Valley Defense Front Urges Candidates to Commit to Saving, Expanding Farmland
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Lajas Valley defense front urges candidates to commit to saving & expanding farmland
By THE STAR STAFF
The United Front for the Defense of the Lajas Valley called on the candidates for governor to make a real commitment to protecting agricultural lands in Puerto Rico, which face multiple pressures to the detriment of food security.
Front spokesman Alfredo Vivoni indicated that for the fifth consecutive four-year period the organization made an analysis that it published on its blog GranAmbiente. com to guide the electorate on legislative performance and, this year, they added an evaluation of the promises of the candidates for governor.
“I urge the electorate to read our analysis before going to the polls with the objective of knowing the record of who is committed to the protection of agricultural lands, who is doing things correctly, and who is not,” Vivoni said.
Under the title “Agricultural Lands: Analysis of Public Policy and Government Programs,” the public can see the initial analysis of government programs and legislative measures, as well as access links to specific topics in the sections For, Against, Featured, Schools and Curricula, and Transfers.
In the entry Comments on Political Platforms, the Front analyzed what the government programs of the parties specifically say about the protection of agricultural lands, the Land Use Plan, and the adoption of Queremos Sol’s renewable energy proposal as the most suitable alternative to proposals to build industrial-scale projects on agricultural lands or lands.
“There is a void concerning protecting our lands regarding what the New Progressive Party [NPP], the Popular Democratic Party [PDP], and the Dignity Project propose,” Vivoni said. “The proposals of the NPP and the PDP, promoting industrial-scale energy projects, are a real threat to the best agricultural lands in Puerto Rico. The program of the Alliance (made up of the Citizen Victory Movement and the Puerto Rican Independence Party) recognizes the Land Use Plan as the main planning tool, advocates for the protection of agricultural lands, and welcomes the Queremos Sol renewable energy proposal.”
“[NPP gubernatorial candidate] Jenniffer González’s platform does not have a section on agriculture,” the spokesperson said.
He said the only thing they found related to agriculture was the following statement: “support the construction of large-scale green energy projects.” This is understood to imply their location on agricultural lands or lands of ecological value.
Vivoni affirmed that in PDP gubernatorial candidate Jesús Manuel Ortiz’s platform, the organization found the following proposal: “Expedited processing for large-scale renewable energy projects,” which he said echoes the same threat noted regarding the NPP proposal.
In the case of the Dignity Project candidate for governor Javier Jiménez Pérez’s program, the party proposes to increase “the productivity of existing farms instead of expanding cultivated areas.” Vivoni said this implies that they are not interested in increasing the number of agricultural reserves or adding protections to agricultural land such as the Agricultural Reserve of the North Coast, which has not been approved.
“This reserve has been attempted to be realized since 2005 and it has never been achieved,” he said. “We recognize that the Planning Board delimited this Reserve in 2016 and the Supreme Court validated it in 2019. The Planning Board’s website includes this Reserve.”
Vivoni said people will also find information on legislative initiatives that liberalize the conditions for protected agricultural land.
“The 55 measures on liberalization, although most of them have not been approved, aim to free up agricultural lands that the government processed,” he pointed out. “The conditions intended to be eliminated were established when selling them or granting them in usufruct, for ‘undivided and zoning as agricultural use’ as established by Law No. 107 of 1974. Approving these measures would represent the fragmentation of agricultural lands in Puerto Rico.”
A new insult reminds Puerto Ricans of how Trump treated them
lebrities such as Bad Bunny. Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves of San Juan wrote an open letter to Trump on Monday.
“It is not sufficient for your campaign to apologize,” the archbishop wrote. “It is important that you, personally, apologize for these comments.”
Also on Monday, the chair of Puerto Rico’s Republican Party said that he would withhold his support from Trump unless he apologized.
Some Puerto Ricans drew parallels between the campaign’s giving Hinchcliffe a platform to make racist jokes and Trump’s spreading false claims, with his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, that Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, were stealing and eating pets.
“It’s just another day in Trump world,” Marcos Vilar, a Puerto Rican who is the executive director of Alianza for Progress, a Latino advocacy group in Florida, said at a news conference on Monday in Kissimmee, a heavily Puerto Rican city south of Orlando.
By PATRICIA MAZZEI
Carmen Yulín Cruz’s cellphone started buzzing on Sunday while she was at the airport in Connecticut, waiting for a flight to Puerto Rico. A standup comic at former President Donald Trump’s rally in New York had called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
As video clips of the comic, Tony Hinchcliffe, began flashing on airport televisions, fellow Puerto Ricans preparing to board their flight began erupting, Cruz said.
“People were asking me, ‘Mira, Yulín, what is this guy saying?’ — only in more colorful language,” Cruz, the former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital, said on Monday. “And I said: ‘Well, this isn’t the first time. Let’s not be surprised.’”
As president, Trump fought bitterly with Cruz and other Puerto Rican leaders, and resisted sending billions of dollars in aid after the territory was ravaged by back-to-back hurricanes in 2017. He made angry comments on social media and tossed paper towels at Puerto Ricans during a visit that few, if any, have forgotten. He even wondered privately if the United States could sell the island.
In 2019, Trump decried local leaders as “grossly incompetent.” A year later, while running for reelection, he tried to portray himself as the “best thing that ever happened” to the island. The Republican Party platform no longer mentions statehood for Puerto Rico, a position the party had held before Trump’s relationship with the island soured.
While his campaign distanced itself from Hinchcliffe’s joke, saying it did not reflect Trump’s views, Trump himself had not apologized as of press time Tuesday.
“You have to understand the context of how hurtful this is by understanding the botched and deadly response to Hurricane Maria,” said Rep. Darren Soto, a Florida Democrat of Puerto Rican descent. “This is also clearly discrimination.”
Over the years, Trump has viewed Puerto Rico through little more than a political lens, seemingly frustrated by a territory that has required significant federal help to recover from bankruptcy, hurricanes and earthquakes.
The incident on Sunday prompted fierce backlash in Puerto Rico and across its vast diaspora, including politicians and ce-
Puerto Ricans are American citizens, and while the 3.2 million who live on the island cannot vote for president, those who live in U.S. states — about 5.8 million — can. They tend to lean Democratic, though their turnout has often been relatively low compared with their population. In recent elections, Republicans won over some Puerto Ricans, part of a broader trend with Hispanic voters.
Bob Cortes, a Puerto Rican Republican and former state representative from Central Florida, said he could see Puerto Rican voters who had been undecided in the presidential election being swayed by what happened on Sunday. Cortes said that he was “disappointed” by the incident but that he remained a Trump supporter.
“A lot of people complain about the withholding of funds” by Trump after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017, Cortes said. “He withheld some of the funds to hold some of those who were misusing the funds in Puerto Rico accountable.”
Puerto Rico’s reconstruction has been far slower than in states like Florida and Texas, which were also struck by disasters in 2017, in part because the Trump administration
placed restrictions on aid for Puerto Rico that did not apply to other jurisdictions. Congress provided $20 billion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Puerto Rico after Maria; only $138 million had been spent by the time President Joe Biden took office and released more of the funds.
Puerto Ricans acknowledge that they have had some poor elected leaders. Federal authorities have secured a slew of public corruption convictions in recent years against legislators and mayors.
But Puerto Ricans do not take mocking lightly. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevares, a Democrat who was in charge during Hurricane Maria, was forced to resign in 2019 after weeks of protests. The demonstrations began after leaked messages from a private group chat showed Rosselló and associates of his, all men, ridiculing women, gay people, obese people, political opponents and even some of their supporters.
“People have a big mistrust in government as a whole, coming from Puerto Rico,” Cortes said.
Cruz, the former San Juan mayor and a Democrat, said Hinchcliffe’s remark at the rally made her heart sink. Moments from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria replayed in her head, she added. After the storm, Trump called Cruz “nasty,” which raised her profile as a Trump critic.
Cruz, like other Puerto Ricans, blamed the Trump administration for at least some of the many deaths on the island after Maria, which were caused in part by lack of electricity and medical care.
“Three thousand Puerto Ricans died because he weaponized the aid,” she said. “Because he didn’t think our lives were worth saving, and because of his inability to do his job.”
“And it was painful,” she added about hearing Puerto Ricans insulted once again, “because you think, ‘My God, it’s not like this person hasn’t showed who he is to the world.’”
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) (Soto.house.gov)
Carmen Yulín Cruz, then the mayor of San Juan, at the Hospital San Francisco, where a generator had failed and authorities worked to transfer patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Sept. 30, 2017. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
San Juan Archbishop Roberto González Nieves
Judge extends PREPA’s litigation stay to January
By THE STAR STAFF
The judge overseeing the Title III bankruptcy case of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) on Tuesday extended the litigation stay until Jan. 31, 2025.
U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain also postponed until Feb. 5 the renewed motion of GoldenTree Asset Management LP and Syncora Guarantee Inc. which are seeking a relief from the automatic stay to seek the appointment of a receiver for PREPA. The monolines are seeking payment of their share of the $9 billion debt owed by the public utility, which has been in bankruptcy since 2017.
The judge’s order was made after the mediation team said it needed more time to attempt to achieve a consensual settlement to PREPA’s debt among the different parties. The decision means that a settlement of
the bankruptcy case will not take place until next year.
“The Court having found the Mediation Team provided adequate and appropriate notice of the Notice and Report under the circumstances and that no other
or further notice is required; and the Court having found good and sufficient cause exists for granting the relief set forth herein; it is hereby ordered that: the litigation stay imposed by the Stay Order is hereby extended through and including January 31, 2025, unless otherwise ordered by the Court,” the judge said.
Throughout the duration of the stay period, Swain ordered the parties to meet with the mediation team as directed by the mediation team, including the participation of principals.
She told the mediation team to file a report regarding the status of mediation discussions and whether any modification of the stay order is recommended prior to the expiration of the stay period.
The stay was previously extended to Nov. 13 following the request of the mediation team, which is handling talks between PREPA bondholders and the Financial Oversight and Management Board.
UPR Workers Union confirms 24-hour strike after Ferrao rejects proposal
By THE STAR STAFF
University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Workers Union
President David Muñoz, announced Tuesday that the 24-hour strike scheduled for today will remain in place after UPR President Luis Ferrao Delgado, did not accept a proposal for solutions negotiated between union representatives and the central administration.
“The proposal was worked on between yesterday and today, proposing solutions to our claims,” Muñoz said in a written statement. “If it had been accepted by the president, we would have suspended tomorrow’s strike.”
During the talks, the administration was represented by attorney Hiram Carlo and Dr. Mayra Cruz, special assistant to Ferrao, while the union was represented by Muñoz.
The proposal, rejected by the administration, estab-
lished three main points, concerning medical coverage reinstatement, sourcing of a one-time payment to the union and a revised date of payment, and conditions of suspension of the strike.
Muñoz reiterated that the strike is due to the administration’s failure to comply with the agreements signed on Sept. 3, which ended a previous strike. Among the pending points are the salary increase to $10.50 per hour, effective and retroactive to July 1 of this year, the one-time payment of $3,500 in December, the permanent appointment of workers and the reinstatement of the medical plan as of Dec. 1.
The strike called for today will impact the facilities of the UPR central administration of the UPR and the participation of about 1,000 maintenance and physical plant employees is expected.
Arecibo hosts top surfing qualifier starting today
By THE STAR STAFF
Arecibo Mayor Carlos “Tito” Ramírez Irizarry announced Tuesday that the staff of the northern coastal municipality is ready for the staging of La Marginal Pro, a qualifying event held by the World Surf League (WSL) in which more than 170 surfers who will compete in the waters off Rastreal Beach. Ramírez Irizarry, along with Puerto Rico Surfing Federation President Oscar Martínez, said one of the WSL’s top qualifiers kicks off today with qualifying runs and ends on Sunday, Nov. 3. Registration has closed and the data shows that La Marginal Pro is the largest WSL event on the North American circuit.
“This is an ideal setting for PR and world surfers to
demonstrate their skills and abilities in the field of surfing,” Ramírez Irizarry said. “We are very excited about this activity that once again places the eyes of the world on our Villa del Capitán Correa.”
“The best surfers in the world will occupy Rastreal Beach in Arecibo. Competitors came predominantly from North America, Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico,” Martínez said. “Fourteen of them are our Puerto Rican athletes who have the backing and support of their Puerto Rican fans.”
The local contingent consists of 16 men and nine women seeking their ticket to the Surfing World Championships. Among them, Havanna Cabrera, Mia Calderón, Jolari Carre-
ras, Dwight Pastrana and Ricardo Delgado stand out, along with Brian Toht, the promising Puerto Rican competitor who excelled at the ISA World Surfing Games.
Other amenities for the general public include live entertainment. Among the scheduled musical performers are La Secta and Los Rabanes.
“People will also enjoy the gastronomic variety available through the town’s local businesses while being able to learn more about the city’s activities and the tourist attractions that characterize Arecibo,” Ramírez Irizarry said.
More information on La Marginal Pro can be found by visiting the digital platforms of the World Surf League and the Municipality of Arecibo.
David Muñoz, president of the University of Puerto Rico Workers Union (UPR Workers Union)
U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain
Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia are angered by bigoted remarks at Trump rally
By CHRIS CAMERON, JOEL WOLFRAM and MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ
Puerto Rican residents of Philadelphia reacted with shock and anger earlier this week at racist remarks against Puerto Rico and Latinos made by a speaker at former President Donald Trump’s rally on Sunday at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, joining a growing public backlash.
