Tuesday Mar 24, 2026

Dueling Narratives Under Review

Legislature to Open Committee of the Whole Hearing on Irregular Gov’t Procurements

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Hernández Rivera: Chief of Staff’s

Citation Is Internal NPP Power Play

Island’s Abandoned Elderly Crisis Continues to Strain Gov’t, Health Care

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PDP leader: Domenech’s citation is internal NPP power play

By THE STAR STAFF

Popular Democratic Party (PDP) President Pablo José Hernández Rivera charged on Monday that the island Senate’s upcoming Committee of the Whole hearing -- where La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández must appear -- is the result of an internal struggle over government contracts within the New Progressive Party (NPP), rather than a genuine effort to address corruption. “Thomas Rivera Schatz didn’t just wake up one morning

with the urge to combat corruption,” Hernández Rivera said during a press conference. “This is a fight over contracts.” He argued that Rivera Schatz acted because “his lobbyists, his people, were not profiting within the world of contracted favors that the NPP has established with the arrogance of a party that has already been in the governorship for three terms.”

Hernández Rivera agreed with Gov. Jenniffer González Colón’s assessment that the Senate president’s motivations for convening the Committee of the Whole are political, aligning his remarks with her earlier critique.

“What is scheduled for tomorrow didn’t need to wait until tomorrow. Many of these allegations have been raised for a long time,” he said. “The way the Senate president now wants to address them seems to reflect a personal political ambition.”

The PDP president and island resident commissioner added that if the hearing reveals information that could trigger federal referrals, “and if jurisdiction exists, there could be serious consequences.”

Hernández Rivera’s comments came after a meeting with the PDP Legislative Conference, in which party leaders endorsed 10 policy measures they say will address affordability, healthcare access and infrastructure resilience.

Electrical work prompts alternate transportation at Urban Train stations

By THE STAR STAFF

he Integrated Transportation Authority (ATI by its initials in Spanish) will implement an operational plan featuring bus transportation between the Bayamón, Deportivo and Jardines stations of the Urban Train system due to electrical work scheduled by LUMA Energy, running from this Wednesday through next Friday, April 3.

“An alternate transportation system utilizing buses will be established to connect the Bayamón, Deportivo and Jardines stations,” the ATI stated in a written release. “In light of this situation, an operational plan has been developed and implemented to ensure service continuity and minimize the impact on passengers.”

During the period of scheduled work, Urban Train service will operate normally between the Jardines and Sagrado Corazón stations.

The service interruption at the Bayamón and Deportivo stations stems from improvements being made to a critical component of the electrical system.

The ATI indicated that commercial concessions located within both stations will not be affected, as they are equipped

with independent electrical systems.

There will also be personnel at the stations -- along with signage and security measures -- to guide users and facilitate operations throughout the duration of the scheduled work.

“An alternate transportation system utilizing buses will be established to connect the Bayamón, Deportivo and Jardines stations,” the Integrated Transportation Authority said regarding an operational continuity plan for Urban Train passengers.

Legislature to open committee of the whole hearing on irregular gov’t procurements

By THE STAR STAFF

The true ownership of the Puerto Rico-based lobbying firm Politank remains unclear as conflicting statements continue to emerge from current and former company officials, as well as political leaders.

Kenneth McClintock, Politank’s director of public policy, told The STAR last Wednesday that former Electoral Comptroller Manuel Torres Nieves had purchased the firm. He added that “there were others who financed the purchase,” but declined to identify them or provide additional details. McClintock also said he would not comment on today’s legislative hearing, where former Politank founder & owner and current La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco J. Domenech Fernández is scheduled to testify before a committee of the whole regarding government contracts.

In a separate account provided to the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Torres Nieves insisted he is the sole owner of Politank. He stated that he took over the company after Domenech’s departure and that the corporation’s shares “are divided between myself, as principal shareholder, and the corporation itself.” He also said he assumed executive director duties on Jan. 3.

Corporate records at the Puerto Rico State Department support part of Torres Nieves’ account, indicating that he became the corporation’s CEO, secretary and resident agent, and that the previous incorporation documents listing Domenech as owner were canceled in 2018.

However, this version conflicts with assertions from other

political figures who claim additional, unidentified investors were involved. Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz said in May that “passive partners lent money to Politank” to facilitate Domenech’s exit from the company. Rivera Schatz did not disclose the source of that information.

The contradictory narratives -- ranging from Torres’ assertion of sole ownership to claims of silent financiers -- leave unresolved the central question of who ultimately controls Politank. As Domenech prepares to testify before lawmakers, public scrutiny over the company’s structure, past management and political ties is likely to intensify. Rivera Schatz sent Domenech a 15-page questionnaire leading with questions around his ties to Politank Corp., the lobbying firm he founded before entering government service. Rivera Schatz asks him to identify all former

Politank employees or associates who currently hold government positions, and then proceeds to detail contracts awarded to that firm’s clients in public agencies and corporations.

The letter maintains that, under Executive Order OE-2025008, signed by Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, the chief of staff has the authority to approve or reject contracts for professional services, auctions and other bidding methods within the executive branch. The order effectively defines the functions of the position and assigns it broad powers of coordination and administrative oversight within the executive branch.

Based on that premise, Rivera Schatz focuses a substantial part of the letter on asking whether Domenech formally recused himself from matters related to former Politank clients, what written protocol exists for such cases, and who, if delegated, assumed the authority to handle them. The letter specifically mentions contracts linked to Intervoice Communication of Puerto Rico, MMM Healthcare/Elevance Health, and Accenture, and also requests explanations regarding communications with officials, contractors and former clients.

The document also addresses the restructuring of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) debt and the role of the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, which is headed by Domenech, in this matter. The Senate leader questions Politank’s prior relationship with bondholder groups, the hiring of Houlihan Lokey, the existence or absence of written recusals, and the handling of confidential information during PREPA’s negotiations.

Domenech to attend committee of the whole, governor says

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón confirmed on Monday that La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández will appear today before the Senate’s Committee of the Whole, a hearing convened by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz.

González Colón also suggested that Domenech’s summons may be tied to government contracts her administration recently canceled -- contracts she implied were linked to Rivera Schatz’s allies.

“Contrary to what he projects, there are actions that have been taken to reduce public spending, and tomorrow you will see how government contracting expenses in Puerto Rico

have been directly reduced,” González Colón told reporters.

The governor went further, insinuating that political discomfort over the canceled agreements may have influenced Rivera Schatz’s decision to summon Domenech.

“And perhaps it bothers him that I canceled contracts belonging to his associates, and that, ultimately, is part of the reason for calling this hearing,” she added.

When reporters asked her to identify which associates she was referring to, González Colón declined to elaborate.

“You will see,” she said before walking away.

Domenech’s scheduled appearance before the committee is expected to draw significant attention amid ongoing tensions between the executive and legislative branches, as well as scrutiny over government contracting practices.

Aerostar activates airport contingency plan due to TSA staff reduction

By THE STAR STAFF

Private airport operator Aerostar has activated the first phase of a contingency plan at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to address the impact on passengers resulting from a reduction in Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing.

