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Domenech: No contact with fiscal board yet on tax relief checks

By THE STAR STAFF

La Fortaleza Chief of Staff and Fiscal Agency & Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF by its initials in Spanish) Executive Director Francisco Domenech said Thursday that the government has not yet submitted to the Financial Oversight and Management Board the legally required certification detailing the fiscal impact of the recently approved tax relief for the 2025 tax year.

“No, it has not been delivered yet,” Domenech told reporters. “We are still within the timeframe provided by law to submit it, and it is a certification issued by AAFAF regarding the fiscal impacts whenever legislation with fiscal implications is approved.”

The official added that until the certification is submitted, the oversight board will not issue a formal determination on the tax relief measure passed by the Legislative Assembly and signed earlier this week by Gov. Jenniffer González Colón.

“Until we submit the certification, there will be no statement from the board, and that is why I don’t want to go into details,” Domenech added.” These conversations are ongoing.”

Domenech noted that beginning Wednesday afternoon, teams from the Treasury Department, the Office of Management and Budget, and AAFAF had been meeting with oversight board staff “to reach an agreement on where the funds will

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Tcome from to cover the projected cost of the tax relief.”

He reiterated that the Treasury secretary has certified the availability of more than $881 million, a figure he said does not undermine the government’s fiscal discipline and would cover both the tax relief and the first phase of the tax reform.

“The certification from the Treasury secretary, prepared jointly with the Office of Management and Budget and AAFAF, identifies over $880 million that we believe is available and does not impact the fiscal discipline we are carrying out,” Domenech said.

He added that discussions with the oversight board continue as both sides work toward a final agreement on the specific allocations to be used, but he declined to provide a timeline for the process.

“The conversations continue; they will continue today and tomorrow, and I estimate they will continue for several more days,” he said.

Domenech emphasized that the government remains confident that once the certification is submitted, the oversight board will be positioned to approve the tax relief package.

“We are very optimistic that the conversations are productive and that the board will be in a position to approve the tax relief the governor presented to the people of Puerto Rico,” he said.

Urban Train extension at community meeting

he Integrated Transportation Authority (ATI by its initials in Spanish) held its third community meeting on Wednesday on the Alternatives Analysis for the extension of the Urban Train, where it presented preliminary results of the study that is evaluating different high-capacity public transportation options.

The event took place at the Arriví Theater in Santurce and allowed citizens, community leaders and other sectors to learn about the findings of the second-level evaluation, which examined alternatives considering demand projections, costs, environmental impacts, implementation feasibility and operational performance.

“The purpose of this meeting was to share information transparently, explain how these results were reached, and, above all, listen to the community, whose input is

fundamental in defining the next steps of the project,” ATI Executive Director Josué Menéndez Agosto said in a written statement.

During the presentation, it was noted that after evaluating four alternatives that included modes such as Bus Rapid Transit, light rail and heavy rail, the preliminary results indicate that Bus Rapid Transit is the option with the best overall performance, balancing cost-effectiveness, investment costs, minimal impact on communities and properties, and operational experience for the agency.

The meeting included information stations, comment boards, question-and-answer sessions, and the option to submit feedback digitally, in addition to sign language interpretation services as part of the equitable access measures. Those interested in obtaining more information about the study or continuing to submit comments can visit the project’s official website at tuextension.pr.gov.

By THE STAR STAFF

Ateam operating under U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who serves as President Donald Trump’s spy chief, carried out a little‑known inquiry last spring into Puerto Rico’s electronic voting systems, her office and three individuals familiar with the effort said.

The information was provided by Reuters on Thursday.

The sources told Reuters that the original intent was to collaborate with the FBI to assess allegations that Venezuela had tampered with Puerto Rico’s voting machines. However, the inquiry ultimately turned up no conclusive evidence linking Venezuela to interference in the island’s elections.

Gabbard’s office acknowledged to Reuters that an in vestigation took place in May but rejected any suggestion that it centered on Venezuela. Instead, the office said the review focused on potential weaknesses in Puerto Rico’s electronic voting infrastructure. As part of the probe, Gab bard’s team removed an undisclosed number of voting machines as well as copies of machine data, according to an Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) spokesperson.

Her office described the removal of devices and data as routine procedure during forensic assessments.

The statement added that the ODNI identified “deeply

Voters wait in line at a polling place in Carolina on Election Day in November 2024. An inquiry conducted last spring by the federal Office of the Director of National Intelligence into Puerto Rico’s electronic voting systems ultimately turned up no conclusive evidence linking Venezuela to interference in the island’s elections in 2024.

troubling” cybersecurity and operational practices in Puerto Rico’s election systems -- issues the office said reflect vulnerabilities present in other U.S. jurisdictions as well.

The government of Venezuela did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

According to ODNI findings cited by Reuters, some of the vulnerabilities originated from the machines’ reliance on insecure cellular networks. The agency also identified software issues that it said could allow intruders to gain significant access to sensitive election systems.

Several sources told Reuters the Puerto Rico review ap peared to fit within a broader push by Trump administration officials to pursue unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud claims that have persisted since Trump’s defeat in 2020.

Democratic leaders in Congress expressed alarm after Reuters revealed the Puerto Rico operation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the Trump administration of breaching federal and territorial laws, as well as constitu tional protections, by seeking access to election materials.

“They’re attempting to pressure local officials,” Schumer said in an interview with MS NOW on Thursday, responding to the Reuters reporting.

Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, also criticized the operation in comments to Reuters. Warner said it was especially con cerning that Gabbard’s own office acknowledged it found no evidence of foreign meddling, yet still seized machines and election data.

National Intelligence investigated Puerto Rico’s electronic voting system Power system problems persist two years after launch of stabilization plan

By THE STAR STAFF

Two years after the launch of the Electrical System Stabiliza tion Plan, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) reported that the island’s power system continues to operate with significant limitations in both generation and transmission, ac cording to a newly released progress report covering inspections and work completed in 2025 and the start of fiscal year 2026.

According to the regulator, available generation stands at 3,041.2 megawatts (MW) out of a total installed capacity of 4,871.5 MW -- just over 60% of the island’s total. The report attributes the gap to units offline for major maintenance, extended outages, and mechanical failures across several thermoelectric plants.

At facilities operated by Genera PR, the San Juan plant is generating roughly 441 MW from its 624 MW capacity, while Units 6 and 7 remain under major maintenance with projected returns in January and February 2026. At Palo Seco in Cataño, current generation is about 230 MW out of 432 MW, with ad ditional units scheduled for maintenance this year.

Costa Sur is operating at around 730 MW of its 820 MW capacity, though several maintenance outages are also scheduled for 2026. At the Aguirre complex, one unit remains out of ser vice due to a major generator failure, with repairs not expected before December 2026. Other units at the plant face upcoming major maintenance cycles. The Mayagüez and Cambalache units continue to be used primarily for peak demand, offering limited operational capacity.

The report also notes that private plants EcoEléctrica and

AES Puerto Rico are jointly producing around 724 MW out of a combined 1,036 MW. Both operate under power-purchase agreements facing renewal and renegotiation processes in the coming years.

On the transmission and distribution side, operated by LUMA Energy, the PREB reported partial progress in the Substation Stabilization Plan. Of 16 projects in Phase I, seven have been completed. In Phase II, four of 11 projects remain underway. Those efforts include improvements to controls, protection systems and critical infrastructure upgrades.

The regulator also reported that in 2025 crews intervened in 51 transmission line segments identified as having the greatest impact on customer outage minutes. While 46 of those segments showed reduced interruptions compared to the prior year, LUMA still recorded 1,439 transmission‑line events linked to vegetation and equipment failures during the first six months of fiscal year 2026 (July-December 2025).

One of the most concerning findings is that incorrect oper ations in the protection systems reached 11% -- far above the industry standard of no more than 2%. To address the issue, LUMA committed to verifying and correcting deficiencies in the protection relays at all 20 transmission centers by March 2026, and to improving differential protections on the island’s 230-kilovolt and 115-kilovolt lines.

Regarding battery energy storage, the PREB reported that four of the six projects outlined in the stabilization plan are currently underway, representing approximately 66% progress. Those projects aim to support grid stability as broader modernization efforts continue.

In concluding the report, the PREB emphasized that oversight will remain strict.

“The Energy Bureau will continue to rigorously supervise the execution of the Stabilization Plan, evaluating compliance with maintenance and improvement timelines and ensuring that the actions implemented translate into greater reliability of the electrical system and tangible benefits for customers in Puerto Rico,” the regulator stated.

At Palo Seco Power Plant in Cataño, current generation is about 230 megawatts out of 432 megawatts, with additional units scheduled for maintenance this year, according to a report by the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau on the state of the island’s electrical grid.

School Animal Welfare Clubs initiated in Caguas

By THE STAR STAFF

As part of the municipal public policy “Caguas para Mi Mascota,” the Municipal Administration of Caguas on Thursday carried out an initiation and swearing-in of the School Animal Welfare Clubs, an innovative educational initiative aimed at promoting the management of animal welfare and responsibility for animals.

The activity took place at the Ángel Ramos Foundation Cinema Theater at C3Tec, and Caguas Mayor William Miranda Torres presided over the swearing-in ceremony.

The Animal Welfare Clubs were set up in six schools in the city, five of which are public: Pepita Garriga, SU Diego Vázquez, SU Nicolás Aguayo Aldea, Abelardo Díaz Morales and Montessori Jesús T. Piñero, and an alternative education school, Nuestra Escuela. In total, 103 members, including

“Animal

welfare starts with education,” Caguas Mayor William Miranda Torres said.

students and liaison teachers, are part of this first phase of the project.

“Animal welfare starts with education,” the mayor said. “By integrating our students into this effort, we are training aware, empathetic and responsible citizens, capable of multiplying this message in their communities.”

The initiative arises in accordance with Executive Order 2022-009, later amended by EO 2025-004, which establishes municipal policy on animal welfare and creates the Animal Welfare Advisory Board, which is responsible for developing an action plan to turn Caguas into an animal-friendly city.

Through the clubs, students will receive educational tools to promote the prevention of abuse, responsible sterilization, conscious adoption, pet registration and a healthy coexistence between people and animals.

During the swearing-in activity, each school held a student-led presentation, thus reaffirming the educational and participatory approach of the project.

Aguada mayor rejects possible transfer of Colón Park

By THE STAR STAFF

Aguada Mayor Christian Cortés Feliciano stated his opposition on Thursday to the possible transfer of Colón Park and gave assurances that he has been in contact with legislators and Gov. Jenniffer González Colón to prevent the land from being transferred to the municipality of Aguadilla.

“Yesterday morning, Representative and alternate spokesperson for the New Progressive Party, Wilson Román, called a press conference for next Monday regarding the possible transfer of Colón Park,” the mayor said in a written statement. “Likewise, I held discussions with Representatives Odalys González and José ‘Che’ Pérez to address this matter with the seriousness it deserves.”

Cortés Feliciano said he has defended Aguada’s interests regarding the seaside park for years and recalled actions taken during the previous four-year term.

“In the previous four-year term, I managed to prevent the Legislature, then with a majority from the Popular Democratic Party, from approving the measure that seeks the transfer [of the park] to Aguadilla,” he said. “In the current four-year term, I have personally requested on several occasions that Governor Jenniffer Aydin González Colón not approve this transfer, and I have communicated my position to legislators from all parties.”

The mayor added that, despite those efforts, some legislators continue to push the initiative.

“I have fought this battle and I will

continue to fight it, but each official must assume responsibility before the people for their decisions, their signatures, and their votes,” he said.

Cortés Feliciano also called on the leadership of the New Progressive Party in Aguada to express their opposition to the measure.

“This includes the president of the municipal committee, former mayors, former committee presidents, neighborhood presidents and vice presidents, and other leaders, to contact Governor González Colón, who apparently favors this transfer, and the legislators of the New Progressive Party, to express their opposition to this measure,” he said.

Cortés Feliciano noted that he posted telephone numbers for the Puerto Rico

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House of Representatives, the Senate, and La Fortaleza on Facebook so that the municipality’s citizens can express their position.

Tuesday summit aims to ease permitting in mountain region

By THE STAR STAFF

Guayama District Sen. Rafael “Rafy” Santos Ortiz announced on Thursday the scheduling of the Community Permitting Summit, an effort aimed at guiding, facilitating and streamlining permit processes for residents and businesses in the island’s mountain region. The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 10, starting at 10 a.m., at the De la Montaña Inc. Cash & Carry on highway PR-778, kilometer 1.0, in the industrial zone of the Pasarell neighborhood in Comerío.

During the summit, officials from various commonwealth agencies will be available to offer direct guidance, answer

questions, and assist with obtaining the necessary permits for establishing, expanding, or regularizing businesses and industrial initiatives.

Participating agencies include the ABC Consortium-Mountain Permit Office (Aibonito, Barranquitas and Comerío), the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, the Treasury and Health departments, LUMA Energy, the Puerto Rico Firefighters Bureau, and the Department of Economic Development and Commerce.

“We want our business owners, entrepreneurs, and residents to have direct access to the agencies involved in the permitting process,” the senator said. “Many times, projects are stalled due to a lack of information or not knowing where to

go, and this summit aims precisely to eliminate those barriers.”

The senator emphasized that the initiative is part of a strategy to boost the local economy, foster job creation, and promote the establishment of new businesses and industries in the district’s mountain villages.

“Our goal is to serve as a liaison and facilitator, bringing government closer to the people and creating the necessary conditions for small and midsize businesses to develop, invest, and contribute to the economic growth of their communities,” Santos Ortiz added.

Those interested in confirming their attendance at the summit or receiving additional information can contact 787-677-7986.

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Trump’s call to ‘nationalize’ elections adds to state officials’ alarm

By NICK CORASANITI

President Donald Trump’s declaration that he wants to “nationalize” voting in the United States arrives at a perilous moment for the relationship between the federal government and top election officials across the country.

While the executive branch has no explicit authority over elections, generations of secretaries of state have relied on the intelligence gathering and cybersecurity defenses, among other assistance, that only the federal government can provide.

