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UPR study finds 75% of northern beaches show signs of erosion, fragmentation

By THE STAR STAFF

Three‑quarters of the beaches evalu ated along Puerto Rico’s northern coast are experiencing erosion, highlighting growing concerns about climate‑driven shoreline loss and the vulnerability of coastal communities, ac cording to a University of Puerto Rico study.

Researchers found that 75% of the beach transects studied showed erosion, with reductions in subaerial beach width ranging from fractions of a meter to as much as 92 meters. Only 25% of transects exhibited accretion, with increases of up to 154 meters.

The findings were published this week by the U.S. Geologi cal Survey (USGS) as an official Data Release for the project Cambios Costeros en Once Municipios de la Costa Norte de Puerto Rico (2022-2023), marking a significant federal validation of the study’s scientific rigor. The research was led by the Instituto de Investigación y Planificación Costera de Puerto Rico, part of UPR’s Graduate School of Planning.

The project, directed by Dr. Maritza Barreto Orta and Dr. Kevián Pérez Valentín in collaboration with USGS scientist Legna Torres García, was funded through a competitive $499,000 grant over two years. Using geospatial tools, the team analyzed changes in beach width and shoreline posi tion between 2018 and 2022/2023 across 11 municipalities: Rincón, Aguadilla, Isabela, Hatillo, Arecibo, Vega Baja, Do

rado, Carolina, Loíza, Río Grande and Luquillo.

The study, whose full dataset is now pub licly available on the USGS official platform, also documented widespread fragmentation of beaches caused by vegetation, rocky outcrops and built infrastructure conditions that dimin ish the shoreline’s natural ability to absorb wave energy and heighten community exposure to coastal hazards. Shoreline retreat inland was identified as the most common change during the study period, typically under 15 meters, though more severe shifts were linked to winter swells and extreme erosion events.

Built structures in the coastal zone were found to directly influence beach width, rein forcing long‑standing concerns about develop ment pressures along Puerto Rico’s shores.

Barreto Orta emphasized that the results should serve as a wake-up call for policymakers and planners.

“Coastal erosion in Puerto Rico is ongoing, and these findings highlight the urgency of integrating scientific data into land‑use planning,” she said. “Understanding how our beaches evolve allows us to anticipate risks, protect communi ties and infrastructure, and design more effective adaptation strategies in the face of climate change and extreme events.”

The research team also included Graduate School of Plan ning alumni Samiris Suleiman, Brittany Ubiñas and David Carrión, along with undergraduate environmental sciences student Bianca Rodríguez Mestre, who contributed to geo spatial data collection and analysis.

Public prayer, music event to send message of solidarity to Venezuela

By THE STAR STAFF

Nearly a month after the twin earthquakes that shook Venezuela on June 24 -- leaving behind destruc tion, loss of life, and entire communities in crisis Puerto Rico is preparing to respond with a gesture of faith and brotherhood.

The organizations Puente de Esperanza, Casa Venezuela and Nueva Vida 97.7FM have joined forces to organize the “Unidos por Venezuela” (United for Venezuela) event, a day of music and prayer to be held this Sunday in front of the island Capitol in San Juan.

The event, running from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., will bring together various Christian music artists who will unite their voices in a concert from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a time of intercession from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will also be a live link-up with Venezuela, ensuring that the message of hope reaches those currently facing the aftermath of the

tragedy directly.

The organizers of the event, which is free of charge and open to the general public, are calling on the Puerto Rican community -- regardless of denomination -- to join the initiative. All donations collected during the evening will be channeled through Casa Venezuela Puerto Rico to continue supporting the survivors of the catastrophe.

Pastor Wilmer Guédez, a coordinator of Puente de Espe ranza, said the event’s goal is simple: to tell the Venezuelan people that they are not alone. He noted that Puerto Rico, rooted in its Christian identity, seeks to serve as a bridge between need and provision, standing with Venezuela during this time of pain through concrete acts of faith and solidarity.

Guédez also expressed his gratitude to Puerto Rico for the aid already sent to Venezuela through government ini tiatives, the church, and Puerto Rican civil society leaders -- a gesture that, in his view, reflects the great heart of the Puerto Rican people.

Aguas Buenas, judiciary strengthen alliance to expand support for victims of gender violence

By THE STAR STAFF

As part of its commitment to the protection and well-being of victims of gender violence, the Municipality of Aguas Buenas has formalized a collaborative agreement with the island government’s judicial branch that will strengthen the coordination of services, fortify education as a prevention tool and facilitate access to resources for surviving victims.

The initiative is part of a broader effort involving several municipalities in Puerto Rico’s central region, through the Caguas Judicial Region, to strengthen the interagency response to gender-based violence and ensure more agile and coordinated care. It also includes several non-profit organizations.

“We are aware of the sad reality that Puerto Rico is facing,” Aguas Buenas Mayor Karina Nieves Serrano said. “That is why it is essential that municipalities, agencies, the judicial system, the police, and organizations work together to strengthen prevention, education, and access to tools that allow us to combat this type of violence.”

As part of the agreement, Aguas Buenas will maintain direct communication with the judicial branch to coordinate referrals and exchange information, make referrals to specialized services, offer transportation to the Specialized Court for Gender Violence Cases of the Caguas Judicial Region, participate in training and educational efforts, and continue developing initiatives aimed at preventing gender violence in its communities.

It is worth noting that the Specialized Courts for Gender Violence Cases incorporate a structured space with separate service areas for petitioners and respondents, including a children’s room and appropriate spaces for legal advocacy services. They are staffed by judges and court personnel trained in gender violence issues, including sexual violence, and operate on specialized schedules tailored to the nature of the cases before the court.

According to statistics from the Puerto Rico Police, between 2017 and 2025 some 142 women were murdered by their partners or ex-partners.

The mayor urged citizens seeking more information or needing to request services to call 787-732-8621 or visit the Aguas Buenas City Hall.

The initiative in Aguas Buenas is part of a broader effort involving several municipalities in Puerto Rico’s central region, through the Caguas Judicial Region, to strengthen the interagency response to gender-based violence and ensure more agile and coordinated care. It also includes several non-profit organizations.

House to review Navigation and Water Safety Law for update

By THE STAR STAFF

At-large Rep. José Aponte Hernández, along with Rep. Elinette González Aguayo, who chairs the Natural Resources Committee in the lower chamber of the Puerto Rico Legislature, announced on Wednesday the start of an evaluation to update Law 430-2000, better known as the Navigation and Water Safety Law of Puerto Rico.

“This week, the secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources [DNER], Engineer Waldemar Quiles, expressed the need to modernize the parameters of the law that regulates navigation in Puerto Rico,” Aponte said in a written statement. “Law 430-2000 was

signed 26 years ago, more than a quarter of a century ago, and although several amendments have been made, a detailed review is still needed. Much has happened since then. It is time to

adapt this law to the reality of our island. We are going to begin a study of the Navigation Law to adapt it to the current reality.”

The evaluation will include the use of boats in nature reserves and giving more powers to the DNER Rangers Corps, as well as guidance programs, signage and installation of marine buoys demarcating areas for the use of boaters, among others.

“The House Natural Resources Committee is committed to the safety of water activities in Puerto Rico, including boating,” González, who represents District 11 (Dorado, Vega Alta and Vega Baja). “According to the Neptuno vessel registration system, there are approximately 34,000 boats, sailboats, and/or personal wa-

tercraft on the island. However, DNER officials believe the actual number exceeds 96,000. With the advent of technology, we can implement, among other initiatives, smart electronic tags that will allow the Department to identify these vessels using unmanned aerial vehicles, among other platforms. This is something we will incorporate into the new law that we will be working on with Representative Aponte.”

The most recent amendment to the Navigation and Water Safety Law was Law 40-2026, which amended sections 9 and 10 of Article 7 to establish that persons aged 18 to 20 years of age may not operate a vessel or navigation vehicle when the blood alcohol content is 0.02%.

Governor signs laws regarding port security, civil rights and gender-based violence

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed into law several measures modifying government policy in areas such as port security, civil rights, protection for victims of gender-based violence, and legal claims involving minors and incapacitated persons, it was announced on Wednesday.

The new Law 126-2026 repeals the port security model in place since 2008 and establishes a new framework for coordinating the surveillance of port facilities with federal agencies, aiming to

eliminate regulatory structures and costs that the government deems unnecessary for maritime commerce. According to the legislation’s preamble, the previous system duplicated functions already performed by federal authorities and generated higher operational costs.

“With this legislation, we are modernizing our port security policy and eliminating costly, inefficient processes that for years have represented an additional burden on commerce and, ultimately, on consumers,” the governor stated in a written release.

Another approved measure, Law 130-

2026, amends the Civil Code to clarify that the statute of limitations for a claim remains suspended while a person is a minor or has a judicially declared incapacity, thereby preventing the loss of the right to file a claim due to circumstances beyond their control.

“No minor or incapacitated person should lose the right to file a claim due to circumstances beyond their control or the inaction of their legal representatives,” González Colón said.

Under newly enacted Law 138-2026, every municipality must designate a liaison to assist and provide guidance to women

who are victims or survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. The official will offer guidance, facilitate referrals, and assist with the processing of protection orders, among other duties. Municipalities have 90 days to implement the new provision.

“With this law, we are strengthening the support network for victims and survivors of domestic and gender-based violence by bringing services closer to communities and ensuring that every municipality has trained personnel to provide guidance, offer assistance, and channel necessary resources,” González Colón said.

Animal welfare group calls for moratorium on exotic species

By THE STAR STAFF

The animal‑welfare group Vínculo Animal PR is urging the Puerto Rico government to take stronger biosecurity measures after images circulating on social media and in news outlets raised concerns about the irregular handling, exploitation and public display of exotic species on the island.

The organization warned that the exhibi tion and sale of monkeys, birds and other wild animals are not isolated occurrences but rather part of a broader policy framework that requires urgent review. Beyond the public health and ecological risks identified by authorities, Vín culo Animal PR emphasized that the practices also endanger the animals themselves, many of which are linked to trafficking, commercial breeding or the exotic pet trade.

“Wild and exotic animals are not pets; they are sentient beings that belong in their natural habitats,” Vínculo Animal PR Director Sahir Pujols said. “Puerto Rico needs a public

policy that prioritizes prevention and recognizes that these animals are victims of a system that turns them into commodities.”

As part of its initiative, the group is pro posing a temporary moratorium on the impor tation, breeding and commercial sale of certain high‑risk exotic species. The pause, they argue, would allow regulators to reassess the current legal framework, strengthen enforcement and develop biosecurity protocols tailored to Puerto Rico’s ecological vulnerabilities.

Vínculo Animal PR also announced plans to submit a formal proposal to state and federal agencies to seek recognition of Puerto Rico as a High Risk Ecological Zone. The group says such a designation would bolster interagency coordination, prevention strategies and rap id response capacity for cases involving exotic or invasive species.

“Prevention will always be more effective and less costly than dealing with the conse quences once an invasive species becomes established,” said attorney Amanda Collazo,

a Vínculo Animal PR member and president of the Special Commission on Animal Rights. “Puerto Rico hosts a biodiversity found nowhere else in the world and needs biosecurity tools that reflect that reality.”

The organization is also launching an educational campaign to reshape public per ceptions of wild and exotic animals, empha sizing that the exotic pet trade fuels wildlife

trafficking, animal suffering and ecological risk. Vínculo Animal PR is encouraging res idents to support the proposed moratorium through a public petition and is inviting organi zations, scientists, universities and professionals to join efforts to build a preventive public policy framework that protects biodiversity, strengthens biosecurity and ensures the ethical treatment of all animals.

Animal‑welfare group Vínculo Animal PR warned that the exhibition and sale of monkeys, birds and other wild animals in Puerto Rico are not isolated occurrences but rather part of a broader policy framework that requires urgent review. (annual‑review.peta.org)

US House committee approves Water Resources Development Act

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Admin istration (PRFAA) announced this week that the U.S. House Committee on Trans portation and Infrastructure has approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, a bipartisan measure that authorizes water‑related infrastructure projects led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

The bill now moves to consideration by the full House of Representatives.

WRDA, traditionally enacted every two years, provides congressional authorization for new USACE projects and continued sup port for ongoing initiatives involving flood management, coastal protection, environ mental restoration and navigation. The proj ects are considered essential for community safety and long‑term economic development.