The situation arises as only seven of the 16 security screen-

ing lanes are currently operational, a factor that has led to long lines within the terminals, the operator said Monday.

According to reports, the airport processed some 23,000 passengers on Sunday, and a passenger volume exceeding 20,000 travelers was anticipated on Monday.

As part of the implemented measures, more than 800 barricades and some 22,000 square feet of tents have been set up to organize and shelter passengers waiting in outdoor lines.

Additional security personnel have also been deployed, along with support from municipal and state police forces, as well as emergency medical teams equipped with ambulances and paramedics.

Furthermore, screening areas have been reorganized, wait times are being monitored, and efforts are being coordinated with airlines and federal agencies to manage the flow of passengers.

Crisis with abandoned older adults continues to strain gov’t, health care

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico continues to confront a rapidly escalating humanitarian and fiscal emergency as thousands of older adults are being abandoned or left without adequate care, straining hospitals, government budgets and long‑term care institutions across the island.

Jonathan Morales Adorno, president of the Federation of Long‑Term Care Institutions, said in a recent radio interview that the Family Department is currently subsidizing care for more than 7,000 elderly adults, a commitment that consumes some $10 million each month. The agency has also received over 8,000 new requests for relocation of older adults so far this year, signaling a crisis that continues to accelerate.

Morales warns that if all pending requests were approved, monthly expenditures would surge to $25 million, an amount he describes as unsustainable under the current government budget. He noted that even with a total allocation of $120 million for the current fiscal year, payroll expenses nearing $10 million per month render the budget insufficient. In response, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón has authorized an additional $30 million to help contain the unfolding emergency.

Morales emphasized that Puerto Rico’s older adults are in the midst of a profound crisis and urged the Legislature and central government to intervene decisively.

The scale of abandonment has grown sharply over the past decade. In the past seven years alone, more than 4,300 cases of elderly abandonment have been reported, according to data compiled by TeleOnce. Within a single year, hospitals documented 769 cases, reflecting a troubling rise linked to the

out‑migration of younger family members and diminishing familial support structures.

Hospitals and long‑term care facilities are now struggling under mounting pressure. This month, legislators publicly expressed concern about the increasing number of elderly individuals abandoned in public hospitals, a trend contributing to operational strain and overcrowding.

Beyond institutional strain, the social toll is evident in the expanding number of older adults living alone. Data has reportedly indicated that over 200,000 elderly residents now live in isolation, many depending on the goodwill of neighbors to meet basic needs.

Demographic trends continue to worsen the situation. With more than 770,000 elderly individuals reported by the 2022 U.S. Census and an average island age of 44.5 years, Puerto Rico has one of the most rapidly aging populations in the hemisphere. Persistently low birth rates combined with sustained migration have reduced the number of available caregivers and increased pressure on remaining families and institutions.

Meanwhile, authorities continue to document multi ple forms of abuse and neglect. The Services for the Elderly Administration outlines a range of mistreatment physical, emotional, and financial abuse; abandonment; illegal ap propriation; threats; and exploitation -- all addressed under Puerto Rico’s Law 121-2019, which seeks to protect older adults from harm.

In an effort to counter the crisis, the government estab lished the interagency Task Force on Elder Abandonment in 2024. The initiative brings together the Family, Justice, and Housing departments, the Office of the Elderly Advocate, AARP and other organizations. The group aims to propose new legislation, identify resource gaps, and guide the public on the importance of supporting and safeguarding the elder ly population. Still, experts acknowledge that much more must be done to address what has become a deeply rooted systemic emergency.

As the number of abandoned and vulnerable older adults continues to rise, officials, advocates and health professionals warn that Puerto Rico must adopt long‑term, comprehensive solutions -- or face an intensifying social and fiscal crisis with consequences for generations to come.

New Fortress restructuring could impact Genera PR’s contract

By THE STAR STAFF

The recent restructuring of New Fortress Energy could be used by the island government to cancel its contract with Genera PR, the private operator of the legacy plants of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).

According to analysis by the Institute for Energy Eco nomics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), New Fortress Energy (NFE) has disclosed that it cannot meet its debt obligations and has entered into a restructuring arrangement with certain lenders, as announced on March 17.

NFE is the parent company of Genera PR, which holds a 10-year agreement to run PREPA’s thermal generation fleet, as well as a seven-year contract to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the island through December 2032.

The restructuring proposal would divide NFE into two separate entities one dedicated to its Brazilian operations and a second entity, referred to as “New NFE,” responsible for all remaining assets, including those tied to Puerto Rico. Both entities plan to seek approval for the restructuring through U.S. bankruptcy court.

The development raises important questions about wheth

er Puerto Rico’s government could use the bankruptcy process to end its contract with Genera. The operation and maintenance agreement signed in January 2023 allows for termination if Genera or its parent company files for bankruptcy. How these provisions apply once “New NFE” is formed is uncertain, but NFE has a clear interest in preventing cancellation of the contract, according to the IEEFA.

If the contract stays in effect, the IEEFA warns that Puerto Rico will likely face heightened pressure from New NFE to expand natural gas purchases. In presentations to investors, NFE characterized Puerto Rico as a significant growth market, projecting an increase in LNG sales from roughly 50 trillion British thermal units (TBtu) to 125 TBtu by late 2026, assuming the conversion of six oil-fired generating units to gas.

The IEEFA challenges those projections for several rea sons: The first is that data submitted quarterly to the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) shows NFE supplied only about 24 TBtu to Puerto Rico over the last 12 months. Secondly, NFE’s assumptions rely on high operating levels at least 50% capacity for four of the six units targeted for conversion. Yet environmental permits restrict the Mayagüez and Megagen units to roughly 33% operation. Recently, Cambalache has

run at about 26%, Palo Seco at about 33%, and San Juan at about 36%. Thirdly, no gas infrastructure exists at the Aguirre power complex. Converting Aguirre’s combined‑cycle units projected at 27 TBtu/year would require an impractical flow of ISO container trucks: about 87 per day, or nearly one every 15 minutes, along a 50‑mile route from NFE’s San Juan terminal. During Puerto Rico’s integrated resource planning process, grid operator LUMA rejected such off‑site gas‑depen dent conversions precisely due to the logistical burdens and expected strong community opposition.

The IEEFA concludes that NFE’s likely sales would be closer to the 50 TBtu minimum take-or-pay volume in its ex isting contract, even if additional conversions proceed far below the 125 TBtu suggested to investors.

Overall, the IEEFA’s assessment indicates that Genera’s actions will continue to align with the interests of its parent company, prioritizing expanded gas sales over the welfare of Puerto Rico’s electricity customers.

Given NFE’s financial distress and restructuring, the IEEFA suggests that Puerto Rico’s government may have an opportu nity to exit a burdensome agreement with a company that has not demonstrated itself to be a reliable partner for the island.

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Supreme Court appears poised to reject late arriving mail-in ballots law

By ABBIE VANSICKLE

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to reject Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law, a decision that could upend mail-in voting throughout the country.