But as Trump has escalated efforts to involve the administration in election and voting matters while also eliminating programs designed to fortify these systems against attacks, secretaries of state and other top state election officials, including some Republican ones, have begun to sound alarms. Some see what was once a crucial partnership as frayed beyond repair.

They point to Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election, his continued false claims that the contest was rigged, the presence of election deniers in influential government positions and his administration’s attempts to dig up evidence of widespread voter fraud that year, even though none have ever been found.

The worry, these election officials say, is that Trump and his allies might try to interfere in or cast doubt on this year’s midterm elections. The president is urgently trying to defend the Republican majorities in Congress, and the political environment has appeared to grow less friendly to his party.

On Tuesday, a day after Trump’s comments about wanting to “nationalize” elections, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the president was referring to federal election legislation in Congress. Yet after Leavitt’s attempt to clarify Trump’s initial remarks, he doubled down on his assertion that the federal government should oversee state elections.

“Look at some of the places — that horrible corruption on elections — and the federal government should not allow that,” he said. “The federal government should get involved.”

Even before Trump’s latest remarks, state officials had pointed to other evidence of his aims regarding elections.

The FBI seized ballots and other 2020 voting records last week from an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, which on Wednesday challenged the seizure in court. The Justice Department has sued nearly half of the states in the country to try to obtain their full voter rolls with Americans’ personal information in an effort to build a national voter database.

Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a threatening letter to Democratic officials in one of those states, Minnesota, suggesting that the administration might wind down its immigration enforcement efforts there in exchange for concessions, including handing over its voter data.

The New York Times also reported that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, met with FBI field agents the day after the Fulton County search and called Trump, allowing the president to talk on speakerphone with agents involved in the investigation.

“We can’t trust the federal government, and they are now adversaries of the states,” Shenna Bellows, the Democratic secretary of state in Maine and who is a candidate for governor, said in an interview. “They are abusing their power by trying to

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Jan. 24, 2026. President Trump’s declaration that he wants to “nationalize” voting in the United States arrives at a perilous moment for the relationship between the federal government and top election officials across the country. (Sophie Park/The

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build this national voter database that is completely outside of the scope of their authority under the Constitution, and they’re afraid to actually engage in dialogue.”

The tensions are a sharp shift for election officials in the states — which the Constitution dictates are in charge of carrying out elections — after decades of close alliance with the federal government.

These officials — who are much more accustomed to policy nuance and procedural debate than the raw politics of the Trump era — bristle at the administration’s insinuations that they are doing a poor job and are not securing the country’s elections.

“The things that have been said publicly, frankly, are quite appalling,” Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, R-Utah, said last week at the National Association of Secretaries of State conference in Washington. She was speaking during a Q&A session with Jared Borg, a deputy director at the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Henderson, who oversees Utah’s elections, called out Bondi in particular and the Justice Department’s efforts to push states to hand over their voter rolls.

“She’s pretty much slandered all of us,” Henderson said. “And to me, that’s problematic to publicly claim that secretaries of state are not doing our jobs and the federal government has to do it for us. Not OK.”

In a statement, Michael Adams, the Republican secretary of state in Kentucky, pointed to the Constitution as clearly delineating authority over elections to the state.

“President Reagan famously noted that ‘the federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government,’” Adams said. He also criticized efforts by Democrats under President Joe Biden to set up nationwide mail-in voting through Congress, and said he was grateful to Trump for helping the state buy new machines during his first term. “I’m optimistic for a similar partnership in his second term,” he added.

Some Republican secretaries of state, however, have completely embraced the president’s actions and rhetoric regarding elections.

“I stand with the Trump administration and President Trump for his great work on election integrity,” Chuck Gray, the Republican secretary of state in Wyoming, said during an interview session with reporters at the conference last week. He ran through a litany of administration programs he supports, including the push to use federal databases and the might of the Justice Department to force changes to state voter rolls. “Voter lists should contain only qualified electors,” he said. “This is common sense.”

The presence in Fulton County this week of Gabbard, whose agency’s authority over U.S. elections is limited to investigating international interference, particularly worried some election officials. They noted that Gabbard had no experience working on the mechanics of elections.

“It is an absolute travesty and a waste of taxpayer dollars that she is chasing down some boogey monster, some phantom, some fiction from six years ago,” Sarah Copeland Hanzas, the Democratic secretary of state in Vermont, said in an interview.

The lack of support in critical areas, coupled with the pressure from the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security, encapsulates a shift in tone, said Stephanie Thomas, the Democratic secretary of state from Connecticut.

“Since last year, I would say that it feels like the approach is using a sledgehammer when a conversation might suffice,” she said.

Savannah Guthrie addresses mother’s abductor: ‘We are ready to talk’

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS and REIS THEBAULT

Television news anchor Savannah Guthrie said in an emotional video on Wednesday night that she and her siblings were ready to listen to ransom offers from whoever might have abducted their mother, but that the family would first need proof that she remains alive.

In the video, Guthrie, an anchor on the “Today” show, tried to hold back tears as she sat between her older siblings, Annie and Camron, and read from a piece of paper. She said that her family had heard about purported ransom letters that had been sent to news outlets seeking money in exchange for the release of their mother, Nancy.

“We are ready to talk,” Guthrie said in the video. “However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know, without a doubt, that she is alive, and that you have her.”

The plea for proof of life was a dramatic turn in the mystery of what happened to Nancy Guthrie, 84, after her son-in-law dropped her off at her home in a quiet neighborhood just outside Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday night. She did not show up for church the next morning, prompting a large-scale search that has grown only more desperate.

The Guthries and police officials have said that Nancy Guthrie is mentally sharp but has trouble moving around and requires daily medication.

“She needs it to survive,” Savannah Guthrie said in the video. “She needs it not to suffer.”

Chris Nanos, the sheriff in Pima County, Arizona, has said that investigators have no

suspects and do not know how many people might have been involved in the kidnapping or what their motivations might be. The sheriff’s department is expected to hold another news conference Thursday at 11 a.m. Mountain time.

President Donald Trump spoke with Guthrie by phone earlier Wednesday, and he said on social media after her video was posted that he had directed all federal law enforcement to be at her and the local police’s disposal.

“The prayers of our Nation are with her and her family,” Trump wrote. “GOD BLESS AND PROTECT NANCY!”

Nancy Guthrie’s older daughter, Annie, said in the video Wednesday night that the three siblings were “normal human people” who need their mother.

“Mama, Mama, if you’re listening, we need you to come home,” she said. “We miss you.”

Nanos said that Nancy Guthrie had been having dinner with Annie and Annie’s husband, Tommaso Cioni, who live nearby in Tucson, on the night she disappeared. Cioni had made sure she made it safely inside before he left, the sheriff said.

When deputies arrived the following day at Nancy’s home, they saw something “that didn’t sit well,” Nanos said in an interview. He declined to elaborate, but said there was concerning evidence beyond a red splatter that journalists had observed on the front doorstep.

“There were things at the home that we recognized as problematic,” he said. “Inside, outside, all over.”

The authorities have begun to receive results of forensic tests from DNA gathered at the scene, he said, but they have not yielded leads. “So far, nothing has come back to say, ‘Ah ha, this is your guy,’” Nanos said.

“Today” show host and moderator Savannah Guthrie speaks during a town-hall-style event with President Donald Trump, hosted by NBC News at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

At least two news outlets, TMZ, the celebrity news website, and KOLD, a CBS affiliate in Tucson, said they had received messages that appeared to be ransom notes and had forwarded them to the authorities.

TMZ said the note that its newsroom received had demanded millions of dollars in bitcoin and included a description of damage to Nancy Guthrie’s house that presumably occurred during her abduction. It was unclear whether the description of the damage was accurate.

The sheriff’s department has said it is aware of the notes, has copies of them and is taking all leads seriously. The FBI has been conducting interviews and reviewing cellphone data.

Nancy Guthrie, a retired communica

tions professional, has been a stalwart volunteer and was often seen around her Tucson community. She lives in a quiet, wealthy part of the Catalina Foothills, just north of Tucson, but not in a gated community — rather, homes are separated by large lots, cacti and desert scrub.

At a vigil Wednesday evening inside a church just down the road from Guthrie’s house, scores of residents lit candles and prayed for her safe return.

Laura Gargano, who lives behind her, said she has seen neighbors installing security systems in the days since the disappearance.

Gargano said she met Guthrie a few times and visited her at her house about a year ago. On Wednesday evening, she lit a candle for her neighbor and stood in the back of the chapel.

“I hope her family is able to find moments of peace and hope,” Gargano said. “I hope they get some comfort from knowing that so many people are thinking of them and caring about their family.”

Karen Henckel, who lives on a cul-de-sac that winds up to the back of Guthrie’s home, said earlier in the day that the neighborhood is a friendly place where people generally don’t have to think twice about whether they locked their doors.

She said she had not noticed anything strange in the neighborhood before Guthrie’s disappearance and hadn’t heard anything unusual on the night of the apparent abduction.

Nancy Stanley, a longtime family friend, said neighbors felt helpless about the search. Stanley worked with Savannah Guthrie for several years at a local television station, KVOA, and knows her and her mother to be people of faith.

Now, she said, “the family’s in this limbo,

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Common ground is for suckers

By JAMELLE BOUIE

Donald Trump is president of a United States but it is too much to say that he is president of the United States. A hallmark of the president’s language since he stepped onto the national political stage is that some Americans are just a little more American than others, and that this is a function of race, nationality and, above all, allegiance to Trump.

Trump deployed this idea against Barack Obama when he questioned the former president’s political legitimacy and demanded that he prove his citizenship with the public release of his “long-form” birth certificate. He wielded it during his first campaign for the White House, dismissing critics and opponents as un-American and illegitimate on the basis of their race, nationality and partisan identity. Recall his condemnation of Judge Gonzalo Curiel who, Trump insisted, could not be impartial because he was “Mexican.” And this vision of the supposedly true American public was a rhetorical mainstay of his first term in office. “The Democrats,” Trump said in a typical formulation during a 2018 rally for Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, “have launched an assault on the sovereignty of our country.”

Now obviously Trump did not pioneer this distinction between the people who happen to live in a nation and the quasi-mystical, fully legitimate People of the Nation. This construct is a mainstay of right-wing populism. You saw it in the 2008 presidential election, when Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska told audiences that there was a “real” America that truly represented

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You saw it at the 1992 Republican National Convention, when Pat Buchanan, the Nixon speechwriter and political operative turned conservative intellectual and proto-Trumpian provocateur, deployed this herrenvolk notion of the American nation in his infamous (and influential) jeremiad against American liberalism.

“There is a religious war going on in this country. It is a cultural war, as critical to the kind of nation we shall be as was the Cold War itself, for this war is for the soul of America,” Buchanan declared. “We must take back our cities, and take back our culture, and take back our country.” And you cannot understand the nativist “Americanism” of the second Ku Klux Klan of the 1910s and ’20s without reference to a similarly narrow conception of the American people, one tied to sharp anxieties around race, class, religion and masculinity. The Klan “stood for patriotism, ‘old-time religion,’ and conventional morality, and pledged to fend off challenges from any quarter to the rights and privileges of men from the stock of the nation’s founders,” historian Nancy MacLean explains in “Behind the Mask of Chivalry: The Making of the Second Ku Klux Klan.”

What Trump has done is turn this rhetorical distinction into something like the governing philosophy of the federal government. To start, the White House has made clear that a state’s access to either federal aid or federal benefits is a function of its partisan allegiance. During last year’s government shutdown, for example, the administration canceled $8 billion in federal funding for clean energy affecting 16 states — all of which voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Trump also withheld billions for transit projects in New York and New Jersey. “We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn’t want,” the president said, commenting on what he thought was the upside of a shutdown, “and they’d be Democrat things.”

It is similarly clear that the president slated the worst of his deportation program for Democratic-led states and cities. Neither Chicago nor Los Angeles nor Washington stand out as particularly dangerous compared with the typical major American city. And if Trump were only targeting immigrants in the country illegally, he could look to cities in Texas and Florida as well as those in California and Illinois. But Trump targeted them all the same, sending the National Guard to occupy each city and unleashing federal immigration agents to harass and abuse immigrants and citizens alike.

“I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” Trump mused on his Truth Social website last September. “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” The administration’s attack on Minnesota, and especially the city of Minneapolis, is more of the same, less law enforcement than a combat operation aimed at a set of Americans whose governor

Then-presidential hopeful and “proto-Trumpian provocateur” Pat Buchanan during a news conference in Falls Church, Virginia on Oct. 2a5, 1999. (Paul Hosefros/New York Times)

opposed the president in the last election or who belong to a disfavored racial, ethnic and religious minority

At the risk of cliché, most presidents do not speak like this about their fellow Americans. The presidency is a national office, and even the bitterest struggles for this highest prize of American politics tend to end with an appeal to union and common ground from the eventual winner.

Trump rejects this legacy of his predecessors. The rhetorical tools of the presidency are, for him, a means to divide Americans and sort them according to hierarchies of status. Trump sits atop the national government, but not as a national leader. His is the logic of the separatist, even of the secessionist. “There was no privilege without persecution, no winner without a loser,” Michael J. Lee and R. Jarrod Atchison write of the ideology of the Southern “fire-eaters” in “We Are Not One People: Secession and Separatism in American Politics Since 1776.” In their worldview, “political relationships within nations were always hierarchical; some group was always enslaved by or beholden to some other more dominant group.”

The fire-eaters hoped to instantiate this vision in a new nation founded on a cornerstone of racial subjugation. But what if you could secede without secession? What if you could cleave the nation off from its egalitarian aspirations? What if you could bring the spirit of separatism to bear on a government tasked with representing a single people?

That is the Trump administration. That is the work of a White House that sees vast numbers of Americans not as friends, but as enemies. And that is a work of a president who will destroy as many symbols of national unity as he can to satisfy his bottomless ego, cruel appetites and unquenchable desire to “win” at the expense of the people he purports to lead.

