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PREPA says it can’t reallocate funds from HoldCo to address pension crisis
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) told the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) on Wednesday that it could not reallocate money from an item in the budget to address the pension funding crisis.
PREPA said it could not submit a proposal to the PREB to reallocate the funds because of the limited size and rigid structure of the HoldCo budget and the utility’s significant operational responsibilities.
The response was made to a PREB request to make a proposal to reallocate funds after PREPA on Nov. 15 advised the PREB that it did not have money to pay pensions.
The utility requires about $24 million each month to pay some 10,098 retirees and 2,438 spouses. PREPA said the total HoldCo budget for fiscal year 2025 is $34.217 million, which is only 3.29% of the combined budget of HoldCo, GridCo, GenCo and HydroCo. PREPA said it would barely cover a single month’s pension obligation.
The discussion came out during a hearing on the question of increasing rates for Puerto Rico ratepayers. This month the PREB opened an investigation into the liquidity crisis facing Puerto Rico’s electrical system with the possibility of imposing an emergency rate increase -while PREPA remains in bankruptcy and without enough cash resources.
The investigation was triggered by private grid operator LUMA Energy stating in a filing with the PREB in October
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority requires about $24 million each month to pay some 10,098 retirees and 2,438 spouses.
that PREPA had failed to fund certain operating accounts for LUMA at even two-thirds of their required amounts. Failure to fund any of these accounts to at least twothirds of the required funding level constitutes an event of default under LUMA’s contract and gives LUMA the right to terminate the contract -- a right that LUMA has not yet exercised.
PREPA responded that there is little it can do, emphasizing that to straighten the issue out they need to collect more money and receive overdue payments from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). LUMA is responsible for collecting that revenue, PREPA noted.
Suiza Dairy shuts down operations in Aguadilla; 117 employees are laid off
By THE STAR STAFF
Suiza Dairy Corp., a leader in the production of fresh milk in Puerto Rico for more than 80 years, announced on Wednesday the suspension of operations at its Vida de Aguadilla Plant due to regulatory and operational difficulties with the Dairy Industry Regulatory Office (ORIL by its acronym in Spanish).
The company said the regulator has issued administrative orders that it considers arbitrary and contrary to legal regulations, which it said has deteriorated its competitive and financial capacity. In May 2024, Suiza filed a contempt lawsuit in federal court against ORIL for noncompliance with regulations and economic damages.
“With a reduced production volume that barely
reaches 40 percent of the plant’s capacity, we are forced to make this difficult decision,” Suiza said in its statement. “This negatively affects both our operation and the market share that corresponds to us according to current regulations.”
The suspension of operations implies the termination of 117 workers, who will receive benefits in accordance with the law. Suiza insisted that it will continue to fulfill its obligations to its suppliers and will keep its assets in optimal condition pending a favorable resolution at the regulatory or judicial level.
The company reaffirmed its commitment to the Puerto Rican people, thanking them for the support received over eight decades, while deeply regretting the impact of the decision on Puerto Rican employees and families.
Report: Structural challenges, market constraints still inhibit pace of reconstruction
By THE STAR STAFF
Pacifico Group on Wednesday presented its latest “State of Reconstruction” report for the fourth quarter of 2024, showing a small improvement in the pace of projects since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017.
The analysis, which evaluates the progress of projects subsidized by FEMA’s Public Assistance program, shows significant improvement in the Reconstruction and Execution (IRE) and Construction and Compliance (ICON) indices but also highlights the structural challenges that still limit the effective development of projects.
During the transition between the third and fourth quarters of 2024, the data reflects slight but steady progress at various stages of reconstruction. Although the planning phase experienced a significant decrease of 8.83%, from
38.38% to 29.55%, it is positive as it indicates a move of projects into more advanced phases.
However, that positive transition remains challenging and suggests that market constraints continue to be a challenge. A shortage of construction companies, a lack of skilled labor, and administrative complexities limit the ability to move quickly from planning to physical execution, the report said.
In the Design in Progress and Construction in Progress phases, the report noted an increase of 2.45% and 4.23%, respectively, placing construction in progress at 21.50% of the total funds allocated. While this increase in construction represents progress, it still reflects persistent challenges in acquiring materials and resources.
A shortage of specialized companies and delays in the bidding process continue to slow
The analysis, which evaluates the progress of projects subsidized by FEMA’s Public Assistance program, shows significant improvement in key indices, but also highlights the challenges that still limit the effective development of projects.
the transition of projects from the administrative phase to the execution phase, directly impacting the pace of reconstruction on the ground.
In addition, an increase in the Completed phase of 0.66% was recorded, reaching just 5.29%, a number that is indicative of the obstacles in the final phase of projects.
Projects’ closing and delivery stages require precise coordination, which is often affected by the fragmented administrative structure and lack of operational resources. The gap
between planned and completed projects is a reminder that even though resources are there, the market still faces critical constraints that affect the ability to complete projects on time.
Aeronautics & Aerospace Institute receives $12.5 million investment
modernization of facilities.
By THE STAR STAFF
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia announced on Wednesday an investment of $12.5 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to revitalize the Aeronautics and Aerospace Institute of Puerto Rico (IAAPR) with advanced equipment and infrastructure modernization.
“The goal is to promote Puerto Rico as a leader in innovation and economic development, strengthening advanced technical education in the aeronautics and aerospace sector,” Pierluisi said in a written statement.
The project, led by the island Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish), includes the collaboration of the Puerto Rico
Aviation Maintenance Institute, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in Aguadilla and representatives of the private sector, such as Honeywell and Lufthansa Technik, integrated into the restructuring of the IAAPR.
The investment will allow for the acquisition of flight simulators, precision tools, and aircraft for practical training, and the modernization of facilities. Some $9 million will be allocated to the Department of Education and $3 million to the UPR in Aguadilla, with an additional $2 million from the DDEC for infrastructure.
DDEC Secretary Manuel Cidre Miranda noted that the project includes a five-year strategic plan with a new executive director that will guarantee the economic self-sufficiency of the IAAPR, thereby consolidating Puerto Rico as a regional center in the aerospace sector.
ICP, FBI sign pact to protect Puerto Rico’s heritage assets
By THE STAR STAFF
The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP by its initials in Spanish) and the FBI signed a vital collaborative agreement that promotes joint work against possible crimes against Puerto Rican heritage assets. The two entities reaffirmed their commitment and efforts to protect and safeguard heritage and historical artifacts against crimes such as organized looting and illicit trafficking in selling pieces and works of art and culture. The agreement was finalized after
an alliance was formed last April, which included a series of training sessions for the staff of both agencies, recognizing that good communication between the agencies is vital to effectively addressing possible threats, thefts or destruction of heritage assets.
“This agreement with the FBI represents a significant step in our fight against illicit trafficking and theft of art,” ICP Executive Director Carlos Ruiz said in a written statement.
“Working together, we can better protect our cultural heritage and ensure that Puerto Rican works of art remain safe and accessible for
future generations.”
According to the agreement, the ICP will receive support in educational efforts to prevent organized crime risks. Likewise, the two entities will strengthen communication channels, and technical and operational assistance will be coordinated for protection and security if necessary.
Joseph González, the special agent in charge of the FBI in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, noted that “protecting the People, which is part of our mission, also means protecting the cultural heritage
of our people.”
“This agreement allows us to join forces and bring to the table the investigative tools that the FBI has to locate and repatriate artifacts of historical value that belong to the people of Puerto Rico, and that should be where the public can enjoy and appreciate them,” he said.
The ICP guards essential works of art, archaeological material, book collections and documents, and other heritage assets. By the numbers, the agency guards nearly 40,000 works of art and more than 20,000 archaeological artifacts. With the agreement, the ICP fulfills its mission of protecting, researching, preserving, and disseminating Puerto Rican culture in its diversity and complexity.
The investment will allow for the acquisition of flight simulators, precision tools, and aircraft for practical training, and the
By THE STAR STAFF
University of Puerto Rico (UPR) President Luis A. Ferrao Delgado announced that, as of Tuesday, Yeidi Altieri Sotomayor no longer occupies the position of chancellor of the UPR Arecibo Campus.
The decision, the UPR president said, came out of the need to restore an environment of peace and collaboration within the university community, which in recent months has faced growing tensions due to the lack of communication and the management of various matters of general interest that affect the campus.
“Despite the efforts made through meetings and dialogues with various sectors of the university community, Dr. Altieri’s administration was unable to overcome the differences and find the necessary mechanisms for effective communication and the
ability to make accurate decisions in the face of the challenges facing the institution,” Ferrao said. “These problems, which affected students, professors, and administrative staff, negatively impacted the institutional climate and collective well-being.”
He appointed Ricardo Infante Castillo as interim chancellor of UPR-Arecibo, effective Wednesday. Infante will lead the work of the administration of that campus until a call is made for a new chancellor.
The UPR president said he made the decision in order to allow a new beginning, and to restore confidence and cohesion in the university community of Arecibo. The commitment of the central administration of the UPR is to work together with all sectors to ensure that institutional processes are carried out with transparency, justice and efficiency, he said.
“The UPR will continue working in the search for new leadership for UPR Arecibo that will adequately address the
By THE STAR STAFF
The Social Work Professionals Association of Puerto Rico announced on Wednesday the international campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, which is focused on preventing and eradicating gender violence on the island.
According to the Gender Equity Observatory, more than 80 women have died from gender violence in 2024, and 38 women and girls have been reported missing this year, figures that motivate a special focus on the relevant issues, according to Mabel López Ortiz, spokesperson for the cam-
university’s challenges and strengthen a climate of peace, respect, and dialogue among all its members,” Ferrao said. “The university community will be kept informed about the next steps related to this transition.”
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence begins Monday Ferrao removes UPR Arecibo chancellor
paign committee.
The campaign will include educational activities and public events starting next Monday, Nov. 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and running until Dec. 10. A Socio-Educational Guide will be launched that will offer tools for the prevention and addressing of gender violence.
The campaign will close with the Human Rights Festival, organized in collaboration with Amnesty International, to highlight that gender-based violence constitutes a violation of human rights. Several organizations and universities are collaborating on the initiative.
US Education Dept. issues guidebook to improve PR public education
By THE STAR STAFF
The U.S. Department of Education told the incoming government of Puerto Rico to decentralize the Education Department and eliminate political influences to improve public education.
The suggestions were made in a report titled “Puerto Rico Educational Transformation Guidebook,” which provides recommendations for a pathway for local leaders to continue the decentralization of education implementation efforts on the island.
“To accomplish the goal of providing a top-tier educational system in Puerto Rico, two principal strategies were agreed upon -- decentralizing decision making, and eliminating the political influence in education,” the report says. “The first strategy empowers school
communities to make decisions based on local student needs, allocate resources swiftly and effectively, support improvements in academic outcomes, and shift decision making closer to the communities that are closest to students.”
“The second strategy decouples the political structures from the selection process for school and district leaders,” the agency said. “Utilizing a merit-based model increases trust, prevents attrition, and ensures the best candidates are selected for the work of leadership, regardless of party affiliation.”
The transformation is undergirded by decentralizing the unitary system. In the technical language of education, this means moving from a unitary system where authority sits exclusively in the State Educational Agency (SEA) to one where decision-making responsibilities are distributed between the SEA and the Local
Educational Agencies (LEAs). These changes combine for an education system that is more responsive to local communities, allowing them to directly access federal funds, enable a more efficient procurement system, improve the hiring and retention of teachers, and rebuild overall trust in the public education system.
The guidebook, addressed to governor-elect Jenniffer González Colón, provides key actions that the federal agency said will be essential to ensuring a successful continuation of the decentralization work. Those actions will support Puerto Rico’s goal of launching the first autonomous LEA by July 2025, the U.S. Education Department said.