The justices appeared divided along partisan lines, with the court’s six conservatives expressing deep skepticism with Mississippi’s law during arguments held Monday. The state’s law allows ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day but received within five business days afterward.

At least 18 other states and territories also allow ballots to be counted so long as they are postmarked by Election Day. The justices repeatedly pressed the lawyer for Mississippi on what is required to make a ballot selection final, suggesting that federal law sets out Election Day as the day ballots should be considered final.

“So when do I know whether or not a choice is final?” Justice Clarence Thomas asked the lawyer for Mississippi.

Several other conservative justices including Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who is often a key vote, also had sharp questions for Mississippi. They focused on how the state could determine when a ballot had officially been cast, particularly because Mississippi allows late-arriving ballots to be counted when delivered by FedEx.

The three liberal justices pushed back strongly on arguments by the Republican National Committee and the Trump administration that such mail-in ballot laws are invalid, noting states are allowed to set their own election regulations.

The RNC argument, the liberal justices contended, could invalidate rules allowing any early voting, which the national party committee denied. The liberal justices worried too that a ruling invalidating the law could make it harder for members of the military to vote.

“Congress couldn’t have conceived of the kind of early voting we have now, it couldn’t have conceived of 1,000 other ways in which we administer elections now,” said Justice Elena Kagan, suggesting federal law does not invalidate the state statute.

The outcome of the case could have sweeping consequences for voters in the midterm elections, potentially creating chaos among states that allow mail-in balloting. A broader group of states allow military and overseas ballots to be counted after Election Day, and it remains unclear what effect a ruling against Mississippi’s law would have on those ballots for states throughout the country.

A decision in the case is expected by the end of June or early July, before the November vote.

The case is part of a broader political battle over the use of mail-in ballots, which surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, setting off a string of legal challenges throughout the country.

President Donald Trump has long opposed mail-in

voting and has falsely claimed that the practice was a source of fraud and contributed to his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. He has encouraged Republicans to support legislation outlawing mail-in voting.

A Republican-backed measure that would severely restrict mail-in voting across the country has passed the House of Representatives and is being considered by the Senate. A bloc of hard-right Republicans is also pushing a separate proposal that would entirely ban mail-in ballots, with narrow exceptions for military service, travel, disability, medical issues and other hardships.

The Mississippi dispute marks the latest in a string of election and voting rights cases before the court this term, which began in October. In January, the justices cleared the way for a Republican member of Congress from Illinois to challenge his state’s rules governing vote counting, clarifying who is allowed to sue over voting rules.

The justices are currently considering two other major election-related matters — a Republican challenge to federal rules that limit how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates and a challenge by a group of white Louisiana voters who claim that the state’s creation of a second majority-minority voting district violated the Constitution. That case will test a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, a landmark of the civil rights era.

The case before the justices Monday focused on a statute passed by Mississippi lawmakers in 2020, during the pandemic. The state law allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received within five business days of the election.

In 2024, the RNC, the Mississippi Republican Party and individual voters sued to block those rules, arguing

that Mississippi’s law conflicted with federal statutes establishing an Election Day for federal offices.

The challengers argued that the state law had led to valid ballots being diluted by late-arriving ballots and that it had disproportionately hurt Republican candidates and voters.

In July 2024, a federal judge, Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, a Republican appointee, upheld the state mail-in ballot rule. The challengers then asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene. Later that fall, the 5th Circuit reversed the lower court, finding that the Mississippi law violated federal law.

At that point, Mississippi officials asked the Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court and uphold the state law. In a brief to the court, state officials argued that the appeals court ruling, “if left to stand — will have destabilizing nationwide ramifications” and that it “would require scrapping election laws in most states.”

The Mississippi leaders asserted that under the “plain meaning” of the word “election,” Mississippi voters make their choice by casting and submitting their ballots by the date of the election, even if some of the ballots are not received by election officials until after that day.

Lawyers for the RNC argued that state officials should not be able to accept ballots received after the federal Election Day. They pointed to the increasing number of states that accept ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after that, warning that the practice delayed the resolution of disputed election results and deprived the electorate of a “clear nationwide deadline.”

The Trump administration has weighed in, asking the justices to strike down Mississippi’s law.

“Elections have consequences,” lawyers for the Trump administration wrote in a brief to the court. “They also have a definition. And from the dawn of America, Election Day has meant the day the ballot box closes — and when election officials must be in receipt of all ballots.”

Deadly plane collision at LaGuardia Airport: What we know

By ALI WATKINS and CHRISTINE HAUSER

An Air Canada regional jet collided with a fire truck on a runway as the plane was landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City late Sunday, killing two people and injuring dozens more.

Here’s what we know.

What happened?

The fire truck, a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle, was responding to an unrelated incident when it crossed a runway into the jet’s path, colliding with it in a cloud of smoke and debris around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, officials said.

The plane, a CRJ-900 jet, was being operated as Air Canada Express Flight 8646 by Jazz Aviation, a regional carrier in Canada, and had flown from Montreal with 72 passengers and four crew members aboard. Images show the plane’s nose mostly sheared off from the impact of the crash, and an overturned fire rescue truck nearby.

The plane’s ground speed was around 132 knots (151 mph) when it landed, and it slowed sharply, as is normal, to 21 knots (24 mph) less than a minute later, according to FlightRadar24, an online flight-tracking service.

A recording of air traffic control communications at the time, posted on the LiveATC website, appeared to capture the moments leading up to the crash.

In the recordings, a person in the truck requests and receives permission to cross a runway before an air traffic control operator tells the vehicle several times to stop. “Stop, Truck 1, stop!” the controller can be heard saying.

Who were the victims?

A damaged Air Canada Express plane after a collision at LaGuardia Airport in Queens early Monday, March 23, 2026. Around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, an Air Canada Regional Express jet collided with a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle while landing at LaGuardia Airport in Queens. (Dakota Santiago/The New York Times)

the plane by an emergency exit, said the plane made “a huge noise” as the pilots braked in an attempt to avoid the crash. “I’ve never heard it before,” she said. “It was like a grinding.”

“A few seconds after that, you hear the collision and we just got jolted,” Liquori said. “We got thrown forward. And everybody’s screaming.”

A flight attendant, Solange Tremblay, was ejected from the plane while still strapped into her seat, her daughter, Sarah Lépine, told TVA Nouvelles, a Quebec broadcaster. Lépine said that one of Tremblay’s legs was broken and would require surgery.

Liquori said the pilots were heroes.

“They did everything they can to save us and they didn’t save themselves and they couldn’t save themselves,” she said.

How will this affect air travel?

Officials ordered a ground stop at LaGuardia early Monday as emergency vehicles swarmed the damaged jet.

Forty-one others were taken to the hospital after the crash, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns and operates LaGuardia Airport. Thirty-two of those people had been released as of early Monday, but some others were seriously injured.

The accident is being investigated by the National Transportation and Safety Board, which had a team at LaGuardia by around 3:30 a.m., Garcia said.

A flight attendant was ejected from the plane.

