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By THE STAR STAFF

LUMA Energy announced Thursday the arrival of the largest and most powerful transformer in the history of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, a key development in the island’s ongoing energy infrastructure modernization.

The transformer will be installed at the Sabana Llana Transmission Center in Carolina, directly impacting more than 200,000 customers and indirectly benefiting more than 700,000 by enhancing grid stability and reducing the risk of large-scale outages.

Funded entirely by federal dollars, the $21 million project includes the purchase, design, construction and transportation of the transformer. It is part of a broader reconstruction effort in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency aimed at strengthening the grid from Manatí to the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.

“This is one of the most important steps in LUMA’s ongoing efforts to stabilize Puerto Rico’s electrical grid,” said Pedro Meléndez, the operator’s chief officer of capital programs and grid transformation. Since taking over operations in 2021, LUMA has launched more than 500 projects to improve grid resilience, with nearly 200 completed or nearing completion.

Sabana Llana, one of Puerto Rico’s most critical substations, will receive the transformer following a complex logistical operation from the Port of San Juan to Carolina. The unit, which stands close to 14 feet tall -- comparable to a two-story house -- and weighs around 250 tons, presents significant transportation challenges.

“After months of coordination with the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP) and the municipalities of San Juan and Carolina, this effort is becoming a reality,” Meléndez added. “The Sabana Llana transformer is one of many arriving in the coming months. Nearly 50 modern units have begun arriving and will continue to be delivered throughout 2026.”

Over the past four years, LUMA has ordered more than 80 transformers, six of which have been installed so far in 2025. Manufacturing and delivery of the units can take between two to four years, depending on origin, design specifications, and

The transformer to be installed at the Sabana Llana Transmission Center in Carolina, which officials say will be the largest ever seen in Puerto Rico, will directly impact more than 200,000 electrical energy customers.

required components -- underscoring the long-term planning and commitment behind Puerto Rico’s energy transformation.

Meléndez acknowledged the logistical hurdles involved in transporting the transformer and emphasized the substantial benefits it will bring once operational in early 2026.

DTOP has approved the transportation route, which will temporarily close several major roads in the metropolitan area, including portions of Roosevelt, Kennedy and Piñero Avenues, as well as the José Celso Barbosa Expressway (PR-53). Officials urge residents to plan ahead and consider alternate routes.

“We’ve worked closely with LUMA to ensure this move is carried out safely and with minimal disruption,” DTOP Secretary Edwin González Montalvo said. “Infrastructure upgrades like this require careful coordination, and our priority is to help drivers navigate efficiently while supporting projects that lead to a more reliable electrical system for Puerto Rico.”

By THE STAR STAFF

Police have identified a woman found dead inside a vehicle on PR-815, kilometer 5.4, in the Mulita sector of the Nuevo neighborhood in Naranjito, as 55-year-old Hilda González González, a resident of Bayamón.

According to authorities, a call to the station alerted them to an abandoned vehicle at the location. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found González’s body inside a 2025 Hyundai Elantra. She had a plastic bag over her head. Police stated that the cause of death has not yet been determined and that the investigation is ongoing to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death.

Rodríguez Veve resigns from Dignity Project

By THE STAR STAFF

Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve announced Thursday her departure from the conservative political party Proyecto Dignidad (Dignity Project) and affirmed that she will continue her legislative duties as an independent senator.

“After careful and thoughtful reflection, I announce that I have left Proyecto Dignidad. As of today, I will serve as an independent senator,” Rodríguez Veve stated during a press conference. “As a matter of principle, I cannot belong to a political party that ignores compliance with its own constitutional norms and allows the obstruction of what should be one of its fundamental missions: the protection of the dignity of human life.”

Her departure was triggered by the party’s refusal to support Senate Bill 297, which she authored. The bill aimed to establish protocols for handling abortions in minors under 15, particularly in cases involving sexual assault. Rodríguez

Veve criticized the party for yielding to external pressures and failing to uphold its foundational principles, especially its commitment to protecting human dignity and life.

Rodríguez Veve also questioned the party’s lack of commitment to maintaining neutrality regarding political status, a principle she believes is essential to its foundation.

The senator expressed gratitude to her voters for their support and affirmed that she will continue to collaborate with all legislative delegations “when we share a common purpose,” including Dignity Project Rep. Lisie Burgos Muñiz.

Born in San Juan in 1983, Rodríguez Veve holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico, as well as a master’s degree in canon law from Pontifical University of Salamanca in Spain. Her professional background includes legal work in ecclesiastical matrimonial nullity cases and human resources, particularly in labor law. She entered politics in 2020, becoming the first senator elected under the banner of the

Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve

Dignity Project, a party known for its socially conservative and pro-life stance.

Federal employees seeking help with food amid gov’t shutdown

By THE STAR STAFF

Thirty-seven days into the federal government shutdown, the number of employees seeking food assistance is on the rise, according to Food Bank President Mari Jo Laborde.

“Well, what we’ve been doing is working with management, whether from the union

or the specific agency, to prevent non-federal employees from coming to the distribution and to ensure that all federal employees can participate,” Laborde told reporters. “We’re organizing groups on Thursdays, scheduling appointments. We initially started with 500 families per distribution on Thursdays, and we’re already up to 800. If this continues next week, we anticipate possibly increasing

to 1,000 families.”

“It’s very welcome help,” she added. “These are employees who work, who are used to receiving an income, to being selfsufficient, and they never imagined they would find themselves needing to come to a food bank. So it’s difficult for them. We see them grateful, happy, sometimes very distressed, because they know how difficult the situation is. And we are available to help everyone we can.”

Laborde mentioned that the federal shutdown also affects the Food Bank because it depends on the Department of Agriculture to purchase food.

“Thanks to Feeding America, our parent company, and the support of nonprofit organizations that have also helped us, as well as donor entities to federal employees, we are prepared to serve,” she said. “Certainly, we have seen an impact from the federal shutdown. The food supply chain for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, or USDA, as we call it here, which is a large part of the product we deliver, will be reduced because purchases are frozen. We are being affected. We have seen fewer products. It is expected to continue like this because the purchases we are making today will not be seen again in December. But we are prepared to handle it with federal employees.”

“Now, if the problem with the Nutritional Assistance Program [known as PAN locally by its acronym in Spanish] worsens, neither we nor anyone else is prepared to serve the number of Puerto Ricans who would be

impacted by this,” Laborde added. “That’s 43% of our population, 8,000 families. No one can withstand that.”

On this occasion, they served 145 employees of the FBI, 65 from ESCAPE Early Head Start in Gurabo, 110 from Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, 70 from the Homeland Security Agency, 120 from Fort Buchanan, and 308 from the Internal Revenue Service, for a total of 820.

Meanwhile, Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera, who visited the facilities, said he believes the end of the funding freeze is near.

“I believe this week and next will be crucial in determining the course of the remainder of this federal government shutdown,” he said. “It’s already the longest shutdown in history, and this is reaching unsustainable levels. I highly doubt President Trump will refuse to negotiate the reopening of the government, even after Thanksgiving. I hope that the pressure of seeing the negative impact this is having on families across the United States, the negative impact it’s having on the functioning of the government and the U.S. economy, and the fact that Thanksgiving is approaching, will put enough pressure on him to end this shutdown once and for all.”

Employees who wish to receive assistance should contact their union representatives or supervisors to be added to the list. The food boxes contain approximately two weeks’ worth of food, including rice, vegetables, beans, dried beans, milk, nuts, pears, and raisins.

Energy regulator to hold public hearings to set new basic rates

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) will begin hearings next Wednesday, Nov. 12, aimed at setting new basic electricity rates as mandated by Law 57 of 2014, known as the Energy Transformation and Relief Act.

The Independent Consumer Protection Office (OIPC by its initials in Spanish), part of the Public Service Regulatory Board, will participate as an intervening party to represent and defend the interests of electricity consumers, announced its executive director, attorney Hannia B. Rivera Díaz.

“OIPC is actively involved as an intervenor to ensure fair representation for all electricity consumers,” Rivera Díaz said. “Thanks to our intervention, consumers are currently paying $67 million less under the provisional rate that took effect on September 1. Our main role in this process is to ensure that the permanent rate approved by the Energy Bureau is fair and reasonable for everyone.”

The hearings will be held in person at the PREB’s facilities and streamed live via its official YouTube channel. Rivera Díaz encouraged the public to stay informed and follow official announcements from both the OIPC and the PREB, which will detail the specific dates when consumers can submit their statements and comments.

Participants in the rate review process include the Puer-

to ensure that the Energy Bureau’s decisions are based on evidence, rigorous analysis, and the best interests of consumers,” Rivera Díaz added. “It is our duty to ensure that every decision supports a more just, efficient, and sustainable energy system for Puerto Rico.”

The PREB will announce thematic panels and additional hearing dates in the coming days. The regulator has been holding rate review hearings in a private manner with stakeholders.

The rate must cover funding for PREPA to pay its debt, which currently stands at almost $9 billion, as well as for pensions. A proposed Plan of Adjustment that is part of PREPA’s bankruptcy process notes that PREPA’s total asserted claims of over $10 billion would be reduced by nearly 80%, to about $2.6 billion. Bondholders, originally claiming $8.5 billion, would receive approximately $1.4 billion, while fuel line lenders and unsecured creditors would also see significant reductions.

to Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), LUMA Energy, Genera PR, OIPC, the Institute for Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability, SESA Puerto Rico, bondholder representatives and others.

“OIPC will continue to contribute its technical expertise

The plan also includes provisions to fund pensions for more than 12,000 retirees, with the pension system being frozen and future benefits paid through defined contribution accounts. Those obligations are to be financed through PREPA’s operating revenues, which come from customer rates.

At the same time, there is a dispute around the debt adjustment plan as parties are rejecting it.

La Fortaleza: Tax reform to be presented in next session

By THE STAR STAFF

Jean Peña Payano, the legislative affairs adviser at La Fortaleza, announced Thursday that the much-anticipated Tax Reform bill is scheduled to be filed during the next legislative session.

Peña emphasized that the reform process has involved extensive discussions with the majority New Progressive Party caucus and Treasury Secretary Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez, along with members of the fiscal team at La Fortaleza.

“We’ve presented various scenarios and alternatives regarding tax rates,” Peña said. “There is a draft of the bill, and as the secretary of the Treasury stated yesterday, the Legislature has mechanisms to address bills even outside of regular filing dates.”

He added that the timing of the bill’s filing will be determined in coordination with Gov. Jenniffer González Colón.

“Whether through an extraordinary session or not, that decision rests with the governor, and I defer to her authority on that matter,” Peña stated.

Regarding the Inventory Tax, Peña confirmed that it will be addressed in the upcoming session. He referenced the governor’s recent veto of a related measure, noting that her administration remains committed to a five-year freeze on the tax, paired with a replacement proposal.

“The governor, with support from all 78 mayors and seg-

ments of the private sector, issued a veto and introduced an administration-backed bill,” Peña noted. “This bill closely mirrors House Bill [HB] 420, with some modifications. We appreciate the cooperation of both legislative leaders in filing the measure.”

The developments signal continued momentum in the administration’s legislative agenda, particularly on fiscal matters that have long been debated in Puerto Rico.

Meanwhile, the Municipal Revenue Collections Center (CRIM by its acronym in Spanish) Board of Directors Chairman Jesús Colón Berlingeri and the acting director of that agency, Javier J. García Cintrón, sent a letter to Secretary of State Rosachely Rivera Santana requesting that she convene the Inventory Tax Evaluation Committee, recently created by the governor, to begin the work of analyzing, evaluating and presenting viable alternatives to replace the inventory tax.

In the letter, the two officials mention that the committee was created by the governor when she announced that she would not sign HB 420, approved by the Legislature, which sought to amend the Municipal Code to freeze the aforementioned tax for three years and eliminate it in 2028.

“At that meeting, the governor stated that to address the issue, she would form a committee that includes representatives from CRIM, and we are ready to sit down and identify viable sources of funding to replace the approximately $314 million that the municipalities would lose with the complete

elimination of the inventory tax,” the officials said in the letter. Colón Berlingeri, who is also the mayor of Orocovis, expressed his hope that the meeting would be convened as soon as possible so that they could move forward with the work. He added that “both the mayors and business owners should resume good-faith discussions to reach an agreement that benefits both parties.”