Operadores de máquinas de azar reclaman en tribunal acción y transparencia de la Comisión de Juegos

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SAN JUAN – Un grupo de dueños y operadores de máquinas de juegos de azar en ruta acudió el jueves al Tribunal de Primera Instancia de San Juan para solicitar que se ordene a la Comisión de Juegos de Puerto Rico recibir y tramitar solicitudes de licencias y divulgar información pública sobre el proceso, al amparo de la Ley 141-2019.

“Nuestros representados están solicitando algo básico: que la agencia reciba y tramite las solicitudes conforme a su

propio marco legal y reglamentario, y que divulgue información pública indispensable para la rendición de cuentas”, dijo el licenciado Frank Torres-Viada en declaraciones escritas.

“Cuando una agencia no recibe solicitudes o no emite determinaciones formales, se afecta el debido proceso y se debilita la fiscalización pública. Por eso acudimos al tribunal para que se ordene a la Comisión actuar y proveer la información que por ley debe estar disponible”, añadió.

Los demandantes alegan que la agencia ha mantenido una práctica de no recibir, no adjudicar y no notificar determina-

ciones relacionadas con solicitudes para el reconocimiento como dueños bona fide y el otorgamiento de licencias, lo que impide un proceso administrativo claro, documentado y verificable.

El recurso también plantea que el propio reglamento de la Comisión requiere que, si existe alguna deficiencia en una solicitud, se emita una notificación con señalamientos dentro del término establecido, y sostiene que esa obligación no se ha cumplido, por lo que los solicitantes permanecen sin una ruta formal de corrección.

Audri Nix se declara culpable de alterarle la paz a la gobernadora y le pide disculpas

Como parte del entendimiento, el cargo por violación al derecho de reunión fue archivado.

la secretaria en declaraciones escritas.

SAN JUAN – Adriana Nicole “Audri Nix” Vázquez Pérez, se declaró culpable de los delitos de alteración a la paz y amenaza contra la gobernadora, Jenniffer Aydín González Colón por el incidente durante la misa de la Toma de Posesión el 2 de enero de 2025 en la Iglesia Santa Teresita en Santurce. Según la secretaria del Departamento de Justicia, Lourdes Lynette Gómez Torres, el acuerdo incluye el pago de una multa de 200 dólares y una disculpa pública a la gobernadora.

“En una sociedad de ley y orden, la justicia no actúa por emociones ni por provocaciones, sino por hechos. Toda persona debe entender que sus actos y sus palabras tienen consecuencias, y cuando se cruza la línea de lo legal, el sistema de justicia responde con firmeza y respeto. Este caso debe servir de ejemplo y llamado a la reflexión para que nadie confunda el derecho a expresarse con la impunidad de amenazar, ofender o atentar contra la seguridad de otro ser humano”, expresó

El juez Fernando José Chalas González, del Tribunal de San Juan, dictó sentencia conforme al acuerdo, declarando a Vázquez Pérez culpable por violaciones al Artículo 241 (alteración a la paz) y al Artículo 177 (amenaza) del Código Penal. El Ministerio Público estuvo representado por los fiscales Edmanuel Santiago Quiles, Héctor Rivera Sánchez y Marilyn Aponte Rodríguez.

Durante su alocución, Vázquez Pérez emitió su disculpa a la gobernadora y a todas las mujeres de Puerto Rico.

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PRSO, Colombian cellist to explore Dutilleux’s dreamworld

By PEGGY ANN BLISS Special to The STAR

The ninth concert (out of 14) of the current Puerto Rico Symphony (PRSO) season will be presented Saturday, and will feature young Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia playing “Tout un Monde Lointain” (A Whole Distant World) one of the “finest cello solos in the world repertoire,” PRSO Music Director Maximiano Valdés said.

While conductors and cello prodigies recognize the great trio of concertos by German Romantic composer Robert Schumann, British composer Sir Edward Elgar, and Antonin Dvorak from Czechoslovakia, they have adjusted their sights a bit to make room for the lesser known and more recent cello piece by Frenchman Henri Dutilleux, penned between 1967 and 1970, commissioned by and dedicated to the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.

The five-movement piece, played without breaks, creates a flowing, dreamlike effect. The work is based on the famous French poems of Charles Baudelairre, “Les Petits Fleurs du Mal” (The Little Flowers of Evil).

“We will project the words of the poet [in Spanish] at the beginning of each movement,” Valdés said.

Unlike the Romantic cello compositions, in which the solo instrument battles the orchestra, the contemporary piece blends with the strings, celeste and harp for a more dreamlike atmosphere.

The young soloist, who made his debut with a symphony at age 6, comes from a long line of musicians and painters, lives in Vienna and leads a varied life that includes composition and recording, and enjoying all kinds of music.

He has also commissioned several pieces for cello and is planning his first public art exhibit.

Having started to play the cello at age 4, Cañón-Valencia has taken the top prizes in several international competitions and has studied in Germany, the United States, New Zealand and Colombia, and even in his twenties had become known as an advocate of Latin American music, especially Colombian, often influenced by his native folk music, jazz and heavy metal music, which are part of his very eclectic exposure to music even before he could talk.

Opening the program will be a piece by Puerto Rican composer Luis Quintana (b. 1988) titled “On the Ethereal Nature of Bioluminescence,” a piece which evokes the rippling mystery and majesty of the island’s three permanent bioluminescent bays, out of a total of five such phenomena worldwide.

Valdés to remain at PRSO helm for now

By PEGGY ANN BLISS Special to The STAR

Maximiano Valdés, outgoing music director of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO), isn’t stepping down from the podium!

Not for another season, anyway.

Just as his fans braced for the Chilean conductor’s final three concerts wielding the baton, Valdés’ contract as music director, which began in 2008, was renewed for an indefinite time.

The reason is simple: the Corporation of Musical Arts (CAM by its acronym in Spanish) hasn’t found anyone to replace him at the helm of the island’s premium musical entity. In a surprise revelation to The STAR on Wednesday,

Valdés said a second season of guest conductors will allow for a more thorough search for his successor. In a brief telephone interview, Valdés said the PRSO board, through Executive Director Melissa Santana, had asked him to remain at the helm of the 75-member orchestra until a successor can take over.

“The board has asked me to remain until they find the best man or woman to fill my position,” said Valdés, winner of numerous honors on both sides of the Atlantic.

Valdés, who assumed the position

The symphony to be offered by the orchestra is not only of an earlier period but considerably more mainstream. Tchaikovsky’s “Sixth Symphony in B Minor,” better known as “Le Pathetique” doesn’t really mean what it sounds like, but rather more like impassioned, or deep, suffering.

The nickname, suggested by the composer’s brother, in Russian, Patheticheskaya, was later translated to French, which sounds more weighty and noble than its English connotation.

Adding to the appeal of the work is the fact that the composer, an acknowledged homosexual, had presaged his death or even planned it. He teased that the theme of the symphony would forever remain his secret.

Tchaikovsky, who conducted the premiere in St. Petersburg, died at 53, leaving many unanswered questions about his last symphony, which has nonetheless continued to be popular more than 132 years later.

Unlike most symphonies, which end on a triumphal note, “La Pathetique” concludes with an “adagio lamentoso” (slow lament), fueling the belief that Tchaikovsky may have had a premonition, even a death wish, as he wrote this famous work.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Pablo Casals Symphony Hall at Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in Santurce.

in 2008, announced in August that he would leave at the end of this season. The board has been evaluating a number of candidates, some of whom have mounted the podium this season, including Francois López Ferrer, José Luis Gómez, José María Moreno, Enrico Fagone and Guillermo Figueroa, a native Puerto Rican who served for 16 years in the position.

The procession of possible resident conductors continues through May with Norman Gamboa, Manuel Hernández and JoAnn Falletta.

A similar procedure, Valdés confirmed, is expected to be followed during the upcoming season, slated to begin in August.

The PRSO, now in its 67th season, was founded in 1958 by famed cellist Pablo Casals.

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Wall Street ends sharply down as AI worries weigh

Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq dragged to its lowest since November by losses in Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights after Alphabet said it could double capital spending on AI in the race to dominate the emerging technology.

Shares of Alphabet fell 0.55% after the Google parent said it plans as much as $185 billion in capex in 2026. Together, it and its Big Tech rivals are expected to collectively shell out more than $500 billion on AI this year.

Adding to recent losses, Microsoft dropped 5%, Palantir lost 6.8% and Oracle fell 7%.

Amazon lost 4.4% during regular trading and then tumbled another 10% after the closing bell, joining its Big Tech peers in projecting massive capital expenditures in 2026. It was the latest sign that tech companies will not hit the brakes anytime soon on hefty AI investments.

Shares of chipmaker Nvidia, which stands to benefit from increased industry spending on AI, declined 1.4%.

Investors in recent months have grown more wary of heavy spending on AI, awaiting stronger signs those investments are actually boosting revenue and profits.

“This is the first time we’ve seen the large-cap tech companies -- the Microsofts and the Alphabets and the Amazons -- go through a really large capex cycle ... and we’re seeing this volatility about whether this investment will translate, ultimately, ⁠into results,” said Tom Hainlin, an investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.

Investors this week have also worried that rapidly improving AI tools could eat into demand for traditional software, squeezing profit margins across the sector.

Software and data services stocks added to recent losses, with ServiceNow down 7.6% and Salesforce losing almost 5%.

The S&P 500 software and services index fell 4.6%, down for a seventh straight session.

“The AI trade which was the accelerant last year is perhaps the extinguisher this year with people realizing that AI is going to help certain kinds of companies but it is also going to hurt, particularly software, for example,” said Melissa Brown, SimCorp’s managing director of investment decision research.

Qualcomm slid 8.5% after forecasting second-quarter revenue and profit below estimates.

The CBOE volatility index, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” briefly hit the highest in over two months.

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As traders dialed back exposure to pricey AI stocks, the market’s rotation into relatively cheaper stocks gained steam in recent days.

The S&P 500 value index dipped 0.9%, but remained in positive territory for the week. The S&P 500 growth index was down more than 4% for the week.

The S&P 500 declined 1.23% to end the session at 6,798.40 points. The Nasdaq declined 1.59% to 22,540.59 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.20% to 48,908.72 points.

Nine of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes declined, led lower by materials, down 2.75%, followed by a 2.59% loss in consumer discretionary.

Snap topped fourth-quarter revenue estimates, but its shares declined more than 13%.

By RUTH MacLEAN, ISMAIL AUWAL and SAIKOU JAMMEH

At least 167 people have been killed by gunmen in attacks on two villages in a rural part of Nigeria, according to the Nigerian branch of the Red Cross.

The attack was one of the deadliest in recent years in a country racked by violence, including terrorism, kidnappings for ransom and insurgency.

The particulars of the assault on the villages of Woro and Nuku, in the central-western state of Kwara, are still being pieced together by officials, aid workers and residents. No group has claimed responsibility for it. The Kwara state government, in a post on social media, confirmed the attack but did not provide details about the assailants or the death toll, including the victims’ religion.

Nigeria has recently been under intense scrutiny from Washington over the killings of Christians, following a campaign by American conservatives, celebrities and Republican lawmakers seeking American intervention in Africa’s most populous country.

On Christmas Day, the U.S. military bombed a northwestern state in Nigeria where President Donald Trump said Islamic State terrorists had been “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.” And on Tuesday, the head of U.S. Africa Command said the United States had sent a small team of military officers to Nigeria.

Though there is no reliable data breaking down the number of killings in Nigeria by religion, most analysts say that the insecurity and chronic impunity puts both Christian and Muslim lives in danger.

A man walks to the site of a missile attack on farmland in Jabo, Nigeria, Jan. 1, 2026. At least 167 people have been killed by gunmen in attacks on two villages in a rural part of Nigeria, according to the Nigerian branch of the Red Cross. (Taibat Ajiboye/The New York Times)

Kwara state is home to many Muslims and Christians. The chief of one of the villages attacked, Woro, said that it was predominantly Muslim and that 85% to 90% of those they have buried were Muslim.

Some analysts and residents said the gunmen were likely members of a faction of Boko Haram, the terrorist group that has destabilized Nigeria’s northeast.

A Red Cross official in Kwara state, Babaomo Ayodeji, said that the search for bodies was still underway and that “the death toll has risen to 167.”

A police spokesperson said security agencies were still gathering information and could not yet confirm how

many people had been killed.

“Many houses were burned,” said the spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi. “The exact number of casualties is yet to be confirmed, but many people were injured.”

One resident of Woro, Muhammad Kazeem, said he had been on his way home from work when the attack took place. As he hid, he said, the attackers carried out executions and set fire to homes, shops and the palace of the emir, a local king.

Only when the gunmen had gone did he emerge from hiding, Kazeem said. Then he and other men from the community began to gather the dead.

“At around 9 p.m., we counted between 35 and 40 bodies,” Kazeem said.

Elizabeth Galadima said her brother, Gideon Galadima, was among those killed.

“He was with his friends at the farm when the terrorists attacked them,” she said. “After the attack, the next thing we heard was that Galadima had been killed. Seeing his dead body was very scary.”

The governor of Kwara state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, said in a statement that the attack was “a cowardly expression of frustration by terrorist cells following the ongoing counterterrorism campaigns in parts of the state.”

In recent years, bandits and jihadi groups have moved into a national park in the state, levying taxes on farming and fishing communities and kidnapping people.

Nearby communities have been rocked by killings and kidnappings, including the abduction — and later release — of 253 children from a Catholic boarding school in November. But the scale of the killings in Tuesday’s attack is unheard-of in the area, analysts said.

Gunmen in Nigeria kill more than 160, aid official says Venezuela said to detain Maduro allies targeted by the US

By ANATOLY KURMANAEV and ANNIE CORREAL

Venezuelan security agents have questioned two prominent businessmen who have faced money laundering charges in the United States, according to five Venezuelans and a U.S. official.

The move against the men, with ties to the deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, signaled a deepening cooperation between the two countries.

