECA

DIAZ; LA SUCESION DE NARCISO HUECA

NARVAEZ T/C/C HUECA

DIAZ, COMPUESTA POR EDWIN LUIS, NARCISO ANTONIO Y CARMEN MARIA HUECA

VAZQUEZ; HONORABLE SECRETARIO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA DEL ESTADO LIBRE

ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO; HONORABLE SECRETARIO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE JUSTICIA DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO

Demandado Civil Núm.: TA2022CV01323.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, EDUARDO RODRÍGUEZ, Alguacil de la División de Subastas del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Toa Alta, a la demandada y al público en general, les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso, por el Secre-

tario del Tribunal, con fecha 5 de febrero de 2024 y para satisfacer la Sentencia por la cantidad de $13,173.39 de principal; dictada en el caso de epígrafe el 18 de agosto de 2023, notificada por edicto y archivada ese mismo 25 de agosto de 2023, y publicada mediante edicto el día 1 de septiembre de 2023 en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star y notificada por correo certificado ese mismo día, 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, todo derecho, título e interés que haya tenido, tenga o pueda tener la deudora demandada en cuanto a la propiedad localizada en el Municipio de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, los bienes inmuebles se describen a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela #4: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Piñas de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, compuesto de 0.700 cuerdas, equivalentes a 2,755.00 metros cuadrados; en lindes al NORTE, en 79.630 metros, con área dedicada a uso público; al SUR, en 81.306 metros, con la parcela #3 del plano de inscripción; al ESTE, en 47.314 metros, con un área dedicada a uso público; y al OESTE, en 26.683 metros, con área dedicada a uso público. Finca #11871, inscrita al Folio 26 del Tomo 230 de Toa Alta, del Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de Bayamón. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Toa Alta, cuyas cantidades ascienden a $13,173.39 de principal, a razón de 7.75% de intereses los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; $215.04 de cargos por demora; más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será la suma de tasación pactada, la cual es $25,000.00 para la propiedad descrita. Si no produjere remate o adjudicación la primera subasta, se procederá a una segunda subasta y servirá de tipo mínimo la cantidad de $16,666.66. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en esta segunda subasta, se procederá a una tercera subasta, en ésta el tipo mínimo será la cantidad de $12,500.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse a opción del demandante. Para el lote descrito, la PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará cabo el día 8 DE AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a efecto una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 15 DE AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo

una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 22 DE AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta o subastas antes indicadas se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Toa Alta. Del Estudio de Título realizado el 16 de febrero de 2024, no surgen gravámenes posteriores. Se le 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, giro postal o cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal 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. 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. 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. Y para conocimiento de la demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, a 11 de junio de 2024. EDUARDO RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL.

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JUAN COOPERATIVA DE SEGUROS DE VIDA DE PUERTO RICO (COSVI) Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE OSCAR FRANCISCO SARDIÑA GARCÍA, ET ALS. Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV08926. (604). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO; EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: JOHN DOE y JANE DOE como posibles miembros desconocidos de la Sucesión de OSCAR FRANCISCO SARDIÑA GARCÍA.

Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de COBRO DE DINERO; 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:

LCDO. FRANCISCO

FERNANDEZ CHIQUES

RUA 12826

FERNANDEZ CHIQUES, LLC PO Box 9749 San Juan, PR 00908 Tel. (787) 722-3040 ffc@ffclaw.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 del referido causante a saber: JOHN DOE y JANE DOE, 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 del referido 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 y sello del Tribunal, a 17 de junio de 2024. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria Regional. Luz Enid Fernández Del Valle, Secretaria De Servicios A Sala.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CARO-

LINA MMG INVESTMENTS IV, LLC

Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE HIGINIO DIAZ ALLENDE, ET AL.

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2024CV001796. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE PRENDA E HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EDICTO A: JANE DOE Y JOHN DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE HIGINIO DIAZ ALLENDE. INTERPELACION A: JANE DOE Y JOHN DOE (HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS).

