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Annual beach cleanup event to reach upriver

By THE STAR STAFF

As part of Earth Month 2026, the Scuba Dogs Society (SDS) announced on Monday the event “Caring for Puerto Rico from the Mountain to the Reef,” which will take place on Saturday, April 25 starting at 8 a.m., with simultaneous cleanups of rivers and estuaries throughout Puerto Rico.

The organization also announced that volunteer registration is now open for the environmental and community impact initiative. This year, SDS is focusing its efforts on protecting Puerto Rico’s aquatic systems, recognizing that much of the waste that reaches the coasts originates upstream.

Using a watershed approach, the organization will conduct river and estuary cleanups accompanied by environmental education, the collection of scientific data through citizen science tools, and awareness campaigns about the impact of overconsumption and single-use plastics.

“At Scuba Dogs Society, we promote an integrated view of our ecosystems,” SDS Executive Director María E. Ocasio Torres said. “Everything that happens in the mountains has a direct effect on our coasts and reefs. Through this initiative and the workshops we will be offering throughout the month, we aim to help more people understand this connection and become agents of change in their communities.”

As part of the event, cleanups will be carried out in various bodies of water, including rivers and estuaries in municipalities such as Añasco, Barceloneta, Dorado, Fajardo, Loíza, Luquillo, Río Grande and Yabucoa, among others.

Those interested in participating can register at https:// red.scubadogssociety.org/registro-mes-del-planeta.

The event is open to the general public. Participants

under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Volunteers are encouraged to come prepared with reusable work or gardening gloves as part of efforts to reduce the use of single-use plastics. They are also advised to bring a reusable water bottle, insect repellent, and light snacks to stay hydrated and energized during the activity. The SDS will certify up to four hours of green contact or community service for participating students.

The SDS urges individuals, families, communities, businesses and organizations to join the collective effort and be part of the solution to the pollution of island waterways by registering at https://red.scubadogssociety.org/registro-mesdel-planeta. More information is available at the organization’s social media pages on Facebook and Instagram or at www. scubadogsociety.org.

Using a watershed approach, the Scuba Dogs Society will conduct river and estuary cleanups accompanied by environmental education, the collection of scientific data through citizen science tools, and awareness campaigns about the impact of overconsumption and single-use plastics.

Governor questions LUMA president’s salary, favors disclosing contracts

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said on Monday that she favors disclosing contracts, as well as promotional and advertising agreements linked to LUMA, while simultaneously questioning the salary of the private grid operator’s new president, Janisse Quiñones.

“I believe so; I think that, clearly, the public should know who is paying whom,” González Colón said in response to questions from the press.

“Let the people know who is being paid,” she added. “Which, by the way, is paid for by the government of Puerto Rico.”

The governor said she would continue to meet with LUMA executives as long as the company remains the operator of the electrical system. She also said the government would continue to demand adequate service while the lawsuit regar-

ding the cancellation of the contract is being resolved in court.

“They remain -- regrettably -- the operator,” González Colón said. “Until the court resolves that lawsuit, I must continue to ensure that the people receive electricity service.”

Regarding Quiñones’ salary, the governor said she does not agree with the compensation the LUMA executive receives.

“I do not earn what the director -- the president -- of LUMA earns,” she said. “I believe I earn annually what she earns in a single month. So, just imagine -- that puts those proportions into clear perspective.”

González Colón also attributed responsibility for rolling blackouts to LUMA and reiterated that the government would continue to demand improvements in electricity service.

“Now, what remains is to eliminate the interruptions caused by the infamous rolling blackouts, which, in this instance, are the exclusive responsibility of the operator -namely, LUMA -- and to lower the cost of electricity,” she said.

Police: Possible suspects identified in killing of teen volleyball player

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico Police Superintendent Jo-

seph González announced Monday that investigators have identified possible suspects in last month’s shooting death of a 14-year-old girl in Loíza.

González also asserted that members of the Loíza community know who was involved in the shooting, and police are asking for their cooperation with the investigation.

“We don’t want to share too many details to avoid compromising the investigation, but we can confirm progress has been made. There are suspects,” González said during a press conference at Police Headquarters.

“Again, I appeal to the community and

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local residents: Our intelligence indicates that you know who is responsible. We ask that you contact the police anonymously,” he added. “We always seek your support. Any information you provide could be crucial to this case.”

The victim was identified as 14-yearold Rosinelys Marcano Carrasquillo. Another 14-year-old was wounded in the shooting.

The incident occurred on the night of March 29 in the Tocones sector of Loíza.

The investigation is ongoing, with interviews underway and video evidence being collected.

The police superintendent emphasized that “the intelligence we have is that several people know who is responsible.”

When asked about concerns over

vigilante action before an arrest, González responded, “That is always a concern, and that is why we have increased patrols in that area specifically.”

According to the preliminary investigation, individuals on two motorcycles approached the vehicle carrying the two girls, who had just participated in a volleyball tournament, and opened fire on the red Kia.

Inspector Robert Ramos, deputy director of the auxiliary superintendency of criminal investigations, reiterated that “a motorcycle was seized,” but stated they are still “verifying whether it is related to the case.” He confirmed that “there have been no arrests” and added that there were “some interventions in Loíza for interviews.”

files measure to cite health secretary to a committee of the whole over Politank controversy

By THE STAR STAFF

The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) delegation in the island Senate announced on Monday the filing of a legislative measure seeking to summon a full Senate hearing to question Puerto Rico Secretary of Health Dr. Víctor Ramos Otero over alleged irregularities within the agency he heads.

During a press conference, PDP Senate Minority Leader Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz said the delegation introduced Senate Resolution 473, which calls on the upper chamber to convene a committee of the whole -- a session of the full Senate -- to conduct an interpellation of the health secretary.

Hernández Ortiz said the measure follows concerns first raised by the minority caucus last summer regarding “a series of irregularities” at the Health Department, one of the island’s largest agencies by budget.

Hernández Ortiz pointed specifically to the appointment in May 2025 of Elisa Muñoz López to two positions within the agency: adviser on legislative affairs and public policy, and chair of the committee overseeing Medicaid-related professional services contracts and requests for proposals.

The minority leader said Muñoz López had previously worked for Politank, a private firm, until the time when Ramos Otero assumed leadership of the Health Department.

The PDP senator further alleged that around the same time as those appointments, a company identified as Intervoice Communica-

tion, which he said had been a Politank client, was awarded a Department of Health contract valued at some $14.1 million.

Hernández Ortiz also referenced recent Senate proceedings in which concerns were raised about a lack of communication between the health secretary and lawmakers regarding the Vieques hospital, calling the proposed hearing an appropriate opportunity for Ramos Otero to appear before the Senate and respond to questions.

PDP Alternate Minority Leader Marially González Huertas said the delegation is confident that the full Senate hearing can be convened and emphasized the importance of transparency.

“The entire country watched the appearance of attorney Francisco Domenech,” González Huertas said, referring to a recent committee of the whole hearing in the upper chamber in which the La Fortaleza chief of staff -- and former owner of Politank -- underwent a grilling. She said that testimony raised doubts about the functioning of the administration of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, including questions related to the Health Department and the access former Politank employees may have within the agency.

González Huertas said lawmakers are seeking information not only about contracts allegedly linked to Politank, but also regarding matters involving the Vieques hospital.

Sen. Josian Santiago Rivera stressed the importance of the committee of the whole as an oversight tool, drawing comparisons to the earlier Senate hearing involving Domenech.

The majority New Progressive Party delegation in the island Senate blocked a motion to discharge a resolution filed by the Popular Democratic Party minority, seen above, seeking to interpellate Health Secretary Dr. Víctor Ramos Otero before a committee of the whole over alleged irregularities within the agency he heads.

“That hearing exposed a government paralyzed by improper pressure from La Fortaleza to intervene in the approval or denial of contracts,” Santiago said.

He added that a similar hearing involving the health secretary could provide lawmakers and the public with insight into how one of Puerto Rico’s most heavily funded agencies is being administered.

Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde highlighted Muñoz López’s prior employment history at Politank, noting that she had been supervised there by Domenech. She said Domenech confirmed under oath that Muñoz López worked at

Politank until 2023, shortly before joining the Department of Health.

Álvarez Conde also cited public information regarding contract awards at the Department of Health since Ramos Otero took office, arguing those matters warrant Senate scrutiny. She referenced a sworn statement by former Health Secretary Dr. Carlos Mellado López, which she said includes allegations of inappropriate conduct by Domenech during his time as a lobbyist at Politank.

“Did Víctor Ramos participate in those interventions?” Álvarez Conde asked. “Was he the one who promoted those efforts?” She also pointed to public statements by Ramos Otero referring to Domenech as “his brother,” which she said illustrates the closeness between the two men.

Ramos Otero responded later on Monday after the majority New Progressive Party delegation blocked a motion to discharge the PDP minority resolution seeking to interpellate him before the committee of the whole.

“In light of the request for interpellation, I reiterate this administration’s commitment to transparency and collaboration with the Legislature -- always with institutional respect,” Ramos Otero said in a written statement.

“At the Department of Health, we act in accordance with the law and the highest ethical standards,” the official added. “I categorically reject baseless insinuations of irregularity, which serve no purpose other than the partisan political objective of spreading disinformation, sowing confusion, and fabricating false perceptions.”

By THE STAR STAFF

Correction and Rehabilitation (DCR) Secre-

tary Francisco Antonio Quiñones Rivera has received a preliminary report from the committee evaluating proposals submitted by 12 companies seeking to provide healthcare services within Puerto Rico’s correctional system.

In a written statement, Quiñones Rivera reaffirmed the governing administration’s position on inmate healthcare.

“We remain firm in our commitment to guarantee health services of the highest quality for the correctional population,” the secretary said.

According to the preliminary findings,

three companies emerged as the most viable candidates to continue in the procurement process: Physician Advisers PSC, Renaissance Medical Group (RMG), and Central Physician Services LLC. Officials stressed that none of the three companies has any relationship with the current healthcare provider for the correctional system.

The evaluation committee also identified several bidders whose performance was rated as moderate but still sufficient to remain under consideration. However, the report recommends excluding other proponents after they received unsatisfactory evaluations in critical areas, though those areas were not specified in the document released.

Additionally, two companies -- Management Integrated Solutions Corp. and Strategic Providers Alliance -- voluntarily withdrew from the bidding process.

The competitive review is part of a broader effort by the DCR to replace its current healthcare provider, Physician Correctional, which is now facing a formal contract cancellation process. The company got into trouble because of an incident involving inmate Hermes Ávila Vázquez, who killed Ivette Joan Meléndez Vega after having been released from incarceration on an extended pass granted by the DCR for medical conditions it was later determined he did not have, such as being an AIDS patient and being handicapped.

House to summon officials for hearings on fraudulent vehicle inspections Corrections Dept. reviews contracts for inmate health services

By THE STAR STAFF

Rep. José “Cheito” Hernández Concepción has announced that Treasury Secretary Ángel L. Pantojas Rodríguez will be summoned on April 14, along with the director of investigations and inspections in the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP by its acronym in Spanish), Arturo Deliz Vélez, Driver Services Executive Director Mary Fuster Romero and former DTOP Secretary Eileen Vélez Vega, to two separate legislative panels to answer questions on discrepancies and a failure to provide essential information on an investigation related to fraud at island vehicle inspection centers.

The lawmaker said in a radio interview the purpose of

the summons is to have the secretaries confirm whether the information from inspection centers is accurate. He also wants to clarify what happened.

Hernández Concepción also announced that ahead of the April 14 hearing, on Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m., a public hearing will be held to interview eight inspection center owners about allegations that vehicle inspection centers have been approving inspections fraudulently.