“This historic transformation of the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) will catalyze change and create a system that empowers school communities, makes better
use of precious federal and island resources, increases accountability and trust, and most importantly, improves student opportunities and outcomes,” outgoing Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote in the guidebook. “The Federal commitment of unprecedented support will continue alongside the very capable leaders in Puerto Rico as this transformation continues.”
Puerto Rico has the seventh largest school district in the United States and has been undergoing a transformation of its education system, supported by the federal department. After natural disasters and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the island’s current unitary education system has struggled to overcome longstanding challenges that prevent it from delivering a high-quality education to its students.
The Nov. 25-Dec. 10 campaign is focused on preventing and eradicating gender violence on the island.
University of Puerto Rico President Luis Ferrao Delgado
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For minority working-class voters, dismay in Democrats led to distrust
By JENNIFER MEDINA
The working-class voters Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign needed were not moved by talk of joy. They were too angry about feeling broke.
For decades, Democrats had been the party of labor and of the working class, the choice for voters who looked to government to increase the minimum wage or provide a safety net for the poor, the old and the sick. But this year’s election results show how thoroughly that idea has collapsed even among Latino, Black and Asian American voters who had stuck by the party through Donald Trump’s first term.
Latinos had signaled what was coming: They drifted away from Democrats and toward Trump in 2020, before defecting in greater numbers this year. But working-class Black and Asian American voters have also now broken ranks in startling numbers.
The losses up and down the ballot leave Democrats in crisis. Voters without a college degree make up a solid majority of the electorate. Without them, the White House could be out of reach. And for a party that stands for and takes pride in its diversity, the erosion of support from voters of color calls its identity into question.
Yet interviews over the past year with hundreds of working-class minority voters revealed the challenges confronting Democrats as both clear and daunting. For many, hope had already hardened into cynicism. Promises about affordable housing fell flat and promoting accomplishments on insulin prices failed to break through. Simply put, their trust in the Democratic Party was gone.
“Democrats flipped,” said Daniel Trujillo, who owns a barbershop in Las Vegas and watched many of his customers shift from supporting Barack Obama to favoring Trump.
“They went from being for the working class to, if you’re not college-educated and have money, you’re not worthy.” He said he had watched with delight as his customers increasingly warmed toward Trump.
“The right turned blue-collar and went full border-control, strong-economy and law-andorder,” Trujillo added. “Who doesn’t want that?”
In Milwaukee, Phoenix and Atlanta; in swap meets and strip malls; on the sidelines of soccer and baseball fields; and at community centers in big cities and diverse suburbs, voters sounded similar refrains. The system wasn’t working for them.
Many said Democrats’ dire warnings about threats to democracy felt far less compelling compared with the urgency of their own struggles to pay the rent.
Black voters, on the whole, still voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, as did a narrower majority of Latinos and Asian Americans. But Republicans made gains in big cities and diverse suburbs. Hispanic-majority counties shifted to the right by 13 percentage points, preliminary results showed, as did counties with large numbers of Asian American voters; Black-majority counties shifted to the GOP by about 3 points.
Though Republicans were quick to celebrate a long-sought political realignment, interviews this year with working-class voters suggest that the shifts may not prove so enduring. For many, their choices were as much a message-sending rejection of Democrats as an embrace of Trump, his policies and his party.
“A deep reckoning is needed among Dem-
ocrats and other leaders who claim to represent working Latinos,” said Carlos Odio, a director at Equis, a Democratic-leaning research group that focuses on Latino voters. “What happened in this election does not come to pass without years of neglect that finally came to a head.”
David Paiz, 52, works in maintenance for the city of Las Vegas, where he moved during the pandemic, frustrated with the cost of living in California. He was thrilled when he and his wife could wear “Thug Life” T-shirts emblazoned with Trump’s face and not elicit nasty remarks from neighbors or friends.
“There’s a lot of things that I want to do, that we want to do for our sons, for their future, to prepare them for success,” Paiz said. “But with the current administration, I didn’t see that happening. Now that Trump’s going to be our new president, I see a lot more opportunities.”
For months, Democratic operatives suggested that voters like Paiz were merely “Trump-curious” and that most would eventually be repelled by Trump’s coarseness or his hard-line immigration proposals.
But nine years after he disparaged Mexicans in his first campaign, and nine days after a comedian at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City made an obscene joke about Latinos making babies, he appeared to win a bigger share of the Latino and Black votes than any Republican presidential candidate since the civil rights era.
Inflation and inequality had taken their toll.
Two-thirds of Trump voters said they had to cut back on groceries this year, compared
with only a third of Harris voters, a New York Times/Siena College poll found in October. These voters were not necessarily poor: Many said they could afford groceries, but that higher prices left them with far less disposable income. Voters earning $20 an hour complained bitterly about being unable to take their families to the movies or on carefree outings at the mall.
Others who said they felt held back by rising rents and by housing prices that put a home of their own out of reach described becoming convinced that Trump would improve their buying power.
Even as they held onto their faith in the American dream, many nonwhite working-class voters said they had come to see the Democratic Party as condescending, overly focused on issues irrelevant to their day-to-day lives. They bristled over social issues like the concerns of transgender children or the party’s focus on abortion rights. They felt scolded by liberals on COVID-19 precautions — and crushed by the pandemic’s economic fallout.
Some sounded every bit as aggrieved as the white working-class voters who first fueled Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement, voicing similar complaints about migrants being given easier access to housing and food than homeless veterans living on the streets. Others said they believed that Trump — whom they viewed as particularly effective in working with foreign dictators — could bring the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to a quick end.
“He’s a businessman, and you’ve got to run a country like business — you can’t be based off of feelings,” said Juan Sosa, 34, an immigrant from Cuba who owns three small businesses in Las Vegas. “I feel like right now we’re the laughingstock of the world. Like, there’s no assertiveness in our lives and how we come across to the rest of the world.”
Another pattern emerged in scores of interviews over the past year: Working-class voters of color often chose the same things to disbelieve, downplay or dismiss.
Latino voters, in particular, discounted Trump’s draconian promise to round up and deport millions of people in the country illegally.
“Me, worried about deportations? No, not one worry,” said Angela De Los Santos, 54, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who owns a Dominican-Oaxacan restaurant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. “Trump knows he needs immigrants to work. Us, we’re here to work, we commit no crimes, we will not have any problem with that.”
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Signs in support of former president Donald Trump across from a polling location in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2024. Many working-class voters often did not believe Donald Trump would deliver on his promise of mass deportations. (Bridget Bennett/The New York Times)
Trump chooses longtime ally Linda McMahon to run Education Dept.
By ZACH MONTAGUE and ANA SWANSON
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped
Linda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive who ran the Small Business Administration for much of his first term, to lead the Education Department, an agency he has routinely singled out for elimination in his upcoming term.
A close friend of Trump’s and a longtime booster of his political career, McMahon had been among his early donors leading up to his electoral victory in 2016 and has been one of the leaders of his transition team, vetting other potential appointees and drafting potential executive orders since August.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, tapped Linda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive who ran the Small Business Administration for much of his first term, to lead the Education Department, an agency he has routinely singled out for elimination in his upcoming term. (Maddie McGarvey/ The New York Times)
In McMahon, 76, Trump has elevated someone far outside the mold of traditional candidates for the role, an executive with no teaching background or professional experience steering education policy, other than an appointment in 2009 to the Connecticut State Board of Education, where she served for just over a year.
But McMahon is likely to be assigned the fraught task of carrying out what is widely expected to be a thorough and determined dismantling of the department’s core functions. And she would assume the role at a time when school districts across the country are facing budget shortfalls, many students are not making up ground lost during the pandemic in reading and math, and many colleges and universities are shrinking and closing amid a larger loss of faith in the value of higher education.
“We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort,” Trump said in a statement announcing the decision Tuesday.
McMahon, 76, led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term and resigned in 2019 without a public fallout or rift with Trump, who praised her at her departure as “one of our all-time favorites” and a “superstar.” She stepped down from that role to help with Trump’s reelection campaign and became the chair of the pro-Trump super political action committee America First Action.
More recently, McMahon also played an influential role in laying the groundwork for a second Trump presidency as the chair of the America First Policy Institute, a conservative policy group. It has offered training for prospective leaders, outlined staffing plans and drafted policy agendas for every federal agency, rivaling the similar Project 2025 effort led by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Since last year, Trump had reportedly complained in private that the America First Policy Institute, which filled out its ranks with former officials from his first term in office, owed him a portion of the money he said it had brought in by fundraising off its political associations with him.
The group nonetheless maintained close ties to Trump’s transition team, and McMahon’s nomination Tuesday was the latest sign of its relevance.
In part because of her recent policy role and her experience as the small-business administrator, McMahon had been discussed
as a possible pick to lead the Commerce Department until the role was officially offered to Howard Lutnick, a Wall Street executive and a chair of the Trump transition team, earlier in the day.
While Trump has repeatedly called for an outright dissolution of the agency, any effort to shutter it would require congressional action and support from some Republican lawmakers whose districts depend on federal aid for public education.
On Monday, Vivek Ramaswamy, who is expected to recommend and plan steep cuts to the federal workforce as a leader of the proposed government efficiency department, voiced support on social media for a proposal to shut down the department, calling the idea a “very reasonable proposal.”
But the America First Policy Institute has set out a more immediate list of changes it says could be achieved through vastly changing the department’s priorities. Those include stopping schools from “promoting inaccurate and unpatriotic concepts” about American history surrounding institutionalized racism, and expanding voucher programs that direct more public funds to parents to spend on home-schooling, online classes, or at private and religious schools.
In his statement announcing the pick, Trump homed in on McMahon’s work at the America First Policy Institute, which he said focused on encouraging universal school choice policies across the 12 states that have adopted them so far.
“Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families,” the statement said.
Hours before her announcement, McMahon posted a message on social media praising “apprenticeship programs” and highlighting examples of them in Switzerland, which is often cited as a high-performing country whose model the United States should follow.
McMahon has for decades been a financial supporter of Trump’s political campaigns and the Trump Foundation, the charitable organization that is now defunct. She gave more than $7 million to two pro-Trump super PACs in 2016, according to data from the watchdog group OpenSecrets. In 2024, she gave $10 million to the Make America Great Again PAC.
In 2009, McMahon stepped down as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment to run as a Republican to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate. She spent heavily to fund her own campaign, winning her party’s nomination, but lost to the Democrats Richard Blumenthal in 2010 and Chris Murphy in 2012.
Trump’s ties to McMahon and her husband, Vince McMahon, go back decades. He served as a sponsor for the WWE broadcast WrestleMania when it appeared in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the late 1980s, and later appeared in his own story lines on WrestleMania that had him throwing punches in the ring and shaving Vince McMahon’s head.
The two had a fake feud in which Trump pretended to buy the franchise from Vince McMahon — causing a real-life market upset for the company’s stock — then sell it back for twice the price. In 2013, WWE inducted Trump into its hall of fame.