Rebecca Liquori, 35, who was sitting on the left side of

The pilot and co-pilot were killed, and dozens of others were injured, including two officers in the truck, officials said.

By JACEY FORTIN, HAMED ALEAZIZ and GABE CASTRO-ROOT

Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement were deployed at airports across the United States on Monday, but their presence did not initially appear to ease the pain of many travelers.

Between 100 and 150 ICE officers were sent to the airports to assist Transportation Security Administration agents, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity

because that person was not authorized to discuss the matter.

ICE agents were seen at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Some strode through terminal halls on regular patrols, while others were stationed at security checkpoints. Some TSA agents said they believed ICE agents were there mostly for crowd control.

The U.S. official who estimated the number of ICE agents deployed said they were not expected to make immigration arrests, though that appeared to conflict with President Donald Trump’s statement about the agents on Sunday.

Despite the deployment of the agents and a deadly collision and closure at LaGuardia Airport in New York overnight, flight delays and cancellations were minimal at major U.S. airports Monday morning, according to FlightAware, which tracks aviation data.

Still, hours of waiting at TSA checkpoints threatened to cause many travelers to miss their flights. Some airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Newark Liberty , were not updating their live wait-time trackers Monday, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, the world’s busiest airport, replaced

The airport was closed until 2 p.m., halting traffic at one of the country’s key regional hubs. The first flight since the crash took off at 2:08 p.m., as operations restarted. But officials said travelers should expect residual delays and cancellations and should check with their carriers before leaving for the airport.

One of three major airports in the New York City area, LaGuardia is a central hub for regional and domestic travel in the Northeast, with nearly 900 arrivals and departures per day.

More than 400 flights to and from the airport Monday were canceled by the morning, adding to travel strife at U.S. airports caused by the partial government shutdown. The brunt of the disruption from Sunday’s crash is likely to fall on regional and domestic travelers, as LaGuardia restricts nonstop flights to within 1,500 miles.

its real-time tracker with a notice that passengers should arrive at least four hours before their scheduled departure time “due to current federal conditions.”

According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 400 TSA agents have quit during the partial government shutdown, and on Sunday, more than 3,450 of them called out from work. Thousands have gone without pay.

ICE agents, some armed with handguns, wore vests inscribed with their agency letters. Many were not wearing masks, but at LaGuardia Airport, agents were wearing hygiene masks. In a Monday morning post on Truth Social, Trump said that he preferred that the agents did not wear masks.

He said he would deploy the National Guard, too, if the ICE agents could not alleviate delays.

Some travelers expressed unease over the presence of the ICE agents, following widespread public anger over the agency’s enforcement operations over the past year, particularly early this year in Minneapolis. Agents have used aggressive tactics in their pursuit of immigrants they wanted to deport, and they killed two American citizens, prompting protests across the United States.

Tom Charging Hawk, 38, a web developer from Boston, flew into O’Hare on Monday on his way to a conference. Before leaving a secure area to go to the baggage claim, he said, he walked past a few ICE agents standing near an exit. He did not see them interacting with travelers, but their presence unnerved him.

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Bad Bunny’s inspirational halftime performance fell short of the goal

By IVAN WALDO Special to The STAR

Iwas one of 135 million who tuned into Super Bowl LX for the evening’s real event, Benito’s halftime show. I watched intently as he passed through the creatively improvised cane field. It conjured up memories of early mornings in Puerto Rico, walking alongside abuela through the field to harvest the day’s meals. I wielded an old, razor-sharp machete with a wooden handle like Luke Skywalker, swinging wildly at the cane as I fought against Darth Vader. The battles usually lasted until I felt the thick wooden handle of abuela’s hoe against my head and her yelling “deja la tonteria.”

Bunny’s performance, showcasing highlights from our pasts, warmed my heart. Historical inclusions peppered throughout the show illustrated realities and shared experiences of us all. At the end, when the fireworks exploded, that joyous amusement ride left me deflated, feeling the way so many feel watching this country’s current politics play out without a hint of defiance from elected officials. The show, and Benito, left me disappointed.

Immediately afterward, euphoric comments on our culture being showcased were posted on social media. Reaction videos flooded timelines. Cultural experts, both real and imagined, raced to decode and mansplain the embedded hidden nuggets. Pride poured from profile pages at Latinidad presented to the globe, in our own tongue. The message was

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Mounting such prominent displays that rooted us to our individual countries, while simultaneously connecting us culturally, was a monumental feat. It highlighted a reality that we here all share -- Latinos and peoples throughout the Americas, those who migrated voluntarily, by coercion, or by force -- which is a desire to freely express our identities and cultures without fear of oppression from the colonizing mindset of forced assimilation. Desire for freedom isn’t absurd, it’s this country’s mantra, the “land of the free.” Those of us educated here were embedded with references to pilgrims who fled Britain for freedom to practice religion outside of the burden of King George. And for us who hold citizenship here, it’s a fundamental constitutional right fought for by the country’s founders. Essentially, what underpinned expressions across social media was a desire for freedom and sovereignty over oneself.

At the conclusion of Bunny’s performance, I immediately understood why I felt disappointed; it was the glaring message left for viewers as he exited. I will gloss over the imagery of the U.S. flag flown first in the procession of American flags, subconsciously signaling it as the leader of the others and what that positioning meant within the context of manifest destiny. Instead, my disappointment centered on the absence of any declarative political statement, which contradicted who Benito was. Bunny had established intention behind his actions. His latest tour deliberately did not include any U.S. shows. When asked why by Variety, Bunny responded with “it’s unnecessary.” Instead, he launched an island residency titled “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” and made initial shows accessible only to locals, generating millions for an economy heavily reliant on tourism. This blueprint outlined how an artist, at the height of their fame, can operate outside of the colonial framework to center and uplift the island, while undermining imperialism. That wasn’t an aberration for Bunny. He inserted a mini documentary about the island’s gentrification into his “El Apagón” video. Intent was also flaunted throughout the halftime show.

By logical extension, it’s reasonable to expect a declarative political statement from Bunny. It’s also reasonable to expect it to be anti-imperialist. Instead, Bunny resorted (undermining his performance) to a joint statement with the NFL (which has a history of racism) to promote love, and not how Che intended it.

Money didn’t motivate Bunny, because artists performing at the Super Bowl traditionally don’t get paid. It wasn’t for fame; he’s already a star of more than music. There was no discernable benefit for performing at the event, thus rendering any statements by his performance that much more poignant. Presenting a joint statement alongside the NFL is problematic considering that it infamously blacklisted Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid for kneeling against police brutality. The league also employed “race-norming” by utilizing an algorithm that categorized blacks as having lower cognitive skills compared to whites, thereby justifying denying medical

Watching the first part of Bad Bunny’s halftime show “conjured up memories of early mornings in Puerto Rico walking alongside abuela through the field to harvest the day’s meals,” writes Ivan Waldo. (Photo provided courtesy of the author)

claims by former black athletes who suffered concussionrelated issues -- stating, in effect, that black athletes didn’t suffer cognitive loss because a higher level of cognition never existed to begin with. There’s also a team owner who was photographed along with white students who intimidated and impeded black students attempting to attend school in Little Rock in 1957. Standing alongside the NFL and issuing a disarming statement in this charged political climate while resources are mobilized against anyone resembling affiliation to the countries whose flags Bunny paraded on screen, is extremely disturbing.