The electoral significance of the episode was less clear. In a city with one of the largest Puerto Rican communities in the country — and more than 230,000 residents who identify as Hispanic or Latino — some supporters of the former president appeared unmoved, even as they denounced the offensive remarks. And some voters who did not currently support either Trump or former Vice President Kamala Harris did not seem to be immediately swayed to make a decision.
Pennsylvania, perhaps the most crucial presidential battleground in the country, could tilt either way, with polls showing the race as dead even as the Trump and Harris campaigns vie for any advantage. Harris and her allies quickly moved, on social media and in a news conference in Philadelphia, to amplify and denounce the offensive remarks, including one by a comedian who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” The Trump campaign issued a rare statement distancing itself from the remarks.
Puerto Rican Trump supporters interviewed in Philadelphia did not directly blame the former president, arguing that he did not share those views about the island territory, although at least one wished that he would more forcefully denounce them. A Puerto Rican business owner in the Centro de Oro neighborhood, who did not wish to be identified to avoid a backlash against his store, said he trusted Trump more than Harris on the economy and on reducing immigration.
Another Puerto Rican Trump supporter said the remarks against his home island did not upset him because they were the words of a comedian and not the former president. The supporter, Max Izaguirre, 78, of North Philadelphia, added that he agreed with Trump’s view that immigration had made the United States “like a garbage can for the world.”
“The only problem with Trump is that he talks too much,” Izaguirre said. “We need somebody strong in there,” he said of the presidency. “Somebody who can deal with the Russians, with the Chinese, with the Iranians.”
Other Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia were shocked, but not surprised, by the offensive remarks, with many saying they matched a common disrespectful attitude against the island territory, which has more American citizens than many states do but has neither the rights of a state nor the autonomy of an independent country. Some said Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria, a storm that killed nearly 3,000 residents of Puerto Rico in 2017, had reflected that attitude.
“This is not the first time that he treats the Puerto Rican people like we’re nothing,” said Raúl Maldonado, a 68-year-old retired tailor. When he learned of the offensive rally remarks, he reacted with dismay. “This guy comes and
treats us like we’re second-class citizens,” he said. “He’s wrong. It’s crazy.”
Carmen Ramos, 80, said the rally comments “made me feel really bad.” If someone says that Puerto Rico is full of garbage, she added, “you’re calling me garbage.” She and her husband, Hiram Montalvo, both Puerto Rican, cast ballots Monday for Harris at a polling location in Centro de Oro.
Other Puerto Ricans and Latinos in Philadelphia expressed disapproval of Trump after the rally, but said they were not yet willing to vote for Harris.
Victoria Aquino, 22, said that she didn’t usually vote, but that she planned to do so this year. She said she needed to do more research, but added, “I know it definitely ain’t going to be Trump.”
Claribel Nuñez, 36, walked out of a polling location with her ballot in hand, but said she had not yet filled it in. Expressing disapproval of the Biden administration’s handling of the conflict in the Middle East, which she described as a “genocide,” Nuñez said she had previously voted for Democratic candidates but was leaning toward voting for a third-party candidate this time.
“I don’t think either party represent me at this moment,” said Nuñez, whose family is from the Dominican Republic. “I’ve been feeling like that for a long time, but I kept voting Democratic, hoping that things would change eventually. And to me, things, instead of slowly progressing,
have been slowly regressing.”
Michelle Martinez, 21, a teacher at a preschool for predominantly Puerto Rican children in Philadelphia, said she had supported Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate who dropped out and endorsed Trump, and was now leaning toward Harris or another third-party candidate. She added that her Puerto Rican family appeared equally split between Trump and Harris, adding that the remarks against Puerto Rico at Trump’s rally could still sway minds.
“That’s exactly what happens in my family,” Martinez said. “We have a decision, same day, we’re like, ‘Actually, we’re going to change it.’”
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
Florida stopped being a swing state slowly, then all at once
By PATRICIA MAZZEI
Florida’s days as a presidential battleground are bygone. No longer do candidates drop in every few days during campaign season. No longer do voters get bombarded with their ads. Nor is there more than a whisper of doubt that the state will vote Republican.
Presidential elections in Florida used to be decided by the slimmest of margins — none slimmer than the 537 votes that, after an infamous recount, won George W. Bush the White House in 2000. Republicans and Democrats waged fierce campaigns during the two decades that followed as Florida, rich in electoral votes, became the largest swing state.
In the past four years, the Florida Democratic Party has withered and struggled to rebuild. Democrats have lost their edge in registered voters and are now outnumbered by more than 1 million Republicans. They have not won a statewide seat since 2018. National fundraising has all but dried up.
The loss of Florida as a source of electoral votes looms large as Democrats scrap for every last vote across seven swing states in the 2024 presidential election.
The reasons are in some cases structural and long-standing: demographics, partisan gerrymandering and legislative term limits. But others are of Democrats’ own making: an unwillingness to invest enough in the nuts and bolts of winning elections; fundraising divisions; and flawed assumptions about the growing Hispanic vote, according to an examination of voter registration numbers, campaign spending and more than two dozen interviews with political operatives from both parties.
What happens in November and in the next few election cycles in Florida will be a test for the country’s politics, as more people move to Sun Belt states and those states get more electoral votes. Democrats will have to make inroads there — a lot of them — to win the presidency.
“The story of Florida is not just the story of Florida,” said Raymond Paultre, the executive director of the Alliance, a group of Democratic donors in the state. “It’s the story of a progressive movement that’s struggling to make it in the South, that’s struggling to compete with younger voters of color, that is struggling to win with younger men.”
The shortcomings in Florida became evident in 2020, when national Democrats largely abandoned spending in the state.
Two years earlier, Democrats had run a moderate incumbent, Bill Nelson, for Senate, and a progressive, Andrew Gillum, for governor, covering all their political bases. Both lost after recounts. Nelson lost to Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican whose vast wealth has helped him win three statewide elections by 1 percentage point or less.
Florida started looking impossible for Democrats to crack.
While Democrats lost their footing, Republicans seized opportunities to reshape Florida’s electorate to their advantage. A torrent of conservative policies have followed, intended to cement the state as an anchor of Republican power.
The results have forced Democrats to try to remake their electoral pathways to victory, as Florida slipped away from them.
In 2020, Joe Biden won the White House, but the state went for former President Donald Trump, ending Floridians’ streak of voting for the winner in every presidential election since 1996. Trump’s victory in Florida that year, by a little more than 3 percentage
points, was the biggest presidential margin in the state since 2004.
This year, polls show Trump ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the state by an average of 7 points.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who was elected in 2018 by less than half a percentage point, has taken credit for Florida’s transformation, though it took years to build. He won reelection in 2022 by more than 19 points, a thumping that he had hoped would fuel his presidential campaign and quash any notion that Democrats might soon be competitive again.
“This whole century, presidential elections, we’d be on razor’s edge about the state of Florida,” DeSantis told Republicans at a state party dinner last month. Now, he added, winning is “a layup.”
Organizational missteps
Democrats describe Florida’s political evolution as happening gradually and then all at once.
In 2012, the last time a Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, won the state, Democrats outnumbered Republicans in Florida by nearly 1.5 million voters. Since then, every one of the state’s 67 counties has become more Republican.
By 2020, Democrats’ registration edge had fallen to about 97,000 voters. As of Sept. 1, the state, with about 16.1 million voters overall, has about 1 million more “active” registered Republicans than Democrats. The state has disproportionately listed more Democrats as “inactive” voters, said Daniel A. Smith, an elections expert at the University of Florida. Voters are deemed inactive if they have not voted, requested a mail ballot or updated their registration in two general elections.
Some new Republicans are party switchers — longtime registered Democrats who had probably been voting Republican for years — a realignment that has happened across the South. Others moved to Florida as part of a migration that began earlier but swelled during the coronavirus pandemic.
Yet political parties and their leaders also played a role.
The Republican Party of Florida is one of the country’s best funded state parties, owing to 25 years of Republican state government control. Crucially, the party runs its own voter registration program.
Democrats have not won a Florida governor’s race since 1994. Republicans draw legislative districts and have supermajorities in the state House and Senate.
Unable to wield much power, the Florida Democratic Party increasingly outsourced voter registration over the past decade to nonprofit groups. Decentralizing the party was intended to create an enduring progressive infrastructure, but despite raising millions of dollars, outside groups failed to register voters in large numbers. New state laws made it even harder for them to do so.
Decentralization also led to fundraising divisions. After Obama’s success in Florida, a group of Democratic donors sought more discretion over their own spending. Imitating a model that had succeeded in Colorado, they formed the Alliance, which channeled resources to progressive causes rather than to the party.
That change crippled a state party that, absent a governor to drive fundraising, relied heavily on individual donors, said Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist.
Strategic miscalculations
Florida Democrats thought their coalition would grow as the state became more Hispanic, a long-standing assumption in a number of states. In 2012, about 14% of registered Florida voters identified as Hispanic, compared with more than 18% this year.
Florida Republicans prioritized Hispanics starting in the 1980s, led by Jeb Bush, who chaired the party in Miami-Dade County and later served two terms as governor. As a result, Florida Hispanics, who were mostly Cuban American, usually voted Republican. As older Cuban exiles died, Democrats thought that younger generations would lean Democratic. Obama’s wins bolstered that hypothesis.
In 2016, Hillary Clinton won about 62% of Hispanics in Florida but still lost the state. Her campaign turned out minority voters but failed to limit losses in whiter counties, as Obama had done. Florida’s booming suburbs and exurbs, especially in the Tampa media market, had become more Republican. People drawn to Trump — particularly older white voters and those without a college degree — proved plentiful in the state, which has many retirees and service workers.
Democrats had a Tampa problem. Soon, they would also have a Miami problem.
Hispanics comprise about 68% of the population of MiamiDade County. Clinton won the county, Florida’s most populous, by 30 percentage points. Four years later, Biden won it by just 7 points.
From 2016 to 2020, Republicans relentlessly courted Florida Hispanics. Trump cut the ties Obama had forged with Cuba’s Communist government. As governor, Scott learned some Spanish and offered Puerto Ricans aid after Hurricane Maria. Sen. Marco Rubio — a Cuban American who speaks fluent Spanish — obtained sanctions against the Venezuelan government.
Working-class Hispanics suffered during the pandemic. Protests over police violence exposed a rift between Hispanics and progressive groups. Trumpism appealed to the demographic more broadly, it turned out, including to many who had voted Democratic in the past.
By 2020, younger Cuban Americans were voting more like their grandparents. An influx of new arrivals who had seen little improvement to life there during the Obama era favored Trump. Can democrats rebuild?
Perhaps the 2022 midterms were Florida Democrats’ low point. Their nominee for governor, Charlie Crist, was a former Republican who did not inspire loyalty. Little national money trickled in. Turnout collapsed: About 600,000 fewer Democrats voted than in 2018.
This year, Nikki Fried, the state party chair, portrayed Florida as back in play. But operatives know their victories, if any, might be small: Improve turnout. Win some legislative seats. Keep the presidential and Senate races to single-digit margins.
“We’re not going to go from a 20-point drubbing in 2022 to ‘Everything is fine,’” said Beth Matuga, a Democratic consultant running state House campaigns.
Signs on the sidewalk guide voters to a polling site at Miami City Hall on March 19, 2024. For a variety of reasons, Florida’s days as a presidential battleground are bygone.
(Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements
By KATIE ROBERTSON and BENJAMIN MULLIN
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, whose decision to end presidential endorsements at the paper set off a firestorm inside and outside the paper last week, said earlier this week in his first comments about the change that it had been done to improve the newsroom’s credibility, not to protect his own personal interests.
“Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election,” Bezos wrote in an essay published on The Post’s website. He added: “What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
The paper had announced the decision to end endorsements Friday, in a note put out by Will Lewis, its chief executive, who said it was “a statement in support of our readers’ ability to make up their own minds” about the election.
But at the time, the company said nothing about Bezos’ motivation for the decision. Some speculated without evidence that Bezos, the founder of Amazon, who has owned the paper since 2013, was trying to gain favor with a potential Trump administration. The paper’s editorial board had already drafted an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Bezos said Monday that he had not and would not pursue his personal interests through his ownership of the Post, and that “no quid pro quo of any kind is at work here.”
“You can see my wealth and business interests as a bulwark against intimidation, or you can see them as a web of conflicting interests,” he added. “Only my own principles can tip the balance from one to the other. I assure you that my views here are, in fact, principled, and I believe my track record as owner of The Post since 2013 backs this up.”
Bezos said that while he wished his decision had come earlier than it did, less than two weeks before the election, the timing was because of “inadequate planning, and not some intentional strategy.”
After Friday’s announcement, some of the paper’s best-known journalists spoke out about the decision and thousands of readers complained about it in comments on the Post’s website.
Marty Baron, the recent editor of the Post who led the paper through a period of editorial and business success, called the decision “cowardice, with democracy as its casualty,” in a post on the social platform X. Legendary Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein said in a statement that the decision ignored “The Washington Post’s own overwhelming reportorial evidence on
the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy.” The paper’s news coverage of Trump has continued to be aggressive in recent days.
Earlier Monday, three journalists said they were stepping down from the Post’s 10-person editorial board. All three are staying at the paper in other roles.