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DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO Y COMERCIO Oficina de Gerencia de Permisos
AVISO VISTA PÚBLICA
Para conocimiento del público en general y de conformidad con las disposiciones del Artículo 8.6 de la Ley 161-2009, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley para la Reforma del Proceso de Permisos de Puerto Rico”, la Ley Núm. 38 -2017, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo Uniforme del Gobierno de Puerto Rico”, el Reglamento Conjunto para la Evaluación y Expedición de Permisos relacionados al Desarrollo, Uso de Terrenos y Operación de Negocios1, en adelante Reglamento Conjunto y cualquier otra disposición de ley aplicable, se informa que la Oficina de Gerencia de Permisos (“OGPe”) celebrará vista pública para el caso que se describe a continuación:
Caso Núm. 2023-486091-CUB-008596
Dueño: TO GOENTERPRISE, LLC
Proponente: Ing.Efraín Olmeda Lebrón
Calificación: R-G (Rural General)
Dirección de la acción propuesta:: Carr. PR-181, Km. 3.0, Bo. Quemada San Lorenzo, PR
Cualquier interesado en acceder y participar en la Vista Pública Virtual puede a través de: https://www.permisos.ddec.pr.gov/ fuentesde-informacion(Sección de Vistas Públicas) o a través del siguiente QR Code: Fecha: 9 de diciembre de 2024 Hora: 9:30 am
En la vista del caso de referencia se interesa discutir, pero sin limitarse a: solicitud de consulta de ubicación consistente en un proyecto de “FerreteríaPesada”. La solicitud se evaluará a tenor, pero sin limitarse, a lo establecido en la Regla 6.1.17, Distrito Rural General, del Reglamento Conjunto y sus disposiciones aplicables. La parte proponente tendrá que justificar su solicitud. Se convoca e invita al público en general a comparecer y participar a la vista pública a celebrarse mediante el método alterno (“virtual”), con acceso al público general, además de las partes reconocidas. Los procedimientos para la celebración de la vista serán los establecidos en las secciones 2.1.10.7 a 2.1.10.15 del Reglamento Conjunto. Si una parte debidamente citada no participa o comparece a la conferencia con antelación a la vista, a la vista pública o a cualquier otra etapa durante el procedimiento adjudicativo, el funcionario que presida la misma podrá declararla en rebeldía, multarla y continuar el procedimiento sin su participación, pero notificará por escrito a dicha parte su determinación según la Regla 2.1.7 (Notificaciones), los fundamentos para la misma, el recurso de revisión disponible y el plazo para ejercerlo.
Se advierte que las partes, incluyendo corporaciones y sociedades, podrán, pero no están obligadas a, comparecer asistidas por abogado. Salvo justa causa, la vista no podrá ser transferida. Cualquier solicitud de transferencia de vista tendrá un cargo de $100.00, y deberá ser presentada con no menos de cinco (5) días de antelación a la fecha de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Información (“Single Business Portal”) de la OGPe, expresando las razones que justifican la solicitud. Deberá, además, cubrir los costos que conlleve la notificación de la transferencia y anunciar el nuevo señalamiento mediante la publicación de un nuevo aviso de prensa. El peticionario de la transferencia de la vista notificará y enviará copia de la solicitud simultáneamente a las otras partes ya reconocidas en el proceso y certificará el cumplimiento con lo aquí expuesto en la propia solicitud de trasferencia. El Reglamento Conjunto faculta al Oficial Examinador a imponer una multa de $500.00 a toda persona que observe una conducta irrespetuosa durante la vista, o que intencionalmente interrumpa o dilate los procedimientos sin causa justificada.
Cualquier persona podrá requerir examinar el expediente o solicitar copia del mismo mediante solicitud (SCE) a través del Single Business Portal en la página https://sbp.ogpe.pr.gov/ o en cualquier oficina de la OGPe. Podrá, además, haciendo referencia al número de solicitud, presentar por escrito sus comentarios a través de notificaciones_ogpe@ddec.pr.gov o a PO Box 41179, San Juan, PR 00940-1179 en cualquier momento previo a la fecha de la vista. El Oficial Examinador, motu proprio o a solicitud de parte, podrá conceder un término adicional para someter comentarios, que en ningún caso excederá de diez (10) días desde que concluya la vista.
1Reglamento Núm. 9473 del 16 de junio de 2023.
Why oil companies are walking back from green energy
By REBECCA F. ELLIOTT
When oil and gas companies made ambitious commitments four years ago to curb emissions and transition to renewable energy, their businesses were in free fall.
Demand for the fuels was drying up as the pandemic took hold. Prices plunged. And large Western oil companies were hemorrhaging money, with losses topping $100 billion, according to energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie.
Renewable energy, it seemed to many companies and investors at the time, was not just cleaner — it was a better business than oil and gas.
“Investors were focused on what I would say was the prevailing narrative around it’s all moving to wind and solar,” Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil’s CEO, said in an interview with The New York Times at a United Nations climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. “I had a lot of pressure to get into the wind and solar business,” he added.
A pump jack in an oil field near Taft, Calif., on May 24, 2024. The difference in profits companies can make from extracting oil and gas and what they can earn from harnessing wind and solar has swung sharply in favor of fossil fuels. (Alisha Jucevic/The
Woods resisted, reasoning that Exxon did not have expertise in those areas. Instead, the company invested in areas like hydrogen and lithium extraction that are more akin to its traditional business.
Wall Street has rewarded the company for those bets. The company’s stock price has climbed more than 70% since the end of 2019, lifting its market valuation to a record of nearly $560 billion in October, though it has since fallen to
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about $524 billion.
The U.S. oil giant’s performance stands in contrast with BP and Shell, oil and gas companies based in London that embraced wind, solar and other technologies like electricvehicle charging. BP’s stock has fallen about 19% in that time, based on trading in London, while Shell’s has climbed about 15%.
The market’s renewed acceptance of fossil fuels underscores one of the core challenges of curbing global emissions: Climate change poses risks that compound over decades. Scientists say every fraction of a degree of warming caused by fossil fuels brings greater risks from deadly heat waves, wildfires, drought, storms and species extinction. But investors are focused on making money over months and years.
“If we want to combat climate change, we need to make it in the firms’ and consumers’ self-interest to produce and buy the low-carbon alternatives,” said Christopher Knittel, a professor of energy economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The election of Donald Trump, who has falsely described global warming as a hoax, has led to even greater optimism about the oil and gas business.
The difference in profits that companies can make from extracting oil and gas and what they can earn from harnessing wind and solar had swung sharply in favor of fossil fuels in recent years.
The median return on capital among some of the world’s biggest investor-owned oil companies, a key measure of profitability, topped 11% last year, up from minus 8% in 2020, according to an analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The median return over that same period for the top renewable energy companies has stayed at about 2%.
“If you look at the relative shareholder returns, the market’s been sending a very clear signal that it wants energy companies to focus on their core competencies,” said Mark Viviano, a managing partner at Kimmeridge, an energy investment firm based in Denver and New York. “That doesn’t mean abandoning the energy transition, but it just means being more pragmatic about it.”
BP pledged in 2020 to cut its oil and gas production 40% percent by the end of the decade. Less than three years later, it backtracked and said it would increase spending on fossil fuels. The company wrote off $1.1 billion in offshore wind investments last year and recently said it wanted to sell other wind assets, though it continues to invest in renewable energy.
“We will be very, very returns-focused, making sure that the new businesses compete on a competitive level with the historic businesses for scarce capital,” the company’s CEO, Murray Auchincloss, told financial analysts on a recent conference call.
Shell has softened or discarded some of its emissions-reduction targets, as it scaled back growth expectations for its renewable power business.
“We do not see ourselves as being advantaged in renewable generation to create material returns over others,” Wael Sawan, Shell’s CEO, told analysts recently. “And so you do see us stepping back.”
In the United States, where environmentally conscious investing has become increasingly politicized, investors have gone from regularly quizzing oil and gas executives about their energy transition plans to zeroing in on projects that are more likely to lift the bottom line soon, executives said.
“Some people jumped the gun and moved toward some paths that ultimately turned out to be, I’d say, devastating to their bottom line,” Toby Rice, CEO of Pittsburgh natural gas producer EQT, said in an interview. “They’ve now come back to center.”
That said, the oil and gas business is subject to wild price swings that can quickly make fortunes and dash them just as rapidly. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, investors turned away from domestic producers after sustaining bruising losses as the companies chased production growth. Renewable energy tends to be a far steadier business.
Investors still widely expect oil and gas companies to curb their emissions by, among other things, plugging leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. And around the world, nearly twice as much money is being invested in clean energy as in fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency, a Paris-based organization whose members include the United States and other industrialized countries.
“The end goal here I think is still widely endorsed,” said Dan Pickering, chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners, an investment firm based in Houston. “We’re oscillating around an upward slope.”
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Wall St slips as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate ahead of Nvidia earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes dipped on Wednesday, taking a break from the prior session’s rally as investors worried about escalation of RussiaUkraine tensions and weak results from Target, while awaiting earnings from megacap Nvidia.
Stocks fell after a report said Ukraine fired long-range British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory. On Tuesday, Ukraine launched U.S.-made ATACMS missiles into Russia, and Russia announced it had lowered the threshold for nuclear action.
Wall Street’s “fear gauge” jumped to 18.79 before easing to 18.04, still at its highest since the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.
“It’s gotten a little more defensive today after a strong rally yesterday from growth stocks and the tech sector,” said James Regan, Director of Wealth Management Research at D.A. Davidson
“Maybe there’s a conservative view ahead of Nvidia earnings or a broader reaction from Target’s earnings which is a consumer bellwether. There are also more geopolitical concerns with tensions in Ukraine and Russia and the U.S. evacuating embassies,” Regan said.
AI leader Nvidia fell 2.2% ahead of its results that are scheduled for after the bell. The index heavyweight dragged the Information Technology sector down 1.15%, as well as the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
Target plunged 20.7% after the retailer forecast holiday-quarter comparable sales and profit below Wall Street expectations following a third-quarter estimate miss.
The consumer discretionary index was the biggest sectoral decliner, falling 1.3%.
Growth stocks like Tesla and Amazon.com shed 1.5% and 1.6%, respectively.
All eyes remained on Nvidia, which has nearly tripled in value this year, accounting for about 20% of the S&P 500’s returns over the last 12 months, according to BofA Global Research.
However, given the lofty earnings expectations, the company could struggle to impress investors. Options traders are primed for a nearly $300-billion swing in Nvidia’s market value after the results.
“We’re starting to see commentary from larger companies that have been deploying capital in the AI, tech spend space talking about examples of how that spend is converting to either higher revenue or cost savings. That bodes well for companies like Nvidia that are on the picks and shovels side of that tech, AI spend trade,” said Bill Merz, head of Capital Markets Research for U.S. Bank’s asset management group.
At 2:10 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 131.56 points, or 0.30%, to 43,137.38, the S&P 500 lost 40.45 points, or 0.69%, to 5,876.53 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 183.64 points, or 0.97%, to 18,803.83.
Cryptocurrency stocks ticked higher as bitcoin jumped above $94,000, with MicroStrategy and MARA Holdings up 14.5% and 17.7%%, respectively.
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Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 2.17to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.74-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P 500 posted 28 new 52-week highs and 12 new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 81 new highs and 138 new lows.
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Biden agrees to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel mines
By ANDREW E. KRAMER and HELENE COOPER
The Biden administration has approved supplying Ukraine with American anti-personnel mines to bolster defenses against Russian attacks as Ukrainian front lines in the country’s east have buckled, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
The decision is the latest in a series of moves by Russia and the United States related to the war in Ukraine that have escalated tensions between the two.
The White House recently granted permission to Ukraine to fire longer-range American missiles at targets in Russia, which the Ukrainians did for the first time Tuesday. Moscow in response formalized a new doctrine lowering the threshold for when it would use nuclear weapons.
Austin said the U.S. decision was prompted by Russia’s increasing reliance on foot soldiers to lead their assaults, instead of armored vehicles. Austin, speaking to reporters while traveling in Laos, said the shift in policy follows changing tactics by the Russians. Because of that, Ukraine has “a need for things that can help slow down that effort on the part of the Russians,” Austin said.