In this climate, it’s not revolutionary nor does it suffice to merely conjure up nostalgia and flaunt culture publicly, even though those rightfully register as acts of resistance in the face of assimilation, because fundamentally, assimilation isn’t the end goal, erasure is. Erasure of one’s history, detachment from culture, the replacing of language, all serve the imperial project of eradicating culture, history and a people from history and replacing them with the colonizer’s take. It’s what fuels the systematic dismantling and erasure of Black and Brown history underway, while a revisionist version of history is implemented. The threat of eradication isn’t existential; it’s real and happening right now. Displays of culture on global stages to ultimately retreat at the end to catchphrases while facing a real threat is in every way as symbolic a gesture as senators grandstanding for a 25-hour filibuster only to capitulate to the same authority they purportedly opposed.

The end goal is not an idealistic dream encapsulated by a catchphrase. The end goal is achieving the desire that underpinned the expressions of pride and joy: freedom and sovereignty over oneself.

Ivan Waldo resides in New York City, is a graduate of CUNY-Lehman College and has a degree in Puerto Rican Studies.

Gobernadora decidirá futuro de secretario del DCR

POR CYBERNEWS

CAYEY

– La gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González

Colón dijo el lunes que decidirá el futuro del secretario del Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación (DCR), Francisco Quiñones, al anunciar una reunión que sostendrá con el funcionario esta tarde.

“Tengo reunión con él en la tarde de hoy, entonces, haré expresiones públicas sobre eso”, expuso la gobernadora a preguntas de la prensa.

La determinación ocurre luego de que la gobernadora solicitara al Departamento de Justicia investigar denuncias de acoso laboral, discrimen por sexo y abu-

so de autoridad contra el funcionario, presentadas por una exempleada de la agencia.

Según se ha informado, la querella surge de una carta de renuncia en la que la exfuncionaria alegó un patrón de conducta inapropiada, incluyendo trato hostil y expresiones de carácter sexual atribuidas al secretario.

Ante la situación, la gobernadora indicó previamente que no descarta tomar medidas administrativas, incluyendo la posible separación del cargo mientras se completa la investigación.

El secretario Quiñones ha rechazado las alegaciones y las ha catalogado como falsas, libelosas y difamatorias.

Inicia construcción de cuartel en Fuerte Buchanan con inversión

federal

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GUAYNABO

– La construcción del Advanced Skills Training Barracks en el Fuerte Buchanan comenzó el lunes con una inversión de más de 22 millones de dólares en fondos federales, según informó la gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón.

Explicó que el proyecto fue aprobado como parte del presupuesto militar federal para el año fiscal 2025.

Las nuevas instalaciones proveerán alojamiento para miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas que participen en entrenamientos avanzados en la base.

Se estima que el proyecto generará unos 200 empleos directos y 150 empleos indirectos durante su desarrollo.

Además, cerca de 1.8 millones de dólares serán destinados al Municipio de Guaynabo por concepto de arbitrios de construcción y patentes.

Gobernadora concede días libres en Semana Santa a empleados públicos

POR CYBERNEWS

CAYEY – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón concedió libre a los empleados públicos de la Rama Ejecutiva del 30 de marzo al 2 de abril, con cargo a su licencia de vacaciones, según una orden ejecutiva.

“Puedan tener la oportunidad de reflexionar y compartir con sus seres queridos la solemnidad de la Semana Mayor”, expresó Jenniffer Aydin González Colón en la Orden Ejecutiva 2026-14.

“Honrar una semana importante que amerita reflexión por parte de todos, representa también mayores eficiencias y ahorro en el gasto público”, añadió.

La determinación completa la semana con el viernes 3 de abril, que es día feriado por disposición de ley.

La orden ejecutiva establece que las agencias deberán tomar medidas para garantizar la continuidad de los servicios esenciales durante ese periodo.

La concesión de los días libres será voluntaria para los empleados públicos.

Para octubre se espera culminen trabajos de estabilización en la PR-52 en Cayey

de nuestra isla”, dijo la gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón en declaraciones escritas.

CAYEY (CyberNews) – Los trabajos de estabilización

en la autopista PR-52 en Cayey deben culminar en octubre de 2026, tras una inversión de 41.6 millones de dólares en fondos federales para atender el deslizamiento ocurrido en noviembre de 2022.

“Este proyecto es una prioridad para nuestra administración, ya que se trata de una de las principales vías

“Estamos asegurando que esta carretera cuente con las condiciones de seguridad que nuestra gente merece”, añadió.

El proyecto contempla la estabilización de tres taludes en la montaña mediante anclajes y mallas estructurales para reducir riesgos en la zona.

“Cuando la autopista sufre un percance de esta naturaleza los pueblos que están conectados a esta carretera casi se paralizan”, dijo el alcalde de Cayey, Rolando Ortiz.

La autopista ha permanecido en operación durante los trabajos, aunque con cambios en los carriles en dirección hacia San Juan para reforzar la seguridad.

Según se informó, dos de los tres taludes ya fueron completados, mientras los trabajos continúan en el tercero, considerado el más complejo.

March 24, 2026

‘Project Hail Mary’ review: Ryan Gosling is lost and found in space

By MANOHLA DARGIS

One of the charms of “Project Hail Mary,” a feather-light science-fiction movie about a heavyweight subject — the end of the world — is how it embraces the seductions of outer space. It’s a nice change of pace, given how space often occupies the darker corners of the human imagination, whether for fictional horrors, as a metaphor for the void, as an exploitable resource or as a fixation of self-aggrandizing billionaires. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller appreciate the terrors of space, but they also get the allure of space and its seemingly infinite potential for beauty, for mystery and especially for play.

Adapted by Drew Goddard from the 2021 novel by Andy Weir (author of “The Martian”), the story finds humanity once again facing Earth’s demise. For a change, it isn’t our fault (yay). Rather, an alien entity that devours energy has begun snuffing out stars like candles. It’s latched onto our sun, activating the Big Countdown to extinction. In desperation, the countries of the world have joined forces to try and find a solution, one of those reassuring premises that telegraphs the movie’s optimism and — given the lack of unity on the human-generated environmental catastrophe we’re facing — comes off as quaintly old-fashioned. It’s easier to suspend your disbelief when it comes to this movie’s science fiction; it’s the multilateralism that’s tough to buy.

A molecular biologist, Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) has been working as a middle-school teacher when some serious-looking people recruit him for humanity’s seemingly impossible mis-

sion, a setup that brings to mind Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” (2016). In that solemn science-fiction drama, Amy Adams, as a linguist, is tapped to help communicate with recently landed extraterrestrials whose presence has set the world on edge. “Arrival” is partly about grief as a condition of life; at the start of the story, the linguist is mourning her daughter. By contrast, “Project Hail Mary” — which includes scenes of Ryland teaching bright, eager students — is very much about insisting on hope.