The politically connected businessmen, Raúl Gorrín and Alex Saab, were detained in the capital, Caracas, overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, two of the people said. U.S. law enforcement agencies had knowledge of the detention, said one of the Venezuelans and the American official. All

of the people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

The current status of the two men is unclear. A representative for Gorrín said he was free as of Wednesday evening. A lawyer for Saab, Luigi Giuliano, denied his client was detained.

The detentions come just a month after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and captured its leader, Maduro. Since the attack, the Trump administration has been closely working with Maduro’s former vice president and successor, Delcy Rodríguez. In a matter of weeks, Rodríguez has reoriented the country’s crude oil exports to the United States and rewritten the country’s oil law to bring in American investment.

The two businessmen are the first prominent allies of Maduro’s government to come into the legal crosshairs of Rodríguez’s caretaker administration.

The detentions add to the growing atmosphere of fear and suspicion among Maduro’s loyalists, many of whom have been taken aback by the speed and depth of Rodríguez’s campaign to redistribute wealth and power following the president’s downfall. Since taking power, Rodríguez has fired several officials seen as loyal to Maduro and has reduced his family’s access to power and government contracts.

A major focus has been Saab, a Colombian businessman close to Maduro who made a fortune selling Venezuelan oil and importing food for the country’s rationing program. After coming to power, Rodríguez fired him

from his post as the country’s ministry of industry and sidelined his allies.

The Colombian news outlet, Caracol, previously reported the detentions.

Gorrín owns a range of businesses in Venezuela, including an insurance company and a television station.

He is not known to face any charges in Venezuela. He has been under indictment in the United States since 2017 on accusations of laundering money. He has repeatedly denied those accusations.

Saab has been charged with laundering money for Maduro and spent about two years in a U.S. prison, until he was returned to Venezuela in a prisoner swap in 2023.

The State Department, the Department of Justice and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A century ago, the US accepted Danish control of Greenland. Here’s how.

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Para conocimiento del público general y de conformidad con las disposiciones del Reglamento Conjunto para la Evaluación y Expedición de Permisos Relacionados al Desarrollo, Uso de Terrenos y Operación de Negocios, vigente al 16 de junio de 2023, conocido como: “Reglamento Conjunto”, la Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, conocida como: “Código Municipal de Puerto Rico” y cualquier otra disposición de ley aplicable, se informa que la Oficina de Permisos (ODP) del Municipio Autónomo de Caguas celebrará Vista Pública para evaluar la solicitud que se describe a continuación:

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La Vista Pública se celebrará el 25 de febrero de 2026, a la 9:30 a.m ., en el Tribunal Administrativo, localizado en el primer piso, lobby, de la nueva Alcaldia Municipal, en la calle Padial en Caguas.

La propiedad propuesta para el proyecto ubica dentro de un Distrito R-I , Área Residencial Intermedio, según el Mapa de Calificación de Suelo de Caguas. La solicitud se evaluará a tenor con las reglas 6.1.3, 6.3.1, 2.1.10 y las secciones aplicables del Capítulo 8.5 del Reglamento Conjunto.

Se invita a vecinos del proyecto y a los propietarios de terrenos que radiquen dentro de los límites territoriales circundantes, a las agencias gubernamentales y al público en general a comparecer y participar en dicha Vista. Es mandatorio que el Peticionario o dueño de la propiedad o su representante autorizado asista a la Vista Pública. De no asistir se procederá con el archivo de la solicitud. Se advierte que las partes podrán comparecer asistidas por abogados, pero no estarán obligadas a estar así representadas, la cual incluye corporaciones y sociedades.

El Oficial Examinador que presida la Vista no podrá suspenderla una vez señalada, salvo que se solicite por escrito con expresión de las causas que justifiquen la suspensión, con no menos de cinco (5) días de antelación a la fecha de celebración de la misma. La parte que solicite la suspensión tendrá que expresar las razones que justifican la suspensión o posposición. La Solicitud o Petición de Suspensión de la Vista tendrá un costo de cien dólares ($100.00) . Este pago será realizado en el Departamento de Finanzas del Municipio Autónomo de Caguas en las formas de pago aceptadas por dicho Departamento. La Petición de Suspensión o transferencia deberá ser radicada ante la Secretaría de la Oficina de Permisos del Municipio Autónomo de Caguas y no se entenderá radicada correctamente hasta tanto se evidencie el pago de los cien dólares ($100.00) y la notificación de la Solicitud de Suspensión a las otras partes e interventores en el procedimiento, que tendrá que ser con no menos de cinco (5) días previos a la celebración de la Vista.

El expediente de Vista estará disponible para inspección de las partes en la Oficina de Permisos, ubicada en la Oficina 201 del Centro de Gobierno Municipal Ángel Rivera Rodríguez, al frente de la nueva Alcaldía en la calle Padial final, en Caguas. Para más información o someter comentarios sobre esta solicitud, puede contactarnos a nuestra direccion postal: Oficina de Permisos, PO Box 907, Caguas, PR 00726-0907, o a nuestro correo electrónico: permisos.mac@caguas.gov.pr

By AMELIA NIERENBERG

President Donald Trump’s recent fixation with Greenland has brought attention to a little-known snag. More than a century ago, the United States had all but promised to keep its hands off the island.

In 1917, it agreed to respect Denmark’s control of Greenland, then a Danish colony, in return for a deal to buy the Danish West Indies, a group of islands in the Caribbean.

Legal experts say the deal still binds the U.S. government. That is unlikely to constrain Trump. He has pulled out of multiple treaties and made clear that he feels limited only by his own morality, not by international law. He has backed down, for now, from a previous threat to seize the territory.

Still, as Danes and Greenlanders worry about Trump’s next steps, the 1917 agreement helps shed light on an era of superpower territorial expansionism that he seems intent on reviving.

What was the 1917 deal?

The deal to purchase three islands in the Caribbean — then the Danish West Indies, now in the U.S. Virgin Islands — was ratified by the U.S. government in January 1917.

The islands, which lie off Puerto Rico’s eastern coast, had been coveted by the United States for at least half a century, mostly for commercial and military reasons.

The U.S. paid $25 million in gold for the islands, one of the final expansions of U.S. territory after a 19th century dominated by the “manifest destiny” idea of growth. In the 1800s, the United States grew by more than 70 million people and 29 states, as the government acquired most states west of Kentucky and south of South Carolina.

“That was the last time that you could do something like that,” Astrid Nonbo Andersen, a historian at the Danish Institute for International Studies, said of the 1917 purchase, before World War I ushered in new concepts of nation and self-determination.

Previous U.S. attempts to buy those Caribbean islands had fallen through. But in 1916, the United States — which had not yet entered World War I — worried that Germany might invade Denmark, allowing Germany to station troops and a military fleet in the Caribbean, Andersen said.

Gunvor Simonsen, a historian at the University of Copenhagen who studies the Caribbean, said Denmark was not keen to sell at first. But the Danes were also aware, she said, that “if they don’t agree to sell, maybe the U.S. will simply occupy the islands.”

What did the Caribbean islands have to do with Greenland?

Both were under Denmark’s control. Both had long been desired by U.S. leaders.

“The interest in Greenland was tightly indexed to the interest in the Danish West Indies,” said Mark M. Smith, a historian at the University of South Carolina who is studying U.S. interest in the islands.

View of Coral Bay and East End in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 19, 2024. In 1917, the United States bought Caribbean islands from Denmark and agreed to respect Denmark’s hold over Greenland. The deal resurfaced with President Trump’s recent threats to seize Greenland. (Erika P. Rodríguez/The New York Times)

The Danes used that as leverage to get the Americans to back off from Greenland as part of the Caribbean deal, Simonsen said.

It worked.

“The United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland,” Robert Lansing, then the secretary of state, pledged — in writing — in 1916.

Is the 1917 deal still binding?

Yes, experts said.

“We recognized it, so we kind of can’t take that back,” said Julian Arato, a professor of law at the University of Michigan. That is true even though Greenland is now a semiautonomous part of the Danish kingdom, and not a colony, said Rachael Lorna Johnstone, the director of the polar law program at the University of Akureyri in Iceland.

“It is not possible, over a century later without any contradictory practice, to withdraw the declaration,” Johnstone, who also teaches at the University of Greenland, wrote in an email.

Whether Trump believes in honoring treaties is a different matter entirely.

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Ultimately, the United States wanted the Caribbean islands more, historians said.

A deep harbor in a major commercial Caribbean shipping lane would have likely been seen as more valuable than an icebound expanse in the Arctic.

The strategic calculus has since shifted with new technologies and melting ice caps, but it made sense at the time, experts said.

“I don’t need international law,” he told The New York Times last month. Asked whether his administration had to follow such law, he said that it “depends” on one’s definition.

Arato said that there was no obvious place for Denmark or Greenland to sue if U.S. troops invaded, because the United States does not automatically accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body.

“The law would be crucial in figuring out the aftermath,” he said. “But it doesn’t mean the law would stop the disaster.”

Walmart joins tech giants with $1 trillion market valuation

By KAILYN RHONE

Walmart crossed above $1 trillion in market value earlier this week, becoming the first traditional retailer to hit the milestone and joining a small club mostly made up of technology giants such as Apple and Microsoft.

The nation’s largest retailer is known for its supercenters and low prices that have lately pulled in even higher-income consumers. Investors have been drawn to the company’s rapid ecommerce growth in recent years and push into automation and artificial intelligence. Walmart’s stock has climbed about 28% over the past year, outpacing the S&P 500 index’s 15% gain during the same period.

“Walmart management was prescient in building out a business model optimized for this moment,” said Sarah Henry, managing director and portfolio manager at Logan Capital Management, an investment management company. “Their rebuilding recast their image as much as a technology company, as they are a retailer.”

Digital sales have been a major driver of growth lately. Walmart’s e-commerce business includes curbside pickup, same-day delivery and a growing third-party marketplace, while its advertising business has become increasingly important to its bottom line. In its last quarter, Walmart reported a 27% increase in ecommerce sales and a 53% jump in advertising revenue.

That growth is rooted in acquisitions the company made nearly a decade ago as it sought to compete with Amazon for online customers. In 2016, Walmart bought the online bulk retailer Jet.com for $3.3 billion, and in 2018 Walmart bought a controlling stake in Flipkart, an e-commerce company.

It’s also built a new 350-acre campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, that resembles the headquarters of companies in Silicon Valley — with a food hall, an amphitheater and sprawling fitness and child care centers — as it looks to compete for tech workers.

At the same time, the company has pitched itself to investors as a “technology-for-

ward” company, moving its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq, where many of the largest tech companies are listed.

But even Walmart’s reputation of offering low prices as a traditional retailer has worked in its favor lately, benefiting from consumers seeking big discounts to help offset the fast inflation and new tariffs that are straining their budgets. And wealthier shoppers have been attracted to Walmart’s expanding online offerings that include apparel and furniture.

Walmart’s $1 trillion valuation comes just days after John Furner assumed the role of CEO, replacing the company’s longtime chief, Doug McMillon. Furner is expected to accelerate Walmart’s transformation into a high-tech retailer with plans like expanding the use of AI assistants for online shoppers.

“The company has successfully positioned itself not only as standing for strong pricing, but now also as a more convenient omnichannel retailer,” said Michael Baker, senior research analyst at D.A. Davidson, a financial services firm.

Walmart crossed above $1 trillion in market value on Tuesday, becoming the first traditional retailer to hit the milestone and joining a small club mostly made up of technology giants such as Apple and Microsoft.

Congress targets housing crisis as solutions elude Trump

By RONDA KAYSEN

President Donald Trump has struggled to address the housing crisis. But Congress has been moving forward with legislation that, if signed into law, could bring the most significant changes to federal housing laws in a generation, potentially igniting a building boom.

In October, the Senate approved a package of bills to reduce regulations, as well as to give communities incentives to build more homes and renovate existing ones. In December, the House Financial Services Committee passed a similar package that could lay the groundwork for a national building code offering a cohesive alternative to the existing patchwork of codes and guiding communities on ways to build faster. The bills have significant overlap.

The House bill is expected to get a vote on the floor next week, and congressional leaders from both parties say they are optimistic that it will pass. The White House has indicated

that it would support congressional housing legislation.

“Congress is going to act on housing this year — it’s a question of when, not if,” said Shaun Donovan, CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit housing organization, in a telephone interview.

“Housing is the No. 1 economic issue

in the country,” added Donovan, who was secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama. “It is the single most important affordability challenge that Americans are facing. And, as we’ve all come to recognize in the last few months, affordability is at the center of our politics.”

A suburban housing development in Seguin, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025. Bipartisan Senate and House packages, aimed at rewarding new construction and eliminating red tape, could bring significant changes to federal housing laws. (Callaghan O’Hare/The New York Times)

Trump’s focus has been on the demand side of the crisis. He and his advisers have said, mostly in social media posts, that he wants to lower borrowing costs and make it easier for buyers to tap their retirement savings. But he has not released a comprehensive plan to address the crisis, and the small moves he has made may not provide lasting relief.

In January, for example, the president directed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy back $200 billion in mortgagebacked securities, a move that could drive down interest rates temporarily. Later he signed an executive order directing federal agencies to evaluate the role institutional investors play in

the housing market. Many economists think those moves will have a marginal impact, as would other ideas that the Trump administration has proposed, like instituting portable and assumable mortgages, if they are even feasible.

Making it cheaper to buy a house would not address the central reason for the crisis: a housing shortage. It could even worsen things by pumping up demand without boosting supply. For almost 20 years, the country has not been building enough homes, and it is now short by as many as 7 million units. That’s a big reason home prices have surged 55% since the start of the pandemic, according to the National Association of Home Builders, and why buyers and renters struggle to find places to live.

The congressional bills are designed to make it faster and cheaper to get shovels in the ground.

“Both packages absolutely pull back regulatory barriers that are holding back housing,” said Alex Horowitz, the project director of housing policy for Pew Charitable Trusts, adding, “They will make a dent in the housing shortage.”

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Deep inside an Antarctic glacier, a mission collapses at its final step

By RAYMOND ZHONG

Adaring attempt to study Antarctica’s fast-melting Thwaites Glacier collapsed over the weekend after the scientists’ instruments became entombed within the half-mile-thick ice.

