Tuesday Mar 28, 2023

The San Juan Star

MVC Lawmaker Sues

House Leaders for Stifling

Minority Party Votes in Committees

Planning Board to Draft New Permitting Regulations

Trial Begins for Accused in 2011

Execution-Style Slaying of Doral Bank Exec

Photo: Johanna Sánchez

GOOD MORNING

March 28, 2023

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Jury seated as trial of accused killers of Doral bank exec begins

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By THE STAR STAFF

Ajury of nine women and three men will decide the fate of the six individuals accused of killing Maurice Spagnoletti, a banker at the now defunct Doral Bank who was killed on June 15, 2011.

On Dec. 6, 2018, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a superseding indictment against six defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Four of those individuals, Luis Carmona Bernacet, a.k.a. “Canito Cumbre”; Yadiel Serrano Canales, a.k.a. “Motombo”; Rolando Rivera Solis; and Alex Burgos Amaro, a.k.a. “Yogui,” were charged with the use of a firearm concerning a drug trafficking crime resulting in the murder of Spagnoletti.

In the killing of Spagnoletti, the grand jury charged defendants Carmona Bernacet, Serrano Canales, Rivera Solis and Burgos Amaro with “aiding and abetting each other, with counseling, commanding, inducing and procuring each other to carry a firearm during and concerning a drug trafficking crime, and in the course of that crime, causing the death” of Spagnoletti.

According to published reports from 2018, Rivera Solis owned a cleaning company that had received millions of dollars under a maintenance contract with the bank that Spagnoletti had canceled as part of an investigation because he found the amount outlandish and suspected it was being used for money-laundering.

Spagnoletti, 56, who worked as Doral’s executive vice president of banking and mortgage, was shot several times while driving his Lexus LS-430 on the De

Diego Expressway in the vicinity of the Minillas tunnel.

The selected jurors were picked from a group of 58 people.

The trial, which began Monday, will last for five weeks, according to U.S. District Court Judge Francisco Besosa, who added that 47 witnesses may be providing testimony.

One of them will be Marisa Spagnoletti, the widow of the bank executive.

Also testifying will be officials from the Institute of Forensic Sciences, agents from the FBI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Office of Homeland Security Investigations and one agent from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Burgos Amaro was absent, according to Tele11, since the case against him will be heard individually in the summer due to a health problem suffered by the mother of the defendant’s lawyer, Anita Hill.

The lawyer announced that the individual will not be a government witness or plead guilty.

CLARIFICATION: A page 10 story in the March 27 STAR should have referred to the BeaconMax interface application’s patent-pending translation feature as Interpreter. Voices, also owned by Beacon Technologies, is the name of the technology used.

Maurice Spagnoletti, 56, was shot several times, execution-style, on June 15, 2011 while driving his Lexus LS-430 on the De Diego Expressway in the vicinity of the Minillas tunnel.

MVC lawmaker sues House leaders for squelching minority party representation in committees

By THE STAR STAFF

Citizen Victory Movement (MVC by its Spanish initials) Rep. José Bernardo Márquez Reyes on Monday sued Speaker of the House of Representatives Rafael Hernández Montañez and Deputy Speaker José “Conny” Varela Fernández on Monday, alleging they do not have adequate representation of all parties in legislative committees.

Márquez said the two are abusing their power and violating constitutional and regulatory mandates guaranteeing the effective participation of the political opposition in legislative processes, particularly in committees.

Section 11.1 of the House Rules provides that “[a]ll parties with representation in the House of Representatives will have effective participation in all committees.”

In the first legislative session in 2021, Márquez said, he introduced House Bill 691 to facilitate young people’s voter registration through what is known as an “Automatic Voter Registration.”

On Feb. 23 of this year, the House Electoral Affairs Committee, chaired by Varela, held a referendum to issue a neg-

ative report on the bill. The referendum sheet reveals that only nine PDP voters voted against the bill’s approval. No

minority legislators participated in the vote, Márquez pointed out.

Márquez said he was tired of the “continuous cynicism” in the Legislature and rejected the remark that “this is how things have always worked in the Legislature.”

“Here is a constitutional and regulatory rule to recognize all political delegations’ effective participation in legislative processes,” the freshman MVC lawmaker said. “But this House has reached the absurdity that a committee can give a negative report to a bill without notifying its members or allowing them to vote.”

“They just defeated an important bill for the people I represent,” Márquez added. “And it’s not just that they didn’t call me to vote, but they didn’t call anyone. They looked for the signatures of nine PDP [lawmakers]; that was it. The measure was defeated without the participation of the other parties.”

He said other political delegations had faced similar situations. Still, they have yet to choose to take the matter to court.

The House did not answer STAR requests for comment.

Resident commissioner hopes for upbeat message in today’s state of the island address

By THE STAR STAFF

Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón said Monday that she trusts that Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia will have good news for the people of Puerto Rico in his State of the Island address today.

She expressed the hope that the governor will use his message to explain how the disbursement of federal funds for reconstruction and economic development projects is progressing, as well as the activation and expansion of more programs supported with federal funds such as the financing of renewable energy systems, which began today.

“We hope that the governor will announce concrete steps to accelerate construction projects that have had the federal allocations that we have already sought for years, so that they generate more jobs, increase the employment rate and generate more economic activity and local tax collections,” González Colón said. “In the same way, public security is an important element in the face of rising crime on the island and the withdrawal of hundreds of members of the uniformed police.”

The congresswoman on Friday received an invitation to the governor’s state message, from which the staff of her office excused her because the U.S. Congress is in session this week, with work on the appropriations of funds and

a measure that aims to lower energy costs, will

and where she will

the budget scheduled, including the session where HR 1,

be heard,

be voting in committee on amendments.

Congressional committees of which the resident commissioner is a member are holding public hearings this week.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Rafael Hernández Montañez

Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón

Planning Board to draft new permitting regulations

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Planning Board said Monday it is drafting new permitting regulations after the island Supreme Court rejected reconsidering its ruling annulling Joint Regulation 2020 and noted that the decision had put 200,000 permits into a state of uncertainty.

Last week, the commonwealth Supreme Court dismissed a second request from the Planning Board to reconsider its ruling. The top court had upheld an Appeals Court ruling that declared Joint Regulation 2020 illegal.

Héctor Morales Martínez, director of the Planning Board’s Legal Affairs Division, said in hearing before the Permits Committee in the island House of Representatives that around 200,000 requests had been submitted to permitting officials before the ruling. Now they will remain unfinished due to the decision of Puerto Rico’s highest court.

Under the new scenario, Morales Martínez said, the agency began draft-

“You have to be diligent and have clear priorities,” House Permits Committee Chairman Jessie Cortés Ramos, center, told the deponents.

ing new regulations and confirmed that consultations were finalized.

“First of all, I want to establish that it is a shame, and I would have liked for the chairman of the Planning Board, Julio Lassus Ruiz, to have answered this summons since it is an issue of great importance for the country and must be addressed with commitment and responsibility,” Committee Chairman Jessie Cortés Ramos said.

“You have to be diligent and have clear priorities,” he added. “There are already four regulations that have been rendered null and void. The ones from 2010, 2015, 2019 and now the one from 2020.”

The first commonwealth Supreme Court ruling declared the regulation invalid because of little citizen participation. The government appealed the decision with the intervention of the Permits Management Office (OGPe by its Spanish initials). The second decision confirmed a decision issued by the Court of Appeals that the OGPe is not the entity that should develop the Joint Regulation.

Housing Dept. delivers 3,000 spaces for solar energy applications

By THE STAR STAFF

Less than an hour into the process, the Housing Department on Monday delivered 3,000 spaces available to allow island families to complete an application for the installation of a system of solar panels and batteries under the Community Development Block Grant-Hazard Mitigation New Energy program.

“As we had anticipated, the response to this program was massive and we are very pleased that 3,000 families have already gotten their turn and can begin the process to obtain a renewable energy system,” Housing Secretary William Rodríguez Rodríguez said in a written statement. “Once again we show the need that exists on our island, and the good news is that we will open more rounds soon to deliver more spaces.”

Eligible participants may receive a grant of up to $30,000 for the installation of a residential renewable energy system.

The grant amount may cover the costs of design, permitting, equipment, assembly and anchoring, instal-

lation, commissioning and end-user training in relation to a renewable energy system (panels and battery) for the property.

Once the first phase is completed, participants who obtained a turn can begin to complete their applications on the web portal or by visiting an admissions center. The web address is nuevaenergia.pr.gov, which also includes a list of admissions centers and their locations.

Eligible New Energy program participants may receive a grant of up to $30,000 for the installation of a renewable energy system.

Public Safety chief to serve in key federal law enforcement partnership

By JOHN McPHAUL jpmcphaul@gmail.com

Public Safety Secretary Alexis Torres Ríos announced Monday that he will serve on the Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Partners Advisory Board (HSLE PAB) for a term of two years.

With the appointment, Torres Ríos becomes the first head of an agency of the island government to hold such a position, a significant development for Puerto Rico and the Public Safety Department.

“It is an honor to be part of this important Board,” Torres Ríos said. “I am proud to represent Puerto Rico and the Department of Public Safety in this very important role, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to help protect the nation’s security.”

As part of the advisory board, Torres Ríos and the HSLE PAB provide Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and the rest of the leadership of the federal intelligence community, with the opportunity

to better carry the message of the national intelligence needs and issues of state, local, tribal and territorial partners (SLTTs), in addition to gaining insight into the intelligence’ community’s ability to help address key national security challenges manifesting in the United States.

Torres Ríos, with more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement and emergency management, has been director of international operations in charge of the Western Hemisphere and deputy director of Puerto Rico operations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The HSLE PAB supports the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in its efforts to coordinate and integrate the intelligence community’s approach to outreach and engagement with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners. The advisory board’s mission is to facilitate effective and efficient communication, coordination and collaboration between the intelligence community and its partners in support of the nation’s security.

By THE STAR STAFF

Rep. José Aponte Hernández described as “hypocritical” the statements of Cuban President Miguel

Díaz Canel about his commitment to the “self-determination and independence of the People of Puerto Rico.”

“Dictators are like that, they talk to the peanut gallery about what they

don’t practice in their respective countries,” the veteran New Progressive Party lawmaker and former speaker of the island House of Representatives said Monday. “Cuban dictator Díaz Canel makes hypocritical statements about Puerto Rico’s self-determination, but his alleged commitment to that is not consistent with what he does in Cuba, where he deprives citizens of freely exercising their political determination, even expressing themselves. On the contrary, what we all see in Cuba is an effort by the communist government to limit the expression of its people. The threat of reprisals, the deployment of military force and the state of terror that exists in Cuba speaks for itself of Díaz Canel’s style of governance.”

“Meanwhile, we do not see any leader of the Citizen Victory Movement, Dignity Project or Puerto Rican Independence parties rejecting these totally hypocritical statements,” the prostatehood leader added. “The reason for this is simple: these organizations seek the same as Cuba; that is what they want for Puerto Rico, a dictatorial

model where, in addition to bringing independence to Puerto Rico, they also cut rights to perpetuate themselves in power. That is the model they want for Puerto Rico.”

Díaz Canel said at the IberoAmerican Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Saturday that “we reaffirm the historic commitment to self-determination and independence of the people of Puerto Rico.”

“The July 2021 protests in Cuba were silenced with military force, imprisonment without warrants, and trials without lawyers for the accused,” Aponte noted. “That is what those who are silent about Cuba’s abusive dictatorial regime want. In Puerto Rico we reject that, believe in and practice democracy, which is guaranteed by the Constitution of our nation, the United States. Puerto Rico will never be like Díaz Canel’s communist Cuba, no matter what the independence alliances want. The people of Puerto Rico have demonstrated overwhelmingly their support for the permanent union in order to guarantee U.S. citizenship.”

Public Safety Secretary Alexis Torres Ríos

Legislator blasts Cuban president for statements supporting Puerto Rican independence

Rep. José Aponte Hernández

Lawmakers tour DC jail where Jan. 6 defendants are held

By LUKE BROADWATER

When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arranged a tour of the District of Columbia jail to inspect the conditions of defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Democrats faced a choice: boycott or participate.

House Democrats had watched last Congress as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy pulled his members from a Democratic-led select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, and then found themselves without a voice in the nationally televised hearings. After debating the matter internally, Democrats were determined not to make that same mistake.

So, after a roughly two-hour tour of the jail Friday, when Greene finished her remarks to news reporters gathered outside, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, stepped up to the microphones.

“Somebody’s got to be here to tell the truth,” said Crockett, a first-term member of Congress and a former public defender. “If we weren’t here, there would be no check for whatever it was that they said.”

Crockett is familiar with the jails of Texas and Arkansas, where she said inmates faced much harsher conditions. The nearly two dozen defendants at the D.C. facility charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack were housed in the newer part of the jail, had more open space, and were given tablets for entertainment, she reported.

“My frame of reference comes out of Arkansas jails, Texas jails. Listen, this is so much different and so much better,” Crockett said, adding that detainees elsewhere in the D.C. facility were kept in worse, more cramped conditions. “I don’t think the January 6ers would want to go the other way.”

House Republicans this month opened their long-promised investigation into whether people charged with crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 attack had been mistreated at the D.C. jail, fulfilling a pledge party leaders had made to their right flank. The investigation — part of a broader effort by Republicans to rewrite the history of the riot in part by portraying participants as the true victims — has been a top priority of Greene, who wrote a report in 2021 about poor conditions at the jail

and carries significant influence among House Republicans.

Greene and fellow Republicans emerged from the facility Friday afternoon to a raucous scene with a handful of noisy protesters. One repeatedly blew a whistle loudly as Greene tried to speak to reporters, interrupting her. Another man shouted out descriptions of the Jan. 6 defendants’ crimes. “The Capitol Police were attacked!” he yelled. “They need to have long jail sentences!” A vehicle, paid for by a political group aligned with Democrats, displayed screens showing the violence of Jan. 6, when some 150 officers were injured.

Greene’s spokesperson at one point covered his ears as he tried to block a protester from approaching her.

Speaking to television cameras, Greene decried a “two-tier justice system” in which the Jan. 6 defendants were treated like “political prisoners.”

“They told us stories of being denied medical treatment,” she said of her conversations with the Jan. 6 defendants. “They told us stories of assault. They told us stories of being threatened with rape.”

Greene visited the jail in November 2021 and detailed her findings in a report released the next month. She said one in-

mate had reported being beaten by other detainees and not being provided care.

On Friday, she said conditions had improved since her last visit.

“Throughout the entire jail, it was cleaner. It had been painted,” Greene said, adding: “They are allowed out of their cells a lot longer throughout the day.”

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., credited the Republican-led tour with the improved cleanliness of the facility: “They said in the last month or so, since we took back Congress, that it’s gotten better,” Luna said, referring to the detainees. “But they said they cleaned it up nicely in the last few days since they knew that we were coming.”

Seventeen of the 20 defendants held at the D.C. jail on charges related to Jan. 6 are accused of assaulting law enforcement officers during the Capitol attack, according to research conducted by one of the main authors of the House Jan. 6 committee’s report. The other defendants include a Proud Boys member and an Oath Keepers member, the report stated.

Under a different strategy, Democrats might have opted out of the tour, choosing to ignore an event many on the left viewed as a stunt. But Rep. Robert Garcia of California said Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland,

the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, had asked him to attend to “ensure there is a fair representation of what happened.”

“These people tried to overthrow our government,” Garcia said. “While Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to treat these folks as pseudocelebrities, these folks are insurrectionists and we can’t forget that.”

But in arguing for the rights of Jan. 6 defendants, Republicans have hit on the issue of prison reform and can find some common ground with Democrats.

Civil rights advocates have long been concerned about conditions at the D.C. jail. The facility received increased attention when defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack were housed there, and their lawyers raised concerns about threats from guards, standing sewage, and scant food and water.

A federal judge in 2021 held top officials of the D.C. jail in contempt of court, ruling they had improperly delayed medical treatment for a Jan. 6 defendant kept in their custody.

Asked whether she was engaged in a whitewashing of the events of Jan. 6, Greene responded that others were whitewashing riots carried out by left-wing groups.

“The Democrats and the media alike are whitewashing all the things that happened with antifa, BLM protests and riots across the country in 2020,” she said. “I don’t know why we have to all forget about those but we have to continue arresting 1,000 more people for Jan. 6.”

The San Juan Daily Star Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene previously visited the jail in November 2021 and wrote a report about the conditions there. This time, she said they had improved.

In a tornado’s wake, a Mississippi town wrestles with grief and gratitude

munities along its path to grapple with what had been lost.

In Carroll County, Mississippi, which is nearly 90 miles northeast of Rolling Fork, Helen Munford and her husband, Danny, were killed with their 14-year-old son, Jadarrion, when their home was leveled along with several others on family property there.

“We can’t even process the emotions or the pain because it’s just too much to take in,” said Lashanda Hemphill-Gerriff, Munford’s cousin. She added, “their family was just full of life.”

The Munfords had seven children between them, HemphillGerriff said, and had been together for at least two decades. Helen Munford worked as a teacher and a bus driver at Marshall Elementary School, throwing herself into extracurricular activities and was beloved by students there, while Danny Munford was a welder.

Jadarrion — known as Big Man, because he was bigger than his twin brother — was in eighth grade, where he played football and baseball. Passionate about sports, he was thinking about becoming a welder, like his father, and how he was going to take care of his family when he grew up.

At 14, he was quick to take on babysitting duties for his younger cousins and help with his family.

“He was such a kind kid,” Hemphill-Gerriff said. “He was a very lovable person, always willing to help, way mature past his age.”

Riley Herndon, just a month from turning 2, was among the youngest of the victims. Her family has lived near the unincorporated community of Wren, Mississippi, for generations — the road they lived on is named for them.

Riley and her father, Ethan Herndon, 33, were killed after the storm wiped out the family’s mobile home Friday. “I have no words to explain what I just saw,” said Ethan’s uncle, Teryl Herndon.

By RICK ROJAS, EDUARDO MEDINA, EMILY COCHRANE and ANUSHKA PATIL

Lequita Barfield raced through the darkness on Friday toward Rolling Fork, pushed by fear after hearing reports of a powerful tornado obliterating the Mississippi town where her mother lived. Barfield found her under a mattress in the wreckage of what had been her home. She did not survive.

Lorlie Smith rode out the storm herself and then hurried to her mother-in-law’s house, which was buried under the limbs of a large tree that had crashed onto it. She banged on the door and there was no answer. But it turned out her mother-in-law, Mae Smith, had been rescued. On Sunday, Lorlie Smith sobbed as she wrapped her in a tight embrace, after reuniting in a shelter.