According to the PRFAA, the 2026 leg islation includes multiple provisions, studies and infrastructure projects that would benefit Puerto Rico as part of broader efforts to mod

ernize and strengthen water systems across the island. The bill also incorporates measures aimed at accelerating USACE project delivery, improving coordination with state, territorial and municipal governments, and expanding access to specialized technical assistance.

The act further seeks to reinforce USACE’s navigation mission, enhance con gressional oversight, and bolster national strategies for flood mitigation and coastal risk management. It also addresses dam safety through the reauthorization of the Federal

Emergency Management Agency’s High Hazard Potential Dam Program under the National Dam Safety Program.

WRDA 2026 authorizes 133 new feasibility studies including at least one in a Puerto Rico municipality and 14 construction projects nationwide. It also in troduces reforms designed to expedite water infrastructure development and strengthen community capacity to address challenges related to flooding, coastal protection and water resource management.

Legend of the Seas to make two inaugural calls in Ponce

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón and Puerto Rico Tourism Company (CTPR by its initials in Spanish) Executive Director Willianette Robles Cancel announced Wednesday that Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas, the new Icon‑class vessel entering service in 2026, will dock at the Port of Ponce on March 31 and April 14, 2027.

González Colón described the an nouncement as a “vote of confidence” in Puerto Rico’s tourism sector and in the long‑term

Caribbean’s Legend of the

which can carry up to 7,000 passengers and a crew of roughly 2,350, is expected to generate an estimated $1 million in economic activ‑ ity during its two visits to the Port of Ponce next year.

potential of the south coast. The ship, which can carry up to 7,000 passengers and a crew of roughly 2,350, is expected to generate an estimated $1 million in economic activity during its two visits.

“The arrival of the world’s largest cruise ship to Ponce underscores the strength of our tourism industry and the growing appeal of the region,” the governor said, noting that the administration continues to push initiatives aimed at expanding cruise operations across the island.

Robles Cancel emphasized that the

planned calls reflect Puerto Rico’s positioning as a leading cruise destination in the Carib bean and the interest of major cruise lines in expanding their routes to regional ports. She added that the visits are the result of sustained collaboration between the CTPR and indus try partners to diversify tourism and bring its benefits to more municipalities.

During each stop, the Legend of the Seas will arrive at 10 a.m. and depart at 6 p.m., giving thousands of visitors time to explore Ponce’s historic and cultural attractions as well as destinations throughout the southern region.

New York enacts nation’s first statewide moratorium on data centers

By GRACE ASHFORD

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order earlier this week placing a one-year pause on the construction of the largest data centers, putting the state at the forefront of the national debate over artificial intelligence companies’ impact on American landscapes and energy grids.

The order, the first of its kind to be enacted in the United States, will temporarily bar the state from approving permits for so-called hyperscale data centers, which use 50 or more megawatts of power to operate. During the pause, New York will develop a regulatory framework for assessing how these behemoth projects affect the environment.

A farther-reaching moratorium passed the state Legislature last month, prompting questions about whether Hochul, who has championed artificial intelligence as a tool for research and good governance, would be supportive. Hochul has not yet signed the bill, but said she will continue to consider it.

On Tuesday, Hochul, a Democrat seeking reelection this year, reiterated her belief in the power of technological innovation to improve New Yorkers’ lives. “I also believe this,” she added: “that the businesses that build technology capable of changing civilization with AI are also capable of working with us to protect our power grid, to protect our water supplies and our communities.”

The order will take effect immediately. It is not expected to affect the data demands of back-office financial services, hospitals or universities.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during a news conference in Albany on Jan. 20, 2026. Hochul signed an executive order on July 14 pausing the construction of the largest data centers for one year while the state assesses their effects on the environment and energy use. (Cindy Schultz/The New York Times)

The news was met with criticism from tech business groups and several construction unions that had expected to benefit from the building of data centers.

“A shortsighted moratorium only accomplishes one thing: It kills good-paying union jobs,” said Mark McManus, the president of the United Association, which represents plumbers and pipe fitters. He added that the governor should instead institute “commonsense guardrails.”

But the move was celebrated by conservationists and by other Democratic politicians who hailed the governor’s mettle in standing up to Big Tech.

Laura Shindell, the New York state director at the nonprofit Food & Water Watch, called the moratorium “a huge step forward.”

“It comes as the direct result of immense public pressure from people across the state demanding their elected leaders protect them from Big Tech’s assault, which threatens the state’s clean air and water and New Yorkers’ financial security,” she said.

A recent Gallup poll showed that Republicans and Democrats alike oppose data center construction, citing the facilities’ rapacious demand for water and energy at a time when electricity costs are rising.

President Donald Trump has sought to stymie the backlash against data centers, obtaining a pledge from tech companies that they will pay for the cost of their own energy, while encouraging development more broadly.

That approach has led to a Wild West atmosphere, with companies racing to build as many as 1,500 new data centers across the country, from former tobacco fields in Virginia to Native American land along the Columbia River in Washington.

The boom has sparked dozens of moratorium proposals at the state and federal level. In March, the Seminole Nation passed a complete moratorium, barring development on the tribe’s lands in Oklahoma. In Maine, the state Legislature passed the country’s first statewide moratorium, but it was vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, in April.

Other Democratic governors, including Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Gavin Newsom of California, have also weighed in on the side of Big Tech, citing the economic opportunities the projects might bring to states still suffering from deindustrialization.

Initially it appeared that Hochul, a pro-business moderate from Buffalo, might fall into the same camp. She had previously said the matter ought to be left to localities, leading some to worry she might veto the moratorium passed by Democrats in Albany.

But the demands of the moment prompted Hochul to weigh in, she said in a statement: “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it’s my responsibility to take action and lead.”

Hochul’s order will require data centers to pay into a state fund to help with badly needed electrical grid improvements. She is also pushing for legislation that would strip data centers of their tax subsidies so as to mitigate their burden on taxpayers.

It is difficult to determine how many data centers exist because of the current lack of regulatory requirements. The Pew Research Center this year found 148 existing and six planned data centers in New York state. But state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, who sponsored the moratorium bill, has estimated there could be as many as 28 under consideration.

“Potential data centers in New York are seeking more than 9,000 megawatts of new electricity, about one-third of the total energy New York uses yearly,” Gonzalez said Tuesday, calling the push an electricity “gold rush.”

When the moratorium is lifted, localities will be free to pursue their own agreements with companies, according to state officials. But the state will provide a framework for those negotiations to empower governments to push for concessions from the companies, such as investments in local infrastructure and agreements that projects be built with union labor.

The moratorium will not delay projects that already have all the required permits, but will place a hold on those still requiring approval.

The broader bill that was passed by the Legislature would bar projects that use 20 megawatts or more, and would institute energy efficiency standards for projects larger than 1 megawatt, requiring them to use almost entirely renewable energy by 2050.

Hochul administration officials said that the governor had issued the order for the sake of expediency but that she would continue to review the legislation and any amendments with the bill’s sponsors.

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Colombian immigrant killed by ICE in Maine had legal status, father says

By CHRISTINA MORALES, JENNA RUSSELL and JACEY FORTIN

The father of a Colombian immigrant shot and killed by a federal agent in Maine on Monday described him as “a good person raised with strong values,” who worked two jobs to support his wife and 3-year-old daughter.

“He had a great vision for getting ahead, so many dreams to fulfill,” Omar Duran, the father of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, told Noticias Caracol, a Colombian news outlet, on Tuesday, speaking in Spanish. “My son is a wonderful son — I don’t know why they did that to him.”

Guerrero, 25, lived in Biddeford, a small city south of Portland, where he worked as a food delivery driver and a late-night cleaner at a veterinary clinic. Duran said his son was in the United States legally.

A counter protester, center, shouts at demonstrators gathered outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Scarborough, Maine, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The protesters gathered in reaction to the killing of a man in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday morning by a federal immigration agent. (Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times)

In the hours after Guerrero was killed on the block where he lived, details emerged to suggest that immigration agents may have mistaken him for another person. A spokesperson for Sen. Angus King of Maine said Monday that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had told the senator that the agents had been looking for someone else.

The Department of Homeland Security said that ICE had been “conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal,” but it did not identify the person ICE was seeking. In its statement, Homeland Security referred to Guerrero as an “illegal alien” who “attempted to flee the scene” but did not name him, and provided no further information about his immigration status.

Guerrero was from Bucaramanga, a mountainside city of about 615,000 people in north-central Colombia. In Biddeford, he lived in a weathered three-story apartment building next to a coin-operated laundromat, which sits at the intersection where he was shot.

He and his wife and daughter would often exchange greetings with other neighborhood residents.

“They were always so happy and so polite,” Don Gregoire, 69, a hairstylist, said of Guerrero and his wife. “I’d be watering my flowers in front of the house, and they would stop and say, ‘Very nice flowers.’ And their little girl would wave.”

Guerrero had been a deliveryman for DoorDash, the company confirmed. In a statement, it said that he had not been working on the morning of his death.

The killing prompted furious protests in Biddeford and in nearby Scarborough, site of an ICE facility.

Maine’s congressional delegation called for an urgent investigation of the shooting in a letter sent Tuesday to Joseph V. Cuffari, inspector general of the Homeland Security Department.

“The facts surrounding this tragedy remain a matter

of significant local concern and necessitate a thorough, objective accounting,” King, an independent, Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, both Democrats, wrote in the letter. “Given the gravity of the situation and the understandable anxiety within the Biddeford community, we urge you to prioritize this investigation.”

The Trump administration has ordered ICE officers to halt most vehicle stops. Collins said in a statement Tuesday that she had urged Mullin to take the action in the wake of Guerrero’s killing, the second fatal shooting in two weeks by federal agents making traffic stops.

Last week, an ICE agent fatally shot a Mexican immigrant, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during a traffic stop in Houston. The Homeland Security Department later said that Araujo was not the operation’s intended target.

An online fundraiser established by friends of the Guerrero family had raised $150,000 by Tuesday afternoon to help “cover legal expenses, funeral costs, and the repatriation of his body to Colombia, where his parents are waiting to lay him to rest,” it said.

Some of Guerrero’s neighbors shared jarring details of a violent and chaotic scene Monday morning: the sound of multiple gunshots and the sight of a white car, pierced by bullet holes, making slow circles around an intersection with Guerrero still in the driver’s seat.

Shortly after the immigration agents pulled him from the car, some saw Guerrero’s wife, Karo Rojas, kneeling and wailing near her husband in the street as their daughter looked on.

On Tuesday, Rojas shared photos of the three of them, smiling, on social media.

“I will love you all of the days of my life,” she wrote.

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DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AMBIENTALES

GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO

AVISO AMBIENTAL

SOBRE INTENCIÓN DE EMITIR PERMISO DE INYECCIÓN SUBTERRÁNEA

El peticionario, Sr. Ernesto Valle Quintana, cuya dirección postal es HC02 Buzón 12326, Moca PR 00676, ha solicitado a la Oficina Regional de Arecibo del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) la renovación del Permiso de Operación UIC-13-67-0004 para un (1) sistema de inyección subterránea (SIS) Clase VC-1 bajo las provisiones del Reglamento para el Control de la Inyección Subterránea (RCIS) del Programa para el Control de la Inyección Subterránea (PCIS) y la Ley Federal de Agua Potable Segura, según enmendada, 42 USC 300f, et seq. (LFAPS).

El SIS consiste en una planta de tratamiento secundario soterrada Modelo Tropical Hurricane con descarga a un sistema de infiltración por goteo. La planta de tratamiento tiene como componentes cuatro tanques de aireación con capacidad de 6,311.25 galones cada uno, un tanque clarificador (sedimentador) con una capacidad de 4,251.58 galones, un digestor aeróbico con capacidad de 4,467.73 galones, un tanque de contacto de cloro con capacidad de 1,842.85 galones y un tanque de bombeo con capacidad de 6,311.25 galones. Las aguas sanitarias provienen de 138 apartamentos. El flujo máximo permitido de aguas sanitarias a ser descargadas es de 23,782 galones por día. El SIS de la Egida Hacienda El Jibarito & Jesús de Nazaret está ubicado en la Carr. 445 Km. 6.5 Int. Bo. Saltos en San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.