Trump officials to cut air traffic in 40 major markets if shutdown continues

By KAROUN DEMIRJIAN

The Trump administration announced earlier this week that it would cut 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, in a move that analysts said would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights while the administration tries to push Democrats to end the government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the reductions were an attempt to “alleviate the pressure” on air traffic controllers, who have been working without compensation since the start of the shutdown and have not received a paycheck since mid-October. He said the administration would announce the affected markets Thursday, as the year’s busiest travel season approaches.

The cuts would start taking effect Friday, potentially forcing hundreds of thousands of travelers to change plans on short notice, as airlines are pressured to slash capacity across their routes. Representatives of several major airlines and Airlines for America, a trade association, said they were working with the Federal Aviation Administration to understand the details of the new requirements, but had yet to make changes.

Turmoil in the nation’s air travel system, which moves millions of passengers daily, has long been considered to be among the most tangible and disruptive potential effects of government shutdowns — and consequently, one of the biggest pain points to force a deal. Despite a shutdown that stretched into a record 36th day on Wednesday, the system has largely held up so far, though it has shown some worrisome signs of fraying.

Duffy has been sounding an alarm about the pressures on the FAA’s force of certified air traffic controllers, most of whom were already working overtime shifts to compensate for about 3,000 vacancies among its 14,000 positions before the shutdown. Controllers, who are required to work through the shutdown without salary, are facing their second missed paycheck Tuesday.

Duffy warned this week of “mass chaos” if the shutdown went on, and said the FAA could close parts of the national airspace to traffic to avoid a broader meltdown. His Wednesday announcement marked a step in that direction, as he and Bryan Bedford, the FAA administrator, forecast more restrictions if staffing worsened.

“We’re not going to wait for a safety problem to truly manifest itself when the early indicators tell us we can take action today,”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a news conference about the federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 23, 2025. Duffy said this week that a 10% reduction of air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports was an attempt to “alleviate the pressure” on air traffic controllers, who have been working without compensation since the start of the shutdown and have not received a paycheck since mid-October. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times)

Bedford said at a news conference with Duffy on Wednesday, adding that officials were “going to look for a radical reduction across these 40 markets.”

The FAA told airline industry officials Wednesday that the cuts would begin with a 4% reduction in affected markets Friday, and ramp up through the weekend, reaching the 10% decrease by next week, according to a person familiar with the discussion who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

It was not immediately clear what had prompted the change in approach. Though controller absences led to a raft of significant delays on Halloween and affected operations at some large airports through the weekend, interruptions have been comparatively benign since the start of the work week.

Yet Duffy has steadily ratcheted up the intensity of his warnings that calamity is near, even as he acknowledged that air traffic controllers have been weathering the current shutdown better than past government funding freezes. Much of his language has been aimed at increasing pressure on Democrats, whom he has accused of needlessly fomenting a “senseless shutdown.”

On Tuesday, Duffy warned that by next week, “you will see mass chaos, you will see mass flight delays, you will see mass cancellations” absent an end to the impasse.

Though Duffy’s warnings to date have been infused with distinctly political messages, on Wednesday, he and Bedford said the decision to reduce flights was driven by data, and a desire to ensure that air travel remained safe.

Yet the announcement quickly ratcheted up political accusations in other corners of

Washington.

“Democrats are flirting with disaster,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the chair of the Senate panel that oversees the FAA, wrote in a social media post. He added that Duffy and Bedford “have no choice but to start curtailing air travel across the country.”

Democrats, in turn, expressed skepticism that Duffy’s and Bedford’s announcement was motivated solely by data and safety concerns.

“Shutting down parts of our national airspace system is a dramatic and unprecedented step that demands more transparency,” said Rep. Rick Larsen of Washington, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “The FAA must immediately share any safety risk assessment and related data that this decision is predicated on with Congress.”

Airlines are not being given much time to make cuts, and people planning to fly this

weekend will have even less time to make contingency plans. That is likely to have an economic impact, said Patrick Anderson, the CEO of the Anderson Economic Group, a consulting firm in Michigan, since so many of the country’s busiest airports play an important role in driving regional and even international commerce.

“Delays have what we call ‘network effects’ in business economics,” he said in an emailed statement. “Hold up a bunch of planes in one airport, and you get a cascading effect down the line.”

The planned reductions will not affect just commercial travel. Cargo flights and aircraft that rely on instruments for navigation will be affected, as will space launches and aircraft that navigate with visual references in certain areas. It was not yet clear if any international flights would be restricted.

In an open letter to employees, Scott Kirby, the chief executive of United Airlines, said the cuts would not affect the carrier’s long-haul international flights or routes between hubs. Instead, the reductions would focus on regional flights and other domestic, United-operated flights.

Bedford, a 35-year veteran of the aviation industry, said the moves were without precedent in his experience. But so is the situation, he said.

“We’re in new territory in terms of government shutdowns,” he said. But he added that after a January midair crash outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, surveillance of the national airspace had changed.

“These are unusual times, and we look forward to a time when we can get back to business as usual,” Bedford said.

At least 12 killed when UPS plane lost engine, crashed on takeoff

By FRANCESCA REGALADO and MICHAEL LEVENSON

At least 12 people were killed when a UPS cargo plane that was loaded with 38,000 gallons of fuel for a flight to Honolulu crashed shortly after taking off from Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday.

Airport security footage showed the left engine “detaching from the wing” during takeoff, J. Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Wednesday. He said that the airplane’s flight data recorder had been recovered and would be sent to a lab for analysis.

The crash ignited a huge fire and scattered debris over a large area south of the airport, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. The airport, which was closed Tuesday night, reopened Wednesday morning. Officials were combing the crash site and warned that the death toll could rise.

Here’s what we know about the crash:

The plane crashed as it was taking off.

Three UPS crew members were on the MD-11 plane as it departed for Honolulu around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

After the plane was cleared for takeoff, there was a “large plume of fire” in the area of the left wing, Inman said Wednesday. The plane lifted off, gained enough altitude to clear a fence at the end of the runway and then crashed, igniting a massive fire. The detached engine remained on airport property, he said.

The plane, which was loaded with 38,000 gallons of fuel, hit two businesses, including a petroleum recycling facility, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said. Some storage tanks containing propane and oil at the crash site ruptured, but the fire was almost entirely contained, Brian O’Neill, chief of the Louisville Fire Department, said Tuesday.

There was no hazardous cargo on the plane, Mayor Craig Greenberg of Louisville said. Beshear said Wednesday that he was

In an image provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the aftermath of a plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Data from Flightradar24, a tracking platform, showed that a UPS plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, bound for Honolulu took off from the airport shortly after 5 p.m. and it reached an altitude of just 175 feet before swiftly descending. (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet via The New York Times)

declaring a state of emergency to allow the state to quickly deploy resources to the crash scene.

At least 12 people were killed.

Authorities said that at least 12 people had died from the crash. The three crew members aboard the plane were believed to be among the dead, Greenberg said. The names of the victims have not been released.

Nine people were still missing, Greenberg said Thursday. Three of them were employees of Grade A Auto Parts, a business that was hit, said Joey Garber, the company’s chief operating officer.

After the crash, 15 victims were brought to hospitals that are part of the University of Louisville, and were treated for burns, shrapnel wounds and other injuries, Jason W. Smith, chief executive of the university health system, said Wednesday. Thirteen patients were discharged, but two were still in critical condition Wednesday, he said.

Louisville is the main air hub for UPS.

The crash disrupted cargo operations for

UPS, which has its largest air cargo hub, called Worldport, in Louisville. In a statement, UPS called the city the home of its airline and thousands of employees, and said that package sorting operations there would be halted overnight.

The Louisville airport was the world’s fifth busiest for cargo traffic last year, behind airports in Hong Kong; Shanghai; Memphis, Tennessee; and Anchorage, Alaska, according to Airports Council International, an industry lobbying group.

The airport reopened Wednesday morning, but officials said that delays and cancellations were likely. A shelter-in-place order that was issued Tuesday evening was reduced to a quarter-mile radius around the airport. The local school district said classes would be canceled Wednesday.

Before Wednesday, the most recent crash involving a UPS plane happened in 2013, when a jet that departed from Louisville crashed in Birmingham, Alabama, killing its two pilots.

Trump is an albatross NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

By JAMELLE BOUIE

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party. But as president, Trump has been an albatross around the neck of his party.

Consider his record as party leader. In the 2017 elections, Republicans suffered sharp defeats in the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, with Virginia Democrats sweeping all three statewide offices and winning a majority in the state General Assembly. The following year, in the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats won a landslide victory in the House of Representatives, their largest since 2006. Trump came close to victory in the 2020 presidential election but may have contributed to the Republican Party’s defeat in the Georgia Senate runoff election, handing the Democratic Party full control of Washington for the first time since 2011.

Even 2022, a midterm under President Joe Biden, was less successful than it could have been for the Republican Party because of Trump’s influence in the battle for the Senate, where voters rejected MAGA-aligned candidates in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania. With the 2024 presidential election came another strong Trump performance as he brought out the voters who support him and him alone.

Tuesday was the first major election since Trump entered the White House for a second term. And although voters across Vir-

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ginia, New Jersey and New York City were most concerned with the particulars of their respective states and localities, there was no question that this was also a chance to register their discontent in a way that might send a message to Washington and the rest of America.

In each place, Democrats delivered crushing defeats to their Republican opponents. In the Virginia race for governor, Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for governor, cruised to victory along with Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, and Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, who struggled with scandal in the final weeks of the race. In the New Jersey election for governor, Mikie Sherrill delivered an unambiguous defeat to Republican Jack Ciattarelli, and in New York City’s three-way mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani prevailed over both a former governor, Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and the Republican nominee, Curtis Sliwa.

Supporters of the president might pooh-pooh these results as unrepresentative. This isn’t a presidential electorate, they might say; there are different circumstances. But New Jersey and New York City both had high turnout for off-year elections (Virginia had a slight increase). In other words, it really is the case that Trump specifically, in his capacity as president, inspires ferocious energy and opposition against him among a large part of the voting public.

The results, then, are a marked contrast to the accommodation, capitulation and outright surrender of prominent individuals and institutions in the face of Trump’s demands. They also serve to remind us of what ought to be a fundamental maxim of democracy: that there is no singular “people” and there are no permanent majorities.

As I have stressed again and again, it is a profound mistake to treat the 2024 presidential election as a referendum on the ideological direction of the United States or as evidence of a realignment or whatever else you happen to have as your hobbyhorse. (Here, I’ll observe that it is unclear if “realignments” actually exist. Even coalitions as seemingly durable as the one that made Franklin Roosevelt president four times showed signs of strain and fracture within a decade of their arrival.)

For some observers, the 2024 election seemed to show a shift of young people and Latinos to the Republican Party. This was said to herald a “vibe shift” in American politics and perhaps a durable turn to the political right. But the truth of the matter is that voters, and especially those who are new and infrequent participants in the political process, are as driven by events and circumstances as anything else. And the key factor last year was voters’ reaction to the inflation that plagued Biden’s term in office.

Americans voted in Trump to lower the cost of living and return the United States to the political and economic status quo as it was before the pandemic. But rather than meet the public where it was, Trump and his cadre of ideologues in the White House took their victory to mean that they

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), the Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey, at a campaign event where she was joined by former President Barack Obama in Newark, on Nov. 1, 2025. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)

could pursue their most radical dreams and try to make good on their extreme preoccupations.

In 2024, the Americans who decided the election voted for lower prices and a lower cost of living. What they got instead were soldiers on the streets, masked agents leading violent immigration raids, arbitrary tariffs, new conflicts abroad, dictatorial aspirations, endless chaos and a president more interested in taking a wrecking ball to the White House to build his garish ballroom than delivering anything of value to the public. At this moment, in fact, the government has been shut down for more than a month, the House of Representatives has not been in session since the middle of September, and Trump is still talking about defying multiple court orders to restore food assistance to hungry families, even though his own administration announced that it would partially comply.

Both Trump and his administration are less interested in helping ordinary Americans than they are in fulfilling their idiosyncratic program of austerity, pain and deprivation. They are all stick, no carrot.

It’s against this backdrop that voters just went to the polls and cast millions of votes against the president by way of Democratic candidates, moderate and progressive, who stood for both affordability and the nation’s most cherished values, who pledged to use their time in office to protect their new constituents from the provocations and assaults coming from the government in Washington.