“We’re just blessed to be alive,” she said, her hands still shaking.

After facing the worst of a storm system that carved a 170mile path of destruction through Mississippi and Alabama, killing at least 26 people, Rolling Fork was contending Sunday with a confluence of despair and gratitude.

Many, including Lorlie Smith, said they were wrestling with the competing emotions, as even those who were thankful that they had been spared were also plunged into anguish over a staggering loss of life. Thirteen people died in Sharkey County, of which Rolling Fork is the seat.

On Sunday, largely by word-of-mouth, residents were beginning to learn the names of those who had been killed, and in a town as small and remote as Rolling Fork, virtually no one was

left untouched by grief.

“We grew up around each other all our lives,” said Annie Lee Reed, who is 69 and has lived in Rolling Fork all of her life, listing the names of people she knew: classmates, neighbors, people she recognized from the grocery store.

Mae Smith piped up with another name.

“She got killed?” Reed said, taken aback. “Really?

“She was my daughter’s bus driver, my granddaughter’s bus driver,” Smith said. “She was a nice lady. She died.”

“Lord have mercy,” Reed replied. The cleanup had started in Rolling Fork, with residents and volunteers picking through the rubble to salvage what they could. Officials have even started talking about rebuilding, contemplating the long and arduous road the community must now navigate.

The turbulence reached beyond Rolling Fork as more severe weather pummeled the Southeast on Sunday. Two tornadoes touched down on Sunday in Georgia, scraping through three counties south of Atlanta, damaging dozens of structures, including 20 homes, and causing some injuries, authorities said. There were also threats of possible tornadoes in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi.

State and federal officials surveyed the destruction in Mississippi on Sunday and promised an influx of support. “Help is on the way,” Gov. Tate Reeves told residents.

“We are here not just today but for the long haul,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during a visit to Rolling Fork on Sunday.

As in Rolling Fork, the storm system Friday left other com-

Riley was born prematurely and had several health problems. She was set to have surgery in the coming week. Still, she was “a really happy baby” who touched a lot of hearts, Rachel Atkins, Riley’s aunt, said. Riley’s siblings, who are 7 and 4, were seriously injured and asked about their sister.

“They’re asking about her now,” Atkins said. “And they’re not going to be able to understand this for a while.”

Herndon worked at an RV shop after serving in the Navy. He would “do anything for anybody,” Atkins said. “He loved his family more than anything, and he loved God more than anything too.” She described a blissful childhood largely spent outdoors, saying she and her brother grew up in a “wide open area, where we could do whatever we wanted to, and stay outside all the time.”

In Rolling Fork, an old National Guard armory had become a hub where residents could come for food, supplies or a place to sleep. Medics were also there treating injuries sustained on Sunday during recovery and cleanup work.

Mae Smith and her husband were taken to the shelter after they had been trapped in their home for hours after the tornado passed. She was elated at Sunday’s reunion with her son and daughter-in-law.

“This is the first time I even got to touch her,” Lorlie Smith, the daughter-in-law, said. She cried as she went on to describe what the family had lost and the various ordeals left in the storm’s aftermath, such as tracking down blood-pressure medication for her husband.

“The trailer’s gone,” Lorlie Smith told her mother-in-law, who teared up. “The van is gone. But we’re alive to tell the tale.”

Lisa Robinson stands on the debris that was once her home, after a tornado hit Wren, Miss., on March 26, 2023. President Joe Biden declared an emergency after a storm system that ripped across Mississippi and Alabama.

George Washington University is moving on from ‘Colonials’

By APRIL RUBIN

George Washington University will soon choose a new nickname for its athletic teams, dropping “Colonials” after years of pressure from students who said the name was entangled with violence toward Native Americans and other colonized people.

The campus community, in the heart of the nation’s capital, has narrowed a list of 10 replacement candidates to four finalists: “Ambassadors,” “Blue Fog,” “Revolutionaries” and “Sentinels.”

The university will hear feedback until April 28 throughout what it is calling “Moniker Madness” and a new nickname will be announced by the end of the semester, said Ellen Moran, the university’s vice president for communications and marketing.

The school’s mascot will remain George 1 — George Washington’s head, which a uniformed student wears.

The change comes amid a reckoning of the fraught history of team names across the American sports landscape. It comes after a push by students and a victory for Native American activists last year when the NFL team in Washington became the Commanders, shedding a name that was a slur against Indigenous people.

“The more we engage and the more we help the community envision what the new moniker options might look like and give the community a chance to try out what the future might look like, we’re getting a lot of positive engagement,” Moran said.

The Colonials name has been part of the university’s identity since 1926, replacing the Hatchetites, Hatchetmen, Axemen and Crummen (for Henry Crum, a football coach).

Opposition to the Colonials nickname erupted in 2019, when the student body voted to remove it, and the “Anything But Colonials Coalition” was formed, according to a report a university moniker committee released in 2021.

The next year, student organizations delivered a petition to the university president’s office seeking a name change

“Colonials were active purveyors of colonialism and were complicit in militarized and racialized violence, oppression and hierarchy,” the petition said. “Colonialism has been historically and contemporaneously built upon usurping land, labor and autonomy from racialized communities through dehumanizing violence and suppression.”

Some alumni, however, remain attached to the university’s old name, Moran said. Survey respondents with an affinity for the Colonials associate it with revolutionary spirit and fighting tyranny, according to a report.

Proponents, especially older alumni, have argued that it defines Americans during the British colonial era, said Denver Brunsman, an associate professor of history at the university who is a member of a committee that was formed to discuss the name.

Opponents view it as synonymous with violent colonizers, said Brunsman, a George Washington scholar. The term is also historically inaccurate, he said, because the first U.S. president and his contemporaries would not have identified as colonials.

“It was a term that he associated with narrow-mindedness, with a certain provincialism,” Brunsman said.

In 2022, after the committee released its report, the university announced it would discontinue its nearly 100-year-old nickname. “The moniker can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies,” the report said.

High schools, colleges and professional sports franchises have been grappling with racially charged nicknames and mascots for decades.

In 2010, the University of Mississippi replaced its longtime mascot, a Southern plantation owner known as Colonel Reb, with the Rebel Black Bear. The movement to drop team names and mascots based on Native American and Confederate imagery accelerated after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

George Washington University had previously renamed some spaces and events, such as its Colonials Club, Colonials Weekend and Conversation with a Colonial, the moniker committee’s report said. A health center and a student support center still bear the nickname.

Hayley Margolis, who graduated in 2020, discussed the checkered meaning of colonialism with athletic and administrative leaders while advocating a new moniker as a student leader.

“The idea of a colonial just by definition is something that is built on exclusivity and hierarchy, let alone racism in its most violent form,”

she said. “So those are things that I didn’t think should unify a college campus and excluded a lot of people on the campus from school spirit.”

As a white person with Indigenous ancestry, Georgie Britcher did not feel represented by the nickname. She was part of the committee that recommended a change to the board of trustees.

“There were students who felt uncomfortable with the Colonial moniker and were not proud to be Colonials,” said Britcher, who was a leader of the university’s Students for Indigenous and Native American Rights group.

In 2022, the university’s student body was about 46% white, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 12% Asian and less than 1% Indigenous; 13% of students were classified as international students.

In the past, the buzz around the university’s moniker was whether to change it to a hippo, said

Kyle Boyer, who graduated in 2010. The animal has been an unofficial mascot since 1996, when a statue of a hippopotamus was given as a gift to the class of 2000 by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, the university president at the time.

“I think the winds of social change that have affected things like the Washington Commanders had not yet risen to the point where moniker change was a serious conversation on campus,” said Boyer, who has since become a high school administrator and a pastor in the Philadelphia area.

Now, he and the alumni he remains in touch with understand the change, he said.

“There are things that sometimes are required to really unify an organization or a community,” he said, “and I understand the decision to change the moniker.”

Abby Schaub, a George Washington University catcher, at an N.C.A.A. softball game this month.

A ‘rocking chair rebellion’: Seniors call on banks to dump big oil

By CARA BUCKLEY

They were parents, grandparents, greataunts and great-uncles, ranging in age from their 50s to their 80s and beyond, and together they braved frigid temperatures to protest all through the night, and to rock.

Bundled in long johns, puffer coats, layered knit hats and sleeping bags, and fortified by cookies sent by courier from a sympathetic supporter, dozens of graying protesters sat in rocking chairs outside of four banks in downtown Washington for 24 hours, in a nationwide protest billed as the largest climate action ever undertaken by older folks.

Calling themselves the Rocking Chair Rebellion, they were part of more than 100 climate actions staged across the country last week by Third Act, a protest group for people ages 60 and older, co-founded by Bill McKibben, the author and climate campaigner.

Their targets were Chase, the subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Bank of America, the biggest investors in fossil fuel projects, according to a 2022 report by the Rainforest Action Network and other environmental groups. Collectively, the four banks have poured more than $1 trillion between 2016 and 2021 into oil and gas.

“This is the world we helped create,” said Katie Ries, 66, who is retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as she sat in a rocking chair outside the Chase branch in downtown Washington shortly after an unseasonably cold dawn on Tuesday. “When you put this temporary discomfort in perspective, against what we are out here for,

what we are facing, it just pales, it disappears.”

Formed in 2021, Third Act has some 50,000 members on its mailing list, according to McKibben, including a few centenarians. While the group has staged protests before, sometimes bearing signs that read “fossils against fossil fuels,” they said that Tuesday’s actions were the biggest yet, with participants driven in part by the conviction that it was unfair to lay responsibility for fixing the climate crisis at the feet of younger generations who will bear its brunt.

“For all their energy and intelligence and idealism, young people lack the structural power to make change on the scale we need in the time that we have,” said McKibben, who is 62, chatting early Tuesday before an antibig bank climate rally in Washington’s Franklin Park. “We all vote, we ended up with most of the resources in our society. If we’re going to make Washington and Wall Street change, it’ll take a few people with hairlines like mine.”

The protests came on the heels of the latest dire report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which forecast that within the next decade, average global temperatures are likely to increase by 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, compared to preindustrial levels and making catastrophic weather events harder for human and other life-forms to bear. To ward off the worst, nations must cut greenhouse gases by half by 2030, the report said, and stop adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by the early 2050s.

Yet in 2022, carbon emissions hit record highs and the top oil producers reaped a record-breaking $220 billion in profits.

And though major oil-funding banks are also investing in renewable energy sources, several protesters dismissed such efforts as greenwashing. “They’re running ads on TV, a lot of the big oil companies, about how they’re doing all these environmentally friendly things, but

they’re doing record oil exploration,” said Fred Solowey, 71. “And then these phony offsets that they use a lot, to pretend that they’re going to be carbon neutral. It’s hogwash.”

For the rockers, the goal was to urge people to pull their money out of the oil-funding banks, and to goose the consciences of bank executives.

“I think anybody is complicit that is not trying to do anything,” said Pam Murphy, 64, as she sat outside the Chase branch early Tuesday, in front of a sign that read “This bank funds climate chaos.” One rocking chair over sat Susan Flashman, 68, a retired electrician who lives in Mount Rainier, Maryland. “We’re the activists, we’re the boomers,” Flashman said. “People our age, we’re just incensed that no nobody’s doing anything. So here we are.”

Most of the rocking chair activists were from the Washington metropolitan area, and sat in three-hour blocks throughout Monday night, though Ellen Barfield, 66, opted to sit multiple shifts from Monday evening until 5 a.m. Tuesday. She was a night owl anyhow, she said, and still up for the occasional all-nighter. “It’s better than a camp chair,” she said, of the seating arrangement, “And it’s poetic.”

“I mean, our climate is getting worse and worse,” Barfield continued. “We are far from doing what we need to do about it. And these banks are a big part of why, because they keep pouring money into this horrendous industry. And that has got to change, right?”

Most of the rocking chairs (there were about 50 in all) had been gathered by Lisa Finn, 57, and her husband, who live outside Alexandria, Virginia, and hosted a rocking chair painting party before driving the chairs up in a UHaul.

Along with the rally at Franklin Park (speakers included Ebony Twilley Martin, the co-executive director of Greenpeace USA; and Ben Jealous, executive director of the Sierra Club) there were marches featuring banners, outsize puppets and at least one shofar, and the blockading, with even more rocking chairs, of Wells Fargo and Chase. One protester was arrested after using paint on the street, organizers said.

Before addressing the rally, Jealous said pressure from older activists ought to make the banks take notice.

“For the banks, this is a very worrisome signal,” he said. “They can write off young people, they don’t see them as having a whole lot of money right now. They know these folks do.”

Protesters outside a Citibank, part of a demonstration organized by Third Act, a group for older climate activists, in Washington, March 21, 2023. Older climate activists gathered in cities around the country for a day of action targeting banks that finance fossil fuel projects.

Wall St equities gain, Treasury yields rise on lull in bank worries

Stocks are mostly rising on Wall Street Monday as battered banks show more strength, at least for now.

The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher as of 2:53 p.m. Eastern time, on pace for its third straight gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 297 points, or 0.9%, to 32,533 and the Nasdaq composite was down less than 0.1%, reflecting losses in Google parent Alphabet and other tech companies.

Markets have been in turmoil following the second-and third-largest U.S. bank failures in history earlier this month. Investors have been hunting for what banks could be next to fall as the system creaks under the pressure of much higher interest rates.

Still, financial stocks were among the biggest gainers Monday. First Citizens ‘ stock soared 53.6% after it said it would buy most of Silicon Valley Bank, whose failure sparked the industry’s furor earlier this month. As part of the deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. agreed to share some of the losses that may arise from some of the loans First Citizens is buying.

Other banks that investors have highlighted as the next potential victims of a debilitating exodus of customers also strengthened.

First Republic Bank jumped 11.8% and PacWest Bancorp rose 5%. Most of the focus in the U.S. has been on banks that are below the size of those that are seen as “too big to fail.”

A broader worry has been that all the weakness for banks could cause a pullback in lending to small and midsized businesses across the country. That in turn could lead to less hiring, less growth and a higher risk of a recession. Many economists were already expecting an economic downturn before all the struggles for banks.

“Unfortunately this is what happens when you tighten policy that quickly,” Amanda Agati, chief investment officer of PNC Asset Management Group, said about the past year’s swift rise in interest rates. “Things break in the system. Some of the weakest links are starting to show up.”

The worries are international. In Europe, Credit Suisse’s stock tumbled so quickly this month that regulators brokered its takeover by rival Swiss banking giant UBS. At the end of last week, the market’s sights set on Deutsche Bank, whose stock fell sharply as analysts questioned why it had come under pressure.

“So far, regulators and lawmakers have worked together to keep the crisis under control, and they have used all the help they could to do so,” Naeem Aslam of Zaye Capital Markets said in a commentary. “This particular element is keeping the hope alive that whatever the issue was with Deutsche Bank, lawmakers are going to address it, as there is simply too much to lose if things are left alone.”

On Monday, Deutsche Bank shares rose 6.1% in Germany. Other big banks across Europe also found some stability. These giant banks don’t share many characteristics with the

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smaller and mid-sized banks in the United States that have been under pressure. But all are navigating much more scrutiny from investors broadly. Their world has become much more difficult because interest rates have jumped very high very quickly.

The Federal Reserve and other central banks announced their latest increases to interest rates in recent weeks as they fight inflation that’s still gripping worldwide. Higher rates can undercut inflation by slowing the economy, but they raise the

risk of a recession. They also hurt prices for stocks, bonds and other investments.

The Fed has pulled its key overnight rate to a range of 4.75% to 5%, up from virtually zero at the start of last year. It indicated last week that the troubles in the banking system could end up acting like rate hikes on their own, by slowing lending.

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, told a conference in Beijing on Sunday that risks to financial stability have risen as interest rates climbed. She said actions by central banks and other regulators have helped to ease strains on markets, “but uncertainty is high, which underscores the need for vigilance.”

Safety concerns persist at Ukrainian nuclear plant

By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog held talks Monday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine before a visit by the official this week to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to assess safety and security at the facility, which has been held by Russian forces for more than a year.

The talks were held in Zaporizhzhia, a city about 35 miles northeast of the nuclear facility, that is in Ukrainian hands but has been repeatedly shelled by Russian forces since they launched their full scale invasion more than a year ago.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said on Twitter that he and Zelenskyy had a “rich exchange” on the protection of the plant and its workers. He added that the agency would continue to support Ukraine’s nuclear facilities.

The two men also toured a hydroelectric station that Grossi called “an essential part of the system” that sustains the safety of the plant. Grossi wrote on Twitter that Zelenskyy showed him recent damage to the dam.

Zelenskyy thanked Grossi for his efforts and raised concerns about the pressure the plant’s Ukrainian workers face, according to a summary of the meeting released by his office. He also reiterated calls for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the plant.

“Without the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and personnel from the ZNPP and adjacent territories, any initiatives to restore nuclear safety and security are doomed to failure,” Zelenskyy said.

Grossi has issued a series of dire warnings about security at the plant, denouncing international complacency and saying that one day luck will run out when it comes to maintaining safety there, given that shelling has already damaged buildings at the plant and repeatedly cut external power, forcing the plant to rely on backup generators to run crucial cooling systems.

Reports that Ukraine could aim a long-anticipated offensive on the south of the country, which could cause an

escalation of fighting in the area, have added to concerns about the plant’s security.

Grossi issued another warning over the weekend about the risks of allowing fighting anywhere near a nuclear plant, saying in a statement, “The nuclear safety and security dangers are all too obvious, as is the necessity to act now to prevent an accident with potential radiological consequences to the health and the environment for people in Ukraine and beyond.”

The facility, the largest nuclear plant in Europe, was seized by Russian troops more than a year ago and is now managed by Russia’s state nuclear company, Rosatom, although many of its operatives and engineers are Ukrainian. All six of its reactors have been shut down, although it requires power to maintain safety.

An IAEA proposal to turn the plant into a demilitarized zone has not borne fruit. Ukrainian officials have said Moscow has rejected the plan on the grounds that it would mean pulling its forces out of the facility, control of which has given them considerable leverage over Ukrainian energy production.

Grossi last visited the plant in September, when he brought the first group of international nuclear inspectors to the plant. Inspectors have been there ever since.

The plant, which lies on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, is close to the front lines in the conflict. Russian forces control the east bank in the region and have frequently shelled the city of Nikopol and other targets on the western side of the river. Ukraine controls the northern part of the Zaporizhzhia region while Russian forces hold the southern part.