The three — David Hoffman, who has worked at the Post since 1982; Molly Roberts; and Mili Mitra, the director of audience for the opinion department — all said during a midmorning meeting of the editorial board that they were stepping down, according to a person with knowledge of the discussion.
In online statements, Hoffman and Roberts said publicly that they felt it was important for the paper to endorse Harris because they considered Trump a danger to the country. Mitra did not respond to requests for comment.
“I believe we face a very real threat of autocracy in the candidacy of Donald Trump,” Hoffman said in his letter announcing his intent to step down to the editor of the opinion department, David Shipley. “I find it untenable and unconscionable that we have lost our voice at this perilous moment.”
Hoffman received a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing at a ceremony Thursday for a series on authoritarian regimes suppressing dissent. He said he would continue working on several projects he had underway, “including the expanded effort to support press freedom around the world.”
Roberts said in a post on X, “The mission of an editorial board is simpler than it may seem: We want to make the country and the world a better place by supporting the best candidate or the best policy, and condemning the worst. We want to change minds. But above all else, we want to write with moral clarity. If we can’t do that, what are we doing at all?”
Roberts said the imperative on the editorial board to endorse Harris over Trump was “about as morally clear as it gets.”
Bezos ended his essay by saying that he would not allow the paper to “fade into irrelevance,” and that to regain trust among readers the paper needed to exercise “new muscles.”
“Some changes will be a return to the past, and some will be new inventions,” he continued. “Criticism will be part and parcel of anything new, of course.”
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Ahead of the U.S. presidential election next week, investors in interest rate options are putting on trades that will pay off if rates remain elevated, suggesting that the market is pricing in a sweep by the Republican party.
The options market is also bracing for the biggest postelection swings in U.S. Treasury yields in more than 30 years.
If Republicans take both houses of Congress and the U.S. presidency, it likely would bring higher tariffs, and consequently higher interest rates, especially at the back end of the yield curve, due to inflation. Increased U.S. Treasury debt supply to finance a huge fiscal deficit also lifts longer-end yields.
Investors have been buying so-called long-dated payer swaptions, a trade where investors buy the right to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating one, benefiting when interest rates remain high.
“The options market is behaving as if it’s expecting a higher probability of a Republican sweep,” said Amrut Nashikkar, managing director, fixed income strategy, at Barclays. “This price action is what you would expect: rates moving higher and long-end rates increasing.”
However, if Democrats prevail, it could bring higher taxes on corporations and higher-income households that could weigh on economic growth. Disinflation is likely and as such, more aggressive easing by the Federal Reserve would be possible. Interest rates are likely to decline in this environment, led by the front end of the curve.
Swaptions, which are options on interest rate swaps, are one segment of the more than $600 trillion over-the-counter rate derivatives market. Rate swaps measure the cost of exchanging fixed-rate cash flows for floating-rate ones, or vice versa, and are used by investors to hedge interest rate risk.
With the Secured Overnight Financing rate (SOFR) as reference rate, swaps generally reflect rate expectations.
Payer swaptions were evident on longer maturities from five-year to 30-year swaps where the cost of implied volatility, a measure used to price these options, saw a surge a few weeks ago as online betting odds of Republican former president Donald Trump winning the election grew on platforms like Polymarket. It’s a toss-up, however, in national polls.
The implied volatility on one-month at-the-money options on 30-year swap rates hit its highest for the year of 31.06 basis points (bps) on Oct. 21. It slipped on Friday to 30.5 bps.
“The long end is historically sensitive to fiscal policy because of the expected increase in Treasury issuance, which is typically higher on the long end of the curve,” said Barclays’ Nashikkar.
“They have increased by an amount that is much higher than what we have seen in election cycles prior to the 2020 elections,” said Bruno Braizinha, senior rates strategist, at BofA Securities.
As volatility climbed, investors are also betting on a move higher in longer-dated rates, such as those on 30-year swaps,
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about 50 bps higher, in one month.
The cost of longer-dated trades surged to an 18-month high on Oct. 22 of 33 bps, suggesting increasing expectation 30-year swap rates will end up 50 bps higher in a month. That is likely because 30-year Treasury yields will probably increase as well.
“The worst-case scenarios for bonds are the sweeps and investors are actively hedging right now, trying to hedge their portfolios for that,” said BofA’s Braizinha.
Aside from a Republican sweep, investors are also bracing for a jumbo move of 18 basis points in Treasury yields in
either direction on Nov. 6 or 7, based on the MOVE index. That’s about 2-1/2 times higher than what the current index is projecting on average daily moves over a period of one month.
The MOVE index, the benchmark for rate volatility, was 128.4 last Friday, reflecting expectations Treasury yields across most maturities will move an average of 8 bps per day in either direction over the next 30 days.
Harley Bassman, MOVE index creator and managing partner at Simplify Asset Management said option prices anticipate a sharp move in Treasury yields post-election, perhaps the largest since the 1991 Gulf War for a known event.
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Dozens killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, Palestinian officials say
By VICTORIA KIM, HIBA YAZBEK and RAWAN SHEIKH AHMAD
An Israeli strike on a residential building in the northern Gaza Strip killed dozens of people early Tuesday, the territory’s emergency service said, in the latest attack to cause mass casualties in the area since Israel renewed its offensive against Hamas in the north.
The Palestinian Civil Defense, the emergency service, said at least 55 people were killed in the strike in the town of Beit Lahia. Gaza’s health ministry said at least 93 people were dead, including 25 children. The Israeli military said in a statement that it was “aware of reports that civilians were harmed” in the town and was looking into the details.
Israeli forces renewed their offensive in northern Gaza this month, saying they were trying to stem a regrouping of Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, sparking the war in the Gaza Strip.
The strike comes days after another Israeli attack on a residential block in Beit Lahia that left dozens of people killed or wounded, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. The Israeli military confirmed the strike on Sunday, saying that the air force had “conducted a precise strike” targeting Hamas fighters.
An overnight Israeli airstrike hit another residential building in the town on Oct. 20, killing dozens of people, Palestinian officials and emergency workers said.
Roughly 400,000 people remain in northern Gaza, according to the United Nations, and many have been trapped in their ruined neighborhoods.
Here’s what else to know:
— New Hezbollah leader: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah named Naim Qassem, the group’s longtime deputy, as its new secretary-general on Tuesday, replacing Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in Israeli airstrikes south of Beirut last month.
— Strikes in Lebanon: Israeli airstrikes on Monday killed at least 60 people in the Bekaa Valley, in eastern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, in what appeared to be
The morning sky in Tehran on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, after Israel targeted multiple Iranian military facilities with airstrikes overnight. Israel and Iran, which have traded major military attacks in recent weeks, exchanged threats and denunciations at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council earlier this week. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
the deadliest barrage of strikes in the area since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated last month.
— Israel and UNRWA: Israel’s parliament passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of UNRWA, the main U.N. agency that aids Palestinians, by barring its operations in the country. In doing so, Israel defied calls from the Biden administration, which has warned that the legislation could prompt an even
greater humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
— Israel vs. Iran: Israel and Iran, which have traded major military attacks in recent weeks, exchanged threats and denunciations at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday. Iran’s ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told the Council that “Iran reserves its inherent right to respond at a time of its choosing to this act of aggression.”
How Russia, China and Iran are interfering in the presidential election
By SHEERA FRENKEL, TIFFANY HSU and STEVEN LEE MYERS
When Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, spreading divisive and inflammatory posts online to stoke outrage, its posts were brash and riddled with spelling errors and strange syntax. They were designed to get attention by any means necessary.
“Hillary is a Satan,” one Russian-made Facebook post read.
Now, eight years later, foreign interference in U.S. elections has become far more sophisticated, and far more difficult to track.
Disinformation from abroad — particularly from Russia, China and Iran — has matured into a consistent and pernicious threat, as the countries test, iterate and deploy
increasingly nuanced tactics, according to U.S. intelligence and defense officials, tech companies and academic researchers. The ability to sway even a small pocket of Americans could have outsize consequences for the presidential election, which polls generally consider a neck-and-neck race.
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Russia, according to American intelligence assessments, aims to bolster the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, while Iran favors his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. China appears to have no preferred outcome.
But the broad goal of these efforts has not changed: to sow discord and chaos in hopes of discrediting American democracy in the eyes of the world. The campaigns, though, have evolved, adapting to a changing media landscape and the proliferation of new tools that make it easy to fool credulous audiences.
Here are the ways that foreign disinformation has evolved:
Now, disinformation is basically everywhere.
Russia was the primary architect of American election-related disinformation in 2016, and its posts ran largely on Facebook.
Now, Iran and China are engaging in similar efforts to influence American politics, and all three are scattering their efforts across dozens of platforms, from small forums where Americans chat about local weather to messaging groups united by shared interests. The countries are taking cues from one another, although there is debate over whether they have directly cooperated on strategies.
There are hordes of Russian accounts on Telegram seeding divisive, sometimes vitriolic videos, memes and articles about the presidential election. There are at least hundreds more from China that mimicked students to inflame the tensions on American campuses this summer over the war in the Gaza Strip. Both countries also have accounts on Gab, a less prominent social media platform favored by the far right, where they have worked to promote conspiracy theories.
Russian operatives have also tried to support Trump on Reddit and forum boards favored by the far right, targeting voters in six swing states along with Hispanic Americans, video gamers and others identified by Russia as potential Trump sympathizers, according to internal documents disclosed in September by the Department of Justice.
One campaign linked to China’s state influence operation, known as Spamouflage, operated accounts using a name, Harlan, to create the impression that the source of the conservative-leaning content was an American, on four platforms: YouTube, X, Instagram and TikTok.
The content is far more targeted.
The new disinformation being peddled by foreign nations aims not just at swing states, but also at specific districts within them, and at particular ethnic and religious groups within those districts. The more targeted the disinformation is, the more likely it is to take hold, according to researchers and academics who
ly backing a group of conservative American commentators employed through Tenet Media, a digital platform created in Tennessee in 2023.
The company served as a seemingly legitimate facade for publishing scores of videos with pointed political commentary as well as conspiracy theories about election fraud, COVID-19, immigrants and Russia’s war with Ukraine. Even the influencers who were covertly paid for their appearances on Tenet said they did not know the money came from Russia.
In an echo of Russia’s scheme, Chinese operatives have been cultivating a network of foreign influencers to help spread its narratives, creating a group described as “foreign mouths,” “foreign pens” and “foreign brains,” according to a report last fall by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
have studied the new influence campaigns.
“When disinformation is custom-built for a specific audience by preying on their interests or opinions, it becomes more effective,” said Melanie Smith, the research director for the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a research organization based in London. “In previous elections, we were trying to determine what the big false narrative was going to be. This time, it is subtle polarized messaging that strokes the tension.”
Iran in particular has spent its resources setting up covert disinformation efforts to draw in niche groups. A website titled “Not Our War,” which aimed to draw in U.S. military veterans, interspersed articles about the lack of support for active-duty soldiers with virulently anti-American views and conspiracy theories.
Other sites included “Afro Majority,” which created content aimed at Black Americans, and “Savannah Time,” which sought to sway conservative voters in the swing state of Georgia. In Michigan, another swing state, Iran created an online outlet called “Westland Sun” to cater to Arab Americans in suburban Detroit.
“That Iran would target Arab and Muslim populations in Michigan shows that Iran has a nuanced understanding of the political situation in America and is deftly maneuvering to appeal to a key demographic to influence the election in a targeted fashion,” said Max Lesser, a senior analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Artificial intelligence is propelling this evolution.
Recent advances in artificial intelligence have boosted disinformation capabilities beyond what was possible in previous elections,
allowing state agents to create and distribute their campaigns with more finesse and efficiency.
OpenAI, whose ChatGPT tool popularized the technology, reported this month that it had disrupted more than 20 foreign operations that had used the company’s products between June and September. They included efforts by Russia, China, Iran and other countries to create and fill websites and to spread propaganda or disinformation on social media — and even to analyze and reply to specific posts. (The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft last year for copyright infringement of news content; both companies have denied the claims.)
“AI capabilities are being used to exacerbate the threats that we expected and the threats that we’re seeing,” Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in an interview. “They’re essentially lowering the bar for a foreign actor to conduct more sophisticated influence campaigns.”
China, too, has deployed an increasingly advanced tool kit that includes AI-manipulated audio files, damaging memes and fabricated voter polls in campaigns around the world. This year, a deepfake video of a Republican member of Congress from Virginia circulated on TikTok, accompanied by a Chinese caption falsely claiming that the politician was soliciting votes for a critic of Beijing who sought (and later won) the Taiwanese presidency.
It’s becoming much harder to identify disinformation.
All three countries are also becoming better at covering their tracks.
Last month, Russia was caught obscuring its attempts to influence Americans by secret-
The new tactics have made it harder for government agencies and tech companies to find and remove the influence campaigns — all while emboldening other hostile states, said Graham Brookie, the senior director at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab.
“Where there is more malign foreign influence activity, it creates more surface area, more permission for other bad actors to jump into that space,” he said. “If all of them are doing it, then the cost for exposure is not as high.”
Technology companies aren’t doing as much to stop disinformation.
The foreign disinformation has exploded as tech giants have all but given up their efforts to combat disinformation. The largest companies, including Meta, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, have scaled back their attempts to label and remove disinformation since the last presidential elections. Others have no teams in place at all.
The lack of cohesive policy among the tech companies has made it impossible to form a united front against foreign disinformation, security officials and executives at tech companies said.
