Monday Mar 17, 2025

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By THE STAR STAFF

Designated Natural and Environmental Resources

(DNER) Secretary Waldemar Quiles Pérez announced Sunday that over the weekend the agency began the process of issuing guidance regarding the entry into force of

Over the weekend the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources began issuing guidance regarding the entry into force of Administrative Order 2025-02, which prohibits the practice of so-called “voceteo” -- the use of excessively loud sound systems on vehicles -- in nature reserves and beach areas.

Administrative Order 2025-02, which prohibits the practice of so-called “voceteo” -- the use of excessively loud sound systems on vehicles -- in nature reserves and beach areas.

“This weekend, Corps of Engineers personnel, along with members of the Maritime Surveillance Divisions of the Police Bureau in the municipalities of Fajardo and Ceiba, sailed around the small islands, such as Icacos and Palomino, that make up the famous ‘Cordillera,’ just outside of Fajardo, to inform boat owners, as well as all boating enthusiasts, about the entry into force of Administrative Order 2025-02, which prohibits the practice of ‘voceteo’ in reserves and beaches,” Quiles Pérez said in a written statement.

“We also reiterate the need to comply with all provisions of the Navigation Law to prevent accidents” the DNER chief said. “I want to thank the members of the police and our security guards for their commendable work in this area of guidance and education. We will continue to implement measures to disseminate all the provisions of the administrative order.”

Last Monday, Quiles Pérez announced the signing of Administrative Order 2025-02, which prohibits the use of high-volume sound systems in vehicles and boats within protected natural areas under the department’s jurisdiction.

The new order prohibits noise pollution generated by “voceteo,” a practice in which vehicles and boats modify their sound systems to achieve excessive noise levels. The activity has been the subject of numerous citizen complaints due to its impact on the tranquility and ecological balance of protected areas.

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uthorities on Sunday were investigating a femicide and suicide that occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday inside an apartment in Building 10 of the José Celso Barbosa residential complex in Bayamón.

According to preliminary information, a call to the 911 Emergency System alerted police to two people with gunshot wounds. Upon arriving at the scene, police found the body of Rebeca Rivera López, 42, inside the apartment with a gunshot wound.

The assailant, identified as Moisés Amed Rivera Rodríguez, 29, took his own life at the scene after committing the crime, the fifth recorded case of femicide this year.

Agents from the Homicide Division of the Bayamón Criminal Investigation Unit and prosecutor José Diaz Cabán took charge of the investigation. Rebeca Rivera López (Facebook)

PDP to focus on incentive bill, government oversight

By THE STAR STAFF

Popular Democratic Party (PDP) President Pablo José Hernández Rivera met with the party’s legislative conference and mayors over the weekend to set an agenda for the current four-year term.

“The Popular Democratic Party remains focused on the priorities of the people and aims to present itself as a viable alternative for change, striving for job creation and an improved quality of life for all Puerto Ricans,” Hernández Rivera stated in a written announcement.

PDP Secretary General Manuel Calderón Cerame added: “All of our legislators reaffirmed their commitment to promoting an economic development agenda and have united in support of the new manufacturing incentive proposed by HR 1328, introduced by Congresswoman [Nicole] Malliotakis from New York and Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera.”

The legislation, a bipartisan measure, would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the critical supply

chains reshoring investment tax credit.

The PDP minority leader in the island Senate, Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz, emphasized that “our legislative conference,

along with the leadership of the Popular Democratic Party, will continue with an aggressive oversight plan, especially considering that [Gov.] Jenniffer González’s administration has had the worst start to any four-year term in Puerto Rico’s history.”

PDP Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago, the party’s minority leader in the lower chamber, added that “we will intensify our efforts to highlight potential conflicts of interest involving La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech, as well as the current administration’s lack of priorities and agenda.”

Jorge “Georgie” González Otero, president of the Puerto Rico Mayors Association, noted that “[s]ince the beginning of this four-year term, we have been collaborating on the municipalities’ priorities.”

“I must also point out that the team selected in both Washington and San Juan is well-experienced and understands the needs of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities,” the Jayuya mayor said.

On Friday, Hernández Rivera officially opened his local office at the Centro de Bellas Artes in Caguas.

Governor issues executive order creating budget committee

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón has signed an executive order creating the Interagency Committee for the Preparation of Responsible Budgets and Fiscal Sustainability of Puerto Rico, whose aim is to create balanced budgets.

The new panel is one of several already created by the governor, such as the Energy Committee, to tackle different problems.

The newest committee will comprise the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who will chair the group; the executive director of the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF by its initials in Spanish) or his authorized representative; the Treasury and Labor & Human Resources secretaries; and the Planning Board chairman.

As part of the fiscal and budget strategy, the committee will ensure the submission of a budget to the Legislature with sufficient time for its evaluation and adequate analysis.

The panel also will coordinate efforts to develop responsible and sustainable budgets that comply with the parameters established by the Financial Oversight and Management Board and promote Puerto Rico’s fiscal stability.

It will also evaluate the economic and fiscal projections of the central government and develop strategies to improve budget planning and execution; promote efficiency in the management of public resources through the integration of data and interagency economic analysis; identify areas of opportunity to improve revenue collection and optimize government spending; develop quarterly reports with recommendations for the governor and the Legislature on the government’s fiscal, economic and budgetary situation; and formulate strategies to accelerate compliance with the requirements necessary for the oversight board to leave Puerto Rico.

The OMB will have additional responsibilities such as creating a long-term fiscally responsible budget plan, overseeing

and coordinating the implementation of the budget and fiscal strategies designed by the committee, and ensuring the effective execution of budgets.

The committee will work in close collaboration with the AAFAF and the Treasury Department to ensure compliance with established fiscal policies.

Bill would create gov’t artificial intelligence officer post

By THE STAR STAFF

The Committee on Science, Technology and Artificial Intelligence in the upper chamber, chaired by Sen. Wilmer Reyes Berríos, received recommendations for a measure that, among other things, creates the position of “Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Government of Puerto Rico,” and establishes a public policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public sector.

During the public hearing, the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) and the General Services

Administration (GSA) presented their perspectives on the implementation of AI in government operations.

In their respective analyses of Senate Bill 68 and Senate Resolution 24, measures authored by Senate President Thomas Rivera Shatz, representatives from both agencies highlighted the importance of efficiently regulating and implementing AI in the island government.

They supported the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Officer (AIO) position as a key figure to coordinate and oversee the use of AI in public administration, but PRITS Director Antonio Ramos Guardiola expressed reservations about the

creation of an “AI Advisory Council.”

In his presentation, Ramos Guardiola, who is the central government’s chief innovation and information officer, strongly supported the creation of the AIO, arguing that the position would allow for more efficient management of AI within the government. He highlighted key benefits such as the centralization of efforts and alignment with public policies, the optimization of resources and reduction of redundancies, effective collaboration with academia and the private sector to drive innovation, and greater efficiency and security in government systems, ensuring the responsible and transparent use of AI.

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón

Popular Democratic Party President Pablo José Hernández Rivera, center

House poised to approve proposed bill of rights for severely disabled students

By THE STAR STAFF

The island House of Representatives was preparing to approve today House Bill 38, a measure that creates the “Bill of Rights for Students Who Are Bedridden, Wheelchair-Bound, or Use Technology to Stay Alive,” also known as “The Victoria Law.”

The legislation, filed by House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez and the Education Committee Chairwoman Tatiana Pérez Ramírez, was requested by Emmanuel Medina Vázquez, father of the deceased Victoria J. Medina González.

The “Victoria Law” aims to establish the public policy of the Puerto Rico government, detailing the rights that all students under the age of 21 with complex physical or physiological disabilities who are bedridden, wheelchair-bound, or depend on life-sustaining technology, without prejudice to current laws, will have before the island Department of Education

School rehabilitations set to start this week

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The Public Buildings Authority (PBA) will begin school rehabilitation this week, as reported by La Fortaleza on Sunday as the agency kicked off the “Back to School 2025” program.

“This initiative aims to refurbish and rehabilitate each school with the urgency required by our students, teachers, and other school staff,” PBA Executive Director Félix Lasalle said. The refurbishment work will focus on specific needs identified at each school, including plumbing, electrical systems, structural improvements, landscaping, welding and painting.

This announcement was part of a weekly report presented by Gov. Jenniffer González Colón to keep the public informed about relevant public policy issues. The information was shared by Secretary of Public Affairs Hiram Torres Montalvo, along with Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, Lasalle and Norberto Almodóvar Vélez, assistant secretary of the Permit Management Office (OGPe).

“This week has been productive, with important projects unveiled not only for the governor but for all Puerto Ricans,”

Torres Montalvo said at a press conference.

He highlighted several significant announcements made by the governor, including the establishment of a comprehensive care unit for senior citizens at La Fortaleza, aimed at centralizing efforts and resources to ensure more efficient and coordinated service for seniors. The modernization of adoption applications has enabled more parents to access child care assistance by raising the federal eligibility threshold for these benefits. Meanwhile, the Puerto Rico Coliseum has become the first venue in the Americas to offer permanent sign language interpreters for its event programming.

Other measures introduced include removing the police from the Public Safety Department and regulating lobbying practices. Additionally, the longstanding 15-year wait for families in Comerío seeking property titles has come to an end, while the closure of seven regional offices of LUMA Energy was halted, Torres Montalvo noted. New government appointments have been made as well, he said.

The OGPe official discussed a preliminary report prepared by a group tasked with closely analyzing the permitting process under an executive order.

and government. The measure also creates expedited judicial mechanisms to vindicate such rights.

“This Legislative Assembly believes that by establishing […] ‘The Victoria Law,’ it not only commemorates Mr. Emmanuel Medina Vazquez of Salinas’ ‘7-year-old queen’ (who inspired this measure), but also addresses specific situations to ensure these children remain in the regular school curriculum and guarantees government efforts to provide them with the safety and care they need, as well as to eliminate any possibility of discrimination, whether direct or subliminal, that affects their full development and an excellent education that ensures their future and that of their families,” the bill’s preamble says.

Emmanuel Medina, of Salinas, cared for his daughter Victoria, who was born with complex physical and physiological disabilities, was bedridden and relied on mechanical ventilation to help keep her alive. Victoria, who died in 2022, inspired her father to draft the measure whose approval is expected today.

“Through technological innovations like artificial intelligence and improved customer service tools, we are streamlining the process,” Almodóvar Vélez said. “We remain committed to updating and prioritizing efforts to ensure critical projects progress without unnecessary delays. Our focus on simplicity, transparency, and reducing bureaucracy continues to be our top priority.”

House lawmaker leads inspection of quake-struck schools in Peñuelas

By THE STAR STAFF

House Education Committee Chairwoman Tatiana

Pérez Ramírez led an on-site inspection over the weekend of six schools in the municipalities of Peñuelas, Guayanilla, Yauco and Guánica that suffered damage as a result of the earthquakes that occurred in January 2020.

During the visit, the at-large legislator was accompanied by the Deputy Associate Education Secretary Sheykirisabel Cucuta González; Office for the Improvement

of Public Schools (OMEP) Director Francisco Ríos; Ponce District Sens. Jamie Barlucea Rodríguez and Marially González Huertas; District 23 Rep. Ensol Rodríguez; the staff of District 21 Rep. Omayra Martínez; and mayors Josean González Febres of Peñuelas, Raúl Rivera Rodríguez of Guayanilla and Ismael “Titi” Rodríguez Ramos of Guánica.

During the tour the officials evaluated the current infrastructure of the modular schools and learned firsthand about the reconstruction process of the original buildings. Pérez Ramírez emphasized the importance

of ensuring that students and teachers have safe and adequate facilities.

“This visit gave us the opportunity to speak directly with members of the school communities, learn about their needs, and monitor the status of the reconstruction of these schools,” she said. “We know there has been progress, but there is still work to be done to ensure our students have optimal learning spaces.

The legislator also emphasized that her office will be closely monitoring the implementation of infrastructure projects in the region.

House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez

Public Affairs Secretary Hiram Torres Montalvo, at lectern

Severe storm threat shifts to the East Coast

By AMY GRAFF

The deadly bombardment of severe storms that spawned tornadoes and dust storms across the Midwest and South is expected to sweep across the East Coast on Sunday. The system, which has killed at least 36 people, is expected to unleash storms that could generate tornadoes across the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast.

The turbulent weather that has caused widespread destruction is part of a huge cross-country system that dropped hail — some as large as baseballs — and produced tornadoes Friday and Saturday that killed at least 23 people.

The system also caused wildfires driven by hurricane-force winds, and dust storms that led to crashes that killed at least 13 people in Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle.

On Sunday, the threat of tornadoes and thunderstorms is expected to be over in the South and will shift east, though at a level much lower than it was Saturday.

Forecasters said there would be a slight risk of severe storms and tornadoes from Central Florida to western Pennsylvania. However, a higher enhanced risk was in place for western and central Pennsylvania.