A team of British and South Korean researchers was trying to install instruments beneath the immense glacier, where they would collect data, the first of its kind, on the warm ocean waters that are melting away the ice at a rate of hundreds of feet per year.

Scientists fear that if Thwaites sheds too much ice, it could cause more of the vast West Antarctic ice sheet to start sliding rapidly into the sea, swamping coastal communities worldwide with as much as 15 feet of extra water over the coming centuries.

The team of 10 scientists, engineers and guides camped for more than a week on Thwaites to set up their complex operation. They used a jet of water heated to 80 degrees Celsius, or 176 degrees Fahrenheit, to melt a hole through the glacier, 1 foot in diameter and roughly 3,300 feet deep. They then lowered instruments to gather data in the water beneath the ice.

Engineer Paul Anker checks on the supply of hot water for a drilling operation at Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, Jan. 30, 2026. An attempt to drill through Thwaites Glacier is foiled; scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming

The clock was ticking: The tiny hole would refreeze in about 48 hours unless the team kept shooting hot water into it. And bad weather was on the way. If the scientists didn’t finish by Monday, the helicopters on their research vessel, the Araon, might not be able to fly the team members and their many tons of gear off the glacier before the ship leaves Antarctica around Saturday.

The final stretch

Early Saturday, the scientists collected preliminary measurements with a small suite of instruments that they sent through the borehole and pulled out again. They then lowered nearly 3,900 feet of cable bearing another set of instruments that would remain in place for one to two years.

But those instruments only made it about three-quarters of the way through the ice, never reaching the water under the glacier. A project almost a decade in the making had crumbled at the final stage.

“Absolutely gutting” is how Keith Makinson, an oceanographer and drilling engineer at the British Antarctic Survey, described it. “You get your window of opportunity. You don’t have forever. And you see what you can do.”

In the end, it was not impenetrable Antarctic sea ice, abysmal weather or finicky equipment that denied these scientists their triumph. It was some combination of these factors and more, working together to rob the team of that most precious resource for any endeavor in the unforgiving polar wilderness: time.

There just wasn’t enough time to try again.

Still, the researchers are not leaving Thwaites emptyhanded. The preliminary data they collected Saturday is the first ever gathered from beneath the glacier’s fast-moving main trunk. The data shows that the waters underneath are turbulent and warm, and indicates that there is much to be

waters underneath. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

understood before scientists can predict with confidence how soon Thwaites might go to pieces.

“This is not the end,” said Won Sang Lee, the expedition’s chief scientist. The new data confirms that “this is the place to go, whatever challenges there are,” he said.

Those challenges started coming well before the team unreeled the doomed cable Saturday. Whipping winds last week delayed the start of hot-water drilling by a day. After work began, the researchers discovered they had bored through gaping crevasses.

On Friday, the depth gauge on their drilling system started giving faulty readings. And, that night, after tunneling through the bottom of the glacier, the hot-water drilling hose got stuck in the borehole as the team was pulling it out.

“It’s been a fight every step of the way, this one,” Peter Davis, an oceanographer, said as his colleagues tried to wrest the hose free. They finally succeeded around 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

The hose might have gotten trapped because the ice around it shifted, Davis said. Thwaites’ main trunk is sliding toward the sea at a rate of more than 30 feet a day, causing the glacier to stretch and crack. The researchers had been hearing booms beneath their feet all week.

Around 1:30 a.m., the scientists sent a camera down the hole. They didn’t see major obstructions, so Davis said they should start sending down scientific instruments right away.

They lowered a camera and several oceanographic devices, first through the glacier and then through the roughly 850 feet of ocean underneath. Then they reeled the instruments up through the water again, down and up five times in total. Yixi Zheng, a postdoctoral researcher, watched on her laptop as the data rolled in.

“The temperature is really high in this place,” Zheng said, studying the squiggly lines on her screen. In the seas around Thwaites, the scientists had recorded water temperatures of 1.1 to 1.3 degrees Celsius, or 34 to 34.3 degrees Fahrenheit, similar to what they were now seeing under the glacier. “But still, it’s so far away from the open ocean. Having this temperature is crazy.”

“There’s plenty of heat to drive melting,” Davis said.

Because these first instruments had gone through smoothly, the scientists decided to move ahead with their final task: installing the mooring that they would leave under Thwaites. The data collected by the moored instruments would be transmitted daily, by satellite, to the scientists back at their laboratories.

The first part of the mooring to go in was a rusty chain, weighing nearly 190 pounds, that would hold everything steady in the water. As the rest of the team helped unspool cable, Davis and Scott Polfrey, a mechanical engineer, stood above the borehole and attached instruments one by one as the cable went down.

Shortly after 1 p.m., the cable had at last been reeled out to the desired length, and Davis knelt in the snow in front of his laptop to communicate with the instruments and see where they were.

He typed a bit and peered into the screen. He got up to fiddle with the wiring on the mooring cable. Then he knelt back down at his computer.

More typing. More peering. Finally, he lifted his head.

“I think it might be stuck.”

He radioed Polfrey, who was waiting at the controls about 200 feet away. He asked for the cable to be lowered, to see whether the instruments’ depth readings might change. Polfrey obliged. No luck.

Davis looked stricken. Zheng held her face in her hands.

“Realistically, whatever’s stuck there is frozen,” Makinson said.

The researchers tried to break the ice’s grip by hauling up the cable.

“I suspect we’re not going to get very far,” Davis said.

“Let’s try,” Polfrey said.

Time to retreat

It took just 20 minutes of trying for the team to realize it was hopeless.

Lee, the chief scientist, conceived of this project nearly a decade ago, in 2017. It took years to pull together funding and gather a team with the British Antarctic Survey. On the group’s first attempt to drill through Thwaites, in 2022, the scientists never made it onto the glacier. Thick sea ice stopped the Araon from sailing close enough for the helicopters to fly the gear onto the ice. This time, the team got much further.

The power generators were switched off, and, for the first time in days, the glacier was silent.

How what you eat affects cancer risk

By NINA AGRAWAL

Over decades, a growing body of literature has shown clear links between what we eat and how likely we are to develop various cancers. In recent years, the research has moved away from the impact of individual “superfoods” and antioxidants to focus on how overall, long-term dietary habits affect risk.

That’s not to say that any individual cancer diagnosis can be blamed on someone’s diet; cancer, after all, arises as a result of a large constellation of factors — and it occurs in people who make healthy choices.

But on a population level, there are some trends in the data. Here’s what we know.

Prioritize plants.

Eating patterns that emphasize whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and lean or plant-based proteins have shown the most consistent association with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. One reason may be that people who follow these eating patterns have lower levels of insulin and inflammation, said Fred Tabung, a cancer public health researcher at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center who studies diet, metabolism and cancer.

Decades of research suggests that your diet can influence the risk of various cancers. (Bobbi Lin/The New York Times)

A recent study, for example, showed that consistent heavy alcohol intake and higher lifetime consumption (averaging 14 or more drinks per week) increased the risk of colorectal cancer; quitting appeared to lower the risk.

Alcohol may cause cancer in a few ways, Mitrou said. The body breaks it down into acetaldehyde, which is toxic to cells. Alcohol increases levels of estrogen, which fuels some types of breast cancer. And it has been linked to oxidative stress — when the body produces too many unstable molecules that react with DNA — and may interfere with DNA repair.

If you do drink, avoid doing so on an empty stomach. Drinking without food may result in a higher exposure to carcinogens, Ng said.

Consider coffee, tea and dairy.

Chronically high levels of insulin and inflammation are key features of obesity and metabolic syndrome, which mediate cancer risk. High insulin and inflammation also promote unnecessary cell division, cell growth, DNA damage and the inhibition of cell death, which are all hallmarks of cancer, Tabung said.

Whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and legumes and nuts contain lots of dietary fiber, which has been associated with lower cancer risk. This may be because fiber helps speed stool along the digestive tract, limiting exposure to carcinogens, and because it feeds microbes in the gut that help protect against inflammation, said Dr. Kimmie Ng, associate chief of the division of gastrointestinal oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Tabung added that leafy, green vegetables like lettuce, kale, spinach and arugula, and dark yellow vegetables like carrots, yams and squash, when part of a broader dietary pattern, appeared to promote lower levels of insulin and inflammation.

Choose your meat carefully.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has labeled processed meat like bacon, salami and hot dogs as carcinogenic to humans. The agency has said red meat is “probably carcinogenic” due to limited but strong evidence. Research has shown that the type of iron in red meat, as well as the chemicals formed when red meat is cooked at high temperatures, for example during grilling and smoking, produce compounds involved in DNA damage. Nitrates and nitrites in processed meats have also been strongly associated with cancer.

Nutrition and cancer researchers recommend avoiding processed meats altogether, and limiting red meat to two to

three servings per week. If you are going to grill, use an acidic marinade, like one that’s citrus- or vinegar-based, as that can help reduce the amount of carcinogens formed, said Carrie Daniel-MacDougall, a professor of epidemiology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Or instead eat fish, which may independently lower cancer risk, said Dr. Andrew Chan, a gastroenterologist at Mass General Brigham.

Limit ultraprocessed foods.

There is increasing evidence linking ultraprocessed foods, including sugar-sweetened beverages, to cancer. One reason might be that they tend to be high in sugar and calories, which can contribute to insulin resistance and obesity. But lab studies also suggest that chemicals in these foods alter the balance between “good” and “bad” gut microbes and damage the gut lining, promoting inflammation, Chan said.

A recent study of a large French cohort showed that several common preservatives increased the risk of all cancer, and particularly breast and prostate cancer. About a third of the preservatives that subjects consumed came from ultraprocessed foods, but they were also found in alcohol, dried or canned fruits, and packaged vegetables.

You can limit your intake of preservatives by buying whole, fresh or frozen produce and prepared foods made only with ingredients you might find in a household kitchen, said Mathilde Touvier, director of the nutritional epidemiology research team at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research.

Drink less, or not at all.

The risks of alcohol are greatest for heavy and binge drinkers, but even light drinking increases the risk of some cancers. “There’s no safe level for cancer risk,” said Giota Mitrou, executive director of research and policy for the American Institute for Cancer Research. “Less is better and avoiding is best,” she added.

Tabung found that drinking up to three cups of coffee or tea per day was associated with lower levels of insulin resistance and inflammation. Coffee and tea are full of chemicals that help protect cells from damage, said Robin Ralston, a dietitian and nutritionist at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. She encourages drinking them — whether hot or cold, brewed at home or drunk from a bottle — as long as there isn’t added sugar.

Dairy, and the calcium in it, appears to lower colorectal cancer risk. As part of a broader healthy diet, full-fat dairy — which was recently endorsed in new federal dietary guidelines — was also associated with reduced inflammation and insulin resistance in some studies. Ralston recommended fermented dairy like plain yogurt, kefir and cheese because they can support gut health and have been associated with reduced inflammation in several studies.

Know the risks of obesity.

The clearest link between diet and cancer is through obesity. A large body of evidence has linked obesity to more than a dozen cancers, including breast, colorectal, endometrial, gastric, kidney, liver and pancreatic cancers.

Obesity, of course, is not just the product of diet, but also physical activity, genetics and other factors, said Edward Giovannucci, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. But to the extent that diet leads to excess body fat or body weight, that is likely “the biggest single impact of diet on cancer risk,” he said.

Fat tissue increases estrogen, which is a driver for some kinds of breast and endometrial cancer. Fat that accumulates in the abdomen, called visceral fat, promotes inflammation and insulin resistance, Giovannucci said. Exercise — at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity most days of the week — can increase insulin sensitivity and reduce inflammation, in addition to helping with weight loss.

Some early research has suggested that GLP-1 drugs may also reduce cancer risk, but evidence is limited.

Maintaining a healthy body weight and exercising to promote good metabolic health are “a big part of the battle,” Giovannucci said — and not only to lower cancer risk. “It overlaps a lot with diabetes, cardiovascular risks and dementia,” he said. “I think they’re all tied together.”

satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $100,570.34 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $48,737.89 en intereses acumulados 26 de noviembre de 2024 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 3.566% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $6,612.59 en seguro hipotecario; $6,510.00 en cargos por servicio; $10,317.11 en contribuciones; $941.34 de seguro de la propiedad; $550.00 de tasación; $720.00 de inspecciones; $1,053.90 de mantenimiento; $5,297.50 de honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $12,400.00, 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 Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy 20 de enero de 2026.

JOSÉ R. CRISTÓBAL ORTIZ, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278.

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TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA

DARLYN ENID

ALVAREZ PEREZ V.

CARLOS

ENRIQUE NARVAEZ

Caso Núm.: AG2025RF00596.

Sobre: DIVORCIO - ALIMENTOS. NOTIFICACIÓN - CITACIÓN PARA VISTA.

A: SR CARLOS ENRIQUE NARVAEZ; P/C LCDA MARISELA PEREZ

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WHOOPING DRIVE, GROVELAND FL 34736; Se le requiere que comparezca ante el (la) Examinador(a) de Pensiones Alimentarias 2DO. PISO - CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA PR para que muestre causa por la cual no deba dictarse sentencia, resolución u orden, según lo solicitado en la Petición presentada por la parte peticionaria en relación con su obligación de prestar alimentos a favor de los (las) menores habidos entre las partes: C.R.N.A. (iniciales del (de los) menores).

La Vista se celebrará: PRESENCIAL. Fecha: 24 / FEBRERO / 2026 Hora: 9:00 de la mañana. Por ser este un procedimiento expedito de alimentos, se le advierte, que de estar debidamente citado(a) y no comparecer a la vista, el (la) Examinador(a), conforme dispone el Art. 13 inciso C. de la Ley Orgánica de la ASUME, podrá celebrar la vista en su ausencia y recomendar que se dicte orden de pensión alimentaria o filiación. Se incluye copia de la Petición. Usted deberá llenar en su totalidad la Planilla de Información

Personal y Económica (PIPE) (OAT 435) y entregarla a este Tribunal en un término de cinco (5) días antes de la Vista ante el (la) Examinador(a). La Planilla deberá ser juramentada antes de entregarla. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico el 26 de enero de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ABIGAIL REYES LAGUER, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante Vs. FRANCIS ERNESTO ESPINAL BELTRAND Demandado Civil Núm.: AG2026RF00045. Sobre: DIVORCIO, RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E. E. U. U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FRANCIS ERNESTO ESPINAL BELTRAND - AVENIDA BENITO MONCIÓN, 30A MAO, VALVERDE, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA 61000.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demandante dentro de los treinta (30) días de haberse publicado el edicto, a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-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.