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a Ia demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el dIa del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramaiudicial. pr/sumac2018/, 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 su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. La información de los abogados de Ia parte demandante es Ia siguiente:

Atención: LCDO. FRANCISCO

FERNANDEZ CHIQUES RUA 12826 FERNANDEZ CHIQUES, LLC PO Box 9749 San Juan, PR 00908 Tel. (787) 722-3040 E-mail: ffc@ffclaw.com POR LA PRESENTE, además, se le interpela judicialmente conforme al Art. 959 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico (31 L.P.R.A. §2787), para que en un término de treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el dIa del diligenciamiento, acepte o renuncie mediante instrumento público o comparecencia judicial especial Ia herencia del causante José Francisco Pérez de Gracia, apercibiéndosele que de no expresarse dentro de dicho término, se tendrá por aceptada la herencia. B.B.V.A. v. Latinoamericana, 164 D.P.R. 689 2005). EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE ESTE TRIBUNAL. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de junio de 2024. Lcda. Kanelly Zayas Robles, Secretaria Regional. Rosa M. Viera Velázquez, Secretaria

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MANATÍ

APEX BANK

Demandante V. JESUS SANCHEZ

CORDERO, SU ESPOSA, MARIA DIAZ SANCHEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: MT2024CV00444. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: MARIA DIAZ

SANCHEZ POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES. POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los TREINTA (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de publicación. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días de hacerse la primera publicación de este edicto se le estará enviando por correo certificado una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda al lugar de su última dirección conocida. 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://tribunalelectronico. ramajudicial.pr/sumac2018, salvo que represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar 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 sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Se le requiere que notifique su contestación a la parte demandante, por conducto de sus abogados, Lcdo. Francisco Fernández Chiqués a su dirección Fernández Chiqués LLC PO Box 9749 San Juan, PR 00908, Tel. (787) 7223040, Email: ffc@ffclaw.com, dentro del término provisto o se le podrá anotar la rebeldía en su contra y se le dictara sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE

ESTE TRIBUNAL. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de junio de 2024. Vivian Y. Fresse González, Secretaria. Carmen J. Rosario Valentín, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MANATÍ APEX BANK

Demandante V. JESUS SANCHEZ CORDERO, SU ESPOSA, MARIA DIAZ SANCHEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: MT2024CV00444. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: JESUS SANCHEZ CORDERO POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES. POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los TREINTA (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de publicación. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días de hacerse la primera publicación de este edicto se le estará enviando por correo certificado una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda al lugar de su última dirección conocida. 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://tribunalelectronico. ramajudicial.pr/sumac2018, salvo que represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar 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 sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Se le requiere que notifique su contestación a la parte demandante, por conducto de sus abogados, Lcdo. Francisco Fernández Chiqués a su dirección Fernández Chiqués LLC PO Box 9749 San Juan, PR 00908, Tel. (787) 7223040, Email: ffc@ffclaw.com, dentro del término provisto o se le podrá anotar la rebeldía

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

en su contra y se le dictara sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE ESTE TRIBUNAL. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de junio de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN J. ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.

SECRETARIO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO URBANO Y VIVIENDA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandante V. FULANO DE TAL Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV03672. (Salón: 605 CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. PAMELA CRISTAL SANTIAGO OLIVIERI PCSO.LAW@GMAIL.COM A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de JUNIO de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 01 de JULIO de 2024. En SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, el 01 de JULIO de 2024. Griselda Rodriguez Collado, Secretaria. F/Karolyn Rivera Navaro, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU-

SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS

THE MONEY HOUSE, INC.

Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE ELBA MILAGROS CRUZ FELICIANO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO ELBA

M. CRUZ FELICIANO, ELBA M. CRUZ Y COMO ELBA CRUZ FELICIANO COMPUESTA POR TERESA DIAZ CRUZ, KATIA DIAZ APONTE, JULIE ANGELIE

DIAZ MELÉNDEZ, ANGEL MANUEL DIAZ MELÉNDEZ, GAMALIER DIAZ MELÉNDEZ, JEREMY MANUEL DIAZ MUÑOZ, ANGEL RAFAEL DIAZ MUÑOZ, EDWIN

JAVIER DIAZ APONTE, JEAN JAVIER DIAZ MELÉNDEZ, CLARIBEL

DIAZ CRUZ, CRUZ FELIX

DIAZ CRUZ, RAFAEL

ENRIQUE DIAZ CRUZ, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA Y CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM) Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2024CV01569. Sala: 703. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: LA SUCESIÓN DE ELBA MILAGROS CRUZ FELICIANO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO ELBA M. CRUZ FELICIANO, ELBA M. CRUZ Y COMO ELBA CRUZ FELICIANO COMPUESTA POR JULIE ANGELIE DIAZ MELÉNDEZ, ANGEL MANUEL DIAZ MELÉNDEZ, GAMALIER DIAZ MELÉNDEZ, JEREMY MANUEL DIAZ MUÑOZ, ANGEL RAFAEL DIAZ MUÑOZ, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN.