“I’m not expecting the coverage to be as significant and the storms to be as numerous in terms of the overall severity,” said Rich Otto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center. “But there’s still going

Crews remove a tree from a home as cleanup begins after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Mo., on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Severe storms left at least 36 people dead across Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri as forecasters warned that intense, long-lasting storms at a level typically experienced only once or twice in a lifetime could sweep across a vast section of the South on Saturday. (Michael B. Thomas/The New York Times)

to be a risk for tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.”

Otto said that Mississippi and Alabama, which experienced the highest possible level of tornado risk Saturday, “should have a relatively tranquil day on Sunday.”

A complex of storms that was over Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Tennessee on Saturday was expected to move into northern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and a portion of North

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tornadoes.

By late afternoon, these systems will affect parts of Virginia and central North Carolina, while still reaching into northern and possibly central Florida. The biggest concern for the mid-Atlantic, from Virginia to New Jersey, will be strong, damaging winds, but there is also a risk of a few brief tornadoes.

The heaviest rainfall Sunday is expected along the East Coast from South Carolina up to Massachusetts, with about 1 to 2 inches of rain possible.

A few locations in this area could record up to 5 inches, particularly in eastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina. New York City could record 1 to 2 inches of rain, depending on where thunderstorms are oriented.

This large storm system is expected to move offshore Monday.

Otto said there was likely to be a break from the extreme and tempestuous weather for “at least a few to several days,” but the overall pattern suggests that more storms will move across the country before the end of March.

“This is probably not the last time we’ll talk about severe thunderstorms in the next several weeks,” he said.

The aftermath of a tornado in Tylertown, Miss., on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Thunderstorms and potentially tornadoes are expected from Central Florida to western Pennsylvania on Sunday, forecasters said. (Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times)

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Raúl M. Grijalva, a Democratic progressive in the House, dies at 77

By TRIP GABRIEL

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, a former political radical who became a Democratic stalwart of Arizona’s congressional delegation and who was one of the most left-leaning lawmakers on Capitol Hill, representing a majority Hispanic district, died Thursday in Tucson, Arizona. He was 77.

Grijalva (pronounced gree-HAHL-vah) disclosed last year that he had lung cancer and would not run for a 13th term in 2026. His office said the cause of death wascomplications of his treatment, his office said. He had been absent from Washington for nearly a year, missing hundreds of votes in the narrowly divided House.

The son of a Mexican immigrant father who labored on Arizona ranches, Grijalva as a young man was an activist in the Raza Unida Party, a hard-left movement to gain political power for Mexican Americans. He eventually mellowed and became a Democrat, moving up in Tucson politics for nearly 30 years before running successfully for Congress in 2002 at age 54.

In Washington, Grijalva was an advocate for tough labor and environmental protections, earned an “F” rating from the National Rifle Association and opposed a fence on the Mexico border. He was known for an informal style that favored bolo ties over neckties, and he once offered in jest that his campaign slogan should be “Grijalva: Not just another pretty face.”

A co-chair of the Progressive Caucus in the House for a decade, Grijalva was the first member of Congress to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont for president in 2015. After President Joe Biden’s poor performance in the presidential debate against Donald Trump last June, Grijalva was one of the first House members to call for Biden to leave the race.

“What he needs to do is shoulder the responsibility for keeping that seat — and part of that responsibility is to get out of this race,” Grijalva told The New York Times.

In 2018, when Democrats won majority control of the House in an electoral rebuke of Trump’s first term, Grijalva became the chair of the Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees issues he cared strongly about.

In that role, he pressed for stricter regulations on mining on public lands and on offshore oil drilling. And when the Trump administration proposed weakening the Endangered Species Act at the behest of landowners and industry groups, Grijalva said, “The Trump administration doesn’t seem to know any other way to handle the environment than as an obstacle to industry profits.”

Joining Native American leaders, Grijalva sought federal protection of historically tribal lands near the Grand Canyon. In August 2023, Biden designated 1,500 square miles in the region as a new national monument.

As a progressive, Grijalva was often out of step with his generally conservative state, including on immigration. When Arizona lawmakers in 2010 passed an immigration crackdown known as SB 1070, which opened the door to what critics called racial profiling by law enforcement, he called for national groups to boycott the state.

That unpopular stance resulted in the tightest reelec-

tion race of his career: In November 2010, he won with only 50.2% of the vote.

Otherwise, Grijalva was easily reelected from his deep blue district, which includes parts of Tucson and a long stretch of the southern border.

His career survived accusations by a female staff member that he had created a hostile workplace because of his alcohol use. The woman was paid more than $48,000 by the Natural Resources Committee to settle her complaint in 2015. The House Ethics Committee reviewed the case in 2019 and determined that the payment was acceptable.

Before his election to Congress, Grijalva acknowledged that he had a drinking problem. He pleaded guilty after he was charged with drunken driving in 1985 and spent 12 days in an alcohol abuse program.

In 2018, Grijalva told a TV interviewer that he had had a drinking problem years earlier but had overcome it. “Once you wrestle the demons and you beat them, you beat them,” he said.

Raul Manuel Grijalva was born Feb. 19, 1948, in Canoa Ranch, south of Tucson. His father, Raul, came to the United States under the Bracero program, a midcentury agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that allowed Mexicans to work as farm laborers; his mother, Rafaela, was from the copper mining town of Ajo, Arizona, and spoke no English.

His survivors include his wife, Ramona, and their three daughters, Adelita, Raquel and Marisa. He lived in Tucson.

Grijalva graduated from Sunnyside High School on the south side of Tucson in 1967 and earned a Bachelor

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) takes part in a candidate’s forum in Rio Rico, Ariz. on Oct. 20. 2010. Grijalva, a 12-term representative from the Sonoran desert and passionate conservationist who became a fixture of liberal politics in Washington, has died of cancer, his office disclosed on March 13, 2025. He was 77. (Ruth Fremson/ The New York Times)

of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Arizona, also in Tucson.

He traced his political awakening to the shame he felt as a teenager over his Chicano heritage. “I was actually made to feel I wanted to be an Anglo,’’ he told a Tucson newspaper in 1975. “I realized what I was doing, and my embarrassment turned to anger.”

His early activism included pressing the University of Arizona for a Mexican American Studies program and leading protests to carve out a “people’s park” from a cityowned golf course in a Mexican American neighborhood. Some of the protests turned violent.

In 1972, Grijalva lost a Tucson school board race as a candidate of the Raza Unida Party, which had been founded in the Southwest to advance Chicano nationalism. He began to cultivate a more moderate image, engaging in outreach to non-Hispanics.

Two years after his defeat, he won a school board seat in 1974 and remained a member through 1986. He was elected to the Pima County Board of Supervisors in 1988 and served for 15 years, resigning in 2002 to run for Congress.

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‘It got everything’: Oklahoma residents who escaped fires brace for losses

By DANA GOLDSTEIN, ISABELLE TAFT and BREENA KERR

When Geraldine and Charles Wyrick heard shouts ring out Friday afternoon through their community of a dozen trailer homes near Wellston, Oklahoma, they knew the fires were near. It was time to get out.

As Geraldine Wyrick rushed to her Chevrolet Tahoe, and Charles Wyrick to his pickup truck, they noticed that a neighboring family of five did not have a working vehicle. They, too, scrambled into the truck, along with several dogs. In the chaos, there was no time to salvage any personal belongings.

On Saturday, talking at an emergency shelter in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Charles Wyrick, a 70-year-old retired mechanic, said their home and entire neighborhood had likely been destroyed by the fire, along with of his prized

Trump signs spending bill to fund government

By TYLER PAGER

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed the government funding bill passed by the Senate on Friday. The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government.

The signing of the bill ended a week of drama on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, the House passed the legislation, which funds the government through Sept. 30, in a mostly party-line vote that reflected how Republican fiscal hawks have swallowed their concerns about spending in deference to Trump. The vote was 217-213, with only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, voting against the legislation. One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted yes.

That sent the measure to the Senate, which spent the rest of the week deliberating whether to accept the Republican bill from the House, or send it back and shut down the government at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

The key vote came Friday afternoon, after days of Democratic agonizing that divided the party. That procedural vote, which ended debate and moved the bill to a final vote, needed the support of some Democrats. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, and nine other members of his caucus supplied the votes needed to effectively thwart a filibuster by their own party and prevent a shutdown.

The final vote to pass the spending measure and send it to Trump to sign was 54-46, nearly along party lines.

14, 2025. (Texas Department of Safety Highway Patrol via The New York Times)

possessions: a pontoon boat, three trailers and a tractor.

“It got everything,” his wife said.

From the Texas Panhandle to the suburbs of Oklahoma City, residents braced Saturday to assess the damage after wildfires and smoke forced many to evacuate.

In Oklahoma, nearly 300 homes and other structures were destroyed, Gov. Kevin Stitt said at a news conference Saturday. At least 50 of those structures were in Stillwater, home to about 50,000 people and Oklahoma State University.

Videos on social media showed houses consumed by flames. He described visiting neighborhoods where just a few homes had been spared, while the rest were little more than rubble.

Mark Goeller, director of Oklahoma Forestry Services, called the disaster “historic.” In 40 years with the agency, he said, he had “never seen anything as bad as what we saw yesterday.”

The fires were fueled by low humidity, dry vegetation and hurricane-force winds, creating dystopian landscapes of orange skies, downed utility lines and homes reduced to piles of sticks — an eerie echo of scenes from Los Angeles just two months ago.

“It was a perfect storm,” said Stitt, who declared a state of emergency for 12 counties Saturday.

He reported only a single death related to the fires, from a car accident; an additional four vehicle-related deaths had been reported in Texas on Friday. And in Kansas, officials said eight people were killed in a pileup crash involving more than 70 vehicles after a dust storm swept over an interstate Friday.

Stitt said that his own family had lost a farmhouse, near the town of Luther, Oklahoma.

The turbulent weather was part of a massive crosscountry storm system that slammed into California earlier in the week, unleashing rain, snow and a tornado in Los Angeles. It then drove gusty winds and dry air across a parched landscape, fueling the dangerous fire conditions in states including Texas, Kansas and Missouri and un-

leashing several reported tornadoes across the Midwest and South that killed at least 23 people.

Firefighting crews were scrambling to keep up with blazes popping up across Oklahoma. They had been hampered Friday by poor conditions that grounded aerial firefighting tools, including the “super scooper” planes that can drop thousands of gallons of water onto a blaze. More than 150 wildfires were burning in the early morning hours of Saturday in Oklahoma alone, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Officials on Saturday said it was unclear what started the fires, though Stitt said that downed power lines and controlled burns could have played a role in some. About 170,000 acres had burned in the state, he said.

Keith Merckx, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Forestry Services, said it may take days to assess the damage.

Two retired sisters, Sharon Riley and Dina Shellhammer, fled their Stillwater home Friday after watching the flames approach. On Saturday morning, they were not sure if the house still stood but were prepared for the worst, having heard a nearby neighborhood had been devastated.

After spending the night in an evacuation shelter, the sisters were running through the personal items they had left behind.

“There’s a lot of stuff that we realized later we should have gotten, like the insurance policy, or birth certificates,” said Shellhammer, 77.

Fire weather conditions are expected to improve Sunday, especially in Oklahoma, with cooler temperatures and light winds in the forecast.

An elevated fire weather threat is forecast across a portion of central and western Texas and across western Nebraska and South Dakota, as well as a part of east Wyoming and northeast Colorado.

More critical conditions return Monday and Tuesday with strong winds predicted to develop across eastern New Mexico, central and western Texas, western Oklahoma and southeast Colorado.

A lower elevated risk stretches from southeastern Arizona through southeastern Wyoming and southern South Dakota, extending across much of Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and into central Texas.

In Stillwater, thousands of athletes had come to town for a weekend of distance running and bike races called the Mid South.

On Saturday, the events were canceled, but many visitors remained in town, packing into local restaurants for breakfast.

“There are still sirens going,” said Josh McCullock, creative director for the event. “It’s ironic, because it’s a beautiful day outside today. But when you get out to the outskirts of town, there’s a lot of devastation.”

There were no reports of residential damage in Texas, according to FEMA. A spokesperson for the Texas A&M Forest Service in Amarillo said that the two most prominent fires in the Panhandle area were still not fully contained but that their progression had been stopped.

A photo provided by the Texas Department of Safety Highway Patrol shows vehicles overturned on Texas Interstate 27 due to wildfire smoke near Lubbock, Texas on March

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Wine businesses fear disaster in threat of huge tariffs

By ERIC ASIMOV

It’s not clear who will benefit if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose 200% tariffs on all wines and alcoholic beverages from the European Union, but it certainly would not be U.S. consumers.

The tariff warning was posted by Trump on social media Thursday in retaliation to 50% tariffs on American whiskey and several other products announced by the European Union, which were themselves a response to a set of U.S. tariffs that took effect last week.

Trump said in his post that tariffs “will be great for the wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.” But American wine producers don’t necessarily see it that way.

“On the surface, it may look like a boon, but if you look underneath, I think you realize it’s really damaging to our industry at a time when we really don’t need this,” said John Williams, the proprietor of Frog’s Leap, a family-run wine producer in the Napa Valley.