Senadora Álvarez Conde presenta grupo de medidas para fortalecer la salud y en defensa del personal de enfermería

SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico atraviesa una crisis crítica de personal de enfermería con un déficit estimado de 35%, impulsado principalmente por la migración en busca de mejores salarios y condiciones de vida, y exacerbada por la disparidad en el financiamiento federal para Medicaid y Medicare. En los últimos tres años, sobre 2,500 enfermeros han emigrado dentro de un escenario donde se proyecta un aumento en más de 15% en la demanda de servicios ambulatorios y hospitalarios especializados, con implicaciones directas para la seguridad y continuidad del cuidado.

Ante este panorama, la senadora Ada Álvarez Conde presentó un paquete de medidas legislativas dirigidas a fortalecer la fuerza laboral en salud, mejorar la compensación de los profesionales esenciales e incentivar la permanencia de talento médico en la Isla. Además, provee un alivio económico a los hospitales. El conjunto de proyectos busca establecer estrategias de retención, reconocimiento, sostenibilidad fiscal y desarrollo profesional dentro del sistema público y privado.

“Los enfermeros y enfermeras son el corazón del sistema de salud. Sin ellos, no hay continuidad en el cuidado ni seguridad para los pacientes. Es urgente que el gobierno responda con acciones concretas que reconozcan su valor y aseguren su permanencia en Puerto Rico”, expresó Álvarez Conde. Las medidas presentadas atienden de forma integral la crisis del sistema de salud en Puerto Rico, enfocándose en la retención, dignificación y sostenibilidad del personal sanitario. Incluye tres proyectos dirigidos a mejorar los salarios y condiciones de los enfermeros en el sector público, privado y de servicios profesionales; una medida para extender los incentivos contributivos de 4% a los médicos practicantes en la Isla; y una propuesta de alivio energético para los hospitales, eximiéndolos del pago de cláusulas de reconciliación en

la factura de luz.

En conjunto, estas iniciativas buscan frenar la emigración del talento local, estabilizar el sistema hospitalario, y fortalecer la calidad y continuidad del cuidado al paciente, garantizando así un modelo de salud más justo, competitivo y humano para Puerto Rico. “Este grupo de medidas hace algo único: reconoce la necesidad del personal de enfermería, ayuda al profesional médico y le da un respiro económico a los hospitales que contratan para mejorar sus finanzas y de paso ayudar a que esos ahorros se redirijan a mejoras del hospital y ajustes a su personal. Aquí hemos logrado hablar con personal unionado y no unionado de enfermería, que es empleado o subcontratado sin beneficios; el personal médico, que cada vez más es crítico por la falta de doctores primarios y especialistas y la dura realidad; que los cargos de LUMA a un hospital, representan casi un aumento de 20% en facturas que podrían contribuir más a su precariedad”, señaló la legisladora.

“El objetivo es retener al talento local, fortalecer el sistema de salud y asegurar la continuidad del cuidado en un momento en que el país enfrenta un déficit de más del 35% en personal de enfermería. Puerto Rico merece un sistema de salud que cuide también a quienes cuidan”, finalizó.

Gobernadora firma la Primera Revisión Integral del Plan de Ordenación Territorial de San Lorenzo

LA FORTALEZA – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón firmó el jueves la Orden Ejecutiva OE2025-051 que aprueba la Primera Revisión Integral del Plan de Ordenación Territorial del Municipio de San Lorenzo, un instrumento clave para promover su desarrollo económico, social y ambiental de manera planificada y sostenible, según informó la Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico.

“Con esta firma, promovemos el uso adecuado del suelo, protegemos los recursos y se encamina un desarrollo económico ordenado. El RIPOT de San Lorenzo permitirá atraer inversión, fortalecer la infraestructura local y garantizar un crecimiento responsable que beneficie a todas las comunidades”, expresó González Colón en declaraciones escritas.

El presidente de la Junta de Planificación, Héctor Morales Martínez, resaltó que el proceso constituye un ejemplo de colaboración intergubernamental efectiva entre la Junta y el Municipio de San Lorenzo, con el respaldo de

la propuesta federal Code Enforcement. “Esta revisión no solo organiza los usos del suelo, sino que protege los recursos naturales, impulsa la vivienda y promueve el desarrollo urbano sostenible”, dijo Morales Martínez. Por su parte, el alcalde de San Lorenzo, Jaime Alverio Ramos, agradeció el apoyo técnico de la Junta de Planificación y destacó que el nuevo plan representa una hoja de ruta para el desarrollo de su municipio. “Nos permite planificar con responsabilidad, proteger nuestros recursos y abrir paso a proyectos de desarrollo económico, vivienda y turismo que generen bienestar para nuestra gente”, manifestó Alverio Ramos.

El RIPOT de San Lorenzo incluye medidas para proteger la cuenca del río Grande de Loíza y áreas naturales como Ulpiano Casal y Quebrada Janer, reconoce la necesidad de vivienda, impulsa la rehabilitación del centro urbano y promueve el turismo escénico a través de la ruta panorámica PR-7740.

Actualmente, 22 municipios cuentan con planes de ordenación territorial vigentes y 10 más se encuentran en etapa final de revisión. La Junta de Planificación ha for-

malizado 42 acuerdos colaborativos con municipios para desarrollar o actualizar sus planes, incluyendo nuevas revisiones en Naranjito, Camuy, Aguada, Mayagüez y, más recientemente, San Lorenzo.

“El avance de estos planes es reflejo del compromiso del Gobierno de Puerto Rico con una planificación territorial moderna, resiliente y enfocada en el bienestar de las comunidades”, concluyó Morales Martínez.

‘Old Henry,’ ‘Personal Shopper’ and more streaming gems

By JASON BAILEY

‘Little Men’ (2016)

Director Ira Sachs, whose new film “Peter Hujar’s Day” is getting raves on the festival circuit, is particularly adept at telling stories situated at the intersection of personal relationships and real estate concerns. It’s a peculiar specialty, but it describes both his lovely 2014 film “Love Is Strange” and this follow-up, which concerns two Brooklyn middle schoolers who find their close friendship threatened by a painfully protracted conflict between their parents over an increase in rent. (One boy’s parents just inherited the building where the other’s mother runs a dress shop.) Jennifer Ehle, Greg Kinnear and Paulina García are all excellent as the adults, trying their best to be agreeable and set good examples while managing their tensions and resentments, but the film belongs to Michael Barbieri and Theo Taplitz as the boys, who seem to grow up, in front of our very eyes, over the picture’s 85 minutes. (Stream it on Amazon Prime Video.)

‘Call Jane’ (2022)

The directorial debut of screenwriter Phyllis Nagy (“Carol”) was a victim of peculiar timing. Between its production and

premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and its theatrical opening 10 months later, its true story — of the Jane Collective, which coordinated abortions for Chicago women before the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 — was rendered newly resonant by the Dobbs v. Jackson decision reversing that ruling. Suddenly, a period piece was no longer such distant history. But “Call Jane” isn’t mere soap boxing; it is a detailed and meticulous re-creation of makeshift health care and community empowerment, brought to vivid life by Elizabeth Banks as a new volunteer and Sigourney Weaver as the wise sage who shows her the ropes (and questions her assumptions). (Stream it on Hulu.)

‘Personal Shopper’ (2017)

French director Olivier Assayas found an unexpected muse in Kristen Stewart, who revealed the offhand gifts of her acting and nuances of her onscreen persona, first in his 2015 drama “Clouds of Sils Maria” and then in this 21st-century ghost story. Here, her personal shopper character Maureen is at the beck and call of a big celebrity (not unlike herself), which gives her plenty of time to text with friends, strangers and, eventually, what she believes to be the spirit of her recently-deceased twin brother. Assayas builds his film to handle both jump-scares and thoughtful meditations on grief and guilt, and Stewart is always riveting, even when she seems to be doing nothing much. (Stream it on Paramount+.)

‘Swallow’ (2020)

We’ve seen plenty of stories of housewives on the edge, doing their best to keep it together when they’re out of their element, and at first, writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis doesn’t seem to be doing much that’s new — and then his heroine, Hunter Conrad (Haley Bennett), swallows a marble. “It made me feel ... in control,” she explains to the therapist that she’s forced to see after chasing the marble with more dangerous objects (a safety pin, a thumbtack, a battery), a confession that turns what initially seems like a body-horror riff on Todd Haynes’ “Safe” into a tightly-wound examination of power and femininity. This slowmotion unraveling plays out with ticking-clock tension, particularly since Hunter is conducting these experiments while carrying her first child. It’s an upsetting and unnerving picture, but makes its points with real impact, and Bennett’s performance is a stunner. (Stream it on Hulu.)

‘Lean on Pete’ (2018)

Director Andrew Haigh adapts Willy Vlautin’s 2010 novel into this sometimes tender, sometimes harrowing story of a boy and his horse. The boy is teenage Charley (Charlie Plummer), a poor kid with an unreliable father and absent mother who gets a job working for the owner of the title character, a quarter horse who becomes his friend and, later, traveling companion. Haigh achieves a tricky balance of rough-and-tumble realism and visual beauty, but achieves it thanks to Magnus Nordenhof Jonck’s gorgeous cinematography and the lived-in performances of Plummer and some of the best character actors around (including Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny and Steve Zahn). (Stream it on Amazon Prime Video.)

‘Old Henry’ (2021)

Tim Blake Nelson is the quintessential contemporary character actor, turning up in memorable supporting roles in films and shows like “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou,” “Watchmen” and most recently “The Lowdown.” But he got to play something new here: the leading man. Nelson stars as a farmer and widowed father who has always been tight-lipped about his colorful past. But when he’s forced into the middle of a dispute between an injured man, a bag of cash and a crew of outlaws (led by Stephen Dorff, in deliciously menacing, scenerychewing form), his son (Gavin Lewis) begins to realize how dark the old man’s secrets might be. Nelson is as reliable as ever, consistently telling us everything while saying nothing, and director Potsy Ponciroli stages the inevitable, violent showdown with thrilling, nimble skill. (Stream it on Paramount Plus.)

‘Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words’ (2025)

Director Matthew Miele indicates, in onscreen text early in this documentary portrait of three-time Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky, that his subject zealously guarded his privacy during his life, and that the film will respect that decision. It’s an unusual approach for a feature-length biodoc, but it’s strangely freeing here; unchained from the cradle-tograve structure, Miele is able to focus solely on the great man’s work. And what work it was, especially the groundbreaking, brilliant and influential screenplays for “Marty,” “The Hospital” and especially the prescient “Network.” Miele puts together an excellent combination of historians, contemporaries, admirers and successors, and the result is less like a biography than a critical study, laying out exactly what he attempted to achieve, and what made his writing so special. (Stream it on HBO Max.)

Stocks

Wall Street opens lower as investors assess corporate earnings, mixed economic data

Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday, as investors digested a slate of corporate earnings, while concerns around U.S. tariffs, surging valuations and mixed economic data kept investors on edge.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 55.9 points, or 0.12%, at the open to 47,255.12. The S&P 500 fell 8.7 points, or 0.13%, at the open to 6,787.59, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 38.5 points, or 0.16%, to 23,461.289 at the opening bell.

Wall Street lender Goldman Sachs will promote 638 executives to managing directors next year, the highest since 2021, a company memo said, as the bank benefits from a pick-up in investment banking across the industry.

Goldman Sachs has been leading Wall Street’s league tables for mergers and acquisitions as its fee volumes surged close to levels seen in 2021.

The Wall Street firm announces managing director promotions every two years, and the number of bankers being promoted this time around exceeds the 608 senior bankers it promoted two years ago. The number of promotions includes 27% women.

It also includes 31% Asians, 3% Black and 4% Hispanic or Latinos, the memo from CEO David Solomon and President John Waldron said.

More than 70% of the promotions come from revenuegenerating businesses, but unlike previous years the firm did not break down how many came from global banking and markets or global asset and wealth units.

Goldman Sachs beat Wall Street expectations for thirdquarter profit, as its investment bankers earned higher advisory fees and rallying markets boosted revenue from managing client assets.

The bank has, however, lost more than a dozen senior investment bankers this year, a higher number than normal, after internal shake-ups and a sluggish start to 2025 drove them to seek new opportunities, Reuters reported earlier, citing three sources familiar with the situation.