Queden emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se

ha radicado Demanda sobre Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra. Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto y deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), el cual podrá acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramaiudicial.pr, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al licenciado Andrés Sáez Marrero, 623 Ponce de León Avenue, Executive Building, Ste. 1100A-2, San Juan, PR 00917, Tel. (561) 338-4101, correo electrónico, asaez@tmpllc.com, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. 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. Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 20 de junio de 2024. Irasemis Díaz Sánchez, Secretaria General. Liz Wharton Rosa, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA

U.S. BANK TRUST

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF CVI

CGS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I

Demandante V. LA SUCESION DE JORGE LUIS BAUZO MORALES, COMPUESTA POR BRENDA BAUZO RIVERA Y LESLIE ANN

BAUZO RIVERA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2022CV03318. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: LA SUCESION DE JORGE LUIS BAUZO MORALES, COMPUESTA POR BRENDA BAUZO RIVERA Y LESLIE ANN BAUZO RIVERA. El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: “Transcurridos treinta (30) días desde que se haya producido la delación, cualquier persona interesada puede solicitar al tribunal que le señale al llamado un plazo, para que manifieste si acepta la herencia o si la repudia. Este plazo no excederá de treinta (30) días. El tribunal apercibirá al llamado de que, si transcurrido el plazo señalado no ha manifestado su voluntad de aceptar la herencia o de repudiarla, se dará por aceptada.” Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al Art. 1578, supra, y el caso Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), les ordena que el término de treinta (30) días, hagan declaración aceptado o repudiando la herencia del causante, JORGE LUIS BAUZO MORALES. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la misma se tendrá por aceptada. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero T.S.P.R. Núm. 18074 TROMBERG, MORRIS & PARTNERS, LLC 623 Ponce de León Avenue Executive Building, Ste. 1100A-2 San Juan, PR 00917 Tel. 877-338-4101 / Fax: 561-338-4077 prservice@tmppllc.com / asaez@tmppllc.com Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 18 de junio de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE

CABO ROJO

VIDA SALADA LLC

Demandante V. ALEXANDER RIVERA PEREZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MZ2024CV00086. (Salón: 0200). Sobre: DESAHUCIO POR FALTA DE PAGO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

JORGE GARCIA RONDONJAFGRONDON@GMAIL.COM.

A: ALEXANDER RIVERA PEREZ, SU ESPOSA JANE DOE Y LA SLG; GIOVANNI CARRASQUILLO CRUZ, SU ESPOSA FULANA DE TAL Y LA SLG.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 10 de junio de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 03 de julio de 2024. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, el 03 de julio de 2024. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. MARÍA M. AVILES

BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. NELSON VALENTIN

PEREZ, SU ESPOSA PAULA ESTHER CAMPOS COLON TAMBIÉN

CONOCIDA COMO PAULA ESTHER CAMPOS DE VALENTIN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: ISCI201600415. (205). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA “IN REM”. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL. A: NELSON VALENTIN PEREZ, SU ESPOSA PAULA ESTHER CAMPOS COLON, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO PAULA ESTHER CAMPOS DE VALENTIN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS; ISLAND FINANCE PUERTO RICO, POR TENER HIPOTECA

A SU FAVOR POR LA SUMA DE $32,116.76; AUTORIDAD PARA EL FINANCIAMIENTO DE LA VIVIENDA DE PUERTO RICO, POR TENER CONDICIONES RESTRICTIVAS POR LA SUMA DE $11,768.00; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, POR TENER EMBARGO ANOTADO A SU FAVOR POR LA SUMA DE $6,256.28; SANTANDER FINANCIAL, INC., POR TENER AVISO DE DEMANDA ANOTADO A SU FAVOR POR LA SUMA DE $29,322.27. Yo, CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 30 DE JULIO DE 2024, A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria al mejor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Mayagüez durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 6 DE AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 13 DE