For most wine producers, sales depend on an interconnected web of small businesses — distributors, retailers and restaurateurs among them — that also depend on the sales of European wines.

“I don’t think people realize how much the wine infrastructure relies on European sales,” said Chris Leon, owner of Leon & Son, a wine retailer in Brooklyn, New York. “If you deplete those funds from the equation, you reduce the opportunity to buy wines from other places. You’re not just hurting European wines, you’re hurting the chances of Americans to buy American wines.”

The U.S. wine industry is already experiencing difficulties. Sales are down, wineries are closing, public-health advocates have suggested that any consumption of alcohol is unhealthy, and climate change has caused catastrophic fires, spring frosts and droughts. Meanwhile, tariffs that Trump has placed on Canadian and Mexican goods have already affected American producers like Frog’s Leap that depend on export markets in those countries.

“Ontario was our largest trading partner,” Williams said. “They’ve canceled all orders, including bottles that had already been specially labeled for the province. We’ve all been waiting for the next natural disaster. I see this as an unnatural disaster.”

Some businesses, like Demeine Estates, an importer based in St. Helena, California, have tried to anticipate the arrival of tariffs by stockpiling certain European wines in advance of any additional costs.

“We doubled in some cases, in some we increased by 20% and in some we were conservative,” said Philana Bouvier, the president of Demeine. “You can’t do it for ev-

erything, because then you get stuck with inventory. You have to forecast correctly, and time will tell if we did.”

A few larger wine businesses seem less concerned than most. Louis Roederer, the Champagne producer, has made sparkling wine in the United States for 40 years at Roederer Estate, based in Mendocino County in California. In the last decade, Roederer has further diversified its portfolio by buying well-known California producers like Merry Edwards Winery in Sonoma County and Diamond Creek Vineyards in Napa Valley.

“If indeed there are some very high tariffs, it will hurt our European wine businesses, but our California businesses would benefit,” said Guillaume Fouilleron, the president and chief executive of Roederer USA.

Roederer has two advantages, though. It owns its U.S. distribution arm, Maisons Marques & Domaines, and it has the corporate financial power to weather a prolonged disruption in the global wine business.

Small businesses are much more vulnerable.

“These tariffs, if they are enacted, would absolutely shatter beloved businesses in every city in America,” said Ben Aneff, the managing partner of Tribeca Wine Merchants, in New York City, and president of the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance, which works to ensure a free-trade environment for wine. “You cannot overstate how much restaurants depend on the revenues generated from these products.”

It’s hard to imagine trattorias without Italian wines or Spanish restaurants selling New Zealand sauvignon blanc. But for many restaurants, it would either be that or raising prices drastically on European wines.

Back in 2019 during his first term, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on certain European foods and beverages, which posed major difficulties for American wine businesses until the fees were lifted by President Joe Biden in 2021.

“We hobbled through,” said Doug Polaner, who runs the importer and distributor Polaner Selections with his wife, Tina, in Mount Kisco, New York. “It certainly had an effect on our bottom line, but 200%? That’s a nonstarter. For now, we’d have to pause any shipments coming from Europe to figure out what’s going to happen.”

Of particular concern are containers of wine that are already in transit, the socalled “goods on the water.” If they arrive before any tariffs are imposed, no problem, but if they arrive after tariffs begin, importers will be faced with huge fees.

Jeff Kellogg of Kellogg Selections, which distributes imported and domestic wines in the Carolinas, Virginia and Washington, D.C., said he had containers of wine scheduled to be loaded in France, but received a message from the shipper on Thursday saying that the loading would be delayed a week to give importers an opportunity to consider their options.

“We might stop buying European wine until we get some clarity,” Kellogg said. He added that he would be compelled to raise prices on American wines, as he did during the last round of U.S. tariffs.

“It was for the sake of our business,” he said. “If we can’t sell European wines anymore, we’re dropping sales reps, drivers and others. It wouldn’t be the same business.”

Bottles at the French Wine Merchant, a shop in Palm Beach, Fla., June 20, 2018. It’s not clear who will benefit if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose 200 percent tariffs on all wines and alcoholic beverages from the European Union, but it certainly would not be American consumers. (Saul Martinez/The New York Times)

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High government debt is seen as stoking inflation, research shows

By COLBY SMITH

With inflation still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, economists and policymakers are on high alert for anything that may rekindle price pressures and make the central bank’s job all the more difficult.

Most of the focus in recent weeks has been on the side effects of President Donald Trump’s trade war amid an array of tariffs. But one economist warns that high government debt levels pose a risk, too.

New research by Ernie Tedeschi, the director of economics at the Budget Lab at Yale University and a chief economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers under the Biden administration, underscores the linkage between government indebtedness and higher inflation.

“When you deficit finance policies, that is going to put upward cost pressure on American households,” Tedeschi said in an interview. Deficit financing involves using borrowed money to pay for government spending, like tax cuts and other policies.

As the recent pandemic era showed, the generous fiscal stimulus programs spearheaded by the Trump and Biden administrations stoked demand when supply chains were severely constrained, ultimately heating up inflation. The Federal Reserve was then forced to take aggressive action by raising interest rates, further increasing the costs borne by households.

Tedeschi estimates that a sharp rise in the deficit of around 1% of gross domestic product — roughly the same cost of extending the tax cuts Republicans are eyeing before they expire this year — would lower the purchasing power of U.S.

Shoppers at a grocery store in Miami, Nov. 10, 2024. With inflation still above the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target, economists and policymakers are on high alert for anything that may rekindle price pressures and make the central bank’s job all the more difficult.

(Martina Tuaty/The New York Times)

households as much as $1,250 on average after five years. If the Fed responded to rising price pressures by increasing interest rates, that would most likely feed through to not only higher mortgage payments but also those related to automobile loans and those for small businesses. Mortgage payments alone could rise as much as $1,240 per year in today’s housing market, Tedeschi found.

After 30 years, the cumulative loss per household from price pressures could reach $16,000. Household wealth, once adjusted for inflation and with higher mortgage costs factored in, could decline as much as $36,000 on average.

Trump and his top economic advisers have made reining in government spending a cornerstone of the administration’s economic agenda, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently calling for a “detox” from government spending.

But economists are skeptical about how much progress the president will make, especially given the haphazard nature so far of the cuts spearheaded by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.

The Republican budget plan recently approved by the House calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts but $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.

“If you are truly worried about debt and deficits for debt and deficits’ sake, then you really need to be just as worried about revenues,” Tedeschi said. “As in, don’t cut taxes.”

Turbulent week ends with Friday flourish

Making sense of the forces driving global markets

World markets on Friday ended another choppy week on an upbeat note as investors pushed aside growing concerns over the global trade war and bought back beaten down stocks, although few will be confident a definitive market bottom has been reached yet.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda is very much in place, and markets remain vulnerable to the next escalation in tensions. The lack of any new announcement from Trump on Friday was, for investors, perhaps a classic case of ‘no news is good news’.

Another dose of good news on Friday came from Germany, where Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz secured support from the Greens to revise the country’s debt brake and unleash the biggest fiscal package since 1990, proposals that should deliver a massive boost to German and European growth.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate looks set to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, lifting another cloud hanging over markets.

But the broader horizon is filled with dark, ominous clouds, indicated by some key market moves and economic data on Friday - safe-haven demand propelled gold above $3,000 an ounce for the first time, while U.S. consumer confidence fell to its lowest in nearly two and a half years and longer-term inflation expectations hit their highest since 1993.

This is also reflected in the latest fund flows data from Bank of America - the last week saw the biggest equity outflow this year, and the biggest inflow into Treasuries since August.

Around $3 trillion was wiped off global equity market cap this week, bringing total losses since the February 19 peak to around $7 trillion. Most of that is from the U.S., which still accounts for more than 70% of world market cap.

These are big numbers, but won’t be bothering policymakers too unduly just yet. A renewed wave of selling though, and that calculus might start to change - investors will be scrutinizing the Fed, Bank of Japan and Bank of England policy meetings next week more closely than ever.

I’d love to hear from you, so please reach out to me with comments at . You can also follow me at @ReutersJamie and @reutersjamie.bsky.social.

Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday longtime Director Ronald Olson will be leaving its board because of a policy change requiring directors, except for Warren Buffett, to step down after turning 80.

In a proxy statement for its May 3 annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Berkshire also said its board unanimously urged the rejection of seven shareholder proposals, including three on its subsidiaries’ diversity and antidiscrimination efforts.

Berkshire also said Buffett’s compensation was $405,111 in 2024, comprising his usual $100,000 salary

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Vice Chairman Greg Abel, who is expected to succeed Buffett as chief executive, and Vice Chairman Ajit Jain saw their compensation grow $1 million to $21 million each.

Abel, 62, oversees non-insurance businesses such as the BNSF railroad and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, while Jain, 73, oversees insurance businesses such as Geico car insurance.

Olson, 83, is a partner at the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, and has been a Berkshire director since 1997.

Trump sends hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador in face of judge’s order

By DEVLIN BARRETT, ANNIE CORREAL and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

The Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador, pushing the limits of U.S. immigration law seemingly after a federal judge ordered that the deportation flights not proceed.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele posted a three-minute video Sunday on social media of men in handcuffs being led off a plane during the night and marched into prison. The video also shows prison officials shaving the prisoners’ heads.

“Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country,” Bukele wrote, adding that “the United States will pay a very low fee for them, but a high one for us.”

The Trump administration hopes that the unusual prisoner transfer deal — not a swap but an agreement for El Salvador to take suspected gang members — will be the beginning of a larger effort to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to rapidly arrest and deport those it identifies as members of Tren de Aragua without many of the legal processes common in immigration cases.

The Alien Enemies Act allows for summary deportations of people from countries at war with the United States. The law, best known for its role in the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, has been invoked three times in U.S. history — during the War of 1812, World War I and World War II — according to the Brennan

Firearms allegedly recovered from an operation against Tren De Aragua in New York, on Jan. 29, 2025. A gang with roots in a Venezuelan prison, the criminal group was at the center of President Trump’s order invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. (Christian Monterrosa/The New York Times)

Center for Justice, a law and policy organization.

On Saturday, Judge James Boasberg of U.S. District Court in Washington issued a temporary restraining order blocking the government from deporting any immigrants under the law after President Donald Trump issued an executive order invoking it.

In a hastily scheduled hearing sought by the American Civil Liberties Union, the judge said he did not believe federal law allowed the president’s action, and ordered that any flights that had departed with Venezuelan immigrants under Trump’s executive order return to the United States “however that’s

accomplished — whether turning around the plane or not.”

“This is something you need to make sure is complied with immediately,” he said.

A lawyer representing the government, Drew Ensign, told the judge that he did not have many details to share and that describing operational details would raise “national security issues.”

The precise timing of the flights to El Salvador is important because Boasberg issued his order shortly before 7 p.m. in Washington, but video posted from El Salvador shows them disembarking the plane at night. El Salvador is two time zones behind Washington, raising questions about whether the Trump administration ignored an explicit court order.

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On Sunday, Bukele posted a screenshot on social media about Boasberg’s order and wrote, “Oopsie... Too late.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized the judge Saturday night in a written statement that said that he had sided with “terrorists over the safety of Americans,” and that his order “disregards well-established authority regarding President Trump’s power, and it puts the public and law enforcement at risk.”

Officials from both countries revealed that the deal with the Trump administration also included the transfer of suspected members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13 who

were being held in the United States awaiting charges.

“We have sent 2 dangerous top MS-13 leaders plus 21 of its most wanted back to face justice in El Salvador,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on social media Sunday. Rubio added that “over 250 alien enemy members of Tren de Aragua” were also sent to El Salvador, which “has agreed to hold” the deportees “in their very good jails at a fair price.”

Two of those MS-13 defendants are charged as senior members of the international criminal organization. Their transfers have raised concerns among some U.S. law enforcement officials, who fear that those individuals, once out of U.S. custody, could escape or issue orders that may endanger witnesses in both countries, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions.

The Trump administration has faced problems deporting Venezuelans, hundreds of thousands of whom entered the United States during a surge in migration in recent years.

Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, is among a handful of leaders in the region whose governments have not regularly received deportation flights from the United States because of a breakdown in diplomatic relations. Since Trump took office, Maduro has gone back and forth on whether his government will receive its deported citizens.

Last month, the United States sent groups of Venezuelans to the naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and described at least some of them as gang members. Then, on Feb. 20, the Trump administration abruptly repatriated all of the Venezuelan migrants from the base in a transfer through Honduras, with one being brought back to an immigration facility in the United States.

El Salvador had also presented itself as an option for deported Venezuelans. In early February, during a visit by Rubio, Bukele offered to take in deportees of any nationality, including convicted criminals, saying he would hold them in the country’s jail system. Rubio, who announced Bukele’s offer at the time, said that the Salvadoran president had agreed to jail “any illegal alien in the United States who is a criminal of any nationality, whether from MS-13 or the Tren de Aragua.”