Luego de realizada la evaluación correspondiente de los documentos sometidos, el DRNA tiene la intención de otorgar la renovación del permiso de operación para la instalación en conformidad con el RCIS y de la LFAPS. Esta notificación se hace para informar que el DRNA ha preparado el borrador del permiso de operación de forma tal que el público interesado pueda someter sus comentarios con relación al mismo. El borrador de permiso contiene las condiciones y prohibiciones necesarias para cumplir con los requisitos reglamentarios aplicables.

El público puede evaluar copia de la solicitud de permiso que sometió el peticionario ante el DRNA, el borrador de permiso y otros documentos relevantes en la Oficina Regional de Arecibo del DRNA ubicada en la Avenida San Patricio #44 Marginal Carretera PR-2 Km. 80.6 en Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Copia de dichos documentos pueden adquirirse ($0.50 por pliego) en el antes mencionado lugar de 7:30 ama 4:00 pm de lunes a viernes o escribiendo a la siguiente dirección: Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, San José Industrial Park, 1375 Ave. Ponce De León, San Juan PR 00926.

Las partes interesadas pueden enviar sus comentarios al Sr. Luis O. Reyes Vázquez, Director de la Oficina Regional de Arecibo, o solicitar una vista administrativa al Secretario del DRNA a la dirección postal indicada anteriormente. Los comentarios por escrito o la solicitud de vista pública deberán ser sometidos no más tarde de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este aviso. La fecha límite para someter comentarios puede ser extendida si se estima necesario o apropiado para el interés público. La solicitud para una vista pública debe señalar la razón o razones que en la opinión del solicitante ameritan la celebración de esta. De realizarse una vista pública, los interesados o afectados tendrán una oportunidad razonable para presentar evidencia o testimonio sobre si se emite o deniega el permiso, si el Secretario determina que dicha vista es necesaria o apropiada.

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The Ukraine-Russia war reaches a new phase

By SERGE SCHMEMANN

Back when the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was in its early stages, the cry from the West was to supply Ukraine with enough artillery shells and tanks to blunt the Russian onslaught. Now, well into the war’s fifth year, this is a far different fight, one that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says has become a decisive “battle in the sky.” It is a decisive moment, too, for the West.

The ground war is at a stalemate. Russia is still clawing away at Ukrainian territory, but at a snail’s pace and extraordinary cost. Ukraine says it killed or wounded almost 40,000 Russians in June, or about 1,300 casualties per square kilometer “seized or infiltrated,” according to the Institute for the Study of War — an attrition rate 19 times what it was a year earlier. “Ukrainian forces are becoming increasingly effective at simultaneously slowing Russian advances and inflicting heavier losses,” the institute said.

The battle in the sky, by contrast, is not for territory: It is a grinding duel of attrition, destruction and death, intended to erode the enemy’s ability and will to carry on.

Russia is pummeling Ukraine with salvo after deadly salvo of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles; Ukraine is using ever more sophisticated and longer-range drones to drive Russia’s fleet away from Ukraine in the Black Sea, starve Russian-occupied Crimea and, most effectively, strike oil facilities and military installations deep inside Russia. Long lines for gas in Moscow and black smoke billowing from a refinery in distant Omsk, and images of victims being pulled out of demolished apartment blocks in Kyiv, tell the rest of the story.

“If you stop the enemy on the battlefield, if you stop the war on land, and if you deny him dominance at sea … then the next battlefield becomes the sky,” Zelenskyy said in a recent interview with The Financial Times. “And frankly, in that contest it matters far less whose territory is larger.”

What matters, he made clear, is to have the means to block the Russian fusillades, and there lies the current crunch. After the United States’ large-scale expenditure of crucial missiles against Iran, including the prized Patriot interceptors, precious few Patriots remain to share with Ukraine. Zelenskyy said that in the intense Russian attack on July 6, Ukraine shot down drones and cruise missiles but did not have enough interceptors to stop a single ballistic missile. Ukraine simply doesn’t have enough Patriots to do the job. Russia, meanwhile, is producing about 60 Iskander missiles — the one most often fired at Ukraine — per month, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.

So interceptors, and specifically Patriots, have replaced artillery shells as the indispensable weapon for Ukraine in what may well be the endgame of this war. That was at least part of the thinking behind Zelenskyy’s government reshuffle announced Sunday; the “most important” matter

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Overall, it is difficult to fathom how Russians have put up for so long with Vladimir Putin’s maniacal mission to destroy Ukraine, given the growing pain of Ukrainian strikes, a battlefield death toll of about 450,000, deteriorating living standards and the revival of a Soviet-style police state.

Yet Putin continues to believe that he can bring Kyiv to its knees with regular barrages. That makes it imperative for Ukraine, at this critical juncture of the war, to find ways of surviving the dearth of Patriot missiles while it hammers away at Russia. The Ukrainians are working with various European partners to develop their own missile defense systems and have already deployed an electronic warfare weapon called Lima, which messes with satellite navigation signals.

for the new government to address, he said, was the procurement and production of Patriot missiles.

The money is there — NATO has pledged $80 billion in military aid for Ukraine, and individual NATO countries have allocated billions more. President Donald Trump also seems to be shifting his favor back toward Ukraine after its recent military successes.

At the NATO summit meeting in Ankara, Turkey, last week, he called Ukraine’s leadership “ingenious,” and said he’d license Ukraine to produce the Patriot missiles it so urgently needs. Zelenskyy, reflecting the hard lessons of a rocky relationship, told The Financial Times, “President Trump wants to be where there’s success.”

What matters in the new phase of Ukraine’s war with Russia, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made clear, “is to have the means to block the Russian fusillades,” Times columnist Serge Schmemann writes, “and there lies the current crunch.” (Jedrzej Nowicki/ The New York Times) Dr. Ricardo Angulo Founder

Trump acknowledged that he hadn’t yet raised the license matter with the two main manufacturers of the missiles, Lockheed Martin and RTX. And even if they were to agree, it would take years for Ukraine to start full production. In the meantime, Ukraine has to compete with U.S. armed forces and 16 other foreign clients waiting for Patriot deliveries, and these fancy weapons take time to put together.

That does not mean Ukraine is doomed. Far from it. The Ukrainians have displayed remarkable ingenuity in adapting to new forms of warfare, most notably in the development of sophisticated, inexpensive and lethal drones. Following the old precept of “shoot the archer, not the arrow,” Ukraine has been increasingly targeting military-industrial facilities deep in Russia with considerable effect, as evidenced by Russia’s recent ban on the export of diesel fuel. Ukraine’s relentless drone attacks on Crimea and Russian shipping in the Sea of Azov have also been highly effective.

In the meantime, it is imperative for the United States and Europe to do what they can to help Ukraine protect itself. In his last undertaking before his death, Sen. Lindsey Graham had traveled to Ukraine. From there, he said he had reached agreement with the White House on a bipartisan bill to sanction buyers of Russian oil. That bill should be quickly advanced. Trump also should urgently act on his pledge to grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriots, and also to accelerate production at home and in Europe. Europeans, too, should share as many air-defense missiles as they can and redouble their efforts to help Ukraine develop new systems. That may not block Russian missiles right away, but it would be a powerful message to Putin that his time is fast running out.

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SAN JUAN – La procuradora de las Mujeres, Astrid Piñeiro Vázquez, informó el miércoles que la Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres (OPM) establecerá una alianza con Fundación Consentido para desarrollar campañas de prevención dirigidas a jóvenes y presentadas por estudiantes de escuela superior.

“La violencia no surge de un día para otro. Se aprende, se repite y también puede prevenirse”, expresó Piñeiro Vázquez en declaraciones escritas.

Mediante el acuerdo, ambas organizaciones prepararán talleres, conversatorios, cápsulas informativas, materiales digitales y actividades escolares y comunitarias sobre violencia, autoestima, educación emocional, límites personales y relaciones saludables.

son comunicados por jóvenes a otros jóvenes con un lenguaje cercano a sus experiencias.

ayudar a niños y adolescentes a identificar conductas violentas antes de que se normalicen, pedir ayuda, establecer límites y apoyar a compañeros que enfrenten situaciones de riesgo.

Fundación Consentido fue creada por estudiantes de escuela superior interesadas en promover relaciones saludables y abrir conversaciones sobre violencia en espacios juveniles.

“Como estudiantes, vemos todos los días la necesidad de hablar de estos temas sin tabúes entre nuestros compañeros. No queremos ser espectadoras; queremos ser agentes de cambio”, expresaron las portavoces de la organización.

Además de las actividades presenciales, el acuerdo contempla contenido para redes sociales y otros formatos breves que puedan utilizarse en escuelas y comunidades.

El proyecto parte de la idea de que los mensajes de prevención pueden tener mayor alcance cuando

“Cuando un adolescente le habla a otro desde su propia realidad, el mensaje llega distinto”, sostuvo la procuradora.

Según Piñeiro Vázquez, las iniciativas buscarán

La OPM indicó que continuará estableciendo alianzas con organizaciones educativas, comunitarias y juveniles para ampliar sus esfuerzos de prevención.

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What happens when ‘Star Wars’ replaces Mozart?

By SOPAN DEB

This summer, plenty of familiar scores will be heard at the biggest orchestras in the country. Of course, there will be symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gustav Mahler. But even more famous, perhaps, will be the soundtracks for “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars.”

What used to be a novelty has now become a core staple of symphonic programming in the United States: live soundtracks, performances in which an orchestra plays while a movie screens overhead. As the classical music industry grapples with declining cultural relevance and mounting financial challenges, an evening of “How to Train Your Dragon” is no longer inconceivable.

Orchestra administrators say the programming shift attracts audiences that might not otherwise come to a typical concert. And because of technological advances, there are more films available for programming than ever. Melia Tourangeau, the president and chief executive of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, said in an interview that live soundtrack shows are the ensemble’s “fastest-growing product line.”

Still, there have been grumbles about the artistic merit of these concerts.

“Trying to get people to go to the symphony by presenting something that’s more familiar is not necessarily a bad thing,” Evan Shinners, a musician and the host of the podcast “W.T.F. Bach,” said in an interview. “It’s just not an effective thing.”

“Despite how lovely film music can be, it’s not classical music,” he added. “It just happens to be playable by the orchestra. What you do when you do present film music in an orchestra is, you reinforce people’s love for films. You don’t cause them to come back to want to hear Beethoven.”

In the early 2010s, the Philadelphia Orchestra programmed one live soundtrack concert per season. In the last decade, it has typically done three. The Pittsburgh Symphony used to do three per season; now, it is doing five.

The Minnesota Orchestra is performing seven soundtracks next season, including “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (by John Williams), Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” (by Bernard Herrmann) and “Home Alone” (also by Williams). That is almost double the number a decade ago. On average, 36% of film concert attendees are taking in a symphony concert for the first time, the orchestra said.

“The bottom line is that it’s an income generator, and it also brings in new audiences into the concert hall, which orchestras are always trying to accomplish,” said Sarah Hicks, the principal conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Live at Orchestra Hall, a series focused on popular music that includes film concerts. The ensemble has found that 38% of those who attend the live soundtrack performances purchase ticket packages that include at least two other programs.

Performances like this have been around for decades, though it used to be much harder to strip the music out of

“Star Wars” fans take photos with people in costumes at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, where the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performed a live soundtrack for “The Empire Strikes Back,” May 2, 2026. Live soundtrack performances, one conductor said, are going to “become an expected part of an orchestra‘s offerings, rather than being viewed as a special or outlying concert event.” (Nate Smallwood/The New York Times)

films. Sergei Eisenstein’s battle film “Alexander Nevsky,” scored by Sergei Prokofiev, was performed by the National Symphony Orchestra in 1989 at Wolf Trap in Virginia. The next year, the ensemble accompanied another EisensteinProkofiev film, “Ivan the Terrible.” Around that time, some orchestras presented “Bugs Bunny on Broadway,” a concert musical starring the famed cartoon rabbit.

There is also a long tradition of classical composers, like Prokofiev, writing film scores: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the Viennese prodigy who penned many hit operas before fleeing Nazi rule and hitting it big in Hollywood, or Franz Waxman, the German composer who won two Oscars in the 1950s for “Sunset Boulevard” and “A Place in the Sun.” And film music has made its way into the concert hall; Prokofiev reworked “Nevsky” as a cantata, and Williams has regularly conducted suites based on his soundtracks.