In an indication of the front-line tensions, the Ukrainian military’s general staff said Monday that Russia had shelled 30 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region over the previous 24 hours.

Zelenskyy’s visit to the front lines was his latest in a series of morale-boosting trips to visit positions close to the fighting recently. In a message posted on Telegram, Zelenskyy wrote that he was “honored to be here today, next to our military.”

Ukraine’s military leaders have said little about what is expected to be an offensive this spring, during which they will likely make use of tanks and other forms of military aid from the United States and other allies. In the latest example of that support, Britain’s Ministry of Defense on Monday said Ukrainian crews have returned home after completing training on how to operate Challenger 2 tanks. Britain has donated 14 of the tanks to Ukraine, although they are not yet with Ukrainian forces.

Military analysts cite two possible directions for the counteroffensive, one in the east of the country in the Donbas region and the other in the south. Ukrainian officials have said that a southern offensive would aim to advance on the city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region. Some military analysts say that could also involve ferrying troops across the Dnieper River southwest of the power plant.

Local Ukrainian officials have reported sporadic explosions around Melitopol for months in apparent attacks on Russian forces. There were two more blasts Monday, the city’s exiled mayor, Ivan Fedorov, said on the Telegram messaging app.

A Leopard 2 tank in Augustdorf, Germany, last month.

After unrest, Netanyahu delays his plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary

bluffing here,” he added.

Netanyahu’s decision to postpone the judicial overhaul followed a night of turmoil across Israel, with raucous street demonstrations erupting Sunday night after he dismissed Gallant. Israel’s major universities shuttered their classrooms Monday morning in protest, while strikes rippled across the country.

Ben-Gvir, the head of the Jewish Power party in Netanyahu’s governing coalition, said Monday that he had agreed with the prime minister that the plans to overhaul the judiciary could be delayed until after a coming parliamentary recess, removing what had been viewed as the biggest obstacle to any postponement.

But Ben-Gvir made it clear that he was not backing down.

“The reform will pass,” he said on Twitter.

But Netanyahu suddenly reversed his position Monday after a sharp rise in unrest overnight, the decision by universities to shut down for the foreseeable future, and strikes by trade unionists and Israeli embassy and consular staff abroad.

That added to a groundswell of opposition from another influential group within Israeli society: the military reserve.

Thousands of reservists, who play a key role in certain missions, including in the air force, had either threatened to refuse service if the overhaul went ahead or had already stood down. The chief of military staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, recently warned government leaders that so many reservists were skipping duty that the military was close to reducing the scope of certain operations.

had accused each other of attempting a coup, amid fears on both sides that the future of Israel’s democracy was at stake.

The overhaul has become a proxy for much deeper social disagreements within Israeli society related to the relationship between religion and state, the future of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and ethnic tensions among Israeli Jews.

Orthodox Jews and settlers say that the court has historically acted against their interests and that it has for too long been dominated by secular judges. Jews of Middle Eastern descent also feel underrepresented on the court, which has mostly been staffed by judges from European backgrounds.

By PATRICK KINGSLEY

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced Monday that he was delaying his government’s contentious plans to overhaul the judiciary, setting the stage for a possible easing of one of the deepest domestic crises in the country’s history.

Speaking on national television, Netanyahu said that he would delay final voting in parliament on the legislation that would allow the government to assert greater control over the Supreme Court, a plan that has sparked weeks of nationwide protests.

“When there is a possibility of preventing a civil war through dialogue, I, as the Prime Minister, take a time out for dialogue,” Netanyahu said.

The announcement came after a hardline member of his coalition, Itamar BenGvir, said he was open to delaying a vote on the government’s plans. And it came a day after Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, who had called for a halt to the process, raising doubts about the stability of the government.

Yair Lapid, the centrist leader of Israel’s parliamentary opposition, said he would be open to “genuine and constructive dialogue” with Netanyahu. But “we’ve got bad experience from the past and so first we’ll make sure that there’s no tricks or

He added: “The National Guard will be established. The budget I demanded for the Ministry of National Security will be passed in its entirety. No one will scare us.” Ben-Gvir was referring to a promise he said he had secured from Netanyahu to establish a national guard that will operate alongside police and under his authority.

The government had sought to push through legislation that would give it greater control over a committee that appoints new judges. It would also let parliament override Supreme Court decisions and restrict the court’s ability to block laws passed by parliament.

The measure has ignited bitter debate, setting off months of mass protests and prompting business leaders to begin divesting from Israel. It has also caused unease among soldiers and provoked rising criticism from influential Jewish Americans and the Biden administration.

Netanyahu is currently standing trial on charges of corruption, and opponents feared that his plans might make it easier for him to push through legislation in the future that could allow him to avoid any punishment. Netanyahu has repeatedly denied that getting himself off the hook is one of the aims of the judicial overhaul.

In recent days, Netanyahu had repeatedly vowed to press on with the plan — pledging to proceed with a vote in parliament early this week that would give the government a majority on the judicial appointments committee, which also selects Supreme Court justices.

Netanyahu’s announcement raised hopes for a calming of the toxic and emotional national discourse on the judicial overhaul that many had feared could lead to political violence or even civil war. The government’s supporters and opponents

The government’s supporters have contended that Israel cannot be a true democracy without giving elected lawmakers primacy over unelected judges. Critics of the government argue that the removal of judicial oversight of parliament would pave the way for authoritarian rule by a majority that would restrict minority rights.

Protesters make their way to join a demonstration outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday, March 27, 2023.

In Africa, Kamala Harris looks to deepen relations amid China’s influence

By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS and ABDI LATIF DAHIR

Vice President Kamala Harris has begun a weeklong tour of Ghana and two other African nations as the Biden administration hopes to set a new path for U.S.Africa ties that focuses on collaboration rather than crises, a trip seen as a significant step toward revitalizing a relationship with Africa that was widely thought to be lagging in recent years.

Harris, the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit the continent, will hold an official meeting and news briefing with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on Monday before traveling to Tanzania and Zambia, where she had visited more than 50 years ago to learn about public service from her grandfather.

Harris aims to reassure the United States’ African allies that Washington is focused on fostering innovation and economic growth in the region rather than having a singular focus on addressing corruption and violence on the continent, according to senior U.S. officials.

“I’m very excited about the future of Africa,” Harris said Sunday, moments after she stepped off Air Force II in Accra, the capital of Ghana, noting that the median age of the continent was 19. She added, “That tells us about the growth of opportunity, of innovation, of possibility — I see in all of that a great opportunity not only for the people of this continent, but the people of the world.”

Harris will face the challenge of presenting the United States as an ally while fulfilling President Joe Biden’s commitment to take action against foreign governments that advance anti-LGBTQ laws and restrict human rights, even as there are fears about attempts to limit similar rights within the United States.

Vice President Kamala Harris said that her trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia is focused on fostering collaboration and economic opportunities on the continent, not about competing with China.

Such restrictions have been on the rise in several African nations, including Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and the White House said last week that it would consider economic penalties against Uganda after lawmakers there passed legislation that calls for life in prison for those who engage in gay sex.

“It’s an unenviable dilemma,” Murithi Mutiga, the Africa director for International Crisis Group, said of Harris’ task. “It’s a tough juggling act.”

Some African leaders have consistently reiterated in recent years that they do not just want lectures on democracy from Western leaders, but also more economic partnership, preferential trade agreements and access to finance at fair rates.

Those voices have only been amplified as the United States has called for greater African support for condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine and reducing the effects of climate change, and has sought access to earth minerals in Africa that are critical to its competition with China.

Historically, the United States has largely engaged with the African continent through “anchor states”: often large or financially powerful nations that play a vital role in regional stability. In contrast, nations like China have had a more expanded engagement with the continent, experts say, establishing consistent, strategic diplomatic and economic partnerships.

The fact that the first trip each year by a Chinese foreign minister is always to Africa and that Beijing pays assiduous diplomatic attention to even small African nations have helped to make China a key partner, said Cobus van Staden, managing editor of the China Global South Project, a research organization.

“That connection was built up over years and would be difficult to replicate in the short term,” he said. “It would take ongoing engagement across several U.S. administrations, which can be challenging.”

For U.S. officials, he added, deepening ties would entail meeting African partners where they are and working with them on key priorities.

Harris has a delicate balancing act in the continent during a consequential period of her vice presidency amid expectations that Biden will announce his reelection campaign in the coming months. With Republicans expecting to increase scrutiny over the BidenHarris ticket, Democrats have emphasized the need for Harris to assert herself as someone prepared to lead the party. Many allies have said she has made the greatest strides on the global stage.

On Monday, after meeting with AkufoAddo, she will visit a skate park and recording studio to meet with local artists and entertainers. The next day, she will speak about democratic leadership and her vision for Africa’s

future to an audience of young people in Accra before visiting the Cape Coast Castle, the headquarters of Britain’s 18th-century slave trade on Africa’s Gold Coast.

The vice president plans to discuss regional security, debt relief, the war in Ukraine and American concerns over China’s investment in the continent with the leaders of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, her aides said.

In Tanzania, she will visit workers from the technology sector, and in Zambia she will focus on climate resilience and food insecurity.

Harris is also expected to make several announcements on American public- and private-sector commitments to invest in Africa, a continent that is rich in the resources needed to address climate change and the rare earth minerals used to power electric vehicles.

While Harris would emphasize that the United States’ relationship with Africa cannot be defined by Washington’s competition with China, her aides said, they also acknowledged concern over ceding more ground to Beijing, which has greatly expanded its influence on the continent even as Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have also jockeyed for influence.

The countries the vice president is visiting count China among their top or second-top trading partner, far ahead of the United States.

In 2019, Ghana’s government agreed to allow China to dig for bauxite ore in exchange for multibillion-dollar infrastructural investments that included building highways. In a sign of China’s presence in the country, as Harris’ motorcade passed a traffic circle in Accra on Sunday where officials had placed posters showing her and Akufo-Addo, a People’s Republic of China placard signaling Beijing’s funding of the rotary’s construction was visible directly behind one poster.

The cold war with China is changing everything

By DAVID BROOKS

So I guess we’re in a new cold war. Leaders of both parties have become China hawks. There are rumblings of war over Taiwan. Xi Jinping vows to dominate the century.

I can’t help wondering: What will this cold war look like? Will this one transform American society the way the last one did?

The first thing I notice about this cold war is that the arms race and the economics race are fused. A chief focus of the conflict so far has been microchips, the little gizmos that not only make your car and phone work, but also guide missiles and are necessary to train artificial intelligence systems. Whoever dominates chip manufacturing dominates the market as well as the battlefield.

Second, the geopolitics are different. As Chris Miller notes in his book “Chip War,” the microchip sector is dominated by a few highly successful businesses. More than 90% of the most advanced chips are made by one company in Taiwan. One Dutch company makes all the lithography machines that are required to build cutting-edge chips. Two Santa Clara, California, companies monopolize the design of graphic processing units, critical for running AI applications in data centers.

These choke points represent an intolerable situation for

China. If the West can block off China’s access to cuttingedge technology, then it can block off China. So China’s intention is to approach chip self-sufficiency. America’s intention is to become more chip self-sufficient than it is now and to create a global chip alliance that excludes China.

American foreign policy has been rapidly rearranged along these lines. Over the last two administrations, the United States has moved aggressively to block China from getting the software technology and equipment it needs to build the most advanced chips. The Biden administration is cutting off not just Chinese military companies, but all Chinese companies. This seems like a common-sense safeguard, but put another way, it’s kind of dramatic: Official U.S. policy is to make a nation of almost a billion and a half people poorer.

I’m even more amazed by how the new cold war is rearranging domestic politics. There have always been Americans, stretching back to Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures in 1791, who supported industrial policy — using government to strengthen private economic sectors. But this governing approach has generally been on the margins.

Now it is at the center of American politics, when it comes to both green technology and chips. Last year Congress passed the CHIPs Act, with $52 billions in grants, tax credits and other subsidies to encourage American chip production. That’s an industrial policy that would leave Hamilton gaping and applauding.

On the left are those who want to use industrial policy to serve progressive goals. The Biden administration has issued an incredible number of diktats for companies that receive CHIPs Act support. These diktats would force businesses to behave in ways that serve a number of extraneous progressive priorities — child care policy, increased unionization, environmental goals, racial justice, etc. Rather than being a program focused on boosting chips, it seeks to be everything all at once.

Telephones:

Over the next years and decades, China is going to pour immense amounts of money into its own industrial policy programs, across a range of cutting-edge technologies. One analyst from the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates China already spends over 12 times as much of its gross domestic product on industrial programs as the United States does.

Over these coming years, U.S. leaders will have to figure out how effective that spending is and how to respond. Even more than the last cold war, this one will be waged by technological elites. Both sides are probably going to be spending lots of money on their most educated citizens — a dangerous situation in an age of populist resentments.

Already you can begin to see a new set of political fissures. In the center are the sort of neo-Hamiltonians who supported the CHIPs Act — including the Biden administration and the 17 non-Trumpy Republicans who voted with Democrats for the act in the Senate.

On the right, there are already a range of populists who are super-hawkish on China when it comes to military affairs but don’t believe in industrial policy. Why should we spend all that money on elites? What makes you think the government is smarter than the market?

One would hope that as the cold war atmosphere intensifies our politics will get more serious. When Americans went to the polls during the last cold war, they realized their vote could be a matter of life and death. It may feel like that again.

Governing during this era will require extraordinary levels of experienced statesmanship — running industrial programs that don’t become bloated, partially deglobalizing the economy without setting off trade wars, steadily outcompeting China without humiliating it. If China realizes it is falling further behind every year, then an invasion of Taiwan may be more imminent.

Miller was asked what were the odds that over the next five years a dangerous military clash between the United States and China would produce an economic crisis equivalent to the Great Depression. He put the odds at 20%.

That seems high enough to focus the mind.

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Domingo J. Torres García, presidente de la Comisión de Asuntos Laborales, atendió el lunes, el Proyecto de la Cámara 1553, que busca ofrecer la alternativa a los empleados activos bajo Reforma 2000 y el Plan 106 de transferir voluntariamente su plan de aportaciones definidas a la Asociación de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado (AEELA).

La medida busca enmendar la Ley 106-2017, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley para Garantizar el Pago a Nuestros Pensionados y Establecer un Nuevo Plan de Aportaciones Definidas para los Servidores Publicos”.

Durante el encuentro legislativo, la Junta de Retiro del Gobierno de Puerto Rico y la Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal de Puerto Rico (AAFAF) presentaron ponencias en contra de la pieza legislativa por

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considerar que es “inconsistente con el plan fiscal y con la reforma de pensiones”.

El director ejecutivo de la Junta de Retiro, Luis M. Collazo Rodríguez defendió el actual modelo que administra el Plan de Aportaciones Definidas de los servidores públicos.

Actualmente, la compañía Alight Solutions Caribe Inc. funge como entidad administradora del Plan 106.

“Por primera vez en la historia, el Sistema de Retiro logró crear un nuevo y verdadero Plan de Contribuciones Definidas después de los intentos fallidos del pasado con la Reforma 2000 y la Ley 3-2013, donde las cuentas individuales de los participantes nunca fueron creadas y el dinero aportado por los participantes no fue debidamente segregado y custodiado.

Hoy, los participantes de los sistemas de retiro han retomado el control de sus aportaciones y de su futuro, son ellos, no el Gobierno, los que deciden

cómo y dónde invierten su dinero”, abundó Collazo Rodríguez.

Por su parte, el representante Torres García cuestionó a Collazo Rodríguez sobre el proceso competitivo que seleccionó a Alight Solutions Caribe Inc. “¿Cuánta experiencia tiene Alight en la administración de este tipo de planes?”, preguntó.

El deponente contestó que desde

el 1990. Sin embargo, el legislador constató que la empresa seleccionada bajo el nombre Alight Solutions Caribe Inc. opera a partir del 2017. Collazo Rodríguez destacó que la empresa administradora sufrió en el 2017 un cambio de nombre. La entidad anteriormente estaba registrada bajo el nombre de Hewitt Associates Caribe, Inc.

SAN JUAN – La Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto Rico (AHPR), otorgó los “Premios Mujeres Destacadas en Salud 2023” a un grupo de profesionales cuya trayectoria y aportaciones han sido reconocidas en el país. El evento celebrado este fin de semana reunió a ejecutivos de los hospitales de Puerto Rico, quienes acompañaron al grupo de féminas seleccionado. La entrega de los reconocimientos estuvo a cargo de los licenciados Rafael Alvarado, presidente de la Junta de Directores de la Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto Rico, Jaime Plá Cortés, Presidente Ejecutivo de la Asociación junto a la Lcda. Marta Rivera Plaza (ex presidenta de la Junta de Directores de la Junta de Directores de la Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto Rico y CEO Sistema San Juan Capestrano).

“Las profesionales de la Salud que han sido seleccionadas para ser recipientes del “Premio Mujer Destacada en la Salud 2023 son: Dra. Carla P. Rodríguez Monserrate (FACC - Cardiología Centro Cardiovascular y del Caribe), Lcda. Mari Angeli Lago Barnecett (Especialista en HCC, Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico), Lcda. Barbara Méndez Cabán (CFO Salud Correccional), la Dra. Ivonne Z. Jiménez Velázquez (CACP Catedrática de Medicina RCM –Universidad de Puerto Rico), la Dra. Dessie L. Vega Sorrentini (Directora Programas de Terapias Electro-

convulsivas del Hospital San Juan Capestrano), la Dra. María Valentín Mari (Directora de Educación Médica Graduada Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas) y la Dra. Carla P. Rodríguez Monserrate (FACC - Cardiología Centro Cardiovascular y del Caribe)”, informó el Lcdo. Rafael Alvarado Noriega (presidente de la Junta de Directores de la Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto Rico),

La presidenta del Comité Organizador de la actividad, licenciada Marta Rivera informó que esta es

la séptima edición del evento en el cual se añadió una nueva categoría. La ex presidenta de la Junta de Directores de la AHPR dijo que se instituyó el “Premio Especial Ruby Rodríguez” en honor a la ejecutiva del mismo nombre quien falleció recientemente, habiéndose convertido en pilar fuerte de la institución. De igual forma Rivera Plaza informó que la Administración de Seguros de Salud de Puerto Rico (ASES) ofreció una charla sobre los fondos Medicare-Medicaid y la procuradora de la Oficina de Asuntos de la Mujer Vilmarie Rivera Sierra se dirigió a las homenajeadas con un mensaje alentador cónsono con el homenaje a las Mujeres Destacadas en la Salud.