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TEL.: (787) 872-4646 / CEL. (939) 642-0432

Email: ivonnem.glezsamot@gmail.com

Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 26 de enero de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA VALENTÍN RAMÍREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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SALA SUPERIOR DE toa alta MELINDA MARTE ORTIZ Demandante V. RAFAEL A CORREA MARTE Demandado Civil Núm.: BY2025RF01983. Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN Y ORDEN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: RAFAEL A CORREA MARTE - URBANIZACIÓN LEVITTOWN LAKES, FE-25, CALLE MARÍA CADILLA, TOA BAJA, PR 00949.

POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este Honorable Tribunal una demanda divorcio. Siendo usted parte indispensable en esta acción, se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a VILLAFAÑE JORDAN LAW OFFICE

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Email: lianabel30@yahoo.com

Lcda. Lianabel Villafañe Jordán C.A 17,277, RUA 15882 quien es abogada de la parte

demandante, con copia de la Contestación a la Demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación del 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 radicar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si dejare de hacerlo, podrá dictarse sentencia en rebeldía contra usted, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Este aviso se publicará una sola vez, dándose cumplimiento así a lo dispuesto en la Regla 4.5 de Procedimiento Civil de Puerto Rico. Dentro de diez (10) días de haberse publicado el presente Edicto, la parte demandante remitirá copia de la Demanda y del Edicto publicado, por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, a su última dirección conocida. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello de este Tribunal, en Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, hoy 26 de enero de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ADRIEL YAEL MOLINA ROSADO

Demandante Vs. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHOS DE RG MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MARIA MERCEDES ROSADO HERNANDEZ; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES CON INTERÉS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: MT2026CV00063. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE (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 RG Mortgage Corporation, o a su orden, Por $26,000.00, con intereses al 5 3/4% anual, vence el 1 de marzo de 2017, según consta de la escritura #90, otorgada en Manatí, Puerto Rico, el día 6 de

febrero de 2002, ante el Notario Público Jelissa Velez Quiñones inscrito al tomo móvil #543 de Manatí, finca #11357, inscripción 3ra, y esta garantizado por hipoteca sobre la propiedad que se describe como sigue: RÚSTICA: Solar #8, del plano de inscripción, localizado en el Barrio Coto Norte, del término municipal de Manatí, con una cabida superficial de 470.66 metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, en 11.35 metros, con Calle Local, existente, por el SUR, en 14.36 metros, con el solar #3, por el ESTE, en 29.50 metros, con calle local existente; y por el OESTE, en 33.10 metros, con el solar #9. Enclava una estructura con fines residenciales compuesta de sala, comedor, cocina, baño, tres cuartos dormitorios, marquesina y balcón. lnscrita al folio 80 del tomo 482 de Manatí, finca número 11,357, Registro de la Propiedad de Manatí. 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 a quedar afectado par 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/tribunal-electronico, 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 Manatí, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Lcda. Edeli M. Placeres Miranda, a PO BOX 192021 SAN JUAN PR 00919-2021 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 Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy 22 de enero de 2026. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN J. ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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LUIS E. TORRES JIMENEZ

Demandante Vs. JOHN LLORENS MATTEI

Demandado Civil Núm.: SG2025CV00650. Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROREGLA 60. EDICTO. EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOHN LLORENS MATTEI. Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda de Cobro de Dinero. Por la presente se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique al Lcdo. Carlos Cruz Martínez, Urb. Salamanca, Calle Toledo #229 San Germán, Puerto Rico 00683, teléfono (787) 517-4668, email: ccruzlegal@ gmail.com, abogado de la parte demandante, con copia de su contestación a la Demanda radicada en este caso contra ustedes, dentro de un término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación de este Edicto. Usted debe 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. Por la presente se le apercibe que de no comparecer a formular alegaciones dentro de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia de acuerdo con lo solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 27 de enero de 2026. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MILITZA LORENZO VEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V. ELIU ADORNO SANTOS Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2025CV02098. (Civil: 403). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑALEGAL@JRSLAWPR.COM. A: ELIU ADORNO SANTOS, MILAGROS DE GRACIA FIGUEROA Y SOCIEDAD LEGAL

DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de enero de 2026, 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 28 de enero de 2026. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2026. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ORIENTAL BANK Demandante V. RICARDO A. SUAREZ LEON Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: JD2025CV00430. (Salón: 1 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑALEGAL@JRSLAWPR.COM. A: RICARDO A. SUÁREZ LEÓN - P/C LCDO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑA. (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 enero de 2026, 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 29 de enero de 2026. En Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, el 29 de enero de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. VANESSA RODRÍGUEZ MALDONADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS CENTRO MĖDICO DEL TURABO, INC., H/N/C HOSPITAL HIMA•SAN PABLO CAGUAS Demandante Vs. JEAN A. MOLINA GARCIA, SU ESPOSA FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2025CV03201. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R. A: JEAN A. MOLINA GARCÍA, POR SI Y EN REP. DE LA SLG COMPUESTA POR FULANA DE TAL - URB. VILLA DEL REY, CALLE 9A, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00725.

Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante Centro Médico del Turabo, Inc., h/n/c Hospital HIMA San Pablo Caguas ha presentado ante este Tribunal, demanda contra usted, solicitando la concesión del siguiente remedio: COBRO DE DINERO. Representa a la parte demandante el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: Lcdo. José A. Miranda Daleccio Apartado 4980 Caguas, Puerto Rico 00726-4980 Tel. (787) 653-6060

E-Mail: jamiranda@himapr.com

Se le apercibe que si no compareciere usted a contestar dicha demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDA BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL, HOY 26 DE ENERO DE 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. VIONNETTE

ESPINOSA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS CENTRO MĖDICO DEL TURABO, INC., H/N/C HOSPITAL HIMA•SAN PABLO CAGUAS Y RED MEDICA

Demandante Vs. MOISES SANTOS, SU ESPOSA PAIGE MILLIAGAN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CG2025CV03293. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO.

EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R. A: MOISÉS SANTOS , POR SI Y EN REP. DE LA SLG COMPUESTA POR PAIGE MILLIAGAN - RESIDENCIAL RAÚL CASTELLÓN, APARTAMENTO 160, CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00725.

Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante Centro Médico del Turabo, Inc., h/n/c Hospital HIMA San Pablo Caguas Y Red Médica ha presentado ante este Tribunal, demanda contra usted, solicitando la concesión del siguiente remedio: COBRO DE DINERO. Representa a la parte demandante el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: Lcdo. José A. Miranda Daleccio Apartado 4980 Caguas, Puerto Rico 00726-4980 Tel. (787) 653-6060

E-Mail: jamiranda@himapr.com

Se le apercibe que si no compareciere usted a contestar dicha demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDA BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL, HOY 26 DE ENERO DE 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ

ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC

COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Demandante V. JEAN C. RIVERA AYALA

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MZ2022CV00825.

(Salón: 103 SALA DE INVESTIGACIONES). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.

A: JEAN C. RIVERA AYALA, NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 DE AGOSTO DE 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 27 de enero de 2026. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 27 de enero de 2026. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. WANDA I. BRACERO CINTRÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMER INSTANCIA SALA DE SUPERIOR DE CANÓVANAS MUNICIPIO DE CANÓVANAS, REPRESENTADA

POR SU ALCALDESA

LORONA J. SOTO VILLANUEVA

Peticionario V. ADQUISICIÓN DE FINCA 12419 DE LA CALLE HERNAIZ, DEL TÉRMINO MUNICIPAL DE CANÓVANAS; CARMEN L. RODRÍGUEZ CASTRO, ET ALS. Partes con Interés Civil Núm.: CN2025CV00364.

Sobre: PROCEDIMIENTO SUMARIO DE EXPROPIACIÓN

FORZOSA DE ESTORBO PÚBLICO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL EST ADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: CARMEN L. RODRIGUEZ CASTRO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALCS QUC COMPONE CON REYES FALERO CEDRES, REYES FALERO CEDRES Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES QUE COMPONE CON CARMEN L. RODRÍGUEZ CASTRO, PORTADOR DESCONOCIDO, JOHN DOE, DUEÑOS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O CUALQUIER PERSONA CON ALGUN POSIBLE INTERÉS.

Se le emplaza y notifica que, con el fin público de erradicar el abandono y peligrosidad de propiedades declaradas estorbos públicos, el Municipio de Canóvanas ha radicado en esta Secretaría una Petición de Expropiación Forzosa al amparo de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada; la Ley Núm. 107 de 14 de agosto de 2020 conocida como el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, en su Artículo 2.018 (21 L.P.R.A. §7183]; la Ordenanza Núm. 32, Serie 2024-2025, aprobada por la Legislatura Municipal de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico el 24 de junio de 2025; y, firmada por su Alcaldesa el día 26 del mismo mes; bajo el procedimiento sumario de expropiación forzosa de estorbos públicos que establece el Artículo 4.012A del Código Municipal establecido mediante la Ley Núm. 114 del 29 de junio de 2024, para adquirir la siguiente Finca: URBANA: Solar: 6. CALLE HERNAIZ de Canóvanas. Cabida: 151.05 Metros Cuadrados. Midiendo 17 metros 50 centímetros por su frente (ESTE) en lindes con la Calle Hernaiz, de su radicación 6 metros y 38 centímetros por su derecha entrando en lindes con solar y Kiosko, hoy de Gabriel Benab´; 14 metros y 35 centésimas por su izquierda (SUR), en lindes con la sucesión López-Ramírez; y 5 metros por su fondo que resulta un martillo de 7 metros y 97 centímetros de largo en lindes dicho fondo y la escuadra resultante del martillo con solares del Municipio de Loíza hoy Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Sobre este solar enclava una casa de dos plantas de concreto y bloques de hormigón y madera y zinc destinada a negocio y vivienda. FINCA 12419 inscrita al FOLIO 196 del TOMO 276 de la Sección II de Carolina. USO PÚBLICO: “CASA PILAR”, proyecto de vivienda

digna para envejecientes sin hogar. CATASTRO NÚM.: 089-086-034-09-901. JUSTA COMPENSACIÓN: $64,000, a ser consignados a tenor con el Art. 4.012A(f) del Código Municipal. No habiéndose podido emplazar personalmente a las partes con interés antes relacionadas, por desconocer su paradero, este Tribunal ha ordenado que se les emplace por edicto, el cual se publicará una (1) vez por semana, durante 3 semanas consecutivas en un periódico de circulación diaria en Puerto Rico. Se le notifica que, si usted desea presentar objeción o defensa a la incautación de las estructuras descritas, debe presentar su contestación en este Tribunal dentro del término improrrogable de 30 DÍAS, contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto, debiendo notificar con copia de la misma a la parte peticionaria, a través de la LCDA. JOSEPHINE M. RODRÍGUEZ RÍOS - RUA 15,736: PO BOX 889 FAJARDO, PR 00738 Email: josephine.rodriguez@gmail.com. De usted no comparecer en el término aquí fijado, el Tribunal le anotará la rebeldía y dictará Sentencia en un término no mayor de 5 días. De usted comparecer o contestar la Petición, el Tribunal citará para juicio, el cual será celebrado en un término no menor de 15 días ni mayor de 30, de haberse contestado la Petición. Expedida por Orden del Tribunal, en Canóvanas, Puerto Rico a 21 de enero de 2026.

LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. WANDA DÍAZ GUZMÁN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE AIBONITO COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO LA COMERIEÑA

Demandante Vs. JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE

Demandados Civil Núm.: AI2026CV00024. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EDICTO DE EMPLAZAMIENTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE. Quedan ustedes emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal la parte demandante ha radicado la acción de epígrafe alegando, en síntesis, que un Pagaré suscrito a favor de la COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO LA COMERIEÑA,o a su orden, por la suma principal de $72,000.00, con intere-

ses al 4.50% anual y vencedero el día 1ro. de noviembre de 2038, bajo el bajo Affidávit #6,716, el cual fue garantizado con hipoteca según consta de la escritura #49, otorgada en Comerío, Puerto Rico el 24 de octubre de 2013, ante el Notario Juan D. Berríos Marrero sobre la siguiente propiedad: RUSTICA: Solar radicado en el barrio Helechal del término municipal de Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 812.60 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 52.00 metros, con solar #3 a segregarse de la finca principal; por el SUR, en 48.20 metros, con el solar #1 a segregarse de la finca principal; por el ESTE, en 16.60 metros, con un camino dedicado a uso público en el caso número “3-68-0275 LL”; y por el Oeste, en 13.59 metros, con terrenos de Tomas Colón. Inscrita al Folio 284 del Torno 97 de Barranquitas, Finca #4,559, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección de Barranquitas. fue totalmente satisfecho, que el mismo se ha extraviado y que ustedes podrían resultar ser tenedores del mismo, por lo que se les advierte que si no radican su contestación a la demanda dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación de este Edicto a:

LCDO. ORLANDO MALDONADO RIVERA

COND. TORRELINDA

85 CALLE MAYAGUEZ, APT. 504 SAN JUAN, P.R. 00917

TELEFONO: (787) 450-0077

E-mail: lic.omaldonado@gmail.com

Se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado por la parte demandante, sin más citarles ni oírles. Expido bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal hoy día 26 de enero de 2026. MAYRA L. CABRERA

GARCÍA, SECRETARIA. MARÍA I. CRUZ ORTIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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

GABRIEL

CABRERA MORALES

Demandante Vs. NAYDA IVETTE CURBELO BUTLER

Demandada

Civil Núm.: AR2025CV02051. Sala: 404. Sobre: LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES POSGANANCIAL. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE

DEMANDADA: NAYDA IVETTE CURBELO BUTLER.