AGOSTO DE 2024, A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: RUSTICA: Solar número Uno (1) radicado en el BARRIO FURNIAS del término municipal de Las Marías, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de SETECIENTOS SESENTA Y SIETE PUNTO CINCUENTA Y CINCO (767.55) METROS CUADRADOS. En lindes por el NORTE, con parcela dedicada a uso público para ensanche de la Carretera número Ciento Veinte (120) que de Mayagüez conduce a Las Marías; por el SUR, con la finca principal de la cual se segrega; por el ESTE, con el solar número Dos (2) del plano de inscripción; y por el OESTE, con terrenos de Pablo Pérez. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 4 del tomo 102 de Las Marías, Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián, finca número 2,943, inscripción quinta. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Barrio Furnias, Carretera 119, Km. 51.8 Interior, Solar Número 1, Las Marías, Puerto Rico. La subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $59,048.42 de principal, intereses al 8.25% anual, desde el 1ro. de junio de 2014, hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $8,320.00 estipulada para costas, gastos, y honorarios de abogado, más recargos acumulados, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta para el inmueble será de $83,200.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $55,466.67 y de ser necesaria una tercera subasta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $41,600.00. Si se declara desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, 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. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública subasta se encuentra afecta a

los siguientes gravámenes posteriores: Hipoteca en Garantía de Pagaré a favor de Island Finance Puerto Rico, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $32,116.76, con intereses, al 14.76% anual, vencedero a la presentación, según consta de la Escritura Número 119 otorgada en Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, el día 26 de abril de 2004, ante la Notario Público Susan Báez Dixon; inscrita al folio 184, del tomo 184 de Las Marías, Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián, finca número 2,943, inscripción sexta. Condiciones Restrictivas a favor de la Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico, a través del Programa “Protegiendo tu Hogar”, por la suma de $11,768.00, sin intereses y vencedero el día 28 de septiembre de 2016, según consta de la Escritura Número 1086 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 28 de octubre de 2011, ante el Notario Público Luis Torres Dávila; inscrita al folio 184 del tomo 184 de Las Marías, Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián, finca número 2,943, inscripción séptima. Embargo Federal a favor de Estados Unidos de América, contra Nelson Valentín, Seguro Social Patronal 66-0392458, dirección HC1 Box 2182, Las Marías, Puerto Rico 006709713, por la suma principal de $6,256.28, notificación número 491829508, presentado el día 24 de noviembre de 2008, anotado al folio 109, asiento 4 del libro de Embargos Federales, número 4. Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián. Aviso de Demanda, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Mayagüez, Caso Civil Número I1CI- 2018-00040, seguido por Santander Financial Inc., versus Nelson Valentín Pérez y su esposa Paula Esther Campos de Valentín, por la suma de $29,322.27, más intereses y gastos, anotado el día 8 de febrero de 2018, al tomo Karibe de Las Marías, Registro de la Propiedad de San Sebastián, finca número 2,943, Anotación

A. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otro créditos posteriores al que se ejecuta pero preferente al suyo. El

exceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a 5 de junio de 2024. CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL, SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA MUNICIPAL DE AGUADA

COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO DE RINCÓN (ANTES COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO DE AGUADA)

Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN PETRA LÓPEZ ROSA (SOCIO NÚM. 32006775) COMPUESTA POR MABEL VICTORIA LÓPEZ, ROSA VICTORIA LÓPEZ, MIGUEL VICTORIA LÓPEZ FULANA DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AU2024CV00259. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO. A: SUCESIÓN PETRA LÓPEZ ROSA COMPUESTA POR MABEL VICTORIA LÓPEZ, ROSA VICTORIA LÓPEZ, MIGUEL VICTORIA LÓPEZ, FULANA DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL. Se le apercibe que la parte demandante por mediación del Lcdo. José Giraud Mejías, P.O. Box 277, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681, Tel. 787-265-0334, ha radicado la acción de epígrafe en su contra. Copia de la demanda, emplazamientos y del presente edicto le ha sido enviado por correo a la última dirección conocida. Pueden ustedes obtener mayor información sobre el asunto revisando los autos en el Tribunal. Se le apercibe que tiene usted un término de treinta (30) días para radicar contestación a dicha demanda de cobro de dinero y/o cualquier escrito que estime usted conveniente 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 de epígrafe, pero que de no radicarse escrito alguno ante el Tribunal dentro de dicho término el Tribunal procederá a ventilar el

procedimiento sin más citarle ni oírle. Dada en Aguada, Puerto Rico, hoy 18 de junio de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL, SECRETARIA GENERAL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE AGUADA. NOEMÍ ROMÁN BOSQUES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL

GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE GUAYNABO ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V.

SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JOHN DOE & RICHARD ROE

Demandados Civil Núm.: GB2024CV00059. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE HIPOTECA CON INSTRUMENTO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, como posible tenedor o persona que haya adquirido algún derecho sobre el pagaré o la hipoteca que se hace referencia más adelante en el presente edicto, que se publicará una sola vez. Se les notifica que en la Demanda radicada en el caso de epígrafe se alega que el 30 de noviembre de 2015, se otorgó un pagaré a favor de Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, o a su orden, por la suma de $567,000.00 de principal, con intereses al 3.697% anual, y vencedero el 2 de mayo de 2084, ante el Mario E. Pérez Acosta mediante afidávit 3542. En garantía del pagaré antes descrito se otorgó la escritura número 102, el 30 de noviembre de 2015, ante el Notario Mario E. Pérez Acosta, inscrita al sistema Karibe de Guaynabo, finca 13445, inscripción 16a, Registro de la Propiedad de Guaynabo. El inmueble gravado mediante la hipoteca antes descrita es la finca 13445 inscrita al folio 155 del tomo 203 de Guaynabo, Registro de la propiedad de Guaynabo. La obligación evidenciada por el pagaré antes descrito fue saldada en su totalidad. Dicho gravamen no ha podido ser cancelado por haberse extraviado el original del pagaré. El original del pagaré antes descrito no ha podido ser localizado, a pesar de las gestiones realizadas. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development es el acreedor que consta en el Registro de la Propiedad. Oriental Bank

fue último tenedor conocido del pagaré antes descrito. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la mismas 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 e! ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se la apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2029, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para !a Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menos 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. Representa a la parte demandante el Lcdo. Javier Montalvo Cintrón, RUA #18,682, Delgado Fernández, LLC, PO Box 11750, Fernández Juncos Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-1750. Tel. [787] 274-1414, jmontalvo@ delgadofernandez.com. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 18 de junio de 2024. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DIAMAR T. GONZÁLEZ BARRETO, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL II. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE GUAYNABO ORIENTAL BANK

Parte Demandante V. MIGUEL ABREU GARCÍA, CLAUDIA DRURY Y LA SOCIEDAD DE GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2024CV00110. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CLAUDIA DRURY, POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SOCIEDAD DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA CON MIGUEL ABREU GARCÍA. POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una demanda en cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que usted adeuda a la parte demandante, Oriental Bank, ciertas sumas de dinero, y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado de este litigio. El demandante, Oriental Bank, ha solicitado que se dicte sentencia en contra suya y que se le ordene pagar las cantidades reclamadas en la demanda. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index/php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que 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, sin más citarle ni oírle. El abogado de la parte demandante es: Jaime Ruiz Saldaña, RUA número 11673; Dirección: PO Box 366276, San Juan, PR 00936-6276; Teléfono: (787) 759-6897; Correo electrónico: legal@jrslawpr. com. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del presente edicto, se le estará enviando a usted por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda presentada al lugar de su última dirección conocida: Urb. Garden Hills, BA Calle Palma Guaynabo, PR 00966; PO Box 363531, San Juan, PR 009363531. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal en Guaynabo Puerto Rico, hoy día 12 de junio de 2024. Lcda. Laura I. Santa Sánchez, Secretaria. Diamar González Barreto, SubSecretaria.

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PR men’s basketball team is Olympics-bound after 20-year drought

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico put the finishing touches on a dream week Sunday night with a historic 79-68 victory over Lithuania to win the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan and punch the last ticket to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

The backcourt duo of José Alvarado and Tremont Waters led the way in front of 2004 legends such as Carlos Arroyo and an ecstatic crowd of 13,504 at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Hato Rey as Team Puerto Rico qualified for the Olympics for the first time in 20 years.

“This game was everything we worked for,” said Alvarado, who was named both player of the game and tournament MVP. “For us, for the island, we knew it was more than basketball. We knew how great we had to be to represent this island. As a kid, I wasn’t born on the island so I’m learning so much about this game and the history that came with it. I’m just so happy to be a part of it. JJ [Barea], Carlos [Arroyo] and all those greats that were here created a path for us.”