“Este año estamos incorporando el “Premios Especial Ruby Rodríguez” en honor a nuestra compañera trabajadora incansable y quien falleció. El mismo es otorgado a la Lcda. Mari Angeli Lago Barnecett (Especialista en HCC, Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico), que por su ejecutoria y dedicación es merecedora de este reconocimiento adicional que hemos institucionalizado”. La Lcda. Ruby Rodríguez fue una servidora pública de primera, habiendo ocupado varios cargos importantes en el gobierno, culminando su carrera profesional en la Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto Rico”, terminó diciendo el Lcdo. Jaime Plá Cortés, presidente ejecutivo de la Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto Rico.

Siete féminas son honradas con el Premio “Mujeres Destacadas en la Salud 2023”

AAFAF y Junta de Retiro del Gobierno se oponen a que AEELA sea una de las entidades administradoras del plan de aportaciones

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: There will be blood, yeah

By MANOHLA DARGIS

Avulgar pleasure of the “John Wick” series is that it aestheticizes violence without the usual blah-blah rationales and appeals to conscience. At once basic and off-the-charts nuts, each movie — the fourth opened last week — centers on a laconic assassin with a hazy back story and extraordinary skills. A virtuoso of death, Wick (Keanu Reeves) has his reasons, or so the series insists, but he kills because it is what he does. It’s his thing. “Deserves got nothing to do with it,” as Clint Eastwood says in “Unforgiven.”

Eastwood is in the DNA of the “Wick” series — and in the way Reeves deliberately draws out the word yeah — and so too are Jean-Pierre Melville, Jackie Chan, Buster Keaton, John Woo, Fred Astaire, “Point Blank,” the Three Stooges and “Get Carter.” That said, the overall story is stripped down to the point of minimalism, especially when compared to the average superhero bloat-a-thon. In the first Wick movie, the assassin resumes his bloody ways after gangsters kill his puppy — a gift from his dead wife — and steal his car. Before long, he has antagonized his former employers, a villainous syndicate called the High Table.

Despite its seemingly Hobbesian aspect, Wick World does have rules, and by the second movie, the character is declared “excommunicado,” a word that underscores the High Table’s profile as a shadowy, quasi-religious elite manifestation of absolute power. The conceit of an all-knowing, all-seeing group of underworld puppet-masters is primo movieland conspiracy theory and very of the moment; it’s silly, nebulously political, and it gives viewers wide latitude to interpret the movie however they prefer — or they can just groove on the plush trappings, exotic locations, exploding heads, and bodies in glorious motion.

The series’ director Chad Stahelski is a stunt veteran (he’s doubled for Reeves), so he understandably likes to show off bodies as they move — pivot, soar and fall — in space. He uses plenty of close-ups and medium shots, but he also likes to pull back for full-figure framing à la Astaire. This allows you to see and luxuriate in the performers’ physicality, in their grace and steely power, as well as to appreciate the geometry and precision of the fight choreography. This focus underscores the frailty and impermanence of these bodies, their humanness, especially Wick’s as this seemingly invincible man is repeatedly brutalized.

Written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, “John Wick: Chapter 4” pretty much plays out like the previous movies, though at a generally fast-moving 169 minutes, it’s longer. Even so, it rarely drags because there’s relatively little dialogue and down time. For the most part, Wick chases or is chased by other assassins, shooting and stabbing, grappling and grunting in a series of visually distinct, meticulously staged and filmed set pieces. Every so often, he confers with old comrades — notably, the sonorous, bassy trio of Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne and Lance Reddick (who recently died), performers who add luster and history to the series with their singular faces, hardboiled resumes and perfectly tuned arch deliveries.

There are new faces, among them cautious friendlies (Hiroyuki Sanada, Rina Sawayama), sympathetic combatants (Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson) and another filthy-rich villain (Bill

Skarsgard), a Euro-trashy baddie with bespoke glittery suits and a taste for torture and classical music. The series has expanded its New York-centric geographical coordinates, and while it jumps to the Middle East, Japan and Europe, it continues to stick close to its circumscribed template. So the High Table’s tattooed minions in pencil skirts are back. There’s yet another dog and another elaborate sequence at a crowded dance club (the streets are empty by comparison) but, crucially, still no sign of the modern surveillance state.

The constraints of Wick World put it safely on the side of full-blown fantasy, giving the series the feel of a grim fairy tale. It might seem like a distorted mirror of our world, but what’s notable are all the ways it’s different from ours — not just in its depiction of power but also of violence, which, for all the arterial spray, is as untethered from reality as it is in zombie flicks. When Wick faces off against challengers at the Arc de Triomphe in “Chapter 4,” there are no gendarmes, no blaring sirens or screaming bystanders to interrupt the kinetic flow. There is simply and

once again Reeves, the axis who centers this franchise with his grave sincerity, beatific glow and mesmerizing, rooted fighting style, with its heavy-footed solidity and surprising suppleness. No matter what happens, nothing ever feels as poignantly at stake here as Reeves’ own ravaged, beautiful, aging body.

There are off-screen stakes, of course, starting at the box office, but central to this series’ appeal is how it reminds you of the real world — through the years between sequels and Reeves’ gray hairs — even as it remains insistently apart from reality’s messiness, confusions, existential terrors, corporate overlords and unspeakable ordinary brutality. Life for many in Wick World is, to borrow Hobbes’ formulation, “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short,” but it’s also sentimental and filled with friendships or at least alliances. It’s also reassuringly ordered, never more so than in its violence, which in Wick World is pure, eye-popping, body-shaking, transporting entertainment, something that (to borrow from another philosopher) has a good beat and you can dance to.

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Keanu Reeves as the laconic assassin John Wick in the franchise’s fourth installment.

Say goodbye to daily hotel room cleaning

By DANIELLE BRAFF

Stephanie VanDerSchie returned to her hotel room in Wausau, Wisconsin, after a long day of skiing last month with her three young children to find their room disheveled.

Their sheets were untucked, their garbage can was overflowing and their soggy towels were in limp piles on the damp bathroom floor.

VanDerSchie, 44, a high school teacher in River Forest, Illinois, assumed that for the $200 a night she was paying, she’d at least get new towels and a quick room refresh daily, without having to make a special request during her three-night stay.

She was wrong.

“It seemed like a money-saving tactic,” VanDerSchie said. “But the feeling of vacation is enhanced when someone else is looking after us a little, for sure.”

A pandemic disruption, continued

In the early days of the pandemic, the daily cleaning of hotel rooms was among the many routines disrupted. Even people who dared to travel blanched at the idea of a stranger entering their rooms. Many hotels started cleaning only after guests checked out, even letting some lodgings sit empty for a day.

Now, with travel largely having rebounded and with occupancy levels projected to reach 64% this year — just 2 percentage points shy of pre-pandemic levels, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, daily cleaning, like the five-day office workweek for many people and printed menus at restaurants, seems to have become a thing of the past.

Guests staying at midlevel hotels run by Hilton, Marriott, Sheraton, Walt Disney World Resorts or other major brands are finding that if they want complimentary daily housekeeping, they need to request it — or clean their own room.

“Cleaning surfaces and changing bedsheets during shorter stays is now quite rare,” said Scott Keyes, the founder of Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights), a website detailing airfare deals. “Oftentimes, it’s only offered during longer stays.”

Marriott, which operates 30 hotel brands and more than 8,000 properties in 139 countries and territories, trumpeted the new normal during an investor call in February. It said that it was creating a tier system for housekeeping in which those who paid more could expect a higher level of service. Its highest-end properties (like the Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis brands, where rooms run upward of $550 a night) would continue to provide free daily cleanings. At the next level (Sheraton, Le Méridien), guests would get a free “daily tidy.” Guests at what it calls its “select-service” brands

(Courtyard by Marriott, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Moxy, among others) would get their rooms cleaned every other day.

At Hilton’s brands, such as Conrad, DoubleTree and Embassy Suites, the housekeeping schedules vary, but the majority in the United States now offer opt-in service, meaning guests need to contact the front desk if they want a complimentary room cleaning.

“Recognizing some guests may have varying levels of comfort with someone entering their rooms after they have checked in, Hilton offers them the choice and control to request the housekeeping services they desire,” said Kent Landers, a Hilton spokesperson.

Independent hotels don’t appear to be any different. The majority have also switched to an opt-in method as the pandemic has waned to reduce health risks and as a cost-cutting measure, said Benjamin Verot, a co-founder of HotelMinder, a Dublin company that offers consulting services to mostly independent hotels.

Rewards for skipping fresh towels

Cutting back on housekeeping is not new. For years, guests at all hotel levels have encountered notes in the bathroom selling the idea of forgoing fresh towels as a choice for sustainability and suggesting that they leave used towels on the floor only if they needed to be laundered. Hotels also used to incentivize guests to skip daily housekeeping by offering bonus loyalty points or food and beverage credits.

John Ollila, the founder of LoyaltyLobby, a blog that covers travel rewards, and a digital nomad who just celebrated his 20th anniversary of living out of hotels — the majority of them belon-

ging to Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Accor (a French hospitality company) — said there hadn’t been a housekeeping change in the luxury segment, although they’ve taken away most of the perks for those who decide to skip it.

“The point that I have tried to make the past couple of years is, why would you stay at a fullservice hotel if they strip away all the benefits?” Ollila said.

Marriott, Hyatt and Disney, among other big hotel operators, did not respond when asked why they were revising their guest room cleaning policies.

But Bjorn Hanson, a hospitality and travel specialist and an adjunct professor at the New York University Tisch Center of Hospitality, said there were four primary reasons for the reduced services: cost, staffing, the perception of environmental impact and guest privacy preferences.

The average cost of providing daily guest room housekeeping includes 30 minutes for room attendants plus the cost of cleaning supplies and laundering linens and towels, Hanson said. But the savings achieved are less than anticipated because hourly wages have gone up as needed to attract and retain staff.

On the other hand, an increasing number of guests these days prefer not to be interrupted and not to have personal belongings touched by housekeeping staff, Hanson said.

A shift in guest preferences?

The trend, said Chekitan Dev, a professor at the Cornell University Nolan School of Hotel Administration, is the start of a shift in the way services are delivered at hotels, from an operationsfocused approach, in which things happen on a schedule set by the hotel, to a more guest-friendly model, in which travelers’ wishes drive the service.

Shifting to the guest-friendly approach “can lower complaints, increase satisfaction, decrease price sensitivity, increase intent to return and boost intent to refer,” Dev said, explaining that the changes are a win-win since the guests who still want their rooms cleaned daily can request it — and those who don’t will not be disturbed.

Dev expects that in the future, some hotels will even offer rooms at reduced rates if guests eschew housekeeping services — transforming housekeeping into almost an a la carte option.

Some guests aren’t so pleased with the changes.

“What gets me is the annoyance of having to work to get services that used to be standard,” said Terry Stanton, a medical writer in Oak Park, Illinois. “And for God’s sake, at least clear the garbage. I hate wandering the hallways carrying a

basket with last night’s food and cans and bottles, looking for the little room where they hide the garbage can, if it’s even accessible.”

Housekeeping unions fight back Hotel unions see the move away from daily cleaning as a direct attack on their members’ jobs. Ending daily housekeeping industrywide would eliminate up to 39% of all U.S. hotel housekeeping jobs, costing housekeepers about $5 billion in annual lost wages, according to a 2021 report by Unite Here, a labor union representing hotel workers.

“Most hotels temporarily suspended daily housekeeping when COVID began,” said D. Taylor, the international president of Unite Here in Las Vegas. “Hotel demand and room rates have rebounded now, but many hotels are trying to get back to full occupancy without restoring the services that guests expect and love.”

In recognition of the unions’ political power, dozens of cities including Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and New York have passed agreements or legislation requiring hotels to offer daily housekeeping as the norm. And even these rules aren’t always honored: In January 2022, guest room attendants who belong to the Culinary Workers Union rallied in Las Vegas after reports that daily cleaning protocols weren’t being followed.

Still, hotels lost about $108 billion in business travel revenue in 2020 and 2021, when the pandemic largely shut down travel, according to a 2022 report released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs, a company that evaluates and predicts hotel industry performance. And a June 2022 survey of 500 members of the AHLA found that 97% were experiencing staffing shortages. More than half, or 58%, said their most serious staffing shortage was housekeeping.

The housekeepers, meanwhile, are suffering from lost wages and tips and a more grueling assignment when they’re actually on duty.

Elena Newman, who has been a guest room attendant in Las Vegas for 19 years, said hotel managers may believe they’re saving money by cutting down on cleaning, but it’s not the case.

When rooms aren’t cleaned daily, the work becomes more time-consuming, Newman said, explaining that while her hotel does honor the daily cleaning rule, guests sometimes pop the “Do Not Disturb” sign on their doors.

“There is soap scum buildup in the bathroom, lots of trash in the room, and it takes a lot longer to clean and vacuum the rooms,” she said. “It gives me a lot of stress because I get behind on my work.”

The pandemic put a pause on many hotels’ guaranteed once-a-day cleanings. Now many of them are making the change permanent, even saying guests prefer it.

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LEGAL NOTICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT

COURT DISTRICT OF PUER-

TO RICO

FINANCE OF AMERICA

REVERSE, LLC.

Plaintiff Vs. NILDA LUZ SANTIAGO

MEDINA A/K/A NILDA

L. SANTIAGO MEDINA

A/K/A NILDA SANTIAGO

MEDINA A/K/A NILSA

SANTIAGO MEDINA A/K/A

NILDA LUZ SANTIAGO

A/K/A NILDA L.

SANTIAGO A/K/A NILDA

SANTIAGO A/K/A NILSA

SANTIAGO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defendants

Civil Action No.: 17-cv-1627.

NOTICE OF SALE.

To: NILDA LUZ

SANTIAGO MEDINA A/K/A

NILDA L. SANTIAGO

MEDINA A/K/A NILDA

SANTIAGO MEDINA

A/K/A NILSA SANTIAGO

MEDINA A/K/A NILDA

LUZ SANTIAGO A/K/A

NILDA L. SANTIAGO

A/K/A NILDA SANTIAGO

A/K/A NILSA SANTIAGO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

GENERAL PUBLIC.

WHEREAS: Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff to recover from defendants the principal sum of $86,409.11, plus interest at a rate of 5.060% per annum until the debt is paid in full. The defendant Nilda Luz Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda L. Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilsa Santiago Medina a/k/a Nilda

Luz Santiago a/k/a Nilda L. Santiago a/k/a Nilda Santiago a/k/a Nilsa Santiago to pay Finance of America Reverse, LLC., all advances made under the mortgage note including but not limited to insurance premiums, taxes and inspections as well as 10% ($17,100.00) of the original principal amount to cover costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150, Federal Office Building, 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHE-

REAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution thereof, the undersigned Special Master was ordered to sell at public auction for U.S. currency in cash or

certified check without appraisement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Room 150 – Federal Office Building, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property. “URBANA: Solar número seis de la Manzana H, Urbanización Santa Mónica, Barrio Pájaros de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, compuesta de 325.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número 5, en 25.00 metros; por el SUR, con el solar número 7, en 25.00 metros; por el ESTE, con la Calle número 6, en 13.00 metros y por el OESTE con el solar número 21, en 7.00 metros y con el solar número 20, en 6.00 metros, con un total la distancia de 13.00 metros.”

Property Number 19,829 recorded at page 146 of volume 438 of Bayamon Sur, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section I of Bayamón. The mortgage being foreclosed is recorded at page 37, volume 1,933 of Bayamon Sur, property 19,829, 12th inscription, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section I of Bayamon. WHEREAS: This property is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: None. Junior Liens: Reverse mortgage securing a note in favor of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or its order, in the original principal amount of $171,000.00, due on March 30, 2094 pursuant to deed number 84, issued in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 9, 2014, before notary Magaly Rodriguez Batista, and recorded, at page 37 of volume 1,933 of Bayamon Sur, property number 19,829, 13th inscription. Other Liens: None. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2023 AT 9:15 AM. The minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $171,000.00. In the event said first auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC

AUCTION shall be held on the 11TH DAY OF APRIL, 2023

AT 9:15AM, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum $114,000.00, which is twothirds of the amount of the minimum bid for the first public sale. If a second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD public auction will be held on the the 18th day of April, 2023 at 9:15am, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $85,500.00, which is one-half of the minimum bid in the first public sale. The Special Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency or certified checks, except in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the Special Master subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 24th day of February of 2023. Pedro A. Vélez-Baerga, Special Master, specialmasterpr@gmail.com, 787-672-8269.

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO BAUTISTA REO PR CORP.

Plaintiff V. THE ESTATE OF JUAN VÁZQUEZ PEDROZA, FORMED BY RUTH DAMARIS VÁZQUEZ CARRUCINI, BETZY AILINNE GREGORY VÁZQUEZ, JUAN ABDEL VÁZQUEZ, AND MARGARITA CARRUCINI DELGADO A/K/A MARGARITA CARRUCINI, BY HERSELF AND AS MEMBER OF THE ESTATE OF JUAN VÁZQUEZ PEDROZA

Defendants

Civil No.: 3:20-cv-01494.

(JAG). COLLECTION OF MONIES AND FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE. NOTICE OF SALE.

To: DEFENDANT AND GENERAL PUBLIC.