Lord and Miller are best known for “The Lego Movie,” an animated superhero comedy that was amusing enough to make you feel almost OK about watching a feature-length commercial. The filmmakers have an advanced degree in pop culture, a helpful prerequisite when it comes to repackaging stale goods. With its cosmic reach, armies of performers and lavishly detailed large-scale sets, “Project Hail Mary” is more ambitious than anything they have previously directed. Shot in two different aspect ratios (the cinematographer is Greig Fraser), the movie looks great; it’s been polished to a high gloss and flows with commensurate smoothness, which is crucial given its time shifts.

When you first meet Ryland, he has long hair, a prodigious, shaggy beard and a thoroughly baffled mien. To his great

confusion, he has awakened from a long sleep on a spaceship that’s far from home. His situation is as much a mystery to him as to you, one that he puzzles through onboard — the scientific method to the rescue — amid explanatory flashbacks. Some involve Eva Stratt (a welcome Sandra Hüller), a no-nonsense enigma who, after tapping him for savior duties, delivers him to a command center where more scientists and other deep thinkers are feverishly searching for a way to save the planet.

Once in space, Ryland spends a lot of time alone, which fits Gosling’s selfcontained affect. Weir sent the unpublished manuscript to the actor in 2020 in the hope that he would star in an adaptation. Gosling did just that, and he fits the role impeccably. As an actor, he can go as glib as the movie he’s in (“The Gray Man”) and play persuasively obtuse, as evidenced by his blissfully doltish Ken in “Barbie.” He has, though, more range than is at times asked of him, as well as a talent for expressing interiority, for feelings and for thoughts. Gosling can overdo the waterworks, but he’s good at conveying the kind of vulnerability that’s all the more touching when men, in particular, try to hide it.

It is, in other words, easy to go along with Ryland, to want the best for both him and for Earth. The twinned

crisis of the global threat and his isolation invest the story and the character with pathos, and his amnesia reinforces Ryland’s helplessness while also establishing his regular guy bona fides. He’s just like us, not an unrelatable brainiac, but a hapless, baffled castaway who, at least at first, is grasping for solutions while sometimes humorously pinwheeling though microgravity like a scrap of wind-tossed refuse. The filmmakers and the actor lean into the comedy of the character’s plight, yet while that’s sometimes a relief and often funny, it blunts the existential terror. By the time that Ryland has made his acquaintance with a benign alien life force that he names Rocky (voiced by James Ortiz), Lord and Miller have almost finished filing down the story’s every potential jagged edge and announced the limits of their ambitions. Rocky is certainly an entertaining addition, a wittily conceived nonhumanoid that evokes a five-legged wood stool if the stool were an ambulatory rock formation. Like Ryland, Rocky has a backstory and a ship, a delicate-looking vessel that resembles streaks of golden light with gilt latticework. Rocky is also alone and has a friendly disposition, and soon the two have settled into a cozy, affable oddcouple relationship.

This alliance has its attractions, though it’s a little too cute, a little too programmatically Spielbergian, and it upends the movie’s initial serio-comic balance. Before long, a science-fiction freakout — one that is easy to see as a metaphor for our own climate catastrophe — has turned into a good-natured buddy movie that becomes increasingly, almost willfully more insubstantial with each new chuckle. Lord and Miller, almost by default, accentuate the positive to the detriment of the very movie that they’ve painstakingly created. Like a lot of Earthlings, they seem more at home in a far-out fantasy than on our ordinary, terrifying planet, which is why this particular message of hope ends up being a bummer.

Project Hail Mary Rated PG-13 for mild peril and the threat of doomsday. Running time: 2 hours 36 minutes. In theaters.

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Madison Dearborn-backed defense contractor AEVEX files for US IPO

Private equity-backed AEVEX filed ⁠for ⁠an initial public offering ⁠in the United States on Monday, as it looks to tap into investor enthusiasm for the defense sector.

The U.S. IPO market remains accessible despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with some issuers ⁠in ⁠recent weeks braving market volatility to push ahead with their listings.

The defense technology prime contractor reported a net loss of $16.8 million on revenue of $432.9 million in 2025, compared with a net loss of $78.6 million on revenue of $392.2 million a year earlier.

AEVEX, backed by ⁠buyout firm ⁠Madison Dearborn Partners, and ⁠some of its existing shareholders plan to sell shares in the offering.

The Solana Beach, California-based company ⁠provides airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offerings to its customers.

AEVEX has delivered 6,200 autonomous systems and has another 3,900 committed through the end of 2026. Its funded backlog stood at $503 million ⁠as of December 31.

The bulk of its revenue comes from sales ⁠to the U.S. government and its agencies.

Global defense spending is accelerating as countries across the world ramp up modernization initiatives and invest in next-generation advanced systems to counter adversaries.

U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this year called for a $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, significantly higher than the $901 billion approved by Congress for 2026.

Madison Dearborn and CoVant Management ⁠bought AEVEX from buyout firm Trive Capital in 2020.

AEVEX will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AVEX.” Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities and Jefferies are the lead underwriters for the offering.

Global ⁠stocks rebounded from a four-month low ⁠on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would order the military to postpone any strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, easing fears over the repercussions of a deeper oil shock.

Trump also said the U.S. was in talks with Tehran about ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, however parliamentary Speaker ⁠Mohammad Baqer ⁠Qalibaf, mooted to be the leader representing Iran in contacts with the U.S., posted on social media that no talks had been held with the U.S. Oil prices tumbled by more than 8%, the dollar fell

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against other major currencies and government borrowing costs eased.

“It (the comments) buys time. We are in a very intense conflict... maybe they need some more time to prepare whatever they’re staging to ⁠do. ⁠I don’t see this conflict ⁠going back in the bottle overnight,” said David Bianco, Americas chief investment officer at DWS.

U.S. crude was last down 8.78% to $89.61 a ⁠barrel and Brent fell to $101.42 per barrel, down 9.64% on the day.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 655.41 points, or 1.44%, to 46,232.88, the S&P 500 rose 77.50 points, or 1.19%, to 6,583.98 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 273.61 points, or 1.26%, to 21,921.22.

MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe rose 4.77 points, or 0.49%, to 986.08. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.61%.

Iran disputes Trump’s claim of ‘very strong talks’

By AARON BOXERMAN, DAVID E. SANGER, JULIAN E. BARNES and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

Iran denied President Donald Trump’s claims Monday that negotiations were underway toward ending the Middle East war, with the speaker of Iran’s parliament accusing the U.S. leader of issuing false statements to calm rattled energy markets.

Trump told reporters that the United States and Iran were engaging in “very strong talks” toward resolving the war that began Feb. 28. He added that the talks produced “many, like 15 points” of agreement.

But Iranian officials denied any direct talks with the United States, although they have said third countries have passed messages between the two sides. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, said on social media that “no negotiations have been held with the U.S.” He added that Trump’s comments were an attempt to “escape the quagmire in which the US and Israel are trapped.”