Some of the allegations to clarify in the hearings, the legislator noted, are: first, that uncertified machines were used to inspect vehicles; second, that one car went in for inspection, but a different car came out; and third, that after an accident, inspection reports did not show the center’s involvement.

PDP announces primaries for party presidents in Añasco, San Germán

By THE STAR STAFF

The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) announced the polling locations for upcoming primaries to elect the presidents of the party’s municipal committees in Añasco and San Germán, as part of its internal reorganization process.

The announcement was made by PDP Secretary General Manuel Calderón Cerame and the party’s electoral commissioner, Ernesto González Rodríguez, following the certification of more than one eligible candidate in each municipality.

“After the Qualifying Board completed its evaluation

of the documents submitted by candidates seeking the presidency of the Municipal Committees, primaries will be held in Añasco and San Germán because more than one candidate met the requirements established in the party’s regulations,” Calderón Cerame said. “Voting will take place on Sunday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in each of the municipalities.”

In San Germán, the certified candidates are José Pascual Ayala Pérez and Reinaldo Somar Ramos Lorenzo. In Añasco, the candidates are Waleska Avilés Medina, Pedro Nieves Sánchez and William Matías Cortés.

González Rodríguez noted that on March 21, the party conducted the official ballot position draw. During that process, and in coordination with representatives of the certified

candidates, the polling centers for election day were selected.

In San Germán, voting will take place at the following locations: Herminia C. Ramírez School, Remington Christian Academy, Lola Rodríguez de Tió School and Francisco M. Quiñones School (Minillas).

In Añasco, voters will be able to cast their ballots at Mariano Bracetti School and Alcides Figueroa School.

The PDP electoral commissioner also reminded party members that voters wishing to participate in the primaries have until April 17 to complete any necessary electoral transactions, including voter registration, reactivation or transfers, either “in person at the Permanent Registration Board or through the electronic registration system, eRE.”

ICE agents detain newlywed spouse of soldier training to deploy

By MIRIAM JORDAN

AU.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife arrived at his base in Louisiana last week, expecting to begin their life together as newlyweds.

The couple checked in at the visitor center, identification in hand, ready to complete the steps that would allow her to move into his home on the base.

Within hours, that plan had unraveled.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the base and detained his wife, a Honduran immigrant lacking permanent legal status who was brought to the U.S. as a toddler. By nightfall, she was in a detention facility with hundreds of women facing deportation as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.The detention came just days after Annie Ramos, 22, a college student with no criminal record, and Matthew Blank, 23, celebrated their marriage with family and friends. Blank, who enlisted more than five years ago, is assigned to a brigade at Fort Polk, Louisiana, that is set to begin training at the end of the month for deployment.

“Our plan was to drive over, bring her to the office to get her military ID and activate her military spouse benefits,” such as health and life insurance, he said. “She was going to move in after the Easter weekend. Instead, she got ripped away from me.”

When U.S. citizens marry immigrants without permanent legal status, their spouses become eligible for legal permanent residency through marriage, and they can apply for citizenship three years after receiving their green card.

Even those with a prior deportation order, often issued when they were children, are not typically detained and are able to adjust their immigration status, experts said.

Before they were married, Ramos and Blank had hired a lawyer to begin that process.

“I knew she didn’t have status,” he said. “We were doing everything the right way.”

Or so they thought.

Ramos had been ordered deported in absentia in 2005, when she was 22 months old, after her family failed to appear at a hearing in immigration court, a circumstance that was “very common,” according to Margaret Stock, who wrote a book called “Immigration Law and the Military.”

“Prior to the Trump administration creating a mass deportation policy, somebody like her would not have been detained,” said Stock, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve who practices immigration law and who has handled many similar cases.

She said the military would typically have allowed Ramos to get her military ID and told the couple to file their immigration papers.

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security

said that Ramos had been arrested “after she attempted to enter a military base.”

“She has no legal status to be in this country and was issued a final order of removal by a judge,” the statement read. “This administration is not going to ignore the rule of law.”

The U.S. Army did not immediately comment.

Ramos and Blank’s story began early last year. The couple connected through a dating app, then met in person and their romance blossomed. They were engaged on New Year’s Day.

In late March, about 60 guests gathered to celebrate their wedding in Houston, where Ramos was raised. A mariachi band played as the guests shared a meal of fried chicken, Spanish rice and mashed potatoes.

Blank’s mother, Jen Rickling, said in an interview that her daughter-in-law was “absolutely a darling, and we adore her” and listed her qualities.

Ramos is a devout Christian who teaches Sunday school to children at her church, Rickling said. She was in her high school’s marching band. And she was a few months from finishing a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry.

On Thursday, the couple and Blank’s parents drove from Houston to the base, arriving early for a 2 p.m. appointment. As instructed, the couple checked in at the visitor center, where they presented Ramos’ birth certificate, Honduran passport, their marriage license and Blank’s military ID. They never made it to the benefits office.

According to Blank and his mother, an attendant scrutinized the documents and asked if Ramos had a visa

or a green card. She did not, they explained, noting that their lawyer had prepared a green card application that would be filed any day.

The attendant made a flurry of calls.

“They told us, ‘We’ll figure it out,’’’ recalled Blank.

He said that he and his wife were respectful and he kept his composure despite thinking that the officials were “dragging it out.” Tears began to stream down his wife’s face.

A supervisor was called, followed by an officer from the base’s criminal investigation division, who said he would contact Homeland Security and ICE.

After the call, Blank said, the officer told them Ramos would be detained. The family broke down in tears.

Ramos was separated from them, placed in handcuffs and driven away in a military police vehicle. Blank said he and his parents followed in their truck to another building, where she was unshackled and placed in what “looked like an interrogation room.”

Three ICE agents arrived. They first encountered Rickling and her husband in the lobby.

“They told us that they didn’t have a choice, they said they had to take Annie,” recalled Rickling. She said they apologized.

“I begged them not to take her,” Rickling said. “They said the higher-ups made them do it.”

The agents entered the room, offered the couple the same explanation, again shackled Ramos and took her away. Their lawyer has asked ICE to release Ramos on her own recognizance while a motion is prepared to reopen the old deportation order, which would block her removal.

Ramos had applied in 2020 for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, a program that shields from deportation people brought to the U.S. as children. Her application was never processed by the Trump administration because the program was halted for new applicants.

“I grew up here like any American,” Ramos said during a call from the detention center in Basile, Louisiana.

“This is all I know,” she said. “My husband and family are here.”

Blank said: “We are going to fight with everything I have. She is going to move in with me. We will start a family.”

Blank, who has been previously deployed to the Middle East and Europe, said that his chain of command has been supportive as he works to resolve the situation.

“I am going to be with her and serve my country,” he said

On Saturday, he and his mother traveled to the detention center in Basile, Louisiana, with the completed form to apply for Ramos’ green card. It only needed her signature.

Guards barred them from bringing anything inside.

By KENNETH CHANG

The Artemis II astronauts have now ventured farther from Earth than anyone else in the history of humanity. At 1:56 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, their distance from Earth passed 248,655 miles, the record that had been set by Apollo 13 in 1970. For the next few hours, they were to travel farther, reaching a distance of 252,752 miles.

During this mission, the four astronauts have launched to space, tested life support and other important systems of their Orion spacecraft, tangled with the vehicle’s toilet, puzzled over personal computing devices and left low-Earth orbit. They are the first humans to do so since 1972, although they will not land on the moon.

The three Americans and one Canadian aboard Artemis II were set on Monday to make even more history.

First, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen became the humans who have traveled farthest from Earth. They surpassed the astronauts of Apollo 13, whose lunar mission went awry.

Later, the astronauts were to pass behind the far side of the moon, seeing parts of the moon never observed with human eyes, gathering scientific data on what they spotted. In the process, they were to fall out of radio contact with Earth for about 41 minutes.

As the crew was to come out of its scheduled communications blackout, they stood to have an opportunity to create a moment for a new generation as inspirational as the “Earthrise” of NASA’s Apollo 8 mission in 1968. Here’s what else to know.

— Going farther: The astronauts officially began the lunar flyby phase of their mission around 2:45 p.m. Monday, starting a period of intensive observation of the lunar surface. As they were to go around the far side of the moon, the astronauts were to reach their maximum distance from Earth at 7:07 p.m., before looping back toward the planet.

— How to watch: NASA is streaming live video coverage of the mission 24 hours a day. You can view it on YouTube, X, the agency’s website and its smart TV apps.

— Radio blackout: When the astronauts were to go around the lunar far side, they were to lose contact with Earth because the moon blocks radio signals from Earth. This was expected to occur at 6:44 p.m. and was no cause for alarm. (During the Apollo missions, the command module repeatedly passed behind the moon, providing some periodic respite from mission control for the astronaut who waited in lunar orbit while his two crewmates walked on the surface.) At 7:02 p.m., the crew was to zip over the moon at an altitude of 4,070 miles, its closest approach.

— Bonus eclipse: After the astronauts came around the

far side, they were to experience a 53-minute solar eclipse starting at 8:35 p.m. They were to be able to observe the solar corona from a unique perspective, as well as unusual glimpses of Earth and other planets.

— Five days: The Artemis II mission launched to orbit on the evening of April 1. After a day of testing important systems in a high Earth orbit, the crew flew away from the planet on Day 2. On Days 3 and 4 the astronauts tested other systems and spoke with family. At the end of Day 5 they entered the lunar sphere of influence, where the pull of the moon’s gravity is stronger than Earth’s.

The light that changed my life

By DAVID FRENCH

Igrew up in a strict, fundamentalist Christian tradition. Most churches in my denomination didn’t celebrate Christmas and Easter (though that is now changing) because they were deemed pagan vestiges that had been arbitrarily Christianized by the apostate Catholic Church.

My family embraced those holidays, but my church did not — so much so that at church we’d sometimes defiantly sing Christmas carols out of season, just to demonstrate our theological independence. (“Silent Night” doesn’t land quite the same when you sing it in the middle of July. Neither does “Joy to the World.”)

I never quite believed our exclusive theology, at least not all of it. But I hadn’t been exposed to the alternatives. I didn’t know what I didn’t know.

This turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I encountered historic Christianity as a curious adult, not as a child who couldn’t fully comprehend what I was seeing. The practices of other churches were all new to me, and one in particular changed me forever.

My first year in law school, when I was 23 years old, I went to an Easter Vigil. Or, to be more precise, an evangelical version of the Catholic Service of Light. The church of the smoke machine can sometimes imitate the church of incense.

It began in darkness — symbolizing the darkness of death during the days after Christ’s crucifixion — and then the pastor lit a candle. High church Christians — Roman Catholics and Episcopalians, for example — may recognize this as the paschal candle, the symbol of Christ’s resurrection.

For a time, only the paschal candle penetrated the gloom, but then — as we sang hymns of praise — we picked up our own candles and one by one lit them with the flame from the paschal candle. Christ’s light became our light. Christ’s life became our life. By the end of the service, the entire church was ablaze with light.

I know there are readers who are rolling their eyes in disbelief and others who are thinking, “Well thanks, David, for describing something I’ve done my whole life.” But for me, it was a revelation.

Christians aren’t the only people who believe that man has a soul, that this life is not the sum total of our existence. We do, however, make a startling assertion, that God himself defeated death — that he entered into history, lived on this earth, was crucified and then returned to life. He demonstrated his mastery over death by appearing to many people, who shared their accounts of his crucifixion and resurrection. They say they saw him die and then live again. If this is true, it changes everything. If we truly are created in the image of God, then his life becomes our life. We are not gods, of course, but we are eternal beings. The curse

of Adam — “for dust you are and to dust you will return” — is broken by the sacrifice and resurrection of Christ.

Or, as C.S. Lewis wrote, Christ “has forced open a door that has been locked since the death of the first man. He has met, fought, and beaten the King of Death. Everything is different because He has done so.”