BillionToOne was valued at $4.4 billion on Thursday, after the molecular diagnostics firm’s shares jumped 66.67% in their Nasdaq debut, becoming the latest company to tap U.S. bourses amid a government shutdown.

IPOs have made a striking comeback as AI exuberance and falling interest rates anchor equity markets to all-time

highs, fueling investor confidence in new issuers after President Donald Trump’s tariffs roiled global markets in April.

While a prolonged gridlock in Washington has curbed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s abilities to review filings, the agency has eased listing restrictions to allow companies to tap public markets even as the shutdown continues.

The Menlo Park, California-based company’s stock opened at $100 apiece, versus the $60 offer price.

It had sold 4.55 million shares above its marketed range of $49 to $55 apiece to raise $273 million in an upsized IPO on Wednesday, reflecting robust investor demand for high-

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A slew of medical firms have gone public on U.S. exchanges this year. Peer Caris Life Sciences went public in New York in June, with shares trading more than 39% above issue price as of last close. BillionToOne is a molecular diagnostics company that develops non-invasive prenatal and oncology blood tests using its single-molecule sequencing technology. The company’s revenue rose nearly 82% during the six months ended June 30 from a year earlier, with gross profit more than doubling over the same period. J.P. Morgan, Piper Sandler, Jefferies and William Blair were among the underwriters for the offering.

The US is skipping this year’s climate summit. For many, that’s OK.

we’re going to be at the table and turn it over, then I think it’s best if we don’t show up,” Schatz said. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

By LISA FRIEDMAN

For the first time since countries began gathering 30 years ago to wrestle with global warming, the United States will not send any top government officials to the annual United Nations climate summit, which kicks off Thursday in Belém, Brazil.

And that is just fine with those who see the Trump administration’s hostility toward anything related to climate change as a menace to international cooperation on global warming.

“I normally subscribe to the idea that we should always be at the table,” said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. “But if we’re going to be at the table and turn it over, then I think it’s best if we don’t show up.”

Not only has the Trump administration abandoned America’s promises to the rest of the world that it would control the greenhouse gas pollution that is dangerously heating the planet, it has been pressuring other countries to similarly back away from efforts to fight climate change.

The administration has teamed up with other oil-producing nations to oppose a global plastics treaty and to compel Europe to abandon a climate law. It has also torpedoed the first-ever global fee on carbon pollution in the shipping industry. President Donald Trump lectured world leaders at the United Nations in September, telling them if they did not “get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail.”

Laurence Tubiana, who has served as France’s climate negotiator and now runs the European Climate Foundation, a research organization, said she has been shocked by the “level of aggressiveness” with which Trump and his Cabinet secretaries have opposed Europe’s climate goals.

That has prompted some to say discussions could go more smoothly in Brazil without the United States, even though U.S. delegates have played a central role in design-

ing climate agreements over three decades and the country arguably bears special responsibility as the world’s biggest polluter in historical terms.

U.N. climate summits require consensus, so one country can crater an entire agreement. That’s led some to fear that a team from the Trump administration could block even incremental progress in Belém.

“We are really concerned about the potential damage that can come from the U.S. delegation,” said Alejandra López Carbajal, a former climate negotiator for a group of Latin American countries who now leads climate diplomacy for Transforma, a research organization based in Bogotá, Colombia.

Under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the United States and 197 other countries made voluntarily pledges to hold average global temperature rise to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius, and preferably closer to 1.5 degrees, compared with preindustrial levels. The world has already warmed about 1.3 degrees Celsius.

Every fraction of a degree of additional warming could mean tens of millions more people worldwide exposed to dangerous heat waves, wildfires, water and food shortages, and coastal flooding, scientists have said.

At the gathering that starts Thursday at the edge of the Amazon in Belém, countries are expected to deliver new, more ambitious plans to cut the carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases they emit.

Tubiana said the rest of the world would persevere without the Americans. From here on out, she said, “we have to act with or without the U.S.”

This year’s summit is set to begin with two days of speeches from heads of state and government, followed by about two weeks of negotiations among foreign ministers and other senior diplomats from about 140 countries.

Not only is the White House not sending high level representatives, it may not send any technical staff, either. It has been clear for months that Trump, who is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, never seriously considered making an appearance.

“President Trump will not jeopardize our country’s economic and national security to pursue vague climate goals that are killing other countries,” said Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesperson, echoing language Trump used at the U.N. General Assembly in September, when he claimed that countries pursuing clean energy “would fail.”

The pullout of the Americans, and the vacuum that has created, may be one reason some world leaders are skipping the climate talks this year. Those expected to stay home include Anthony Albanese of Australia; Xi Jinping of China; Vladimir Putin of Russia; Sanae Takaichi of Japan; Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey; Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia and Pope Leo.

Still, a group of about 100 American leaders, mostly Democratic state and local officials, is expected in Brazil to send a message that mayors, governors and business leaders still prioritize climate change even if Trump does not. Gov.

Gavin Newsom of California, a Democrat who has emerged as Trump’s chief antagonist, announced Wednesday that he would attend the talks in Belém.

“As the president of the United States turns his back on people and the planet, California is inking global partnerships focused on creating jobs and cutting toxic pollution,” Newsom said in a statement.

Several big companies — including GE Vernova, Bank of America and Bayer — also will be on the ground, said Marty Durbin, who leads the energy institute at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

“The business community hasn’t walked away from this, even with the Trump administration minimizing it and pulling out,” Durbin said.

Because of the federal government shutdown, some Democratic lawmakers may pay their own way to attend as part of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus, said Max Frankel, director of the nonprofit arm of the caucus. Other members of Congress, including Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, have said they were forced to cancel their plans for Belém entirely.

Some argue the fear of maneuvering by the United States to impede climate talks is overblown. For one thing, there’s almost no one remaining in the State Department who knows the intricate U.N. process, since many employees were fired, reassigned or accepted offers to leave the government.

Under U.N. rules, the United States is still technically a party to the Paris Agreement until Jan. 27. It also remains a member of the U.N. body that convenes nations annually to monitor global progress on tackling climate change.

Conservatives and others who oppose efforts to address climate change also want the United States to stay away from Belém.

Seventeen Republican attorneys general, led by John McCuskey of West Virginia, sent a letter to the administration last month arguing that sending a delegation “would do little more than lend credibility” to the global climate talks.

“At a time when demand for energy is greater than ever, the prior administration embraced COP policies that dismantled — rather than supported — coal, oil, and gas production,” the attorneys general wrote. “The COP and other international actors favor less reliable and more expensive renewable energy sources, and that preference has proven harmful to American energy stability.”

Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., whose family owns several coal companies, said he did not have a strong position on whether the United States should take part in the talks. But with energy demand rising, in part because of the rapid growth of data centers, a transition away from fossil fuels threatens American security, he said.

“We know that we’re going to have an energy meltdown in this country and we have got to have our fossil fuels today like crazy,” Justice said. “If you knew you had to have your fossil fuels like crazy would it make sense to go to a climate change summit? Maybe not.”

Mexico’s president presses charges against man who groped her on the street

By ANNIE CORREAL and EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA

Aday after a man groped Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, in an episode captured on video, she announced on Wednesday that she had reported the incident to the police as a crime.

“My reflection was: If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference Wednesday, noting sexual harassment was a crime in Mexico City, where the episode took place. “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women and women across our country?”

The man could be seen on the video, which circulated widely on social media, approaching the president Tuesday as she was walking in the city’s historic center. He moved to kiss the president and put his hands on her breasts, the video showed, before her personnel intervened.

The episode immediately raised questions about the president’s security, and set off conversations among women about their own experiences.

It also caused concern among many over the apparent lack of progress for women as a whole: Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, made ending violence against women a cornerstone of her campaign, but only a year after being elected,

she was groped by a stranger in public.

Such harassment is not considered a crime at the federal level, Sheinbaum said Wednesday, nor is it a crime in all Mexican states — a point that Sheinbaum said she would ask officials to examine, so that all women could press charges as she had.

“We need to make this visible and say no — a firm no,” Sheinbaum said. “Women’s personal space must not be violated. How do we address this? Through awareness campaigns, through schools — because this is also about educating men. And we must make sure that when women file complaints, they are taken seriously and not made to waste a whole day, which discourages them from reporting.”

She added: “I don’t want this to be a privilege of the president.”

The man was arrested and identified by authorities as Uriel Rivera Martínez, 33.

Sheinbaum said he had been “totally inebriated” when he approached her, and that he had accosted other women the same day.

It was not clear whether Rivera had a lawyer.

At the time of the incident, Sheinbaum was walking between meetings to save time, she said at the news conference. A government spokesperson confirmed that she did not have security and was accompanied by one aide.

At Wednesday’s news conference, Sheinbaum said the incident would not prompt her to take greater precautions or change her habit of mingling with people, something she has made a point of, including after recent flooding in Veracruz state.

“As for my security — we’re not going to change who we are. We can’t be far from the people, ” she said. “For now, our aides will continue supporting us, but we have to stay close to the people. To isolate ourselves, to ride around in a van — we have no known risk that would justify that.”

Sheinbaum’s constituents have invaded her personal space before, including in June, while meeting with victims of Hurricane Erick in Oaxaca. On that trip, an older woman gave the president a peck on the cheek, an incident captured in another video circulated widely.

This week’s episode prompted many Mexican women to reflect online on how commonplace it was to

President Claudia Sheinbaum leads Mexico’s annual cry of independence from a balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City on Sept. 15, 2025. Anger over corruption helped deliver Morena, Sheinbaum’s party, the presidency in 2018; now the disconnect between officials’ public statements and the lifestyles of certain politicians has created a firestorm. (Luis Antonio Rojas/The New York Times)

be touched or groped, even while walking during the day, as Sheinbaum was Tuesday.

“In broad daylight and in front of a lot of people,” said María Fernanda Rodríguez, a political scientist and member of Mujeres en Plural, an organization that defends women’s political rights. “And that recurs, well, daily — during the day, at night, all over, sadly.”

Alejandra Rivera, a restaurant hostess, said, “It’s something we shouldn’t grow accustomed to — but it’s so common.”

Rivera and many women interviewed in Mexico City recalled being groped on public transportation or fearing that their daughters would be.

As crowds squeezed off metro cars, said Angélica Hernández, “they touch you everywhere and you can’t tell who it was.” The police only filed a report if you had a name, she said.

Those who study gender-based violence in Mexico said Sheinbaum’s moves to speak out against harassment and to criminalize it represented a meaningful departure from the status quo.

“It sends an important message that such violence is completely real,” said Wendy Briceño, a former lawmaker in Sheinbaum’s party who led a commission on gender equality.

“Once you start talking about it,” said Alice Driver, an American journalist who spent a decade in Mexico documenting violence against women, “you realize the kinds of issues that women face on a daily basis when it comes to men thinking that they can touch or kiss or grope you, simply for existing in public space.”

She went on: “So I think it’s a really important that Sheinbaum has used this as a moment to talk not only about what happened to her — but how laws need to be changed.”

Universidad del Sagrado Corazón launches School of Business

By THE STAR STAFF

The Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (USC) has officially launched its new School of Business, a forward-thinking initiative designed to equip future business leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset, analytical thinking, technological savvy, ethical grounding, and a robust sense of social responsibility.

The school builds on the legacy of the former Department of Business Administration, presenting a modern structure and a global vision aligned with the university’s strategic plan, Sagrado 2030.

Situated on USC’s Santurce campus, the Business School boasts a newly designed, state-of-the-art facility that replicates a real business environment. It features conference rooms, collaborative workspaces, digital information displays, and areas that encourage innovation and strategic thinking.

The underlying idea of the new school is what USC refers to as a “House of Projects” -- a collaborative space where students, faculty and staff can come together to engage in creative activities within a community-driven and action-oriented framework. The initiative represents an investment of some $1 million, funded through institutional resources, federal grants and contributions from benefactors.

“We aim to be the go-to School of Business for Puerto Rico’s enterprises,” USC President Gilberto J. Marxuach Torrós said. “Our mission is to educate alongside the business sector, allowing students to learn in realworld environments. The university provides foundational skills, while businesses offer practical settings for action. This reflects our commitment to a learn-by-doing philosophy.”

nors in finance, global supply chain management, CPA track-public accounting, sustainable development, and talent and organizational development. Students can also pursue a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in digital marketing, which can be completed in just five years.

School of Business Dean Dr. Dennis Román highlighted that the USC experience extends well beyond the classroom.