“These alternative platforms don’t have the same degree of content moderation and robust trust and safety practices that would potentially mitigate these campaigns,” said Lesser of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
He added that even larger platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram were trapped in an eternal game of Whac-a-Mole as foreign state operatives quickly rebuilt influence campaigns that had been removed. Alethea, a company that tracks online threats, recently discovered that an Iranian disinformation campaign that used accounts named after hoopoes, the colorful bird, recently resurfaced on X despite having been banned twice before.
Reporters at the spin room during the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024. Iran, Russia and China are engaging in similar efforts to influence American politics, and all three are scattering their efforts across dozens of platforms. (Kenny Holston/ The New York Times)
MAGA unchained in Madison Square Garden
By MICHELLE GOLDBERG
Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again Lollapalooza at Madison Square Garden on Sunday began with an iconic scene from the 1970 biopic “Patton” on the jumbotron. Strutting in front of a giant American flag, George C. Scott, playing the legendary World War II general, growled, of the Nazis, “We’re not just going to shoot the bastards. We’re going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.” While it was nice, I suppose, to hear antiAdolf Hitler rhetoric at a Trump rally, the belligerent talk of total war was unnerving in the context of a campaign focused on crushing internal enemies.
The event, which featured almost the entire MAGA firmament on a bill that stretched for more than six hours, opened with a set by a Texas comedian and podcaster, Tony Hinchcliffe. His unadulterated racism somewhat surprised me, given that the Trump campaign usually tries to serve its bigotry with a filmy veneer of plausible deniability. “These Latinos, they love making babies too,” he said. “There’s no pulling out, they don’t do that, they come inside, just like they did to our country.” He continued, “I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s
called Puerto Rico.” Then he made a crack about Black people carving watermelons for Halloween.
It was one of the uglier Trump rallies I can recall, which is saying something. Speaker Grant Cardone, a businessperson and high-profile Scientologist, said of Trump’s electoral opponents, “we need to slaughter these other people” and referred to Kamala Harris’ “pimp handlers.” David Rem, who was billed as a childhood friend of Trump’s, held up a crucifix and called Harris “the Antichrist.” (Then he announced he was running for mayor.) Radio personality Sid Rosenberg said Democrats were “a bunch of degenerates,” prefaced by an expletive. Trump once again described Democrats as “the enemy from within.” The stadium’s saturated red lights and the frequent use of screaming heavy metal walkout music gave it all an infernal carnival feeling, like watching pro wrestling in hell.
I doubt the event helped Trump win many votes. New York is not, despite the fantasies Vivek Ramaswamy spun onstage, a swing state. Hinchcliffe’s slurs against a key voting bloc proved an in-kind contribution to the Harris campaign, leading Puerto Rican artists including megastar Bad Bunny to throw their support behind her.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, Oct. 27, 2024. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
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But the rally still served several purposes. Trump, who spent his life longing for the acceptance of an elite Manhattan that saw him as a joke, probably found it deeply validating to be venerated at Madison Square Garden. “The king of New York is back to reclaim the city that he built,” crowed Donald Trump Jr. Beyond stroking Trump’s ego, Sunday’s display of dominance in one of the bluest places in America seemed designed to create a sense of inevitability around a Republican restoration. “The insanity has to stop and the fact that we can pack Madison Square Garden in the heart of New York City shows me that the spirit of the American people is there,” Trump Jr. said.
There was, throughout much of the event, the sense that Trump’s followers would reject a Harris victory, but Tucker Carlson, in his manic, giddy speech, made it overt. It was a deeply dishonest performance that nevertheless contained an essential truth about the nature of Trump’s bond with his base. “He’s liberated us in the deepest and truest sense,” Carlson said. “And the liberation he has brought to us is the liberation from the obligation to tell lies. Donald Trump has made it possible for the rest of us to tell the truth about the world around us.”
This is at once absurd and correct. Neither Trump nor Carlson is, of course, interested in truth in the empirical sense. But Carlson is right that Trump has set him free to express the rancid truths of his heart. Trump removed the taboos that once would have stopped an ambitious conservative entertainer like Carlson from embracing
Holocaust denial, as he did just last month. He’s freed him to dismiss the idea that Jan. 6 was an insurrection, a notion Carlson treated as risible on Sunday. And, most significantly, Trump has given Carlson and the rest of his followers permission to dismiss the idea that he could lose fairly, given how much love there is for him even in the supposedly hostile territory of Manhattan.
After mocking Harris as a “Samoan Malaysian low IQ former California prosecutor,” Carlson argued that if she’s declared the winner, it should be regarded as a big lie. “It’s very hard for me to believe the rest of us are going to say, ‘You know what, Joe Scarborough, you’re right,’” he said, sarcastically invoking the MSNBC host. “You’re right, she won fair and square ’cause she’s just so impressive. I don’t think so. And to me, that is liberation. It’s the freedom to say what is obviously true as a free man and not a slave.”
The message the MAGA caravan brought to Madison Square Garden was that their movement will soon be utterly unconstrained. “The United States is now an occupied country, but it will soon be an occupied country no longer,” Trump said, before pledging “the largest deportation program in American history.” Delivered in the center of a city with more immigrants than any other, it felt like the inside-out promise of an occupation to come. Election Day, Trump said, would be “liberation day.” Sunday was a glimpse of what his version of liberation means.
Empowered by Light dona sistemas de energía solar al Negociado de Bomberos de Puerto Rico
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SAN JUAN – La organización sin fines de lucro Empowered by Light anunció el martes la donación oficial de 11 sistemas de energía solar con almacenamiento al Negociado de Bomberos de Puerto Rico, instalados en estaciones de todo Puerto Rico para brindar soporte energético en situaciones de emergencia.
“Instalamos estos sistemas para que los equipos de emergencia puedan seguir operando en cortes de energía causados por tormentas, terremotos u otras causas”,
afirmó la directora ejecutiva de Empowered by Light, Moira Hanes en declaraciones escritas.
“Nos alegra que el Negociado de Bomberos tome ahora la propiedad y continúe beneficiándose de esta energía confiable”, indicó.
Los sistemas, instalados en estaciones de Adjuntas, Ángeles (Utuado), Barrio Obrero (San Juan), entre otras localidades, varían en capacidad de generación y almacenamiento, desde 6 kilovatios hasta 20.8 kilovatios de energía solar y 22 a 54 kilovatios hora de almacenamiento.
Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín es reconocido como TsunamiReady
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SAN JUAN – El Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín fue distinguido este martes como TsunamiReady, convirtiéndose en el primer aeropuerto en el Caribe en recibir este reconocimiento. Esta es la primera vez que se otorga en Puerto Rico a una entidad no municipal.
“El Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín es la primera entidad que no es municipio en recibir esta designación. Con más de 40,000 visitantes diarios, era meritorio incluir este lugar en el programa”, expresó Nino Correa Filomeno, comisionado del Negociado para el Manejo de Emergencias y Administración de Desastres (NMEAD).
Jorge Hernández, presidente de Aerostar, indicó que el reconocimiento subraya la importancia de educar al personal del aeropuerto. “El aeropuerto opera como una pequeña ciudad y, con este reconocimiento, fortalecemos la respuesta ante emergencias, asegurando que contamos con herramientas para proteger vidas en caso de un tsunami”, señaló Hernández.
El proceso de preparación incluyó adiestramientos al personal, la creación de planes de desalojo, y la instalación de sistemas de monitoreo en coordinación con la Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico y el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (SNM).
Alcalde de Cataño presenta informe de logros económicos y sociales ante Legislatura Municipal
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CATAÑO – El alcalde de Cataño, Julio Alicea Vasallo, destacó el lunes ante la Legislatura Municipal los avances económicos y sociales del Municipio reflejados en su informe anual de finanzas y actividades administrativas del año fiscal 2024. Alicea Vasallo resaltó un superávit operacional de 14.2 millones de dólares, que ha permitido ejecutar proyectos de infraestructura y aumentar sueldos a empleados municipales.
“El ingreso de 50.2 millones de dólares ha superado nuestras expectativas, permitiendo obras de impacto directo para los ciudadanos, especialmente para el 46 por ciento de nuestra población que vive bajo el nivel de pobreza”, señaló Alicea Vasallo en declaraciones escritas.
La recaudación por Contribución sobre la Propiedad alcanzó 13.5 millones de dólares, mientras que el Impuesto sobre la Venta y Uso generó 7 millones adicionales. El ingreso por Patentes Municipales incrementó un 28 por ciento, alcanzando 12.8 millones de dólares, mientras que los arbitrios de construcción generaron 2.7 millones de dó-
lares, quintuplicando la proyección inicial. Alicea Vasallo detalló que los fondos del Plan de Rescate Americano se destinaron a obras como la repavimentación de calles por 1.4 millones, la compra de un camión de reciclaje por 165,950 dólares y la instalación de bombas en la barriada Juana Matos. Además, con 11.2 millones de fondos del Programa de Recuperación ante Desastres se remodelarán la Plaza de Recreo y otras áreas del centro urbano.
Por su parte, los fondos de FEMA permitieron la reconstrucción del Parque Recreativo La Esperanza a un costo de 4 millones de dólares, el Coliseo Cosme Beitia por 12 millones y mejoras al Centro de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento por 5.4 millones. “Cataño alcanzó un 99.7 por ciento en métricas de cumplimiento en el uso de fondos federales, lo que refuerza nuestra transparencia y responsabilidad,” aseguró el alcalde.
En seguridad, el Cuartel Municipal de Cataño recibió un nuevo generador por 270,000 dólares, además de cinco motoras, chalecos y uniformes. Con fondos del Senado, se adquirieron drones para el sistema de vigilancia. La ad-
ministración ha fortalecido servicios de emergencia y adquirido equipo en el Centro de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento, ahora abierto las 24 horas del día.
“El enemigo más grande de Cataño es la pobreza. Nuestro impulso al desarrollo económico y social nos ayudará en la misión de convertir a Cataño en una gran ciudad,” concluyó el alcalde en su informe.
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5 eerie games to haunt during Halloween week
By HAROLD GOLDBERG
You’re utterly alone. Blood drips onto snow. A fanged entity slashes your significant other. A monstrous chase ends in death. Just in time for Halloween, five affecting horror games are full of harrowing alienation and loneliness.
— Life Is Strange: Double Exposure: Reviewed on the PlayStation 5. Also available on the PC, Switch and Xbox Series X|S. Forget the jump scares in the narrative-rich Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. Not exclusively a horror story, this LGTBQ+-friendly supernatural thriller presents unsettling moments from the get-go. It marks the welcome return of the smart sleuth Max Caulfield (voiced brilliantly by Hannah Telle). In the opening scenes, Max and her wry friend Safi explore an abandoned bowling alley. You can almost smell decades-old dust and mold in the ramshackle structure, which is complete with a creepy smiling bowling ball mascot and graffiti proclaiming “Hail, Satan!”
and Xbox Series X|S.
Fear the Spotlight, crafted by a husband-and-wife team, tells the tale of two teenagers, one punky, one bookish. Set inside a 1990s Sunnyside High that becomes only somewhat frightening, the old-school puzzle-solving adventure is the first published by Blumhouse’s game division.
While it is mild fun with its Ouija board, haunting phone calls and stealth action to avoid death, it will be scary primarily to a middle school audience who likes “Goosebumps.” Moments that hit home included one teenager’s need to use an asthma inhaler when things became tense. And the bond between the teenagers as they conquer the fire and monsters felt warm and real.
— A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead: Reviewed on the PlayStation 5. Also available on the PC and Xbox Series X|S.
The Road Ahead features Alex, the film series’s most compelling character. Yes, there’s another inhaler here, needed when Dark Angels are near. You must be completely silent because these flightless batlike entities who knucklewalk like apes have super sensitivity to sound. And the desire to kill you.
Max, with brown shoulder-length hair and a camera always with her, is a well-liked artist in residence for a bucolic college. It’s Christmastime, and a lone skater glides across a frozen pond. Yet members of Abraxas, a student group, seem to be plotting something. The campus’s visual beauty hides ugly human lies and something sinister to come. Everyone, including Max, has secrets to conceal.
When Safi is found murdered on a snowy bluff, Max begins an investigation using her signature cunning, hints from texts and something like Discord. But it’s a new superpower, the ability to move between timelines, that helps the most.
One of the times that Max enters a starry portal, she’s able to thwart a nosy investigator looking for clues. He has cornered Max’s friend Moses. In a parallel timeline, Max saves Moses, a holiday-light-loving nerd, by sneaking into his lab, stealing evidence and leaving before the investigator notices.
The effect of moving to a parallel timeline is like opening a glowing golden curtain to another dimension. This time-renting game play never becomes boring.
The plot and dialogue, curious and twisting, were written primarily by a team of women and queer writers, a rarity in games. The budding romances are full of hope, desire, fear of loss and (occasionally) witty repartee during flirtatious moments. (But once, a line of dialogue intended to be humorous completely spoils the gravity of a dark moment.) Exchanges about relationships and mental health issues, including Safi’s difficult childhood, make this series as important now as Sassy magazine was in the 1990s. Telle, the voice actor, said in an interview that playing Max allowed her “to embrace my struggle as an artist and step into my power as a woman.”
“I have found strength,” Telle added, “in portraying Max’s extraordinary powers and I’ve explored my own vul-
nerability through her moments of self-doubt.”
— Mouthwashing: Reviewed on the PC.