After $30 million in US aid, Haiti’s biggest hospital goes up in smoke

By DAVID C. ADAMS and FRANCES ROBLES

Two days before Christmas, Dr. Pierre S. Prince took an exciting new job as director of Haiti’s largest public hospital, which the United States spent tens of millions of dollars renovating and is so deep in gang territory that it has been closed for a year.

Prince, a 57-year-old thoracic surgeon, looked forward to returning to the State University Hospital of Haiti, which had been ravaged by the 2010 earthquake that decimated the country’s capital.

He did his residency there and was going to oversee a new wing, a 500-bed facility with nearly $100 million in renovations and a range of services, including operating rooms, orthopedics, and a maternity and neonatal unit.

On Christmas Eve, as he headed to work, gangs attacked a news conference scheduled to announce the hospital’s partial reopening, killing a police officer and two reporters, and seriously injuring seven other journalists. The reopening never happened.

The situation worsened last month: Videos that circulated on social media and were verified by The New York Times showed an older building at the general hospital, as it is commonly known, engulfed in flames. Gang members had apparently set it on fire.

“The doctors are scared, and our residents and interns are depressed,” Prince said. “Some of them have left. The morale is very low.”

The hospital’s fate underscores the increasingly desperate conditions facing Haiti and its international donors as they try to rescue Port-au-Prince from the control of armed gangs, which have targeted foreignfinanced health facilities.

Haiti, where the United Nations says about 20% of its 10 million people are enduring acute levels of hunger and 1 million have fled their homes because of violence, is particularly dependent on foreign aid and had been receiving up to $400 million a year from the United States alone.

But as Elon Musk takes an ax to U.S. foreign aid around the world, and dismantles the U.S. Agency for International Development, programs such as the continued renovation of the general hospital in Port-auPrince are in the crosshairs.

The hospital’s new wing, which USAID helped pay for, was already plagued by large cost overruns and a decade of construction delays. Now, it is being battered by repeated assaults from criminal groups as Haiti’s capital has become a lawless quagmire despite

A view of the overcrowded emergency room at the State University Hospital of Haiti, Nov. 20, 2004. The hospital was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the American occupation of Haiti from 1915 to 1934. (Michael Kamber/The New York Times)

billions of dollars in international aid.

“The general hospital is sort of like a case study on how it goes wrong,” said Jake Johnston, a researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy and Research who wrote “Aid State,” a blistering account of how billions in international aid failed to bolster Haiti’s public institutions. “And they never finished the work, and the general hospital is closed for all these other reasons.”

Haiti’s general hospital was built next to the presidential palace in downtown Portau-Prince by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the U.S. occupation of Haiti, from 1915-34.

For years, many patients were gunshot and torture victims. In a country where politicians and wealthy elites travel to the Dominican Republic or Miami for health care, the general hospital served the overwhelmingly poor masses.

“It housed the only dialysis machines in the country,” said David Ellis, an American who runs a medical helicopter service in Port-au-Prince. “It was, when open, the most comprehensive surgical center in the country.”

It was so badly damaged in the 2010 earthquake that no one was able to treat the hundreds of severely injured people gathered outside, their bloody mangled limbs

exposed to the dusty air.

Renovating the hospital was one of the first projects approved by an international reconstruction committee formed to rebuild Haiti after the earthquake. France committed $40 million, the United States $25 million.

After a series of delays and contract disputes, it was slated for completion in June 2023 — nine years later than originally planned.

At the same time, the political situation in Haiti deteriorated precipitously. The president was assassinated in 2021, and kidnappings and killings soared.

In July 2022, USAID increased its contribution by $10 million because the Haitian government could not pay its share, according to a 2023 report by the Government Accountability Office, a congressional watchdog agency.

The hospital was just one of several projects the GAO examined that ended up over budget. The United States spent $2.3 billion to support Haiti’s reconstruction in the decade after the quake, and only half of the eight major projects that the GAO reviewed were completed.

While a key power plant and roughly 900 homes were built in Port-au-Prince, two projects, including building a new port, were scrapped when costs soared and two others — including the general hospital — were still ongoing.

Technical and political disputes caused significant delays and cost overruns at the hospital, the GAO said.

But the hospital limped along, half-open, while work on the new wing stalled.

Then a year ago, a coalition of gangs banded together to attack police stations,

prisons, hospitals and communities. Gangs set homes on fire, and entire neighborhoods — including the downtown area that is home to the hospital — cleared out.

The former prime minister had to dodge gunfire during an official visit to the general hospital last year and was whisked away by his security detail while CNN cameras rolled.

With the area too perilous, the more than 800 people who work at the hospital, including doctors and nurses, have been paid to stay home for nearly a year.

Even though police barracks are nearby, gangs plundered the general hospital. The governments of the United States, France and Haiti had already spent about $90 million on it. Electrical wiring, plumbing and equipment were stolen, although much of the new medical equipment had not yet been installed, Prince said.

The damage was estimated at $3 million to $4 million and could set the project back an additional two years — if the security situation ever improves enough for the hospital to reopen, he said. Now, Prince says they are scouting for a new temporary place to work.

Responding to a post on social platform X criticizing the billions spent in Haiti after the earthquake, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé agreed that much of the U.S. assistance had been squandered.

“You’re right!!” he wrote in a message directed at Musk, “USAID spent billion [sic] on Haiti with no accountability. Haiti needs economic development and security, not corruption and cronyism.”

He added that he looked forward to working with President Donald Trump to achieve economic prosperity for Haiti.

US launches broad attack on militant sites in Yemen and issues a warning to Iran

A 20mm Phalanx CIWS weapons defense cannon aboard the USS Philippine Sea, a guided missile cruiser, during operations with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower against Houthi targets in the Red Sea, Feb. 21, 2024. The U.S. carried out large-scale military strikes against dozens of targets in Yemen on Saturday. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

By ERIC SCHMITT and JONATHAN SWAN

The United States carried out large-scale military strikes on Saturday against dozens of targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, President Donald Trump announced.

It was the opening salvo in what senior U.S. officials said was a new offensive against the militants and a strong message to Iran, as Trump seeks a nuclear deal with its government.

Air and naval strikes ordered by Trump hit radars, air defenses, and missile and drone systems in an effort to open international shipping lanes in the Red Sea that the Houthis have disrupted for months with their attacks. At least one Houthi commander was targeted. The Biden administration conducted several strikes against the Houthis but largely failed to restore stability to the region.

U.S. officials said the bombardment, the most significant military action of Trump’s second term so far, was also meant to send a warning signal to Iran. Trump wants to broker

a deal with Iran to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, but has left open the possibility of military action if the Iranians rebuff negotiations.

“Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen,” Trump said in a message on Truth Social. “They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft and drones.”

Trump then pivoted to Iran’s rulers in Tehran, its capital: “To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable.”

U.S. officials said airstrikes against the Houthis’ arsenal, much of which is deep underground, could last for several weeks, intensifying in scope and scale depending on the militants’ reaction. U.S. intelligence agencies have struggled in the past to identify and locate the Houthi weapons systems, which the rebels produce in subterranean factories and smuggle in from Iran.

Some national security aides want to pursue an even more aggressive campaign that could lead the Houthis to essentially lose control of large parts of the country’s north, U.S. officials said. But Trump has not yet authorized that strategy, wary of entangling the United States in a Middle East conflict he pledged to avoid during his campaign.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has been pushing Trump to authorize a joint U.S.-Israel operation to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities, taking advantage of a moment when Iran’s air defenses are exposed, after a bombing campaign from Israel in October dismantled crucial military infrastructure. Trump, reluctant to be drawn into a major war, has so far held off against pressure from both Israeli and U.S. hawks to seize the opening to strike Iran’s nuclear sites.

Sea with hundreds of missiles, drones and speedboats loaded with explosives, disrupting global trade through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

The Houthis, who are backed by Iran and act as the de facto government in much of northern Yemen, largely discontinued their attacks when Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in January. But Israel instituted a blockade on aid to Gaza this month, and the Houthis have said they will step up attacks in response.

The group’s assaults in recent weeks have angered Trump. They fired a surface-to-air missile at an Air Force F-16 flying over the Red Sea, missing the jet. A U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone disappeared over the Red Sea the same day Houthi militants claimed to have shot one down.

“To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY.” Trump said in a Truth Social message.

The initial airstrikes hit buildings in neighborhoods in and around Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, that were known Houthi leadership strongholds, residents said. According to the Houthi-run television news channel Al Masirah, the Yemeni Health Ministry said that nine people had been killed and nine others injured in airstrikes. The casualties could not be independently verified.

U.S. officials said the strikes Saturday resulted from a series of high-level White House meetings this past week between Trump and top national security aides, including Vice President JD Vance; Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Michael Waltz, the president’s national security adviser; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; and Gen. Michael Kurilla, head of the military’s Central Command. Trump approved the plan on Friday.

The strikes were carried out by fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, now in the northern Red Sea, as well as by Air Force attack planes and armed drones launched from bases in the region, U.S. officials said.

But the U.S.-led strikes have failed to deter them from attacking shipping lanes connecting to the Suez Canal that are crucial for global trade. Hundreds of ships have been forced to take a lengthy detour around southern Africa, driving up costs. Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, some of the biggest container shipping lines show their vessels still going around the Cape of Good Hope and avoiding the Red Sea on their websites.

The Biden administration tried to chip away at the ability of the Houthis to menace merchant ships and military vessels without killing large numbers of Houthi fighters and commanders, which could unleash even more mayhem into a widening regional war that officials feared would drag in Iran.

Fears of that broader regional conflict have greatly subsided in the months since Israel decimated Hezbollah and Hamas, two main armed proxies for Iran in the region, and destroyed much of Iran’s air defenses with a series of punishing airstrikes last fall that left the country vulnerable to an even larger Israeli counterattack should it retaliate.

That has given Trump more leeway to undertake the large-scale bombing offensive against the Houthis and use it as a warning to Iranian leaders if they balked at talks centered on the country’s nuclear program.

But it is unclear how a renewed bombing campaign against the Houthis would succeed where previous U.S.-led military efforts largely failed. Military officials said these strikes would hit a broader set of Houthi targets and would be carried out over weeks. Trump did not elaborate in his message on social media.

“Joe Biden’s response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going,” Trump said, adding: “The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective.”

Since the Hamas-led assault on Israel in October 2023, Houthi rebels have attacked more than 100 merchant vessels and warships in the Red

During the Biden administration, attacks on commercial shipping were met with several counterstrikes by U.S. and British military forces. Between last January and May, for instance, the two countries’ militaries conducted at least five major joint strikes against the Houthis in response to the attacks on shipping.

U.S. Central Command, which carried out the strikes Saturday without any other nation’s assistance, has regularly announced military actions against the Houthis.

The Houthis, whose military capabilities were honed by more than eight years of fighting against a Saudi-led coalition, have greeted the prospect of war with the United States with open delight.

Officials in Washington and the Middle East were bracing Saturday for a Houthi counterattack.

The Houthis’ spokesperson, Mohammed Abdulsalam, said on social media on Jan. 22 that supporting the Palestinian cause would remain a top priority even after the ceasefire in Gaza. The Houthis have said they would stop targeting all ships “upon the full implementation of all phases” of the ceasefire agreement.

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

The authoritarian endgame on higher education

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

When a political leader wants to move a democracy toward a more authoritarian form of government, he often sets out to undermine independent sources of information and accountability. The leader tries to delegitimize judges, sideline autonomous government agencies and muzzle the media. President Vladimir Putin of Russia has done so over the past quarter-century. To lesser degrees, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey recently have as well.

The weakening of higher education tends to be an important part of this strategy. Academic researchers are supposed to pursue the truth, and budding autocrats recognize that empirical truth can present a threat to their authority. “Wars are won by teachers,” Putin has said. He and Erdogan have closed universities. Modi’s government has arrested dissident scholars, and Orban has appointed loyal foundations to run universities.

President Donald Trump has not yet gone as far to impede democracy as these other leaders, but it would be naive to ignore his early moves to mimic their approach. He has fired government watchdogs, military leaders, prosecutors and national security experts. He has sued media organizations, and his administration has threatened to regulate others. He has suggested that judges are powerless to check his authority, writing on social media, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”

Trump’s multifaceted campaign against higher education is core to this effort to weaken institutions that do not parrot his version of reality. Above all, he is enacting or considering major cuts to universities’ resources. The Trump administration has announced sharp reductions in the federal payments that cover the overhead costs of scientific research, such as laboratory rent, electricity and hazardous waste disposal. (A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against those cuts.) Vice President JD Vance and other Republicans have urged a steep increase of a university endowment tax that Trump signed during his first term. Together, these two policies could reduce the annual budgets at some research universities by more than 10%.

Trump is squeezing higher education in other ways too. The Education Department let go of about half its workforce, potentially making it harder for students to receive financial aid. The virtual elimination of the U.S. Agency for International Development led to the cancellation of $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore alone. On March 7, the administration targeted a single university, announcing that it would end $400 million in grants to Columbia University in New York as punishment for its insufficient response to campus antisemitism.