Trump said he was postponing his threat to attack Iranian power plants while the talks take place. He had said Saturday that if Iran did not allow shipping traffic to pass unimpeded through the Strait of Hormuz by Monday night, he would bomb the

Emergency workers at a residential building that was the site of an airstrike in Tehran, on Monday, March 23, 2026. President Trump said Monday that the United States and Iran were negotiating a “total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East,” and that he would postpone any American attacks on Iranian power plants by five days. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)

plants; on Monday, he set a new deadline of Friday.

Trump said Monday that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, were leading negotiations, and that the United States was communicating with one of Iran’s leaders, without naming the person. He said the U.S. side was demanding an end to Iranian nuclear enrichment

and elimination of the country’s uranium stockpiles that could be used to one day make a bomb, terms that Iran had previously rejected.

The Israeli government did not immediately comment, and it was unclear whether it would be bound by any agreement with the United States.

The war’s global fallout has seen the price of oil and gas shoot up more than 50% since late February — a crisis that is now worse than the oil shocks in 1973 and 1979 combined, according to the head of the International Energy Agency.

Trump’s statement about talks with Iran immediately reduced energy prices somewhat, but it was unclear how long that could last without tangible progress toward ending the war. The president has repeatedly given optimistic assessments that temporarily eased market jitters, only to have prices rise again.

More than 2,000 people have been killed since the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran that ignited the conflict more than three weeks ago, most of them in Iran and Lebanon, where Israel has fought a second front with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group.

Here’s what else to follow today:

— Israeli air defenses: Israel’s military faced scrutiny Sunday about Iranian mis-

siles that hit Dimona, a city 8 miles from Israel’s main nuclear facility, and the nearby city of Arad on Saturday night. More than 10 people were seriously injured and dozens more hurt in the strikes, renewing concerns that Israel might be holding back on using its most sophisticated air defenses to avoid depleting them.

— Attacks in Lebanon: Israel’s military chief said Sunday that its campaign against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed armed group in Lebanon, had “only just begun,” adding that Israeli forces were preparing to push deeper into that country. Israel Katz, Israel’s defense minister, ordered the military to step up the demolition of bridges and houses in Lebanon, deepening fears that Israel is preparing for a long-term occupation in the country’s south.

— Death tolls: Iran’s U.N. ambassador said that at least 1,348 civilians had been killed in the country since the start of the war — a toll that has not been updated for over a week. On Friday, a Washingtonbased group, the Human Rights Activists News Agency, reported that at least 1,398 civilians had been killed. More than 1,000 people in Lebanon have been killed, authorities there said Thursday. At least 15 people have been killed in Iranian attacks on Israel, officials have said. The American death toll stood at 13 service members.

Pentagon officials weigh deployment of airborne troops for Iran war

By GREG JAFFE and ERIC SCHMITT

Senior military officials are weighing a possible deployment of a combat brigade from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and some elements of the division’s headquarters staff to support U.S. military operations in Iran, defense officials said.

The officials described the military’s actions as prudent planning, noting that nothing had been ordered by the Pentagon or U.S. Central Command, which declined to comment. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing planning.

The combat forces would come from the 82nd Airborne’s Immediate Response Force, a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18

hours. These forces could be used to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub.

Another possibility being considered, should President Donald Trump authorize U.S. troops to seize the island, is an attack by about 2,500 troops from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is on its way to the region.

The airfield on Kharg Island was damaged by the recent U.S. bombing raids so former U.S. commanders said it was more likely to first bring in Marines, whose combat engineers could quickly repair airfields and other airport infrastructure. Once the airfield is repaired, the Air Force could start flowing matériel and supplies, as well as troops, if necessary, by C-130s.

In that scenario, it is possible that troops from the 82nd Airborne would augment the

Marines. The upside of going with paratroopers is they can arrive overnight. The downside is they do not bring any heavy equipment, such as heavily armored vehicles, that would offer protection if Iranian forces counterattacked, current and former officials said.

The Marines lack the sustainment and staying power of the forces from the 82nd Airborne, which could be used to relieve Marine forces after the initial attack on the island, current and former officials said.

The headquarters element from the 82nd Airborne would be used as a subordinate headquarters for mission planning and coordination in what is becoming an increasingly complex battle space. In early March, the Army abruptly canceled the 300-member headquarters’s participation in an exercise at

the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Army officials said they made the decision to keep the division’s command element at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, just in case the Pentagon ordered the ready brigade to the Middle East. The command did not want to have its headquarters caught out of place if the balloon went up for them. The cancellation was reported earlier by The Washington Post.

The 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force has deployed on short notice several times in recent years, including to the Middle East in January 2020 after the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked, to Afghanistan in August 2021 for evacuations and to Eastern Europe in 2022 to support operations in Ukraine.

The Castro on Instagram who bumps, grinds and takes Trump on a Cuban joyride

By MARIA ABI-HABIB and EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA

The Castro family has controlled Cuba tightly for nearly 70 years, their personal lives shrouded in secrecy. But now one of them is an influencer on Instagram.

Sandro Castro, 33, is a grandson of Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba’s Communist revolution. With some 152,000 followers on Instagram, the Havana-based Sandro Castro sports a stylish haircut, a stubbly beard and a love of hip sunglasses. He is often quick to gyrate his body in provocative videos that garner thousands of clicks and likes.

But his skits also highlight something much more sensitive and contentious: how far Cuba has deteriorated under his family’s rule.

His subtle digs at the government’s inability to provide basic services for its people are a fraught topic in a country where Fidel Castro is idolized for his promises to build an egalitarian society.

But it’s nearly 70 years since the Communist revolution. Today, mismanagement by the Cuban government, along with a U.S. trade embargo and other sanctions, have led to poverty, empty bellies, an energy-starved island often plunged into darkness and a medical system — once the envy of Latin America — struggling to provide basic care.

In one video, Castro courts a grimy gas canister to spotlight the country’s fuel shortage and calls his country Apagonia, a word that plays off the Spanish term for blackout.

Some government defenders denounce Castro as an ideological traitor, while others criticize the depictions of his own life for showing how much better he has it than

most Cubans. Some supporters urge him to call out his family as the cause of Cuba’s problems. (President Donald Trump’s blockade of oil imports has deepened the country’s crisis).

“He’s become a flashpoint for these questions about Cuba’s future and social inequality,” said Michael J. Bustamante, chair of Cuban studies at the University of Miami. “He’s not breaking with the system, but he’s definitely pushing the boundaries.”

Cuba watchers and Communist opponents and supporters alike scrutinize his every post, combing them over to see if he is offering any crumbs of insider knowledge he may have as a Castro.

In a recent video, he rejected a (fake) call from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue his domino game with friends, leading commenters to question whether he was foreshadowing something about Cuba’s ongoing talks with the United States.

On the day Cuba’s government acknowledged those talks, Castro posted a skit of an orange-faced Trump knocking on his door. The U.S. president implores him to negotiate a deal with Washington, saying “I want to buy Cuba.”

Castro tells him he is crazy, then takes him on a tour of Cuba as Trump says he wants to build mansions on the Havana waterfront.