Puerto Rico’s offense came in a series of potent waves throughout the game, starting with an 11-3 first-quarter lead before Team Lithuania gathered itself and evened things up at 19 apiece at the end of the opening frame.

Led by Waters, Puerto Rico then went on an 11-0 run in the second quarter to turn a 6-point deficit into a 37-32 advantage, and a 39-35 lead at the half.

Puerto Rico extended the lead to as many as 14 points

By THE STAR STAFF

The Azucareros of Yabucoa earned the last ticket to the Double A Superior Baseball League semifinals on Sunday by defeating the Patrulleros of San Sebastián, 9-0, at Néstor Morales Stadium in Humacao.

Along with Yabucoa, the Titanes de Florida, Toritos de Cayey and Mulos de Juncos compete in the tournament semis. The Yabucoa-San Sebastián game was completed after being suspended due to rain on June 28, with the score 8-0 in

in the third quarter and led by 12, 62-50, going into the final frame.

Lithuania hung around in the fourth quarter, cutting Puerto Rico’s lead to eight points, 76-68, on a 3-pointer by Marius Grigonis with 42 seconds left in a case of too little too late.

Alvarado, a 26-year-old from Brooklyn, set the tone for Puerto Rico throughout with suffocating defense, blinding speed and deadly accuracy from beyond the arc.

The New Orleans Pelicans guard scored 10 points in a key stretch of the third quarter when Puerto Rico took control. He finished with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals while shooting 9-for-14 from the field and 4-for-6 from outside the arc.

Waters, a standout for the Carolina Giants in the National Superior Basketball league (BSN by its initials in Spanish), scored 18 points, with 3 assists and a pair of steals. Jordan Howard (Manatí Bears of the BSN) added 12 points off the bench.

Lithuania was led by Rokas Jokubaitis (16 points and 3 assists), Domantas Sabonis (10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks) and Edgaras Ulanovas (8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals).

“We let this game get away from us,” Sabonis said. “We couldn’t find ways to score on the offensive end and especially get stops when we needed to.”

Puerto Rico managed to both play fast and under control, finding better ball movement in the second half and raining down a storm of three-pointers.

Exactly 20 years after Puerto Rico shocked the world by defeating the United States in Athens, the men’s national basketball team is returning to the Olympics where they’ll share Group C with the U.S., Serbia and South Sudan in Paris.

Nelson Colón’s squad shot 12-for-25 from 3-point range, and the boricuas also held their own on defense, limiting Lithuania to just 6 three-pointers and 42% shooting from the field overall.

“My 12 players, they’re the heroes,” Colón said. “We made history tonight. We beat two of the most powerful teams in the world here on our island and in front of our people because we believed and we prepared ourselves for this moment.”

Exactly 20 years after Puerto Rico shocked the world by defeating the United States in Athens, the boricuas are returning to the Olympics where they’ll share Group C with the United States, Serbia and South Sudan in Paris.

Lithuania has now missed the Olympics in back-to-back editions after having perfect attendance at the Games since regaining independence in 1991.

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favor of Yabucoa in the fifth inning. Upon resumption, the Yabucoeños added another run in the eighth inning for the final tally.

Yabucoa got dominating performances from pitchers Cristian González, Alberto Rosario and Jan “El Jet” Martínez, who earned the win with four innings in relief and two hits allowed. Left-hander Bryan Sanabria allowed the Azucareros’ first three runs to take the loss for San Sebastián.

Gerald Ceballos homered and drove in two runs for Yabucoa, while Jan Hernández went 2-for-2 with three runs scored

The Double A postseason semifinal pairings were established as a result of Yauco’s victory, with the Mulos and Titanes squaring off in series A, and the Azucareros and Toritos meeting on the B side.

Elsewhere in the Carnival of Champions on Sunday, the Peces Voladores of Salinas finished with a 5-2 victory over Juncos. Right-hander Yadiel Rolón was the winning pitcher with five innings and Jonerick Hernández took the loss. Raúl Febus homered and Pedro Nazario scored a pair of runs for Salinas, which closed the round robin tournament at 3-3, while Juncos fell to 5-2.

The San Juan Daily Star

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