He stressed the need for a dynamic, innovative, and socially responsible business sector in Puerto Rico that can create better opportunities for more people.

“We aspire to cultivate business leaders who understand the importance of acting ethically and responsibly,” Marxuach Torrós added. “Every course, project, and experience within this School is designed to reinforce the ethical and social commitment that defines Sagrado.”

USC has a rich history in business education, tracing its roots back to the 1970s with the introduction of associate and bachelor’s degrees in accounting. The new school builds on this legacy with an academic model aimed at transforming educational delivery.

Dr. Anuchka Ramos Ruiz, provost and vice president of academic and student affairs, noted that for the past eight years, USC has been undergoing a curricular overhaul that emphasizes service-learning -- a strategy connecting academic knowledge with real-

world challenges, enabling students to tackle genuine issues within communities, organizations and business settings.

“Teaching and learning are profoundly human endeavors that gain their true significance when focused on serving others,” Ramos Ruiz said. “Through the School of Business, we aspire to open new paths for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations that contribute to Puerto Rico’s economic, social, and cultural development.”

The official emphasized that all students are required to complete courses that enhance essential 21st-century professional competencies, including communication, critical thinking, innovation, entrepreneurship, research skills, and awareness of ethical and social justice issues.

Among its academic offerings, the School of Business presents a bilingual bachelor’s degree in business analysis and an advanced honors program for distinguished students. Additionally, it provides market-aligned mi-

“Our students are actively involved in internships, co-op programs, company visits, and international educational trips,” he noted. “This year, a group went to Japan, and in 2026, they will head to Germany. Sagrado is also the only university in Puerto Rico with a chapter of the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society and is an accredited member of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).”

The new school enjoys the support of key strategic partners. The Francisco Carvajal Foundation played a crucial role in developing the facility, dedicating a conference room to the Spanish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded Olympic Mills in Puerto Rico. The foundation has also awarded 25 scholarships of $2,000 each to students in the School of Business.

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is supporting the second phase of construction, which will include the Popular Financial Markets Lab — a state-of-the-art facility where students will interact with financial markets and engage in real-time projects.

The inauguration of the School of Business also marks the celebration of 145 years of USC’s educational mission, reinforcing its dedication to nurturing ethical, entrepreneurial and socially responsible leaders.

Which is better, one long walk or many short ones?

By SIMAR BAJAJ

Anew study suggests that going on longer walks may have more health benefits than taking the same number of steps a day over multiple short walks.

Hundreds of studies have shown that higher step counts are tied to lower risk of dementia, Type 2 diabetes and other health issues. But how best to get those steps is less clear. The new analysis, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is one of the first to study whether spacing steps out or consolidating them was linked to better health outcomes.

The analysis looked at people who took fewer than 8,000 steps per day; most participants took fewer than 5,000. Those who regularly walked longer than 15 minutes were 80% less likely to die from any cause and nearly 70% less likely to devel-

op cardiovascular disease over a roughly 10-year period, compared with those who got most of their steps in walks of five minutes or less. (The average age of the participants was 62, so the risk of dying was fairly low to begin with: about 4% in the shorter-walks group and less than 1% in the longer-walks group.)

This data shows only a correlation; it does not prove that taking longer walks is healthier than spacing your steps out over the day. But some evidence suggests that your body needs more time and continuity to fully tap into exercise’s health benefits, such as improved heart rate regulation, said Dr. Robert Gerszten, the chief of cardiovascular medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who was not involved with the study.

“We’re not saying shorter bouts don’t work,” said Borja del Pozo Cruz, a public health researcher at the European University of Madrid who led the study. “But it

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seems like it’s much better to accumulate steps in longer periods,” he added.

The researchers followed 34,000 people in the United Kingdom over about a week, using accelerometers to measure steps and sorting participants into several groups based on their walking patterns.

The researchers analyzed the data so that the total step counts were similar across all groups. Steps were counted on any type of walk; those who went on 15-minute walks might have been strolling around the park while those with shorter bursts might have been doing light housework.

After accounting for overall health and lifestyle factors, the researchers found that people who got most of their steps in shorter walks had a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease and dying from any cause over the next 10 years compared with those who took more continuous walks. The drop was especially sharp in sedentary people, or those who took fewer than 5,000 steps a day, del Pozo Cruz said.

The study is not the last word on the

best way to walk. The research factored in how people rated their health, but it’s possible that people taking more continuous walks were healthier to begin with, said Dr. Rishi Wadhera, an associate professor of health policy and management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved with this study.

The study also didn’t account for how walkable neighborhoods were or any strength training of the participants. And step patterns were based on a one-week snapshot, which might not reflect someone’s daily habits, Wadhera added.

Still, experts said you should try to walk a little more each time, if you can. Try getting off the bus a stop early, parking your car a bit further from the office or catching up with friends over a stroll.

“Some is better than none; more is better than some,” said Hannah Arem, a public health researcher at MedStar Health Research Institute in Washington.

“It’s about an incremental increase over time and trying to find those longer bouts to have more health benefits,” Arem said.

The San Juan Daily Star

November 7-9, 2025 15

A cheapskate’s guide to Costa Rica

By ELAINE GLUSAC

Amid a September downpour in a beach town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, I was reminded that I’d bet on poor odds. Locals had assured me their rainy season, from May through November, consisted of bright mornings and afternoon showers followed by clearing skies, at least most of the time.

Still, the rewards for risking rain were substantial, including low prices, fewer crowds and more availability. I learned this first hand as I was forced to cancel my trip to the Central American country twice in the past year, moving it from high-season February to less expensive May and finally rock-bottom September. Consider the car I rented from Vamos Rent-a-Car at the airport in the capital of San José. I paid $237 for a week, more than $400 less than my estimate in February.

(A note on currency: many businesses use U.S. dollars, others use Costa Rica colones — 500 colones is roughly $1 — and many accept both.)

Costa Rica has developed a reputation for being expensive in recent years, particularly as luxury resorts transformed the northern Guanacaste province. Tours that fly around the country to avoid its slow roads add to that impression. And Costa Rica is in demand; in 2024, 2.9 million visitors set a postpandemic tourism record.

So, in addition to traveling in the low season, I set out to see Costa Rica from the ground instead of the air. Adopting a destination-dupes approach, I designed a six-night itinerary around Costa Rica’s billboard attractions — cloud forests, waterfalls, beaches, coffee farms and national parks — just not the most popular versions. Volcanoes and coffee farms

I started out with the closest destination to the San José airport, the Poás Volcano region, less than an hour’s drive.

Lush coffee trees climbed the hillsides as I approached Hacienda Doka, a 150-acre coffee farm established in the 1920s. The sole participant in an afternoon tour ($28), I walked the fields to the chirping of blue-gray tanagers and the plunk of ripe guavas falling from the trees. In an eco-friendly cycle, the birds, explained my guide, Jonathan Alfaro, eat the fruit from the trees that shade the coffee plants.

After a walk through a butterfly garden filled with fluttering blue morphos, the tour ended with a tasting of seven coffee varieties in the gift shop. I found even the darkest roast smooth (and pricey; a bag of beans cost nearly $18).

Back down one mountain road, up another and through a barnyard temporarily blocked by a herd of Holsteins, I arrived at Poas Volcano

Lodge, a 12-room boutique where highland temperatures fell to about 60 degrees overnight, prompting wood fires in the lounge and restaurant.

The property offered forest trails, a library filled with birding books and my stylishly rustic room with beamed ceilings and plush bedding ($104, including breakfast). Dinner (fish and chicken entrees, 8,600 colones, or about $17) was additional but breakfast was substantial with eggs cooked to order and gallo pinto (rice and beans).

The sky was clear as I drove to nearby Poás Volcano National Park ($15 entry; many national parks require reservations and payment at the park service website).

Steam billowed above the crater — one of the largest in the world — where a team of park scientists flew a research drone, explaining that Poás had erupted the day before in an ash plume.

Birds of the cloud forest

The 50-mile trip to San Gerardo de Dota took me south through the capital to the cloud forests of the Talamanca Mountains, a lesser-known alternative to forests like Monteverde in the north.

To reach the valley cut by the Savegre River, I turned off the main highway onto a steep, singlelane road — potholed, rocky and often missing guard rails — that led precipitously to the river bottom.

Simple lodges and cabins along the river cater to birders aiming to glimpse the resplendent quetzal, a showy bird in the trogon family with a red breast, turquoise neck, green wings and long emerald plumes that flow like ribbons.

In the past, I’ve stalked the quetzal in Panama and southern Costa Rica, each time taking long hikes into tangled forests. In this case, I arranged with my hotel, the Savegre Hotel Natural Reserve & Spa, to engage Melvin Fernandez, who runs the Quetzal Experts guide service, to lead me to them at dawn the next morning ($102 for two hours).

Near a sign warning of “Turistas en la via” (tourists in the road), we spied our first of eight quetzals.

“You are lucky,” Fernandez said. “In February, you will have 150 people on this road looking for the quetzal.”

The Savegre lodge ($125 a night, including breakfast) sits on its own 1,200-plus-acre reserve with hiking trails and a mountain deck for birdwatching.

In addition to quetzals and forest trails, the valley offered another attraction: river trout, served widely, including fried whole at Miriam’s (7,000 colones) and sautéed over pesto noodles (11,500 colones) at the tranquil Alma de Árbol restaurant near the hotel.

Waterfalls, beaches and wildlife

After adding a rufous-browed peppershrike sighting to my life list the next morning, I left San Gerardo for the coast, traveling south in the mountains and eventually west, descending toward the Pacific and a 20-degree weather warmup, bound for the beach town of Dominical about two hours away.

The route went past Nauyaca Waterfalls, a two-tiered cascade creating a natural swimming pool in the Barú River.

Visitors can park roughly two miles from the cataract ($5 parking fee) and take a 4-wheeldrive truck shuttle ($32) or, as I chose, hike in ($10).

The muddy trail was a rocky, rutted road. But what the sweaty trek lacked in charm, the roughly 200-foot falls made up for in splendor, dropping into a churning pool that I edged into from riverside boulders.

In nearby Dominical, I checked into Tropical Sands Dominical Eco Inn to find welcoming service and loads of charm. My room ($75) featured a hand-painted mural of toucans, and

the lush garden included a pavilion strung with hammocks.

After a walk around the tiny town, bounded by the Barú River, the ocean and the highway, I was hooked on Dominical’s bohemian, friendly vibe and unimpeded access to the uncrowded beach. Later, when word got around that a sloth was sleeping in a tree in the garden of La Junta restaurant, the hostess eagerly waved me in and pointed him out.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL

GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS ERIKA YEZENIA

ACEVEDO DE JESUS; JOSÉ ORTIZ RODRÍGUEZ

EX - PARTE

Civil Núm.: CY2025CV00261.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO, DISMINUCIÓN DE CABIDA. CITACIÓN DE EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: TODAS LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS, DESCONOCIDA A QUIENES PUEDAN PERJUDICAR LAS INSCRIPCIONES AQUÍ SOLICITADAS.