Before that service, I had always recognized this theological reality in personal terms: Christ’s sacrifice gave me the hope of eternal life. But there was something about that roomful of candles that touched my heart. It elevated the dignity and worth of every person in that room.

When you interact with a friend, with a neighbor, even an enemy, you are meeting a person who possesses an eternal soul. We are not meeting a talking animal, a person who is here today and gone tomorrow.

This is one reason I’m as stricken as I am when I see cruelty in the name of Christ. It’s one reason that, of all the sins I regret, I regret my own cruelty the most.

The book of Isaiah — written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus — contains a beautiful description of the character of the coming Messiah. “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick,” it says, “he will not snuff out.”

I don’t know if the United States is in the midst of anything like a true religious revival. It does seem, at the very least, that the long decline in American Christianity has slowed, if not stopped. There is anecdotal evidence seemingly everywhere of a surge of interest in faith. I see it especially on college campuses, where students are constantly asking me about my own beliefs.

I think I know why.

I’ve been writing for years about the rise in American polarization and the rise in mental health problems. I just wrote about how parents are less concerned about sex, drugs and rock’n’roll (the vices of generations past) than they are about their kids’ anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. We live in a nation of unprecedented prosperity, but we are not thriving. Instead, we struggle to feel like equal members of a society that is orienting itself to cater to the desires of a very wealthy minority.

Another way of putting it is that we have become a nation of smoldering wicks. We struggle to feel hope. We struggle to feel purpose. We look at the world around us and ask: “Is this all there is? Is this really what it looks like to live in the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the history of the world?”

But it is in moments exactly like this one when the light from that single paschal candle shines so brightly. It’s the light that symbolically declares that this is not all there is and that our eternal existence will outshine our present grief and pain. Recognizing that spark of eternity in ourselves and others helps heal that grief and pain.

Every Easter I think about the people I’ve lost. I think of the friend who died of colon cancer. I think of the men I served with in Iraq who never came home.

I’ve written about Michael Medders before. He might have been the most beloved officer in our unit. I never met a person who didn’t love Mike. A former football player, he was the strongest of us. He was relentlessly cheerful and funny. He was ready with a joke even after an IED blast. He was one of those people you just felt was invincible — right until a suicide bomber took his life on Sept. 24, 2008.

Almost three years later, in the summer of 2011, my friends and I gathered in his hometown, Avon Lake, Ohio, to spend time with his family, to honor Mike’s memory. As we visited Mike’s grave, one of my friends spoke as if he was standing right there beside us.

“Hi Mike,” he said. “We miss you.”

I think about that greeting all the time. It was a profound declaration of faith: Death was not the end. Mike’s light still burns. We will see him again.

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Gobernadora nombra secretario de la Vivienda, Procuradora del Paciente y administradora de la ADSEF

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LA FORTALEZA – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón envió el lunes al Senado 10 nombramientos para la Rama Ejecutiva y la judicatura, y además hizo una designación directa para la Administración de Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Familia.

González Colón nombró al licenciado Luis Augusto Martínez Román como secretario en propiedad del Departamento de la Vivienda. Martínez Román se desempeñaba de forma interina desde el 16 de marzo y su designación quedó sujeta al consentimiento del Senado.

La mandataria también designó a la doctora Catherine Oliver Franco como Procuradora del Paciente. Oliver Franco ocupa actualmente la administración de la Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción y permanecerá en ese cargo hasta tanto sea confirmada por el Senado.

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milia, González Colón hizo una designación directa de Blanca Medina Díaz, quien comenzará de inmediato en el cargo. Medina Díaz se desempeñaba como asesora administrativa y programática de la agencia y también ocupó puestos como subadministradora, directora del Programa Child Care y directora del Programa de Distribución de Alimentos.

La gobernadora además envió al Senado el nombramiento de Vanessa Del Moral Rosario como miembro de la Junta de Gobierno de la Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado. También designó para los puestos de fiscal auxiliar uno a Derick Rivera Muñiz, Carolina Medina de Gracia, Gina Patricia Díaz Ortiz y Natalie Martínez Muñiz.

Para ascenso a fiscal auxiliar dos, González Colón envió los nombramientos de Yamilza Vázquez Cuevas y Maylén Colón Cabán. Además, remitió a la consideración del Senado la designación de Wandie Camacho Santiago como Procuradora de Asuntos de Menores.

ruta de autobuses y proyectos urbanos en Canóvanas

la noche.

– La gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón anunció el domingo el inicio de la Ruta 55 de la Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses, proyectos de revitalización urbana y la entrega de terrenos al municipio de Canóvanas para usos comunitarios.

“La Ruta 55 representa un paso concreto hacia un sistema de transporte más accesible, eficiente e inclusivo. Estamos conectando comunidades con oportunidades, servicios de salud, empleo y desarrollo económico”, dijo González Colón en declaraciones escritas.

“Estas inversiones no solo transforman espacios físicos, sino que generan actividad económica y crean empleos”, añadió.

La nueva Ruta 55 funcionará como un plan piloto que conectará de forma directa a Carolina, Canóvanas y Loíza. El proyecto cuenta con una inversión de sobre 300,000 dólares en fondos de la Administración Federal de Tránsito, tendrá 47 paradas, 33 de ellas nuevas, y operará de lunes a viernes, de 6:00 de la mañana a 7:00 de

Durante la jornada, también se destacaron trabajos en la carretera PR-3, que incluyen rehabilitación de pavimento y reconstrucción entre los kilómetros 14.4 al 18.8, con una inversión revisada de 10.6 millones de dólares. Además, se informó la demolición de un puente peatonal en Loíza Valley, con una inversión de 451,610.66 dólares, como parte de medidas para mejorar la seguridad vial.

La gobernadora colocó además la primera piedra de

la Plaza de Recreo Juan F. Arroyo, proyecto con una inversión de 4.6 millones de dólares en fondos del Programa de Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario para la Recuperación ante Desastres, que generará 80 empleos e incluirá luminarias de diodo emisor de luz, gazebos, jardines, áreas de descanso y mejor conectividad peatonal.

González Colón también anunció el desarrollo de la Plaza de Artes Teatrales, con una inversión de 1.38 millones de dólares. El proyecto incluirá un mini anfiteatro, tarima techada, gradas, áreas culturales y mobiliario moderno para promover el acceso a la cultura y el encuentro comunitario.

Como parte de la actividad, el Departamento de la Vivienda entregó escrituras al municipio para la transferencia de terrenos en San Isidro, Jardines de Palmarejo y el barrio Cubuy. La administración también informó que continúa el proceso para completar la escritura de un albergue para víctimas de violencia doméstica, mientras la Procuraduría de Personas de Edad Avanzada entregó más de 100 vales de 100 dólares a adultos mayores.

Exige a LUMA que divulgue a qué personalidades en medios y redes sociales tienen bajo contrato

S AN JUAN – El secretario general del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), Jorge Santini Padilla, anunció el lunes que hizo un requerimiento de información a LUMA Energy, para que divulguen si tienen en nómina personas en los medios de comunicación y/o redes sociales.

“La transparencia tiene que darse de todos lados. Al tratarse de una entidad que maneja recursos provenientes del pueblo de Puerto Rico, LUMA tiene la obligación legal y moral de rendir cuentas claras y detalladas sobre sus gastos, contratos y desembolsos. La exigencia de transparencia no puede ser a un solo lado; lo exigiremos con LUMA y con otros que están manejando las redes sociales para atacar

al gobierno”, dijo Santini Padilla en declaraciones escritas

El requerimiento incluye, entre otros puntos, la divulgación de contratos con consultores, agencias de relaciones públicas, firmas de comunicaciones, analistas políticos, ‘influencers’ y cualquier tercero contratado para influir en la opinión pública o ejecutar campañas mediáticas.

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The Black Angus: A life between two worlds

By EVA LLORENS

Long before he became a communications adviser and a journalist, before he learned how to ask questions with the sharpness of a scalpel and the hesitation of someone who has lived more than he lets on, Juan José Díaz Díaz ca rried a chapter in his life that most people did not know about. It was not a scandalous secret, although some would later believe it was. It was, more simply, a chapter of Puerto Rico’s urban history that has now dissolved into rumor, myth, and silence — and replaced by something cleaner and less interesting. He happened to stand in the middle of that story. For several years in his twenties, he worked as a bartender in Puerto Rico’s notorious brothel, the Black Angus Night Club in San Juan, and he recounts that experience in his memoir “Desde la Barra del Black Angus (confesiones de un barten der),” published by 14 Segundos.

The notorious Black Angus was located in Miramar, part of the Santurce tourism district. In the 1970s and 80s, the area was a far cry from the polished neighborhood seen today. Triple‑X theaters dotted the streets. Bars came alive after dark. There were other brothels in the area, such as the Hawaiian Hut. All were shut down by Gov. Pedro Rosselló and demolished in the 1990s to make way for the Conven tion Center. Growing up in the 1960s to the 1990s, everyone knew about the brothel that on paper was listed as a restau rant. Young teenagers visited Black Angus as a rite of passage. Some would make jokes such as: “I saw your sister at Black Angus.”

But why tell the story now? After all, the Black Angus closed decades ago; the building is gone. Much of Miramar’s old red‑light district has been paved over or renovated into cafés and condos. The author noticed that new generations have never even heard of the place.

“There’s no historical memory,” he says. “People in their thirties and forties had only vague references — something their parents whispered about. I realized that if I didn’t write it now, it would disappear.”

As a young man from Corozal schooled in a small town sense of decency, Díaz was in his twenties, newly married, and studying. He worked as a stand up comic and got a job at Black Angus through his brother in law, Tito, the owner of the notorious brothel.

Telling people he worked at Black Angus at the time got mixed reactions. The author still recalls the police officer who once stopped him, only to light up when he learned the man was a bartender at Black Angus.

“His eyes sparkled,” Díaz said.

However, a bank official once reacted with confusion and near horror, unable to reconcile the polite Díaz with the legendary establishment.

According to the author, the Black Angus was legally incorporated as a restaurant in 1966, and its cost was put at $250,000, but he does not know how it became a brothel or whether that was the intention from the start. He said he ne ver discussed the topic with Tito. The building had previously been a hotel, according to photos and signage, which would

Teenagers visited the notorious Black Angus in Miramar as a rite of passage. Some would make jokes such as: “I saw your sister at Black Angus.” (pinterest.com via 80s Jamaica)

explain how rooms became part of the operation.

“I never knew if that was the original intention,” he says. “Obviously, no one was going to advertise it. Prostitution is illegal. But somewhere along the way, the building changed purpose — and reputation.”

While the name Black Angus evokes a steak house, the restaurant operating at the site was Chinese, “and the food was very good,” Díaz said. Many clients visited the place just to eat at the popular eatery.

The Black Angus was a three story structure with two large wooden doors at the front — heavy, imposing doors that announced arrival without revealing what lay beyond. At the center was a translucent wall that appeared decora tive, perhaps even elegant, but behind it were the stairs lea ding to the rooms above. Clients and prostitutes would ac cess those stairs through an exterior hall that bordered the structure, a narrow passage that allowed for discretion, for the comfortable fiction that nothing unusual was happening. His brother‑in‑law Tito, an accountant by training, ran Black Angus with the methodical precision of any other business: renovations were planned, a newly built bar was installed, receipts were kept, structure was maintained.

“A legitimate operation,” Díaz says — and he means it without irony.

Díaz writes about the Black Angus without sensationalism, without moral posturing, and without the voyeurism often found in stories set in society’s underbe lly. Instead, he writes as someone who lived between two worlds — the life he was raised in and the life he stumbled into.