In some ways, film scores can be more challenging than traditional symphonic works. Musicians typically have familiarity with the classics, having played them for many years, as opposed to the underscoring for the snowball fight in “Elf.”

During performances, orchestra musicians often wear ear pieces to monitor a click track, since the score needs to match the film exactly. (For older movies, there was an analog clock to synchronize the music.) There is “no margin for error,” said Bill Buchman, a bassoonist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which 20 years ago performed music for Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights” and some film excerpts but has programmed four full-length movies this season. And the scores can be technically difficult, too, while requiring a different sort of endurance; soundtracks aren’t recorded all at once, but in snippets.

“The vast majority of them were not intended to be performed live along with a screening of the movie,” Buchman said. “They were written to be recorded on a soundstage, and you had a chance to go back and do retakes of things that didn’t quite go right. Or they even had a chance in the editing room to slow things down, speed things up or cut things in order to make it fit with what they needed for the movie.”

Although live soundtrack performances bring in muchneeded revenue for orchestras across the country, some, particularly the musicians, question whether the concerts devalue their art form.

“I’ll be perfectly honest,” said Ryan Fleur, the president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra. “We have some musicians that feel very strongly that this wasn’t the reason that they went to conservatory.”

Jim Nova, a trombonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, said of film scores, “I don’t think anyone is as enthusiastic as I am. I mean, I love this music.”

“I have friends who live in Los Angeles who have played on a lot of film scores, and they say that film scoring is like 95% boredom and 5% terror,” Nova said. “You’ll be plugging along playing something, and it’s not really that hard, and then you turn the page and there’s something that’s basically almost unplayable.”

Hicks said that there used to be a “certain resistance” to performing live soundtracks because the musicians weren’t trained for them.

“There was some sort of attitude,” she said, “that soundtracks and score music was somehow lesser and orchestras still do have this curatorial responsibility to perform the great works of art.”

Some of the difference in opinion is generational. Younger musicians have grown up with these concerts and expect to perform them. “Half the brass players probably in the world would credit their desire to play trumpet, trombone and French horn to the ‘Star Wars’ soundtrack,” said Ben Dettelback, a 28-year-old trombonist in the Syracuse Orchestra. “You just listen to any John Williams. That’s real music.”

If there is any — to use “Star Wars” parlance — rebellion against film scores brewing among musicians, it may be futile. Live soundtrack concerts are reliable sellers, and there is now an industry that facilitates these shows by securing rights, creating orchestrations and printing sheet music.

Film performances, Hicks said, are going to “become an expected part of an orchestra’s offerings, rather than being viewed as a special or outlying concert event.”

In one sign of that future, excerpts from “The Imperial March” (Darth Vader’s theme in “Star Wars”) and selections from “Harry Potter” are beginning to pop up in some orchestra auditions. The reason, Nova said, is “because you’re much more likely to play those things nowadays in various concerts than you are to play some of the really heavy classical pieces.”

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The biggest U.S. banks said this week that deal activity is strengthening across their investment banking businesses, suggesting the broad-based recovery that has eluded the industry for years is gaining momentum.

Investment banking fees at the six largest U.S. banks surged 45% on average in the second quarter from a year earlier, with Morgan Stanley reporting the strongest percentage growth.

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in the second quarter, according to Renaissance Capital, driven by the historic listing of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The resurgence ⁠also ⁠reached sponsor-backed companies, as several private ⁠equity and venture capital-owned firms returned to public markets.

That reopened an important exit channel for financial sponsors, many of whom had been forced to hold portfolio companies longer than expected while the IPO market remained ⁠subdued.

“As we enter the second half, the pipeline looks healthy,” Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said, adding that the bank is looking to invest in talent to fill gaps that would help it gain market share, including in M&A.

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quarter, our backlog increased to its highest level in five years ⁠and its second ⁠highest level on record, underpinned by a record advisory backlog,” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on a call with analysts on Tuesday.

Years of elevated interest rates, market volatility and tougher regulatory scrutiny kept companies from pursuing deals and public listings. More recently, conflict in the Middle East and uncertainty over AI’s economic impact prompted a brief bout of caution, but neither proved enough to derail the recovery.

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Announced global M&A volumes have hit over $3 trillion so far in 2026, climbing more than 40% from a year earlier, according to Dealogic.

“Client engagement remained broad-based with activity across capital markets, strategic transactions, liquidity management,” Bank of America Chief Financial Officer Alastair Borthwick told analysts on a call.

Technology companies, particularly AI firms and the “picks-and-shovels” businesses supplying the computing infrastructure needed to support the AI boom, have dominated activity in 2026. Activity also accelerated in the healthcare, utilities and energy sectors.

“The pipeline remains quite robust, and the current activity levels seem to be encouraging more activity,” JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum said.

Morningstar analysts said the “investment banking supercycle” appears to have room to run, though the business remains inherently volatile. The research firm added it does not expect a “material ⁠contraction” until 2028 or later.

Expectations of stronger investment banking profits have helped lift Wall Street bank shares this year, although the increases are more modest than in recent years due to concerns about high valuations.

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Mourners follow the truck carrying the coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran, on Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2026. The latest phase of the U.S. military campaign in Iran has a new focus, but not necessarily a clearer strategy. (Emile Ducke/The New York Times)

forces struck thousands of targets, but did not destroy Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which about 20% of the world’s oil typically flows.

For roughly 90 days beginning in April, an on-again-off-again ceasefire prevailed. And then it was over.

The United States now appears to be entering Round 2 of its military campaign. This round has a new focus — but not necessarily a clearer strategy.

Iran’s ability to control the strait, despite the pummeling its navy took, is by far the most important lesson of the first phase of the war. So it is no surprise that the Trump administration is focused on trying to loosen Iran’s grip on it.

Last week, in retaliation for attacks on tankers, President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on dozens of targets in Iran, including coastal radars, anti-ship missile launchers and a fleet of small Iranian attack boats.

After a short lull, the United States hit 140 military targets in the first of three consecutive days of heavy bombing this week.

U.S. forces carried out new rounds of attacks on Iran throughout Tuesday and resumed a naval blockade of Iranian ports, a strategy that showed some success in the earlier phase.

The strikes are intended to open the waterway to shipping. The purpose of the na-

craft operating across the Middle East,” Central Command said in a statement announcing the resumption of the blockade. “American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.”

In the strikes last week, U.S. forces hit more than 170 Iranian military targets. In three consecutive days of heavy bombing this week, the United States has hit 140 military targets.

Analysts said the Trump administration was sending a pointed message to the government in Tehran that the United States was willing to broaden its mission again and hit sites that have both military and civilian uses.

But senior U.S. officials said the real focus of the current phase is undoubtedly the strait.

So far, Trump had not ordered resumption of an all-out conflict, in part because that could prompt Iran to target not only U.S. military bases in Gulf countries like Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, but also energy infrastructure in those nations. Attacks on those facilities could send oil and natural gas prices skyrocketing even higher.

val blockade is to put economic pressure on Iran by choking off its trade and to flex U.S. military might.

Trump was quick to declare success.

“The Strait of Hormuz is open to ALL Ship traffic except for Iran — and that is because of their lying, violent, malicious leadership, which is taking them down the path of TOTAL DESTRUCTION,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday morning.

But exactly what the U.S. military will do to enforce the blockade, and how far it will go to exert control of the strait, is not clear.

A key question is whether Trump will consider an operation to take the strait’s Kharg Island, a key export hub for Iran’s oil.

Trump publicly mused about ordering the Marines to take control of the island during the first phase of the war, but ultimately abandoned those plans for fear of high U.S. casualties.

Such an operation would be a far bigger escalation than Trump has undertaken so far. But it would be difficult, and lives could be lost in either taking or holding the island.

The United States continues to have a fearsome arsenal in the region, including two aircraft carriers, and dozens of carrier- and land-based attack and surveillance planes.

“There are currently more than 20 U.S. Navy warships and hundreds of military air-

Senior officials said the goal of the new military campaign is to force Iran to allow tankers and other commercial cargo ships to pass freely through the strait, and ultimately to return to the bargaining table to resume nascent talks on more difficult, long-term issues like the fate of Iran’s highly enriched uranium.

Administration officials acknowledge that the military strategy is not without risks. Iran has shown it has an asymmetric advantage. Iranian forces do not have to hit every ship passing through the strait, or sink any of them. They only have to cause enough damage and issue enough threats to scare shipping companies and insurers.

This week, Iranian missiles struck two crude oil carriers that were transiting the southern part of the strait. The attack killed an Indian crew member. Another tanker, carrying liquefied natural gas, was also hit and caught fire near the Omani coast.

Senior U.S. officials said time remains on the American side as Iran’s economy collapses.

During the uneasy peace, Iran was able to get many of its tankers out, and to empty storage tanks that were overflowing with oil. The resumed blockade will cause that oil to back up once more, and the money Iran has made from its oil exports will begin to dry up.

But the real question is: Can Iran’s hardline leadership outlast Trump’s anxiety over rising oil prices?

He has a $25 million bounty on his head. He’s also a key US partner.

By ANATOLY KURMANAEV

The United States has put a $25 million bounty on his head. Federal prosecutors say he trafficked tons of cocaine. The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions for embezzlement and the U.N. accuses him of terrorizing opponents.

Still, a lengthy resume of alleged wrongdoing has not kept Diosdado Cabello, a top Venezuelan government minister, from working closely with senior U.S. officials — a relationship that has become more public following two major earthquakes.

A senior U.S. diplomat shook Cabello’s hand and patted him on the shoulder at a public event this month. U.S. generals sat across from him at a meeting the next day, and were photographed laughing with him before the gathering began.

Cabello’s overnight transformation from a top U.S. target into a tolerated, even accepted, partner has arguably been the most unexpected result of the Trump administration’s military intervention in Venezuela in January.

To supporters of U.S. policy, the accommodation with Cabello is a pragmatic concession to achieve greater stability in Venezuela. To President Donald Trump’s opponents, Cabello’s enduring prominence in power is the most glaring example of the administration’s betrayal of the Venezuelan people’s desire for political change.

The raid by U.S. Special Forces in January that toppled Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, turned the country into a de facto U.S. protectorate.

To control Venezuela, the Trump administration has chosen to work with officials in Maduro’s autocratic regime rather than the pro-democracy opposition. As a result, many of the most infamous enforcers of the fallen leader’s repressive apparatus have been reintegrated into a new, U.S.-sponsored government.

The back-to-back earthquakes that devastated Venezuela last month have only deepened the Trump administration’s cooperation with Maduro’s inner circle.

U.S. officials have declared their unequivocal support for the interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, and rushed aid and hundreds of soldiers to assist in rescue and reconstruction efforts.

In practice, that has created a jarring dynamic — many Venezuelan officials who deal daily with American counterparts are wanted by the United States on criminal charges or have been banned from doing business with Americans by the U.S. government.

In some cases, Trump administration officials now work with Venezuelans targeted by other Trump officials during the U.S. president’s current or previous administration.

Take the case of Cabello, a founding member of the Socialist Party, which has ruled Venezuela for the past three decades. Widely seen as one of Venezuela’s most powerful men, Cabello kept his post as the country’s interior minister after the U.S. raid. Since then, he has embraced his new role as a promoter of American interests.

arrest and/or conviction.”

Cabello, nevertheless, is prominently involved in his government’s earthquake response with the United States.

He toured a disaster zone this month with John Barrett, the head of the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela. A video posted by the Los Angeles Fire Department, which had helped with rescue efforts, showed Barrett shaking Cabello’s hand and patting him on the shoulder.

Barrett evaded the question when asked at a news conference if the bounty on Cabello remained in place.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked the same question during a news conference in May and said: “The U.S. policy on this issue has not changed.”

The State Department did not provide an on-the-record comment.

Cabello, once an ardent foe of the United States, has drastically shifted his rhetoric and moved to reshape his public image since Maduro’s downfall. His transformation is driven by an overriding goal — to be useful to Americans, and in doing so, play a constructive part in his country’s new phase, people who know him said.

After decades of diatribes against American imperialism, he has dropped any criticism of Washington and traded his usual garish red shirts and paramilitary outfits for more somber attire, including an occasional suit and tie.