Por la presente se le notifica el presente Edicto a todas las personas que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal, Sala de Caguas, Núm. CY2025CV00261 una solicitud sobre expediente de dominio, con el fin del peticionario justificar la inscripción de disminución de cabida que tiene sobre el siguiente predio: Descripción según escritura: “RÚSTICA”: Predio de terreno con cabida de ocho mil setecientos ocho diez milésimas de cuerda (0.8708 cda.) equivalentes a tres mil cuatrocientos veintidós punto cero cero tres metros cuadrados (3,422.003 m. c.), radicado en el Barrio Montellano de Cayey, Puerto Rico denominado Remanente en el Plano de Inscripción; colindante por el Norte, con Héctor Rodríguez; por el Sur, con camino municipal que conduce a la carretera número setecientos treinta y ocho (738); por el Este, con el Solar B, segregado de la finca principal y; por el Oeste, con una faja de terreno dedicada a uso público en el caso número ARPE94-70-B791-RPLS. Inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad Sección Primera de Caguas al Folio 228 del Tomo 240 de Cayey, Finca 4085. Catastro número: 70324-020-596-04. Descripción actual: “RÚSTICA”: Predio de terreno con cabida de novecientos noventa y cinco diez milésimas de cuerda (0.0995 cda.) equivalentes a trescientos noventa y uno punto uno uno cero uno metros cuadrados (391.1101 m.c.), radicado en el Barrio Montellano de Cayey, Puerto Rico denominado Remanente en el Plano de Inscripción; colindante por el Norte, con Héctor Rodríguez; por el Sur, con camino municipal que

conduce a la carretera número setecientos treinta y ocho (738); por el Este, con el Solar B, segregado de la finca principal y; por el Oeste, con una faja de terreno dedicada a uso público en el caso número ARPE94-70B-791-RPLS. La abogada del peticionario es: LCDA. CHERIL G. OCASIO GONZÁLEZ; P. O. Box 372321, Cayey, Puerto Rico 00737-2321; Teléfono: (787)217-9005; cherilocasio@ gmail.com y por el presente Edicto, que se publicará en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico, por tes (3) veces dentro del término de veinte (20) días naturales, se convoca a todas las personas, ignoradas o desconocidas que puedan ser perjudicadas por las inscripciones solicitadas, para que comparezcan y presenten su posición respecto al expediente de dominio solicitado, dentro del plazo de veinte (20) días a partir de la última publicación de este Edicto, los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados, podrán comparecer ante el Tribunal a fin de alegas lo que en derecho proceda. Si usted no comparece, el Tribunal podrá aprobar la solicitud y ordena la inscripción de la fina corrigiendo la cabida a nombre de los peticionarios, sin más citarle ni oírle. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando por 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. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 2 de octubre de 2025. Expedido por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 2 de octubre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SUB SECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

EDICTO – AVISO A ACREEDORES DE DOÑA MARGARITA ACEVEDO MUÑIZ SOBRE FORMACIÓN DE INVENTARIO EN SEDE NOTARIAL ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U.ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO SS. A: ACREEDORES DEL CAUSANTE MARGARITA

ACEVEDO MUÑIZ

POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica que se ha iniciado la preparación del inventario en sede notarial del caudal relicto del causante Margarita Aceve-

do Muñiz. Se les requiere para que toda reclamación con los correspondientes comprobantes bajo juramento sea presentada y dirigida al peticionario por conducto de su abogada a la siguiente dirección y dentro del plazo de treinta (30) días contados desde la publicación del presente edicto: Lcda. Ana Cristina Gómez Pérez PO Box 13762 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908

Se le advierte que, de no responder a este Aviso, los procedimientos para la formación y liquidación del caudal d ela causante continuarán sin más citarle ni oirle.

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC.

Plaintiff V. LUIS ANTONIO ESTEVES RIVERA AND BRENDA LIZ LUGO VELEZ

Defendants Civil No.: 17-01308 PAD. Re: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND COLLECTION OF MONIES. NOTICE OF SALE.

To: LUIS ANTONIO ESTEVES RIVERA AND BRENDA LIZ LUGO VELEZ, AND ALL PARTIES THAT MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.

WHEREAS: Judgment in favor of Plaintiff was entered for the principal sum of $171,557.17 of principal balance of the mortgage note, plus interest at a rate of 4.2500% per annum since April 1st, 2015, over said balance. Interest will continue to accrue until the debt is paid in full in accordance with the tenents of 28 U.S.C. sec 1691. In addition, the defendant owes Plaintiff late charges amounting to 5.000% of any and any payments or installments in arrears over fifteen (15) days since the installment is due. The defendant also owes Plaintiff pursuant to the provisions or dispositions of the all of the mortgage note and mortgage deed. advances made by Plaintiff pursuant to the provision or dispositions of the mortgage note and mortgage deed. The defendant also owes the Plaintiff an amount equivalent to 10% of the original principal balance as liquidated amount to cover the costs, expenses and attorney fees. The record of the case and of the proceedings may be examined by the interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federal Building, Chardon Ave. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, or by

accessing the electronic court records. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned judgment and the order of execution thereof, the undersigned SPECIAL MASTER, was ordered to sell at public auction for US currency in cash or certified check, without appraisal or right to redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the United States district Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Federal Building Office 150, 150 Carlos Chardon Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 the following property belonging, describe in Spanish as follows: URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: Apartamento residencial numero quinientos veintiuno (521) de forma irregular, constituido por un nivel, localizado en la segunda (2da) planta del módulo número cinco (5) del Condominio Point Lagoon Estates que este situado en el Barrio Cangrejos Arriba del término municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico. Consta de un nivel, siendo sus linderos los siguientes: Por el Norte, con el apartamento cuatrocientos veintidós (422), en distancia de diez punto trece (10.13) metros lineales, por el Sur, con área común, en una distancia de doce punto setenta y siete (12.77) metros lineales, por el Este, con área abierta, en una distancia de once punto cincuenta y tres (11.53) metros lineales. Consta el mismo de tres (3) habitaciones con sus respectivos ‘’closets’’, una sala-comedor, cocina, dos (2) baños, área de almacenar, ‘’laundry’’ y terraza cubierta. Los baños están equipados con bañera, lavamanos y servicio sanitario. Se incluye bidet en el baño del cuarto principal. El área total del apartamento es de ciento treinta y siete punto noventa (137.90) metros cuadrados. La puerta de entrada de este apartamento está situada en su lindero Sur y por ella se sale a la escalera y el área de circulación del proyecto. Este apartamento tiene una participación de cero punto ochocientos setenta y siete mil veintiún por ciento (0.877021%) en los elementos comunes generales del condominio. Le pertenece el uso y disfrute de dos estacionamientos marcados con los números veintinueve (29) y treinta (30). The property is identified as property number 41,008, recorded at page number 24 of volume number 983 of Carolina, in the Registry of the Property, Section of Carolina I. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with holders thereof. It is understood that potential bidders acquire the property subject to any and all senior

liens that encumber the property. It is understood that potential bidders acquire the property subject to any and all senior liens that encumber the property. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax liens (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts then and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and the bid price shall not be applied toward the cancellation of the senior lien. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025 AT 3:00PM. The minimum bid that will be accepted in the first public sale is the sum of $269,000.00. In the event that said first public sale does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025 AT 3:00PM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $179,333.33. If said second public sale does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the DECEMBER 2ND, 2025 AT 3:00PM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $134,500.00. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued canceling all junior liens that are attached to the property referred to above. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court. San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 23rd day of September, 2025. BEATRIZ VÁZQUEZ SOLÍS, SPECIAL MASTER. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC DEMANDANTE VS. Gloria Amanda Sánchez Carmona t/c/c Gloria Amanda Sánchez

Carmona t/c/c Gloria A. Sánchez Carmona t/c/c Gloria Sánchez Carmona t/c/c Gloria A. Sánchez Carmona t/c/c Gloria Carmona y los Estados Unidos de América DEMANDADOS

CIVIL NÚM.: SJ2024CV08603. SALA: 604. SOBRE: Ejecución de Hipoteca In Rem. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

Al: Público

en General

A: Gloria Amanda Sánchez Carmona t/c/c

Gloria Amanda Sánchez

Carmona t/c/c Gloria A. Sánchez Carmona t/c/c

Gloria Sánchez Carmona t/c/c Gloria A. Sánchez

Carmona t/c/c Gloria Carmona y los Estados Unidos de América

Yo, MARIA DE LOURDES LOPEZ MOREIRA, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, a los demandados, acreedores y al público en general con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, por la presente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 25 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, a las 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, procederé a vender en Pública Subasta, al mejor postor, la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 2 de septiembre de 2025. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría 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 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, a las 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una tercera subasta el día 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, a las 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 14 de octubre de 2025, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: RUSTICA: Solar número 422 de la Manzana N, del plano de la URBANIZACION REPARTO BALDRICH, situado en el Barrio Hato Rey del término municipal de Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 398.75 metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE en 14.00 metros, con la calle San Rafael; por el SUR en

15.00 metros con el solar #429 de la urbanización; por el ESTE, en 27 metros y medio con una calle sin nombre, por el OESTE, en igual medida con el solar número 421 de la Urbanización. Enclava una casa de concreto de una sola planta, dedicada a vivienda. Afecta a Condiciones Restrictivas de Edificación. Finca número 247B, inscrita al folio 141 del tomo 831 de Río Piedras Norte. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Segunda de San Juan. Dirección de la Propiedad: 266 Coll y Toste St., Baldrich, Urb., San Juan, PR 00918 La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de $130,050.65 en concepto de principal con interés al 4.205% anual, los cuales continúan acumulándose, así como la cantidad líquida estipulada en los documentos del préstamo para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial y que correspondan a intereses y cargos por demora posterior a dicha fecha, y la suma equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pactada, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumulados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquiera suma de dinero por concepto de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hipoteca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 93 otorgada el día 30 de junio de 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público José García Noya, y consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Piedras Norte, finca número 247 B, inscripción 20ma. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito,

de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Entiéndase: Hipoteca Revertida en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $337,500.00, con intereses al 4.205% anual, vencedero el día 8 de junio de 2096, constituida mediante la escritura número 94, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 30 de junio de 2016, ante el notario José García Noya, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Piedras Norte, finca número 247 B, inscripción 21ra. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $337,500.00 según se establece en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $225,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebración de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $168,750.00. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procederá a otorgar la escritura de traspaso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y graváme-

nes posteriores. Se dispone, conforme con la sentencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la subasta y vendido el bien inmueble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actuales poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 23 de OCTUBRE de 2025. MARIA DE LOURDES LOPEZ MOREIRA, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN EL GOBIERNO MUNICIPAL AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN, REPRESENTADO POR SU HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO Parte Peticionaria Vs. ADQUISICIÓN DE PROPIEDAD DE 318.4207 METROS CUADRADOS LOCALIZADA UBICADA EN LA URBANIZACIÓN VILLA PRADES, CALLE JULIO ANDINO 714, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00924. SOLAR MARCADO CON EL #21 DEL BLOQUE M DE LA URBANIZACIÓN

BUENOS AIRES, SITIO SÁBANA LLANA DEL BARRIO DE RÍO PIEDRAS; RITA RAMOS ACEVEDO Y RAMON ACEVEDO ALVARADO, CADA UNO POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; BANCO DE SAN JUAN; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Partes con Interés

Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV06382. Sala: 1002. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RITA RAMOS ACEVEDO Y RAMÓN ACEVEDO ALVARADO, CADA UNO POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; BANCO DE SAN JUAN; LOS HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LAS SUCESIONES DE RITA RAMOS ACEVEDO Y RAMÓN ACEVEDO ALVARADO, COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL.

RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a tı́tulo absoluto de la propiedad 325 metros cuadrados localizada ubicada en la Urbanización Villa Prades, Calle Julio Andino 714, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00924. Solar marcado con el #21 del Bloque M de la Urbanización Buenos Aires, sitio Sábana Llana del Barrio de Río Piedras, para eliminar un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN:

URBANA: Solar marcado con el numero 21 del Bloque M de la Urbanización Buenos Aires, sitio Sabana Llana del Barrio de Rio Piedras de la ciudad de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con un área de 325.00 metros cuadrados. Colinda por el Norte, en 13.00 metros, con Calle Principal Sabana Llana número 3; por el Sur, en 13.00 metros, con terrenos de Edelmiro Martinez Rivera; por el Este, en 25.00 metros, con solar número 22 del bloque M de la Urbanización; y por el Oeste, en 25.00 metros, con solar número 20 del bloque M de la Urbanización. Finca Número 1,365, Folio 216, Tomo 32 de Sabana Llana, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección V. (Número catastral de la propiedad según el CRIM: 063-097-078-21. ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendada, el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 2021-2022 y la Resolución Núm. 66, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de

San Juan se propone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el área eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. Quedan emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda de Expropiación Forzosa. La abogada de la parte demandante es el Lcda. Angelisse Ortiz Cruz cuya dirección postal es: 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, PMB 270, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00966 cuyo número de teléfono es (787) 273-0611 y su correo electrónico es: lcda. angelisseortiz@gmail.com. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que, si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírlos. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 15 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, Sala 1002 del Centro Judicial de San Juan, el cual ubica en Hato Rey, PR, para la Vista del caso, en cuyo día se determinará el justo valor de la propiedad y las partes a ser compensadas y a cuya vista podrán ustedes comparecer y ofrecer prueba de valoración, aunque no hayan contestado la Petición. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 9 de septiembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ

COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN E. GARCÍA FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA. ***

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Demandante V. JOSE L.