What stayed with him most were the women, a part of San Juan’s history that is almost never documented.

Most of the prostitutes were foreigners; only a few were Puerto Rican. Most used aliases. The Black Angus did not hire prostitutes but allowed them to work at the bar in two shifts and required medical tests. The business benefited from the work of the prostitutes by leasing out the hotel rooms for 15 minutes for about $20. The prostitutes would keep all the money for the services provided. The Black Angus imposed monetary penalties on prostitutes for leaving a shift early. To some, it may seem exploitative, but to Díaz, it was part of an imperfect system.

“I know that it will sound incredible, but all of the ones who would talk to us said they were there because they wan ted to. … At the end, I chose to believe them,” he said.

Politicians frequented the place — some quietly, some openly, but names do not appear in the book. Díaz said it was out of respect for the blurred line between presence and participation.

“It would be unfair,” the author says. “Some men went there only to drink a beer, to talk, to pass the time. They never touched anyone. To name them would suggest otherwise.”

During the interview, he mentioned the name of a de ceased politician who enjoyed drinking Heineken.

Despite the club’s profitability, not everything was as it seemed. One of the details that may stun readers — and that Díaz discussed in his book — was the practice of “tricked drinks”: bottles of premium alcohol refilled with cheaper alco hol. For instance, the expensive vodka was, in reality, the che aper version, Skaya. However, all drinks cost $3 at the time.

“It was more common than people think,” he said. “Many bars did it.”

The club itself, he believes, would not exist today even without its expropriation by the government. Security came ras mounted on every corner, cellphones in every pocket, and the relentless exposure of social media would have made its carefully maintained ecosystem of discretion impossible to sustain. The magic of the Black Angus — dark and light in equal measure — required a world that no longer exists: one where certain things could happen in the middle of a city and still, somehow, remain private.

For him, the Black Angus was never the caricatured brothel of whispered jokes or the den of chaos that moral imagination tends to conjure. It was something stranger, more human, more complex — a place where the ordinary and the illicit intertwined under dim lights and soft music.

Inflation in focus for markets jostled by Middle East war signals

Afresh read on inflation and initial company results next week could start to show the Middle East war’s effects on the U.S. economy and corporate America, as investors hope to start moving past a conflict that has consumed markets.

Traders were wrestling with conflicting signals about a potential winding down of the war that began over a month ago, with the U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran.

The S&P 500 (.SPX), posted a gain in the holidayshortened week, snapping a five-week streak of losses. The benchmark index earlier in the week closed its worst-performing quarter since 2022, weighed down since late February by the war and the resulting surge in energy prices.

“It’s going to be hard to get the market’s attention off the Middle East, oil prices and the risks that have emerged,” said Matthew Miskin, co-chief investment strategist at Manulife John Hancock Investments. “The markets have been so myopically focused on geopolitical risk and ... how all this is going to shake out.”

Stocks have stumbled this year, with concerns about artificial-intelligence ⁠disruption and private credit weakness compounding uncertainty over the Middle East conflict. The S&P 500 was last down nearly 6% from its lateJanuary all-time high.

The war’s impact on oil supplies and energy prices remained the focal point for investors, especially the status of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical Middle East oil-shipping channel where traffic has stalled. U.S. crude topped $110 a barrel on Thursday after the commodity earlier in the week settled above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022.

“The market is pricing off oil,” said Doug Huber, deputy chief investment officer at Wealth Enhancement Group. “Inflation expectations, bond markets -- everything is stuck to this concept of what oil is doing.”

CPI to jump, high prices at the pump

Next week’s consumer price index, a closely watched inflation gauge, stands as an early test of the war’s energy shock. With U.S. crude jumping some 90% since the start of the year, the U.S. average gasoline price rose above $4 a gallon this week for the first time in more than three years.

The plans aim to cover strategic sectors like batteries, wind and solar energy, nuclear power, and electric vehicles.

“We think the first stage of oil price pass-through will have arrived in March via motor fuel,” BNP Paribas said in a note previewing the CPI report.

The March CPI report, due on April 10, is expected to have ⁠climbed 0.9% on a monthly basis, according to a Reuters poll as of Thursday. Excluding energy as well as food prices, the “core” CPI level is expected to have risen 0.3%.

Miskin said he would look for “ripple effects” across other goods and services stemming from the war and ener-

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gy-price surge, while adding that the March report may be too soon to see any broader inflationary impact.

“You’re just trying to get as much real-time data as you can to formulate where the inflation and economic growth trends are going,” Miskin said.

Q1 results loom, with big profit hopes War-driven inflation worries have led markets to largely rule out interest rate cuts this year, after such cuts had ⁠been a key underpinning for many bullish stock outlooks.

“The market already has inflation on the brain,” said Patrick Ryan, chief investment strategist at Madison Investments. If CPI were to “surprise with a much higher print, that could also be something that the market would take negatively.”

Next week also brings the release of another inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditures price index, but that PCE data will cover February, a period largely before the war took hold. An updated read of fourth-quar-

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ter U.S. economic growth is also due, while investors will also analyze Wednesday’s release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s March meeting for any clues about the future path of rates.

The start of earnings season also will start grabbing Wall Street’s attention, with investors counting on a broadly strong corporate profit outlook to support U.S. stocks this year. Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), and beverage maker Constellation Brands (STZ.N), are among those due to report next week.

Those reports will offer a taste of the first-quarter reporting season, which kicks off the following week. S&P 500 companies overall are expected to post a 14.4% rise in first-quarter earnings from the year-earlier period, according to LSEG IBES.

“The Q1 earnings season beginning in mid-April should show that underlying earnings growth is still strengthening and broadening,” Deutsche Bank equity strategists said in a note.

Trump renews threat of new attacks

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, on Monday, April 6, 2026. President Trump presented new details of the rescue of an American airman over the weekend in cinematic terms at a news conference on Monday. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)

By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, ERIKA SOLOMON and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

President Donald Trump on Monday escalated his threats to devastate Iran if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as he again floated the possibility that diplomacy may yet avert steps to prolong and deepen the war.

“We have a plan, because of the power of our military, where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o’clock tomorrow night, where every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again,” Trump said at a White House news conference. If the attacks take place, he added, “It will take them 100 years to rebuild.”

Trump gave a laudatory depiction of the rescue of a missing American airman shot down over Iran. The mission involved 155 aircraft and hundreds of people, he said, though “a lot of it was subterfuge” designed to lead Iranian forces away from the aviator. He also revealed that the plane, a U.S. Air Force F-15E, had been downed by a single shoulder-fired missile.

At an earlier White House appearance, Trump added to the conflicting signals that have characterized the conflict, now in its second month, by saying he wanted the United States to take Iran’s oil and profit from it. That would imply a long-term and risky U.S. presence in the region, but “unfortunately the American people would like to see us come home.”

His remarks to reporters came after Iran made a new

10-point peace proposal and after Trump renewed his threat to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure if Iran does not allow shipping to pass freely through the critical strait, a conduit for a significant portion of the world’s crude oil and natural gas.

“It’s a significant proposal,” Trump said of the Iranian proposal, which was made through Pakistani mediators. “It’s a significant step. It’s not good enough. But it’s a very significant step.”

Later he said, “I can tell you that we have an active, willing participant on the other side. They would like to make a deal.”

The full contents of the Iranian plan were not made public, but diplomatic efforts have yielded little so far, despite Trump’s repeated claims of progress, with each side making demands that the other has dismissed as unacceptable. Iranian and U.S. officials have communicated mostly through intermediaries, like Pakistan.

“If it were up to me, I’d take the oil,” Trump said of Iran. “I’d keep the oil, and we’d make plenty of money. And I would also take care of the people of Iran much better than they’ve been taken care of. It’s been horrible.”

He has threatened repeatedly to bombard critical Iranian infrastructure, like power plants and bridges, setting deadlines for opening the strait and then repeatedly postponing them. On Sunday, he pushed back the deadline by a day,

to Tuesday evening in the United States. Analysts say that without tangible progress toward peace, the postponements risk eroding the power of his warnings.

Trump said Monday that the Iranian people support the bombing campaign. “They would be willing to suffer that in order to have freedom,” he said, adding, “We have had numerous intercepts, ‘please keep bombing.’”

Iran said Monday that it would retaliate forcefully if Trump carried out his threatened attacks, which would affect millions of civilians, in what many legal experts argue could be considered war crimes under international law.

“If attacks on civilian targets are repeated, the subsequent phases of our offensive and retaliatory operations will be carried out much more crushingly and extensively,” Ebrahim Zolfaghari, an Iranian military spokesperson, said Monday.

Here’s what else we’re covering:

— University bombed: Overnight airstrikes hit Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran’s top science, engineering and math institute, prompting outraged responses from Iranians, including opponents of the regime. The university is under Western sanctions for ties to the Iranian military and agencies that develop weapons systems.

— Rescued airmen: The two U.S. airmen who were rescued after being shot down over Iran were receiving care at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a military hospital in Germany, a U.S. military official said.

— Attacks across the Middle East: Israel said it had bombed a major Iranian petrochemical complex Monday, just days after it struck a similar site — part of an avowed goal to destroy factories that fill Iran’s coffers. Israeli rescue workers retrieved the bodies of four people killed by an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, according to Israeli authorities.

— Warning from oil nations: Eight members of the consortium of influential oil producing nations known as OPEC+ on Sunday expressed concern about the toll the war was taking on global oil supplies and energy infrastructure in the region. “Restoring damaged energy assets to full capacity is both costly and takes a long time,” the group said in a statement.

— Death tolls: The Human Rights Activists News Agency said at least 1,606 civilians, including 244 children, had been killed in Iran as of Friday. Lebanon’s Health Ministry on Thursday said at least 1,345 Lebanese had been killed since the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah began. In attacks blamed on Iran, at least 50 people have been killed in Gulf nations. In Israel, at least 20 people had been killed as of Monday. The American death toll stands at 13 service members, with hundreds of others wounded.

Pope Leo calls for peace and warns of a world indifferent to violence

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

With war in the Middle East casting a shadow over the celebrations of the most important date on the Christian calendar, Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter address as pontiff to renew pleas for peace and dialogue, and to condemn violence.

“On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars and marked by a hatred and indifference that make us feel powerless in the face of evil,” Leo said Sunday to tens of thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

The first U.S.-born pontiff has been increasingly outspoken on the issues of war and peace in recent weeks during the U.S.Israeli war in Iran. His Easter message came amid new Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and President Donald Trump’s threatening to rain down “hell” on Iran.

Under a sunny sky in Vatican City, thousands celebrated Easter Mass and listened to the traditional “Urbi et Orbi,” or “To the City and the World,” message, a compendium of the Vatican’s global concerns and the pope’s priorities.

“Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace,” Leo said in the message. “Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue. Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them.”

Cheers and applause rose from the

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers updates on Iran at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Hegseth asked the American people to pray for a military victory in the Middle East “in the name of Jesus Christ.” In recent weeks, Pope Leo has been more outspoken about the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

crowd, and thousands of cellphones shot up simultaneously when Leo appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, where he first stood in May after he was elected pope. His predecessor, Pope Francis, had died a few weeks earlier, the day after Easter.

One of Francis’ last acts had been to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square, ignoring his doctors’ orders to slow down less than a month after he had been discharged from a lengthy hospital stay.

In his own message, Leo borrowed an expression from Francis, citing the incre-

asing “globalization of indifference.” Leo made that plea his own, saying, “We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent.” Leo, who tends to avoid direct criticism of nations or leaders, did not name specific conflicts. The Urbi et Orbi messages that popes deliver twice a year, at Christmas and at Easter, often include calls for peace, singling out active global conflicts.