Months after warning that a U.S. attack on Venezuela would result in “another Vietnam,” he has been promoting military cooperation with Washington.

Cabello’s extensive influence among Venezuela’s military and security forces has earned him a spot in the country’s informal ruling clique. He effectively shares power with Rodríguez and her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, the leader of congress. All three are longtime Maduro lieutenants.

Political analysts have called the arrangement the triumvirate, with Cabello responsible for maintaining domestic security and stability.

But Cabello is also a defendant in a drug trafficking case that U.S. prosecutors have brought against Maduro, who awaits trial in a New York City jail. An indictment says Cabello “worked with other members of the Venezuelan regime to coordinate the shipment” of 5 1/2 tons of cocaine from Venezuela.

The U.S. Treasury separately imposed sanctions on Cabello for corruption during Trump’s first term. The U.N. has accused Cabello of being one of the leaders of Venezuela’s repression apparatus.

In addition, the Chilean government accuses Cabello of ordering the assassination in 2024 of an exiled Venezuelan dissident in Santiago, the Chilean capital. The Chilean prosecutor leading the case, Héctor Barros, said in a statement that his office is seeking to bring Cabello to justice, but added that the case is complicated by Venezuela’s extradition restrictions.

A spokesperson for Cabello did not respond to requests for comment.

The State Department lists Cabello as a “wanted” criminal and offers $25 million “for information leading to the

Cabello also exerts influence among numerous progovernment paramilitary groups. Since a brief show of force in the week following Maduro’s capture, these groups have largely stayed away from Venezuelan streets, a development some analysts attribute to Cabello’s instructions.

Cabello is attempting to extend his power by promoting his daughter, Daniella Cabello, as a ruling party candidate in future elections, according to several people close to the Venezuelan government. He and his allies have argued that Daniella Cabello, 30, the tourism minister, would fare better than the unpopular Rodríguez, these people said. They discussed sensitive topics on condition of anonymity.

Cabello’s future remains precarious even as he assumes a more prominent public role. He risks being arrested if Washington’s plans for Venezuela change.

Inside the triumvirate, Cabello has proved a valuable partner to Rodríguez and her brother. For now a longtime ruling party rivalry between the siblings and Cabello has been set aside by a mutual desire to maintain power under U.S. pressure. But that has not resulted in mutual trust, the people close to the government said.

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EX - PARTE Civil Núm.: FA2025CV01327. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: ANTIGUOS DUEÑOS, CARMEN DELIA CARRILLO CONCEPCIÓN, ANA ISABEL CARRILLO CONCEPCIÓN, LA SUCESIÓN DE PETRA CARRILLO CONCEPCIÓN; LA SUCESIÓN DE EMILIO CARRILLO CONCEPCIÓN, LA SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA JOSEFINA CARRILLO CONCEPCIÓN Y A LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE.

Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal el expediente arriba mencionado, con el fin de justificar e inscribir a favor de los Promoventes el dominio que tiene sobre la siguiente finca: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Avenida General Calero #459, situado en el Barrio Pueblo Sector Media Luna del término municipal de Fajardo, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de verificación de mensura con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Solar Número 459. Área del Solar: Doscientos Cincuenta y Seis con Sesenta y Nueve centímetros Cuadrados (256.69 M.C.) equivalentes a Cero Cuerda con Seiscientos

Cincuenta y Tres diez milésimas de otra Cuerda (0.0653 Cuerda). En lindes por el NORTE, con Ornas Corsino Borrero, en una distancia de diez punto veinticuatro metros (10.24m); por el SUR, con la carretera estatal PR-194 (Avenida General Calero), en una distancia

de doce punto ochenta y cuatro metros (12.84m); por el ESTE, con el Lote #457, en una distancia de veintiuno punto cuarenta y tres metros (21.43m); y por el OESTE, con Antonia Carrillo Medina, en una distancia de tres punto veintitrés metros (3 .23m), más diecinueve punto sesenta y uno metros (19.61m). Numero de Catastro 00-000-000-000-00. La abogada de la parte peticionaria es la Lcda. Ericka Acevedo Torres, Calle Palmer #1 Lares, Puerto Rico 00669; Teléfono (939) 225-0640, (787) 566-3605. También, se le informa que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el N/A de N/A de 20N/A, a las N/A mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Se le notifica a usted que este Tribunal ha ordenado su citación, para que presente oposición a este expediente, si se viesen perjudicados con la inscripción que se solicita; advirtiéndole que de no hacerlo dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar desde que fuera usted notificado de esta citación, la parte peticionaria podrán solicitar y obtener la aprobación de este expediente de dominio y la correspondiente inscripción a su nombre en el Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de N/A, el dominio de la finca anteriormente descrita. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Petición, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Por Orden de este Tribunal, expido la presente bajo mi firma y sello oficial. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy 24 de junio de 2026. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (FARM

SERVICE AGENCY)

Plaintiff V. BENITO MORA CAMACHO, MARIA DE LOURDES TORRES FELIX AND THEIR CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP

Defendants Civil No.: 25-01141. (RAM). Re: FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE - IN REM. NOTICE OF SALE.

To: BENITO MORA CAMACHO, MARIA DE LOURDES TORRES FELIX AND THEIR CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP.

WHEREAS: Judgment In Rem in favor of the United States of America for the principal aggregate amounts: a) On the $35,000.00 Note, as modified: The sum of $44,710.10, of principal; The sum of $67,508.28, of interest accrued and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $6.1247; Plus, insurance premium, taxes, advances, late charges, costs, court costs expenses, disbursements and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federico Degetau Federal Building and Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned judgment and the order of execution thereof, the following property will be sold at public auction: RÚSTICA: Situada en el Barrio Sabana Hoyos del término municipal de Arecibo, Puerto Rico, compuesta de diecisiete cuerdas y tres céntimos de otra, más o menos (17.03), iguales a ochenta y cinco centiáreas de terreno, en lindes por el NORTE, Sucesión de Nicómedes Rojas y Serajo Cruz; por el SUR, con Ana Hernández, Viviano Hernández y Francisco Vega; por el ESTE, con Manuel Marín González; y por el OESTE, con Juan E. Char. PROPERTY NO. 22,238, recorded at page 220 of volume 522 of Arecibo, Section I. WHEREAS: Property #22,238 is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: a) None. Junior Liens: a) None. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held at this Court -located at United States District Court, Federico Degetau Federal Building and Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 (main entrance), on AUGUST 11, 2026 AT 9:00 AM and the

minimum bid for the first public sale, that will be accepted is the sum of $35,000.00. In the event, said first public auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held at the same location previously indicated, on AUGUST 18, 2026 AT 9:00 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is two thirds of the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held at the same location previously indicated, on AUGUST 25, 2026 AT 9:00 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is half the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. 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. Other liens: Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and 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 them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the Special Master designated by the Court is subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Nonetheless, the deed of conveyance and possession to the property can be executed and delivered before such confirmation, as per Puerto Rico Mortgage Law. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 10 day of June, 2026. MICHEL A. RACHID FOURNIER.

LEGAL NOTICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Plaintiff V. EURIPIDES RODRIGUEZ SANTIAGO, MARIA JOSEFINA COLL PEREZ AND THEIR CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP; UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA

Defendants Civil No.: 19-1925. FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE AGRICULTURE - IN REM. NOTICE OF SALE.

To: EURIPIDES RODRIGUEZ SANTIAGO, MARIA JOSEFINA COLL PEREZ AND THEIR CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WHEREAS: Judgment In Rem was entered in favor of the United States of America on May 27, 2026: The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federico Degetau Federal Building and Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the judgment and the order of execution thereof, the following property will be sold at public auction: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Paso Seco del término municipal de Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, compuesta de veinticuatro punto ochenta y nueve cuerdas (24.89 cds.), equivalentes a nueve (9) hectáreas, setenta y ocho (78) áreas y veintisiete (27) centiáreas, punto cero cuatro miliáreas. En lindes por el NORTE, en dos (2) alineaciones que totalizan quinientos treinta y ocho punto sesenta y nueve metros (538.69 mts.) con la Sucesión de Don Florencia Santiago; por el SUR, en varias alineaciones con la carretera estatal número ciento cincuenta y tres (PR-153) que de Santa Isabel conduce a Coamo y que la separa del Hotel Las Vegas, La Administración de terrenos de Puerto Rico y Alimentos Borriqueños S.A; por el ESTE, en varias alineaciones también con Sucesión de Don Florencio Santiago y por el OESTE, en línea recta y en doscientos ochenta y un punto treinta y cuatro metros (281.34mts) con la Administración de Terrenos de Puerto Rico. Enclava un rancho de pollos de dos (2) pisos de treinta y dos mil (32,000) pies cuadrados construidos en acero con techo de metal inoxidable y fundaciones en cemento, para crianza de pollos parrilleros; además una casa de seiscientos cuarenta y ocho (648) pies cuadrados de cemento y techo en zinc para casa de obreros, un almacén de seiscientos cincuenta y uno (651) pies cuadrados de cemento; un tanque para alimentos en hierro galvanizado, un tanque de almacenamiento de trescientos sesenta (360) quin-

tales. Property 173, recorded at page 178 of volume 187 of Santa Isabel, Property Registry of Guayama, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Property #173 is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: a) None. Junior Liens: a) FEDERAL LIEN: At entry 5 of page 11 of volume 3 of the Federal Lien Registry of Guayama, a lien against Euripides Rodriguez Santiago, annotated to respond for the amount of $22,634.67, notification number 411137907 dated February 4, 2008. b) FEDERAL LIEN: At entry 5 of page 87 of volume 4 of the Federal Lien Registry of Guayama, a lien against Euripides Rodriguez Santiago, annotated to respond for the amount of $4,169.48, notification number 940134513 dated June 26, 2013. c) TAX LIEN: At page 100 of volume 1 of the State Taxes of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Law #12, January 20, 2010) of Registry of Guayama, a lien against Euripides Rodriguez Santiago / Maria J. Coll Perez, annotated for the amount of $34,984.92, as per certification date April 26, 2012, under order number 399 dated May 22, 2012. Case # PON-120501. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held at this Court -located at United States District Court, Federico Degetau Federal Building and Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 (main entrance), on AUGUST 11, 2026 AT 9:15 AM and the minimum bid for the first public sale, that will be accepted is the sum of $74,330.00, which is the minimum bid established in the corresponding deed of mortgage for the senior lien. In the event, said first public auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held at the same location previously indicated, on AUGUST 18, 2026 AT 9:15 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is two thirds of the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held at the same location previously indicated, on AUGUST 25, 2026 AT 9:15 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is half the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. 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. NOTE REGARDING MINIMUM BID:

The minimum bid for the first public sale set forth herein corresponds to the first mortgage in order of inscription encumbering the foreclosed property, as established in Deed Number 11, executed in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on May 13, 1997, before Notary José Ángel Cruz Ellis, and recorded at page 14 of volume 113 of Santa Isabel as inscription 35th, in the Property Registry of Guayama, Puerto Rico, in which the minimum bid stipulated is $74,330.00. The amount of $754,330.00 referenced in the Amended Order Authorizing Execution of Judgment (Docket No. 13) reflects the aggregate principal balances of the multiple obligations adjudicated in the Judgment and does not constitute the minimum bid for purposes of public sale under applicable law. Other liens: Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts the title as sufficient, and that as to any liens prior to the one being foreclosed upon, the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in responsibility for the same, and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the Special Master designated by the Court is subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Nonetheless, the deed of conveyance and possession to the property can be executed and delivered before such confirmation, as per Puerto Rico Mortgage Law. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this June 15, 2026. MICHEL A. RACHID FOURNIER.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. HUMBERTO JOSE SANCHEZ BONILLA, SU ESPOSA MARIA DE LOS ANGELES