La presente es para notificarles que la parte demandante de epígrafe ha presentado

contra usted una Demanda sobre LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES POST GANANCIAL. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días siguientes a la publicación del 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 sea dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Se le apercibe que 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. Abogada de la parte demandante: Lcda. Samaria Carrasquillo Díaz RUA: 18468 Dirección: Urb. Palacio Imperial Calle Persia #1375 Toa Alta, P.R. 00953 Tel: 787-945-5193 / 787-946-7235

Correo Electrónico: samaria. carrasquilllo@gmail.com

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 16 de enero de 2026. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA DÍAZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA IRIS MARGARITA ANDINO ÁLVAREZ, POR SÍ Y COMO APODERADA DE EVA ANGÉLICA ANDINO, REYES TORRES ANDINO, JUSTA TORRES ANDINO, FELIPE TORRES ANDINO, ELBA LUZ ANDINO ÁLVAREZ, CARLOS ANTONIO ANDINO ÁLVAREZ, ANGEL LUIS ANDINO ÁLVAREZ; EFRAÍN ANDINO ÁLVAREZ Y WILLIAM ANDINO BERNABE; MYRNA PANELL ANDINO, COMO APODERADA Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE DELFINA FIGUEROA ANDINO; ALEXIE TORRES RIVAS, POR SÍ

Y COMO APODERADO DE SUS HERMANAS

MARINELLY TORRES

RIVAS Y MARIELA TORRES RIVAS Y MARA JINET FERNÁNDEZ

PÉREZ, POR SÍ Y COMO APODERADA DE KARLA MICHELLE ANDINO FERNÁNDEZ

Peticionarios

EX-PARTE

Civil Núm.: TJ2025CV00549.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. CITACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR. A: José Osvaldo Torres Bernabe, miembro de la Sucesión de Jesús Torres Andino, heredero, a su vez, de Ramona Andino Adorno, con paradero desconocido, como codueño de la propiedad objeto de esta acción; Nelson René Figueroa Adorno, sucesor de la inmediata anterior dueña y colindante Luisa Andino Adorno, con dirección en 81 Sierra Vista Rd., Springfield, MA; Yamil Díaz Díaz, presunto heredero o sucesor del colindante Orlando Díaz Ayala, con última dirección conocida en 60 E Rosemary St. Apt. 138, San José, California 95112; Jane Doe, James Toe y Sally Moe, presuntos herederos del inmediato anterior dueño, Francisco Adorno Andino, cuyos verdaderos nombres y paraderos se desconocen; Gladys E Díaz Rodríguez e Iris Díaz., miembros de la Sucesión de Pedro Jacinto Díaz t/c/c Jacinto Díaz, colindante de la finca objeto de esta acción, de las que se sabe que residen en los Estados Unidos Continentales, pero de las que se desconoce dirección exacta; Zutano, Mengano y Perensejo, presuntos herederos de Pedro J. Díaz Rodríguez, heredero, a su vez, del colindante Pedro Jacinto Díaz t/c/c Jacinto Díaz, cuyos verdaderos nombres y paraderos se desconocen, John

Doe, Richard Roe y Joseph Boe, personas desconocidas que pudieran tener interés propietario o derecho real sobre el predio objeto de este caso o que pudieran resultar perjudicados por la inscripción solicitada y que se identifican con nombres ficticios; a los colindantes, anteriores dueños, o sus herederos, sucesores, causahabientes y, en general, a toda persona que desee oponerse.

POR LA PRESENTE: se les notifica que los peticionarios de epígrafe han presentado una Petición para que se declare a favor de ellos y/o sus representados, el dominio que tienen sobre la siguiente propiedad: “RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno identificado como la ‘Finca # 3” en el plano de mensura preparado por el Agrimensor Luis Burgos Colón, localizada en el Barrio La Gloria del término municipal de Trujillo Alto, con cabida superficial de seis mil trescientos doce metros cuadrados con cuatro mil trescientos cincuenta diezmilésimas de otro metro cuadrado (6,312.4350 m.c.), equivalentes a una cuerda con seis mil sesenta y una diezmilésimas de otra (1.6061 cda.). En lindes por el Norte, en cinco alineaciones que suman cuarenta y ocho metros lineales con noventa y dos centésimas de otro metro lineal (48.92 Mts.), con quebrada que la separa de terrenos de Patricio Rivera, en otras dos alineaciones separadas o discontinuas que suman ocho metros lineales con diez centésimas de otro metro lineal (8.10 Mts.), con la “Finca # 4”, propiedad de la Sucesión de Domingo Aponte Adorno; en otras dos alineaciones separadas o discontinuas que suman diecinueve metros lineales con setenta y nueve centésimas de otro metro lineal (19.79 Mts.), con la “Finca # 2”, propiedad de la Sucesión de Luisa Andino y en otra alineación separada o discontinua de diecisiete metros lineales con ochenta y tres centésimas de otro metro lineal (17.83 Mts.), con la “Finca # 5”, propiedad de Orlando Díaz Ayala y María Díaz Aponte; por el Sur, en una alineación de treinta metros lineales con catorce centésimas de otro metro lineal (30.14 Mts.), con terrenos de Eva Vázquez y en otra alineación separada o discontinua de cuatro metros lineales con seis centésimas de otro metro lineal (4.06 Mts.), con la “Finca # 2”, propiedad de la Sucesión de Luisa Andino; por el Este, en dos alineaciones que suman ciento catorce metros lineales con setenta y siete

centésimas de otro metro lineal (114.77 Mts.), con la ‘Finca # 4, propiedad de la Sucesión de Domingo Aponte Adorno; en otra alineación de ocho metros lineales con treinta centésimas de otro metro lineal (8.30 Mts.), con la “Finca # 5”, propiedad de Orlando Díaz Ayala y María Díaz Aponte y en otra alineación de cuarenta y ocho metros lineales con sesenta y siete centésimas de otro metro lineal (48.67 Mts.), con terrenos de Jacinto Díaz y, por el Oeste, en dos alineaciones que suman sesenta y ocho metros lineales con veintitrés centésimas de otro metro lineal (68.23 Mts.), con la “Finca # 2”, propiedad de la Sucesión de Luisa Andino; en otra separada o discontinua de cincuenta y seis metros lineales con treinta centésimas de otro metro lineal (56.30 Mts.), con la misma Finca # 2, propiedad de la Sucesión de Luisa Andino y, en otra alineación, también separada o discontinua, de treinta metros lineales con noventa y cinco centésimas de otro metro lineal (30.95 Mts.), con la misma Finca # 2, propiedad de la Sucesión de Luisa Andino.” Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique la pretensión por tres (3) veces durante el término de veinte (20) días en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que todas las personas arriba mencionadas y todas aquellas desconocidas a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción o deseen oponerse, puedan así hacerlo dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la última publicación del presente edicto. Por tanto firmo expido la presente en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 24 de octubre de 2025. LIC. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DENISSE TORRES RUIZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE COOP. CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ HIDALGO

Demandante V. MIGUEL ANGEL

COLON PEREZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SI2025CV00085. (Salón 601 CIVIL SUPERIOR).

Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. RAMÓN MAURÁS VALENTÍNRAMONMAURAS@AOL.COM.

A: MIGUEL ANGEL COLON PEREZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2026, 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 29 de enero de 2026. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 29 de enero de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. JOAN ROSARIO ALBINO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. LA SUCN DE JOSE RAFAEL VIÑALS PACHECO Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MZ2025CV01413. (Salón: 207). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FASJCFORTUNO@FORTUNO-LAW. COM. A: SUCESION DE JOSE RAFAEL VIÑALS PACHECO T/C/C JOSE RAFAEL VIÑALS Y SUCESION DE VIOLETA BASSAT PARET T/C/C VIOLETA BASAD PARET, AMBAS COMPUESTAS POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS

Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHAS SUCESIONES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 20 de enero de 2026, 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 30 de enero de 2026. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 30 de enero de 2026. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. JAZMÍN SANABRIA TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE ANDRES

HERNANDEZ VAZQUEZ

Demandante V. WANDA ELIZ MILLAN

RODRIGUEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: PO2025RF00364.

(Salón: 302 - RF Y MENORES).

Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA

IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR

EDICTO. CARLOS LUIS RIVERA DE JESÚSCRIVERADEJESUSJD@GMAIL.COM.

A: WANDA ELIZ MILLAN

RODRIGUEZ; P/C LCDO. CARLOS LUIS RIVERA DE JESUS PARA SER PUBLICADO POR EDICTO.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación

ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de enero de 2026. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 30 de enero de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. NAHIR QUIRINDONGO ECHEVARRÍA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA

AWILDA

RODRÍGUEZ RIVERA

Demandante V.

JOSÉ ALEJANDRO ALDEBOL AVILÉS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2025RF00726. (Salón: 404 RF). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARIELI MORALES SANTIAGOELI802@HOTMAIL.COM.

A: JOSÉ ALEJANDRO ALDEBOL AVILÉSBARRIO ARENALES, AGUADILLA PR 00603. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2026, 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 27 de enero de 2026. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 27 de enero de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. MARÍA DE LOS M. VALENTÍN RAMÍREZ, 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 TOA ALTA

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

JOSHUA DANIEL

CASTILLO OCHART

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: TO2025CV01146. (Salón: 201A). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZJPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM. JOSHUA DANIEL CASTILLO OCHART - URB. PALACIO MALBELLA CALLE RODRIGUEZ DE TRIANA BUZON 1113 TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO 00953. A: JOSHUA DANIEL CASTILLO OCHART. (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 enero de 2026, 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 30 de enero de 2026. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 30 de enero de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA MIRAMAR PLAZA HOLDINGS, LLC

Demandante V. YUISA MARIA SONERA CINTRON Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: TJ2025CV00435. (Civil: 408). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

OSCAR A. DÍAZ CRUZODIAZ@SLG-PR.COM.

A: YUISA MARIA SONERA CINTRON, POR SI Y COMO AGENTE RESIDENTE DE SWITCH BTC, LLC. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus-

cribe le notifica a usted que el 29 de enero de 2026, 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 30 de enero de 2026. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 30 de enero de 2026. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAYNABO LEOCADIO MEDINA PRIETO

Demandante Vs. R&G MORTGAGE CORPORATION HOY FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO; REBECCA FONTANEZ RIVERA, Y JOHN DOE

Demandados

Civil Número: GB2025CV01094. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. Sala: 201. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: REBECCA

FONTANEZ RIVERA. Se notifica que se presentó en esta Secretaría la Demanda de epígrafe sobre Cancelación de Pagaré Extraviado Por la Vía Judicial. Se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente

dirección electrónica: https:// 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 y notificar copia al Abogado de la parte demandante: Lcdo. Mariano S. Najeraurriola: Urb. Summit Hill, 1647 Calle Adams, San Juan, PR 00920-4510, Teléfono: (787) 640-2056, fax (787)792-6475, mnajeralaw@ gmail.com. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle, ni oírle. Se solicita la cancelación del pagaré e hipoteca constituida mediante escritura número Diez (10) otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el veinte (20) de enero del dos mil cuatro (2004) ante el Notario Luis Oscar Cintrón Fonalledas, donde se constituyó una hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de R&G Mortgage Corporation o a su orden, por la suma de Ciento Treinta y Seis Mil Ochocientos Cincuenta Dólares ($136,850.00) con intereses a razón del cinco punto cinco (5.5) por ciento anual y vencimiento el primero de febrero del dos mil treinta y cuatro (2034). Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 30 de enero de 2026. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria Regional. Sara Rosa Villegas, Secretaria Del Tribunal Confidencial I. LEGAL NOTICE

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

Demandante V. JEAN C. RIVERA AYALA

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MZ2022CV00825. (Salón: 103 SALA DE INVESTIGACIONES). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: JEAN C. RIVERA AYALA, NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERA.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 DE AGOSTO DE 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no-

tificación 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 27 de enero de 2026. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 27 de enero de 2026. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. WANDA I. BRACERO CINTRÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO

ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V. SUCESION DE JORGE LUIS LOPEZ COLON Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: RG2025CV00307. (Salón: 307). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALBERTO DE DIEGO COLLARDEDIEGOLAWOFFICES@GMAIL. COM.

A: SUCESION DE JORGE LUIS LOPEZ COLON COMPUESTA POR SU HIJA JENNIFER MARY PHILLIPS T/C/C JENNIFER MARY LOPEZ - 9 INNIS AVE. RONKONKOMA, NY US 11779-4106. (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 enero de 2026, 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 edic-

to 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 29 de enero de 2026. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 29 de enero de 2026. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. LINDA I. MEDINA MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE CABO ROJO

GRAND HOMES REAL

ESTATE CORP., H/N/C KELLER-WILLIAMS GRAND HOMES

Parte Consignante Vs. NELSON C. GÓMEZ Y MARANYELIE

MATOS RUIZ

Reclamantes

Civil Núm.: CB2026CV00034.

Sala: 0200. Sobre: CONSIGNACIÓN (INTERPLEADER).

EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: NELSON C. GÓMEZ847-420-0647.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. Representa a la parte demandante los abogados cuyos nombres y dirección se consigna de inmediato: Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero, lcdo. andressaez@gmail.com, 623 Ponce De León, Executive Building, Ste 1100A-2, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917; teléfono: 787-590-4619. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará una (1) sola vez en un (1) periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico, a los efectos de que presente cualquier oposición a la Demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del edicto a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), a la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Aguadilla, enviando copia al abogado de la parte demandante, apercibiéndosele que de no hacerlo se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, disponiéndose además, que en los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto se

le dirigirá por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias del Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda presentada a sus últimas direcciones conocidas en: 7233 N Sheridan Rd, Apt. 2, Chicago, IL 60626. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Extendido bajo mi firma, y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy día de de 2026. Lic. Norma G. Santana Irizarry, Secretaria. Carolina G. Díaz Cruz, SubSecretaria.