The Rev. Gonzalo de la Morena, a Spanish priest who was among those in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, said he had been touched by the pope’s words. “He made me reflect, also at a personal and social level,

that peace and love require sacrifices, but they are worth it,” he said.

After 12 years of Francis’ outspoken papacy, Leo has until now opted for a more deliberate public stance. The war in Iran has led him to be more forthright, particularly after Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, asked Americans to pray “every day, on bended knee” for a military victory in the Middle East “in the name of Jesus Christ.”

Leo has not referred specifically to Hesgeth, but during his Palm Sunday homily a week ago, Leo said that God rejects the prayers of “those who wage war,” and that their “hands are full of blood.”

On Tuesday, speaking to reporters outside the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Leo said he hoped Trump was “looking for an off-ramp” to end the war. “Hopefully, he is looking for a way to decrease the amount of violence, of bombing, which would be a significant contribution to removing the hatred that’s being created and it’s increasing constantly in the Middle East and elsewhere,” the pope said.

And in a homily during a Mass on Thursday morning, Leo said that the Christian mission had often been “distorted by a desire for domination, entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

On Sunday, he reiterated that “the power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent.”

Leo added that the “true strength that brings peace to humanity” fostered “respectful relationships at every level: among individuals, families, social groups and nations.”

“We cannot continue to be indifferent,” he said. “And we cannot resign ourselves to evil.”

Eddie and June Graham, who traveled to Rome from Glasgow, Scotland, with their children for Easter, said that while they did not speak fluent Italian, they had understood Leo’s pleas against indifference. “We as humans need to create a critical mass in opposition to violence and war,” Eddie Graham said. “It’s the indifferent middle that actually make all the difference.”

Leo, who leaves for a 10-day trip to Africa on April 13, announced that Saturday he would celebrate a prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter’s Basilica.

“Every time I see the pope, it’s emotional,” said Giulia Albanese, a tour guide from Rome, who was taking a break from a tour.

Job growth rebounded in March

By LYDIA DePILLIS

The labor market put in a strong showing in March as wintry weather receded, strikes concluded and businesses started looking beyond the huge changes of President Donald Trump’s first year in office.

The Labor Department reported last Friday that employers had added 178,000 jobs last month, substantially more than economists had expected, bringing the average over the past three volatile months to a healthy 68,000 positions. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3%, leveling off after a gradual rise, as the workforce contracted slightly.

The numbers were collected before the energy price shock caused by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran tightened its grip on the global economy, however. Forecasters have estimated that persistently higher oil prices will slow job creation and raise unemployment in a year when they had expected the economy to regain some vigor.

“A lot of people thought this was going to be the year that finally we put political uncertainty behind us and the labor market was going to reaccelerate,” said Guy Berger, chief economist at Homebase, a scheduling and payroll platform. “And it’s still too early for gas prices to meaningfully affect the labor market, so maybe this is a ‘what might have been.’”

The job surge in March will most likely give the Federal Reserve some comfort as the central bank tries to balance stubborn inflation with a soft labor market. This is the last employment report before its next meeting at the end of the month.

As has been the case for the past few years, gains were led by health care and social assistance professions, which packed on 90,000 jobs. That number includes 31,000 workers who ended a strike at Kaiser Permanente in California, but even without them, the increase was slightly above the rate at which the sectors have been growing over the past year.

The easing of a stormy, icy winter helped to boost leisure and hospitality employers, which added 44,000 workers. The changing weather may also have propelled construction, which grew by

A mechanic at work at a garage in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 6, 2025. Employers added 178,000 jobs in March 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on April 3, more than economists had expected. The unemployment rate sank to 4.3 percent. (Caroline Gutman/The New York Times)

26,000 jobs. That industry has been surging since last fall, primarily because of the industrial jobs created by the data center boom.

It’s not clear that this pace can continue for much longer. The share of the population that is employed has been dropping and now stands at 59.2%, driven by aging demographics and the Trump administration’s harsh immigration restrictions. As the available workforce contracts, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas estimated this week that the break-even rate of jobs needed to absorb new workers could be negative.

“This is a whole new world,” said Laura Ullrich, director of economic research at the job search website Indeed. “The idea that all of a sudden, a report of 50,000 jobs could be a good report, that’s hard to wrap your brain around. Now we’re at zero to 30,000.”

There are other signs of declining dynamism. The hiring rate in February sunk to a low last reached in 2020, when the economy was largely shut down. Surveys by the National Federation of Independent Business have shown that the

fertilizer prices is expected to force consumers to cut back spending on other priorities that employ people, like going out to eat and taking long road trips. Goldman Sachs estimates that the oil price shock will reduce monthly employment growth by 10,000 jobs through 2026.

On top of that, trade uncertainty, persistently high interest rates and immigration enforcement activities have prompted economists to mark up their expectations of a recession next year.

“The labor market has been really resilient, but I don’t know if we’ve seen the combination of everything that’s happening right now,” said Elizabeth Crofoot, an economist at the employment data firm Lightcast. “And I’m not sure how much further we can hold on.”

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share of business owners with jobs they can’t fill has been falling, and only 12% plan to add jobs in the next three months.

Consistent with that frozen picture, average hourly earnings grew only 3.5% in March from a year ago, the slowest pace since 2021 and only slightly faster than inflation. That may also be a consequence of shifting composition, as more jobs are added in relatively low-wage social assistance roles and subtracted from higher-paid sectors like financial services and computer systems design.

At the same time, layoffs have remained extremely low, as companies have sought to retain talent rather than let people go only to rehire them later. The average workweek shortened to 34.2 hours, indicating that employers are cutting hours rather than head count. The federal government is a notable exception, having shed a total of 355,000 positions, or 11.8%, since reaching a peak in October 2024.

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VENDIDA

“CASH” VENDIDA

NAGUABO-URB. HACIENDA GRANDE Casa con solar de 1,081 mts. Con 3H / 2.5 B, Terraza, Cocina

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Top NASA mission: Keep astronauts safe

By KATRINA MILLER

Rocket failures, oxygen leaks, space debris and scorching heat: These are just a few of the risks that NASA’s Artemis II astronauts face as the first humans to return to the moon in more than half a century.

Since NASA first attempted to send people beyond the safety of Earth, spaceflight has been a death-defying endeavor. The agency has always grappled with risky scenarios, from the flash fire of Apollo 1 in 1967 to the rocket thruster issues that recently extended the stay of the Boeing Starliner astronauts in orbit for extra months. Those dangers grow more intense the farther you get from home.

But the failures and close calls bring experience in predicting and preparing for the hazards of spaceflight.

“We will never get risk down to zero in this line of work,” Jared Isaacman, the NASA administrator, said in an interview.

Isaacman, who conducted a spacewalk on a private space mission he financed, said some risks are worth taking. “It’s the greatest adventure in human history,” he said. “I think it’s absolutely our destiny to go out and explore among the stars.”

For all the dangers faced by NASA’s moon-bound crew, it is confident in the work that has been done to make the 10day journey in the Orion spacecraft safe.

“I once joked that every lesson that has ever been learned in human spaceflight has been rolled into Orion,” Reid Wiseman, the commander of Artemis II, said in a NASA podcast about the mission. “Every cable is a little bit thicker than it needs to be. Every computer has more redundancy than it needs to.”

Wiseman added, “You need those redundant and reliable systems” when flying into deep space.

Liftoff and early ascent

Orion is flying on NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket. After the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022, Artemis II will be the first time the rocket flies with astronauts on board.

“Crew safety is literally the prime directive,” said Carolyn Overmyer, an engineer at Lockheed Martin Space responsible for the technical integrity of Orion. “Whatever we do, crew safety is the thing that you have to think about first.”

The risks start before leaving the ground. Mission control pushed back the launch of Artemis I multiple times because of poor weather conditions and technical issues with the rocket, including a propellant leak.

With astronauts aboard for Artemis II, NASA has an emergency escape system on the launchpad for pre-liftoff issues.

It resembles gondolas on a ski lift, designed for the crew to quickly get to the ground. Four baskets, each the size of a small SUV, can whisk the astronauts down a set of cables to the perimeter of the launchpad. They can then board emergency vehicles and drive away.

In January, the agency reported that the baskets

stopped before reaching the pad perimeter during a test. Technicians adjusted the brakes.

But the most risk occurs as the rocket launches and begins its ascent.

“I will be holding my breath during that time,” Overmyer said.

In case of rocket failure in the first three minutes of flight, Orion is fitted with another escape system that will quickly eject the capsule from the rocket.

Orion will then reorient itself to land in the Atlantic Ocean.

Later in the flight but before the vehicle is in orbit, Orion can use its own engines for a similar purpose.

Space hazards

After nearly two hours, Orion will enter a high orbit above Earth, where the crew will test systems in flight for the first time. The crew will perform a piloting demonstration by flying Orion manually and simulating a docking maneuver.

Redundancies protect the crew during manual flight. If the hand controllers used to move the spacecraft malfunction on the pilot’s side, the commander can take over. Four solar panels power Orion’s electronics, though it can fully operate with just two. Three touch screens provide flight data to the crew, and a cursor control device allows the astronauts to interact with the software when their hands are unable to reach the screens.

It will also be the first in-flight test of Orion’s life support systems, which keep the capsule habitable for astronauts in space. This includes monitoring and maintaining temperature, humidity and pressure, as well as providing oxygen to the cabin, and removing carbon dioxide from it.

“We’ve tested it to death on the ground,” Overmyer said. “But it’s the first time we’re flying with it.” The systems are tested while in Earth orbit, which gives the astronauts an accessible off-ramp back home, should anything go wrong before they head to the moon.

Backup systems exist to control temperature, pressure and oxygen levels should any life support emergencies arise.

Impact with tiny meteoroids or fragments of debris from satellites pose another concern, though the chances are low.

Even objects less than about 4 inches in size can cause severe damage to a spacecraft. Last November, China delayed the return of three of its astronauts after discovering a window crack that experts suspect was caused by such a strike.

If all else fails, the astronauts can don their spacesuits, which are designed to keep them alive for up to six days by supplying air and maintaining pressure. The outer layer of the suits is also fire resistant.

On the second day of flight, Orion’s engine will send the capsule toward the moon. Eight auxiliary engines can perform all of Orion’s planned thrusts and maneuvers as a backup to the main engine. But the trajectory is also what engineers call “free return,” another safety measure that ensures Orion will arrive back home by coasting on the gravity of the moon and Earth, without the need for fuel.

Orion is scheduled to lose contact with Earth for 30-50 minutes when it travels behind the moon, which will block signals to and from the spacecraft. Mission control on the ground will upload the latest navigation data to the crew just before this stage to aid the capsule’s return if the crew is unable to reestablish communications.

Surviving the heat

It will take about four days for the Artemis II astronauts to return home from their loop of the moon. Upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere, Orion will race toward the surface at more than 20,000 mph, withstanding temperatures close to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit before landing off the coast of San Diego.

Orion’s heat shield is one of the most important safety measures of the mission. Made of material that transfers heat away from the spacecraft, the shield underwent more than 1,000 tests on the ground before being used in space with Artemis I in 2022.

Damage to the heat shield during this mission prompted investigations by NASA and independent experts, including 23 months of additional testing.

“We’re going to make sure that we’re staying within the bounds of the hardware,” Jeff Radigan, the lead flight director of Artemis II, said during a news conference for the mission in January. “That’s the right thing to do to keep our crew safe.”

Once through the heat of Earth’s atmosphere, parachutes will automatically deploy to slow the capsule before it splashes down. Landing in the ocean provides a softer cushion than the ground. Air bags around the top of Orion will inflate to keep the capsule upright after splashdown.

If the crew needs to suddenly leave Orion and drop into the ocean before a recovery team arrives, their suits are bright orange to be easily identifiable in the water. They are also equipped with survival kits.