“They’ve asked for these, and so I think it’s a good idea,” Austin said.
A Ukrainian soldier outside Toretsk, Ukraine, on Oct. 9, 2024. The Biden administration has approved supplying Ukraine with anti-personnel mines to bolster defenses against Russia’s increasing reliance on foot soldiers to lead their assaults.(Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)
The mines that will be provided to Ukraine are called “nonpersistent” and are designed to self-destruct after a period of time to reduce the long-term threat to noncombatants.
The move is also noteworthy because it is part of a series of actions taken in the waning weeks of the Biden presidency to bolster Ukraine. President Joe Biden in the past has sought to calibrate U.S. help for Ukraine against his own con-
cern about crossing Russian “red lines” that could lead to direct conflict between Washington and Moscow.
But since the Nov. 5 election that will bring former President Donald Trump back to the White House, Biden administration officials have said the potential benefits of the actions outweigh the escalation risks.
The announcement came on a day of increased anxiety in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and across the country. The United States closed its embassy in Kyiv, warning of a “significant air attack,” as Ukraine and the West brace for more intensive assaults by the Russians.
Mines in general have been devastatingly effective in the war in Ukraine, and Russia has made extensive use of them. The mines are planted by hand but can also be scattered remotely with rockets or drones behind opponents’ lines, to catch soldiers as they move to and from positions, a tactic that can assist an offensive.
Land mines, however, have been most effective in defense. A broad belt of dense minefields in southern Ukraine stymied a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023 and gravely wounded a large but undisclosed number of Ukrainian soldiers.
Most anti-personnel mines are small explosives about the size of a hockey puck that are triggered by the pressure of a footstep.
The Biden administration’s decision came despite widespread condemnation
of mines by rights groups that cite their toll on civilians, which can stretch for years or decades after conflicts end as the locations of minefields are left unmarked or forgotten. Ukraine is already the most heavily mined country in the world, according to the United Nations.
Most countries, but not the United States and Russia, are signatories of a convention banning the use or stockpiling of land mines, the 1997 Ottawa Treaty. Ukraine is a signatory to the agreement.
The U.N. said in a report released in October that since 2022, 407 Ukrainian civilians have died and 944 were wounded by mines and unexploded ordnance.
An investigation by the rights group Human Rights Watch in 2023 pointed to the use of rocket-dispersed land mines by Ukrainian troops near the eastern town of Izium in 2022. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said it would investigate the allegation. As the United States is not a signatory, it is not obliged to refrain from supplying land mines to other countries.
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense did not respond to a query on the decision to transfer American land mines to Ukraine.
Russia has seeded mines throughout vast swaths of Ukraine since 2014 as front lines have swayed over forests, farm fields and villages. It has also set many socalled victim-activated booby traps, such as explosives rigged to detonate when a car door is opened, a category of weapon also prohibited in the mine ban treaty.
US vetoes Gaza cease-fire resolution at UN Security Council
By FARNAZ FASSIHI
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, where a humanitarian crisis is intensifying and the fighting shows no signs of ending.
Fourteen Security Council members voted for the resolution, while only the United States voted against it.
The United States said it vetoed the resolution, the fifth the council has taken
up, because it did not make the cease-fire contingent on the release of the hostages held in Gaza. The resolution does call for the release of all hostages, but the wording suggests that their release would come only after a cease-fire were implemented.
The veto was the fourth time the United States blocked an effort by the council to demand a cease-fire since the war began over a year ago, when Hamas led an attack on Israel and took more than 200 people hostage. More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza over the course of the war, according to lo-
cal health authorities, and a U.N.-backed panel warned that the territory faces the risk of famine.
The veto comes as Washington has been working for months to help negotiate a cease-fire between the parties and a deal to release the hostages. About 100 hostages remain in Gaza, and Israeli authorities believe around a third are dead.
“We could not support an unconditional cease-fire that failed to release the hostages,” said Robert A. Wood, a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “These two urgent goals are inextricably linked.
This resolution abandoned that necessity.” The resolution called for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire; the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza; increased and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid; and for all parties to enable the battered Palestinian aid agency UNRWA to carry out its work in the territory.
The resolution was put forth by 10 nonpermanent members of the Security Council: Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Switzerland.
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Freedom for scores of Venezuelan prisoners detained after disputed election
By ISAYEN HERRERA, JULIE TURKEWITZ and GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
From inside a sweltering Tocorón prison on Sunday, the detained peered out at their anguished relatives, throwing kisses from small windows and yelling “Soon!”
Nearly three months after Venezuela’s authoritarian government arrested roughly 2,000 people in a crackdown following a disputed presidential election, officials have announced plans to release more than 200 prisoners.
By Sunday, at least 131 people had been freed, according to Foro Penal, a local watchdog group. Some analysts viewed the mass release, in part, as a gesture by the government to gain something from the incoming Trump administration.
But the announcement left another 1,800 or so families in a state of anguished limbo, hoping their sons, daughters, siblings, husbands and wives would also be among those let go. Over the weekend, hundreds of people gathered outside Tocorón, a prison two hours from Caracas, hoping to see their loved ones emerge.
Just a few weeks ago, President Nicolás Maduro had bragged about packing Tocorón with his political opponents, who he called “fascist criminals.”
The government has charged most of them with terrorism, an accusation that has become a common way to target political foes. Many of the imprisoned have denied the charges, with their families telling The New York Times that their relatives had not committed any crimes.
Belkys Altuve, 59, was among those waiting in a blinding sun. Two of her sons and two of her grandchildren, all in their 20s, had been locked up since July 28, she said, and were charged with terrorism after they left the house in search of food and drinks for a birthday party.
That day was Election Day and Altuve had cast a vote for Maduro, whose movement has run the country for a generation. She had believed in his call for a socialist revolution, she said.
Now, “I feel like they betrayed me by taking my children away from me,” she said.
As of late Sunday, her children and grandchildren remained in custody.
For years, crackdowns in Venezuela have been accompanied by small reprieves, like prisoner releases, a cycle that has worn hearts and minds thin.
Tamara Taraciuk Broner, an expert on Venezuela for the Inter-American Dialogue, a re-
Luis Mata waits for his family to pick him up after being released from prison on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, the second day of prisoner releases, in Tocorón, Venezuela. Experts say the release of some political prisoners may be an attempt by Venezuela’s autocrat to send a signal to President-elect Trump. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times)
search organization in Washington, said prisoner releases were almost always connected to a political goal.
In this case, she added, Maduro might be trying to communicate to President-elect Donald Trump that he is willing to ease up on human rights violations in exchange for favorable treatment.
In his first term, Trump imposed harsh measures, including stiff economic sanctions, meant to try to oust the Venezuelan leader.
The Maduro government is “clearly more afraid” of punitive measures under the Trump administration than under President Joe Biden, said Taraciuk Broner. “They want to show that they would be willing to negotiate.”
Tarek William Saab, Venezuela’s attorney general, told the Times that those who remained in detention were being held because they were being charged with serious crimes “and it is feared that they may evade prosecution.”
He added, in a text message, that his office “has not received any complaints of human rights violations during the protests, nor during
they have punished me like this.”
The July vote pitted Maduro against Edmundo González, a diplomat who had the backing of the country’s popular opposition leader, María Corina Machado.
Maduro, who has a long history of rigging elections in his favor, declared victory almost as soon as polls closed, but has not released tally sheets to back up that claim.
In response, the González-Machado movement collected tally sheets from more than 80% of polling stations, posting them online and asserting that receipts showed González had won almost 70% of the vote.
The United States and other nations have recognized González as the election’s legitimate winner, while independent monitors have said Maduro’s declaration is not credible.
The government crackdown began just as voting ended on July 28, with Maduro encouraging people to report neighbors who expressed disloyalty and police setting up checkpoints in some neighborhoods and reviewing telephones for signs of opposition support.
While the Maduro government has always gone after opposition organizers, particularly prominent leaders, it has never detained so many people who have such limited connection to politics for so long.
the arrests.”
The release comes just days after the death of Jesús Manuel Martínez, an opposition organizer with Type 2 diabetes and cardiac problems who died in government detention. Opposition leaders have accused the government of denying him proper medical care, though Saab said he had been hospitalized since October.
The terrorism charges carry a sentence of up to 30 years, said Martha Tineo, a Venezuela human rights lawyer. The released prisoners have not been cleared of their charges and will still have to fight their cases in court.
Outside Tocorón, many people said they had come from hours away, and several wore T-shirts bearing the faces of their imprisoned loved ones framed by a Venezuelan flag.
Yajaira Gutiérrez, 44, said she, too, had voted for Maduro on July 28. Her son, age 21, had not voted, she said. But on Aug. 7, he was taken from their home shortly after midnight. He has also been charged with terrorism.
“It doesn’t seem fair that I have given everything for him,” Gutiérrez said of Maduro, “and
Luis Mata, 25, from the Venezuelan island of Margarita, was among those released from Tocorón over the weekend. He is a humanrights activist, he said, and had been detained once before, for nine days in 2017 amid antiMaduro protests.
This time around, he said, he was forced to strip naked, called a terrorist and beaten on the neck after entering the prison, he said. During his stay, he shared a cell with a half-dozen others and was given rotten meat to eat and contaminated water to drink.
He was detained with 47 others from Margarita island and was one of just eight who were released, he said. And so the day after his release, he returned to the prison to see if others from Margarita would be set free.
Many of those waiting outside Tocorón were scared to speak, fearful that it would lead to retaliation. Mata said he was not.
“You’ve already imprisoned me,” he said, addressing the government. “You’ve already tortured me. What else do you want? What else do you want from me? What else do you want from us? To shut us up? You will not be able to shut us up, because our call for freedom will always rise up.”
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How Trump can earn a place in history that he did not expect
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Does Donald Trump’s return to the presidency herald the end of U.S. pressure on Israelis and Palestinians for a two-state solution? Not necessarily: It depends on which Donald Trump occupies the White House.
Will it be the Trump who just appointed Mike Huckabee, a supporter of Israeli annexation of the West Bank, as his new ambassador in Jerusalem? Or will it be the Trump who, with his son-in-law Jared Kushner, crafted and released the most detailed plan for a two-state solution since Bill Clinton’s administration?
You read that right: Trump was the rare American president who actually put out a detailed plan for coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians. If that Trump revives that initiative in 2025, he could be remembered as the president who preserved Israel as a Jewish democracy and helped to securely birth a Palestinian state alongside it. But if he continues along the path signaled by the Huckabee nomination, he will most likely be remembered as the president who oversaw the end of Israel as a Jewish democracy and buried any hope of a Palestinian state. Either way, Trump may not be interested in Jewish or Palestinian history, but Jewish and Palestinian history will be interested in him.
The last time I spoke with Trump, four years ago, he called to thank me for endorsing the Abraham Accords, which paved the way for a historic peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. Say what you will about Trump (and there is a lot to say), but he’s drawn to striking big deals that can have profound and even historyshaping consequences. I’ve just spent a week in Israel and the UAE talking to political, military and business leaders, Jews and Palestinians and Arabs about what Trump might do in their region this time around. There is enormous opportunity and appetite for a game-changing deal — if Trump wants to reach for it and only if he does it right.
Trump has a starting point: the plan for a two-state solution that he put out in January 2020, titled “Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People.” Neither side will embrace it as it is currently written, and the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in the Gaza Strip will complicate any deal enormously. But the “vision” in the title of Trump’s plan is a kick-starter for IsraeliPalestinian negotiations post-Gaza. It’s still the only detailed peace map that any president has publicly presented to create two states since the Clinton parameters, set out by Clinton 24 years ago.