ROSARIO ZAYAS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO URBANO Y VIVIENDA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2019CV02514.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA - IN REM. 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, Centro Judicial de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PUBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 10 de junio de 2026, por la Secretaria del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Condominio Ventanas al Valle de Gurabo. Apartamento: Trescientos Treinta y Cuatro (334). Cabida: CIENTO CUARENTA Y CUATRO PUNTO SEISCIENTOS CUATROCIENTOS CUARENTA Y CUATRO (144.644) METROS CUADRADOS. Apartamento residencial de forma irregular, localizado en el tercer nivel del Edificio número tres (#3) del Condominio Ventanas al Valle, radicado en el Barrio Rincón del término municipal de Gurabo, Puerto Rico. El área aproximada del apartamento es de MIL QUINIENTOS CINCUENTA Y SEIS PUNTO TREINTA Y SIETE (1,556.37) PIES CUADRADOS, equivalente a CIENTO CUARENTA Y CUATRO PUNTO SEISCIENTOS CUARENTA Y CUATRO (144.644) METROS CUADRADOS. Son sus linderos: por el NORTE, en una distancia de cincuenta y cinco pies cero pulgadas (55’0”) con el apartamento número trescientos treinta y cinco (#335); por el SUR, en una distancia de cincuenta y cinco pies cero pulgadas (55’0”) con el apartamento número trescientos treinta y tres (#333) y con elementos comunes generales; por el ESTE, en una distancia de treinta y cuatro pies nueve pulgadas (34’9”) con espacio común aéreo y con elementos comunes generales; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de treinta y cuatro pies nueve pulgadas (34’9”) con espacio común aéreo. La puerta de entrada de este apartamento está situada en su lindero Este. Consta de: un recibidor, una sala-comedor, balcón, una cocina la cual incluye un “breakfast nook”, un pasillo principal en el cual están localizados, un “laundry”, dos habitaciones con sus respectivos “closets”, un baño, un “linen closet” y un dormitorio principal con “walk-in closet” y un baño. Le corresponden a este apartamento dos espacios de esta-

CUALESQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA CANCELACIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de un (1) pagaré hipotecario a favor del Banco y Agencia de Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico por la suma de $60,700.00. Dicho pagaré fue suscrito el día 27 de diciembre de 1995, ante el notario Irma J. Planadeball Moreno, garantizado por hipoteca constituida mediante la Escritura número 392 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, inscrita al folio 17 del tomo 68 de Rio Grande, finca número 2993, inscripción 4ta. Se describe la propiedad a continuación:

RÚSTICA: Lote: 3A. BARRIO

ZARZAL de Río Grande. Cabida: 1,962.715 Metros Cuadrados. LINDEROS: NORTE, con la parcela Tres en una distancia de Cincuentiseis metros con noventicuatro centímetros. SUR, con propiedad de la Sucesión de Pedro González y la Sucesión de Teodoro Gonzales en una distancia de Cincuenticuatro metros con veinticinco centímetros. ESTE, con la carretera de la finca principal en una distancia de treintitres metros con novecientos sesenticinco milésimas. OESTE, con la parcela número seis, en una distancia de treintisiete metros con cuatrocientos cuarenta y seis milésimas. FINCA: #2993

Inscrita al folio 15 del tomo 68 de Río Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina III. La parte demandante alega que dicho pagaré ha sido saldado según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, y notifique con copia de ella a la abogada de la parte demandante la Lcda. Zilmarie Delgado Pieras, 33 Calle Resolución, Suite 302, San Juan, PR 00920-2727; Tel. (787) 782-6500, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no ha-

July 16, 2026

cerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 26 de junio de 2026. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SUBSECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE TRUJILLO ALTO VAPR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Demandante Vs. ALAYSHA ANGELIE VALENTIN ROMAN

Demandada Civil Núm.: TJ2026CV00206. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: ALAYSHA ANGELIE VALENTIN ROMAN.

POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO, se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero, en la que se alega adeuda la suma de $11,111.37 por concepto de deficiencia pendiente de pago del contrato de Venta al Por Menor a Plazos (Vehículos), intereses legales, desde que surgió la causa de acción de cobro el día 20 de marzo de 2026 y hasta que se dicte Sentencia, en su día, gastos y costas y honorarios de abogado por el 5% del balance de la deuda.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende proce-

dente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre las remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 572023). Se le advierte que de no comparecer en autos dentro del término de los treinta (30) días siguientes a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle, debiendo radicar el original de su contestación en este Tribunal, enviando copia a la abogada de la parte demandante: Lcda. Adela Surillo Gutiérrez, Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC, P.O. Box 11550, San Juan, PR 00922-1550; Teléfono: (787) 625-9999. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación general. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y sello en Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, hoy 29 de junio de 2026. LIC. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.

DENISSE TORRES RUIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE GUAYNABO CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC

Parte Demandante V.

SUCESIÓN CONCEPCIÓN

ORTIZ ORTIZ T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZ DE ACEVEDO T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN O ORTIZ

T/C/C ORTIZ ORTIZ

CONCEPCIÓN T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZ

T/C/C CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZORTIZ

T/C/C ORTIZORTIZ

CONCEPCIÓN T/C/C

CONCHITA O ACEVEDO

T/C/C CONCEPCIÓN

ORTIZ ACEVEDO T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZORTIZ COMPUESTA POR

OMAR DAVID ACEVEDO ORTIZ, EDGARD

SANTIAGO ACEVEDO ORTIZ, JORGE HIRAM

ACEVEDO ORTIZ; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE

AMÉRICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2026CV00385. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JORGE HIRAM

ACEVEDO ORTIZ; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO

POSIBLES MIEMBROS

DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZ ORTIZ T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZ DE ACEVEDO T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN O ORTIZ

T/C/C ORTIZ ORTIZ

CONCEPCIÓN T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZ

T/C/C CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZORTIZ

T/C/C ORTIZORTIZ

CONCEPCIÓN T/C/C

CONCHITA O ACEVEDO

T/C/C CONCEPCIÓN

ORTIZ ACEVEDO T/C/C

CONCEPCIÓN ORTIZORTIZ.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los sesenta (60) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/[poderjudicial.pr] salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: “Transcurridos treinta (30) días desde que se haya producido la delación, cualquier persona interesada puede solicitar al tribunal que le señale al llamado un plazo, para que manifieste si acepta la herencia o si la repudia. Este plazo no excederá de treinta (30) días. El tribunal apercibirá al llamado de que, si transcurrido el plazo señalado no ha manifestado su voluntad de aceptar la herencia o de repudiarla, se dará por aceptada.” Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al Art. 1578, supra, y

el caso Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), les ordena que el término de treinta (30) días, hagan declaración aceptado o repudiando la herencia de la causante CONCEPCION ORTIZ ORTIZ. Se les apercibe que de no expresar su intención de aceptar o repudiar la herencia dentro del término que se le fijó, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada.

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POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya

dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de mayo de 2026. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. ASTRID FLORES VEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. JUAN O CRESPO RODRIGUEZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: FL2025CV00056. 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: JUAN O CRESPO RODRIGUEZHC 2 BOX 6089, FLORIDA PR 00650-9302.

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, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de mayo de 2026. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN J. ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante Vs. JOAN MANUEL SANTANA SANTIAGO, JANE DOE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2026CV01812. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: JOAN MANUEL SANTANA SANTIAGO, JANE DOE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra sobre Cobro de Dinero. 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 notifica que deberá presentar su alegación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https.//unired.poderjudicial. pr., salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala Superior, y enviando copia a la parte demandante: Lcda. Karina P. Cintrón Narváez; PO Box 193813, San Juan, PR 00919; kcintron@esqlegalpr. com. Se les apercibe y notifica que si no contestan la demanda radicada en su contra 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 citársele ni oírsele. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal a 2 de julio de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. KAREN M. ACEVEDO ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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WANDA IVETTE AGRINSONI DE JESÚS Peticionaria V.

JOEL KERY JIMÉNEZ Peticionario Caso Núm.: SJ026RF00681. Sobre: DIVORCIO RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: JOEL KERY JIMÉNEZ. Por Ia presente se le notifica a usted que se le ha presentado ante este Honorable Tribunal, una Solicitud de DIVORCIO POR RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. Se emplaza y se le requiere para que notifique a la Lcda. Edith M. Echevarría Suarez, cuya oficina queda en el Carr. 172, KM 6.2 Sector La Sierrra, Bo. Cañaboncito, Caguas, PR 00725. Teléfono (787) 717-1773, abogada de la parte demandante, copia de la Contestación a la Demanda dentro de Ios treinta (30) días siguientes a la notificación de este Edicto. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer dentro de un término de treinta (30) días, apartir de la publicación del edicto, se concederá el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. DADA en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 24 de junio de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CHARY L. SANTIAGO GAMBARO, SUBSECRETARIA.

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Parte Demandante Vs. CARMEN DE LA ROSA JIMÉNEZ, JOHN DOE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: HU2026CV00487. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: CARMEN DE LA ROSA JIMÉNEZ, JOHN DOE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra sobre Cobro de Dinero. 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 notifica que deberán presentar su

solución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 07 de julio de 2026. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 07 de julio de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA

AGATHA RIVERA CRUZ

T/C/C AGATA RIVERA CRUZ T/C/C AGATA RIVERA

Demandante V. LA SUCESION DE CLARA MARIA CRUZ REYES

T/C/C CLARA LUZ CRUZ REYES Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2026CV00406. (Civil: 410). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM.

A: JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA CRUZ HEREDERO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE CLARA MARIA CRUZ REYES

T/C/C CLARA M. CRUZ

RIVERA T/C/C CLARA LUZ CRUZ RIVERA T/C/C CLARA CRUZ T/C/C CLARA LUZ CRUZ REYES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de julio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de

este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 08 de julio de 2026. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 08 de julio de 2026. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MILLIANIE RIVERA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN GERMÁN ULISES RUIZ VARGAS, ET. AL. Parte Demandante Vs. ROSA M. BÁEZ QUIÑONES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SG2026CV00404. Salón Núm.: 200. Sobre Acción Civil De: DESAHUCIO EN PRECARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO Y CITACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: ROSA M. BÁEZ QUIÑONES.

De acuerdo con el Artículo 623 del Código de enjuiciamiento Civil, queda citado(a) para que comparezca, al juicio que se celebrará el 31 DE AGOSTO DE 2026, A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE. Se advierte que, de no comparecer al juicio, por sí o por legítimo apoderado, se podrá dictar sentencia, sin más citarle ni oírle, declarando ha lugar la demanda y ordenando su lanzamiento y el de las personas que ocupen el inmueble. También se podrá ordenar el pago de cualquier cantidad reclamada en la demanda. En San Germán, Puerto Rico, a 3 de julio de 2026. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CAROLINE HERNÁNDEZ VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. SUCESION DE ANDRES RIVERA MIRANDA Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025CV02837.

(Salón: 503). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA

POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. ANDRÉS SÁEZ MARREROPRSERVICE@TMPPLLC.COM. A: LA SUCESIÓN DE ANDRÉS RIVERA MIRANDA, COMPUESTA

POR FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN; LA SUCESIÓN DE IRIS DELIA PUCHAHES LEBRÓN, T/C/C IRIZ PUCHAHES DE RIVERA

T/C/C IRIS D. PUCHAHES LEBRÓN, COMPUESTA POR SUTANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL, COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN; LA SUCESIÓN DE ANDRÉS RIVERA

PUCHAHES, COMPUESTA POR MENGANO DE TAL Y MENGANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS

CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN; LA SUCESIÓN DE JUDITH RIVERA

PUCHAHES COMPUESTA

POR SHAYLEEN

SEPULVEDA RIVERA, XAVIER SEPULVEDA

RIVERA, JANICE SÁNCHEZ RIVERA, CHRISTIAN SÁNCHEZ

RIVERA, JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN; LA SUCESIÓN DE JAVIER ARTURO SEPULVEDA RIVERA COMPUESTA POR JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON INTERÉS EN LA SUCESIÓN.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de julio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic-

to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 09 de julio de 2026. Notas de la Secretaría: se enmienda notificación de edicto según solicitada. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 09 de julio de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MIGDALIA CRUZ REYES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. JAVIER LEBRON STUART

Demandada

Civil Núm. BY2025CV02990. (403). Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. AL PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; A LA PARTE DEMANDADA Y A LOS TENEDORES DE GRAVÁMENES POSTERIORES.