At the news conference in January, mission directors stressed their commitment to getting the crew home safely.

“I got one job, and it’s the safe return of Reid and Victor and Christina and Jeremy,” John Honeycutt, who leads the Artemis II mission management team, said of the astronauts. “I consider that a duty and a trust. And it’s one I intend to see through.”

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN, REPRESENTADO POR SU HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO

Parte Peticionaria Vs. ADQUISICIÓN DE PROPIEDAD DE 190.5390 METROS CUADRADOS

LOCALIZADA LA 1003, AVENIDA FERNÁNDEZ JUNCOS, SANTURCE, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00907; ANA MARÍA MILLS SEVILLA, CATALINA MILLS

SEVILLA, CONCEPCIÓN MILLS SEVILLA, ELENA MILLS SEVILLA, ERNESTO MILLS

SEVILLA, ISABEL MILLS

SEVILLA, JORGE MILLS

SEVILLA, JOSÉ MILLS

SEVILLA, JULIA MILLS

SEVILLA, MARGARITA MILLS SEVILLA, ROSARIO MILLS

SEVILLA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Partes con Interés

Civil Núm.: SJ2026CV00105. Sala: 1002. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: ANA MARÍA MILLS

SEVILLA, CATALINA MILLS SEVILLA, CONCEPCIÓN MILLS

SEVILLA, ELENA MILLS

SEVILLA, ERNESTO MILLS SEVILLA, ISABEL MILLS SEVILLLA, JORGE MILLS SEVILLA, JOSÉ MILLS SEVILLA, JULIA MILLS SEVILLA, MARGARITA MILLS

SEVILA, ROSARIO MILLS SEVILLA.

RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a título absoluto de la propiedad de 190.5390 metros cuadrados localizada la 1003, Avenida Fernández Juncos, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907, para eliminar un estorbo público declarado por el

Municipio.

DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN: URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio de Santurce de esta ciudad con un área superficial de 190.5390 metros cuadrados. Por el Norte, con Jesús Rivera Vega en 28.55 metros; por el Sur, con la Avenida Fernández Juncos en 29.08 metros; por el Este, con Esmeralda Holdings en 6.62 metros; por el Oeste, con la Calle Cerra en 6.61 metros. Finca Número 2759 (Pasa a ser 2759A), inscrita al Folio 231 (Pasa al 197) del Tomo 65 (Pasa al 47) de San Juan Antiguo (Pasa a Santurce Sur), Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección I. ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendada, el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 20212022 y la Resolución Núm. 71, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se propone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el área eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. Quedan emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda de Expropiación Forzosa. La abogada de la parte demandante es el Lcda. Angelisse Ortiz Cruz cuya dirección postal es: 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, PMB 270, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00966 cuyo número de teléfono es (787) 273-0611 y su correo electrónico es: lcda.angelisseortiz@ gmail.com. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que, si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírlos. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 20 DE MAYO DE 2026 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, Sala 1002 del Centro Judicial de San Juan, el cual ubica en Hato Rey, PR, para la Vista del caso, en cuyo día se determinará el justo valor

de la propiedad y las partes a ser compensadas y a cuya vista podrán ustedes comparecer y ofrecer prueba de valoración, aunque no hayan contestado la Petición. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 11 de marzo de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ

COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LIZ MARIE RIVERA DÍAZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA REGIÓN JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR. MUNICIPIO DE ISABELA

Demandante v. Adquisición de PROPIEDAD UBICADA EN LA BARRIADA CORCHADO LOTE 192 CALLE GIRASOL, ISABELA, PR 00662. CATASTRO NÚM.: 003-099-088-97-000

JUAN JOSE OCASIO VALENTIN, ANGELA CORDERO BENIQUEZ

Y LA SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES; “DUEÑOS DESCONOCIDOS”

Demandados NÚM. CASO: AG2025CV01785. NÚM. CASO ADMINISTRATIVO: IS-71. SOBRE: EXPROPIACIÓN SUMARIA (IN REM) ART. 4.012A Ley 107-2020. EMPLA-

ZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS.

A: JUAN JOSE OCASIO VALENTIN, ANGELA CORDERO BENIQUEZ, LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, y “DUEÑOS DESCONOCIDOS”

POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este Tribunal Demanda de expropiación sumaria (IN REM) contra usted, solicitando al Tribunal que conceda la expropiación de la propiedad que se describe a continuación: Urbana: Solar: 439 DEL PROYECTO

MANUEL CORCHADO JUAR-

BE. BARRIO GUAYABOS de Isabela. Cabida: 439.75 Metros Cuadrados. Linderos: Norte, con los solares #491 y #492 distancia de 14 metros con 4 centímetros. Sur, con camino

#13, distancia de 12 metros con 75 centímetros. Este, con solar #438, distancia de 31metros con 55 centímetros. Oeste, con solar #440 distancia de 37 metros con 43 centímetros. Inscrita al folio 232, tomo 315, finca número 16,394 de Isabela, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección de Aguadilla. Catastro número 003-099-088-97-000. Representa a la parte demandante el abogado cuya información se consigna de inmediato: Lcdo. Héctor J. Cardona Muñiz R.U.A. Núm. 17209

100 Emilio González Suite 1 Isabela, Puerto Rico, 00662 Tel/Fax: (787) 410-9185

lcdo_cardona@yahoo.com

Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Se le apercibe que de usted no presentar su alegación responsiva a la Demanda 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. Este edicto deberá ser publicado una vez por semana durante tres (3) semanas sucesivas en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, hoy día 3 de MARZO de 2026. SARAHI REYES PEREZ, Secretario. Nilda Torres Acevedo, Sub-secretario.

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. JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROE AS UNKNOWN MEMBERS OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA BELEN SANTIAGO ORTIZ

Defendants Civil No.: 21-1023. FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE; COLLECTION OF MONEY, NOTICE OF SALE. To: JOHN DOE and

RICHARD ROE as unknown members of the Estate of EDNA BELEN SANTIAGO ORTIZ

WHEREAS: Judgment in favor of the United States of America for the principal aggregate amounts: a) On the $22,470.23 Note: 1. The sum of $22,970.23, of principal. 2. The sum of $68,671.22, of interest accrued, and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $6.1359. 3. 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, Federal Building, Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned judgment and the order of execution thereof, the following property will be sold at public auction: I. RÚSTICA: Se describe según el documento presentado, observándose que los tomos donde se describe están en estado de deterioro: RÚSTICA: “B”: Compuesta de 59.100 cuerdas luego de hechas 2 segregaciones de 12.00 y 3.00 cuerdas; de Rústica: de 74.00 cuerdas, equivalentes a 20 hectáreas, 8 áreas y 50 centiáreas de terreno radicada en el barrio Coabey de Jayuya, en lindes: NORTE, Soledad Rivera; SUR, Francisco y Monserrate Ortiz y Juan Bautista Rivera; ESTE, Soledad Rivera y Rosario Canales hoy su Sucesión; y OESTE, Río Jayuya, llamado Saliente. Property 974, recorded at page 221 of volume 3 of Jayuya, Property Registry of Utuado, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Property #974 is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: a) None. Junior Liens: a) None. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on MAY 1ST, 2026 AT 9:00 AM and the minimum bid for the first public sale for property #974, that will be accepted is the sum of $20,000.00. 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 on MAY 8, 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

on MAY 15, 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. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned judgment and the order of execution thereof, the following property will be sold at public auction: II. RÚSTICA

“A”: Parcela de terreno con el #1 del caso T-1642 radicada en el barrio Jayuya Arriba, lugar de Coabey, término municipal de Jayuya, compuesta de 3.00 cuerdas, equivalentes a 1 hectárea, 17 áreas, 92 centiáreas y 5,138 diez milésimas de otra, en lindes; NORTE y ESTE, con la finca principal de la que se segrega, propiedad de Emiliano Rivera; SUR, Carlos Santiago y finca principal de la cual se segrega; OESTE, Carlos Santiago y finca principal de la cual se segrega. Está separada en parte de sus colindancias Sur y Oeste por una quebrada. Tiene acceso por un camino de la finca que partiendo de su esquina Noroeste en dirección Norte, Oeste y Sur, empalmando sucesivamente con un camino vecinal y con el camino Coabey, en una distancia aproximada de 6 kilómetros, 5 hectómetros de la carretera insular #15 sección de Adjuntas-Ciales. Property 1,067, recorded at page 32 of volume 22 of Jayuya, Property Registry of Utuado, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Property #1,067 is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: a) None. Junior Liens: a) None. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on MAY 1ST, 2026 AT 9:15 AM and the minimum bid for the first public sale for property #1,067, that will be accepted is the sum of $2,470.23. 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 on MAY 8, 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 on MAY 15, 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. 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 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, this 19 day of March, 2026. MICHEL A. RACHID FOURNIER.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. LUIS ANTONIO LIZARDI BENITEZ, DORIS ALICIA RAMIREZ LA FONTAINE; T/C/C/ DORIS RAMIREZ; Y LA SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: VB2024CV00401. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 24 de febrero de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la

parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: URBANIZACIÓN HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-205. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. Unit Week 39 Vacation Club Right corresponding to Unit A-205 of Hacienda del Mar, Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-205 and includes the right to use such unit during the 39 week of each year until December 31, 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 39 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club or a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in the Unit A-205, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Hacienda del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the Vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 12,848 inscrita al folio móvil del tomo 45 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 3ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $16,607.68 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A205-39. La fecha y hora de

la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. PAUL DENNIS

SCAGLIONE, NORMA SCAGLIONE T/C/C NORMA KAY SCAGLIONE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV01079.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 24 de octubre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: VACATION CLUB

RIGHT: Unit week 48. Vacation Club Right corresponding to Unit A-504 of Hacienda del Mar, Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-504 and includes the right to use such unit during the 48 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12.00 noon on the 48 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-504, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this va-

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cation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13,400 inscrita al folio 1 del Tomo de Hoja Móvil 53 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $5,457.41 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A504-48. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 9:20 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio

de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. DAVID JOHN HOLLOWAY; Y DAVID PAUL WITTLETON

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00031. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 13 de febrero de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B-212 WEEK 18. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-212 and includes the right to use such unit during the 18th week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 18th Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use

a specific week in Unit B-212, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 61 del tomo 257 de Vega Alta finca 14143. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 18,310 inscrita al folio 1 del tomo de hoja móvil 105 de Vega Alta, inscripción primera en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $11,210.18 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B212-18. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20)

días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. STEVEN CRAIG ELLIS, JULIA ANNE ELLIS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00057. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 6 de febrero de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la

parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: Apartamento Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. Unit Week 45, VACATION CLUB RIGHT corresponding to unit B311, of HACIENDA DEL MAR, Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-311, and includes the right to use such unit during the 45, week of each year until December 31 of the Year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 45, Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B311, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the HACIENDAS DEL MAR, VACATION CLUB REGIME and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrito al folio 86, del tomo 257 de Vega Alta; Finca número 14147. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 15,003 inscrita en virtud de la escritura número 2233 otorgada en San Juan a 16 de noviembre de 2001 ante el Notario Público Frances R. Ramírez Sánchez, inscrito en Sistema Karibe según inscripción 1ra. La venta se llevará

a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,612.29 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B311-45. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 9:40 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888,

ALGUACIL SUPERIOR. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. JOHN HANNA ABIHABIB; SONIA MARIE ABI-HABIB; Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00197. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 13 de febrero de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B 211 WEEK 17. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados.