We understand why many Americans don’t trust higher education and feel they have little stake in it. Elite universities can come off as privileged playgrounds for young people seeking advantages only for themselves. Less elite schools, including community colleges, often have high dropout rates, leaving their students with the onerous combination of debt and no degree. Throughout higher education, faculty members

can seem out of touch, with political views that skew far to the left.

Trump and his advisers are tapping into public dissatisfaction with real problems at universities. But as is the case with their approach to trade, government waste, immigration policy and European military spending, many of their would-be solutions will not solve the underlying problems or will create new ones. The American higher education system, for all its flaws, is the envy of the world, and it now faces a financial squeeze that threatens its many strengths — strengths that benefit all Americans.

Chief among them is its global leadership in medical care and scientific research. American professors still dominate the Nobel Prizes. When wealthy and powerful people in other countries face a medical crisis, they often use their connections to get an appointment at an American academic hospital. For that matter, some of the same Republicans targeting universities with budget cuts seek out its top medical specialists when they or their relatives are ill.

American leadership in medical and scientific research depends on federal money. Private companies, even large ones, typically do not conduct much of the basic research that leads to breakthroughs because it is too uncertain; even successful experiments may not lead to profitable products for decades. Trump’s planned funding cuts are large enough to force universities to do less of this research. The list of potential forgone progress is long, including against cancer, heart disease, viruses, obesity, dementia and drug overdoses. And there will be costs beyond the medical sector. There is a reason that Silicon Valley sprang up next to a research university.

The nonfinancial parts of the administration’s campaign against higher education are also alarming. Last weekend, immigration officers arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of proPalestinian demonstrations at Columbia who holds a green card and is married to a U.S. citizen. The government has offered no evidence that he broke the law. Even many legal scholars who reject his views on Israel and Hamas consider his arrest to be a dangerous violation of free speech principles, and we share this concern. Trump described Khalil’s detention as “the first arrest of many to come,” a sign that the president wants to chill speech among the many immigrants on university campuses.

For people in higher education, this is a moment to be bolder about trumpeting its strengths and to be more reflective about addressing its weaknesses. About those shortcomings:

The Department of Education in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection. (Tierney L. Cross/ The New York Times)

Too many professors and university administrators acted in recent years as liberal ideologues rather than seekers of empirical truth. Academics have tried to silence debate on legitimate questions, including about COVID-19 lockdowns, gender transition treatments and diversity, equity and inclusion. A Harvard University survey last year found that only 33% of graduating seniors felt comfortable expressing their opinions about controversial topics, with moderate and conservative students being the most worried about ostracization.

“The insularity of American academia is appalling,” said Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University. “It has led to massive resentment against intellectual elites.” This insularity does not justify Trump’s policies, but it does help explain the dearth of conservatives defending universities today. Universities will be in a stronger long-term position if they recommit themselves to open debate.

Javier Figueroa gana el Ironman 70.3

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SAN JUAN – El puertorriqueño Javier Figueroa se convirtió el domingo en el campeón del IRONMAN® 70.3® Puerto Rico.

Figueroa repitió la hazaña cuando ganó el evento en el 2023.

Participaron 986 atletas de 44 países Puerto Rico. Figueroa incluso superó su marca y completó el evento en 4:00:06. El estadounidense Kiel Bur llegó en segundo lugar con un tiempo 4:04:38. Mientras que la primera puertorriqueña en el llegar a la meta fue Jessica González con un tiempo de 4:50:55.

La salida oficial del evento se efectuó a las 6:55 de la mañana en la Laguna del Condado, donde los atletas nadaron una distancia de 1.2 millas y continuaron hacia el área de transición en el Parque del Tercer Milenio, donde comenzó la ruta de 56 millas de ciclismo a lo largo de la costa norte de la Isla en dirección oeste ha-

cia el municipio de Dorado y de regreso por la misma ruta hacia el Parque del Tercer Milenio para la etapa pedestre. Esta etapa llevó a los participantes a través del Viejo San Juan en una corrida de 13.1 millas que culminó en el Parque del Tercer Milenio, al lado oeste de la Batería del Escambrón.

Resultados:

Primer lugar “overall” masculino: Javier Figueroa de Puerto Rico (4:00:06)

Segundo lugar “overall” masculino: Kiel Bur, de Es tados Unidos (4:04:38)

Tercer lugar “overall” masculino: Daniel Smith de Estado Unidos (4:08:13)

Primer lugar “overall” femenino: T. McWilliamns de Estados Unidos (4:41:12)

Segundo lugar “overall” femenino: J. Sylva de Esta dos Unidos (4:45:10)

Tercer lugar “overall” femenino: J. Hansen de EE. UU. (4:47:48)

Se anunció que la próxima edición de IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico se llevará a cabo el domingo 15 de marzo de 2026.

Secretaria del Departamento de la Familia crea consejo aseso junto a exfuncionarias de la agencia

SAN JUAN – La Secretaria del Departamento de la Familia (DF), Suzanne Roig Fuertes, anunció hoy una iniciativa muy especial que busca reforzar los procesos operacionales del DF. Para esto, se llevó acabo la primera reunión para la conformación de un Consejo Asesor compuesto por exfuncionarias de esta institución. El proyecto tiene como objetivo compartir ideas que contribuyan a mejorar y optimizar la gestión diaria del Departamento, aprovechando la experiencia y el conocimiento acumulado de estas destacadas profesionales.

“La experiencia de nuestras exsecretarias es un recur-

so invaluable. Estamos convencidos de que sus aportes permitirán identificar áreas a mejorar y generar iniciativas que impulsen el bienestar de las familias a las que servimos”, afirmó la secretaria, Suzanne Roig Fuertes. Entre las peritos que formaron parte de este intercambio de ideas estuvieron: Idalia Colón Rondón, MTS; la Dra. Carmen Ana González Magaz y la Lcda. Yanitsia Irizarry Méndez.

El Consejo Asesor se constituirá como un espacio de diálogo y colaboración, en el que las exsecretarias podrán compartir sus experiencias y proponer soluciones innovadoras a las situaciones cotidianas que enfrenta el Departamento. Con esta medida, se busca fortalecer la toma de decisiones y garantizar que las políticas públicas

y servicios ofrecidos respondan de manera efectiva a las necesidades de la comunidad. Asimismo, se destacó que este consejo funcionará como un puente consolidando un legado de gestión y compromiso con la comunidad. Esta primera reunión estableció las bases para la integración y funcionamiento del Consejo Asesor, definiendo las líneas estratégicas de actuación y estableciendo un calendario de trabajo que permita la implementación gradual de las recomendaciones surgidas. “La creación de este organismo consultivo potenciará la calidad de los servicios y la gestión diaria, reafirmando el compromiso del Departamento de la Familia con la mejora continua y el bienestar de la comunidad”, concluyó Roig Fuertes.

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Unveiling the hidden beauty: Irmaris Santiago Rodríguez’s work

By THE STAR STAFF

Step into the world of University of Puerto Rico (UPR) professor Irmaris Santiago Rodríguez as she invites viewers on a journey of self-reflection and exploration of the often-overlooked beauty in our surroundings.

Her exhibition, “GENIUS LOCI: el espíritu del lugar,” showcases some 15 years of artistic work that masterfully intertwines her family roots, social upbringing and reflections on Puerto Rican identity.

Embracing the concept of placemaking, Santiago Rodríguez’s works inspire a deep appreciation for the unnoticed elements that shape our environments. She elegantly captures the world around her using form, light, shadow, movement, textures, stillness, color and transparency. By blending her architectural expertise with a keen eye for detail, she reveals the hidden layers of meaning within the spaces we inhabit.

“I grew up in the Las Margaritas and Cantera residential areas,” Santiago Rodríguez said. “The spaces are still the same, but the people are no longer there. There are things that must be highlighted that we no longer have.”

Her desire to honor her humble beginnings and the social transformations that have shaped her life is evident in her work.

As a professor at the Liga de Arte, Santiago Rodríguez created intimate displays that utilize natural light to engage viewers.

Embracing the concept of placemaking, Irmaris Santiago Rodríguez’s works inspire a deep appreciation for the unnoticed elements that shape our environments.

“It allowed me to create intimate spaces in front of the pieces, allowing the natural light to make them stand out,” she says.

Dilliam V. García Meléndez, a UPR-Carolina student, described one of the exhibition’s pieces, which fea-

tures a round mirror.

“This piece consists of a circular mirror framed in wood, with colorful drawings, pieces of stone, and texts embedded in the frame. Items such as a coffee cup, houses, and text represent important aspects of Puerto Rican culture, evoking nostalgia for the experiences of citizens on the island,” García Meléndez noted in his remarks. “The work further integrates the observer through the mirror’s reflection, creating a personal and reflective experience regarding one’s identity. Additionally, the materials and colors used showcase the cultural and natural richness of Puerto Rico.”

Fabiola T. Pomar, another UPR-Carolina student, highlighted a series of photographs capturing the interplay between nature and infrastructure.

“The elements reflect the coexistence of nature and the industrial, an important theme in sustainable architecture,” she said. “When developing a new project, it is essential to consider the ecosystems involved. The contrast between materials and resources also promotes recycling and the use of renewable resources. Ultimately, the perception of the environment demonstrates how design is affected by climatic conditions and the function of the space.”

The “GENIUS LOCI: el espíritu del lugar” exhibition, currently on display until March 24 in the main lobby of José P. Fernández Miranda Library at UPR-Carolina, serves as a poignant reminder that the true essence of our surroundings lies in the intricate, often unseen layers of history and personal experiences that together form the fabric of our lives.

‘The Devil in the Family’ is a poignant and terrifying docu-series

By MARGARET LYONS

The three-part documentary “The Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke,” on Hulu, follows the chilling case of the popular mommy vlogger who eventually pleaded guilty to child abuse for the horrific torture of her children. The case has already been international news, tabloid fodder and discourse grist, but unlike a lot of buzzy streaming documentaries, “Devil” is not a sloppy rehash. Instead, it is pointed and insightful.

“Devil” includes interviews with Franke’s two oldest children, Shari and Chad, and with her husband, Kevin. (According to the documentary, he has filed for divorce.) Its other big draw is unreleased footage that Franke recorded over several years, outtakes that include startling and cruel exchanges. “Just be yourself!” she snaps at one of her young daughters.

“That is myself,” the little girl pleads.

“Well then change it,” Ruby says.

She admonishes her husband and Chad for not being chatty and expressive on camera. “Be excited,” she tells her son icily. “Even if you have to fake it. Fake being happy. ’Kay?” In another clip, she prods him to participate more, reminding him that he gets $10 for doing so. Kevin says in the documentary that the family’s YouTube channel brought in $100,000 per month at its peak.

There are a lot of disturbing details here, and director Olly Lambert manages the scope of the story well while still acknowledging its larger context. As much as “Devil” is a story about control, faith and abuse, it is also a story about YouTube, fame and performance.

Some of the most arresting footage here looks just like any other peppy family vlog: the super-close-up, selfshot footage of a pert blonde woman in bright lipstick, chirping at her brood. Only she isn’t delivering chummy tips on the surprising versatility of tater tots or on how even mommy needs big belly breaths sometimes. She is berating a little girl, or describing how “selfish” her chil-

dren are — children who are barely old enough for kindergarten.

Part of the allure of social media is its claim that you can actually see what’s going on behind closed doors, that people are being “real.” They aren’t. They’re selling you something, be it lifestyle products or eschatology. The rule remains: Buyer beware.

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36 hours in Valencia, Spain

By ANDREW FERREN

Founded by the Romans in 138 B.C. and long famous as the birthplace of paella, Spain’s third-largest city has recently garnered other titles – it was 2022’s World Design Capital and 2024’s European Green Capital for its vast swaths of urban green spaces and bike and pedestrian zones. In October, Valencia made international news for devastating floods, which spared the city but tore violently through neighboring towns and villages. Tourist revenue is now vital to that recovery, though Valencia’s 300 days of sunshine each year and miles of beaches have long attracted visitors. A growing cadre of international residents – artists, artisans, designers and digital nomads – drawn by Valencia’s easy seaside lifestyle, vibrant cultural scene, exuberant architecture and amazing gastronomy, is adding a new layer to this bustling port city’s already potent allure.

ITINERARY

Friday

5 p.m. | Visit the Prado of clay

The production of ceramic tableware and decorative architectural tiles has been a fundamental part of Valencian industry and culture for so long that the city is home to Spain’s national museum of clay. The González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts (entrance fee; 3 euros, or about $3.25) showcases ceramics from fifth-century B.C. Greek wine

6:30 p.m. | Explore and shop

With its fanciful Art Nouveau and Art Deco apartment buildings, Ruzafa has evolved into one of Valencia’s hippest neighborhoods. It’s vibrant on a Friday afternoon when the local lunch crowd lingers for cocktails and the party spirit spreads to retailers around Calle de Cuba like the motorcycle-themed Café 55 Alternative Life with T-shirts (25 euros) designed by the owner, Victor Carricho. DDL Boutique serves fresh juices, decadent milkshakes and sweets like berlina, puff pastry filled with mascarpone and raspberries (4 euros). Nearby Cuit sells elegantly simple ceramics in muted colors (20 to 35 euros) and Gnomo features a mixed array of crafts and products by local artists and designers. Laka has an ample selection of 1970s Puma T-shirts (30 euros) and Adidas track suits (45 to 70 euros).