LORENZO VIRUET

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MO2025CV00043. (SALÓN 403 RF). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZNOTIFICACIONES@ORF-LAW.COM.

A: JOSE L. LORENZO VIRUETHC 5 BOX 10858, MOCA, PUERTO RICO 00676-9768. (Nombre de las partes que se le

notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 de octubre de 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 31 de octubre de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: SE ENMIENDA A FINES DE ELIMINAR AL DEMANDADO DE LA NOTIFICACION DE EDICTO En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 31 de octubre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. F/ LISNEL RODRÍGUEZ ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. GLENYS J GUZMAN COLON

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2024CV04854. (Salón: 500-A). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: GLENYS J GUZMAN COLON - URB REXVILLE CK22 CALLE 6A, BAYAMON PR 00957. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 04 de agosto 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 28 de octubre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 28 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. IVONNE CRESPO ANDINO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV02803. (Salón: 602). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. A: IVONNE CRESPO ANDINO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 de octubre de 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 31 de octubre de 2025. En

San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 31 de octubre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ELSA CANDELARIO CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. ERIC J. ROSADO GONZALEZ

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2024CV04150. (Salón: 500-A). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: ERIC J. ROSADO GONZALEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 04 de agosto 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 29 de octubre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 29 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA NORTHERN RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC. Demandante V. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Y LOS ACREEDORES

O POSEEDORES DESCONOCIDOS; FULANO DE TAL

Demandados

Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00704. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ACREEDORES O POSEEDORES DESCONOCIDOS FULANO DE TALSU DIRECCIÓN SE DESCONOCE.

POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que una demanda ha sido presentada en su contra con el propósito de que se decrete salda la obligación contraída por Northern Radiology Associates, Inc. y para que se cancele un pagaré garantizado mediante Escritura Núm. 15 del 23 de marzo de 2010, ante el Notario Gustavo Umpierre Pontón, por la cantidad de $250,000.00 con intereses al 2.25% anual, vencedero a la presentación, a favor de Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, o a su orden, inscrita al folio 102 del tomo 442 de Vega Baja, de la finca 3,118 inscrita al folio 102 tomo 442 de Vega Baja del Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección IV. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará una (1) sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico. Mediante el presente se le emplaza y se le requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, radicando el original de su contestación ante el tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia de la misma a la abogada de la parte demandante: Lcda. Mayra Pérez Berríos, Ave. Estancias 60 Estancias de Tortuguero Vega Baja, Puerto Rico 00693; Tel: (939) 202-5800; Email: mayraspb.law@gmail. com. Se le apercibe que de no hacerlo, se le podrá anotar la rebeldía y dictar Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y EL SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL, en Bayamón Rico, hoy día 22 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL. MARILYN COLÓN CARRASQUILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE JORGE OSVALDO PÉREZ DÍAZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV00973. (Salón: 604 CIVIL). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ANDRÉS SÁEZ MARREROPRSERVICE@TMPPLLC.COM. OMAR A. JIMÉNEZ PACHECO, OJATTORNEYCPA@YAHOO.COM. A: LA SUCESIÓN DE JORGE OSVALDO PÉREZ DÍAZ, COMPUESTA POR YOEL MAX PÉREZ CORDERO, JORGE RAMÓN PÉREZ BERA, LUZ NANETTE PÉREZ BERA, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN, ANDRÉS SÁEZ MARRERO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 03 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 04 de noviembre de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 04 de noviembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUZ D. HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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BAUTISTA CAYMAN ASSET COMPANY

Demandante V. HECTOR SERRANO SANTIAGO Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2020CV02234. (Salón: 202). Sobre: COBRO

ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL

PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE HUMACAO. WILNELIA RIVERA DELGADO, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL #249.

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Demandante V. MILAGROS VELEZ

RODRIGUEZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: HO2024CV00107. (Salón: 0200). Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

ALICIA DÍAZ SANTIAGOADIAZ@CRHPR.ORG. ERICKA ACEVEDO TORRES

ESTUDIOLEGALACEVEDO TORRES @GMAIL.COM.

A: MILAGROS VELEZ

RODRIGUEZ; JOSE V. TORRES LONGORIA. (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 octubre 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 octubre de 2025. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, el 30 de octubre de 2025. NORMA

G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. CAROLINA DÍAZ CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. ANA ROSA CARTAGENA RIVERA

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025RF01190. (Salón: 4005 FAMILIA Y MENORES). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ROCÍO PEÑA MAÑÁNROCIOPENALEGALSERVICES@ GMAIL.COM. A: ANA R CARTAGENA RIVERA T/C/C ANA CARTGENA. (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 octubre 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 24 de octubre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 24 de octubre de 2025.

ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. GRENDA VÉLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante Vs. SUCESION JOSE

PATRICIO RIVERA ORTIZ

T/C/C JOSE PATRICIO

RIVERA T/C/C JOSE

RIVERA ORTIZ T/C/C

JOSE P RIVERA ORTIZ

COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESION ALTAGRACIA

MARIA ALFAU SANEAUX

T/C/C ALTAGRACIA

MARIA ALFAU

DE RIVERA T/C/C

ALTAGRACIA M. ALFAU

T/C/C ALTAGRACIA

M. ALFAU SANEAUX

COMPUESTA POR JOHN

ROE Y JANE ROE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS;

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CA2024CV03349. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación:

“URBANA: Solar marcado con el #7 del bloque GS del plano de inscripción dela Tercera Extensión de la Urbanización

Country Club, Tercera Etapa, situada en el Barrio Sabana Debajo de la municipalidad de Carolina, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 354.85 metros cuadrados. Colinda por el Noreste, en 25.00 metros, con el solar 8; por el Suroeste, en 25.00 metros, con el solar 6; por el Sureste, en 14.00 metros, con los solares 33 y 34; por el Noroeste, en 14.39 metros, con la Calle 203. Todas dichas colindancias con el mismo bloque GS de dicha Urbanización.” Inscrita al folio 148 del tomo 77 de Carolina, finca número 2,888, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 31 del tomo 1029 de Carolina, finca número 2,888, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I, inscripción 5ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. COUNTRY CLUB, GS-7 CALLE 203, CAROLINA, PR 00982. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por

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las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $205,500.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 17 de marzo de 2086. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $205,500.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $137,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $102,750.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 17 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $201,049.44 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $5,906.06 en intereses acumulados 31 de enero de 2025 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 5.060% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $2,723.70 en seguro y contribuciones; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $20,550.00, 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 22 de octubre de 2025. JOSÉ R. CRISTÓBAL ORTIZ, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278.

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BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST

Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN RAQUEL ROSARIO SOLERO T/C/C RAQUEL ROSARIO DIJIANI COMPUESTA POR LYDIA ROSARIO DIAZ, PRISCILLA ROSARIO DIAZ; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; POPULAR MORTGAGE, INC.; JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2023CV02406. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA & SUSTITUCIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Senten-

cia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: “URBAN: HORIZONTAL PROPERTY. Apartment Number 1005. Residential apartment with on irregular shape, located at the tenth floor of Baldorioty Towers, Tower Number I (Mundo Feliz, Tower Number I), located in Hato de Cangrejos Arriba ward of the Municipality of Carolina, facing Baldorioty de Castro Avenue, said apartment with and area approximately 908.34 square feet, equivalent to 84.41 square meters, and its boundaries are as follows; by the NORTH, in a distance of 34’2”, equivalent to 10.41 meters with exterior space, separates by walls, an balcony railing; by the SOUTH, in a total distance of 34’2” equivalent to 10.41 meters with common corridor and ventilation shaft separated by walls and entrance door; by the EAST, in a distance of 5’0” with exterior space separated by balcony’s railing in a distance of 24’11” equivalent to 7.59 meters, with common stairs separated by bearing wall and by the WEST, in a distance of 29’11” equivalent to 9.11 meters with apartment number 1007 separated by bearing wall. To this apartment belongs parking space number 102.” Inscrita al folio 64 del tomo 523 de Carolina, finca 20277, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 991 de Carolina, finca 20277, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I, inscripción 7ª. Propiedad localizada en: CONDOMINIO MUNDO FELIZ APTO. 1005, CAROLINA, PR 00979. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $219,450.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 23 de junio de

2084. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $219,450.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $146,300.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $109,725.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 17 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $238,943.29; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $21,945.00, 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 22 de octubre de 2025. JOSÉ R. CRISTÓBAL ORTIZ, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278.

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PEDRO RICARDO LOPEZ BONELLI Y OTROS

Demandante V. AURORA LOAN SERVICES SUCESORA EN INTERES DE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV06281. (Salón: 503 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BALDOMERO A. COLLAZO TORRES - BCOLLAZO@LAWPR.COM. A: AURORA LOAN SERVICES, FULANO DE TAL, MENGANA DE CUAL.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de octubre 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 31 de octubre de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 31 de octubre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ALEJANDRA K. RÍOS CORTÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AGUADILLA

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. CARMEN GLORIA ECHEVARRÍA SANTIAGO

Demandados Civil Núm.: AG2024CV01786.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Aguadilla, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 10 de octubre de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: RUSTICA: Parcela “A”, radicada en el Barrio Piedras Blancas de Aguada, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de novecientos ochenta y dos punto cinco mil novecientos ochenta y nueve metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 37.293 metros, con el remanente de la finca; por el SUR, en 16.921 metros, con Carretera Municipal y en veinte punto cuatrocientos veinte y uno metros, con parcela de uso público; ESTE, en 26.697 metros, con Juan Villarrubia; y al OESTE, en 26.403 metros, con el remanente. Contiene una casa residencial de cemento. Inscrita al folio 212 del tomo 315 de Aguada, finca número 5,416, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Aguadilla. La dirección según pagaré es: Lot A PR 411 KM 13.0 Int, Piedras Blancas Wd. Aguada, PR. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Hipoteca en ga-

rantía de un pagaré a favor de Administración de Pequeños Negocios, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $79,600.00, con intereses al 1.750% anual, vencedero a los 30 años, constituida mediante la escritura número 8, otorgada en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el día 17 de marzo de 2018, ante la notario Emma J. Romero Sánchez, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Aguada, finca número 5,416, inscripción 14ta. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor el día dictada en este caso, el 8 de abril de 2025, notificada el 14 de agosto de 2025 en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $95,311.46 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 5.00% desde el 1ro de noviembre de 2023; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $11,497.70 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. LA PRIMERA subasta se llevará a efecto el día 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Aguadilla, en el área del sótano al final del pasillo, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $114,977.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $76,651.33, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 17 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $57,488.50, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada

si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de octubre de 2025. CAROL CHALMERS SOTO, ALGUACIL, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA.

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EDWIN VARGAS MORALES

Peticionario EXPARTE

Civil Núm.: HU2025CV01253. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO - LEY 188 - 2022. CITACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER-

TO RICO, S.S. A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA AFECTAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBE Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS DEL INMEDIATO ANTERIOR DUEÑO DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBE.

Por la presente, se le notifica que la parte Peticionaria de epígrafe ha presentado ante este Tribunal una solicitud de Expediente de Dominio, solicitando adquirir su dominio sobre la siguiente finca: RUSTICA: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Aguacate del término municipal de Yabucoa, con una cabida de 1,326.4171 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.3375 cuerdas, colindando por el NORTE, con terrenos de Víctor Vargas Alicea, finca de la cual se segrega; por el ESTE, con camino de acceso; por el SUR, terrenos de Víctor Vargas Alicea, finca de la cual se segrega y por el OESTE, con terrenos de Carmelo Torres. La Parte Peticionaria se encuentra representada por: LCDA. CAROLINA GARRIGA CESANÍ

RUA 15227

Calle Resolución #33, Suite 302 San Juan, PR 00920 Teléfono: 787-782-6500 x. 250 Correo electrónico: cgarriga@ titlesecuritygroup.com

Se le apercibe y notifica para que comparezca, si lo creyere pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro del plazo improrrogable de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación de este edicto, a exponer sus derechos en el expediente de dominio promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca antes descrita. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia, previo escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Petición o cualquier otro si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende pertinente. 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. En Humacao, Puerto Rico a 30 de septiembre de 2025. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. DALISSA REYES DE LEÓN, SUBSECRETARIA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante Vs. ORIENTAL BANK AND TRUST T/C/C ORIENTAL BANK; THE MORTGAGE HOUSE, INC.; DORAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION; DORAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION T/C/C DORAL MORTGAGE, LLC; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC) COMO SÍNDICO DE DORAL BANK; ÁNGEL LUIS FONTÁNEZ PRATS T/C/C ÁNGEL LUIS FONTÁNEZ PRATTS, NEIDA BÁEZ CINTRÓN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: FA2025CV00936. (307). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: THE MORTGAGE HOUSE, INC. A LAS SIGUIENTES DIRECCIONES: COUNTRY CLUB, 915 ROBERTO SANCHEZ VILELLA, SAN JUAN, PR, 00924, AVE. MONSERRATE AB-20, VALLE ARRIBA HEIGHTS, CAROLINA, PR 00983, 915 AVE. CAMPO RICO, SAN JUAN, PR, 00924 Y 954 PONCE DE LEON AVE., SUITE 400, SAN JUAN, PR, 00917. FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ.

Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre cancelación de pagaré extraviado por la vía judicial. El 23 de abril de 1998, Ángel Luis Fontánez Prats t/c/c

Ángel Luis Fontánez Pratts y su esposa Neida Báez Cintrón constituyeron una hipoteca en San Juan, Puerto Rico, conforme a la Escritura núm. 292 autorizada por la notario Alina M. Ortega César en garantía de un pagaré suscrito bajo testimonio núm. 159 por la suma de $93,500.00 a favor de Oriental Bank and Trust t/c/c Oriental Bank o a su orden, devengando intereses al 7½% anual y vencimiento el 1ro de mayo de 2018 sobre la siguiente propiedad.

URBANA: Solar #94 del bloque ‘EE’ de la Urbanización Terrazas de Demajagua, radicado en el Barrio Dermajagua, del término municipal de Fajardo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 459.47 metros cuadrados. Colinda por el NORTE, en dos alineaciones una en una distancia de 5.37 metros y otra en una distancia de 7.84 metros y un arco de 3.50 metros, con la calle #6 de la Urbanización; por el SUR, en una distancia de 17.95 metros, con el solar 97 del bloque ‘EE’; por el ESTE, en una distancia de 21.40 metros, con el solar #95 del bloque ‘EE’; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de 23.75 metros, con la calle #1 de la Urbanización y en un arco de 3.50 metros, con la intersección de las calles #1 y #6 de la Urbanización. La propiedad y la escritura de hipoteca constan inscritas al folio 205 del tomo 434 de Fajardo, Finca 17581. Registro de la Propiedad de Fajardo. Inscripción segunda. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que, si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la parte demandante, Lcda. Belma Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo, PR 00970-3922, Teléfono y Fax: (787) 789-1826, correo electrónico: oficinabelmaalonso@gmail.com, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, excluyéndose el día de la publicación, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará Sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 08 de octubre de 2025, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. LINDA I. MEDINA MEDINA, SUB-SECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO

DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE OLGA MARÍA ARROYO ALMODÓVAR T/C/C OLGA MARÍA ARROYO COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV10750. Sala: 604. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO; EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE OLGA MARÍA ARROYO ALMODÓVAR T/C/C OLGA MARÍA ARROYO.

Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de COBRO DE DINERO; EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA en sus contras. Se les notifica para que comparezcan ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se les apercibe y notifica que si no contestan la demanda radicada en su contra, radicando el original de la misma y enviando copia de su contestación a la parte demandante: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE DEMANDANTE: Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ LLP 500 Calle De La Tanca Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664 rdiaz@bdprlaw.com dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la Demanda, sin más citárseles, ni oírseles. Se ORDENA a los herederos de la referida causante a saber: “JOHN DOE y RICHARD ROE”, a que dentro del mismo término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación, ACEPTEN o REPUDIEN la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de la referida causante. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse

dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, se tendrá por aceptada. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, a 8 de octubre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. FERNÁNDEZ DEL VALLE, LUZ E., SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Parte Demandante Vs. MILAGROS E MARTINEZ GONZALEZ Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV04209. 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: MILAGROS E MARTINEZ GONZALEZ - URB SAN AGUSTIN 1153 CALLE RAFAEL CASTILLO, SAN JUAN PR 00923-3228. 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 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 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 12 de septiembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MICHELLE RIVERA RÍOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

Sudoku

How to Play:

Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.

Sudoku Rules:

Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Crossword

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1. Boost (abbr.)

2. Dolphinfish, when doubled

3. Roadside sign abbr.

4. Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-____"

5. Openly criticize

6. Humiliated

7. "Pull ___ chair!"

8. Rochester's place (abbr.)

9. Half a fly

10. Passes on

11. Play end, perhaps

12. Soleil Moon ____ of "Punky Brewster"

13. Ermine and chinchilla

18. He'll agree to anything

21. Benz follower

23. Kind of pipe

24. "Ni ___" (Chinese hello)

25. ____ account

26. Grave robber

27. Comic Paul

28. Caught congers, e.g.

29. Santa ___, California

31. Boston team, briefly

32. Wash away, as soil

33. Author Anya

38. Salon employee

48. Trailblazed 51. Buddy of 60's-70's TV 52. Annoyingly catchy tunes

54. 18 holes, typically 57. Lead actor in "The Emperor's New Clothes" (2001)

62. Before, before 63. Spurs' home

66. Banda ___ (2004 tsunami site)

67. Baseball tactic

68. "The Secret of ___" (1982 animated movie)

69. Phyllis's husband on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

70. Horror movie locale, briefly

71. Take the lead

40. "Crime ___ pay"

41. With "step", a kind of music

44. "That's gross!"

45. Common word on Brazilian maps

46. Large amounts

49. Agents' takes, sometimes

50. Sucked in

53. Artist Edouard

54. MTV's "The ___ World"

55. Shamu is one

56. Exploiter

58. Terms of endearment

59. Getting the job done

60. Peruvian city

61. Comedian Jay

63. Compass dir.

64. The whole enchilada

65. "Project ___" (2011 documentary)

By THE STAR STAFF

The Leones of Ponce announced their official 30-man roster on Thursday for the start of the 2025-26 Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC by its initials in Spanish) season.

The Leones (Lions) will open the regular season with 15 pitchers and 15 position players, under the management of Andy González. The coaching staff also includes José “Tony” Valentín (bench coach), José “Hommy” Castro (third base coach), Rubén Gotay (first base coach), Javier Valentín (hitting coach), Giancarlo Alvarado (pitcher coach), John Lyn Pachot (bullpen coach), Alexis Díaz (analytics coach) and Hilo Yamamoto (interpreter).

Among the most prominent names are former major leaguers Jesmuel Valentín and Ozzie Martínez, as well as

Edwin Díaz, Sammy Hernández, Chris Arroyo, Yeniel Laboy and Juan Montero, all active in the minor leagues.

The pitching staff features Andrew Marrero (St. Louis Cardinals) and Lenny Torres (Cincinnati Reds), in addition to Bryant Salgado and Gabriel Rodríguez, both of whom have been called up to the Puerto Rican national team for the upcoming Copa América.

The imported players completing the roster are infielders Dalton Guthrie and Anthony Calarco, outfielder D’Shawn Knowles, and pitchers Franny Cobos and Kazuto Taguchi.

The Leones will open their season Friday night (Nov. 7) at home against the Indios (Indians) of Mayagüez at Francisco “Paquito” Montaner Stadium. The game will begin at 7:21 p.m., and will be preceded by a special concert by Sonora Ponceña, celebrating their 70-year career, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Leones set opening day roster for winter league season Team PR will face Red Sox, Twins as part of preparation for World Baseball Classic

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rican national team will play exhibition games in Florida against the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins as part of its preparation for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC).

The team, managed by Yadier Molina, will face the Red Sox on March 3 at JetBlue Park and the Twins on March 4 at Lee Health Sports Complex, both in Fort Myers.

The Puerto Rican national team will face the Red Sox on March 3 at JetBlue Park and the Twins on March 4 at Lee Health Sports Complex, both in Fort Myers, Florida, as part of preparations for the World Baseball Classic.

“Having the opportunity to face two such prestigious organizations as the Red Sox and the Twins represents a great opportunity for our players and coaching staff,” said Joey Solá, Team Puerto Rico operations manager, in Wednesday’s an-

Jueyeros’ Fonseca wins COLICEBA batting title

By THE STAR STAFF

Outfielder Yahir Fonseca of the Jueyeros of Maunabo won the batting title for the 2025-26 season of the Central Amateur Baseball League Confederation (COLICEBA by its acronym in Spanish), finishing the regular season with a .429 average.

In his first season in the league, Fonseca collected 12 hits in 28 official at-bats, including two doubles and 10 singles. He also drove in

eight runs and scored one, establishing himself as one of the tournament’s offensive stars and a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year.

Fonseca surpassed Edgardo Santiago of Barranquitas, who batted .424, and Brian Piñero of Ceiba, at .423. Also among the leaders were Kevin Luciano (Villalba) at .407, Kevin Rolón (Guayanilla) at .400 and Deivy Castillo (Río Grande) at .378. The COLICEBA postseason begins Friday (Nov. 7) with several bestof-three section semifinal series.

nouncement. “These games will allow us to measure ourselves against Major League talent in a competitive environment.”

Team Puerto Rico’s training camp will be held at JetBlue Park, the Red Sox’s spring training home. Molina emphasized that the games will serve to fine-tune the national team’s preparation for the world tournament.

“I’m always grateful to the Major League Baseball organizations for giving us the opportunity to prepare for the tournament,” the manager said. “These games will help us stay focused for a big event.”

Puerto Rico is in Group A of the WBC along with Cuba, Canada, Panama and Colombia. Their opener is scheduled for March 6 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan.

Javy Báez joins Cangrejeros for 2025-26 LBPRC season

Two-time All-Star and World Series champion Javier “Javy” Báez will join the Cangrejeros of Santurce once he completes his recovery from hip surgery.

By THE STAR STAFF

Major League Baseball standout Javier “Javy” Báez will play with the Cangrejeros (Crabbers) of Santurce during the 2025-26 Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC) season, the team’s management announced Thursday.

“It is a tremendous honor to welcome Javy Báez to the Cangrejeros family,” team president Carlos Iguina said in a written statement. “His energy, passion, and career in the Major Leagues reflect the competitive spirit that characterizes this organization. His presence raises the standard of our league and will be an inspiration for fans and future generations.”

Báez, a two-time All-Star and World Series champion who helped the Detroit Tigers reach the American League Division Series last month, will bolster a roster that includes Roy Morales, Brian Navarreto, Johneshwy Fargas, Jack López, Adalberto Flores, Andrew Velázquez, Jeremy Arocho and Jason García.

The utility infielder, who underwent hip surgery following the end of the Tigers’ season, will join the team once he completes his recovery.

The Cangrejeros’ season opener will be this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Hato Rey, when they host the Criollos of Caguas. The game will be broadcast on WAPA Deportes.

PR tops Cuba in 2nd match at NORCECA U-17 Continental Championship

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico defeated Cuba 3-1 (25-13, 25-19, 22-25 and 2516) to secure its first victory on Wednesday in the 2025 NORCECA Women’s U-17 Continental Championship at the National Gymnasium in San José, Costa Rica.

Team Puerto Rico evened its record at 1-1 in Group B, while Cuba dropped to 0-2.

“We stayed calm despite losing the third set. We were able to recover in the fourth and come out with the victory,” said Anna Aquino, Puerto Rico’s outside hitter and leading scorer in the match. “Tomorrow against Mexico, we have to come out strong because they jump really high.”

Puerto Rico dominated in attacks (44-28) and serves (12-4), displaying a solid offense led by Aquino, who tallied 17 points (14 attacks, one block and two aces). Viveca García added 11 points, including four timely aces. Cuba, despite having more blocks (6-3), failed to capitalize on their opportunities and committed 38 errors, just three more than Puerto Rico.

After losing the third set, Puerto Rico came out aggressively and took a 10-5 lead in the fourth, with Aquino and Carinialys Román leading the offense. Cuba tried to respond with attacks from Clara Alfonso, Amanda Mayor and Vanessa Hernández, but it wasn’t enough to stop Puerto Rico’s advance, which closed

the set 25-16 for the win.

Puerto Rico was to next face Mexico (1-1) in a key match for a spot in the semifinals, while Cuba was to take on group leader United States (2-0).

Team Puerto Rico dominated in attacks (44-28) en route to a four-set victory over Cuba.

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 21