On June 13, 2022, this Court entered Judgment by Stipulation in favor of Bautista Cayman Asset Company, now Bautista REO PR Corp. (“Bautista REO”). To date, Defendants have not satisfied the Judgment. As of September 15, 2021, the Defendants owe Bautista REO a total amount of $212,729.79 comprised as follows: (i) $123,838.78 in principal; plus (ii) interests in the amount of $68,472.52 which continues to accrue, even postjudgment as per the agreement of the parties, until full payment of the debt at $25.80 per diem; plus (iii) accrued late charges in the amount of $4,191.96; plus (iv) other expenses in the amount of $2,226.50 and any other advance, charge, fee or disbursements made by Bautista REO, as well as under the other loan documents; plus (v) costs and agreed attorney’s fees in the amount of $14,000.00. Pursuant to said judgment and the Order of Execution of Judgment, the undersigned appointed Special Master was ordered to sell, at public auction for U.S. currency in cash or certified check, without appraisement or right to redemption, to the highest bidder, at the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Room 150 - Federal Building, 350 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, or at any other place designated by said Clerk, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property:

URBAN: Lot number 39 of the Gonzalez Seijo Development plot plan, located in the Sabana Llana ward of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, with a surface area of 334.96 square meters. Adjacent to the North, at 12.00 meters with the Insular Highway number 3; to the South, at 11.98 meters with lot number 37 of the development; to the East, at 27.64 meters with lot number 40 of the development; and to the West, at 28.28 meters with lot number 38 of the development. Enclaves a residential house for a family. The property described above is recorded at page 181 of volume 192 of Sabana Llana, property number 8,614, Registry of Property, Fifth Section of San Juan. Dirección Física: Calle De Diego #562, Urb. González Seijó, Barrio Sabana Llana, San Juan, PR 00924. The Property is described in the Spanish language as follows: URBANA: Solar nú-

mero 39 del plano de la Urbanización Gonzalez Seijo, sito en el barrio Sabana Llana del Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de 334.96 metros cuadrados. Colindando por el Norte, en 12.00 metros con la Carretera Insular numero 3; por el Sur, en 11.98 metros con el solar número 37 de la urbanización; por el Este, en 27.64 metros con el solar número 40 de la urbanización; y por el Oeste, en 28.28 metros con el solar número 38 de la Urbanización. Enclava una casa residencial para una familia. The property described above is recorded at page 181 of volume 192 of Sabana Llana, property number 8,614, Registry of Property, Fifth Section of San Juan. Physical Address: #562 De Diego Street, González Seijó Dev., Sabana Llana Ward, San Juan, PR 00924. The property is subject to the following liens: BY ITS ORIGIN: Easement in favor of Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority. BY ITSELF: MORTGAGE in guarantee of note in favor of New York Mortgage Bankers, or to its order, in the principal amount of $140,000.00, with a yearly interest rate of 7½%, due on April 1, 2020, as per Deed No. 189, executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 29, 2005, before Notary Public Oscar M. González Rivera, recorded at page 162 of volume 983B of Sabana Llana, 16th abbreviated inscription. COMPLAINT ANNOTATION: The object of this annotation is the Mortgage in favor of New York Mortgage Bankers for the amount of $140,000.00 arising from inscription #16.

Plaintiff: Bautista Cayman Asset Company; Defendant: Juan Vázquez Pedroza, amount owed $123,838.78, for principal plus interest, according to United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Lawsuit in Civil case #3:20-CV-01494GAG on September 23, 2020, recorded in volume Karibe of Sabana Llana, Annotation A. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal), shall continue in effect.

It being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. The lien executed is over the property, and for the purposes of the first judicial sale the minimum bid amount is

as follows: a. The amount of $140,000.00, as set forth in the mortgage deed, shall serve as the minimum bidding amount for the first public sale. Should the first public sale fail to produce an award or adjudication, two-thirds of the aforementioned amount or $93,333.33 shall serve as the minimum bidding amount for the second public sale. Should there be no award or adjudication at the second public sale, the minimum bidding amount for the third public sale shall be $70,000.00.

Said sale to be made by the appointed Special Master is subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property may be executed and delivered after the judicial sale. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued canceling all junior liens. THEREFORE, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the appointed Special Master, pursuant to the provisions of the Judgment herein before referred to, will, on the 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2023, AT 10:30

A.M., in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Room 150 - Federal Building, 350 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder the property described herein, the proceeds of said sale to be applied in the manner and form provided by the Court’s Judgment. Should the first judicial sale set hereinabove be unsuccessful, the SECOND JUDICIAL SALE of the property described in this Notice will be held on the 28th day of April, 2023, at 10:30

a.m., in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Room 150 - Federal Building, 350 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Should the second judicial sale set hereinabove be unsuccessful, the THIRD JUDICIAL SALE of the property described in this Notice will be held on the 5TH DAY OF MAY, 2023, AT 10:30

A.M., in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Room 150 - Federal Building, 350 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by the parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federal Building, Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 9th day of February, 2023. AGUEDO DE LA TORRE, APPOINTED SPECIAL MASTER.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE RÍO GRANDE EN FAJARDO MORTGAGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Demandante Vs. DAISY CRUZ CALDERON T/C/C DAISY CRUZ ACOSTA; RAMON HUMBERTO ACOSTA PEÑA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: RG2022CV00005. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Fajardo, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Rio Grande en Fajardo, el 7 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación:

URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Ciénaga Baja del municipio de Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, marcado con el número seis cientos ochenta y seis (686) del Bloque N de la Urbanización Alturas de Rio Grande, con una cabida superficial de trescientos ocho punto cuatro cero (308.40) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, con el lote seis cientos ochenta y siete (687), en una distancia de veinticuatro (24.00) metros; por el Sur, con el lote seiscientos ochenta y cinco (685) en una distancia de veinticuatro (24.00) Metros; por el Este, con Mall en una distancia de doce punto

ochenta y cinco (12.85) metros; y por el Oeste, con la calle número trece (13) A en una distancia de doce punto ochenta y cinco (12.85) metros. Este solar esta afecto a una servidumbre de un ancho de cinco pies (5’) a lo largo de su colindancia Este a favor de la PRTC. Enclava casa. Finca número 18,613, inscrita al folio 100 del tomo 268 de Rio Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al tomo Karibe, finca 18,613 de Rio Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III, inscripción 11ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. ALTURAS DE RIO GRANDE, N-686 CALLE 13-A, RIO GRANDE, P.R. 00745. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $177,000.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 11 de octubre de 2082. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $177,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Rio Grande en Fajardo, el 14 DE JUNIO DE 2023, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $118,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $88,500.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Rio Grande en Fajardo, el 22 DE JUNIO DE

2023, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $87,063.41 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $52,882.49 en intereses acumulados al 28 de febrero de 2022 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 4.750% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $13,539.94 en seguro hipotecario; $2,677.11 en avances corporativos; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $17,700.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado, esta última habrá de devengar intereses al máximo del tipo legal fijado por la oficina del Comisionado de Instituciones Financieras aplicable a esta fecha, desde este mismo día hasta su total y completo saldo. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy 20 de enero de 2023. JORGE

A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL #622. DENISE BRUNO ORTIZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #266.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL

GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRI-

BUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MAYAGÜEZ

ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V.

VÍCTOR PAGAN ACOSTA, MAGALY RAMOS

MIRANDA t/c/c MAGALI

RAMOS MIRANDA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES

POR ESTOS COMPUESTA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: HO2018CV00007.

In Rem: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. LOS ESTADOS UNI-

DOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, hago saber a la parte demandada VÍCTOR PAGAN ACOSTA, MAGALY RAMOS MIRANDA t/c/c MAGALI RAMOS MIRANDA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES POR ESTOS COMPUESTA y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el 5 de octubre de 2022, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta por el precio mínimo de $40,700.00 y al mejor postor, pagadero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o giro postal, a nombre del alguacil del tribunal, la propiedad que se describe a continuación:

URB. VALLE HERMOSO, SQ-

11 CALLE JASMÍN, BARRIO GUANAJIBO, HORMIGUEROS, PR 00660, y que se describe de la siguiente manera:

URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 11 del Bloque SQ en la Urbanización Valle Hermoso radicado en el Barrio Guanajibo del municipio de Hormigueros, con una cabida: 305.75 metros cuadrados, en colindancias, por el Norte, en 12.12 metros y 36 centímetros, con el solar número 3; por el Sur, en 12.48 metros, con la Calle número 42; por el Este, en 24.45 metros, con el solar número 10; y por el Oeste, en 24.50 metros, con el solar número 12. Contiene una casa de concreto, tipo Mallorca, que consta de sala, comedor, tres dormitorios, baño, porch y marquesina. Finca 1779 inscrita al sistema Karibe Registro de la Propiedad de Mayagüez. La finca antes descrita se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: (i)

Hipoteca constituida por Magali t/c/c Magaly Ramos Miranda y esposo Víctor Pagán Acosta, en garantía de un pagaré, aff#. 9924, a favor de Oriental Bank, o a su orden, por $40,700.00, al 3.50%, vencedero el 1 de enero de 2047, según Esc. #136, en Mayagüez, a 30 de diciembre de 2016, ante Juan M. Surillo Pumarada, inscrita al Sistema Karibe de Hormigueros, finca #1779, inscripción 7ma. y última. La hipoteca objeto de esta ejecución es la que ha quedado descrita en el inciso (i). Será celebrada la subasta para con el importe de la misma satisfacer la sentencia dicta el 9 de agosto de 2022, mediante la cual se condenó a la parte demandada pagar a la parte demandante la suma de $39,786.09 de principal, $657.70 de interés que continuarán acumulándose desde el día 1 de marzo de 2018 hasta el saldo total al 3.50% anual, $207.10 de escrow balance, $23.08 de cargos

por atraso, $52.00 de otros cargos, $4,070.00 de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario, incluyendo primas de seguro de hipoteca, prima de seguro de siniestro y cargos por demora. Previamente, la parte demandada presentó petición de quiebra ante el Tribunal de Quiebra. En la corte de quiebra se autorizó a la parte demandante para que ejecute la garantía hipotecaria del préstamo. Habiéndose autorizado, no hay impedimento alguno para que Oriental presente este caso y solicite la ejecución de la hipoteca y la venta en pública subasta de la propiedad. Oriental no está solicitando el cobro de dinero a la parte demandada, sino la ejecución de la hipoteca para que se venda la propiedad en pública subasta. La PRIMERA SUBASTA será celebrada el día 17 DE MAYO DE 2023

A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina del Alguacil, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la cantidad de $40,700.00, sin admitirse oferta inferior. De no haber remate ni adjudicación, celebraré

SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día

24 DE MAYO DE 2023 A LAS

11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la que servirá como tipo mínimo, dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $27,133.33. Si no hubiese remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, celebraré TERCERA SUBASTA el día 31 DE MAYO DE 2023 A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar en la que regirá como tipo mínimo, la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $20,350.00. El Alguacil que suscribe hizo constar que toda licitación deberá hacerse para pagar su importe en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América, de acuerdo con la Ley y de acuerdo con lo anunciado en este Aviso de Subasta. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables. Se entiende que todo licitador que comparezca a la subasta señalada en este caso acepta como bastante la titulación que da base a la misma. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si la hubiere al crédito que da base a esta ejecución continuará subsistente, entendiéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción cualquier parte del remanente del precio

de licitación. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Vendida o adjudicada la finca o derecho hipotecado y consignado el precio correspondiente, en esa misma fecha o fecha posterior, el alguacil que celebró la subasta procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura pública de traspaso en representación del dueño o titular de los bienes hipotecados, ante el notario que elija el adjudicatario o comprador, quien deberá abonar el importe de tal escritura. El alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la confirmación de la venta o adjudicación. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS LICITADORES Y DEL PUBLICO EN GENERAL y para su publicación de acuerdo con la Ley, expido el presente Edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy 24 de febrero de 2023. ALG. IVELISSE FIGUEROA VARGAS, ALGUACIL PLACA #924, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE MAYAGÜEZ.

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

MASSACHUSETTS

MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Demandante Vs. ERICK ROBERTO CARABALLO QUIJANO; TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO ERIC ROBERTO CARABALLO, ESTRELLA RIVERA NOVALES,

TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO ESTRELLA RIVERA NOVALEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: FBCI2014-02834. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTODE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Río Grande en Carolina, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque gerente, giro postal, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América al nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Río Grande en Carolina, el 4 DE MAYO DE 2023 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 16 del bloque R en la Urbanización Villas del Este radicada en el barrio Canóvanas del término municipal de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, compuesto de 240.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 40 metros con el solar número 17 del bloque R; por el SUR, en 40.00 metros con el solar número 15 del bloque R; por el ESTE, en 6.00 metros con la calle número 11; y por el OESTE, en 6.00 metros con la Compañía de Fomento Industrial de Puerto Rico. Sobre este solar enclava una casa tipo hilera (row house”) dedicada a vivienda, construida de hormigón sobre la cual existe una servidumbre por signo aparente establecida por la parte vendedora en las paredes que dividen esta estructura de las estructuras enclavadas en los solares R-15 y R-17; pared medianera que continuará sirviendo a esta estructura y pertenece en común proindiviso en toda su actual extensión y espesor al propietario de esta estructura y a los propietarios y de las mencionadas estruc-

turas colindantes. Consta inscrita al folio 21 del tomo 293 de Canóvanas, finca número 13082, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera de Carolina. Propiedad localizada en: 972 Ambar St, Villas del Este, Canóvanas, PR 00729. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución no está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo mínimo de subasta la suma de $112,200.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Rio Grande en Carolina, el 11 DE MAYO DE 2023

A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $74,800.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínimo establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $56,100.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Río Grande en Carolina, el 18 DE MAYO DE 2023 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $91,746.04 de principal, intereses al tipo del 8.500% anual según ajustado desde el día 1 de julio de 2014 hasta el pago de la deuda en su totalidad, más la suma de $11,220.00 por concepto de honorarios de abogado y costas autorizadas por el Tribunal, más las cantidades que se adeudan mensualmente por concepto de seguro hipotecario, cargos por demora, y otros adeudados que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si ésto fuera

necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de febrero de 2023. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA, SALA SUPERIOR.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIET, FSB, D/B/A

CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE CSMC 2015-PR

1 TRUST, MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, SERIES

2015-PR 1

Plaintiff Vs JULIO ANGEL RIVERA

CAMACHO A/K/A JULIO

A. RIVERA CAMACHO AND ROSA ANGELICA AVILA BENITEZ A/K/A

ROSA AVILA BENITEZ

Defendants

Civil No.: 15-cv-3123. (PAD).

Matter: COLLECTION OF MONIES. NOTICE OF SALE.

To: JULIO ANGEL RIVERA

CAMACHO A/K/A JULIO

A. RIVERA CAMACHO AND ROSA ANGELICA AVILA BENITEZ A/K/A

ROSA AVILA BENITEZ; AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC:

WHEREAS: On February 22, 2019, Default Judgment in Collection of Monies was entered and granted in favor of Plaintiff to recover from defendants the following sums: The principal sum of $122,303.96, itemized as follows: the principal sum of $31,499.58, as a non-interest-bearing principal, and the interest-bearing principal sum of $90,804.38, plus interest at a rate of 6.00% per annum since March 2, 2016. The interest continues to accrue until the debt is paid in full. In addition, Defendants were ordered to pay plaintiff accrued late charges and any other advance,

charge, fee or disbursements made by plaintiff on behalf of defendants, in accordance with the mortgage deed, plus costs, charges and disbursements, expenses, and attorney’s fees equivalent to 10% of the original amount of the Mortgage Note. That on January 31, 2023 the Court entered order granting execution of the attachment affecting the property, with writ of execution of attachment issued on February 1, 2023. The order of attachment shall cover the amount of the Default Judgment above cited and awarded to Plaintiff. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150 Federal Office Building, 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution thereof, the undersigned Special Master was ordered to sell at public auction for U.S. currency in cash or certified check without appraisement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the Court, Room 150– Federal Office Building, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property described in Spanish: URBANA: Solar número siete (7) del Bloque G de la Urbanización Vistas de Naguabo, radicado en el Barrio Rio del Municipio de Naguabo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cuatrocientos sesenta y nueve punto ochenta y dos (469.82) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de treinta y dos punto once (32.11) metros lineales, con el Lote número seis (6) del Bloque G; por el SUR, en una distancia de treinta y tres punto cero cinco (33.05) metros lineales, con el Lote número ocho (8) del Bloque G; por el ESTE, en una distancia de catorce punto cuarenta y cinco (14.45) metros lineales, con la Sucesión Juan R. Garzot; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de catorce punto cuarenta y dos (14.42) metros lineales, con la Calle veintisiete (27). Enclava una casa para fines residenciales. The encumbered property # 12,712 is recorded at mobile volume 226 of Naguabo. Property Registry of Puerto Rico, Humacao Section. The garnishment lien (embargo) is duly recorded at volume KARIBE of Naguabo, property # 12,712, Annotation B and last. Property address: G7 27 ST VISTAS DE NAGUABO, NAGUABO Puerto Rico 00718. WHEREAS: This property is subject to the following liens described in Spanish: Senior Liens: NONE. Junior Liens: NONE. The Order of Attachment was duly

recorded at the Property Registry of Puerto Rico, Humacao Section, and described in the Spanish Language as follows:

Embargo seguido por Wilmington Savings Fund Society Christiana Trust como Administrador de CSMC 2015-PR1 Trust Mortgage Backed Notes, Series 2015-PR1, contra Julio Ángel Rivera Camacho, Et Al., por la suma de $122,303.96, en la Corte de Distrito de los Estados Unidos de América para el Distrito de Puerto Rico, según Mandamiento del 9 de febrero de 2021, anotado el día 24 de agosto de 2021, e inscrito al tomo Karibe de Naguabo, finca número 12,712, Anotación B y última. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed/sold upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. Because this is a case of money collection, it does not have a minimum rate or bid. The sale will take place to satisfy the amounts owed per the Default Judgment entered on February 22, 2019. The AUCTION will take place on the 1ST DAY OF MAY OF 2023, AT 9:30

A.M., at the office of the Clerk of the Court, Room 150– Federal Office Building, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, whose sale at public auction was ordered by the Order of Execution of Judgment dated January 31, 2023. The undersigned Special Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency (cash), or certified checks, except in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHE-

REAS: Said sale to be made by the undersigned Special Master subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of Clerk

of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, 13th day of March of 2023. PEDRO A. VÉLEZ BAERGA, SPECIAL MASTER, 787-672-8269.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V. GUILLERMO RAMOS VELEZ

Demandado

Civil Núm.: SJ2019CV12101. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, hago saber a la parte demandada GUILLERMO RAMOS VELEZ y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el 31 de agosto de 2022, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta por el precio mínimo de $184,850.00 y al mejor postor, pagadero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o giro postal, a nombre del alguacil del tribunal, la propiedad que se describe a continuación: 801 MONTEVIDEO URB. LAS

AMÉRICAS, SAN JUAN, PR 00921, y que se describe de la siguiente manera: URBANA: Solar número doscientos sesenta y cinco de la manzana U de la Urbanización Las Américas en el Barrio Monacillos del término municipal de San Juan, compuesto de trescientos noventa metros cuadrados, colindando por el NORTE y por el SUR, en veintiséis metros por cada lado respectivamente con los solares números doscientos sesenta y seis y doscientos sesenta y cuatro de dicha manzana; por el ESTE y por el OESTE, en quince metros por cada lado respectivamente con el solar número doscientos sesenta de dicho bloque y la calle número ocho. Sobre este solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado de una planta para una familia. Finca 17849 inscrita al folio 198 del tomo 975 de Monacillos, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección III. La finca antes descrita se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: (i) Hipoteca en garantía de pagaré a favor de R.F. Mortgage and Investment Corporation o a su orden por la suma principal de $184,850.00 con intereses a razón del 3.5% anual y vencimiento el 1 de julio de 2042. Constituida por la Escritura #205 otorgada en San Juan el 14 de junio de 2012 ante el notario Enrique N.