The plan offered Israel the right to annex roughly 30% of the West Bank where a majority of Jewish settlers reside, with the remainder going for a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. Trump proposed that Gaza would be expanded with land from Israel’s Negev Desert to compensate Palestinians for part of the territory they would relinquish from the West Bank. It was not a one-to-one land swap, as the Palestinians have demanded — more like one to two. It’s not the plan I would’ve put out, and it involved zero Palestinian
input, but it was a starting point.
And Trump proposed that Gaza and the West Bank be connected by a combination of aboveground roads and tunnels — but only after Hamas is removed from leadership in Gaza, as he insisted back then. The Palestinian capital would be on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
I repeat: Trump’s plan would have to change because of the fallout from Oct. 7. It has zero possibility of being accepted as is from either side. But that is not the point. The point is that it has all the key ingredients to start talks. The plan tells both sides that the only stable solution has to involve two states for two indigenous peoples — with land swaps and mutually agreed-upon security arrangements that they would negotiate.
And never forget: Trump’s 2020 plan has some important fingerprints on it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ron Dermer, then his ambassador to the U.S. and now his closest adviser, embraced it at the time, but Bibi never formally presented it to his Cabinet. Instead, as Trump knows, Netanyahu tried to just annex parts of the territory Trump had designated for Israel, but Trump stopped him. Then the UAE stepped in and said it would normalize relations with Israel if Netanyahu just promised not to unilaterally annex the West Bank.
That is how the Abraham Accords came about. But it was only a consolation prize — a valuable one, to be sure — not the deal of the century, to which Trump aspired.
So if and when a cease-fire and hostage exchange happens in Gaza, I hope Trump will consider taking advantage of this second chance that history is affording him by inviting both sides to Camp David for a peace summit, with the buy-in to attend being the acceptance of the Trump plan as the floor for negotiations — not the ceiling but the floor — and they can negotiate from there. Is he up to it? I don’t know.
I do know that taking the initiative would tell both parties that Trump is not going to wait for their politics to get around to discussing it, because stemming this conflict is a vital U.S. interest before it drags us deeper into a Middle East war than we already are. And we know Trump doesn’t like Middle East wars.
It would also signal that Trump is the one setting and driving policy, not the right-wing, pro-Israeli-settlement partisans he has appointed so far to Middle East positions. Because if they — not the Trump peace plan — reflect where the coming Trump administration intends to proceed, good luck even holding the Abraham Accords together, let alone expanding them to Saudi Arabia. Trump will isolate America in the Middle East and in the world. And it will fill his days.
If Trump were to revive his plan, it would make clear to the world that Israel does not have a blank check from us to fight forever in Gaza with no credible plan of its own for the morning after. It would signal that Palestinians need to get their negotiating act together and not just complain, and it would signal to Iran that Trump intends to isolate Iran militarily — and diplomatically — by, as he put it in his plan, helping realize the “Palestinians’ legitimate desire for self-determination” if they make a secure peace with Israel.
President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, Sept. 15, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
This past week in Israel, I saw and heard one common denominator among the Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs and West Bank Palestinians I spoke with: They are all exhausted by this war — and the best on both sides are thinking about leaving. As Hani Alami, a Jerusalem Palestinian telecommunications entrepreneur, remarked to me: “The ones who want to leave, on both sides, are the ones who want to live in peace, and the ones who want to stay are the ones who most want to keep fighting.”
Surprise them, President-elect Trump. At a minimum, you will be amazed by how much of a debate you trigger within and between Palestinians and Israelis. At maximum, you might find a place in the history books that you did not expect.
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Estudiante de 13 años se convierte en Procuradora de la Mujer por un Día
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SAN JUAN – Como parte de la iniciativa “Procuradora por un Día”, Dánalie Calzada Albino, una joven de 13 años y estudiante del Centro Psicoeducativo SECRECE, asumió el rol de Procuradora de la Mujer con el objetivo de ser sensibilizada sobre la justicia social y la prevención de la violencia contra las mujeres, niñas y niños, motivándola a contribuir al cambio desde su comunidad.
La estudiante participó de distintas actividades junto a la procuradora interina, licenciada Madeline Bermúdez Sanabria. También, visitó diversas oficinas de la Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres, conociendo sus funciones en la prevención de la violencia.
“Desde nuestra oficina es primordial destacar la importancia de hablar con jóvenes para que estos visibilicen el trabajo que se hace en la agencia para la erradicación de la violencia. Buscamos a través de este esfuerzo que conozcan de forma directa de lo que se hace. Esta herramienta es también una manera de empoderar a
las jóvenes y nos llena de satisfacción aportar nuestro granito de arena mediante la conciencia social”, manifestó la licenciada Bermúdez Sanabria en declaraciones escritas.
Por su parte, Dánalie compartió su emoción al asumir este rol: “Es una experiencia súper emocionante y una gran responsabilidad ocupar este puesto. He aprendido cosas importantes, como identificar señales de maltrato. Aplicaré estos conocimientos y los compartiré con mis compañeros y compañeras.”
La iniciativa “Procuradora por un Día” forma parte de las actividades del mes de noviembre con motivo del Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer y los 16 Días de Activismo en contra de la violencia de género.
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Airbnb genera 25 millones de dólares en impacto económico en la Cordillera Central en 2023
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SAN JUAN – Los viajeros que utilizaron Airbnb en la Cordillera Central de Puerto Rico en 2023 generaron 25 millones de dólares en contribución económica, incluyendo 15 millones en ingresos laborales, según un análisis realizado por la plataforma utilizando el modelo IMPLAN.
El 40 por ciento del gasto de los huéspedes benefició directamente a negocios locales en los municipios donde se hospedaron, como restaurantes, tiendas, supermercados y servicios de transporte, respaldando más de 450 empleos en la región, indicó el informe.
El turismo doméstico fue clave en este crecimiento, con un aumento del 30 por ciento en las
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HUMACAO – El Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico, bajo la dirección del teniente coronel Samuel Luciano Rivas, lideró una iniciativa de rescate animal en el área de Humacao, que resultó en el rescate de 23 perros en dos operativos realizados en Las Piedras y Humacao.
En coordinación con la agente Ana Caballero, adscrita a la Ley 154 para el Bienestar y la Protección de los
Animales, y el teniente Michael Mitchells, director del distrito de Las Piedras, junto a oficiales investigadores de crueldad animal (O.I.C.A), Manejo de Emergencias y organizaciones como Justice for Island Pows, Del Guatu Dog Training y El Guardián de los Animales, se lograron rescatar 17 perros en el barrio Boquerón de Las Piedras y 6 en la urbanización San Antonio de Humacao.
Los animales fueron trasladados al Hospital Veterinario Vista Mar en Carolina, donde reciben atención médica y cuidado adecuado.
noches de estancia respecto a 2022. Además, el gasto de los huéspedes ascendió a 10.3 millones de dólares en restaurantes, 4.7 millones en supermercados y 5.1 millones en transporte.
“La redistribución del turismo hacia regiones como la Cordillera Central fomenta el descubrimiento de lugares fuera de la zona metropolitana y genera un impacto económico que beneficia a toda la comunidad”, señaló Ángel Terral, Country Manager del Caribe, México y Centroamérica de Airbnb.
El análisis también destacó que el 92 por ciento de los anfitriones de Airbnb en la Cordillera Central son residentes locales, y un 20 por ciento son adultos mayores que utilizan la plataforma como fuente adicional de ingresos, fortaleciendo sus comunidades.
Conan O’Brien will host the next Academy Awards
By BROOKS BARNES
In their quest to find a host who will generate buzz but not blow up in their faces, Academy Awards organizers have traded a current late-night comedian (Jimmy Kimmel) for a former one: Conan O’Brien.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said late last week that O’Brien, 61, would serve as master of ceremonies for the 97th Oscars ceremony, which will be broadcast on ABC in March. O’Brien left late-night television in 2021 and has since focused on a popular podcast, “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” and a spinoff travel show for the Max streaming service called “Conan O’Brien Must Go.”
“America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme,” O’Brien said in a statement. “In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars.”
O’Brien checked a number of boxes for the academy. Since he has never hosted the Oscars before, he will bring a certain freshness to the show, which can come off as old-
fashioned at best and out-of-touch at worst. At the same time, O’Brien is a safe choice — a seasoned pro whose comedic style has been honed over decades and who has successfully hosted other award shows, including the Emmys.
Moreover, O’Brien is known for his ability to move seamlessly between light and heavy topics, a skill that could serve him well at the Oscars, where hosts are expected to address serious issues — the political divide in the United States will undoubtedly be one in March — while keeping the overall mood upbeat and viewers from tuning out.
O’Brien is also known for orchestrating viral moments, something that academy officials have increasingly coveted both for the Oscars telecast and for the advance promotion of it. O’Brien has 27 million followers on the social platform X.
Seeking relevancy for the ceremony after a period of plunging ratings, the academy and ABC have bounced between formats in recent years. They tried three hosts in 2022 (Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer) and zero
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hosts from 2019 to 2021. For the 2023 and 2024 shows, the academy returned to one host — Kimmel, who also did the job in 2017 and 2018.
Kimmel helped restore luster to an event tarnished in 2022 when Will Smith marched onstage and slapped Chris Rock. ABC’s telecast of the 96th Academy Awards this year drew 19.5 million viewers, hitting a four-year viewership high, according to Nielsen. (Before 2018, the Oscars show had never dropped below 32 million viewers.)
Hosting the ceremony was once seen as a feather in the cap for top comedians like Billy Crystal, a nine-time host, and Whoopi Goldberg, who was host four times. But many stars have become leery about the time commitment and potential backlash the gig can bring. Trash-talking the Oscars — for its stilted banter, for the choices made by voters, for its very existence — has become a hallmark of the social media age.
Conan O’Brien at his company’s headquarters in the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles, May 9, 2024. O’Brien, the former late-night host, will take over from Jimmy Kimmel, who served as M.C. for the last two Oscar ceremonies, organizers said on Friday, Nov. 15. (Adali Schell/The New York Times)
Kimmel said in August that he would not return as host, at least not without a year off. John Mulaney also passed, leading the acad-
Two Bee Gees drummers die within days
By SARA RUBERG
Tmovies in the late ’50s.
wo drummers for the Bee Gees — one during the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group’s early days of hitmaking ballads, the other during its white-hot disco superstardom — died four days apart, according to posts from the tribute band and former bandmates.
Dennis Bryon, 76, the Bee Gees’ drummer starting in 1973, died last Thursday, according to Blue Weaver, who played in the band Amen Corner with Bryon. He announced his death on Facebook on Thursday, but gave no cause of death for Bryon.
Colin “Smiley” Petersen, the band’s first professional drummer, died Monday at the age of 78, according to Evan Webster and Sue Camilleri, who work on the The Best of The Bee Gees Show, a tribute band. Petersen died from a fall, they said.
Petersen, who joined the Bee Gees in 1967, was a part of the band’s first four albums. He started playing in the The Best of The Bee Gees Show five years ago, Webster said.
Petersen played on a string of hit ballads from 1967 to 1970, including “Massachusetts,” “To Love Somebody,” “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You,” “I Started a Joke” and “Words.” He was also a child actor, known for his role in the 1956 film “Smiley,” which was the origin of his nickname, among a few other
Bryon, born in Cardiff, Wales, was a part of the Bee Gees for many of its greatest hits in the 1970s, including “Stayin’ Alive” and the rest of the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack, “You Should Be Dancing” and “How Deep is Your Love.” He started playing drums when he was 14.
More recently, he played with a tribute band called the Italian Bee Gees, formed by three Italian brothers.