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

TUPAK SHAKIEM GARCIA CRUZ PETICIONARIO vs. EX PARTE

CIVIL NUM.: JU2025CV00281. SALA: 301. SOBRE: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R. SS. A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE. Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una Petición de Expediente De Dominio. Se les notifica para que comparezcan ante el Tribunal dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a su derecho

convenga, en el presente caso. En la Petición se alega que el peticionario interesando que se declare a su favor el dominio privativo que se describe a continuación: RUSTICA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Ceiba Sur del término municipal de Juncos, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 1,458.2870 metros cuadraos equivalentes a 0.3710 cuerdas; en lindes por el NORTE, en tres alineaciones distintas que suman 51.756 metros con Dolores Serrano Delgado; por el SUR, en cuatro alineaciones distintas que suman 70.964 metros con Alejandrina Rivera Lebron y la Sucesión Jiménez; por el ESTE, en tres alineaciones distintas que suman 45.599 metros con Carmen M. Bonilla Diaz; y por el OESTE en una distancia de 21.645 metros con la carretera estatal PR 934. Número de Catastro: 253- 024 127-06-000. Valor de la propiedad es de Cinco Mil dólares ($5,000.00).

Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 5 de febrero de 2026, a las 9:00am en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia Sala de Caguas, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Se les apercibe y notifica que, si no contestan la petición radicada, radicando el original de la misma y enviando copia de su contestación al abogado de la parte peticionaria: LCDA. LIZIBEL SALAZAR ACEVEDO, CON OFICINA EN LA AVENIDA PONCE DE LEÓN 452, EDIF. ASOCIACIÓN DE MAESTROS, OFICINA 514, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00918-3412, DIRECCIÓN

POSTAL P.O. BOX 367265, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00936; TELÉFONO: 787-4752288; CORREO ELECTRÓNICO: SALAZAR.BUFETEGS@ GMAIL.COM dentro del término de veinte (20) días de la publicación de este edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra y se podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citar, ni oír. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, a 23 de enero de 2026.

IRASEMIS DIAZ SANCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MAGALY COLON MENDOZA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO HUEY SONS & SKY INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Plaintiff Vs. BLUE OCEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK, LLC, THROUGH ITS TRUSTEE DRIVEN PSC; GILLES-HENRY JACQUES ROLLET

Defendant Civil Case No.: 25-01518.

(GMM). SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. To: GILLES-HENRY JACQUES ROLLET.

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on 01/27/2026, by the Honorable United States District Judge Gina R. Mendez-Miro (Docket No. 25), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint Filed herein no later than thirty (30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for Plaintiff: Gerardo M. Ortiz Torres at address: 404 Calle De Diego, Box 8, San Juan, PR 00923; Tel.: 787-5364645; email: gortiz@elitejuris. com. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to Codefendant Gilles-Henry Jacques Rollet by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to its last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Court and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 28th day of January, 2026. ADA I. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ., CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT. ANA DURAN, DEPUTY CLERK.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. JOSE ANTONIO MELENDEZ CASTRO; JOSE ANTONIO MELENDEZ APONTE; ESTAD0S UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CA2022CV02021. (402). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA - IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: JOSE ANTONIO

MELENDEZ CASTRO; JOSE ANTONIO MELENDEZ APONTE; ESTAD0S UNIDOS DE AMERICA POR TENER

EMBARGOS ANOTADOS

A SU FAVOR POR LAS SUMAS DE $53,498.19 Y

$15,444.70.

Yo, HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL, PLACA #278, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 3 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria al mejor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Carolina durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 10 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el 17 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar número Quince (15) del Bloque “E” de la URBANIZACIÓN HIDDEN VALLEY, Cuarta Sección de la Urbanización Lomas de Carolina, radicado en el Barrio Trujillo Bajo del término municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de TRESCIENTOS TREINTA Y TRES PUNTO VEINTE (333.20) METROS CUADRADOS, colinda por el NORTE, en trece punto sesenta (13.60) metros, con la Calle número Dos (2) de la Urbanización; por el SUR, en distancia de trece punto sesenta (13.60) metros, con los solares número Dos (2) y Tres (3) del Bloque “E”; por el ESTE, en distancia de veinticuatro punto cincuenta (24.50) metros, con el solar número Catorce (14) del Bloque “E”; y por el OESTE, en distancia de veinticuatro punto cincuenta (24.50) metros, con el solar número Dieciséis (16) del Bloque “E”. Enclava una casa para fines residenciales. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 209 del tomo 1348 de Carolina Sur, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección Segunda, finca número 51,118, inscripción segunda. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Valle Escondido, 515 Calle Bromelia, Carolina, Puerto Rico. La Subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la

parte demandante la suma de $105,811.82 de principal, intereses variables desde el 1ro de junio de 2020 hasta el 31 de agosto de 2020 al 2.00% anual, desde el día 1ro de septiembre de 2020 hasta el 31 de agosto de 2021 al 3.00% anual, y al 3.625% anual desde el 1ro de septiembre de 2021, hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $15,200.00 estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado y recargos acumulados, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta para el inmueble será $137,150.76 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $91,433.84 y de necesitarse una tercera subasta la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir la suma de $68,575.38. De declararse desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública Subasta se encuentra afecta al siguiente gravamen posterior: EMBARGO FEDERAL: Contra José A. Meléndez Aponte, por la suma de $53,498.19, notificación número 260257517, Certificación de fecha 1 de mayo de 2019, anotado el 13 de junio de 2017, Asiento 2017-004814-FED del Sistema Karibe. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Contra José A. Meléndez Aponte, por la suma de $15,444.70, notificación número 384400119, Certificación de fecha 30 de septiembre de 2019, anotado el 28 de octubre de 2019, Asiento 2019-010306FED del Sistema Karibe. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del

crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otros créditos posteriores al que se ejecutan, pero preferente al suyo. El exceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 3 de febrero de 2026. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL, PLACA #278, DIVISIÓN DE EJECUCIÓN DE SENTENCIAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT

PUERTO RICO, LLC COMO AGENTE DE MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC.

Parte Demandante Vs. JOSE R CARRASQUILLO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2025CV05188. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOSE R CARRASQUILLOURB SANS SOUCI O17 CALLE 1, BAYAMON PR 00957-4320.

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 al abogado de la parte demandante, Gabriel Ramos Colon cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418

San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel.ramos@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de diciembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARÍA E. COLLAZO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT

PUERTO RICO, LLC COMO AGENTE DE MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC

Parte Demandante Vs. FRANCISCO SOTO CABRERA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: NJ2025CV00116. 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: FRANCISCO SOTO CABRERA - HC 73 BOX 4974, NARANJITO PR 00719.

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 al abogado de la parte demandante, Gabriel Ramos Colón cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel.ramos@orf-law. com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de diciembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. JERALICE CRUZ POMALES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Team Puerto Rico to play Bosox, Twins in pre-WBC tune-ups

By THE STAR STAFF

Team Puerto Rico will play a pair of exhibition tuneup games against major league squads ahead of the opening of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) on March 5.

Puerto Rico is slated to play the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, March 3 at 6:05 p.m. Eastern Time, and the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, March 4 at 1:05 p.m. ET. Both games are scheduled to be played in Ft. Myers, Florida, with the March 3 game at JetBlue Park and the March 4 contest at Lee Health Sports Complex, according to mlb. com.

After some uncertainty caused by the denial of insurance coverage for up to eight players on the Team Puerto Rico roster, the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation (FBPR by its initials in Spanish) confirmed the national team’s participation in the WBC earlier this week, according to local reports.

Puerto Rico is one of four hosts of the tournament’s

opening pool play stage. Pool A consists of Puerto Rico, Canada, Colombia, Cuba and Panama, with games to be played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Hato Rey.

Puerto Rico opens against Colombia on Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m. ET. Although the WBC’s first full slate of official games is March 5, one game taking place on March 4 will count when Australia hosts Chinese Taipei at 10 p.m. ET in the Pool C opener in Tokyo.

Final WBC team rosters were due on Tuesday, and were to be officially announced on Thursday at 7 p.m. As of press time Thursday, the known confirmed players for Team Puerto Rico were infielder Nolan Arenado, utilityman Willi Castro, outfielder Heliot Ramos, and pitchers Edwin Díaz (closer), Fernando Cruz, Yacksel Ríos, Jovani Morán and Luis Quiñones, according to mlb.com and the FBPR. The list of confirmed players at mlb.com included, at midday Thursday, team captain Francisco Lindor, but his insurance case, along with those of fellow marquee players Carlos Correa and Javier Báez, as well as several others, were reported earlier in the week to be under review.

More than 1,100 athletes have already registered for IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico

By THE STAR STAFF

More than 1,100 athletes have registered so far for the 14th edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico, scheduled for Sunday, March 15, a number that anticipates record participation and could exceed 1,300 competitors, according to the organizers.

“From the early stages of the registration process, we have seen an extraordinary response,” said Arturo Díaz, president of BN Sports and event organizer, in a written statement. “Everything indicates that this year we will surpass last year’s participation, which reaffirms Puerto Rico’s position as an attractive and competitive venue within the IRONMAN circuit.”

The 2025 edition featured 1,185 athletes, of whom 351 were local, while for 2026, participation is projected to be close to 1,300 competitors, with athletes mainly from the

United States, Colombia, France, Venezuela and Canada.

In addition to its sporting impact, the event generates economic activity in the metropolitan area. Estimates from the Puerto Rico Tourism Company project some 3,772 hotel nights and an economic impact of approximately $2.2 million for 2026, as well as the creation of more than 95 direct and indirect jobs related to the planning and execution of the competition.

“The fact that the island is once again hosting IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico reaffirms our position and visibility as a leader in sports tourism internationally,” Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Willianette Robles Cancel said.

The event will also serve as a qualifier for the 2026 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, which will be held in Nice, France, with 30 slots available for qualifying competitors. The competition will begin in the Condado La-

Upwards of 1,100 athletes have registered so far for the 14th edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico, scheduled for Sunday, March 15, with 1,300 or more competitors expected on race day.

goon, continue with the cycling segment along the north coast to Dorado, and conclude with the running portion in Old San Juan, finishing at Third Millennium Park.

World-class mountain biking events to be held in Salinas this month

By THE STAR STAFF

Gchairs the Recreation and Sports Committee in the upper chamber, announced the official endorsement of the Tropical Mountain Bike (MTB) Challenge 2026 events and American Continental Series, two of the leading competitions in the Caribbean and Americas in

the discipline of mountain biking, which will be held in Puerto Rico later this month at the Olympic Hostel in Salinas.

“I reaffirm my support for initiatives that strengthen sports, promote healthy competition and project Puerto Rico as a first-class destination for these international events,” Santos said earlier this week. “[...] These events not only represent a competitive opportunity for our ath-

letes, but also promote sports tourism, generate economic activity and continue to position Puerto Rico on the international stage.”

The Puerto Rican Cycling Federation-endorsed events, which will be held from Feb. 19 to Feb. 23, will bring together the elite riders of the mountain biking world, with an estimated participation of between 200 and 250 international athletes from 13 countries, including powerhouses such as

France, Germany, the United States, Canada and the Netherlands. Last year, the Tropical MTB Challenge made a significant impact with 395 unique athletes, many of whom competed in multiple events throughout the week,

The Tropical Mountain Bike Challenge 2026 and American Continental Series, two of the leading mountain biking competitions in the Caribbean and Americas, will be held in Puerto Rico later this month at the Olympic Hostel in Salinas.

reflecting the high competitive level and organizational quality of the event.

Confirmed international athletes include world-renowned figures such as Riley Amos (United States), an Olympian and world championship medalist; Savilia Blunk (United States), who is ranked in the Top 10 globally; and Tyler Orschel (Canada), one of the top riders in the International Cycling Union rankings.

Puerto Rican representation will be headed by Georwill Pérez, Suheily Rodríguez and youth champion Yandel de Jesús Claudio, who is currently ninth in the world in his category.

Island Recreation and Sports Secretary Héctor Vázquez Muñiz expressed his support for both events.

“Mountain biking is brutal… It goes beyond perhaps the concept of people who don’t follow cycling, who think that cycling is all the Tour de France …” Vázquez Muñiz said. “There are many variations in cycling. This is one that fits perfectly in Puerto Rico. I urge you to stand with our boys and with the organizers.”

Cycling Federation President Roberto Collazo added that the event is growing in Puerto Rico.

“We already have more than 180 riders and we hope that more will arrive,” he said. “It is a significant number of bikers of high world caliber, who have been in the cycling line in the Olympics. I invite you to watch a beautiful mountain biking show inside the grounds of the Olympic Hostel.”

Pinkin regain winning form in first match with new head coach

By THE STAR STAFF

The Pinkin of Corozal returned to their winning ways after three consecutive losses, defeating the Leonas of Ponce in straight sets on Wednesday night. The match marked the debut of Jamille Torres Rosario as the team’s head coach, following the departure of Raúl Papaleo.

Corozal dominated in all statistical categories:

• Attacks: 38-28

• Blocks: 5-3

• Service Aces: 5-3

• Digs: 55-49

• Passes: 27-26

The Leonas, meanwhile, prevailed only in assists, 14-6. The set scores were 25-18, 25-17 and 25-18, and Corozal earned the three available points to improve their record to 4-3 with 13 accumulated points, good for second place in the league standings.

The Leonas remain in fifth place, now with a 2-5 record and 5 points.

The Pinkin offense was led by Lindsay Krause (13 points) and Jordan Iliff (12 points). No Ponce player scored in double digits.

Today’s matches

* Criollas of Caguas (6–1, 16 pts) vs. Cangrejeras of Santurce (3–0, 8 pts), at Roger Mendoza Coliseum, Caguas, 8 p.m. (Caguas’ only loss was against Santurce in straight sets).

* Atenienses of Manatí (2–4, 9 pts) vs. Valencianas of Juncos (1-5, 3 pts), Rafael G. Amalbert Coliseum, Juncos, 8:30 p.m.

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