Vela Colón. Inscrita el 7 de noviembre de 2012 al folio 198 del Tomo 975 de Monacillos, finca número 17849, inscripción 5ª (1654/685). Posteriormente Cancelada Parcialmente en la suma de $19,682.13 para una nueva suma principal de $165,167.87 con intereses a razón del 3.50% anual y vencimiento el 1 de abril del 2049 según consta de la Escritura #1076 otorgada en San Juan el 20 de marzo del 2019 ante el notario Julio E. Pijem Berríos. Inscrita el 9 de marzo del 2021 al Tomo Digital Karibe de la finca 17849 de Monacillos, inscripción 6ª, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección III. La hipoteca objeto de esta ejecución es la que ha quedado descrita en el inciso (i). Será celebrada la subasta para con el importe de la misma satisfacer la sentencia dicta el 24 de noviembre de 2021, mediante la cual se condenó a la parte demandada pagar a la parte demandante la suma de $164,647.22 de principal, $2,393.46 de interés que continuarán acumulándose a $15.8794 diariamente desde el 1 de noviembre de 2019 hasta el saldo total, más cargos por demora mensuales, más las cantidades debidas de contribuciones e impuestos, primas de seguro contra riesgo y seguro de hipoteca hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $18,485.00 estipulados para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados en caso de reclamación judicial, cantidades todas garantizadas por la hipoteca.

La PRIMERA SUBASTA será celebrada el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2023, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina del Alguacil, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, Puerto Rico. Servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la cantidad de $184,850.00, sin admitirse oferta inferior. De no haber remate ni adjudicación, celebraré SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 1 DE MAYO DE 2023, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la que servirá como tipo mínimo, dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $123,233.33.

Si no hubiese remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, celebraré TERCERA SUBASTA el día 8 DE MAYO DE 2023, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar en la que regirá como tipo mínimo, la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $92,425.00.

El Alguacil que suscribe hizo constar que toda licitación deberá hacerse para pagar su importe en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América, de acuerdo con la Ley y de acuerdo con lo anunciado en este Aviso de Subasta. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto

en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables. Se entiende que todo licitador que comparezca a la subasta señalada en este caso acepta como bastante la titulación que da base a la misma. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si la hubiere al crédito que da base a esta ejecución continuará subsistente, entendiéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción cualquier parte del remanente del precio de licitación. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Vendida o adjudicada la finca o derecho hipotecado y consignado el precio correspondiente, en esa misma fecha o fecha posterior, el alguacil que celebró la subasta procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura pública de traspaso en representación del dueño o titular de los bienes hipotecados, ante el notario que elija el adjudicatario o comprador, quien deberá abonar el importe de tal escritura.

El alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la confirmación de la venta o adjudicación. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS LICITADORES Y DEL PUBLICO EN GENERAL y para su publicación de acuerdo con la Ley, expido el presente Edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 14 de marzo de 2023. EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA. MIGDALIA TIRADO BRAVO PETICIONARIA Representada en este acto por su apoderada Carmen Rosario Burgos Millán EX PARTE CIVIL NÚM: IS2O22CV00073. SOBRE: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS.

A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBE; A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE; A LOS HEREDEROS Y/O LEGATARIOS DE EVANS CASTRO BUMBORY Y CLAUDETTE BECERRA LAMBERTY

POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica para que comparezcan, silo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal, dentro del término de veinte (20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto, a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la Parte Peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando: https://unired.poderjudiaLpr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la Parte Peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Petición, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. RÚSTICA: Solar localizado en el Barrio Bajura del término municipal de Isabela, compuesto de mil doce punto nueve mil novecientos noventa y siete metros cuadrados (1,012.9997 m.c.), equivalentes

a cero punto dos mil quinientos setenta y siete cuerdas (0.2577 cds.). Colindando por el Norte, en dos alineaciones que suman sesenta y dos punto doscientos setenta metros (62.270 m.), con Victor Parrilla y Claudette Becerra Lamberti; por el SUR, en una alineación de sesenta y uno punto cien metros (61.100 m.), con Ismael Rodriguez Santiago; por el ESTE, en una alineación de veinticinco punto cero cincuenta metros (25.050 m.) con camino privado; y por el OESTE, en una alineación de siete punto seis cientos cincuenta y tres metros (7.653 m.) con Evans Castro Bumbory. La abogada de la parte peticionaria es la LCDA. VIVIAN GODINEAUX VILLARONGA, P.O. BOX 1957, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00726-1957, TELÉFONO (787)427-4164, Email: vagodineaw@gmail. com. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 28 de abril de 2023, a las 4:15 p.m., mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a los dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil de 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados, en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a 10 de marzo de 2023. SARAHI REYES PEREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ARLENE GUZMAN PABON, SEC AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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

REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC

Demandante vs. SUCESION SATURNINO

NIEVES ARVELO T/C/C

SATURNINO NIEVES COMPUESTA POR

ABELARDO NIEVES

RUBIO, JAVIER NIEVES

RUBIO, VIRGINIA NIEVES

RUBIO; JOHN DOE

Y JANE DOE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESION VIRGINIA

RUBIO DIAZ T/C/C

VIRGINIA CONSUELO

RUBIO, VIRGINIA

CONSUELO RUBIO

DIAZ, VIRGINIA NIEVES, VIRGINIA C. RUBIO

DIAZ Y COMO VIRGINIA

CONSUELO COMPUESTA

POR ABELARDO NIEVES

RUBIO, JAVIER NIEVES

RUBIO, VIRGINIA NIEVES

RUBIO; JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados

CIVIL NUM. SJ2021CV04317.

SOBRE: EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS.

A: La Parte Demandada, al (a la) Secretario(a) de Hacienda de Puerto Rico y al Público General: Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de SAN JUAN, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, el 18 de abril de 2023, a las 9:30 de la mañana, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar numero Veinte (20) e el Bloque “D” en el Plano de inscripción de SAN GERARDO, radicado en el Barrio Cupey de Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de CUATROCIENTOS CINCUENTA Y UNO PUNTO CINCUENTA METROS CUADRADOS (451.50 M.C). En lindes por el NORTE, en treinta punto cero cero metros (30.00 m.), con el Solar numero Veintiuno (21) del Bloque “D”; por el SUR, en treinta punto cero cero metros (30.00 m.), con el Solar numero Diecinueve (19) del Bloque “D”; por el ESTE, quince punto cero cinco metros (15.05 m.), con el Solar número Diez (10); y por el OESTE, en quince punto cero cinco metros (15.05 m.), con la Calle denominada “H” Street. Enclava una casa de concreto armado de una sola planta para

residencia. Consta inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 87 de Rio Piedras Sur, finca 3,232, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección IV. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 73 vto. del tomo 797 de Rio Piedras Sur, finca 3232, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección IV, inscripción 12ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. SAN GERARDO, 1717 CALLE ARKANSAS, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00926. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $375,000.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 12 de julio de 2080. Nombre del Titular: Asociación de Residentes San Gerardo, Inc. Suma de la Carga: $3,743.22. Orden y Mandamiento: Expedidas el 13 y 16 de junio de 2016. Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan. Civil Núm. KCM2016-0551, Anotación A. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $375,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una segunda subasta por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, el 25 de abril de 2023, a las 9:30 de la mañana, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $250,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la tercera subasta, la suma de $187,500.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, el 2 de mayo de 2023, a las 9:30 de la mañana. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe

de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $233,783.56 por concepto de principal, la cual no incluye intereses y otros gastos acumulados al 31 de julio de 2021. La suma global incluyendo intereses y otros gastos acumulados al 31 de julio de 2021 es de $282,382.79, los cuales continúan acumulándose; la cantidad liquida estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial y que correspondan a intereses y cargos por demora posterior a dicha fecha; así como cualquier otra suma que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca. Dichas sumas están vencidas, son liquidas y exigibles. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 7 de marzo de 2023. EDWIN E

LOPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR. ***

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NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE MARCIAL ANDINO DELGADO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO MARCELINO ANDINO DELGADO Y COMO MANUEL ANDINO DELGADO, COMPUESTA

POR FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS;

CARMEN MONSERRATE RIVERA ALVAREZ,

TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO CARMEN

RIVERA ALVAREZ, POR SÍ Y EN CUANTO

A LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Demandados

Civil Núm.: HU2023CV00254.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

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

A: CARMEN

MONSERRATE RIVERA ALVAREZ, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA CARMEN RIVERA ALVAREZ, POR SÍ Y EN CUANTO A LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA DE LA SUCESION DE MARCIAL ANDINO DELGADO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO MARCELINO ANDINO DELGADO Y COMO MANUEL ANDINO DELGADO; FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE MARCIAL ANDINO DELGADO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO MARCELINO ANDINO DELGADO Y COMO MANUEL ANDINO DELGADO.

POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria en la que se alega adeuda la suma principal de $33,964.14, intereses al 8 3/8% anual, desde el día 1ro de agosto de 2022, hasta su completo pago, más recargos acumulados, más la cantidad de $7,000.00, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, así como cualquier otra suma estipulada en el contrato de préstamo, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública subasta es: RÚSTICA: Solar marcado con el número Uno (1) en el plano de inscripción, situado en el BARRIO TEJAS del término municipal de Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de QUINIENTOS PUNTO DOSCIENTOS DIECINUEVE (500.219) METROS CUADRADOS; y en lindes por el NORTE, con solar marcado con el número Dos (2)

en el plano de inscripción; por el SUR, con Alfonso Martínez; por el ESTE, con José Cáez; y por el OESTE, con área marcada camino de uso público en el plano de inscripción. Sobre dicho solar se construyo la siguiente edificación: Casa de dos niveles construida de hormigón y bloques de cemento que mide veintiocho pies (28’) por treinta y un pies (31’) que consta el primer nivel de marquesina, medio balcón, sala, comedor y cocina en una sola pieza, dos cuartos dormitorios y un baño con servicio sanitario; y el segundo nivel consiste de balcón, sala, comedor y cocina en una sola pieza, cuatro cuartos dormitorios y un baño con servicio sanitario, La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio móvil del tomo 268 de Las Piedras, Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao, finca número 12,895, inscripción segunda. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. 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: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/ salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribuna! y enviar copia a la representación legal de la parte demandante cuya dirección más adelante se indica. 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.

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Se le advierte, además, a los herederos que conforme el caso de Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria y. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 D.P.R. 689, 696 (2005) y a tenor con las disposiciones del Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico (31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11021), deberá aceptar o repudiar la herencia del causante Marcial Andino Delgado, dentro del término de treinta (30) días. De no expresar su intención de aceptar o repudiar la herencia dentro del término que se le fijó, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. Se le notifica también por la presente que la parte demandante habrá de presentar para

su anotación al Registrador de la Propiedad de! Distrito en que está situada la propiedad objeto de este pleito, un aviso de estar pendiente esta acción. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación genera!. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y sello en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy 14 de marzo de 2023. IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ SECRETARIA REGIONAL. IVELISSE M. MONCLOVA CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante Vs. ANA M. CARINO MARTÍNEZ Demandada Civil Núm.: FA2022CV01153. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: ANA M. CARINO MARTÍNEZ - URB SANTA ISIDRA 3 D27 CALLE 3 FAJARDO, PUERTO RICO 00738.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jose.aguilar@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 13 de febrero de 2023. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 13 de febrero de 2023. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA.

JENIFFER CARRASQUILLO GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. NITZALE

SEPÚLVEDA VEGA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: VI2022CV00097. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: NITZALE SEPÚLVEDA

VEGA - URB EXT EST DE MAYORAL 118 CALLE VINAZA VILLALBA, PUERTO RICO 007662609.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jose. aguilar@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de febrero de 2023. En Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, el 14 de febrero de 2023. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. DORIS A. RODRÍGUEZ COLÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante Vs. FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DEL CUAL

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV02151. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., S.S.

A: FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DEL CUAL, O SEA LAS PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS

QUE PUEDAN SER TENEDORES DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO.

POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la presentación de una Demanda en su contra. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través de Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr , salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal. Si usted 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 parte demandante alega que suscribió un pagare hipotecario a favor de Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $5,901.03, sin interés anual, vencedero el 1 de febrero de 2017, el cual está garantizado por la Escritura de Hipoteca número 831, otorgada el 31 de octubre de 2002, ante el Notario Público Luis Fernando Castillo Cruz, la cual grava la finca que se describe a continuación: “URBANA: Solar marcado con el número Treinta y Nueve (39) del Bloque W-7 de la Urbanización Villas El Señorial II, localizado en el Barrio Cupey de Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cuatrocientos veintisiete puntos ochenta y tres (427.83) metros cuadrados. En lindes: por el NORTE, con el solar número Treinta y Ocho (38), distancia de veintiocho puntos doscientos once (28.211) metros; por el SUR, con el solar número Cuarenta (40), en una distancia de veintisiete (27.00) metros; por el ESTE, con la Calle Cervantes, en una distancia de quince puntos cincuenta (15.50) metros; y por el OESTE, con los solares Cuarenta y Cinco (45) y Cuarenta y Seis (46), en una distancia de quince punto cincuenta y cinco (15.55) metros. Sobre este solar enclava una

casa de concreto para fines residenciales.” Inscrita al folio 131 del tomo 382 de Rio Piedras Sur, finca número 12,911, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de San Juan”. El original del pagaré hipotecario antes mencionado se ha extraviado o la posesión la ostenta los demandados desconocidos de epígrafe, sin que la parte demandante lo haya podido localizar a pesar de las gestiones realizadas, por lo cual no lo tiene para la cancelación correspondiente en el Registro de la Propiedad y por ello comparece a este Honorable Tribunal solicitando su cancelación. Que se incluye a Fulano de Tal y a Mengano del Cual como posibles tenedores desconocidos del pagaré hipotecario extraviado. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO, se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la Demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto notificándole con copia de dicha contestación al Lcdo. Luis G. Parrilla, 221 Avenida Ponce De León, Piso 5, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00917 y/o P.O. Box 195168, San Juan, PR 009195168, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 20 de marzo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. BRENDA BÁEZ ACABA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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Demandante V. YARISEL MARRERO TORRES

Demandada Civil Núm.: MT2019CV00298. 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 de Ciales, Ciales, 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 20 de enero de 2023, 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: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número 365 en el Plano de Parcelación de la comunidad Rural Barahona del Barrio Barahona del término municipal de Morovis, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial

de cero cuerdas con mil cincuenta y cinco diez milésimas de otra equivalente a cuatrocientos catorce metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con parcela 375; por el SUR, con calle de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con parcela 133; y por el OESTE, con parcela 366. Finca número 7,928, inscrita al folio 170 del tomo 126 de Morovis. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí. Propiedad ubicada, según pagaré, en: Lot 365, José Pares St., Barahona Comm., Barahona Ward, Morovis, Puerto Rico. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor, el día 31 de julio de 2019, notificada el 31 de julio de 2019 en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $85,427.67 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 5.00% desde el 1ro de diciembre 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 $9,533.20 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 6 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal de Ciales, Ciales, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $95,332.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 13 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal de Ciales, Ciales, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $63,554.66, 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 20 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal de Ciales, Ciales, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $47,666.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que

el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y el Cuartel de la Policía Estatal. 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 Ciales, Puerto Rico, hoy día 16 de marzo de 2023. GERARDO E. REYES MELÉNDEZ, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL PLACA #109, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CIALES.

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TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA DE VEGA

ALTA

SU ESPOSA MARLENE ANGÉLICA RIVERA, Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS

Demandados

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. RENÉ ROBERTO RIVERA CASANOVA,

Civil Núm.: BY2021CV05223. 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 de Vega Baja, Vega Baja, 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 10 de marzo de 2023, 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: Solar radicado en Cielo Dorado Village, localizado en el Barrio Sabana, Sector Breña, del término municipal de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el Plano de Inscripción, con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Número del solar: ciento treinta y seis (136). Área del solar: doscientos sesenta y seis punto ochocientos noventa y un metros cuadrados (266.891 m.c.). En lindes: por el NORTE, con el solar número ciento treinta y cinco (135), en una distancia de veintitrés setecientos nueve metros (23.709 m.); por el SUR, con el solar número ciento treinta y siete (137), en una distancia de veintitrés punto ochocientos veintitrés metros (23.823 m.); por el ESTE, con la Calle Rubí, en una distancia de once punto doscientos treinta metros (11.230 m.); y por el OESTE, con propiedad privada ajena a la Urbanización, en una distancia de once punto doscientos treinta y un metros (11.231 m.). En este solar enclava una casa, construida en concreto y bloques de hormigón para fines residenciales, la cual consta de tres (3) cuartos dormitorios, dos y medio (2.5) baños, marquesina, sala, comedor, cocina, “family room” y demás dependencias. Servidumbre telefónica: Franja de terreno de un metro con cincuenta y dos centímetros (1.52 m.) de ancho por once punto doscientos treinta metros (11.230) de largo por su colindancia Este. Inscrita al folio 45 del tomo 318 de Vega Alta, finca número 19,499. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de Bayamón. Propiedad ubicada, según pagaré, en: 136 Cielo Rubí St., Cielo Dorado Village, Vega Alta, PR. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA

dictada a su favor, el día 11 de octubre de 2022, archivada en autos y notificada el 13 de enero de 2023, y publicada en periódico de circulación general, The San Daily Star”, el 19 de enero de 2023 en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $279,117.79 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 3.250% desde el 1ro de junio 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 $30,170.10 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 25 DE MAYO DE 2023

A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal de Vega Baja, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $301,701.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 1 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal de Vega Baja, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $201,134.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 8 DE JUNIO DE 2023 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal de Vega Baja, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $150,850.50, 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 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, hoy día 16 de marzo de 2023. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #838, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE VEGA BAJA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN DDR NORTE LLC, S.E. Demandante V.

LUXURY METALS, INC.

F/K/A X-TIME JEWELRY, INC. D/B/A X- TIME JEWELRY; GOLD & WATCHES CORP. Demandado(a)

Civil: BY2022CV06053. Sala:

504. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: LUXURY METALS, INC.

F/K/A X-TIME JEWELRY, INC. D/B/A X-TIME JEWELRY.

GOLD & WATCHES CORP.