The Bee Gees sold 220 million records during their career, according to Billboard. The band was formed by brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb as teens in Australia in the late 1950s. Their long career was filled with improbable ups and downs, from heartache ballads in the late 1960s to reemerging in the mid-1970s as the multiplatinum pop face of disco.
By 1974, around when Bryon joined, the Bee Gees had waned. They had drinking and drug problems, and their albums weren’t selling. Their label was “about to drop us,” Barry Gibb recalls in a 2020 HBO documentary, “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.” Their embrace of what would become the disco sound quickly turned their fortunes around and made them one of the world’s most popular groups.
Barry Gibb is the last surviving brother. Maurice died in 2003 and Robin died in 2012.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA, ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante vs. ALMEIDA SANCHEZ
HERNANDEZ; MANUEL
ANTONIO PEREZ
SANCHEZ; SONIA
ALMEIDA PEREZ
SANCHEZ; SUCESION DE EDWIN RUBEN PEREZ
SANCHEZ, compuesta por sus hijos MAYRA PEREZ RIVERA, SHEILA DAMARIS PEREZ
RIVERA y EDWIN RUBEN PEREZ RIVERA; MIRIAM RIVERA RUBIO, en cuanto a la cuota viudal usufructuaria; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Demandados
CIVIL NÚM. CA2023CV03937 (409). SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO (Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria). EDICTO DE SUBASTA.
Al: Público en General
A: ALMEIDA SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ; MANUEL
ANTONIO PEREZ
SANCHEZ; SONIA
ALMEIDA PEREZ
SANCHEZ; SUCESION DE EDWIN RUBEN PEREZ
SANCHEZ, compuesta por sus hijos MAYRA PEREZ RIVERA, SHEILA
DAMARIS PEREZ
RIVERA y EDWIN RUBEN PEREZ RIVERA; MIRIAM RIVERA RUBIO, en cuanto a la cuota viudal usufructuaria; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM); ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, por tener Embargo anotado a su favor por la suma de $4,224.83.
Yo, HECTOR L. PEÑA RODRIGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA, 278 Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 4 de diciembre de 2024, a las 10:15 de la mañana en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, Ca-
rolina, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria al mejor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Carolina durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una segunda subasta para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 11 de diciembre de 2024, a las 10:15 de la mañana y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una tercera subasta el 18 de diciembre de 2024, a las 10:15 de la mañana en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue:
RUSTICA: Solar radicado en el BARRIO LOMAS del término municipal de Loíza, Puerto Rico, de forma triangular determinada ésta por una quebrada que bordea dicho solar por dos de sus tres lados midiendo el otro que da frente a la carretera insular treinta y cinco punto cero cero (35.00) metros de largo, resultando con una cabida superficial de DOSCIENTOS DIECIOCHO PUNTO SETENTA Y CINCO (218.75) METROS CUADRADOS. Colinda por su frente, el NORTE, con la ya dicha carretera insular y por sus otros dos lados con la quebrada ya dicha. Radicada en el una casa terrera, de concreto destinada a negocios. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 2109 del tomo 445 de Canóvanas, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección Tercera, finca número 962, inscripción quinta. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: RD 186, Km 2.4, Barrio Lomas, Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. La Subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $49,989.90 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7.00% anual, desde el 1ro. de mayo de 2023, hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $6,375.00 estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, más recargos acumulados, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta para el inmueble será de $63,750.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda
subasta, la cantidad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $42,500.00 y de ser necesaria una tercera subasta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $31,875.00. De declararse desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente.
Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública Subasta se encuentra afecta al siguientes gravamen posterior: Embargo Federal contra Edwin Pérez, seguro social xxx-xx-3744, por la suma de $4,224.83, notificación número 402963620, Certificación del día 14 de enero de 2020, anotado el día 1ro. de julio de 2021, al Asiento 2020-000466-FED del Sistema Karibe, Fecha límite de Renovación el día 10 de junio de 2029. Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección Tercera. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otro créditos posteriores al que se ejecuta pero preferente al suyo. El exceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y
sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, 1ro. de noviembre de 2024. HECTOR L. PEÑA
RODRIGUEZ, ALGUACIL, DIVISIÓN DE EJECUCION DE SENTENCIAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ
LIME RESIDENTIAL, LTD Demandante Vs. JOSE VARGAS ALICEA, MARIA L. MILLET MARTIR Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA POR ELLOS Demandados
Civil Núm.: ISCI200900145. (307). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE
DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO
GENERAL:
Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor pastor en efectivo, cheque gerente, giro postal, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América al nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala de Mayagüez, el 5 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar: 4. BARRIO ROSARIO de Mayagüez. Cabida: 610.267 Metros Cuadrados. LINDEROS: NORTE, con el solar número cinco (5). SUR, con el solar número tres (3). ESTE, con terrenos de Enrique Pagán. OESTE, con calla de uso público. Consta inscrita al Torno Digital Karibe de Mayagüez, finca número 47,110, Registro de la
Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Mayagüez. Propiedad localizada en: Lot No. 4, Brisas del Río Dev, Km 8 H (Interior), Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución no está gravada por cargas anteriores o posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo mínimo de subasta la suma de $118,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala de Mayagüez, el 12 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $78,666.66, 2/3 partes del tipo mínimo establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $59,000.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala de Mayagüez, el 19 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $112,497.96 par concepto de principal adeudado, intereses los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón del 5.5% anual desde el 1ro. de junio de 2008 hasta el pago total de la deuda, más la suma de $11,800.00 para costas, gastos, honorarios de abogado, más cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente, todo ello de acuerdo a los términos de la Sentencia dictada, la cual es final y firme. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte
la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hará y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si ésto fuera necesario, a las efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos las interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas par las (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy día 8 de noviembre de 2024. CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS #283, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ, SALA SUPERIOR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE HATILLO SAN CARLOS MORTGAGE LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. JESÚS MANUEL PÉREZ SANTOS T/C/C JESÚS M. PÉREZ SANTOS, JENIFER MERCADO HERNÁNDEZ T/C/C JENIFFER MERCADO HERNÁNDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Parte Demandada LUIS ÁNGEL FELICIANO MEDINA, NANCY SOTO ACEVEDO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Parte con Interés Civil Núm.: HA2019CV00064. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (IN REM). ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS E. ROMÁN CARRERO, Alguacil del Tribu-
nal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Camuy, 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 4 de octubre de 2024, y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 15 de abril de 2024, notificada el 16 de abril de 2024, procederé a vender el día 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Camuy, 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: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número ciento veinte y siete en el plano de parcelación de la comunidad rural Cocos de los Barrios Cocos y San José del término municipal de Quebradillas con una cabida superficial de novecientos veinte y siete punto cuarenta metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con la calle número cuatro A de la comunidad; por el SUR, con calle número siete de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con parcela número ciento treinta de la comunidad; y por el OESTE, con parcela número ciento veinte y seis de la comunidad. Inscrita al Folio 117 del Tomo 115 de Quebradillas, Registro Inmobiliario Digital del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda (II) de Arecibo, Finca Número 5,966. Dirección Física: Bo. Cocos, Lote 127 Carr. 484 Km 96.87, Quebradillas, PR 00678. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, o sea, la suma principal de $70,315.17 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 Hatillo. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de $77,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:45 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 $51,333.33. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta se cele-
brará una TERCERA SUBASTA, el día 17 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 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 $38,500.00. A la propiedad no le afectan gravámenes preferentes. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen (a ejecutarse): Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Oriental Bank and Trust, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $77,000.00, con intereses al 4% anual, vencedero el día 1 de abril de 2042, constituida mediante la escritura número 36, otorgada en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, el día 31 de marzo de 2012, ante el notario Norman E. Colón Báez, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Quebradillas, finca número 5,966, inscripción 7ma. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen posterior: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 12 de marzo de 2019, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Hatillo, en el Caso Civil número HA2019CV0064, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, seguido por Scotiabank de Puerto Rico, contra Jesús Manuel Perez Santos y su esposa Jeniffer Mercado Hernández, por la suma de $77,000.00, más intereses y otras sumas, anotado el día 12 de abril de 2019, al tomo Karibe de Quebradillas, finca número 5,966, 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 bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Camuy, Puerto Rico, a 25 de octubre de 2024. LUIS E. ROMÁN CARRERO, ALGUACIL.
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LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA
SECRETARIO DE LA VIVIENDA Y DESARROLLO URBANO T/C/C SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Y ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
Demandante Vs. FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO
Demandados
Civil Núm.: CA2024CV03608. Sala: 403. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL, personas desconocidas que se designan con estos nombres ficticios, que pueden ser tenedor o tenedores, o puedan tener algún interés en el pagaré hipotecario a que se hace referencia más adelante en el presente edicto, que se publicará una sola vez.
Se les notifica que en la Demanda radicada en el caso de epígrafe se alega que el siguiente pagaré hipotecario otorgado el 2 de febrero de 2015, se emitió un pagaré ante el Notario Público Fernando E. Doval a favor de Secretary of Housing and Urban Development o a su orden, por la suma de $229,500.00, con intereses al 3.168% y vencedero el 2 de noviembre de 2079, testimonio número 3,760, garantizado por hipoteca constituida en virtud de la Escritura Número 5, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Para garantizar el pago de dicha obligación por la suma adeudada se otorgó Hipoteca voluntaria, la cual hacemos referencia en el párrafo anterior, sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble: RÚSTICA: Solar marcado “A” en el plano de inscripción aprobado en el caso 2020-API-16822, radicado en el Barrio Cubuy, del término municipal de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 3356.5054 metros. En lindes: por el NORTE, con terrenos de Juan Reyes, en dos distancias que suman 55.099 metros; por el SUR, con camino dedicado a uso público que conduce al kilómetro 6.8 de la carretera 186 en tres distancias que suman 11.912 metros y con solar B, en una distancia de 6.91 metros; por el ESTE, con solar B, en una distancia de 45.904 metros y con remanente de la finca principal en una distancia de 33.084 metros; por el OESTE, con Juan Reyes, en una distancia de 67.377 metros. El inmueble gravado mediante la hipoteca antes descrita es la finca 18,877 inscrita al folio 15 del tomo 424 de Canóvanas, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Tercera de Carolina. La obligación evidenciada por el pagaré antes descrito fue saldada en su totalidad. Dicho gravamen no ha podido ser cancelado por haberse extraviado el original del pagaré. El original del pagaré antes descrito no ha podido ser localizado, a pesar de las gestiones realizadas. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, o a su orden, es el acreedor que consta en el Registro de la Propiedad. El último tenedor conocido del pagaré antes descrito fue Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo de 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.
Lcda. Pamela Santiago Olivieri RUA NUM. 22028
HMB Law Group, LLC 33 Calle Bolivia, Suite 201 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917 Tel: 939-759-7668
E-mail: psantiago-olivieri@ hmblawgroup.com psco.law@gmail.com Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 14 de noviembre de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LILLIAM ORTIZ NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA MARÍA DOLORES
PIZARRO FIGUEROA Peticionaria
EX PARTE; ABINTESTATO DE: CONCEPCIÓN PIZARRO REYES
Civil Núm.: CA2024CV03037.