Because its grim, fatalist essence played devious games with my mind, Mouthwashing became one of my most nightmarish game experiences. It’s set in a cavernous, old space freighter that crashes, probably because the captain purposely veered off course. Though its graphics are of the original PlayStation era, the sparks that sprayed down as I ran through otherwise pitch-black corridors augmented a feeling of panic and claustrophobia.
The crew members were nervous and worried as they sniped at one another, concerned the food supply would run out. An odd horse mascot suddenly appeared in a doorway and said dubiously optimistic things in a garbled voice. Mouthwashing is weirdness done right.
Jimmy, the new captain, is disliked by the small crew. He bakes a cake for his own birthday, but the party is anxietyridden, somewhat like the family Thanksgiving no one wants to attend. Curly, the original captain, is wrapped in oozing bandages but still alive on a gurney, an incongruous, beautiful orange sunset mural behind him. One of his eyes bugs out as I open his mouth to deliver Oxy, dulling his pain. I was keeping him alive, but he has put the crew on a path to certain demise.
Once, when I gave Curly his drug, the screen went black and screams were heard.
Jimmy may be losing it himself, and his fraught hallucinations are among the most affecting I’ve seen. During one, Jimmy walks through a mazelike cargo hold. The use of sound during an unlit sequence is utterly unsettling and disturbing. What is it? An insane stowaway? The ship imploding? What Jimmy eventually sees by the dim blue light of his code scanner is terrifying. The crew’s existences get much worse from there.
— Fear the Spotlight: Reviewed on the PC. Also available on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One
The game’s pacing, however, feels uneven. Fear is most palpable early, when you’re navigating a mysterious ranch and don’t know the controls well. The key here is to proceed extremely slowly. In the first minutes, a likable boyfriend shockingly meets his demise, leaving Alex to fend for herself. She’s smart and capable, but the pair could have endured great terror together.
I enjoyed pouring sand over water puddles to silence my sneaking movements. The dread returned in the last halfhour, which was rife with wild trepidation as I avoided a Dark Angel looming just a foot away. But the ending was too depressingly bleak and the minimal hope offered didn’t satisfy.
— Until Dawn: Reviewed on the PlayStation 5. Also available on the PC.
Until Dawn, a remake of a 2015 horror tale told in onehour chapters, is most notable because it stars Rami Malek as the bro-ey owner of a sprawling mountain lodge. The eerie environs are inhabited by a sadistic killer and sharpfanged wendigos. Between chapters you meet an over-thetop psychoanalyst, often better in his role than the actors are during their stories.
This version features enhanced graphics but retains the sometimes groan-worthy dialogue of the original. I pressed action buttons to avoid gruesome calamities until I found an ending not in the original. But the controls can be wonky. I couldn’t even shine a flashlight on a sign on a dark road. It was as though my brain had no control of my muscles.
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Tasa mínima, promedio ponderado, y máxima para préstamos personales pequeños otorgados para la semana que terminó el sábado, 26 de octubre de 2024
In an undated image provided by Deck Nine, a scene from Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. When her friend is found murdered on a snowy bluff in Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, Max begins an investigation using her signature cunning, hints from texts and some superpowers. (Deck Nine via The New York Times)
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Grand rooms found in Peru show an ancient culture and a powerful woman
By ALAN YUHAS
Archaeologists in Peru have excavated a monumental chamber featuring elaborate murals of snakes, and a pillared hall with a worn throne, which they say bears clues suggesting a powerful woman ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.
The site, Pañamarca, was a religious and political center for the ancient Moche culture, which flourished for centuries in northern Peru, building grand structures and irrigating deserts long before the Inca rose and conquered the Andes.
The latest findings, reported by a team of researchers late last month, provide new insight into Moche ceremonies and mythology, and add to growing evidence that women held positions of power in Moche society, in contrast to long-held perceptions of a culture dominated by male warriors and kings.
“There are several things that are very important regarding this wonderful discovery,” said Gabriela Cervantes Quequezana, an archaeologist not involved in the excavations. “We’ve seen other representations of women in tombs, but not in the depth and complexity in the discoveries in Pañamarca.”
The throne room is decorated with paintings that depict a
woman seated on a similar throne and receiving visitors, as well as images of a crown, the crescent moon, sea creatures and a weaving workshop. The throne itself, which was built around A.D. 650, shows erosion on the backrest, suggesting the wear of a person sitting there, and the researchers found colorful stones and human hair embedded in it.
“It’s very unusual for us to see the crowned woman seated on a throne inside a building holding court,” said Lisa Trever, a professor of art history and archaeology at Columbia University in New York City and one of the Pañamarca researchers. “I think we can say with some certainty that, regardless of who actually sat there, it was a throne for a queen, the throne for a woman.”
In recent years, archaeologists have found signs of powerful women at other Moche sites north of Pañamarca, which lies near the Pacific coast about 250 miles north of Peru’s capital, Lima.
A tomb excavated in 2006 contained the remains of the socalled Lady of Cao, a tattooed woman surrounded by war clubs and tools for throwing spears. Several rich tombs found at another site in 2013 held the bodies of women who have often been called the priestesses of San José de Moro.
“We’ve had so far a very masculine view of the Moche world,” said Cervantes, who works at the National University of San Marcos in Lima. “But with this discovery in Pañamarca, even though there’s not a tomb per se of a queen, we have a female character. She’s been called a priestess, but we can also think of her as a powerful woman in terms of political power.”
The archaeologists at Pañamarca intend to study the hair to learn more about the life of the person it belonged to, though they are unsure if they have enough material to perform a full DNA analysis.
The Moche did not have a system of writing, and many
sites were looted over the centuries, making artwork that survives especially important for archaeologists trying to understand the society.
Murals dominate the other chamber found by the archaeologists, which they call the Hall of the Braided Serpents. The structure, also built with wide pillars, overlooked a plaza and was decorated with expansive paintings that show large serpents with human legs, as well as warriors and a mythical creature.
The hall was remarkable both for its motif, which the researchers called unique for Moche art, but also for its large scale, said Michele Koons, one of the Pañamarca researchers and the director of anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
“These are life-size serpents — human size — and also in this particular room we have a mural of a Moche monster chasing a guy,” she said. “It’s a very different scale from the other space.”
The murals would have been seen from below during ceremonies or events, she added, creating a far different effect than the “intimate” space of the throne room.
The artwork in both rooms could tell archaeologists much more about Moche beliefs and rituals, said Gabriel Prieto, a professor of anthropology at the University of Florida who was not involved in the research.
“All of these murals are opening new windows to understanding Moche ceremonies in big temples, and the role played by women but not only the queen,” he said. “For many years we thought the most important celebrations or ceremonies that was hosted in these large areas were related to human sacrifice, but with these discoveries, the artists have depicted very different ceremonies.”
Prieto noted that Moche sites were distinct from each other, reflecting change in culture over different places and eras: “Pañamarca is like the Sistine Chapel in Rome, but if you go to the Holy Land, you won’t see that kind of art.”
But he expressed excitement over the Pañamarca team’s continued work.
“The main pyramid hasn’t really been touched yet by Trever’s team,” he said. “I’m just wondering what kind of unbelievable discoveries will be made in the near future.”
The archaeological site of Pañamarca, Peru, which has shed light on the ancient Moche culture. Archaeologists in Peru have excavated a monumental chamber featuring elaborate murals of snakes, and a pillared hall with a worn throne, which they say bears clues suggesting a powerful woman ruled there more than 1,300 years ago. (José Antonio Ochatoma Cabrera/Archaeological Landscapes of Pañamarca via The New York Times)
A figure painted on a pillar at Pañamarca, Peru, where archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a female ruler. (Lisa Trever/Archaeological Landscapes of Pañamarca via The New York Times)
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Why controlling blood sugar is crucial for your health
By NINA AGRAWAL
More than 1 in 3 adults in the United States has prediabetes, higher-thannormal blood sugar levels that can lead to diabetes. And more than 1 in 10 has diabetes, characterized by still higher blood sugar levels that can eventually lead to eye problems, heart disease, a stroke, nerve damage and other serious health issues.
It’s possible to avoid these complications by keeping your blood sugar in check. What you eat, when you eat, your exercise habits and even how stressed you are all can affect how high (or low) your sugar level goes.
“You don’t want to wait until you have prediabetes or diabetes to start thinking about it,” said Dr. Elizabeth Halprin, chief of adult diabetes at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. “You want to think about it to prevent it.”
What is blood glucose?
Your body breaks down the carbohydrates you eat and turns them into glucose, which is then absorbed into the bloodstream. This is the body’s primary source of energy.
Your pancreas senses how much glucose, or sugar, is in the blood and produces a corresponding amount of the hormone insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let sugar into your cells, which use it for fuel.
Some sugar normally remains in the blood and binds to proteins, like hemoglobin. This isn’t a problem in and of itself, but too much can be a bad thing.
“Think about when you spill milk or something sweet on the floor and how sticky it gets,” said Dr. Susan Spratt, a professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology, metabolism and nutrition at Duke University. “That’s what’s happening inside your body. It attaches to all of your vessels and kind of gums everything up.”
When blood sugar is consistently high, some people develop insulin resistance: The body stops responding well to insulin, and cells don’t take in enough glucose from the blood. The pancreas produces more insulin, but eventually can’t keep up, resulting in high blood glucose levels and, ultimately, prediabetes or diabetes.
Over time, excess sugar in the blood can damage blood vessels, leading to the longterm complications of diabetes.
How is blood sugar measured? And how do you know if your level is healthy?
A hemoglobin A1C test measures what percentage of your red blood cells have glu-
More than one in three adults in the United States has prediabetes, higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that can lead to diabetes. And more than one in 10 has diabetes, characterized by still higher blood sugar levels that can eventually lead to eye problems, heart disease, a stroke, nerve damage and other serious health issues. (Andrei Cojocaru/The New York Times)
cose stuck to their hemoglobin. The test helps doctors estimate your average blood sugar over the last three months. A blood glucose test directly measures how much sugar is in your blood at a point in time.
Doctors usually measure glucose and A1C with blood drawn from a vein. (They can also use a finger stick test.) They typically test your glucose when you are fasting, meaning you haven’t eaten for at least eight hours, to get an accurate base line. If your fasting glucose and A1C levels are both above certain thresholds — or if one of them is, on two separate tests — doctors can diagnose diabetes.
Doctors aim to keep A1C levels under 7% in patients with diabetes to reduce their risk of developing complications while also avoiding hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar levels that can lead to lightheadedness, tremors or an irregular heartbeat and, in severe cases, can impair brain functioning.
Wearable sensors called continuous glucose monitors, which measure blood sugar in real time, can be particularly helpful for patients at risk of hypoglycemia, doctors said.
How often should I get tested?
The answer depends on your health and risk factors.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that physicians initiate blood sugar testing in any adult who is overweight or obese and has any additional risk factor for diabetes.
These include having a first-degree relative with diabetes, or having heart disease, high blood pressure or polycystic ovary syndrome. Being of African American, Asian American, Latino, Native American or Pacific Islander descent is also considered a risk factor because diabetes is more prevalent in these groups than in white patients because of biological and socioeconomic factors.
If results show you are prediabetic, you should have your blood tested annually. If your results are normal, you should be tested every three years.
People who don’t have risk factors should begin testing at age 35.
How does food affect your blood sugar?
Foods that are heavy in starch or carbohydrates — such as pasta, rice, bread and potatoes — or that are sugary, like cookies and soda, increase your blood sugar.
“In a person who has diabetes, the relationship between insulin and glucose is deranged,” Halprin said. Sugar spikes cause the pancreas to release a lot of insulin. Blood sugar can then crash, which may produce cravings and leave you feeling unwell.
Eating protein and fats alongside carbohydrates can slow down their absorption and keep blood sugar more steady. “The rise is not as high, and the drop is not as rapid,” Halprin said.
Skipping or delaying meals and drinking
alcohol in excess or on an empty stomach can cause low blood sugar, especially in people with diabetes.
What else can cause blood sugar to spike or dip?
Exercise helps bring down blood sugar by using up glucose for energy, building muscle that easily takes up glucose and reducing body fat that makes your cells resistant to insulin.
Stress causes a hormone called cortisol to increase, which signals the liver to release more glucose into the blood, Spratt said.
Sleep deprivation can also cause your cortisol levels to go up, she said. And not sleeping well can indirectly affect blood glucose by making it harder to eat well, lose weight, exercise and deal with stress, Halprin said.
How do you keep your blood sugar in check?
Doctors recommend that patients with diabetes or prediabetes eat a plate that is half leafy green vegetables, one quarter lean protein like fish or lentils, and one quarter starch. Thinking about your meals this way can help people without diabetes stay healthy, too.
Often, doctors work with patients to identify realistic and culturally appropriate changes.
“You don’t just want to tell someone who’s Hispanic, for instance, to stop eating rice and plantains and eat salad,” Halprin said. “That’s just not going to work.”
Exercise — even just walking for 10 minutes after a meal — can help lower your blood sugar. It also can help with losing weight, which doctors say is an essential part of managing diabetes, in part because it reduces insulin resistance.
What drugs lower blood sugar?
When these interventions aren’t enough, doctors may prescribe medication. Metformin is a cheap and widely used first-line drug that helps the liver produce less glucose. Sulfonylureas are another older, inexpensive class of drugs that stimulate the pancreas to release more insulin, but they can cause blood sugar to drop too much and can lead to weight gain.
Diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Jardiance are more expensive, but can help with weight loss and lowering blood sugar. Insulin, which can also be expensive and must be injected, is often effective when other medications aren’t, doctors said.
“If you have a glucose problem and you’re not able to control it with diet, exercise, and getting better sleep and managing your stress, don’t say no to meds,” Spratt said.
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Civil Núm.: BY2023CV07320.
Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO GENERAL:
Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque
Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas, el 13 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera
de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Porción de terreno radicada en el barrio Juan Sánchez del término municipal de Bayamón compuesta de 325 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 14.25 metros con la calle número tres; por el SUR, en 11.15 metros con el solar marcado con el número 22; por el ESTE, en 25.00 metros con el solar número 8; y por el OESTE, en 25.10 metros con el solar número 10. Este solar aparece marcado con el número 9 del bloque C. Contiene una casa de hormigón reforzado que consta de sala, comedor, cocina y cuarto de baño.” Inscrita al folio 156 del tomo 99 de Bayamón Norte, finca número 4232, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al tomo Karibe, finca número 4232 de Bayamón Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III, inscripción 11ª. Propiedad localizada en: SANTA CRUZ, C-9 CALLE 3, BAYAMON, PR 00961. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $168,000.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 13 de mayo de 2069. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $168,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas, el 20 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024,
A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $112,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $84,000.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas, el 4 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:45 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, las siguientes cantidades, que están vencidas, líquidas y exigibles: la suma de $177,339.57 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $8,125.88 en intereses acumulándose; más la cantidad de 10% del pagaré original en la suma de $16,800.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado. A tenor con la Regla 44.3 de Procedimiento Civil se condena a la parte demandada a pagar intereses aplicables sobre el importe de la presente sentencia incluyendo costas y honorarios de abogado, desde esta fecha y hasta que sea satisfecha. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 19 de septiembre de 2024. EDGARDO
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EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 5 de septiembre de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 5 de septiembre de 2024. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA I. BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PATILLAS
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Demandante V. LUIS M RIVERA GARCIA Demandados
Civil Núm.: PA2024CV00161. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; 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: LUIS M RIVERA GARCIA - SECTOR
CAGUITA 7757, KM 0.1 BO LOS POLLOS, PATILLAS PR 00729; HC 65 BOX 6352, PATILLAS PR 00723. De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO. Se le emplaza y requiere que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Incumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a pagar al 7 de junio de 2024 la parte demandada adeuda a FirstBank un balance en perdida de $63,781.05 más intereses a razón del 9.95% los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda, más una cantidad equivalente al 30% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogado según pactado. Además, que ordene el embargo del vehículo EN controversia, para con el producto del mismo, satisfacer hasta donde alcance las cantidades adeudadas. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.
Lcdo. José Antonio
Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 1 octubre de 2024. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. GLORIVEE GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, SUB- SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMON. FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE WILFREDO BAEZ
APONTE compuesta por Ana Baez Santiago, Soenith Baez Rodriguez, Wilda Baez Santiago y John Doe y Richard Roe como posibles herederos desconocidos, ANA SANTIAGO BURGOS por si y como viuda de Wilfredo Baez Aponte, Administración para el Sustento de Menores y Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales
Parte Demandada CASO CIVIL NUM: BY2024CV0488. SOBRE:
EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA POR LA VIA ORDINARIA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO Y NOTIFICACION DE INTERPELACION POR EDICTO. Estados Unidos de América Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico.
A: Ana Santiago Burgos por sí y como viuda de Wilfredo Baez Aponte, Soenith Baez Rodriguez, Wilda Baez Santiago como herederas de Wilfredo Baez Aponte y JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE como herederos desconocidos de Wilfredo Baez Aponte POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá radicar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá radicar el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notifique con copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, Lcda. Marjaliisa Colón Villanueva, al PO
BOX 7970, Ponce, P.R. 00732; Teléfono: 787-843-4168. En dicha demanda se tramita un procedimiento de cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca bajo el número mencionado en el epígrafe. Se alega en dicho procedimiento que la parte Demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato de Hipoteca, al no poder pagar las mensualidades vencidas correspondientes a los meses de marzo de 2024, hasta el presente, más los cargos por demora correspondientes. Además, adeuda a la parte demandante las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en que incurra el tenedor del pagaré en este litigio. De acuerdo con dicho Contrato de Garantía Hipotecaria la parte Demandante declaró vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a $62,505.16, el cual se compone de un primer principal por la suma de $60,617.92 y un principal diferido por la suma de $1,887.24, más los intereses sobre la suma de $60,617.92 al 5.50% anual, así como todos aquellos créditos y sumas que surjan de la faz de la obligación hipotecaria y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, incluyendo la suma estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La parte Demandante presentó para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente, un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: URBANA: Solar número catorce (14) del Bloque JJ de la Urbanización Santa Juanita, sito en el Barrio Minillas de Bayamón, según plano inscrito de dicha Urbanización con una cabida de trescientos doce punto cuarenta y uno (312.41) metros cuadrados. Lindando por el Norte, en una distancia de veintitrés punto cero cero (23.00) metros, con el solar número quince (15); por el Este, en una distancia de trece punto setenta y tres (13.73) metros, con el solar número veintidós (22) y el solar número veintitrés (23); por el Sur, en una distancia de veintitrés punto cero cero (23.00) metros, con el solar número trece (13); y al Oeste, en una distancia de trece punto cuarenta y cinco (13.45) metros, en arco, con la calle número veintidós (22). Enclava casa. Inscrita al folio doscientos veinticuatro (224) del tomo trescientos uno (301) de Bayamón, finca número trece mil doscientos treinta y dos (13,232), Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección I. SE LES APERCIBE que, de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Senten-
cia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, como miembro de la Sucesión de Wilfredo Baez Aponte se ha presentado una solicitud de interpelación judicial para que sirva en el término de treinta (30) días aceptar o repudiar la herencia. Se le apercibe que si no compareciera usted a expresarse dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de la herencia, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante Wilfredo Baez Aponte y, por consiguiente, responderán por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11021. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 4 de octubre de 2024. Lcda. Laura I Santa Sanchez, SECRETARIA(O).
Vivian J. Sanabria, SUBSECRETARIA(O).
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. ALFRED ROGER RODRIGUEZ
Demandado Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02487. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ALFRD ROGER RODRIGUEZ.
POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una demanda en cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que usted adeuda a la parte demandante, Oriental Bank, ciertas sumas de dinero, y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado de este litigio. El demandante, Oriental Bank, ha solicitado que se dicte sentencia en contra suya y que se le ordene pagar las cantidades reclamadas en la demanda. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30 ) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://
www.poderjudicial.pr/index/ php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. El abogado de la parte demandante es: Jaime Ruiz Saldaña, RUA número 11673; Dirección: PO Box 366276, San Juan, PR 00936-6276; Teléfono: (787) 759-6897; Correo electrónico: legal@jrslawpr. com. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del presente edicto, se le estará enviando a usted por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda presentada al lugar de su última dirección conocida: Villa Fontana, 4LN3 Vía 32, Carolina, PR 00983; 401 Ridge Ave., Apto. C, Allentown, PA 18102-5228. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal en CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 4 de octubre de 2024. LIC. KANELLY ZAYAS
ROBLES, SECRETARIA. DENISSE TORRES RUIZ, SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MANATÍ BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. LUIS MARIO
SALGADO SIERRA
Demandados
Civil Núm.: AR2024CV00335. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Manatí, Manatí, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 3 de octubre de 2024, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Extensión Estancias de Imbery localizada en el Barrio Florida del término municipal de Barceloneta,
Puerto Rico, que se describe en el Plano de Inscripción, con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Número del solar: ciento cuarenta y siete (147). Area del solar: trescientos cincuenta y dos punto dos cuatro siete cero metros cuadrados (352.247 m.c). En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de veinte y tres punto seis cuatro siete (23.647) metros lineales, con el solar ciento cuarenta y ocho (148); por el SUR, en una distancia de veinte y seis punto tres cero cero (26.300) metros lineales, con el solar ciento cuarenta y seis (146); por el ESTE, en una distancia de catorce punto nueve cuatro uno (14.941) metros lineales, con el solar ciento cincuenta y cinco (155) y el solar ciento cincuenta y seis (156); y por el OESTE, en una distancia de trece punto cinco cero cero (13.500) metros lineales, con la calle cuatro (4) de la Urbanización. Sobre dicho solar enclava una casa en concreto para fines residenciales. El expresado solar se haya afecto a las siguientes servidumbres. Servidumbre Telecomunicaciones: Franja de terreno de cinco (5) pies de ancho, que discurre a lo largo de su patio delantero con relación a la colindancia de la Calle cuatro (4) de la Urbanización. Finca Número 16,232, inscrita al tomo Karibe de Barceloneta, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Aviso de Demanda del día 23 de febrero de 2017, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Manatí, en el Caso Civil número C4CD20170044, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, seguido por el Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, contra Luis Mario Salgado Sierra, por la suma de $113,374.50 de principal más otras sumas, anotado el día 18 de abril de 2023, al tomo Karibe de Barceloneta, finca
número 16,232, Anotación A. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor el día 28 de agosto de 2024 y notificada el 29 de agosto de 2024, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $85,259.14 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 5.25% desde el 1 de enero de 2018; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $11,030.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 20 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Manatí, Manatí, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $108,166.58. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 27 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $72,111.05, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 5 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $54,083.29, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca
según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de octubre de 2024. WILFREDO RODRIGUEZ CARRIÓN, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL PLACA #135, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante Vs. JORGE LUIS ROBLES BURGOS, IRAIDA VEGA JIMÉNEZ, T/C/C/ IRAIDA VEGA-ROBLES Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00593. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESI-
DENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JORGE LUIS ROBLES BURGOS, POR SÍ Y REP. SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; IRAIDA VEGA JIMÉNEZ, T/C/C/ IRAIDA VEGAROBLES, POR SÍ Y REP. SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES. Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a esta, de no tener representación legal. Si dejaren de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del 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. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 8 de octubre de 2024. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LILLIAN MERCADO RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA MUNICIPAL / SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO ASOCIACIÓN DE PROPIETARIOS DE LOS ÁRBOLES, INC.
Parte Demandante V. EDWIN ANTONIO
SANTANA HERNANDEZ, MICHELLE JEANETTE
MIRANDA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
GARCIA ROLDAN; AMBOS POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: RG2024CV00429. Sala: 307. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: EDWIN ANTONIO
SANTANA HERNANDEZ, MICHELLE JEANETTE
GARCIA ROLDAN; AMBOS POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este Tribunal Demanda contra usted(es), solicitando la concesión del siguiente remedio: Demanda de COBRO DE DINERO, por concepto de cuotas de mantenimientos vencidas y no pagadas por la suma de $5,549.62 al 20 de agosto de 2024. Representa a la parte demandante el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: LCDO. MELVYN E. FONTAN LOZADA Colegiado Núm. 15768, RUA: 14519 PO Box 124, Bahaman, PR 00960.0124
Tel. 787-340-6604 / Fax 787-261-9168
E-mail: melfonloza@live.com, melvynfontan@gmail.com
Se le apercibe que si no compareciera usted a contestar dicha demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de haber sido diligenciado este Emplazamiento, 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 secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deje 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. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a 11 de octubre de 2024. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LYDIA E. RIVERA
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE ARECIBO ANA DEL CARMEN ECHEGARAY LAGUNA
Demandante Vs. FIRSTBANK DE PUERTO RICO; MORTGAGE ONE GROUP CORPORATION; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES
TENEDORES CON INTERÉS
Demandados Civil Núm.: AR2024CV01924. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.
A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE; MORTGAGE ONE GROUP CORPORATION (PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS).
En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de un pagaré a favor de Mortgage One Group Corporation, o a su orden, por Setenta y Siete Mil Seiscientos Dólares ($77,600.00), con intereses al seis y siete octavo por ciento (6 7/8%) anual, vencedero el primero (1ro) de febrero de dos mil treinta y siete (2037), testimonio número 10809 según consta de la escritura número diecisiete (#17), otorgada en Hatillo, Puerto Rico, el día treinta (30) de enero de dos mil siete (2007), ante el Notario Público Pedro Juan Caride Cruz, y está garantizado por hipoteca sobre la propiedad que se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar número catorce (#14) del bloque “J” del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Jardines de Arecibo, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de trescientos punto cero cuatro (300.04) metros cuadrados. Colinda por el NORTE, en trece punto cero cero (13.00) metros, con el solar número cinco (#5) del bloque J; por el SUR, en trece punto trece punto cero cero (13.00) metros, con la calle J”; por el ESTE; en veintitrés punto cero ocho (23.08) metros, con el solar número trece (#13) del bloque J; y por el OESTE, en veintitrés punto cero ocho (23.08) metros, con el solar número quince (#15) del bloque J. Sujeto a servidumbre de paso de siete y medio pies de ancho, a lo largo de su lado Norte, a favor de la Autoridad de Fuentes Fluviales de Puerto Rico, para el sistema eléctrico. Enclava una casa de concreto y hormigón y bloques. Sujeto a
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servidumbre de paso de siete y medio pies de ancho a lo largo de su lado Norte a favor de La Autoridad Para La Autoridad De Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico. Inscrita al folio #600 del tomo #1354 de Arecibo, finca #15760, Registro de la Propiedad de Arecibo, Sección Primera. La parte demandante alega que dicho Pagaré se ha extraviado, según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de unas obligaciones hipotecarias, y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se les emplaza por este Edicto que se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Arecibo, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Lcdo. Jorge García Rondón, a PMB 538, 267 Sierra Morena, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926 dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarles ni oírles. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto por Orden del Tribunal, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de octubre de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA DÍAZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE HUMACAO ASOCIACIÓN DE PROPIETARIOS DE LOS SAUCES, INC.