YO: MARIANGELY ROSADO ROMÁN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR

PLACA #953, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, al público en general: CERTIFICO Y HAGO SABER: Cumpliendo con un Mandamiento de Venta de Ejecución de Sentencia del Secretario del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, venderé en pública subasta al mejor postor en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos, el cual se encuentra en el Lote de Firstbank localizado en: Centro Industrial Rio Cañas, Calle North, Lote 1516, Carr. 175, Entrada Carraízo, Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 7 DE AGOSTO DE 2026 A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA el siguiente bien mueble:

Marca: FORD

Modelo: MUSTANG

Año: 2024

Tablilla: KKC-873

Número de serie 1 FA6P8CF6R5426009

La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer hasta donde sea posible, para responder por las siguientes cantidades a la parte demandante el balance de $57,075.67, más los intereses que se acumulen a razón del 8.95% los cual es se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más una suma equivalente al 30% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados según pactado. Por tal razón dicho producto será consignado judicialmente para que su desembolso este condicionado a la ulterior resolución por el Tribunal con competencia sobre el caso de epígrafe. Se apercibe a todos los interesa-

dos que el vehículo objeto de la subasta se encuentra localizada en el Centro Industrial Rio Cañas, Calle North, Lote 1516, Carr. 175, Entrada Carraízo, Caguas, Puerto Rico, por lo que todo aquel que quiera participar de su subasta podrá pasar por dicha Iocalización, en horas laborables, previo a su celebración, para inspeccionar lo físicamente. La subasta se llevará a cabo el día y a la hora señalada habiendo las personas interesadas inspeccionado o no el mencionado bien. En adición, por la presente se informa que siendo la propiedad a subastarse un bien mueble no habrá tipo mínimo en la misma, por lo que el vehículo será adjudicado al mejor postor en ese momento. La forma de pago deberá ser en efectivo, giro o cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si se declarase desierta la subasta, se dará por terminado este procedimiento pudiendo adjudicarse el acreedor el vehículo dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la subasta, y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuere mayor. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán manifiestos en la Secretaría del Tribunal con competencia sobre el caso de epígrafe durante horas laborables. De acuerdo con el mejor conocimiento de la parte demandante, la propiedad antes descrita que ha de venderse en subasta no tiene gravámenes anteriores, ni posteriores. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas preferentes, si alguna continuará subsistente; entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad del mismo, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Para la publicación de este Edicto en un periódico de circulación general una vez por semana durante dos (2) semanas consecutivas, y para la colocación del mismo en tres (3) sitios públicos visibles del municipio en que se celebre la subasta, al igual que en el municipio en que reside la parte demandada, Iibro el presente en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 10 de julio de 2026. ROSADO ROMÁN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #953, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS.

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Demandante V. GLOBAL INNOVATION AND INVESTMENTS

GROUP CORP; LUIS DIOU AGRAIT Y OTROS

Demandada

Civil Núm.: PO2025CV03434. (605). Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. AL PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; A LA PARTE DEMANDADA Y A LOS TENEDORES DE GRAVÁMENES POSTERIORES.

YO: MARIANGELY ROSADO ROMÁN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #953, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, al público en general: CERTIFICO Y HAGO SABER: Cumpliendo con un Mandamiento de Venta de Ejecución de Sentencia del Secretario del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, venderé en pública subasta al mejor postor en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos, el cual se encuentra en el Lote de Firstbank localizado en: Centro Industrial Rio Cañas, Calle North, Lote 1516, Carr. 175, Entrada Carraízo, Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 7 DE AGOSTO DE 2026 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA el siguiente bien mueble: Modelo: ODDYSSEY EXL

Año: 2019

Tablilla: JFP-491

Número de serie

5FNRL6H75KB066373

La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer hasta donde sea posible, para responder por las siguientes cantidades a la parte demandante el balance de $18,829.31, más los intereses que se acumulen a razón del 5.95% los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más una suma equivalente al 30% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados según pactado. Por tal razón dicho producto será consignado judicialmente para que su desembolso este condicionado a la ulterior resolución por el Tribunal con competencia sobre el caso de epígrafe. Se apercibe a todos los interesados que el vehículo objeto de la subasta se encuentra localizada en el Centro Industrial Rio Cañas, Calle North, Lote 1516, Carr. 175, Entrada Carraízo, Caguas, Puerto Rico, por lo que todo aquel que quiera participar de su subasta podrá pasar por dicha localización, en horas laborables, previo a su celebración, para inspeccionarlo físicamente. La subasta se llevará a cabo el día y a la hora señalada habiendo las personas interesadas inspeccionado o no el mencionado bien. En adición, por la presente se informa que siendo la propiedad a subastarse un bien mueble no habrá tipo mínimo en la misma, por lo que el vehículo será adjudicado al mejor postor en ese momento. La forma de pago deberá ser en efectivo, giro o cheque de

gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si se declarase desierta la subasta, se dará por terminado este procedimiento pudiendo adjudicarse el acreedor el vehículo dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por Ia totalidad de Ia cantidad adeudada, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de Ia subasta, y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuere mayor. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán manifiestos en la Secretaría del Tribunal con competencia sobre el caso de epígrafe durante horas laborables. De acuerdo con el mejor conocimiento de la parte demandante, la propiedad antes descrita que ha de venderse en subasta no tiene gravámenes anteriores, ni posteriores. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas preferentes, si alguna continuará subsistente; entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad del mismo, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Para la publicación de este Edicto en un periódico de circulación general una vez por semana durante dos (2) semanas consecutivas, y para la colocación del mismo en tres (3) sitios públicos visibles del municipio en que se celebre la subasta, al igual que en el municipio en que reside la parte demandada, libro el presente en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 10 de julio de 2026.

MARIANGELY ROSADO ROMÁN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #953, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. CARMEN D LUCIANO OTERO

Demandada

Civil Núm.: CA2025CV02972. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. AL PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; A LA PARTE DEMANDADA Y A LOS TENEDORES DE GRAVÁMENES POSTERIORES.

YO: MARIANGELY ROSADO ROMÁN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR

PLACA #953, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, al público en general: CERTIFICO Y HAGO SABER: Cumpliendo con un Mandamiento de Venta de Ejecución de Sentencia del

Secretario del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, venderé en pública subasta al mejor postor en moneda legal de las Estados Unidos, el cual se encuentra en el Lote de Firstbank localizado en: Centro Industrial Rio Cañas, Calle North, Lote 1516, Carr. 175, Entrada Carraízo, Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 7 DE AGOSTO DE 2026 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA el siguiente bien mueble: Marca : MITSUBISHI

Modelo: MIRAGE G4

Núm. de Serie:

ML32F4FJ6KHF13424

Año: 2019

Tablilla: JHE-593

La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer hasta donde sea posible, para responder por las siguientes cantidades a la parte demandante el balance de $5,148.67 de principal; más $215.92 de intereses acumulados a razón del 9.75% Ios cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $97.27 de cargos por demora y las que se acumulan hasta su total y completo pago; más una suma equivalente al 5% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados. Por tal razón dicho producto será consignado judicialmente para que su desembolso este condicionado a la ulterior resolución por el Tribunal con competencia sobre el caso de epígrafe. Se apercibe a todos las interesados que el vehículo objeto de la subasta se encuentra localizada en el Centro Industrial Rio Cañas, Calle North, Lote 1516, Carr. 175, Entrada Carraízo, Caguas, Puerto Rico, por lo que todo aquel que quiera participar de su subasta podrá pasar por dicha localización, en horas laborables, previo a su celebración, para inspeccionarlo físicamente. La subasta se llevará a cabo el día y a la hora señalada habiendo las personas interesadas inspeccionado o no el mencionado bien. En adición, por la presente se informa que siendo la propiedad a subastarse un bien mueble no habrá tipo mínimo en la misma, por lo que el vehículo será adjudicado al mejor postor en ese momento. La forma de pago deberá ser en efectivo, giro o cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si se declarase desierta la subasta, se dará por terminado este procedimiento pudiendo adjudicarse el acreedor el vehículo dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la subasta, y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuere mayor. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado esta-

rán manifiestos en la Secretaría del Tribunal con competencia sobre el caso de epígrafe durante horas laborables. De acuerdo con el mejor conocimiento de la parte demandante, la propiedad antes descrita que ha de venderse en subasta no tiene gravámenes anteriores, ni posteriores. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas preferentes, si alguna continuará subsistente; entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad del mismo, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Para la publicación de este Edicto en un periódico de circulación general una vez por semana durante dos (2) semanas consecutivas, y para la colocación del mismo en tres (3) sitios públicos visibles del municipio en que se celebre la subasta, al igual que en el municipio en que reside la parte demandada, Iibro el presente en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 10 de julio de 2026.

MARIANGELY ROSADO ROMÁN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #953, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS

JUDITH GOMEZ ROSARIO

Demandante Vs. ESTANCIAS SIERVAS DE MARIA, INC. Y LAS QUINTAS 957, INC.

Demandados

Civil Núm.: GR2026CV00202. Sobre: REANUDACIÓN DE TRACTO. EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., S.S. A: ESTANCIAS SIERVAS DE MARIA, INC. Y LAS QUINTAS 957, INC. COMO

TITULAR REGISTRAL DE LA FINCA 16,987 DE GURABO REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE CAGUAS SECCIÓN II, DEMANDADOS CUYA DIRECCIÓN SE DESCONOCE.

Se les notifica por este medio que en el caso del epígrafe se solicita la reanudación de tracto del solar número 21 de la Urbanización Estancias de Siervas de Maria, ahora Monteverde, que es segregación de dicha finca. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le empla-

za por este Edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaria del tribunal y notifique copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a LCDO. EDUARDO SANCHEZ

JAUREGUI-JIMENEZ 366 CALLE ESCORIAL, CAPARRA HEIGHTS

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00920 Tel (787) 603-1178 email: edusjj@gmail.com Abogado de la Parte Demandante, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que, de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su Rebeldía y dictar Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado sin más citarle(s) ni oírle(s). EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y con el Sello del Tribunal. DADA hoy 1ro de julio de 2026 en Caguas, Puerto Rico. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA

CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-FARM SERVICE AGENCY

Plaintiff V. JORGE LUIS MERCADO RIVERA A/K/A JORGE L. MERCADO RIVERA, MILAGROS MERCADO CAMACHO A/K/A MILAGRO MERCADO CAMACHO A/K/A MILAGROS CAMACHO VILLANUEVA AND THEIR CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP

Defendants Civil No.: 3:25-cv-01284. JAG. Re: FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE; COLLECTION OF MONEY. NOTICE OF JUDGMENT BY PUBLICATION. TO: JORGE LUIS

MERCADO RIVERA A/K/A

JORGE L. MERCADO

RIVERA, MILAGROS

MERCADO CAMACHO

A/K/A MILAGRO

MERCADO CAMACHO

A/K/A MILAGROS

CAMACHO VILLANUEVA AND THEIR CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP.

THE CLERK OF THIS COURT

hereby notifies you that on June 25, 2026, this Court notified a default judgment in favor of plaintiff. Said judgment has been duly registered and the terms of such judgment are available for review in the Clerks’ office. THEREFORE, this notice is hereby given to you that judgment has been entered against you in the instant proceedings. Notice will be deemed effective, and the thirty (30) day term to file the notice of appeal will begin the day this judicial notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation. A copy of the Notice of Judgment by Publication and Judgment in this case will be sent by plaintiff to the defendant’s last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested within ten (10) days of the one and only publication of this judicial notice. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 8th day of July, 2026. ADA I. GARCIARIVERA, ESQ., CLERK OF THE COURT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT. ANA DURAN, DEPUTY CLERK.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

MARIA EUGENIA

ROSA DOMENECH

Demandantes

R&G MORTGAGE CORPORATION; JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE Y OTROS

Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2026CV05485. Sala: 506. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: R&G MORTGAGE CORPORATION; JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE. POR LA PRESENTE, queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de acción civil sobre cancelación de pagaré extraviado sobre una hipoteca en garantía de pagaré a favor de R&G MORTGAGE CORPORATION, o a su orden, por $73,300.00, con intereses al 8 1/2% anual, vence el 1 de marzo de 2030, según consta de la escritura #702, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Maria L. de Vizcarrondo López Molina, inscrito al folio #1 del tomo #1419 de Rio Piedras Norte, finca #35,208, inscripción 6ta. Se le notifica que 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 HTTPS:// WWW.PODERJUDICIAL.PR/ INDEX.PHP/TRIBUNALELEC-

TRONICO/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal, Sala de San Juan, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra, concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXTENDIDO BAJO Ml FIRMA Y EL SELLO del Tribunal, hoy dia 8 de julio de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ELSIE PRATTS MELÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR. E.M.I. EQUITY

MORTGAGE, INC.