Sala: Civil 402. Sobre: PETICIÓN DE DECLARATORIA DE HEREDEROS. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE UU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: TODOS AQUELLOS
HEREDEROS DE DON CONCEPCIÓN PIZARRO
REYES Y AQUELLOS HEREDEROS, HIJOS DE LOS FALLECIDOS IRMA PIZARRO
SANTOS Y JORGE LUIS PIZARRO SANTOS Y CUALQUIER OTRO HEREDERO TAMBIEN DESCONOCIDO, CUYOS NOMBRES SE IGNORA. Por la presente se le notifica a usted que ha sido radicada en esta Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, Puerto Rico, la petición de epígrafe. Se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a la parte peticionaria representada Por el Lcdo. Luis G. Estades, Jr., RUA 4566, PO Box 368048, San Juan, PR 00936-8048, teléfono (787) 724-2300, fax (787) 725-1691, email: luisestades@hotmail. com. Por la presente se le em-
Demandados
plaza, se le notifica que una Petición sobre Declaratoria de Herederos ha sido presentada y se le requiere para que formule las alegaciones que estime pertinentes dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, radicando su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se, represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal y notificando con copia de la misma a la parte peticionaria a la dirección indicada. Se le apercibe que si no compareciere usted a presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del último Edicto, podrá dictarse Sentencia en rebeldía en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Petición. DADA en Carolina, Puerto Rico hoy 12 de noviembre de 2024. LCDA.
KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LOURDES DÍAZ MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA
JOVINA TIC/C JOBINA
RODRIGUEZ PICORELLY; OLGA IVETTE MOJICA
RODRIGUEZ; CARMEN IVETTE MOJICA
RODRIGUEZ; PERFECTA
RODRIGUEZ PICORELLY; HAYDEE RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; MARTA
RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; PEDRO RODRIGUEZ BRUNO
Demandantes Vs. SUCESION DE CARMEN
RODRIGUEZ PICORELLY; SUCESION DE MIGUEL
ANGEL RODRIGUEZ
PICORELLY T/C/C
MIGUEL ANGEL
RODRIGUEZ BRACERO; CARMEN RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; DIANA
RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; DIANA RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; SUCESION DE PETRA RODRIGUEZ
PICORELLY COMPUESTA
POR JAVIER RAMOS
RODRIGUEZ T/C/C
JAVIER RAMOS Y LETYCIA RAMOS
RODRIGUEZ T/C/C
LETYCIA RAMOS
Civil Núm.: TA2024CV00843. Sala: 702. Sobre: DIVISIÓN Y LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: SUCESION DE MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ BRACERO; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ BRACERO. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días siguientes a La publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se 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.
LCDO. EDGAR A. MOLINA JORGE P0 Box 733, Sabana Seca PR. 00952 Tel. (787) 472-3444
E-mail: emolinalaw@gmail.com
EXTENDIDO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Rico, hoy día 25 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA
JOVINA TIC/C JOBINA RODRIGUEZ PICORELLY; OLGA IVETTE MOJICA RODRIGUEZ; CARMEN IVETTE MOJICA RODRIGUEZ; PERFECTA RODRIGUEZ PICORELLY; HAYDEE RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; MARTA RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; PEDRO RODRIGUEZ BRUNO
Demandantes Vs. SUCESION DE CARMEN RODRIGUEZ PICORELLY;
SUCESION DE MIGUEL
ANGEL RODRIGUEZ
PICORELLY T/C/C
MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ BRACERO; CARMEN RODRIGUEZ
BRUNO; DIANA RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; DIANA RODRIGUEZ
BRUNO; SUCESION DE PETRA RODRIGUEZ
PICORELLY COMPUESTA POR JAVIER RAMOS
RODRIGUEZ T/C/C
JAVIER RAMOS Y LETYCIA RAMOS
RODRIGUEZ T/C/C
LETYCIA RAMOS
Demandados
Civil Núm.: TA2024CV00843. Sala: 702. Sobre: DIVISIÓN Y LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: SUCESION DE MARIA MILAGROS RODRIGUEZ BRUNO; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE MARIA MILAGROS RODRIGUEZ.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días siguientes a La publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se 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.
LCDO. EDGAR A. MOLINA JORGE P0 Box 733, Sabana Seca PR. 00952 Tel. (787) 472-3444
E-mail: emolinalaw@gmail.com
EXTENDIDO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Rico, hoy día 25 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU-
NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE JUANA DÍAZ
SUCESIÓN SIXTO FLORES RIVERA Y OTROS
Demandante V. JOSÉ LUIS FLORES RIVERA
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: JD2024CV00404. (Salón: 1 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARJALIISA COLÓN VILLANUEVAMCOLON@WWCLAW.COM.
A: JOSÉ LUIS FLORES RIVERA; PC/ LCDA. MARJALIISA COLÓN VILLANUEVA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 14 de noviembre de 2024. En Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, el 14 de noviembre de 2024. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. SANTA MELÉNDEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
RUBEN RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO; HERMINIA GONZALEZ IRIZARRY
Peticionaria EX PARTE
Civil Núm.: BY2023CV04418. Salón: 705. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO - BAJO EL ART. 13 DE LA LEY 118, PROCEDIMIENTO EXPEDITO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS
DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. A: SUCESIÓN DE LUIS
BRIGNONI
VERA, COLINDANTE POR EL ESTE:
POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Solar con residencia en concreto de dos pisos en la calle estatal PR-867 en el sector El 26 en el barrio de Sabana Seca del término municipal de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 1125.5679 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, en una alineación de 13.559 metros con la carretera estatal PR-867; por el Sur en una alineación de 14.196 metros con United States Department of Education; por el Este en varias alineaciones de 4.153 metros, 40.855 metros, 10.302 metros y 24.131 metros con Luis Brignoni Vera y por el Oeste en varias alineaciones de 26.199 metros, 3.018 metros, 24.360 metros, 18.270 metros y 6.768 metros con Brenda Rodríguez González. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es la Lcdo. Ernesto Rovira Gándara, PMB 767, 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, Guaynabo, PR 00966; Tel. (787)-758-3277; Email: erovira@partnerslegalservicespr.com. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el ___ de ____________ de 20__, a las ____________, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en una (1) ocasión en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quie-
ta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Manatí, Puerto Rico, a 15 de noviembre de 2024. WILFREDO RODRÍGUEZ CARRIÓN, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL PLACA #135.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.
Franklin Credit Management Corporation como Agente de Servicio de Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Not in Its Individual Capacity But Solely as Certificate Trustee of Bosco Credit II Trust Series 2017-1. Parte Demandante vs. Carlos Iván Arce López, Annette Cancel Lorenzana y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos; ECRA Group Corp. Parte Demandada United States Attorney’s Office, District of Puerto Rico Parte con Interés CIVIL NUM: VB2024CV00438.
SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR
EDICTO. Estados Unidos de América El Presidente de los Estados Unidos El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. SS. A: CARLOS IVÁN ARCE LÓPEZ, por sí y en representación de la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta con Annette Cancel Lorenzana
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda Enmendada en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. Las abogadas de la parte demandante son: Lcda. Lisa M. Aponte Valderas y Lcda. Delia M. Castellanos Gorritz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 009364908; Tel. (787) 622-2323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en
un (1) periódico de circulación general de la Isla de Puerto Rico una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda Enmendada radicando el original de la misma, 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 Superior, Sala Superior de Vega Baja, con copia a las abogadas de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda Enmendada sin más citarle ni oírle, disponiéndose además, que en los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, la parte demandante le dirigirá por correo certificado con acuse se recibo, copia de la Demanda Enmendada y del Emplazamiento por Edicto a sus últimas direcciones conocidas en: PO Box 29, Manatí, PR 006740029 ; Marginal 23 Parcelas Marquéz, Manatí, PR 00674; y 686 Rd. 692 Km 12, Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja, PR 00693. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, hoy 31 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIO INT. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SUB SECRETARIO. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO (ANTES BANCO DE SANTANDER PUERTO RICO
EX PARTE
Civil Núm.: SS2024CV00516. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. A: LAS PERSONAS
IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA
PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los veinte (20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. URBANA: Solar de doscientos setenta y siete punto cincuenta y seis mil cuarenta y seis metros (277.5646 m/c), radicado en la calle Muñoz Rivera de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico: en lindes por el NORTE, en una alineación de doce punto quinientos setenta y dos metros (12.572 mts.) con terrenos de Rubén Ramírez; por el SUR, con una alineación de once punto doscientos noventa y nueve metros (11.299 mts.) con la Calle Ruiz Belvis; por el ESTE, con una alineación de 25.497 con Santander de Puerto Rico (hoy FirstBank) (lote 5293); y por el OESTE, con una alineación veinte un punto setecientos ochenta y uno metros (21.781 mts.) con Sucesión Joaquín Castro. Número de catastro: 129-012-047-08. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es la Lcdo. Ernesto Rovira Gándara, PMB 767, 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, Guaynabo, PR 00966; Tel. (787)-758-3277; Email: erovira@partnerslegalservicespr.com. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 24 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 3:30 DE LA TARDE, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su
derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a 23 de octubre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AGUADILLA CARRINGTON
MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
Demandante Vs. DAISY LYDIA VARGAS GONZÁLEZ T/C/C DAISY
L. VARGAS GONZÁLEZ
T/C/C DAISY VARGAS GONZÁLEZ; Y LOS
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: AG2024CV01640. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA - IN REM. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.
A: DAISY LYDIA VARGAS GONZÁLEZ T/C/C DAISY L. VARGAS GONZÁLEZ
T/C/C DAISY VARGAS GONZÁLEZ.
POR LA PRESENTE, se les emplaza y se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaria de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso del epígrafe solicitando la ejecución de hipoteca y el cobro de dinero relacionado al pagaré suscrito a favor de The Money House, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $195,500.00, con intereses computados sobre la misma desde su fecha hasta su total y completo pago a razón de la tasa de interés de 4.253% anual, la cual será ajustada mensualmente, obligándose además al pago de costas, gastos y desembolsos del litigio, más honorarios de abogados en una suma de $19,550.00, equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original. Este pagaré fue suscrito bajo
el affidávit número 13,771 ante el notario José M. Biaggi Landron. Lo anterior surge de la hipoteca constituida mediante la escritura número 41 otorgada el 12 de julio de 2016, ante la misma notario público, inscrita al tomo Karibe de Moca, Sección San Sebastián, finca número 8,267 inscripción 6ta. La hipoteca grava la propiedad que describe que describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar número CUATRO (4) radicado en el Barrio Pueblo del término municipal de Moca, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de SEISCIENTOS (600.00) metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, en QUINCE (15.00) metros con el Remanente de la finca principal de la Comunidad Agrícola Bianchi, Inc., por el SUR, en QUINCE (15.00) metros, con la Parcela dedicada a Uso Público que separa de un camino Municipal; por el ESTE, en CUARENTA (40.00) metros con solar a segregarse identificado con el número CINCO (5) del plano de inscripción; y por el OESTE, en CUARENTA (40.00) metros con solar a segregarse identificado con el número TRES (3) del plano de inscripción. Finca número 8,267, inscrita al folio 272 del tomo 147 de Moca. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de San Sebastián. Se apercibe y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas, que deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede accesar utilizando la siguiente dirección: https://unired.ramajuducial.pr, salvo que se represente por Derechos Propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal De no contestar la demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, y notificar copia de la contestación de esta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogada, GLS LEGAL SERVICES, LLC, Atención: Lcda. Ilia Cristina Ramírez Martínez Dirección: P.O. Box 367308, San Juan, P.R. 00936-7308, Teléfono: 787-758-6550, dentro de los próximos 30 días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general en la isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitando en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 12 de noviembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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2018-HB1
Demandante V.
SUCESION EUSEBIO BRACERO VELEZ Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2024CV00252. (Salón: 402 SUPERIOR CIVIL). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FRANCES L. ASENCIO GUIDOFRANCES.ASENCIO@GMLAW.COM.