9 p.m. | Sample Earth’s bounty

servers to shimmering 15th-century lusterware glazes perfected by Valencia’s Hispano-Muslim artisans, onward to Pablo Picasso’s playful plates from the 1950s and up to the present day. Located in the Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas, an architectural festival of Baroque excess filled with gorgeous furniture, ornate carriages and sumptuous silk brocades, the museum vividly represents Valencians’ penchant for gilding the lily. See the very latest in Valencian porcelain at Lladró, which has its flagship store just 100 yards away.

The González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts in Valencia, Spain, in February 2025. The museum showcases ceramics from fifth-century B.C. Greek wine servers to shimmering 15th-century lusterware glazes perfected by Valencia’s Hispano-Muslim artisans, onward to Pablo Picasso’s playful plates from the 1950s and up to the present day. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times)

At the Michelin-starred La Salita (reservations required), chef Begoña Rodrigo offers plant-forward cuisine, including an inventive ovo-lacto vegetarian menu (152.70 euros) highlighting Valencia’s abundant produce. A sextet of vividly colorful starters on the terrace includes a mushroom nigiri and soy “tuna” taco garnished with tiny flowers. Dinner continues in the artfully pared-down interiors of an 1850s house with a “charcuterie” of cured radishes, beets and pine nuts. The beefless Wellington drifts further from English tradition with a celeriac purée and satay-inspired peanut sauce. Jars of fermenting vegetables and fruits line the bar, where Rodrigo concocts her signature pickles and vinegars. The latter are served at the table with eyedroppers to add tartness to the dishes while aiding digestion. Desserts include a onefruit elegy to Valencia, which gave its name to the world’s juiciest orange.

Saturday

9 a.m. | Choose your coffee

Valencians take their coffee seriously, and the city is brimming with options for virtually every iteration of the brew. Bluebell goes a bit further than many and roasts its own beans on site, which can be purchased to take back home. Preparations for a cup of the fresh stuff in its charmingly eclectic cafe in Ruzafa range from the classic Spanish café solo (1.60 euros) to an espresso tonic (4.10 euros). Among the equally inventive breakfast options are a vegan chia pudding with rice milk and mango (8.50 euros), baked apple pancakes and sesame praline (13 euros), or hearty pulled pork on a waffle (15 euros) to strike the perfect savory-sweet balance.

10 a.m. | Tour the center

“When a city is rich, you can see it in the architecture,” said Boris Strzelczyk of Guiding Architects, which deploys local architects as guides to explain why and how cities around the world look as they do. Valencia has had several

Outside La Lambrusqueria in Valencia, Spain, in February 2025. More than 30 years ago, the Italian emigré Toni Campagnolo opened his first pizzeria across the street and now occupies several adjacent storefronts. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times)

golden ages over the centuries, providing a vivid tapestry of building styles from which to summon history. A two-hour tour (250 euros) takes visitors from the site of the ancient Roman forum to the city’s cathedral (begun in the 13th century) and the 16th-century Gothic Silk Exchange (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), on to more recent landmarks, including the Modernista (the Spanish term for Art Nouveau) Central Market, opened in 1928, and the 21st-century City of the Arts and the Sciences. Contemporary urban developments are also highlighted, like the ongoing campaign to return the city center to its pedestrian roots.

2 p.m. | Enjoy a Moroccan meal

After a morning immersed in the city’s florid architecture, Dukala’s understated interior — a few handsome Moroccan weavings tenting the ceiling — signals a shift to another Mediterranean culture, albeit one with deep roots in Valencia. The Moroccan salad (11 euros) of finely diced tomatoes, cucumber and onion in a light, cumin-infused vinaigrette is as simple as it is addictive. Mains include a bastela Azama (15 euros), a flaky chicken and almond pie perfumed with cinnamon, and a tender beef tagine sweetened with tangy prunes (17 euros). For dessert, the creamy goat cheese flan with dates and honey (6 euros) contrasts with the intensity of chocolate and ginger truffles (2 euros). Steaming glasses of Moroccan mint tea round it all out. Reservations recommended.

Plaza de la Reina in Valencia, Spain, in February 2025. Founded by the Romans in 138 B.C. and long famous as the birthplace of paella, Spain’s third largest city has recently garnered other titles. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times)

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4 p.m. | Take a stroll

Valencia is packed with parks and gardens, often clustered together in a verdant urban patchwork. Among the most overlooked by visitors (but not locals) are the University of Valencia Botanical Gardens (3 euros) with some 4,500 distinct species of plants spread among themed gardens from different climates and continents. Prefer to stroll indoors? Nearby is one of Spain’s first and most respected modern art museums, the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, or IVAM (5 euros), with world-class exhibitions and a display of iconic works by Julio González, an early master of modern sculpture who helped Picasso translate his ideas into three dimensions. Steps away is the Centro del Carme de Cultura Contemporánea (free), a bustling contemporary arts center — exhibitions, concerts, children’s events — in a former convent centered on two gorgeous courtyards.

5:30 p.m. | Cool off sweetly

Part of the legacy of 500 years of Moorish rule in Valencia is the cultivation of crops like rice (whence paella) and chufa (tiger nut in English, although it’s a tuber). Valencians soak the latter in water to make a subtly flavored, creamy drink called horchata (orxata, in local parlance), which gets sweetened and iced and enjoyed with even sweeter sugar-glazed pastries called fartons. Daniel on Calle del Mar represents the beloved oldschool horchata tradition. For hipster-cool, organic, bio, sugar-free horchata, try Suc de Lluna at the beautiful Art Nouveau Mercado de Colón, a grand former produce market converted to a food court. Valencia’s trade links with Italy also influenced the local sweet tooth, as evidenced by the gelaterias ringing the Plaza de la Reina. Heladeria Véneta features distinctive flavors like violet, turrón (almond nougat) and a prizewinning one that translates as “grandmother’s cookies,” with bits of biscuit, chocolate and Nutella (two scoops; 5 euros).

6:30 p.m. | Get contemporary Centro de Arte Hortensia Herrero (10 euros) opened just over a year ago. Filling the 17th-century Palacio de Valeriola, the center features works by some of the biggest names on the international contemporary art scene — Olafur Eliasson, David Hockney, Cristina Iglesias and Anselm Kiefer, among others. Herrero was one of Spain’s wealthiest patrons and spent seven years and 40 million euros restoring the building and commissioning many site-specific works. Sean Scully’s work in the palace’s former chapel features his signature broad stripes in saturated hues painted on glass covering the chapel windows so they glow. Tomás Saraceno’s “Corona Australis 38.89” also employs richly colored glass, an apt medium for a city bathed in sunlight. For older art head to the Museo de Bellas Artes (free) for Renaissance altarpieces dripping in gold leaf and jewel-tone paint as well as a display of works by Valencia’s most famous ar-

tist, painter Joaquín Sorolla, known for his masterful depiction of light on lush fabrics and surfaces.

8:30 p.m. | Hit the boulevard

Calle Conde de Altea has become one of the city’s liveliest nightlife hubs. Start with a glass of natural wine and a gilda, a favorite pintxo (skewer) with olives, anchovy filets, and small pickled green peppers, named after Rita Hayworth’s character in the movie of the same name, at Dentro Natural Wine Bar. For dinner, try La Lambrusqueria (advance reservation recommended) which, true to its name, bubbles over every weekend. More than 30 years ago, Italian émigré Toni Campagnolo opened his first pizzeria across the street and now occupies several adjacent storefronts. Specialties include warmed scamorzza (smoked mozzarella) scooped up with bread, beef carpaccio “alla Monagasca” (dusted with shavings of foie gras) or linguine with hefty langoustines bathed in zingy tomato sauce pizza. Dinner for two, 80 euros.

11:30 p.m. | Cap the night

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Patrons drink and dine at Casa Montaña in Valencia, Spain, in February 2025. Casa Montaña is a vermouth and wine bar with a menu focused on local and seasonal seafood delicacies. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times)

casual vintage record shop and bar Splendini. For something physically higher up, try the rooftop terrace at Atenea Sky, overlooking the grand plaza.

Sunday

10 a.m. | Cycle Turia Garden

As the evening progresses, the festive energy around Conde de Altea keeps building. Maison Lupin offers a chic atmosphere for imbibing superbly made cocktails in fanciful ceramic drinking vessels. The bar’s namesake Arsène Lupin cocktail (vodka, lime and both watermelon syrup and watermelon juice) comes in a tall glass in the form of the elegant, monoclewearing fictional gentleman thief created by the French author Maurice Leblanc in the early 1900s (cocktails, 12 euros). End the night at the

Ask Valencians what makes their city great and most will say, Turia Garden, Spain’s largest urban park, created when the Turia River was rerouted away from the city after devastating floods in 1957. At the park’s edge, Valencia Bikes can set you up (bike rentals, 15 euros for the day) to cycle Turia’s nearly six-mile-long green belt. Stops may include the safari-inspired Bioparc (18.90 euros), where zebras, giraffes and lions roam and the 14th-century Torres de Serranos, the remnants of Valencia’s imposing medieval walls. Don’t miss the 21st-century City of the Arts and the Sciences, a futuristic complex of opera house, science museum, exhibition spaces, and Oceanogràfic, one of Europe’s most spectacular aquariums.

1:30 p.m. | Explore the seaside

A seaside paella lunch is standard Sunday fare, and Casa Carmela delivers the goods. A traditional paella valenciana for two (48 euros; order when booking the table) features rice cooked with chicken, rabbit, duck, snails, artichokes and other vegetables over an open fire. End with a stroll on the beach in front. Or explore Cabanyal, a fishermen’s village between the city and the beach, which is becoming one of Valencia’s most vibrant dining and drinking destinations.

KEY STOPS

The Ruzafa neighborhood pulses with the sense of being the right place at the right time.

Explore Turia Garden. Its Bioparc zoo and Oceanogràfic are home runs with kids, and adults will appreciate the futuristic looking City of the Arts and the Sciences, a campus of performance and exhibition spaces.

The González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts offers a vivid overview of the art form.

WHERE TO EAT

DDL Boutique is a lively cafe known for a wide array of artisanal pastries.

At La Salita, chef Begoña Rodrigo has garnered a Michelin star for plantforward cuisine highlighting Valencia’s agricultural abundance.

Known for roasting its own coffee beans, Bluebell also serves a wide array of inventive breakfast fare.

Serving delicately spiced Moroccan dishes in a cozy and welcoming space, Dukala is a local favorite.

Near the cathedral, the elegant and traditional Daniel serves horchata, a refreshing and distinctive drink made from tiger nuts.

Suc de Lluna, in the food court at Mercado de Colón, offers more of an organic, hipster horchata experience. Presenting prizewinning flavors, Heladería Véneta is one of many ice cream shops on or near Plaza de la Reina.

A Beluga whale at Oceanogràfic, one of Europe’s most spectacular aquariums, in Valencia, Spain, in February 2025. Oceanogràfic was designed by the native son Santiago Calatrava, who also designed the Oculus at New York City’s World Trade Center. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times)

With a quiet, understated aesthetic, Dentro Natural Wine Bar focuses on top-quality natural wines from Valencia and across Spain. La Lambrusqueria serves creative Italian specialties and a festive environment.

WHERE

TO STAY

The five-star Only You Hotel features 192 rooms plus a lounge-like lobby and a lively topfloor restaurant on a small plaza that’s centrally located yet relatively tranquil. Doubles from 230 euros (about $250).

The 12-room Yours Hotel in trendy Ruzafa has crisp minimalist décor, a small patio with a plunge pool, and various room sizes, including an apartment with a seating area, terrace and small kitchen. Double rooms from 220 euros. Steps away from the cathedral and the Plaza de la Reina, Casa Clarita features interiors designed by the artist Jaime Hayon. From 256 euros.if you’re going to spend a lot of money for them — don’t get diarrhea from it.”