DEMANDANTE VS. JERALDIN AKEY CABRERA

DEMANDADOS

CIVIL NUM.: PO2026CV01518. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, El Presidente de los Estados Unidos El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico.

A la parte co-demandada: JERALDIN AKEY CABRERA; a las siguientes direcciones: (a) URB. VALLE VERDE #1076 CALLE PASEO REAL PONCE, PR 00716; (b) URB. MERCEDITA #1148 CALLE FRAGANCIA PONCE, PR 00717.

Por la presente se le(s) notifica que se ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra, en la cual se alega entre otras cosas que la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma $229,476.95 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de noviembre de 2025, más intereses al tipo pactado de 6.50% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00%de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $23,387.20 y cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca número 629, otorgada en Carolina, Puerto Rico, el día 11 de septiembre de 2024, ante el notario Alejandro J. Mues Arias finca nú-

mero 25,523, inscrita al Folio 144 del Tomo 939 de Ponce, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección Primera. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectando por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y notifique copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a las oficinas de CARDONA & MALDONADO LAW OFFICES, P.S.C. ATENCIÓN al Lcdo.Duncan Maldonado Ejarque, P.O. Box 366221, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6221; Tel (787) 622-7000, Fax (787) 625-7001, Abogado de la Parte Demandante. Dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su Rebeldía y dictar Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado sin más citarle(s) ni oirle(s). EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y con el Sello del Tribunal. DADA hoy 7 de julio de 2026, en Ponce, Puerto Rico. CARMEN G TIRU QUIÑONES, Secretario. EREINA AGRONT LEON, Secretaria Auxiliar.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. NAIROBY NOEMÍ PELUYERA HERNÁNDEZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2026CV01039. (Salón: 802). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFIACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZJPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM. A: ÁNGEL LUIS CASTRO LINARES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el

10 de julio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 13 de julio de 2026. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 13 de julio de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. GLORIMAR RIVERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA lNSTANCIA CENTRO judicial DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS

ORiENTAL BANK

Demandante V. MARIA ESTHER

RIVERA FUENTES

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2026CV00068. (Salón: 803 - CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. LISA M. APONTE VALDERASLAPONTE@RMMELAW.COM.

A: MARÍA ESTHER

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic-

to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 07 de julio de 2026. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 07 de julio de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA TRINIDAD CAÑUELAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR ELADIO VERA LÓPEZ, BRUNILDA BELTRÁN CUEVAS

Peticionarios EX PARTE

Civil Núm.: SS2025CV00698. Salón: 601. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR. A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE.

POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los veinte (20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. RUSTICA: Finca sita en el Barrio Calabazas de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, compuesta de cuatro punto cero ciento tres (4.0103) cuer-

das de terreno, equivalentes a quince mil setecientos sesenta y dos punto cero doscientos treinta y uno (15,762.0231) metros cuadrados; en lindes, por el Norte, con quebrada y Ángel M. Báez; Sur, Luis M. Quiñones; Este, Luz E. Santiago Núñez; y Oeste, quebrada y Domingo Quiles González. Contiene una casa de bloques y concreto destinada a vivienda. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es el siguiente;

Lcdo. Carlos J. Cardona Rosado P.O. Box 79 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico 00685 Tel. 787-896-7141

Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso par el 13 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2026, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a 26 de marzo de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. EDWIN MORALES COLON Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SL2025CV00406. (Salón: 206). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. GYNDRISHKA CAMACHO FIGUEROA - GYNDRISHKA. CAMACHO@LEX.INTER.EDU. A: EDWIN MORALES COLON - PO BOX 174 SAN LORENZO PR 00754-0174; HC 55 BOX 25178 CEIBA PR 00735-9753. (Nombre de las partes que se le

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Leones, Cangrejeros go up 2-1 in their respective BSN semifinals

Ponce outlasts San Germán, Santurce rallies to beat Caguas in OT

By THE STAR STAFF

The Leones of Ponce and the Cangrejeros of Santurce both notched road victories on Tuesday night in the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) league semifinals.

Ponce defeated the host Atléticos of San Germán 95-91 at Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum to take a 2-1 lead in the Conference B series.

The Atléticos took a 91-90 lead on a free throw by George Hamilton with 1:50 remaining in the fourth quarter. However, Thomas Robinson responded with two consecutive baskets in the paint to put Ponce back in front, 94-91, with 59 seconds on the clock.

San Germán came up short in their final offensive opportunities with a missed shot by Hamilton and a missed three-pointer by Arguster Daniels IV. Subsequently, a foul on Ponce captain Jezreel de Jesús sent the combo guard to the free-throw line, where he made one of two attempts to set the final score at 95-91 with just six seconds left to play.

Tjader Fernández led a balanced Ponce attack with 22 points, supported by Robinson

Back-to-back baskets in the paint by Thomas Robinson (36) put the Leones of Ponce ahead for good with less than a minute to play in their Conference B semifinal game against the Atléticos of San Germán on Tuesday night.

with 18 points and seven rebounds; Alejandro Vázquez scored 16 points, Jalen Crutcher had 14 points and nine assists, and Brady Manek contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.

André Curbelo recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Atléticos. Hamilton contributed 19 points, while Daniels IV finished with 13 points, and Georgie Pacheco and Nick Perkins added 12 points each.

At Roger Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas, meanwhile, the Cangrejeros defeated the Criollos of Caguas 105-100 in overtime to go up 2-1 in the Conference A semifinals.

The Cangrejeros extended a narrow 46-45 halftime lead to 70-64 after three quarters, but the Criollos rallied in the fourth period, taking the lead in the closing minutes and then forcing overtime with the score tied at 86.

In overtime, Santurce executed better on

MLB’s strikeout record is in danger. The AllStars whiffing their way toward it don’t care.

By SAM BLUM / THE ATHLETIC

Anger and frustration seemed to emanate from Mark Reynolds every time he was asked about his strikeout total during the 2009 season. He had set the MLB record the year before with 204 strikeouts, and when he shattered it easily again, there were questions.

“I don’t care,” he said that September, then started ignoring inquiries about it. Today, he chalks up his attitude to a sense of shame.

“When I set the record, it was embarrassing,” he said this month. “I didn’t want to talk to reporters about it.”

The record he set that season, 223 strikeouts, still stands. Players have come close to surpassing him. Eight have gotten within 10 strikeouts since that fateful season. One player, Adam Dunn, got within one. Two players got within two. No one, however, has topped Reynolds, who retired in 2019 and now champions the mark as his baseball legacy.

“That’s a badge of honor, man,” Reynolds said. “I’ve got a big league record.”

What changed?

“Now, I’m older, have perspective,” he said. “People ask me, ‘Do you want someone to break it?’ I’m like: ‘No. How many big league records do you have?’”

Reynolds’ record is once again relevant

because his small slice of baseball history is at grave risk: Four players are roughly on a pace to surpass him.

The Philadelphia Phillies’ designated hitter, Kyle Schwarber, leads the group, with 144 in just 93 games. Three others — Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto (133), A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz (130) and Washington Nationals right fielder James Wood (129) — all have a shot at eclipsing 223.

But the perception of the strikeout is not the same today as it was in Reynolds’ time. Strikeouts are far more common across baseball, and hitters have come to see them as the cost of doing business in an era when pitchers throw harder and spin the ball more than ever.

both ends of the court to secure the victory and reclaim home-court advantage.

Kenneth Faried was the dominant force for the Cangrejeros, recording 17 points, 25 rebounds (including six offensive boards), four assists, two steals and two blocks -- a performance that earned him the game’s highest efficiency rating at 44.

Ian Clark and Isaiah Piñeiro each contributed 17 points for Santurce, while Ángel Rodríguez added 13 points, five assists and four rebounds, David Huertas scored 10 points and Ángel Matías chipped in with 12.

Travis Trice led the Criollos offense with 26 points and 11 assists. Louis King added 22 points and 10 rebounds, Hiram Huertas finished with 11 points and five rebounds, and Christian López Santiago contributed nine points.

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“I’m not anxious about it. I mean, it is what it is,” Schwarber said of the record. “There’s a lot of other good things that I’ve done. I hate the perception of, ‘You sell out for this, you sell out for that.’ That’s just like the farthest thing from the truth.

“We’re hitters at the end of the day. And we want to be good professional hitters. Average is just as important as homers. And RBI are just as important as any other stat, too, right?”

The odd part, as Schwarber suggests, is that the race to this unenviable crown is being waged by very productive hitters. Three of the four were named to the All-Star Game. And Neto, the lone non-All-Star, has 41 extra-base hits and 2.5 wins above replacement, as calculated by Baseball Reference, this year.

This was true in Reynolds’ time as well. His 2009 season was not just a record-breaking strikeout campaign — it was also the best season of his 13-year career. He hit 44 homers, posted an .892 on-base plus slugging percentage and earned his only votes for the Most Valuable Player Award.

After all, no one gets the chance to strike out that much without doing well in the other plate appearances.

Wood even said he came across an Instagram post that showed the strikeout leader for every position. Seeing the names, he concluded, the lineup would be World Series caliber.

“I think the guys who are doing the most damage get pitched to a lot more carefully; they get less pitches to hit,” Wood said. “There’s two sides to it. There’s how the pitchers are pitching guys, where you’ve got to be really disciplined and not chasing. Also just trying to do damage. You obvi-

ously sacrifice a little bit of contact trying for more damage.”

In 1975, the league strikeout rate was 12.9%, and it gradually climbed nearly every year. By 1995, it was 16.2%. In Reynolds’ record season, it was 18%, and it sits around 22% today. Increased velocity and movement, a prioritization on hitting home runs and hitting for power, and more pitching data available are all contributing factors to the rise in strikeouts.

“The balls are starting to move way more than they used to,” Neto said. “It’s tough. Pitchers know how to throw a strike-to-ball pitch, or ball-to-strike pitch. It’s just tough. This league’s tough.

“I don’t pay attention to those numbers because they’re going to happen. It’s just a matter of how you bounce back after that. I don’t want to let it be a snowball effect.”

Neto is on a pace to strike out 222 times this season. His candidacy for the record will come down to the wire. Same goes for Wood, who is on a pace for 215 after cutting down on his strikeouts recently; his bid for history came up short last season, when he finished with 221, the third most ever. Kurtz is on a 219-strikeout pace.

Schwarber, however, sits first on the leaderboard. More than halfway through this season, he is on a pace for 240 strikeouts. If anyone is going to take the crown, at least as of now, it’s him.

“It’s a double-edged sword,” Schwarber said. “It really is. It’s frustrating. And it’s funny.”

He added: “The game’s changed so much even from when I came into the big leagues in 2015. It was easier to touch the ball, you know? It was easier to not strike out as much.”

The history of this record reflects the evolution of overall strikeout tendencies, with multiple players holding the record for decades.

Four players have held the strikeout record for longer than Reynolds. Sam Wise’s 104 strikeouts for the 1884 Boston Beaneaters hung around for 20 years. Jake Stahl struck out 128 times in 1910, a record that stood for 28 years, before Vince DiMaggio struck out 134 times, a record for 18 years.

Bobby Bonds was the strikeout king for 34 years, striking out 189 times in 1970; seven players had at least that many in 2025.

“Vince is the only player I know who could strike out three times in one game and not be embarrassed,” Casey Stengel, who managed him during that whiff-filled 1938 season with the Boston Bees, once said. “He’d walk into the clubhouse whistling. Everybody would be feeling sorry for him, but Vince always thought he was doing good.”

DiMaggio’s easy embrace of his strikeouts was more of an acquired skill for Reynolds, who needed the passage of time to come to terms with his record. But he understands that it may not be his for much longer — it will fall this season, or maybe next, or the year after that. The game, he conceded, has evolved to be more accepting of players with his offensive profile.

He wishes he was more of a complete hitter, of course. Perhaps a better eye or penchant for contact would have turned Reynolds, who hit 298 MLB homers, into a perennial All-Star.

But now, with only time to reflect, he is at peace with the ballplayer he was, and would welcome celebrating another just like him.

He said he should present a strikeout award to the player who breaks his record on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

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“It’s eventually going to happen at some point,” he continued. “But as of right now, today, I’m still the strikeout king.”