This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-211 and includes the right to use such unit during the 17 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 17 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-211, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation

de 10 de marzo de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B 512 WEEK 49. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. Unit Week 49, VACATION CLUB RIGHT corresponding to unit B-512, of HACIENDA DEL MAR, Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-512, and includes the right to use such unit during the 49, week of each year until December 31 of the Year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 49, Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-512, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the HACIENDAS DEL MAR, VACATION CLUB REGIME and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2575% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 15514 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 86 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra, en el Registro de la ProThe San

right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 195 del tomo 232 de Vega Alta finca 12,670. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 17,911 inscrito en hoja móvil al folio 1 tomo 101 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $18,227.28 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B211-17. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 9:50 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en

un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. JOHN TROIA, ANISSA TROIA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00497. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 13 de febrero de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-804 WEEK 27. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-804 and includes the right to use such unit during the 27 week of each year until

December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 27 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-804, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13,529 inscrita al folio 1 del Tomo de Hoja móvil 55 de Vega Alta, inscripción 4ta en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $14,619.13 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A804-27. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili-

dad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. HAROLD CARDONA, ELISA IVETTE CARDONA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00571. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha

piedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $10,973.33 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B512-49. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 10:10 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de

2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante V. HARVEY T. COCHIEN T/C/C/ HARVEY COCHIEN Demandado Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00036. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento: B-510, SEMANA 1. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. Propiedad Horizontal: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento: UNIDAD B-510, SEMANA 1. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. Located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific Vacation Club Right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-510 and includes the right to use such unit during the 1th week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12.00 noon on the 1th Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club or a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-510, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation

club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen 1479. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 18,642 inscrita al folio móvil 106 de Vega Alta, inscripción 4ta en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $7,680.56 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B510-1. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 10:20 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará

en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. CHRISTOPHER DAVID WHITE, MEG MILLER WHITE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2024CV01042. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: Vacation Club Right: unit week (35) Vacation Club Right corresponding to unit A801 of HACIENDA DEL MAR., Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific Vacation Club Right is coupled with a special property right to the Unit A-801 and includes the right to use such unit during the

first (35) week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the FIRST (35) Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club or a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-801, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in the resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the Facilities and common expenses of vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13,694 inscrita al folio 216 del tomo 249 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $16,603.09 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A801-35. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda

subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. JAIME JUAN JUSINO

SANTIAGO JR., ANA MERCEDES TORRES CARABALLO T/C/C ANA JUSINO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: VB2024CV01091. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL

AUXILIAR #888, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al

Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2026 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-603 SEMANA 42. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-603 and includes the right to use such unit during the 42nd week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 42nd Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-603, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 17,856 inscrita al folio 1 del Tomo de Hoja Móvil 100 de Vega Alta, según inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada

en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $7,854.93 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A603-42. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 10:40 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. LUIS F. ORTIZ ROSA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #888, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO

DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. PATRICIA LORRAINE HUNT, JOHN HUNT Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00903. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, Luis F. Ortiz Rosa, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 24 de octubre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: Vacation Club Right: unit week (19) Vacation Club Right corresponding to unit B508 of HACIENDA DEL MAR., Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific Vacation Club Right is coupled with a special property right to the Unit B-508 and includes the right to use such unit during the first (19) week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the FIRST (19) Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club or a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-508, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in the resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation

club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the Facilities and common expenses of vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 16,512 inscrita al folio 282 del tomo 276 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $15,650.19 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B508-19. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 24 de abril de 2026, a las 9:10 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente

colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. Luis F. Ortiz Rosa, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR. ***

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. JUSTIN P. MORGAN T/C/C JUSTIN MORGAN

Demandado

Civil Núm.: VB2026CV00239. 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: JUSTIN P. MORGAN T/C/C JUSTIN MORGAN2 SHIRAZ PLACE TWEED HEADS SOUTH, NSW, AUSTRALIA 02486. POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Justin P. Morgan, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO, se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@mpmlawpr.com), Lcdo. Alejandro M. Vidal Barletta (avidal@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705-2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. SE LE AD-

VIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 25 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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

MARGY

ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ

Demandante V. HERNAN FERNANDO

NOVOA ACOSTA

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2026RF00036. (Salón: 702). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

JANICE O. VIVES MEDINAJVIVES@SERVICIOSLEGALES.ORG. A: HERNAN FERNANDO

NOVOA ACOSTA.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de marzo de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de marzo de 2026. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 30 de marzo de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ALONDRA DÍAZ LÓPEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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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. MARIA M.

ALICEA RIVERA

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CG2025CV04444.

(Salón: 803 - CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZJPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM.

A: MARÍA M. ALICEA RIVERA.

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

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR RICARDO CARRION

LOPEZ Y MARTA RODRIGUEZ FERRER Parte Demandante Vs. GBG-GROOMING BY GENESIS LLC.; GENESIS ARROYO HERNANDEZ, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE SU SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES INTEGRADA CON FULANO DE TAL; FULANO DE TAL, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN

DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES INTEGRADA CON GENESIS ARROYO HERNÁNDEZ; ASEGURADORA X, Y, Z

Parte Demandada

Civil Núm.: BY2026CV00580. Sobre: INJUCTION ESTATUTARIO POR VIOLACIÓN

AL PERMISO DE USO, LEY 161 DE 1 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2009, 23 LPRA § 9011 Y SS., INTERDICTO PRELIMINAR Y PERMANENTE VIOLACIONES A LA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA Y A LA CARTA DE DERECHOS DE LOS ADULTOS MAYORES, LEY 121 DEL 1 DE AGOSTO DE 2019, 8 L.P.R.A. § 1511 Y SS. (QUE DEROGÓ LA LEY 121 DEL 1986); LEY DE POLÍTICA PUBLICA AMBIENTAL NÚM. 416-2004; CONDIGO ENJ. CIVIL, 1933, ARTICULO 277, 32 LPRA § 277; DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS; ARTÍCULOS 15 Y 16, 17, 18, 1535, 1538, 1541 DEL CÓDIGO CIVIL 2020; ABUSO DEL DERECHO. Sala: 702. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: GBG-GROOMING BY GENESIS LLC, CALLE AZUCENA 99, ESTANCIAS DE LA FUENTE, TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO. Queda usted notificado que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este tribunal una demanda de Injunction y daños y perjuicios solicitando: el Cese y Desiste de la operación ilegal del negocio Casa Canina / GBG-GROOMING BY GENESIS LLC; el pago no menor de SESENTA MIL DOLARES CON CERO CENTAVOS ($60,000.00) en daños y perjuicios a RICARDO CARRION LOPEZ y MARTA FIGUEROA FERRER; el pago de costas, gastos y una cantidad razonable de honorarios de abogado. Por la presente se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyendo el primer día. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaria 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 termino, 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 su ejercicio de sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Lcda. Dely Mar Rolón González RUA: 15875 PO Box 8354 Fernández Juncos Station San Juan, P.R. 00910 (787)643-1461 abogadarolon2006@gmail.com

EXPEDIDO BAJO LA FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy, 13 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR RICARDO CARRION LOPEZ Y MARTA RODRIGUEZ FERRER

Parte Demandante Vs. GBG-GROOMING BY GENESIS LLC.; GENESIS ARROYO HERNANDEZ, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE SU SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES INTEGRADA CON FULANO DE TAL; FULANO DE TAL, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES INTEGRADA CON GENESIS ARROYO HERNÁNDEZ; ASEGURADORA X, Y, Z Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2026CV00580. Sobre: INJUCTION ESTATUTARIO POR VIOLACIÓN AL PERMISO DE USO, LEY 161 DE 1 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2009, 23 LPRA § 9011 Y SS., INTERDICTO PRELIMINAR Y PERMANENTE VIOLACIONES A LA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA Y A LA CARTA DE DERECHOS DE LOS ADULTOS MAYORES, LEY 121 DEL 1 DE AGOSTO DE 2019, 8 L.P.R.A. § 1511 Y SS. (QUE DEROGÓ LA LEY 121 DEL 1986); LEY DE POLÍTICA PUBLICA AMBIENTAL NÚM. 416-2004; CONDIGO ENJ. CIVIL, 1933, ARTICULO 277, 32 LPRA § 277; DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS; ARTÍCULOS 15 Y 16, 17, 18, 1535, 1538, 1541 DEL CÓDIGO CIVIL 2020; ABUSO DEL DERECHO. Sala: 702. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: GÉNESIS ARROYO

HERNÁNDEZ, POR SÍ, Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE SU SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES INTEGRADA CON FULANO DE TAL, CALLE AZUCENA 99, ESTANCIAS DE LA FUENTE, TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO.

Queda usted notificado que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este tribunal una demanda de Injunction y daños y perjuicios solicitando: el Cese y Desiste de la operación ilegal del negocio Casa Canina / GBG-GROOMING BY GENESIS LLC; el pago no menor de SESENTA MIL DOLARES CON CERO CENTAVOS ($60,000.00) en daños y perjuicios a RICARDO CARRION LOPEZ y MARTA FIGUEROA FERRER; el pago de costas, gastos y una cantidad razonable de honorarios de abogado. Por la presente se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyendo el primer día. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaria 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 termino, 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 su ejercicio de sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Lcda. Dely Mar Rolón González RUA: 15875 PO Box 8354 Fernández Juncos Station San Juan, P.R. 00910 (787)643-1461 abogadarolon2006@gmail.com EXPEDIDO BAJO LA FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy, 13 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V.

FRANCISCO ALBERTO CAMACHO HERNÁNDEZ Demandado

Civil Nú.: BY2025CV05730. Sala: 505. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE GRAVAMEN MOBILIARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FRANCISCO A. CAMACHO HERNÁNDEZ.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Jean Paul Juliá Díaz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 6222323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala de Bayamón, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. En un término de diez (10) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante le notificará por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias del Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda a su última dirección conocida: Urb. Altos de Torrimar, A47 Calle Curacao, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00959. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KEISHLA M. SANTIAGO CRUZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS. CENTURION INSURANCE AGENCY Demandante v.

CARLOS DAVTD ROSARTO SANCHEZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Num.: CG2026CV00112 (SALON 702). Sobre: CANCELACTON O RESTTTUCTON DE PAGARE EXTRAVTADO. NOTIFICACION DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ERIKA F. MORALES MARENGO EMARENGO16@YAHOO.COM CARLOS DAVTD ROSARTO SANCHEZ RAQUEL ROBLES DIAZ A: JOHN DOE / RICHARD DOE

Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 DE MARZO 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 publicara 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 termino de 30 dias contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerara hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 31 de MARZO de 2026. En CAGUAS , Puerto Rico, el 31 de MARZO de 2026IRASEMIS DIAZ SANCHEZ, Secretario(a). f/VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, Secretario(a) Auxiliar del Tribunal.

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

ORBEADUANA GROUP LLC

Demandante V. PANGA BOATS PUERTO RICO

Demandado

CIVIL NÚM.: SJ2025CV08515. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: PANGA BOATS PUERTO RICO LLC

Se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante

este tribunal, demanda contra usted, solicitando la concesión del siguiente remedio: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. Representa a la parte demandante, el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: Brito.Legal 1607 Ave. Ponce de León St. GM6 #232 San Juan, PR 00969 Tel. 787-705-1011

E-mail: adrian@brito.legal POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php./ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 12 de febrero de 2026. Griselda Rodriguez Collado, Sec Regional. Elsie Pratts Melendez, Sec Serv a Sala.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN MILAGROS ELIZABETH GONZÁLEZ ARROYO; ESMIT GONZÁLEZ ARROYO; GRACE

GONZÁLEZ ARROYO

Parte Demandante Vs. ORIENTAL BANK, COMO SUCESOR DE BBVA; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: DO2026CV00074. Sala: 703. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR

EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL - DEMANDADOS DESCONOCIDOS COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ.