Parte Demandante V. LUIS R. ROSARIO
MORALES Y AIDA L. SOLER GOMEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: HU2024CV01355. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS
DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: LUIS R. ROSARIO MORALES Y AIDA L. SOLER GOMEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a:
GONZÁLEZ & MORALES LAW OFFICES, LLC PO BOX 10242
HUMACAO, PR 00792
TELÉFONO: (787) 852-4422
FACSÍMIL: (787) 285-4425
Email: jrg@gonzalezmorales.com abogados de la parte demandante, cuya dirección es la que deja indicada, con copia de su Contestación a la Demanda, copia de la cual le es servida en este caso, dentro de los TREINTA (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este Emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Debe saber que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo 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 el Sello del Tribunal, hoy día 18 de octubre de 2024. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. LISA M. FIGUEROA RUIZ, SUBSECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE TOA ALTA MWX, INC
Demandante Vs. FEDERAL DEPOSIT
INSURANCE
CORPORATION (FDIC) COMO SÍNDICO DE DORAL BANK COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE DORAL FINANCIAL
CORPORATION H/N/C H.F. MORTGAGE BANKERS; BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICOL FIRST BANK PUERTO RICO; FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES
DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ
Demandado(s)
Civil Núm.: TA2024CV01126. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., S.S. A: FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL, O SEA LAS PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS QUE PUEDAN SER TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la presentación de una Demanda en contra de usted por la parte demandante en la que esta alega que es el acreedor de una facilidad de crédito evidenciada por pagaré hipotecario garantizado por la hipoteca que se describe a continuación: Pagaré Hipotecario a favor de Doral Financial Corporation h/n/c H.F. Mortgage Bankers o a su orden, por la suma principal de $27,270.00, intereses al 10 1/4% anual y vencedero el dia 1 de mayo de 2018, suscrito el 14 de abril de 2003 ante el Notario Público Luis A. Archilla Díaz, afidávit número 25870, garantizado por hipoteca constituida conforme a la escritura número 564, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico; en esta misma fecha y ante el mismo notario, según modificado para un nuevo balance de $33,096.20 en virtud de la escritura 55 otorgada en San Juan, el 14 de julio de 2009 ante el Notario Igor Domingez San Martín. La Hipoteca mencionada grava la siguiente propiedad: Urbana: BARRIO TOA BAJA PUEBLO de Toa Baja. Solar: Cabida: 285.3 Metros Cuadrados. Linderos: Norte, con la calle La Palma. Sur, con la calle Union, antes Dolores Montañez. Este, con Domingo Gonzales y Juan R. Natal, antes Dolores Diaz y Fausto Esbert. Oeste, con Ezequiela y Fabiana Hernandez, antes Marcelino Patillo. Segun el Registro la Cabida lee Solar situado en la calle La Palma, compuesta de 13 yardas por 24 yardas de fondo, o sea 312.00 yardas cuadradas. Finca 984 inscrita al folio 10 del tomo 24 de Toa Baja, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Bayamón. El original del Pagaré Hipotecario antes mencionado se ha extraviado, siendo la parte demandante la persona con derecho a exigir su cumplimiento, sin que dicha parte lo haya podido localizar a pesar de las gestiones realizadas, por lo cual, considerando que la deuda evidenciada por el mismo
ha sido satisfecha, comparece a este Honorable Tribunal solicitando su cancelación. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola ocasión en un periódico de circulación general. POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los TREINTA (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal y notificándole con copia de dicha contestación a los abogados del demandante, Lcdo. Francisco Fernández Chiqués, FERNANDEZ CHIQUES, LLC, P.O. Box 9749, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908, teléfono (787) 722-3040; E-mail: ffc@ ffclaw.com. Se le advierte que si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Se exime a la parte demandante de enviar por correo certificado a Fulano de Tal y Mengano copia del Emplazamiento y la Demanda presentada dentro del término de diez (10) días de esta publicación por desconocer las direcciones de los mismos. DADO en Toa Alta, Puerto co, hoy día 22 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR CABO ROJO
INGRID TILIANA
MONTALVO T/C/P
INGRID T. OLIVO
Parte Demandante Vs ISMAEL ALBERTO OLIVO ÁLVAREZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CB2024RF00046. Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA
IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: ISMAEL ALBERTO
OLIVO ÀLVAREZ - 2912
NE 9TH ST., LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 73507.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, radicando el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia a la abogada de la parte demandante, LCDA. NILDA M. LÒPEZ QUIÑONES, 112 Calle Dr. Veve, Suite 1A, San Germán, PR 00683, Tel. Oficina: (787) 354-9776, Email: lcdanildalopezquinones@gmail.com. Si no contesta la demanda presentando el original de la contestación ante el tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia para conceder el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, a 3 de octubre de 2024. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA M. AVILÉS BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR I.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE COAMO (1) LUIS ANTONIO SANTIAGO VITALI; ET ALS
Demandantes Vs MARGARITA
SANTIAGO VITALI
Demandada Civil Número: CO2024CV00460. Sobre: DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS Y PARTICIÓN DE HERENCIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.
A: MARGARITA
SANTIAGO VITALI1524 NEILSON ST, UTICA NEW YORK 13501.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta 30 días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de pre-
sentar y notificar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Representa a la parte demandante, el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: LCDA. CÁNDIDA R. RENTAS ANCIANI RUA NÚM. 13595 1720 CARR. 506, SUITE 203 COTO LAUREL, PR 00780-2925 TEL. (787) 984-5714; CEL (787) 384-5711
EMAIL: cranciani@gmaiI.com
Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 21 de octubre de 2024. ELIZABETH GONZÁLEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA GENERAL. BRENDA LEE DÁVILA BURGOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADA
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY Demandante V. COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE RINCON Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2024CV01207. (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO SUPERIOR). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
DAVID CARDONA DINGUIDCARDONA@CM-PRLAW.COM.
SANDRA DE L. TOUS CHEVRESSTOUS@BUFETETOUS.COM. A: FULANO DE TAL, Y MENGANO MAS CUAL. (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 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 22 de octubre de 2024. En Aguada, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2024. Sarahí Reyes Pérez, Secretaria Regional. Noemí Del C. Román Bosques, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN SEBASTIÁN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC.
Demandante Vs. SID MARIE GONZALEZ BOSQUES
Demandada Civil Núm.: SS2024CV00274. Salón: 0001. 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: SID MARIE GONZÁLEZ BOSQUES - CALLE PINO L-1, URB. EL CULEBRINA, SAN SEBASTIÁN PR. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Juan Antonio Ruiz Robles cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección juan.ruiz@orf-law. com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en San Sebastían, Puerto Rico, hoy día 12 de sep-
tiembre de 2024. En San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, el 12 de septiembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. LAURA LUGO CRESPO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. MELIDA L ACEVEDO RAMOS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2024CV01100. (Civil: 406). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAN MIGUEL OTERO MARTÍNEZJAN.OTERO@ORF-LAW.COM. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: MELIDA L ACEVEDO RAMOS. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 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 23 de octubre de 2024. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2024. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO
SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. JULIO
DEL ROSARIO MEJIA
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV02843.
(Salón: 802 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JUAN ANTONIO RUIZ ROBLESJUAN.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. A: JULIO
DEL ROSARIO MEJIA - 163 CALLE PACHIN MARIN BDA LAS MONJAS, SAN JUAN PR 00917.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de septiembre 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 22 de octubre de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARIBEL RIVERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA
RAMON GONZALEZ
GONZALEZ, INDALECIA
GONZALEZ CUBERO -
Dirección Física y Postal: Comunidad Los Pinos, Calle Recreo 952, Isabela, PR 00662
Tel: 787-830-2911
Solicitantes EX-PARTE
Civil Núm.: AG2024CV01524. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. Núm. de Catastro: 02025-075-396-98-000. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.U.A., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. A: SUCN. ARACELIO GONZALEZ NAZARIO Y LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCION DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LOS PETICIONARIOS EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA MAS ADELANTE DESCRITA 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 siguiente 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 utilizadando 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 mas 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. RÚSTICA: Radicada en el Barrio Arenales Altos, Comunidad Los Pinos del término municipal de Isabela, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de MIL SEISCIENTOS
TREINTA Y CUATRO PUNTO CUATRO MIL OCHOCIENTOS
SIETE (1634.480) METROS
CUADRADOS; y en lindes al NORTE: con Tomas Feliciano Feliciano y Calle Recreo; al SUR: con Tomas Feliciano Feliciano; al ESTE: con Aracelio González González, Ramón González González, Aracelio González González, Indalecia González González y Feliz Perez Rodríguez y al OESTE:
con Tomas Feliciano Feliciano. En dicho solar enclava una vivienda. Número de Catastro: 02-025-075-396-98-000. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es el Lcdo. Rolando Machado Acevedo, 151 Ruta 474, Isabela, Puerto Rico 00662; Teléfono: 787-830-1227. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 10 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposción 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 menciٕón 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 partes citada, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término inprorrogable 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 10 de octubre de 2025. Sarahí Reyes Pérez, Secretaria Regional. Awilda Cabán Sánchez, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. SERGIO A ESTRADA RAMIREZ Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV07337. (Salón: 908). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM.
NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: SERGIO A. ESTRADA RAMIREZ. (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 debi-
damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de octubre de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ANGELA RIVERA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE BARCELONETA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. LUIS E. DIAZ DAVILA Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BC2022CV00118. (Salón: 105 CIVIL - CRIMINAL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KEVIN SÁNCHEZ CAMPANEROKEVIN.SANCHEZ@ORF-LAW.COM. A: LUIS E. DÍAZ DÁVILA - PO BOX 773, BARCELONETA PR 00617. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 29 de junio de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso
de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de octubre de 2024. En Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN JULIA ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
MTGLQ INVESTORS LP
Demandante V. SUCESION DE DAMASO CONCEPCION MARRERO Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: BY2024CV03277. (Salón: 502). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ROBERTO CARLOS LATIMER VALENTÍN - LATIMERRC@ LBRGLAW.COM.
A: FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DE LAS SUCESIONES DE DAMASO CONCEPCION MARRERO Y CARMEN MILAGROS PAGAN SANTIAGO. (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 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 22 de octubre de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 22
de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. VIVIAN J. SANABRIA ORTIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN SALAS DE FAMILIA Y MENORES
JOSE JOAQUÍN
MARTINEZ BARBOSA
Parte Demandante Vs. IVIS LUZZETTE SOTO DELGADO Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024RF01841. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUPTURA IRREPARABLE). EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: IVIS LUZZETTE SOTO DELGADO. Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal una demanda de divorcio por la causal de ruptura irreparable. Es abogado de la parte Demandante: LIC. JORGE M. DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, PO BOX 852, NARANJITO, P.R. 00719-0852, TELEFONO: 787) 869-4042, jorgemdiazrodriguez@gmail. com. Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique la pretensión por una vez, en un periódico de circulación general diaria. La parte Demandada tendrá un término de treinta (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, para hacer la alegación correspondiente. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su posición en la secretaría del tribunal. Por tanto, libro la presente en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 22 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. YANIRA ECHEVARRÍA MERCADO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AGUADILLA 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.: AG2024CV01890.
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 25 de septiembre de 2014, la señora Myrna Jiménez Pérez, perfeccionó un préstamo revertido, y emitió dos pagarés por la cantidad de $210,000.00 para evidenciar el préstamo concedido, uno de los cuales, se expidió a la orden del Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano y que se garantizó con una segunda hipoteca originada mediante la escritura número 147 y autorizada por el notario Francisco R. Febus Rivera, y con vencimiento el 31 de octubre de 2085, testimonio número 4951. 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 identificado como número 2 en el plano de inscripción, radicado en el Barrio Ceiba Baja del término municipal de Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, con una superficial de 1,189.7100 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.3027 cuerda. En lindes por el NORTE, con Teodoro Bermúdez y solar número 1 del plano de inscripción; por el SUR, con remanente de la finca principal y solar número 3 en el plano de inscripción; por el ESTE, con remanente de la finca principal; y por el OESTE, con área dedicada a uso público. El inmueble gravado mediante la hipoteca antes descrita es la finca 34364 inscrita al folio 24 del tomo 638 de Aguadilla, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección de Aguadilla. 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 24 de octubre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA ANDRÉS RUIZ
GONZÁLEZ, ELIZ
NOELIA RUIZ T/C/C ELIZ
NOELIA RUIZ VALENTIN, DARLENE AIDE RUIZ
T/C/C DARLENE AIDE
RUIZ VALENTÍN, LILLIAN
RUIZ T/C/C LILLIAN RUIZ
VALENTÍN Y MARIBEL
RUIZ T/C/C MARIBEL
RUIZ VALENTIN, LAS ÚLTIMAS CUATRO
MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE RAMONA
VALENTÍN GONZÁLEZ Y TOMÁS REYES RIVERA, REPRESENTADO POR
SU APODERADA YENAI
REYES APONTE
Demandantes Vs. JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ
PÉREZ, SU ESPOSA
CARMEN JULIA
DÍAZ PÉREZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
CONSTITUIDA POR AMBOS Y JOSÉ ANTONIO
REYES RIVERA, ESTE ÚLTIMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE TOMÁS
REYES RIOS Y EVA RIVERA ORTIZ
Demandados
Civil Núm.: CN2024CV00467. Sala: 402. Sobre: SOBRE:
LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNIDAD, SEGREGACIÓN Y ADJUDICACIÓN DE LOTES EN PAGO DE PARTICIPACIONES. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR.