Inside Central Market in Valencia, Spain, in February 2025. Central Market opened in 1928. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times)

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Parte Demandante vs. Alberto León Rivera, por sí y como miembro de la Sucesión de Carmen María Santiago Vicente compuesta tambien por Juan Bautista Rivera Santiago, José Luis Rivera Santiago, Carmen Alicia Rosado Santiago, Mirna Ivette Vázquez Santiago, Alberto León Santiago y a los Herederos Desconocidos denominados como Fulano y Fulana de Tal; Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales (CRIM)

Parte Demandada CIVIL NÚM.: CG2023CV02859. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR. SS. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, ALEJANDRO URBINA ROQUE, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, a la parte demandada y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 12 de febrero de 2025, y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 19 de agosto de 2024, notificada el 4 de diciembre de 2024 y publicada el 12 de diciembre de 2024, procederé a vender el día 24 de marzo de 2025, a las 9:00 de la mañana, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque certificado y/o giro postal, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: a) Gravamen Prendatario sobre Pagaré Hipotecario a la orden de Island Finance Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $54,168.40, con vencimiento a la presentación e intereses a razón de 11.97% anual, garantizado con hipoteca constituida mediante escritura número 740 otorgada el 27 de diciembre de 2004, ante el Notario Nay Del Carmen Rodríguez González, y autenticado mediante

afidávit número 9,047, ante el mismo Notario y en igual fecha, según surge del “Contrato de Prenda”, suscrito el 20 de junio de 2005, autenticado mediante afidávit número 3418 ante el Notario Johanny Correa Noa, la cual se encuentra inscrita al Tomo 549 de Cayey, en el Registro Inmobiliario Digital del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera (I) de Caguas, inscripción 3ra. Simultáneamente, con la venta del Gravamen Prendario sobre Pagaré Hipotecario anteriormente descrito, se procederá a vender el siguiente bien inmueble que lo garantiza proporcionalmente:

RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno de 321.3297 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.0818 cuerdas, situado en el Barrio Jájome Alto, lugar del Sumidero del término municipal de Cayey, Puerto Rico, colindante por el NORTE, con el remanente de la finca, en dos alineaciones que suman 27.178 metros; por el SUR, con camino municipal, en varias alineaciones que suman 34.985 metros; por el ESTE, en un punto (así surge); y por el OESTE, con el remanente de la finca, en varias alineaciones que suman 19.404 metros. Inscrita al Folio 190 del Tomo 549 de Cayey, Registro Inmobiliario Digital del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera (I) de Caguas, Finca Número 22,084. Dirección Física: Barrio Jajome Alto Carr. 15 Km 19.8 Cayey, PR 00736. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, o sea, la suma principal de $33,53.01 más intereses al tipo convenido y demás términos y condiciones, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas. La primera subasta se llevará a cabo el día 24 de marzo de 2025, a la 9:00 de la mañana, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de $54,168.40. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta, se celebrará una segunda subasta, el día 31 de marzo de 2025, a la 9:00 de la mañana, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $36,112.27. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una tercera subasta, el día 7 de abril de 2025, a la 9:00 de la mañana, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $27,084.20. A la propiedad no le afectan gravámenes preferentes. A la propiedad le afectan los siguientes gravámenes (a ejecutarse): Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Island Finance Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $54,168.40, con intereses al 11.97% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida me-

diante la escritura número 740, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 27 de diciembre de 2004, ante la notario Nay Del Carmen Rodríguez González, e inscrita al folio 190 del tomo 549 de Cayey, finca número 22,084, inscripción 3ra. Sustituido el pagaré de la hipoteca por la suma de $54,168.40, que surge de la inscripción 3ra, por haberse extraviado, mediante la escritura número 25, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 4 de mayo de 2023, ante el notario Owen Ariel Rivera Colón, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Cayey, finca número 22,084, nota marginal 3.1. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen posterior: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 22 de agosto de 2023, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, en el Caso Civil número CG2023CV02859, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, seguido por Luna Residential II, LLC., contra Alberto León Rivera y Carmen Maria Santiago Vicente, por la suma de $33,503.01, más intereses y otras sumas, anotado el día 24 de agosto de 2023, al tomo Karibe de Cayey, finca número 22,084, Anotación A y última. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el termino de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bas-

tante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 5 de MARZO de 2025. ALEJANDRO URBINA ROQUE, ALGUACIL.

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LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: JESÚS RODRÍGUEZ MAYSONET

Urb. Santa Rita, Calle #2 F6, Vega Alta, PR, 00692

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to

hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: JESÚS SIERRA TORO

Villas de Parkville 2 55 Ave. Lopetegui Apt. 259, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00969

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, sum-

mons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: JESÚS SOTO LOZADA

Urb. Hacienda de Tenas, Calle Caguax C-18, Juncos, Puerto Rico 00777

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for

the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE JUANA DÍAZ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. JOHNNY CRUZ GONZALEZ Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: JD2024CV00419. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOHNNY CRUZ GONZALEZBO CUEVITAS CARR 149 R-552 KM 7.0, JUANA DIAZ PR 00795. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:///www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de enero de 2025. Carmen G. Tirú Quiñones, Secretaria. Consuelo Elaine Rivera Padilla, Secretaria Auxiliar.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU-

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC.

Demandante Vs. MARIA FIGUEROA ROSADO

Demandada

Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV04656. Salón: 504. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: MARÍA

FIGUEROA ROSADO13 RESIDENCIAL VILLA ESPAÑA, APTO. 130, SAN JUAN PR.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Juan Antonio Ruiz Robles cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección juan.ruiz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO

MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de agosto de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 3 de septiembre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JESSICA SOTO PAGÁN, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. JOSE L.

CORDERO ROSARIO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: IS2024CV00082. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOSE L. CORDERO ROSARIO12 PASO NIVEL, ISABELA PR 00662. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 21 de enero de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. AWILDA CABÁN SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE FAJARDO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. WILLIAM KOSTER CEPEDA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: LU2024CV00207. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: WILLIAM KOSTER CEPEDA - C 180 CALLE MARGINAL, PALMER PR 00721; 1706 W MINERAL ST, MILWAUKEE WI

March 17, 2025

53204. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de enero de 2025. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. LYDIA E. RIVERA

MIRANDA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. VANESSA CARTAGENA AYALA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02916. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: VANESSA CARTAGENA AYALAJARDINES DE COUNTRY CLUB BN11 CALLE 111, CAROLINA PR 00983; 26852 CARMEN PL, LUTZ FL 33559; 5315 N 37TH ST APT 407, TAMPA FL 33610.

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 Ca-

sos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO

BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de enero de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AGUADA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. ANA H. CORDERO CORDERO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AU2024CV00060. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ANA H. CORDERO CORDERO - RESIDENCIAL JOSE APONTE CALLE VIOLETA EDIF 2, AGUADILLA PR 00603; 28 RES AGUSTIN STAHL 137, AGUADILLA PR 00603; HC 3 BOX 33312, AGUADA PR 00602-9768.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación respon-

siva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en AGUADA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de enero de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. MARITZA MEDINA REYES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02925. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MARITZA MEDINA REYES - URB VILLA FONTANA 3MS27 VIA LOURDES, CAROLINA PR 00983; 5302 ANTELOPE DR, CASPER WY 82601. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte de-

mandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de enero de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. RAMIRO DE JESUS RIVERA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02917. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RAMIRO DE JESUS RIVERA - 52 RES LUIS LLORENS TORRES APT 1029, SAN JUAN PR 00913; VILLA CARIDAD C-1 CALLE COLON, CAROLINA PR 00917.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 24 de enero

de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES. SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. HIRAM D. LEBRON CRUZ Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV09554. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: HIRAM D. LEBRON CRUZ - PASEO DEL BOSQUE 340 AVE DONA FELISA RINCON DE APT 2201, SAN JUAN PR 00926-6639; 8283 BAYMEADOWS RD E APT 2462, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:///www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Kenmuel J. Ruiz López cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kenmuel.ruiz@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 22 de enero de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JESSICA SOTO PAGÁN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: JOSÉ MANUEL ORTIZ COTTE Urb. Rexville ZA-11 Calle 21, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00956

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: JOSEPH MORALES SANTIAGO

Bo. Caimito Bajo, Carr. 842 Sect. Chiclana #2, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.

ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed

By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk.

Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DIS-

TRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKE-

TEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: KARISHNA NICOLE AYALA OTERO

BBI Calle Río Amazonas, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00961-3269

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MO-

NEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: JUAN

RIVERA MUNDO

Bo. Caimito Sect. Chiclana 2, Carr. 842 Km 3 1, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: JOSÉ CARLOS CARMONA MORALES

Urb. Rio Hondo II Calle Rio Humacao AF-1, Bayamón, Pue1to Rico 00961-3232as, Calle Caguax C-18, Juncos, Puerto Rico 00777

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.

ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL

NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

Monday, March 17, 2025

TO: JUAN MONSERRATE SANTIAGO

559 Ave. De Hostos Urb. Baldrich, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.

ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: LUIS ONAD LEBRON Urb. Santa Rosa Calle 24 Bloque 35-12, Bayamón,

Puerto Rico 00956

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: KATTY DE LEÓN DELGADO Cupey Bajo Carr 844 Cam El Mundo K4 5, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on

March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.

ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: LUIS GONZÁLEZ BLASSINI

Urb. Covadonga 1 G 1 C-3 Calle Cervantes, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico 00949

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are he-

reby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: JULIA PASTRANA ROMERO Cupey Alto Carr. 176 Km 9 1, San Juan, Puetto Rico, 00926

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this

Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.

ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’ LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN CAPITAL PARALEGAL GROUP LLC

Demandante V. SANTANDER MORTGAGE CORPORATION; 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.: SJ2025CV00271. Salón: 1003. 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: SANTANDER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, JUAN Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su

contra en el pleito de epígrafe. En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de un (1) pagaré hipotecario a favor de Santander Mortgage Corporation, por la suma de $95,750.00. El pagaré por fue suscrito el día 28 de mayo de 1998, ante el notario Juan Canino Pieve, garantizado por hipoteca constituida mediante la Escritura número 61, inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 650 de Trujillo Alto, 1ra inscripción, sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento Número PH-5. Apartamento residencial de forma rectangular de dos niveles, localizado en la Tercera planta del Condominio Portal del Parque, situado en el Barrio Las Cuevas del término municipal de Trujillo Alto. Su área aproximada es de 975.50 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 90.63 metros cuadrados en su primer nivel. Tiene también una terraza cubierta en su segundo nivel de 193.42 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 17.97 metros cuadrados, para un área total aproximada de 1,168.92 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 108.60 metros cuadrados. Son sus linderos, por el NORESTE, en un máximo de 21’9” con área exterior común; por el SUROESTE, con un máximo de 21’9”con área exterior común, área de pasillo y escaleras del Edificio; por el SURESTE, en un máximo de 50, con el apartamento número PH-6, con área exterior común, área de pasillo y escaleras del edificio; por el NOROESTE, en un máximo de 50’ con el apartamento número PH-4. La puerta de entrada de este apartamento está situada en su lindero SURESTE. Consta de sala-comedor, cocina, laundry, balcón, tres dormitorios, dos baños y escalera interior espiral en su primer nivel y una terraza cubierta en su azotea o segundo nivel. Le corresponden dos espacios de estacionamientos identificados con el mismo número del apartamento. Este apartamento goza además del uso exclusivo de una terraza descubierta en su azotea que es elemento común limitado con un área aproximada de 782.08 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 72.66 metros cuadrados. Este apartamento tiene una participación de 2.727% en los elementos comunes del Condominio. Finca número 30,170, inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 650 de Trujillo Alto, Sección IV de San Juan. 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, y notifique con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante la Lcda. Zilmarie

Delgado Pieras, 33 Calle Resolución, Suite 302, San Juan, PR 00920-2727; Tel. (787) 7826500, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 19 de febrero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN MOLINA GARCÍA, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS

ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V. YAMIL JOSE ROSSNER BAEZ

Demandado Civil Núm.: CG2024CV03886. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: YAMIL JOSE

ROSSNER BAEZ. POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una demanda en cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que usted adeuda a la parte demandante, Oriental Bank, ciertas sumas de dinero, y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado de este litigio. El demandante, Oriental Bank, ha solicitado que se dicte sentencia en contra suya y que se le ordene pagar las cantidades reclamadas en la demanda. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.

pr/index/php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. El abogado de la parte demandante es: Jaime Ruiz Saldaña, RUA número 11673; Dirección: PO Box 366276, San Juan, PR 00936-6276; Teléfono: (787) 759-6897; Correo electrónico: legal@jrslawpr.com. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del presente edicto, se le estará enviando a usted por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda presentada al lugar de su última dirección conocida: Bo. Borinquén Sector Cantera, Carr. 765 KM 4 HM 4, Caguas, PR 00725-9449; HC 8 Box 39415, Caguas, PR 00725-9449. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 18 de febrero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARIEL CRUZ RODRÍGUEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. ERIC B. OTANO ACEVEDO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV03082. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ERIC B. OTANO ACEVEDO - 8 HABRA ESTRECHA, BAYAMON PR 00961-4707.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá

presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 13 de diciembre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. MARÍA E. COLLAZO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. MISAEL SANTIAGO CARRASQUILLO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV03099. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MISAEL SANTIAGO CARRASQUILLOURB MIRAFLORES 16-18 CALLE 29, BAYAMÓN, PR 00957. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará co-

pia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 13 de diciembre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARÍA E. COLLAZO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. SUCESION DE PEDRO JAIME ARROYO HATCH COMPUESTA POR CLARA ARROYO QUIÑONES, PEDRO

ARROYO QUIÑONES, ELBA M. ARROYO FRAIZER Y LINETLIZ ARROYO; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.) - PARTE CON INTERÉS

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2024CV04792. Sala: 201B. 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 E INTERPELACIÓN DIRIGIDO A: A. ELBA M. ARROYO FRAIZER COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESION DE PEDRO

JAIME ARROYO HATCH, QUIEN RESIDE EN: 3440 PORTLAND AVE., MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA, 55407; B. LINETLIZ ARROYO COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE SUCESION DE PEDRO