A: JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION EUSEBIO BRACERO VELEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 13 de noviembre de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 13 de noviembre de 2024. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Ixia Córdova Chinea, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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CAROLINA VAPR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Demandante V. SUCESION DE GERMAN LEGARRETA LOPEZ COMPUESTA POR SU HIJA YONG AE LEGARRETA KOY FULANO TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL Y OTROS Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CA2024CV01920. (Civil: 402). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ADELA SURILLO GUTIÉRREZADELA.SURILLO@GMAIL.COM. A: YONG AE LEGARRETA KO COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE GERMÁN LEGARRETA LÓPEZ, FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE GERMÁN LEGARRETA LÓPEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 14 de noviembre de 2024. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 14 de noviembre de 2024. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. LOURDES T. DÍAZ MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ARZUAGA GOMEZ
Demandante V. EXPARTE
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2023RF00788. (Salón: 601). Sobre: DECLARACIÓN DE AUSENTE Y NOMBRAMIENTO DE ADMINISTRADOR. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. PATRICIA BÁEZ RAMOSPBAEZ@EMPHATIALAW.COM. A: JUAN CARLOS ARZUAGA GOMEZ - SE DESCONOCE DIRECCION. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 08 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de noviembre de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 15 de noviembre de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. IVELISSE GÓMEZ FALCÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SS2024CV00630. (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BALDOMERO A. COLLAZO TORRES - BCOLLAZO@LAWPR.COM. A: SOLDOINA PEREZ
TORRES, NELSON
SERRANO PEREZ Y NILSA IVETTE
SERRANO PEREZ, COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESION DE VICTORIA
TORRES SALCEDO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA
COMO VICTORIANA
TORRES ZARCEDO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto )
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de noviembre de 2024. En San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, el 15 de noviembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. LAURA LUGO CRESPO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. JOSÉ LUIS PACHECO LATORRE T/C/C JOSÉ L. PACHECO LATORRE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA CON MAYRA VANESSA
FELIBERTI CASTELLANO Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: BY2024CV01063. (Salón: 502). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM. MARINILDA RIVERA VARGAS -
MRIVERAVARGAS@YAHOO.COM.
A: MAYRA VANESSA FELIBERTI CASTELLANO, POR SÍ Y COMO PARTE DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTAS POR JOSE LUIS PACHECO LATORRE T/C/C JOSE L. PACHECO LATORRE; A SU ÚLTIMA DIRECCIÓN CONOCIDA: URB. TERRAZAS DEL 2K16 CALLE 18, TOA ALTA, PR 00953-4806 Y AL CORREO ELECTRÓNICO PJOSEL@GMAIL.COM. (Nombre de las partes que se notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 14 de noviembre de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 14 de noviembre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. STEVEN LEON PEREA
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AR2024CV00884. (Salón: 404 - CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: STEVEN LEON PEREA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 14 de noviembre de 2024. En Arecibo, Puerto Rico, el 14 de noviembre de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. EIMMY FELICIANO TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. MONSERRATE VELAZQUEZ FELICIANO
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: VI2022CV00148. (Salón: 3 SALA MUNICIPAL EN SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: MONSERRATE VELÁZQUEZ FELICIANO - P/C LCDA. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta
notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 14 de noviembre de 2024. En Yauco, Puerto Rico, el 14 de noviembre de 2024. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA.
ADELAIDA LUGO PACHECO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE LUZ
JUDITH ORTÍZ VEGA COMPUESTA POR Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: MZ2023CV00432. (Salón: 207). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. MARJALIISA COLÓN VILLANUEVAMCOLON@WWCLAW.COM. A: ELIAMAR PESANTE ORTIZ, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE LUZ
JUDITH ORTIZ VEGA, JOSÉ RAMÓN PESANTE
TORO Y JUDYMAR PESANTE ORTIZ.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de agosto de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual
puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de noviembre de 2024. Notas de la Secretaría: SE ENMIENDA SEGÚN ORDENADO EL 31 DE OCTUBRE DE 2024. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 18 de noviembre de 2024. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. EVELYN GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante V. DORAL BANK Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: LU2024CV00178. (Salón: 303). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. IAN ALEJANDRO LEBRÓN WARDIANLEBRONWARD@GMAIL.COM. A: DORAL BANK; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES
DESCONOCIDOS DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO Y CUALQUIER PERSONA CON INTERÉS. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de
18 de noviembre de 2024. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 18 de noviembre de 2024. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Parte Demandante V. ALEXANDRA MICHELLE SOLER VÁZQUEZ; FULANO DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA ENTRE AMBOS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2024CV00608. Sala: 802. 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: ALEXANDRA MICHELLE SOLER VÁZQUEZ, FULANO DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGALDE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA ENTRE
AMBOS.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: AGS LEGAL GROUP, LLC Abogados de la parte demandante Lcdo. Ricardo A. Acevedo Bianchi - RUA 20637
Lcdo. José R. González RiveraRUA 13105
Lcdo. Juan A. Santos BerríosRUA 9774
P.O. Box 10242
Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792
Teléfono: (939) 545-4300
Email: rab@agsIegaIpr.com o jrg@agslegaIpr.com
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva, con copia a la representación legal de la parte demandante, dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día su publicación. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudiciaI.pr/sumac/, 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 con-
ceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Extendido bajo mi firma y Sello del Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de septiembre de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ZAIDA AGUAYO ÁLAMO, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante Vs. MARIA V. RODRIGUEZ RIVERA
Demandada
Civil Núm.: DO2024CV00093. Salón: 500-A. 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 V. RODRÍGUEZ RIVERA
- CARR. 833 KM. 4.4, BARRIO GUARAGUAO, GUAYNABO PR.
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What to watch on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: How
By JAYSON STARK / THE ATHLETIC
It’s that time again: Hall of Fame election time.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2025 ballot was announced Monday, featuring one guy destined for an alltime landslide (Ichiro Suzuki) and 27 other names you know all too well. We’ll learn who made it — besides Ichiro, that is — in two months. So as the suspense builds, here are a few questions about the ballot.
A unanimous decision?
After nine decades of voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Mariano Rivera remains the only player elected unanimously. But zero unanimous position players in almost a century? Think how hard it has been to pull that off.
Just last winter, I thought Adrian Beltré had an outside shot to be unanimous. Nope. He somehow was left off 19 ballots. Nineteen!
Before that, I figured Derek Jeter was almost a lock to be unanimous in 2020. He missed by one vote. Then there was Ken Griffey Jr. in 2016. How could he not show up on every ballot, I thought. But his name went unchecked on three of them.
So now it’s Ichiro’s turn. Everyone from Topeka to Tokyo knows Ichiro is a Hall of Famer. So what reason could any voter possibly have not to vote for a guy who collected a staggering 4,367 hits on two continents — with 3,089 of them coming on this side of the Pacific (all after age 27)? What logical justification would any voter have for not checking the name of the only player in history to spin off 10 seasons in a row with 200 hits and a Gold Glove Award? Nobody else who ever lived even had five seasons in a row like that.
History tells us we should always take the “under” if the category is “unanimous Hall of Famer.” But if Ichiro Suzuki doesn’t get there, it’s not just embarrassing. It’s practically an international incident waiting to happen. 10 and in or 10 and done?
Five votes away. That’s where smoke-balling closer Billy Wagner stood
when the voting dust had settled after last year’s election. Five votes from the plaque gallery. So of course he’s going to round up those five votes this time.
Or is he?
Logic would tell us that we have put him through enough torture. It’s his 10th (and final) year on the writers’ ballot. Nobody needs to remind him that the climb to the summit of Mount Cooperstown can feel more precarious than a jaunt up Mount Kilimanjaro.
In his first three orbits on this ballot, Wagner never got more than 47 votes in any election. In his past three, he reeled in 201, 265 and 284. That means he has added 158 votes just in the past four elections. So how could he not attract five more votes to reach the necessary 75% threshold this time, when everyone knows his Hall of Fame legacy is on the line?
When my fellow voters look at closers, they have been known to apply a whole different set of standards.
On one hand, Wagner’s claims to historic greatness haven’t changed. He still ranks No. 1 in the modern era among all left-handed pitchers with at least 900 innings in ERA, WHIP, strikeout rate, opponent average and opponent on-base plus slugging percentage. Is that good enough for the Hall? Seems like it. That’s why I vote for him, anyway.
On the other hand, all those voters who ask, “How did he do in October?” haven’t gone away, either. They’re stuck on Wagner’s 10.03 postseason ERA, and they can’t get past it.
Is there another Hall of Famer in the field?
I know the premise of that question assumes that we’ll even have a second Hall of Famer (Wagner) elected from this ballot. But let’s look at whether anyone among the remaining 26 candidates has a shot to get to 75%.
It feels as if there are only three realistic possibilities: Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltrán and CC Sabathia.
Andruw Jones
61.6% — 62 votes short last time
It’s Jones’ eighth year on the ballot this year, and the good news is that he got more votes last time than any re-
can Ichiro not be unanimous?
Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners argues a call made at second base, after he singled deep to right and tried to reach second base but was called out, during their game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. (Uli Seit/The New York Times)
turning position player. And if you’re a modern-metrics kind of voter, you can’t help but have noticed that, according to Baseball Reference, Jones rolled up more career wins above replacement (62.7) than two of the three guys who got elected in 2024, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer.
But Jones’ dramatic decline after age 30 is shaping up as a mammoth roadblock for those 148 voters who still aren’t checking his name. After adding more than 200 votes and zooming from less than 8% to more than 58% in just four years, he added only 11 votes last year (and 3.5 percentage points).
It seems significant that this was the smallest jump of anyone on the upper tier of the ballot.
Carlos Beltrán
57.1% — 69 votes short last time
It’s Year 3 of this derby for Beltrán. So what did this guy’s first two rides on the ballot tell us?
In Year 1, Beltrán got 46.5% of the vote — a clear indication that many, many voters could still hear those Houston Astros trash-can lids banging.
But then a funny thing happened in Year 2: He soared to 57.1%. That happened to be the largest jump (10.6 percentage points) of any returning player.
So does that mean he’s now going
to be treated like a “normal” candidate? Does it say that lots of voters were just imposing a temporary purgatory on him for that messy (but brief) Houston portion of his career, but now they’re over it?
Over the past 50 elections, five other players have debuted on the ballot at 40% or higher and then jumped by at least 10 percentage points the next year. Those five: Jeff Bagwell, Ryne Sandberg, Barry Larkin, Ferguson Jenkins and Catfish Hunter. All five were eventually elected.
CC Sabathia
First year on the ballot
I can’t wait to see Sabathia’s Year 1 vote total. I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s 76%. I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s 46% — or pretty much any other number you would like to pick out of his cap. That’s because it’s hard to think of any candidate quite like him.
If you close your eyes and don’t spend any time looking at his Baseball Reference page, Sabathia feels like a Hall of Famer. He walks and talks like a Hall of Famer. And he definitely has the spectacular highlight reel of a Hall of Famer.
But does he have the actual numbers of a Hall of Famer? It depends.
If you’re a yes, maybe it’s because he’s one of only three left-handed pitchers in the live-ball era (since 1920) in the 250-Win, 3,000-Strikeout Club. The others: Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton.
But if you’re a no, it may be because you’re staring at Sabathia’s 3.74 career ERA. Incredibly, that would be the highest of any left-handed starter in the Hall of Fame (and the third-highest overall, behind Jack Morris’ 3.90 and Red Ruffing’s 3.80).
Then there’s also his place on this ballot alongside two other left-handers who blew past 200 wins and had long, distinguished, reliable careers: Andy Pettitte and Mark Buehrle.
Did it feel, as you were watching them, that there was that little separation between those three guys? I would say no. But there they are, on the same ballot all of a sudden. And who knows what that will mean.
The San Juan Daily Star
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