A: José Luis Pérez Pérez y Carmen Julia Díaz Pérez y la Sociedad Legal de Gananciales constituida por ambos, los tres con último paradero conocido en República Dominicana, pero sin dirección exacta:
POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica que en el caso de epígrafe se ha presentado una demanda solicitando el Tribunal ordene que la comunidad ordinaria que los demandantes y los demandados tienen en la finca número 4577, inscrita al folio 280 vIto del tomo 82 de Canóvanas, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III sea liquidada, mediante la segregación de dicha finca y la adjudicación de lotes en pago de las participaciones de los comuneros. Se les apercibe y advierte a ustedes, como cotitulares registrales o personas con interés propietario o real en la finca arriba mencionada que de no contestar la demanda presentada en este caso, radicando el original de 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. RAMAJUDICIALPR, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva ante la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, y notificando copia de la misma a la parte demandante, por conducto de la licenciada Dalmaris Betancourt Betancourt, a su dirección en Urb. Baldrich 200 Calle Manuel F. Rossy, San Juan, PR 00918, teléfono número (787) 630-1296, dentro de los
próximos treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle no oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 7 de octubre de 2024, en Carolina, PR. Lcda. Kanelly Zayas Robles, Secretaria Regional. Lourdes Díaz Medina, Sec Auxiliar.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN PARRILLA
TORRES, COMPUESTA POR NORMA LUISA
GONZÁLEZ PARRILLA, NOEL GONZÁLEZ
PARRILLA, MELISSA GONZÁLEZ (DE UN SOLO APELLIDO), LUIS FELIPE
GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, ZULEIKA GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, ADA MARCHI DÍAZ, MARIELI VARGAS GONZÁLEZ, LIZMARIE VARGAS GONZÁLEZ, FÉLIX OMAR
VARGAS GONZÁLEZ Y FÉLIX ISAÍAS
VARGAS MARTÍNEZ
EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA QUE
DETERMINA LA LEY Peticionario EXPARTE
Civil Núm.: BY2024CV05108. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. CITACIÓN MEDIANTE EDICTOS. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: PABLO PADILLA, SUCESIÓN DE PABLO PADILLA; MANUEL GONZÁLEZ DENIS, SUCESIÓN DE MANUEL GONZÁLEZ DENIS Y LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA AFECTAR LA INSCRIPCION DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBE Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE
OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. Por la presente se le notifica que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal el expediente arriba titulado, con el fin de justificar e inscribir en el Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Segunda de Bayamón, a favor de la parte peticionaria, el derecho de dominio que alega tener sobre la finca que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno radicada en el Barrio Palo Seco del Municipio de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Con una cabida superficial de 0.0805 cuerdas, equivalentes a 316.5117 metros cuadrados. En lindes al NORTE, en una sola alineación de 9.2964 metros lineales con la Zona Marítimo Terrestre; al SUR, en una sola alineación de 10.6256 metros lineales con la carretera estatal PR-870, identificada con el nombre Calle Manuel Enrique custodiada por la Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación; al ESTE, en tres alineaciones contínuas que suman 32.9987 metros lineales con el Sr. Raul Domenich y al OESTE, en cuatro alineaciones contínuas que suman 31.5780 metros lineales con la Sucesión Rojas González. La abogada de la Parte Peticionaria es la Lcda. Marieli Lausell Hernández, RUA 20530. La dirección postal es PO Box 194136, San Juan, PR 00919 y el número de teléfono es 787214-1243. El correo electrónico es lausellhernandezlaw@ gmail.com. Se le notifica a usted que este Tribunal ha ordenado su citación para que presente oposición a este Expediente, si se viesen perjudicados con la inscripción que se solicita; advirtiéndoles que de no hacerlo dentro del término de veinte (20) a contar desde la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, la parte peticionaria podrá solicitar y obtener la aprobación de este Expediente de Dominio y la correspondiente inscripción a su nombre en el Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda de Bayamón, el dominio de la finca antes descrita. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica https://unired.ramajudicia.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 Tribuna podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Petición si el Tribunal, en el
ejercicio de su sana discreción lo entiende procedente. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. LUISA I. ANDINO AYALA, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. Demandante V. ELSA MAGALY COLON ATANACIO; RENDON MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP; US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE; COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DE LOS PAGARÉS
Demandados Civil Núm.: TB2024CV00472. Sobre: SUSTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: ELSA MAGALY COLON ATANACIO; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO - CF-13 AGUSTIN STAHL ST. LEVITTOWN DEV. TOA BAJA, PR 00949. Por la presente se les notifica que se ha presentado en este Tribunal la Demanda de sustitución de pagaré extraviado de epígrafe en la cual se solicita la sustitución de un pagaré por la suma de $135,000.00, con intereses al 3.5% anual, suscrito el 21 de julio de 2016, ante el Notario Pedro Juan Caride Cruz, número de affidávit 16,050. La Escritura Núm. 117, mediante la cual se constituyó una hipoteca voluntaria en garantía del pagaré antes descrito, consta inscrita a la finca número 8343, al folio 121 del tomo 136 de Toa Baja del Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Segunda. Se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: Lcdo. Fernando Gierbolini; MONSERRATE, SIMONET & GIERBOLINI, 101 Ave. San Patricio, Edificio Maramar Plaza, Suite 1120, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968; Tel: (787) 620-5300, abogados de la parte demandante, con copia de la contestación a la Demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, que se publicará una (1) vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general. Se le apercibe que si no contesta la Demanda radicando el original de la misma
The San Juan
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 Superior dentro del término antes indicado, y notificando con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado a favor de la parte demandante sin más citarle ni oírle. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de octubre de 2024. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Lureimy Alicea González, SubSecretaria.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. MADELINE VELEZ CRUZ
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV02959. (Salón: 506 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. A: MADELINE VELEZ CRUZ. (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 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 21 de octubre de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 21 de octubre de 2024. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria. Martha Almodóvar Cabrera, Sec Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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Fernandomania wasn’t a fairy tale. It was better than that.
By SCOTT MILLER
The story seems like something from a fairy tale. A bashful, portly teenager from a tiny speck of a town in Mexico, the youngest of 12 children who grew up in a home with no running water, debuts with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 19.
His left arm is seemingly gifted from the heavens, which also uncannily is the direction he glances — skyward, uniquely and unforgettably — at the apex of his windup on each pitch. And at 20, in the glorious summer of 1981, with that majestic windup and magnetic charisma, “Fernandomania” roared to life. Fernando Valenzuela, the paunchy and enigmatic left-hander, had a season for the ages.
It was incredible at the time, still almost too good to be true today — and yet there was absolutely nothing folkloristic about it.
“He really did wonders not only for the Dodgers, but for baseball in general,” said Jaime Jarrín, the team’s Hall of Fame Spanishlanguage broadcaster. “Because he was the center of attention not only with Latinos, but with Anglos as well.
“People realized he was an extraordinary pitcher,” said Jarrín, who retired in 2022 after 64 years in the booth. “People from Mexico, central Mexico, who were indifferent to baseball, they all liked boxing, but Fernando had that magic touch that made people start wondering about baseball and coming to the stadium.”
Valenzuela, who died at 63 last Tuesday evening, won the National League’s Rookie of the Year and Cy Young awards in 1981. To this day, no one else in the majors has won those honors in the same season.
He was tabbed by manager Tommy Lasorda as the team’s opening day starter in 1981 only because veteran pitcher Jerry Reuss sustained a late-spring injury. By season’s end, neither the Dodgers nor the Southern California baseball landscape would ever be the same. Valenzuela threw a shutout against Houston to start the season. Then, after tossing another complete game in his next start, against San Francisco, he unspooled three consecutive shutouts, then another complete game and then yet another shutout. In his first eight starts in 1981, Valenzuela went 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA.
“In those days there was no internet so the only way to get in touch with the community was by telephone calls and letters,” Jarrín said. “I was swamped by calls. Everybody was calling me about Fernando.”
The fuse was lit among fans and nonfans
Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers during a game against the New York Mets in 1987. Valenzuela, who died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at age 63, was a teenage phenomenon from Mexico who remade the Dodgers’ fan base and put his country on the baseball map. (Ruby Washington/The New York Times)
alike. The Dodgers had left Brooklyn for Los Angeles for the 1958 season. They were not universally welcomed. As popular and beloved as the Dodgers have become, one of the unfortunate realities is that neighborhoods and families, most of them Hispanic, were displaced in Chavez Ravine, which is where the team eventually built Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers’ owner at the time, Walter O’Malley, recognizing the area’s demographics, added a Spanish-language radio broadcast in 1959 — that’s when Jarrín debuted — and it wasn’t long before O’Malley publicly stated that what the team needed was a Mexican version of the team’s ace, Sandy Koufax. Little did he know whom super-scout Mike Brito would discover within two decades in Etchohuaquila, Mexico.
“He made it look so simple,” Rick Monday, a former Dodgers outfielder who is in his 31st season in the team’s radio booth, said of Valenzuela. “And at times we said, ‘How does this young guy from a remote part of Mexico come up here and make this type of an impact to where he’s in total control, including his emotions?’”
Single-handedly, the shy, quiet kid at the center of the storm was bridging cultures as
the area’s heavy Hispanic population took immense pride in one of their own.
José Mota was 14 when he first met Valenzuela, in 1980. His father, famed Dodgers pinch-hitter Manny Mota, was wrapping up a 20-year career and José already had a plan in place to follow his passion.
“Man, when he came in it was like, ‘He’s not just a Hispanic player. He’s one of the Mexican players who came from nowhere,’” said José Mota, who briefly played in the majors as an infielder with San Diego and Kansas City and is now in his second season on the Dodgers’ Spanish-language broadcast. “So there’s the identification with the labor, right? The blue-collar labor. We’re going, ‘Hey, he’s one of us. Let’s go see him.’”
During the 1981 season, which was interrupted by a two-month strike in June and July, the Dodgers averaged 42,523 fans per game — but that number swelled to 48,430 during each of Valenzuela’s home starts. To that point, it was the Dodgers’ highest-ever attendance.
“Latino attendance exploded,” Mota said. “You started seeing different colors around. People started wearing their Mexican outfits to the games.”
He added, “People would call into the Dodgers’ office sometimes on the day after he pitched and ask, ‘Is he pitching today?’”
The ballpark was filled with fans wearing Fernando T-shirts and sombreros, waving the Mexican flag. Around town, the Dodgers themselves would be asked incessantly about one player. Monday would stop by the grocery store for something and get peppered with Fernando questions.
Fernandomania was in full bloom by June 1981, when President Ronald Reagan invited Valenzuela to a state luncheon with the president of Mexico, José López Portillo. Attending with Valenzuela was Jarrín, who by then had become the pitcher’s translator, confidant and all-around friend.
“That was something very uniquely special, one of my greatest experiences,” Jarrín said. “Because this kid, 20 years old, a little chubby, long hair, no words of English, being the center of attention for the most powerful man in the country, President Reagan. Vice President Bush was there, the attorney general, the secretary of defense, and all of them were waiting for this kid to sign a baseball for them. It was unbelievable.”
Valenzuela also helped bring attention to baseball talent in Mexico. Before his debut in 1980, fewer than 40 players from Mexico had reached the majors. As of April, according to
MLB.com, that number stood at 147.
Closer to home, the Dodgers have internal surveys estimating that more than 40% of their current fan base is Hispanic.
Vin Scully, the Dodgers’ longtime Hall of Fame broadcaster, once described Fernandomania as bordering on a “religious experience.” Stan Kasten, the Dodgers’ president and CEO, said last Tuesday night that Valenzuela “belongs on the Mount Rushmore of Dodgers heroes.”
Mota said something similar, in a different way.
“When you say No. 34, that’s all you have to say,” Mota said, referring to Valenzuela’s uniform number.
That Valenzuela died three days before the Dodgers opened the World Series against the New York Yankees, and on the eve of the 43rd anniversary of his win in Game 3 of the 1981 Series over the Yankees, is one of those inexplicable threads that, somehow, continues to stitch together generations. It also reflects a sharp contrast between yesterday’s romantic hagiographies and today’s sharp truths: Where the Dodgers were planning to use a series of relievers in either Game 3 or 4, rather than a traditional starter, Valenzuela powered through all nine innings of the Dodgers’ 5-4 Game 3 win in 1981, throwing 147 pitches along the way.
It was no fairy tale.
MLB PLAYOFFS
World Series (Best of 7)
Friday’s Game 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Yankees 3
Saturday’s Game 2
Dodgers 4, Yankees 2
Monday’s Game 3
Dodgers 4, Yankees 2 (LA leads series 3-0)
Tuesday’s Game 4 (All times Eastern)
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m.
Today’s Game 5 (if necessary)
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
Game 6 (if necessary)
Friday, Nov. 1
Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
Game 7 (if necessary)
Saturday, Nov. 2
Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
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