JAIME ARROYO HATCH, QUIEN RESIDE EN 3401 COLFAXT AVE. S #216, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA 55408. Queden emplazados, notificados e interpelados, que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca de la que surge lo siguiente: Que se ha incumplido con las cláusulas de la escritura de hipoteca objeto de ejecución por haberse dejado de pagar las mensualidades vencidas desde el día 1ro de marzo de 2024, adeu-

dándosele a la parte demandante la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a: $64,529.19 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 4.50% desde el 1ro de febrero de 2024; 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 $8,828.80 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La propiedad hipotecada cuya ejecución se solicita tiene la siguiente descripción y localización: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número sesentisiete del plano de inscripción del proyecto de solares denominado San Carlos, radicado en el Barrio Higuillar del término Municipal de Dorado, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de doscientos sesenticuatro metros cuadrados, en lindes: por el NORTE, con el solar número sesentiseis, distancia de veintidós metros (así surge); por el SUR, con el solar número sesentiocho distancia de veintidós metros; por el ESTE, con el solar número cincuenta y ocho, distancia de doce metros; y por el OESTE, con la calle “C”, distancia de doce metros. Enclava sobre el descrito solar una estructura destinada a vivienda, la cual se describe como sigue: casa de asbesto-cemento y aluminio con piso de hormigón armado, techo de asbesto-cemento de una sola planta, con un área de poso de seiscientos setentidos pies cuadrados. Tiene sala -comedor, cocina, tres dormitorios, cuatro sanitarios y portal. Inscrita al folio 73 del tomo 81 de Dorado, finca #3,523, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Cuarta Sección Bayamón. 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 los 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 rdíaz@bdprlaw.com

Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 21 de febrero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC Demandante Vs. SUCESION ROQUE URIEL RIVERA SOSA T/C/C ROQUE RIVERA SOSA COMPUESTA POR ROQUE URIEL RIVERA LAGO; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2024CV03430. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ROQUE URIEL RIVERA LAGO; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION ROQUE URIEL RIVERA SOSA T/C/C ROQUE RIVERA SOSA. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto.

Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: “Transcurridos treinta (30) días desde que se haya producido la delación, cualquier persona interesada puede solicitar al tribunal que le señale al llamado un plazo, para que manifieste si acepta la herencia o si la repudia. Este plazo no excederá de treinta (30) días. El tribunal apercibirá al llamado de que, si transcurrido el plazo señalado no ha manifestado su voluntad de aceptar la herencia o de repudiarla, se dará por aceptada.”

Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al Art. 1578, supra, y el caso Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), les ordena que el término de treinta (30) días, hagan declaración aceptado o repudiando la herencia del causante ROQUE URIEL RIVERA SOSA T/C/C ROQUE RIVERA SOSA. Se les apercibe que de no expresar su intención de aceptar o repudiar la herencia dentro del término que se le fijó, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. Greenspoon Marder, LLP

Lcda. Frances L. Asencio-Guido R.U.A. 15,622

TRADE CENTRE SOUTH, SUITE 700 100 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309

Telephone: (954) 343 6273

Frances.Asencio@gmlaw.com

Expedido bajo mi firma, y sello del Tribunal, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 24 de febrero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. EREINA AGRONT LEÓN, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE ADJUNTAS FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. MARISOL

CASTILLO CARABALLO

Demandados

Civil Núm.: AD2024CV00247. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ-

RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MARISOL CASTILLO CARABALLO - 23 CALLE RODULFO GONZALEZ, URB LOMA LINDA, ADJUNTAS PR 00601; 23 CALLE LOMA LINDA, ADJUNTAS PR 00601-2531. De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO.

Se le emplaza y requiere 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), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Incumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a pagar al 19 de noviembre de 2024, la cantidad de $24,552.99 de principal; más $1,948.54 de intereses acumulados a razón del 15.45% los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $208.64 de cargos por demora, más los que se acumulen hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más una suma equivalente al 5% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados.. Además, se solicita se ordene la reposesión del vehículo en controversia y, de no ser suficiente el producto de la venta del mismo para cubrir la suma total adeudada, se solicita la ejecución de la sentencia que en su día se dicte sobre cualesquiera otros bienes del demandado. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos, Número del Tribunal Supremo 16,882 Po Box 0194089, San Juan PR 00919 Teléfono: (787) 296-9500, Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 25 de febrero de 2025. DIANE ÁLVAREZ VILLANUEVA, SECRETARIA. MARGARITA TORRES MATOS, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE COMERÍO FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

CARLOS A. RAMOS FONTANEZ

Demandados Civil Núm.: CR2024CV00501. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CARLOS A RAMOS FONTANEZCARR 775 KM 6.5 INT, BO PINAS, COMERIO, PR 00782; HC04 BOX 8801, COMERIO, PR 00782. De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO.

Se le emplaza y requiere 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), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Incumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a pagar Al 5 de diciembre de 2024 la cantidad de $6,439.90 de principal; más $748.90 de intereses acumulados a razón del 18.75% los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $318.66 de cargos por demora, más los que se acumulen hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más una suma equivalente al 5% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados. Además, se solicita se ordene la reposesión del vehículo en controversia y, de no ser suficiente el producto de la venta del mismo para cubrir la suma total adeudada, se solicita la ejecución de la sentencia que en su día se dicte sobre cualesquiera otros bienes de la parte demandada. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.

Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos, Número del Tribunal Supremo 16,882 Po Box 0194089, San Juan PR 00919 Teléfono: (787) 296-9500, Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 25 de febrero de 2025. ELIZABTH GONZÁLEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA. CARMEN J. APONTE MERCADO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Demandante V. sEXPARTE

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: AR2024CV02129. (Salón: 403 - CIVIL). Sobre: PROCEDIMIENTO ESPECIAL EXPEDITO DE EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO, REANUDACIÓN DE TRACTO Y USUCAPIÓN (LEY NÚM. 118-2022). NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. CAROLINA J. GARRIGA CESANI - CGARRIGA@ TITLESECURITYGROUP.COM. A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA AFECTAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBE Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE

OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 04 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 07 de marzo de 2025. En Arecibo, Puerto Rico, el 07 de marzo de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. PILAR H. MERCADO GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. SAPPHIRE ESTATE LLC

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: VB2024CV01112. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: SAPPHIRE ESTATE, LLC160 DEER RUN ROAD SAPPHIRE, NC 20774; P.O. BOX 1263, CASHIERS, NC 28717-1263. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. BRENDA ANNA MALONEY

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2024CV01080. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ASHLEY ANNE CLEMENTE SERRANO - ACLEMENTE@ MPMLAWPR.COM. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM.

LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: BRENDA ANNA MALONEY T/C/C BRENDA ANNA HOF - 16 DIRK LN, KINGSTON, NY 124014702.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. USHA NATARAJAN THYAGARAJAN

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2024CV01078. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ASHLEY ANNE CLEMENTE SERRANO - ACLEMENTE@ MPMLAWPR.COM. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: USHA NATARAJAN THYAGARAJAN T/C/C USA NATARAJAN THYAGARAJAN - 46744 WOODMINT TER, STERLING, VA 201647020; 12209 SUGAR CREEK CT., HERNDON VA 20170. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que

el 06 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. DENNIS JAMES CAUFIELD Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: VB2024CV01081. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ASHLEY ANNE CLEMENTE SERRANO - ACLEMENTE@ MPMLAWPR.COM. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: DENNIS JAMES CAUFIELD; DOROTHY MARIE CAUFIELD Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - 38 GRANT AVE, POPTON LAKES NJ 07442-1115. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 10 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla

de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Demandante V. TANYA FLETCHER Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: VB2024CV01090. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ASHLEY ANNE CLEMENTE SERRANO - ACLEMENTE@ MPMLAWPR.COM. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: TANYA FLETCHER9030 LORTON STATION BLVD. APT. 146, LORTON, VA 22079. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 10 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Vega Baja,

John Feinstein, who wrote ‘A Season on the Brink,’ dies at 69

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

John Feinstein, an indefatigable sports writer for The Washington Post and the author of more than 40 books, including bestsellers “A Season on the Brink” (1986) and “A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour” (1995), died Thursday at his brother’s home in McLean, Virginia. He was 69.

His brother, Robert, said the cause was probably a heart attack.

Feinstein’s last column, about Michigan State men’s basketball coach, Tom Izzo, appeared in the Post on Thursday.

Feinstein became one of America’s bestknown sports writers after “A Season on the Brink,” which focused on the 1985-86 Indiana University basketball team led by mercurial coach Bobby Knight, became a bestseller. The book gave readers the kind of journalistic access to Knight, a brilliant tactician but a complicated personality, that sports books usually did not offer.

Although Knight didn’t speak to Feinstein for eight years after the book’s publication — angry about all the profanity that spilled from his mouth and onto its pages — Feinstein praised the coach after his death in 2023 for boosting his career.

In a column for the Post, Feinstein wrote that the open door Knight gave him made “A Season on the Brink” an enormous success, “which has allowed me to pick and choose book topics for the past 38 years.”

“Not once did Knight back away from the access,” he added, “even during some difficult moments for his team.”

The book was adapted into a television movie in 2002, starring Brian Dennehy as Knight.

With astonishing speed, Feinstein wrote and reported books on basketball, baseball, tennis, football, golf and the Olympics. He was especially well known for his insightful portraits of athletes and coaches.

His most recent books include two published last year: “Five Banners: Inside the Duke Dynasty” (he graduated from Duke University in 1977) and “The Ancient Eight: College Football’s Ivy League and the Game They Play Today.” He also wrote novels for young readers; his “Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery,” won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best young-adult book in 2006.

And he contributed commentary to NPR, ESPN and the Golf Channel.

At his death, he had been working on a book about what makes a successful coach.

His family knew about his work ethic from a young age.

“He was a cuckoo head — seriously,” Robert Feinstein said in a phone interview. “He would watch Met games and keep a box score of every game he watched — and he did that forever.”

John Feinstein was born July 28, 1955, in New York. His father, Martin, was the executive director of performing arts at the Kennedy Center and general director of the Washington Opera. His mother, Bernice (Richman) Feinstein, was a music professor at George Washington University.

In high school, Feinstein was on a champion swimming team. And while attending Duke, he wrote about sports — initially fencing and wrestling — for The Chronicle, a daily student newspaper, and eventually contributed freelance articles to the Post. He recalled having the idea for “A Season on the Brink” years before Knight let him follow the Hoosiers.

“While I was in college, because I was an ex-jock, I hung out with a lot of basketball players, though Duke wasn’t any good back then,” he said in an interview with the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism. “I knew the inner workings most people didn’t know. It gave me the idea that a book about what’s really going on behind the scenes would be great.”

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in history in 1977, Feinstein joined the Post as a summer intern in the sports department; over his first two years, he worked as a night police reporter, then covered the police and the courts before returning to sports to cover the University of Maryland’s football and basketball teams.

“He was a challenge, he was feisty, and he had a lot of good ideas,” George Solomon, the Post’s former sports editor, said in an interview. “One time he threatened to kill my night editor, Mark Asher, if he changed one word of his story. Asher, of course, cut the last paragraph.”

Solomon said he got a call from Knight after the publication of “A Season on The Brink.”

“Knight says, ‘Why did you hire that guy?’” he recalled. “I said, ‘I can’t give you an answer.’”

For the rest of his career, Feinstein juggled writing books with his work at the Post, first as a reporter and then as a columnist.

His other books included “A Season Inside: One Year in College Basketball” (1988); “Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tour” (1991); “Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember” (2008), which focused on pitchers Tom Glavine of the New York Mets and Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees; and “The First Major: The Inside Story of the Ryder Cup” (2016).

His book on professional golf, “A Good Walk Spoiled,” taking its title from a line by Mark Twain, profiled about a dozen players over 15 months on the PGA Tour.

Esther Newberg, Feinstein’s former agent, said in an interview that his nearly ceaseless work took a physical toll on him.

“He had gout and diabetes,” she said. “He hated to fly and would drive to places like the Final Four from D.C. if it were in Indianapolis, which didn’t help his bad eating habits.

“But he was a reporter on deadline. He couldn’t help himself.”

In addition to his brother, Feinstein is survived by his wife, Christine (Bausch) Feinstein, and their daughter, Jane Feinstein; a son, Danny, and a daughter, Brigid Feinstein, from his marriage to Mary Givens, which ended in divorce; and a sister, Margaret Feinstein.

In 2004, Feinstein collaborated with Red Auerbach, the cigar-wielding architect of the Boston Celtics, on “Let Me Tell You a Story: A Lifetime in the Game” (2004). The book was an outgrowth of Auerbach’s storytelling at luncheons with friends at a restaurant in Washington, which Feinstein joined as a regular.

In a column in 1999 recounting an early lunch, Feinstein recalled Auerbach talking about his best transactions, which landed him superstars like Bill Russell, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird and Robert Parish.

The San Juan Daily Star

John Feinstein (1955-2025) in 2010 (Wikipedia)

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Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

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(Oct 24-Nov 22)

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Aquarius

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

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(Feb 20-Mar 20)

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