POR LA PRESENTE se les

notifica que se ha presentado ante este Honorable Tribunal una Demanda sobre Cancelación de Pagaré Extraviado bajo el número de caso mencionado en el epígrafe. La parte demandante constituyó mediante Escritura Número 21 otorgada el día 12 de febrero de 2007, ante el Notario Público Ernesto K. Meléndez Pérez, HIPOTECA en garantía de un pagaré a favor de BANCO BILBAO VISCAYA, o a su orden, por CIENTO VEINTICINCO MIL DÓLARES ($125,000.00), con intereses al 12% anual, con crédito ejecutivo de un 10% del principal y vencimiento a la presentación. El pagaré que se ha extraviado y la parte demandante desea cancelar por haberse pagado la deuda en su totalidad, fue inscrito al Folio móvil del tomo 940 de Dorado, Finca número 6769, inscripción 2da, con la siguiente descripción: RÚSTICA: Solar número uno (1) con una cabida superficial de dos mil ciento sesenta metros cuadrados (2,160.00 m.c.), en colindancia por el NORTE, en veintisiete (27.00) metros, con la carretera número dos (2) que conduce de Vega Alta a Bayamón; por el SUR, en veintisiete (27.00) metros, con el solar número tres (3); por el ESTE, en setenta y nueve (79.00) metros, con Progressive Realty; y por el OESTE, en ochenta y un (81.00) metros, con el solar número dos (2). La finca antes descrita consta inscrita al folio uno (1) del tomo ciento cuarenta y dos (142) de Dorado, Finca número SEIS MIL SETECIENTOS SESENTA Y NUEVE (6,769), Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Cuarta (IV) de Bayamón. Deberán presentar su alegaciones responsivas dentro de los treinta (30) días contados a partir de esta publicación, a través del sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, y notificar con copia de su contestación al representante legal de la parte demandante, Lcdo. José Rubén Vélez Marrero, a su dirección postal: CENTRO NOTARIAL DE PUERTO RICO, 623 Ave. Ponce de León, Suite 1100A, San Juan, PR 00917, con número de teléfono 787773-1111 y correo electrónico: jrvelez@centronotarialpr.com. Se les apercibe y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas que pueden ser tenedores o estar interesados en el pagaré extraviado, que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días

contados a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Extendido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 20 de marzo de 2026, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN M. PINTADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

Demandante V. SUCESION DE ANGEL GABRIEL ORTIZ VILÁ T/C/C ANGEL G. ORTIZ COMPUESTA POR ÁNGELA ORTIZ LEÓN T/C/C ÁNGELES FERNÁNDEZ Y ANAÍS ORTIZ MONTAÑEZ; SECRETARIO DEL DEPARTAMENTO URBANO Y VIVIENDA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.) - parte con interés

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CG2024CV03895.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 13 de marzo de 2026, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: RUSTICA: Parcela de terreno marcada con el número 24 en el Plano de Inscripción Parcial de la Urbanización Hollywood Hills, preparado por el Ingeniero Civil Juan Díaz Santini, Licencia número 1097, radicada el Barrio Quebrada Arenas de Río Piedras, término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 3,920.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes: por el NORTE, en 46 metros, con la Calle número 5;

por el SUR, en 44 metros con área de parques; por el ESTE, en 85 metros con la Parcela número 23; y por el OESTE, en 87 metros con la Parcela número 25. Finca Número 4,179, inscrita al folio 237 del tomo 115 de Rio Piedras Sur, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de San Juan. La dirección según pagaré es; 24 3 St. Hollywood Hills San Juan, PR t/c/c 24 Urb. Hollywood Hills Bo Quebrada Arenas de Río Piedras, San Juan, PR. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of the United States, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $10,809.10, sin intereses, vencedero el día 1 de septiembre de 2043, constituida mediante la escritura número 127, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 14 de febrero de 2019, ante el notario Ricardo Rangel Rivera, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Piedras Sur, finca número 4,179, inscripción 14ta. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada dictada en este caso, el 17 de octubre de 2025, este Honorable Tribunal dictó Sentencia, notificada el 24 de octubre de 2025 y enmendada nunc pro tunc el 17 de diciembre de 2025 siendo notificada el 23 de enero de 2026 en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $120,261.14 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 4.00% desde el 1ro de abril de 2024; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $15,565.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el

acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 29 DE ABRIL DE 2026 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $172,000.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 6 DE MAYO DE 2026 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $114,666.67, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 13 DE MAYO DE 2026 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $86,000.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio

en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 18 de marzo de 2026. MARÍA DE LOURDES LÓPEZ MOREIRA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN SALAS DE FAMILIA Y MENORES

EDWIN NAZARIO HERNÁNDEZ

Parte Demandante Vs. MARÍA F. MARTÍNEZ TAVÁREZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2026RF00426. Sala: 3006. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUPTURA IRREPARABLE). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MARÍA F. MARTÍNEZ TAVÁREZ, T/C/P MARÍA FRANCISCA MARTÍNEZ TAVÁREZ, 4057 N, WOODBINE ST., HARVERY LA 70058. Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal una Demanda de Divorcio, a favor de la parte Demandante. Es abogado de la parte Peticionaria: LIC. JORGE M. DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, PO BOX 852, NARANJITO, P.R. 00719-0852, TELEFONO: (787) 869-4042, jorgemdiazrodriguez@gmail.com. Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique la pretensión por una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del edicto, se le dirigirá a la parte demandada una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda presentada, por correo certificado con acuse de recibo. Usted tendrá treinta días para contestar la Demanda desde que se publicó el edicto.

AUXILIAR.

De no contestar la Demanda presentando el original de la contestación al Tribunal correspondiente, con copia a la parte Demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia para conceder el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: Https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su posición en la secretaría del tribunal. Por tanto, libro la presente en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. YARITZA ROBLES ACEVEDO, SUBSECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA DE CAGUAS SALA DE FAMILIA ANA ROSA HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ

Demandante Vs. JAIME RAUL VASQUEZ REYES

Demandado Civil Núm.: AB2026RF00024. Sobre: RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: JAIME RAUL VASQUEZ REYES.

Por la presente se emplaza y notifica al demandado JAIME RAUL VASQUEZ REYES, para que comparezca por escrito ante este Honorable Tribunal y conteste la Demanda presentada en su contra por la demandante ANA ROSA HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ dentro del término de TRElNTA (30) DÍAS contado s a partir de la publicación de este edicto, apercibido de que, de no hacerlo, se le anotará la rebeldía y el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarla ni oírla. La Demanda presentada es sobre DIVORCIO POR RUPTURA lRREPARABLE. Deberá presentar ante este Tribunal el original de su contestación a la demanda y notificar copia de la misma a: Lcda. Cynthia E. Vázquez Estrada, 6202 Paseo El Verde, Caguas, Puerto Rico, 00725; Teléfono (787) 402-8683; Correo electrónico liccvazquez@ aol.com. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 13 de MARZO de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL. YASHMIR PABÓN ORTIZ, SECRETARIA

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. MIGUELINA VELAZQUEZ RAMÍREZ, JESÚS GAMALIER HERNÁNDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: PO2025CV03105. Salón: 604. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: MIGUELINA VELAZQUEZ RAMÍREZ, JESÚS GAMALIER HERNÁNDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. POR LA PRESENTE: Se le notifica que contra usted se ha presentado la Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero de la cual se acompaña copia. Por la presente se le emplaza a usted y se le requiere para que dentro del término de TREINTA (30) días desde la fecha de la Publicación por Edicto de este Emplazamiento presente su contestación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, P.O. Box 7185, Ponce, P.R. 00732-7185 y notifique a la LCDA. GINA H. FERRER MEDINA, personalmente al Condominio Las Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al Apartado 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-2342, Teléfonos: (787) 832-9620, Abogada de la parte demandante, apercibiéndose que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal hoy 04 de febrero de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. ELBA Y. SANTOS ORTIZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Cangrejeras defeat Valencianas in straight sets to open LVSF semifinals

By THE STAR STAFF

The Cangrejeras of Santurce defeated the Valencianas of Juncos in three sets on Sunday night to kick off Semifinal Series A of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) in a match held at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey.

The set scores were 25-14, 25-21 and 25-22.

Tamara Otene led the Santurce offense with 19 points (17 on attacks and 2 on blocks), followed by Andrea Rangel with 17 points and Helena Grozer with 10.

Naya Gross led Juncos with 11 points.

In the statistical comparison, the Cangrejeras dominated in attacks (47-30), blocks (13-10), aces (1-0), digs (78-72) and assists (13-12).

The Valencianas held the advantage in passes (39-28).

The series continues Wednesday when the Valencianas host the Cangrejeras at Rafael G. Amalbert Coliseum starting at 8:30 p.m.

Caguas’ Valle de Jesús named LVSF 2026 season MVP

By THE STAR STAFF

Libero Okiana Valle de Jesús of the Criollas of Caguas has won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the 2026 season of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish).

Her exceptional performance throughout the season established her as the league’s most impactful player, earning the Caguas native a wide margin of victory in the MVP voting over the LVSF’s standout attackers, setters and international reinforcements. Valle de Jesús garnered 389 votes. Trailing her, outside hitter Karla Santos of the Atenienses of Manatí received 232 votes, while setter Raymariely Santos of the Leonas of Ponce tallied 101.

Further back in the voting were Wilmarie Rivera and Helena Grozer -- both from the Cangrejeras of Santurce -- along with other standout figures such as Jordan Wilson (Ponce), Neira Ortiz (Santurce), Jenaisya Moore (Caguas), Andrea Rangel (Santurce) and Haley Bush (Juncos).

The vote distribution reflects a clear consensus among media outlets, fans, and authorized team representatives, all of whom acknowledged the competitive impact Valle de Jesús demonstrated in every match.

Upon learning she had been named the 2026 Season MVP, Valle de Jesús described the moment as a blend of surprise, gratitude, and a reward for her hard work. She acknowledged that the competition this year was intense and that, simply by being nominated she already felt thrilled and grateful.

“It was a tough year, with excellent players. Just being nominated was already an achievement for me,” she said. “But to be met with this surprise. … I feel grateful and

blessed. God knows when the time is right, and this year, the time was right.”

Valle de Jesús added that the season was not easy, but from day one, she worked with discipline and purpose, always with the goal of reaching this level. Even so, she confessed that her dream is not yet complete:

“I’m missing one thing ... winning the championship to make it a true dream season,” she said.

Valle de Jesús also emphasized that, although the award recognizes her individual performance, for her it is a deeply collective achievement. She pointed out that nothing she does on the court would be possible without the structure and trust provided by her team.

“This was a team effort, even though many people view it as an individual achievement,” she said. “If the block isn’t positioned exactly where it needs to be -- if the team doesn’t trust me, if they don’t give me the opportunity to do my job -- I simply cannot perform the way I do. I may be the MVP, but this award belongs to everyone -- to the entire team.”

Valle de Jesús noted that her progress over the course of the regular season was no fluke, but rather the result of an unwavering work ethic: “There are no breaks -- not even during water breaks. I am constantly looking for ways to improve: how to position myself, how to read the game. I watch videos day and night to study my opponents.”

The 28-year-old added that she still has one remaining goal: to break the all-time record for digs in a single match -- a milestone she has come close to reaching and continues to pursue.

Looking toward the future, Valle de Jesús said one of her aspirations is to play internationally in order to con-

tinue her professional development. Should that opportunity not materialize, her desire is to return to the Criollas to continue competing for championships and individual honors.

For her, growth must be a constant process -- both statistically and personally.

“Every year, I look for ways to demonstrate that growth -- whether through my numbers, my passing percentage, or whatever aspect applies,” she said. “But I also strive for personal growth.

“This year I achieved many things in that regard: learning to handle difficult situations, growing as a leader, helping my teammates, and also helping myself. It has been a different kind of year -- good in some areas and not so much in others -- but it has definitely been a great one.”

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