(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de marzo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución

en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de marzo de 2023. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 23 de marzo de 2023. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIVIAN J. SANABRIA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN TITLE SECURITY GROUP, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO; JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV00371. Salón de Sesiones: 603. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO POR SUMAC.

A: JUAN Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO.

EL SECRETARIO (A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de marzo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de esta. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los diez (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 23 de marzo de 2023. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 23 de marzo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JOHANNA RODRÍGUEZ BENÍTEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. FÉLIX ORESTES

DONES FALÚ POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSA JULIA SANTANA MELECIO (CUOTA VIUDAL), SABDIASEP

DONES SANTANA POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSA JULIA SANTANA MELECIO, ASOR JOHANNIEM DONES SANTANA, POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSA JULIA SANTANA MELECIO, JAFET ELIM

DONES SANTANA, POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSA JULIA SANTANA MELECIO, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.)

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CA2023CV00189.

Sala: 409. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO

A: FÉLIX ORESTES

DONES FALÚ POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSA JULIA

SANTANA MELECIO (CUOTA VIUDAL); EMPLZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN DIRIGIDA

A : SABDIASEP DONES SANTANA, ASOR JOHANNIEM DONES SANTANA, Y JAFET ELIM DONES SANTANA, TODOS PPOR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ROSA JULIA SANTANA MALECIO. COND. INTERAMERICANA, B20 CALLE 21 APT 191, TRUJILLO ALTO, PR 00976.

Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Además, en cuanto a la interpelación de los herederos del causante, a que dentro del término legal de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia del causante conforme dispone el Artículo 959 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §2787, de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, se tendrá por aceptada. También se le APERCIBE a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 957 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §2785. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar y notificar 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. Los abogados de la parte demandante son:

ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE

DEMANDANTE:

Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández

RUA Núm.: 16,393

BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ, LLP

500 Calle De La Tanca Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664

rdiaz@bdprlaw.com

Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 23 de marzo de 2023. LCDA.

MARILYN APONTE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIO-

NAL. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

WILLIAM V. SOTO PORTALATIN Peticionaria Vs. GIOVANNA GONZALEZ MARTINEZ Peticionada Civil Núm.: AR2023RF00081. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUPTURA IRREPARABLE). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR. A: GIOVANNA GONZÁLEZ MARTÍNEZ. 4223 W 123 RD ST., CLEVELAND, OH 44135-4705. Se ha radicado una Petición en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo sobre Divorcio, Ruptura Irreparable. La abogada del peticionario es la LCDA. VIVIAN l. SOTO GUZMAN, TS NÚM. 7379, cuya dirección es la siguiente: PO BOX 1065, CAMUY PR 00627, TEL: (787) 262-2439, y correo electrónico soto.hermina1065@yahoo. com. Por la presente SE LE EMPLAZA y requiere presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y remitir copia a la Abogada de la parte demandante dentro de un plazo de treinta (30) días de haberse publicado este Edicto. De usted no presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC) o si está por derecho propio presentar original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la Abogada de la parte demandante en dicho término se le podrá anotar la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, sin más citarle ni oírle, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda. Extiendo bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Arecibo, Puerto Rico a 23 de febrero de 2023. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. MARISOL CRUZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC., COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC.

Demandante V. EDUARDO FIGUEROA

ACOSTA, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS

Demandado(a)

Civil: MZ2022CV01245. 306.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: EDUARDO

FIGUEROA ACOSTA, FULANA DE TAL Y LA S SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de marzo de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de marzo de 2023. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 23 de marzo de 2023.

LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA.

WANDA RENTAS BURGOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU-

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE ARECIBO

SAN CARLOS

MORTGAGE, LLC

Demandante Vs. MARIE IVETTE GRAU GRAU

Demandada

Civil Núm.: CCD2014-0427. (302). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE

HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA “IN REM”. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: MARIE IVETTE GRAU GRAU; DEPARTAMENTO DE LA VIVIENDA, POR TENER HIPOTECA EN GARANTÍA DE PAGARÉ A SU FAVOR POR LA SUMA DE $40,000.00.

Yo, áNGEL DE JESÚS TORRES PÉREZ, 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 24 DE ABRIL DE 2023 A LAS 11:15

DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo, Arecibo, 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 Arecibo 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 1RO. DE MAYO DE 2023, A LAS 11:15 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 8 DE MAYO DE 2023, A LAS 11:15 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: Apartamento número Dos

Mil Seiscientos Uno (2601).

Cabida: CIENTO DIEZ PUNTO OCHENTA Y SEIS (110.86)

METROS CUADRADOS.

URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: Apartamento residencial localizado en el primer piso (segundo nivel) del Edificio “E” del Condominio “Marina IV de Barceloneta”, sito en el Barrio Pueblo del término municipal de Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.

Área aproximada de OCHOCIENTOS NOVENTA Y CINCO PUNTO NOVECIENTOS CUARENTA Y UNO (895.941)

PIES CUADRADOS, equivalentes a OCHENTA Y TRES

PUNTO VEINTISIETE (83.27)

METROS CUADRADOS. En lindes: por el NORTE, en veintiún pies con tres pulgadas (21’ 3”), con la Calle Unión; por el SUR, en veintiún pies con tres pulgadas (21’ 3”), con área de estacionamiento; por el ESTE,

en cuarenta y seis pies con cuatro pulgadas (46’ 4”), con áreas comunes, pasillo y escalera; y por el OESTE, en cuarenta y seis pies con dos pulgadas (46’ 2”) con el apartamento número Dos Mil Setecientos Uno (2701). Consta de sala comedor, cocina, balcón, tres dormitorios, dos baños, roperos (“closets”) y área de lavandería (“laundry”). Le pertenece el uso exclusivo como elemento privado: dos espacios de estacionamiento, identificados con el número Dos Mil Seiscientos Uno (2601) en el área descubierta del estacionamiento y en el “Plot Plan”, con una cabida superficial de Doscientos Noventa y Siete punto Cero Uno (297.01) pies cuadrados, equivalentes a Veintisiete punto Cincuenta y Nueve (27.59) metros cuadrados, siendo sus colindancias: por el NORTE, con áreas comunes y áreas verdes; por el SUR, con área de rodaje; por el ESTE, con el estacionamiento Dos Mil Quinientos Uno (2501); y por el OESTE, con el estacionamiento Dos Mil Setecientos Uno (2701). El área total de este apartamento, incluyendo el estacionamiento privado es de Mil Ciento Noventa y Dos punto Novecientos Cincuenta y Un (1,192.951) pies cuadrados, equivalentes a Ciento Diez punto Ochenta y Seis (110.86) metros cuadrados. Su puerta principal de entrada está situada en su lindero Este. Este apartamento tiene una participación en los elementos comunes generales de uno punto seiscientos treinta y tres porciento (1.633%). La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al Sistema Karibe de Barceloneta, Registro de la Propiedad de Manatí, finca número 16,047, inscripción segunda. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Condominio Marina IV, Apartamento 2601, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. La subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $92,802.86 de principal, intereses a 4.50% anual, desde el día 1ro. de diciembre de 2013, hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $9,760.00, 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 la suma de $97,600.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $65,066.67 y de ser necesaria una tercera subasta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $48,800.00. 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 las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública Subasta se encuentra afecta al siguiente gravamen posterior: Hipoteca en Garantía de Pagaré a favor del Departamento de la Vivienda, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $40,000.00, sin intereses, vencedero en 10 años, según consta de la Escritura Número 82, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 27 de diciembre de 2010, ante el Notario Público Miguel Bauzá Rolón; inscrita al tomo Karibe de Barceloneta, Registro de la Propiedad de Manatí, finca 16,047, inscripción 3ra. y última. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2023. ÁNGEL DE JESÚS TORRES PÉREZ, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE ARECIBO.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO EN EL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR SALA DE SAN JUAN JHOMARY MATTA

SANTOS T/C/C JOMARI MATTA SANTOS

Demandante Vs FIRST MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.; ÚLTIMO TENEDOR CONOCIDO Y/O CUALQUIER TENEDOR DESCONOCIDO Y FULANO DE TAL

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV02255. Sala: 803. Sobre: ACCIÓN CIVIL, CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO PREVIAMENTE SALDADO Y EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: FIRST MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC, PO BOX 550 SANTA ROSA, BAYAMÓN, PUERTO RICO 00960-0550. ÚLTIMO TENEDOR CONOCIDO, CUALQUIER TENEDOR DESCONOCIDO, FULANO

DE TAL.

POR LA PRESENTE, se te emplaza y se le notifica que una demanda ha sido presentada en su contra y se le requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto radicando el original de su contestación a la demanda a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://unired,ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal y copia de la misma a la parte demandante. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda sin citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro remedio, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.

LCDA. ELDA MAGALI RODRIGUEZ CORA

RUA 7671: Colegiada Núm. 8924 PO BOX 716

Trujillo Alto, PR 00977-716

Tal. 787-760-8791 / 787-404-4944 lcdaeldamrodriguez@gmail.com

Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, el 24 de marzo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA I. RÍOS LÓPEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. EFRAIN ROSARIO ALVARADO, CLARA MARIA MEDINA

IRIZARRY T/C/C CLARA MEDINA IRIZARRY Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: UT2022CV00100. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: EFRAIN ROSARIO ALVARADO, CLARA MARIA MEDINA

IRIZARRY T/C/C CLARA

MEDINA IRIZARRY Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR

AMBOS. #35 CALLE EUGENIO SÁNCHEZ, BARRIO ARENAS, UTUADO, PR 00641; DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: 66 WALNUT ST. NASHUA, NH 03060.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días a partir de la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RÚA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970

TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155

E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com

En Utuado, Puerto Rico a 14 de febrero de 2023. DIANE ÁLVAREZ VILLANUEVA, SECRETARIA. YAMARIS ESTRONZA MALDONADO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. SONIA VIVOLA VELEZ Demandado (a)

Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV08268. Sala: 508. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: SONIA VIVOLA VELEZ.

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de marzo de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de

circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de marzo de 2023. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 24 de marzo de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARTHA ALMODÓVAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC

COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. JORGE L. LLULL VÁZQUEZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: PO2022CV01501. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: JORGE L. LLULL VÁZQUEZURB COMUNIDAD PUNTA DIAMANTE 1450 CALLE KYAT PONCE, PUERTO RICO 00728-2282.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787)

993-3731 a la dirección jose. aguilar@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de febrero 2023. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 14 de febrero de 2023. CARMEN TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. SANDRA GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE RAFAEL ROSA CURBELO COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; LA SUCESIÓN DE LUCILA GOTAY SÁNCHEZ COMPUESTA POR AGUSTÍN GOTAY SÁNCHEZ, SUTANO Y PERENCEJO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; LA SUCESIÓN DE JULIA GOTAY SÁNCHEZ T/C/C JULIA ALICIA GOTAY SÁNCHEZ COMPUESTA POR CARLOS AGUSTÍN TIRADO GOTAY, PERENGANO Y SUTANEJO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; LA SUCESIÓN DE EDNA ALICIA TIRADO GOTAY COMPUESTA POR JOANNE J. GRACE TIRADO, SUTANITO Y PERENGANITO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; LA SUCESIÓN DE JULIO TIRADO GOTAY COMPUESTA POR MENGANITO Y PERENCEJITO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CAUDALES RELICTOS, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE JUAN HIRAM ORTIZ ALBELO, CON DIRECCIÓN E IDENTIDAD DESCONOCIDA.

Queda usted notificado que este Tribunal, antes del fallecimiento del causante Juan Hiram Ortiz Albelo, dictó sentencia a favor de la parte demandante, declarando con lugar la Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria, en la que se le concede la totalidad de la deuda vencida ascendente a la suma de $109,708.41 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7.5% anual desde el 1 de agosto de 2016 hasta su completo pago, más $176.77 de recargos adeudados desde el día 1 de septiembre de 2016 hasta su total pago, más la cantidad estipulada de $12,640.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato de préstamo. La propiedad que garantiza hipotecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente:

RÚSTICA: Situada en el Barrio Jaguas del término municipal de Cía/es e identificada en el Plano de Inscripción con el solar #9 con cabida superficial de 904.1666 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.2300 cuerdas. En lindes por el NORTE, con el señor Félix Ocasio y solar #8; por el SUR, con remanente de finca principal; por el ESTE, con el señor Félix Ocasio; y por el OESTE,: con carretera #149 y faja dedicada para uso público. Enclava una casa para fines residenciales. Inscrita al Folio 210 del Tomo 259 de Ciales Finca #11,206. Registro de la Propiedad de Manatí. La hipoteca consta inscrita en virtud de la Ley 216-2010, Ley para Agilizar el Registro al extenderse el Asiento el 16 de febrero de 2017 en el Tomo Karibe, Finca #11,206; Inscripción 5ta. La demandante es la tenedora por endoso, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. Se le interpela para que acepten o renuncien a la herencia del causante dentro de los 30 días subsiguientes a la fecha que fuesen emplazados o requeridos que contesten, para dar cumplimiento al Artículo 1548 del Código Civil entendiéndose que/ si no se expresan dentro de dicho término, aceptan el caudal relicto; la renuncia se hará por instrumento público o por escrito judicial. La parte interpelada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la Parte Demandante, Lcda. Bella Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo, PR 00970-3922, Teléfono y

Fax: (787) 789-1826, correo electrónico: oficinabelmaalonso@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, advirtiéndoseles que de no hacerlo se concederá el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 14 de marzo de 2023 en Ciales, Puerto Rico. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. NANCY RÍOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

DLJ MORTGAGE

CAPITAL, INC.

Parte Demandante Vs. JOSÉ HÉCTOR GARCIA

COLÓN; LA SUCESIÓN DE ANA ELIA BARBOSA

GONZÁLEZ T/C/C

ANA ELIA BARGOSA

GONZÁLEZ COMPUESTA

POR CHAYANNE GARCÍA BARBOSA; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESION DE SUCESIÓN DE ANA ELIA BARBOSA

GONZÁLEZ T/C/C

ANA ELIA BARGOSA

GONZÁLEZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; ADMINISTRACIÓN

PARA EL SUSTENTO DE MENORES Y ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

POR CONDUCTO DEL FISCAL FCDEML DE LA CORTE DE DISTRITO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS PARA EL DISTRITO DE PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandada

Caso Civil Núm.:

AR2023CV00137. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA - IN REM.

EMPLAZAMIENTO Y NOTIFICACIÓN DE INTERPELACIÓN

POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD

ROE COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O

CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN DE ANA ELLA BARBOSA GONZÁLEZ.

POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Us-

ted deberá radicar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://unired.ramajudicial.pr/ sumac/, salvo que se presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá radicar el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notifique con copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, Lcda. Marjaliisa Colón Villanueva, al PO BOX 7970, Ponce, P.R. 00732; Teléfono: 787~8434168. En dicha demanda se tramita un procedimiento de cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca bajo el número mencionado en el epígrafe. Se alega en dicho procedimiento que la parte Demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato de Hipoteca, al no poder pagar las mensualidades vencidas correspondientes al primero de agosto de 2021 basta el presente, más los cargos por demora correspondientes. Además, adeuda a la parte demandante las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en que incurra el tenedor del pagaré en este litigio. De acuerdo con dicho Contrato de Garantía Hipotecaria la parte Demandante declaró vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a la suma de $121,019.69 de principal, al 4.750% anual, así como todos aquellos créditos y sumas que surjan de la faz de la obligación hipotecaria y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, incluyendo la suma estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La parte Demandante presentó para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente, un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: RÚSTICA: Predio radicado en el Barrio Zanjas de Camuy, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de ochocientos punto cero cero (800.00) metros cuadrados, equivalentes a cero punto dos mil treinta y cinco (0.2035) cuerdas. En lindes por el Norte, con carretera municipal y faja a segregarse para uso público; por el Sur y Oeste, con el remanente de la finca; y por el Este, con Rafael López Morales. Inscrita al folio sesenta (60) del tomo doscientos setenta y seis (276) de Camuy, finca número Tres mil ciento noventa y cuatro (3,194), Registro de Arecibo, sección II. SE LES APERCIBE que, de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, como miembro de la Sucesión de Ana Elia Barbosa González se ha presentado una solicitud

de interpelación judicial para que sirva en el término de treinta (30) días aceptar o repudiar la herencia. Se le apercibe que si no compareciera usted a expresarse dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de la herencia, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia de la causante Ana Elia Barbosa González y por consiguiente, responderán por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11021. En Camuy, Puerto Rico, a 15 de marzo de 2023. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. YOLANDA RIVERA COLÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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

MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE JULIO ENRIQUE RUIZ SIERRA COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL; ESMERALDA HERNÁNDEZ TORRES POR SÍ Y COMO CONJUGUE SUPÉRSTITE EN CUANTO LA CUOTA USUFRUCTUARIA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: BY2019CV00212. Salón Núm.: (506). Sobre: EJECUCION DE SENTENCIA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: SUCESIÓN DE JULIO ENRIQUE RUIZ SIERRA COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL; ESMERALDA HERNÁNDEZ TORRES POR SÍ Y COMO CONJUGUE SUPÉRSTITE EN CUANTO LA CUOTA USUFRUCTUARIA: Y AL PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: El Alguacil que suscribe, certifica y hace constar que en cumplimiento de Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América. Todo pago recibido por el (la) Alguacil por concepto de subastas será en

efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del (de la) Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Todo derecho, título, participación e interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: RUSTICA: Lote con casa de bloques y concreto radicado en el Barrio Almirante Norte de Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, identificado con la letra G en el Plano de Inscripción, compuesto de 820.83 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORESTE, en 30.58 metros el lote A de Víctor Ruiz Sierra; por el SUR, en dos alineaciones continuas una de 28 metros con 57.66 metros, el lote F de Carmen Aida Ruiz Sierra; y por el OESTE, en 47.19 metros, José Sierra. Consta presentada y pendiente de despacho al Asiento 937 del Diario 253, segregada de la finca 1965, la cual consta inscrita al folio 35 del tomo 44 de Vega baja, Sección 4ta de Bayamón. La propiedad objeto de ejecución está localizada en la siguiente dirección: 160 RD KM 5.8, Barrio Almirante Norte, Lote G, Vega Baja, P.R. 00693. Se informa que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravamen posterior, una vez sea otorgada la escritura de venta judicial y obtenida la Orden y Mandamiento de cancelación de gravamen posterior. (Art. 51, Ley 210-2015). En relación a la finca a subastarse, se establece como tipo mínimo de licitación en la Primera Subasta la suma de $58,500.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca #94, otorgada en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de enero de 2007, ante el notario Félix R. Figueroa Cabán, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Vega Baja, finca número 34,297, inscripción 2da. La PRIMERA SUBASTA, se llevará a cabo el día 25 DE ABRIL DE 2023 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mis oficinas sitas en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, el tipo mínimo para la primera subasta es la suma de $58,500.00. Si la primera subasta del inmueble no produjere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 2 DE MAYO DE 2023 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo sitio y servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes del precio pactada para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $39,000.00. Si la segunda subasta no produjere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 9 DE MAYO DE 2023 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar y regirá como tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta la mitad del precio pactado para la primera, o sea, la suma de $29,250.00.

Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo, para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: Suma Principal de $41,555.77, más los intereses acumulados cobre dicha suma a razón de la tasa de 9.550% anual desde el 16 de mayo de 2017, hasta su total y completo pago, más los cargos por demora que corresponden a los plazos atrasados desde la fecha anteriormente indicada a razón de la tasa pactada de 5% de cualquier pago que esté en mora por más de quince (15) días desde la fecha de su vencimiento, más la suma de $5,850.00, para el pago de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, más los cargos por demora por concepto de mensualidades impagadas, seguros y cualesquiera otros adelantos que se hagan o se hayan hecho en virtud de las disposiciones de las escrituras de hipoteca y el pagaré, más cualquier otra suma que resulte por cualesquiera otros adelantos que se hayan hecho la demandante, en virtud de las disposiciones de la escritura de hipoteca y del Pagaré hipotecario. Para más información, a las personas interesadas se les notifica que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal, durante las horas laborables. Este EDICTO DE SUBASTA, se publicará en los lugares públicos correspondientes y en un periódico de circulación general en la jurisdicción de Puerto Rico. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los referentes, 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. Se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente Escritura de Venta Judicial y el Alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días, de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Expedido en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 21 de marzo de 2023. MARIBEL

LANZAR VELÁZQUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #735.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

MÓN RENDON MORTGAGE BANKERS CORPORATION

Demandante V. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO; FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO; JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CT2022CV00112.

Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES Y CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de un pagare a favor de DORAL FINANCIAL COPORATION haciendo negocios como H.F. Mortgage Bankers, por la suma principal de $219,960.00, con intereses al 7.50% anual, vencedero el 1 de diciembre de 2020, constituida mediante la escritura número 853, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 30 de noviembre de 2005, ante la notaria Yivette Carrión De Jesús, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Cataño, sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación:

URBANA: Parcela de terreno identificada como solar número 1 del bloque MB de la Urbanización Marina Bahía, radicada en el Barrio Palmas del término municipal de Cataño, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 423.104 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de 32.278 metros, con el solar número 2; por el SUR, en una distancia de 16.00 metros, con el solar número 26; por el ESTE, en una distancia de 15.363 metros, con el solar número 25; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de 1.624 metros, un arco de 14.825 metros y familia. Finca Número 6,925 inscrita al folio 20 del tomo

145 de Cataño. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de Bayamón. La parte demandante alega que dicho pagaré ha sido saldado según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Debe notificar con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante la Lcda. Lizbet Aviles Vega, Urb. Los Sauces, Calle Pomarrosa #222, Humacao, PR 00791; Tel. (787) 3540061, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de o hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Bayamón Puerto Rico, hoy día 20 de marzo de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUISA I. ANDINO AYALA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Blue Sky Towers, LLC would like to place on notice the proposed acquisition of an existing 160’ (165’ including all appurtenances) selfsupport lattice tower known as Palacios located at 18°20’55.94734” north latitude and 66°12’10.08386” west longitude at the approximate vicinity of at near Calle 4320, Buena Vista Station Toa Alta, Puerto Rico 00957. If you have any concerns regarding historic properties that may be affected by this proposed undertaking, please contact: Miles Walz-Salvador, Lotis Environmental, LLC, at NEPA.NHPA@TheLotisGroup.com or (716) 580-7000. In your response, please include the proposed undertaking’s location and a list of the historic resources that you believe to be affected along with their respective addresses or approximate locations.”

The Final Four that nobody could have expected

By BILLY WITZ

After San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher snipped the last two strands of the net, he held it aloft like a trophy to admire for his players, coaches, staff and the hundreds of fans who let out a celebratory roar for the Aztecs’ first trip to a men’s Final Four.

Then Dutcher pivoted atop the ladder, placed the scissors in a receptacle, and with his arms outstretched, leaned back until he was free-falling into the arms of his players.

The Aztecs were as sure handed with their coach as they were with the opportunities they’ve been presented along the path to Houston for next weekend’s Final Four.

They took advantage of a referee’s kind whistle Sunday, with Darrion Trammell sinking a free throw with 1.2 seconds left that was the difference in a 57-56 victory over Creighton in Louisville, Ky. They had also made the most of their chances against top-seeded Alabama on Friday and the good fortune of Furman clearing fourth-seeded Virginia out of their path in the first round.

In that way, San Diego State has much in common with the other participants of this haphazard, helter-skelter Final Four: Miami, Florida Atlantic and Connecticut.

For the first time since 1970, the Final Four will have three first-time participants. And although Connecticut is gunning for its fifth championship since 1999 (under its third different coach), the Huskies began their run with only one tournament victory since their last title in 2014.

“It’s March Madness, emphasis on the madness,” Matt Bradley, a senior guard, said in a jubilant San Diego State locker room.

A sign of what was to come arrived in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, when Fairleigh Dickinson, a No. 16 seed that didn’t win its conference in the regular season or the postseason tournament, won a play-in game, which served as a prelude to their upset of No. 1-seeded Purdue.

“Winning our first game and seeing Purdue lose, that gives teams hope,” Bradley said. “OK, anybody can be beaten. What teams did during the regular season doesn’t really matter at this point. It’s just about these games now. I think we took that challenge on. Whoever we play, let’s not worry about what they did before. Let’s see who has the best

guys now.”

And so, the Aztecs will face the ninth seed in the East Region, Florida Atlantic, which plays its home games in cozy 2,900-seat Baldwin Arena, a generously named gym. The Owls, whose nickname is derived from their Boca Raton, Florida, campus being designated a burrowing owl sanctuary in 1971, will play in front of far more people Saturday than they did in their 17 home games this season.

Florida Atlantic’s journey to Houston began in the same vein as San Diego State’s clinching moment, with a debated officiating decision. In the first round against Memphis, there was a tied-up ball after the Tigers were denied a timeout, which led to a floater by Nick Boyd with 2.5 seconds left that gave the Owls a 1-point victory. They then rallied late to beat Fairleigh Dickinson, Tennessee and Kansas State.

Miami’s hopes were also almost over as soon as they began. The Hurricanes trailed Drake 56-53 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining before they scored the game’s final 10 points. Since then, they dominated No. 4-seeded Indiana, thumped No. 1-seeded Houston and rallied from a 13-point, second-half deficit Sunday to oust No. 2-seeded Texas.

The combustible Canes, who had to sort out sore feelings over the summer when Nijel Pack transferred in from Kansas State on an $800,000 endorsement agreement from a booster — prompting his new teammates to want to renegotiate their deals — endured a sideline spat Sunday between guard Harlond Beverly and coach Jim Larrañaga.

It put to the test the Coach Feel Good beliefs of Larrañaga, 73, who is an avid reader of Eastern philosophy and motivational quotes and subscriber to cleansing breaths.

After Sunday’s comeback, he cited Stephen Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” noting that habit No. 2 is to begin with the end in mind. “The first day of practice, we’ve got to start visualizing right now what we want to accomplish and be working toward that every single day,” he said.

One other trait will set Larrañaga apart this week: He’ll be the only one on the sidelines in Houston who has previously been to a Final Four as a head coach. In 2006, he took 11th-seeded George Mason on a bracketbusting run that included the Patriots knocking off top-seeded Connecticut in overtime in the Elite Eight.

Miami will have a chore on its hands Saturday night when he sees Connecticut again.

The Huskies have breezed through the tournament, dispatching Iona and St. Mary’s with second-half blitzes and then blowing out Arkansas and Gonzaga. Their average margin of victory is 22.5 points.

The only difficulty Connecticut has endured has come off the court. When they arrived in Las Vegas, some of the players’ rooms at the Luxor hadn’t been cleaned after the previous guests had left, prompting the team to move to Resorts World. “It was a disaster,” coach Dan Hurley told the Hartford Courant.

Then, when the Huskies practiced at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, their team buses were burgled. Donovan Clingan, a freshman center, had his iPad stolen and a

laptop had also gone missing.

Hurley, whose father Bob Hurley Sr., was a prominent high school coach in Jersey City, New Jersey, and whose brother, Bobby, was a star at Duke, was hired to restore the luster to Connecticut after Kevin Ollie — who coached the Huskies to a national title in 2014 — was fired. He had just led Rhode Island to the second round in back-to-back seasons.

It took five years for the Huskies to win a tournament game.

“It becomes a little bit of a mental hurdle,” Hurley said late Saturday night in Las Vegas, referring to getting knocked out in the first round the previous two seasons. “Especially like early rounds of the NCAA Tournament where you feel like maybe the burden of the history.”

A little belief, then, can carry a team a long way — all the way to Houston, in fact.

That was clear at the other regional sites, too; at Madison Square Garden in New York; Kansas City, Missouri; and Louisville, Kentucky.

Just before Dutcher climbed the ladder, the San Diego State fans put a twist on a familiar chant that echoes through their rowdy home arena, one they borrowed from fans of the United States national soccer teams. All they did was alter their message of hope from the future simple tense to the past.

“I believe that we have won,” they roared over and over.

A short while later, Dutcher put his own faith to the test, his players rewarding his trust one more time this season.

San Diego State Coach Brian Dutcher finished cutting the net for winning his regional final, then did a trust fall into the arms of his players.

‘He’s here’: Yankees’ top prospect makes team as shortstop

By TYLER KEPNER

He was somewhere downtown, Anthony Volpe remembers, though not near City Hall, because he didn’t hear the speeches. Wherever he started in that giddy crowd of New York Yankees fans, he ended up in front.

“My sister and I, we were tiny, so we weaseled our way in,” Volpe said last week, all grown up now, in the Yankees’ clubhouse at spring training. “We were pretty much right next to the gate. It was amazing.”

Volpe was 8 years old on that crisp November afternoon in 2009, just another beaming face at the Yankees’ championship parade, basking in the glory of a World Series title. He could not tell exactly who was gliding by, but to him they were all legends.

“I was so small that I could honestly hardly even see on top of the float, but it didn’t matter,” said Volpe, who grew up in Watchung, New Jersey, 40 miles southwest of Yankee Stadium. “What I remember about it is, no matter who was there, everyone was just going crazy. It could have been someone you never even see on TV, but they’re a part of the team and they probably got just as big a cheer.”

Volpe, 21, will be on TV a lot this season. The Yankees named him to

their opening day roster Sunday, meaning he will work on the same patch of dirt where his favorite player, Derek Jeter, once roamed.

Volpe will be the youngest member of the Yankees’ opening day lineup since Jeter, also 21, in 1996. That season ended in a championship, the first of five for Jeter. None of his successors have led the Yankees back to the World Series since 2009, and now it is Volpe’s turn to try.

“My heart was beating pretty hard,” Volpe told reporters Sunday, after Aaron Boone delivered the news in the manager’s office at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. “I don’t really have too many words right now. It just feels amazing.”

Volpe was competing with Oswald Peraza for the starting job, with the incumbent, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, now in a utility role. Volpe, who has never played in the majors, earned the spot by hitting .314 with three homers, five steals and a 1.064 on-base plus slugging percentage through Sunday.

A couple of late flourishes offered hints of the dynamic kind of player

Volpe can be. On Friday, after Minnesota’s Pablo López struck him out on a slider, Volpe hammered the same pitch over the center-field fence in his next at-bat. On Saturday, when his bloop hit skipped past the Philadelphia right fielder, Volpe dashed 270 feet — in 12.3 seconds — for a triple.

“Everything we kind of expected and hoped for, he’s looked the part,” Boone said after the game with the Twins. “He’s come in and fit in really well. His work has been excellent, and he’s gone out and performed.”

The Yankees drafted Volpe with their first-round pick, 30th overall, in the 2019 draft, swaying him from a commitment to Vanderbilt with a bonus of more than $2.7 million. Turning pro was the hardest decision he ever had to make, he said, but he kept reminding himself that he had two appealing options, so he could not lose.

Volpe excelled in the Yankees’ system, showing so much promise that the Yankees passed on a loaded free-agent shortstop market two offseasons in a row. They could have pursued an established star such as Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager or Trea Turner, but invested in Volpe’s future instead.

Volpe insisted he did not pay much attention to the Yankees’ strategy; to him, he said, it felt “super, super out of my control,” which has helped him simply focus on improving. His progress has shown in his statistics: 27 homers

and 33 steals at two Class A levels in 2021, then 21 homers and 50 steals at the upper two levels last season.

“He’s a competitor and he’s a gamer, and those are two intangibles that you need to have a fighting chance in the big leagues,” said outfielder Aaron Judge, the team captain.

“You see what he can do with the bat, you see what he can do on the field, but I think playing in New York is a little different than playing anywhere else. So if you’re a competitor and a gamer, the fans want that out of you. They’re paying good money to see us play, and if you’re giving it your all — you’re hustling down the line and doing things on a daily basis to prepare — the fans are going to be with you through the ups and the downs.”

The challenge, Judge said, will be for the Yankees to stick with Volpe even if he struggles early. Judge hit .179 in his first taste of the majors in 2016, striking out in half of his at-bats. Yet he made the opening day lineup the next season, won the American League Rookie of the Year Award and was on his way to becoming the sport’s premier slugger.

Not all prospects develop the way Judge has, of course, and the core of young talent the Yankees tried to develop around him has mostly faded: Miguel Andújar, Tyler Austin, Greg Bird, Clint Frazier and Gary Sánchez are all gone, none fulfilling their early promise.

The Yankees could have bought more time for Volpe by sending him to the minors and giving Peraza the job, but Volpe seems to have the makeup to go with the talent.

“As far as overall skill set, I think he’s got a chance to be a really good player, so now it’s about his maturity and how he goes about it,” said Willie Randolph, the Yankees’ former second baseman and captain. “But I’ve got to say, I’ve been pretty impressed with that. We’ve had a lot of conversations, and when we interact with each other, you can see that he’s here.”

Randolph, a special instructor at spring training, pointed to his head.

“He’s here,” Randolph repeated. “And when you get a kid that’s here, you’ve got a chance.”

Now Volpe is really here — Yankee Stadium, Thursday afternoon, opening day against the San Francisco Giants. The kid has broken through the gate.

Anthony Volpe’s strong play in spring training helped him earn a roster spot with the Yankees.

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Answers on page 30

Aries (Mar 21-April 20)

Daring to believe your dreams can become a reality is possible, with an upbeat blend of energies working on your behalf. Even if others seem sceptical and try to talk you out of your plans, there is no reason not to have a go. Plus, with a major focus on your sign and a zesty aspect taking shape, one opportunity may be too good to miss, even if it does come with challenges, Aries.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Keen to help others? A focus on a spiritual and compassionate zone, can find you paying more attention to humanitarian issues and how you might play your part. This may be an ongoing theme that connects you to new groups, and finds you making friends with those who support the same causes as you. The ideas you encounter could change you in more ways than one.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

Your social life is a hive of activity, and with a powerful combination involving Mercury and Jupiter, anything is possible. Encounters could coincide with golden opportunities, or you can act as a catalyst for someone else’s brilliant brainwave. Either way, being around others might stimulate fresh ideas that you’ll be keen to explore. Be bold, and take that leap of faith, Gemini!

Cancer (June 22-July 23)

With a can-do focus on a prominent zone, you’ll feel ready to tackle anything, Cancer. Your mind is open to new ideas, and you’ll be ready to roll with opportunities that show up. Because of your positive and optimistic perspective, something interesting will likely capture your attention. Have an intuitive nudge to find out more? Don’t resist the call of destiny, go with it!

Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

You’ll be willing to try things you’ve never experienced before. With inquisitive Mercury aligning with upbeat Jupiter, there is a chance that your bold approach can bring dividends. On a social note, there could be a misunderstanding with a friend, which might cause bad feeling unless you deal with it now. The Moon’s angle with Neptune may muddy things unnecessarily.

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

A desire to purchase items that are expensive but necessary, could leave you restless. Mercury’s merger with upbeat Jupiter, means your shopping list might add up to a lot. Go easy, as you may buy something that seems like an investment but can disappoint. The key is to listen to your intuition. If you get an inner nudge to purchase these items from a specific place, go with it.

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

A vibrant aspect can coincide with a conversation that gets you excited. It could be an offer or some advice that brings an opportunity to your attention. Keen to take it up? If so, there may be a challenge involved. Perhaps you’ll need to learn new skills or overcome limiting beliefs. The cosmos is encouraging you to step into new territory, while also keeping an open mind, Libra.

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)

You’ll discover a lifestyle hack that changes everything. The merger between Mercury and expansive Jupiter, suggests you’ll be able to do a lot more in less time, while also being in the flow and producing top-quality work. You’ll be in the mood to step out of your comfort zone and take on board something that could be quite a stretch. You’ll love the challenge though, Scorpio.

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)

This is a really exciting time for you, as your desire for adventure could bring you into contact with someone who has an offer for you. When you hear it, it might blow your mind. It may involve an entrepreneurial or creative project or collaboration, or something that requires learning new skills or visiting places you’ve always wanted to go. You’ll be thrilled by it, Archer.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)

A deeper understanding of your roots and heritage could leave you enriched, and perhaps grateful to your ancestors for the gifts that have been handed down to you. As Mercury syncs with Jupiter, you might be ready to use your place as a base to start a business or perhaps to declutter or expand certain areas for your needs. Whatever plans you have can be a game changer.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19)

You’ll be ready with the right words at the right time to excel at negotiations, and get your ideas and opinions noticed by all the right people. With a fortuitous blend of energies on the cards, boldly ask for what you want as there’s a good chance you’ll get it. And even if you don’t, you might be offered something just as good, if not better. It can pay to take a small risk, Aquarius.

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)

You’ll be a savvy shopper and ready to look around to get what you want at the best price, that is if you can contain your impatience. The other scenario is that you won’t bother to check out any deals and will purchase on impulse. The Gemini Moon encourages you to be inquisitive and do some research, as you could come away with better options and more cash in your hand, Pisces.

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