Castro did not respond to a request for comment.

He was born in 1991, the son of Alexis Castro del Valle — one of Fidel Castro’s five children. But unlike the Communist leader, Sandro Castro’s father became a photographer and a camera operator for television and documentaries, seeming to stay out of politics.

Sandro Castro also appears to have shied away from politics, apparently never holding

a government or Communist Party position, Cuba academics and experts say. His cousin, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, is currently in talks with the United States over a political and economic transition for the island.

Critics often view Sandro Castro as the embodiment of his family’s elitism. In his videos, he flaunts beer, beautiful women, fashionable Nike clothing and a poshlooking home. Fidel Castro also didn’t always live the life of modesty he urged Cubans to follow and was famous for wearing two Rolex watches together.

While many on the island nation struggle to find basics like milk for their babies, the bar that Castro owns in Havana, EFE, posts videos of the cocktails and the freshly baked pizzas it sells, topped with piles of ham. The bar serves gin and tonics for 1,000 pesos (just under $2 on the informal exchange rate) while a mojito is 700 pesos, according to its menu.

The average monthly salary in Cuba is just under 7,000 pesos, according to government data released in November.

But Castro’s Instagram account also points out many of the disparities the island nation faces,

even if addressed in satirical formats.

While the Cuban government does tolerate some criticism, it has pushed out many critics openly calling for protests and political change, who now live in exile in places like Miami or Mexico. But so far, it seems, Castro has not been censored.

In one clip, he sexually strokes a nozzle at a gas station. “What is this? I’ve been at it for 24 hours and nothing is coming out,” he says in the video published last month amid widespread gas shortages.

“Another day here in Apagonia, with a huge thirst,” he says in another post.

Across the bar he spots what appears to be a gas canister, which he approaches. “There is not a moment when I cannot be without you,” he says, while proposing marriage as they spread out on a bed. “In fact, I thought I would never find you. I hope you never leave again.”

Castro’s followers have egged him on to call out his family directly, a punishable offense on the island that he has so far avoided.

Others say he has betrayed the revolution.

“Sandro Castro is an ideological enemy,” Pedro Jorge Velázquez, another influencer known as “El Necio” and a vocal defender of the Cuban government, said last year on social media. “It is a shame that no state security official has turned up at his home to summon him for questioning, because what Sandro is doing undermines the security of this country.”

Whether Castro is a cunning but subtle change agent remains to be seen. But he drew hundreds of commenters last month in a video in which he seemed to be asking for a “Cuba Libre.” Was he calling for a Cuba free from Communist rule, or simply ordering the famous cocktail of rum, coke, and lime?

In the clip, a bartender offers Castro a Cristal, Cuba’s national beer. “No,” he says, “what I want is a Cuba Libre, brother.”

The bartender replies that he doesn’t have Coca-Cola, a scarce product on the island because of the U.S. trade embargo. “Well, when you have Coca-Cola, let me know, because right now that is my favorite drink,” Castro replies.

He then exits the bar and says to the camera: “Better times are coming.”

War’s attacks on energy could turn economic shock into long-term damage

By PATRICIA COHEN

The game has changed.

From the moment the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the nightmare scenario for the global economy that most people talked about was the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, the most important choke point for oil on the planet.

But a different and more disturbing nightmare began to unfold with direct attacks on the backbone of the Persian Gulf region’s energy production: the prospect of millions of dollars’ worth of long-term damage to facilities that supply a critical portion of the world’s natural gas.

Now, instead of wondering if the war would last for days or weeks, officials and economists are speculating about effects that could last for months and years.

“We have moved from stopping transit, which is a temporary measure, to attacking infrastructure, which has long-term effects,” said David Goldwyn, a former U.S. diplomat and Energy Department official.

This new phase of the war began Wednesday, when Iran carried out a retaliatory missile strike on Ras Laffan, Qatar’s vast energy complex. That target produces roughly one-fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas, a transportable fuel used to heat homes, cook food, power factories and generate electricity throughout Asia and Europe.

Iran hit other refineries and gas facilities in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The strikes followed an Israeli attack on Iran’s South Pars natural gas field.

Officials and workers are still picking through the rubble, and the full extent of the damage has not been assessed. Even so, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Qatar’s energy minister, said Thursday that it would take up to five years to repair and would reduce the country’s export capacity by 17%.

The attacks showed that despite Iran’s relative weaknesses, the country is exerting enormous leverage over the global economy. By using small-scale, low-cost weapons to counter highly sophisticated and expensive missile systems, Goldwyn said, the Iranians “have demonstrated a long-term threat to be able to attack infrastructure throughout the Gulf.”

A lot remains uncertain. And circumstances on the ground — and behind political leaders’ closed doors — change at a dizzying pace. Will the attacks escalate, with more on critical energy infrastructure? How long will the strait be closed? How long will the war last? What happens after the fighting stops?

At the moment, although many energy facilities in the Persian Gulf have suspended operations, most are intact.

“We’re still in a place where if the strait were to open tomorrow, most energy production in the region could come back online reasonably quickly,” taking a couple of months, said Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.

But the situation could change at any moment if attacks continue, he added.

What is clear is that the damage from

this pressure on the world’s energy supply and shipping industry has the potential to put the global economy on a different and more dangerous trajectory.

“This is by far the largest disruption of crude oil and refined products that we’ve ever seen in history,” said Jason Miller, a professor in supply chain management at Michigan State University. “Petroleum goes into everything,” he said, so the inflationary impact could be enormous.

Analysts at the energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie have warned that $200 a barrel is not outside the realm of possibility in 2026, up from about $73 before the war.

“I couldn’t fathom we would not start seeing economies fall into a recession with energy prices at that point,” Miller said.

Higher energy prices tend to slow economic growth, increase unemployment and speed inflation.

It is also important to note that the price of diesel and jet fuel — which are processed differently — generally rise faster than the gasoline that drivers buy at the pump. And that has a disproportionate effect on moving goods around the globe, whether by plane, ship or truck.

Those elevated energy prices could eventually increase the price of practically

every avocado, automobile, pair of sneakers, cellphone and drug that is bought and sold around the world.

Shippers in some regions also have to contend with soaring freight prices, closed routes, stranded ships, long detours and high-risk insurance rates.

Thousands of vessels are backed up in the Persian Gulf. And shippers like Maersk and CMA CGM have told clients that they reserve the right to dump their containers at the nearest available port. Customers would be left to pick up the additional charges.

Though oil tends to grab headlines, the supply of natural gas in many ways is at the heart of the economic fallout from the intensified fighting in the Gulf last week.

The facilities for processing liquefied natural gas, or LNG, are far less numerous than oil plants. Qatar’s, the world’s biggest, has not been operating for weeks, and is damaged. That also affects the price and availability of critical materials like fertilizer and helium, a byproduct of natural gas that is used to make semiconductor chips.

Jan-Eric Fahnrich, a senior analyst at Rystad Energy, said the impact went beyond the damage to gas fields. Critical Gulf energy infrastructure that was presumed to be safe is now seen as vulnerable, he said. A precedent has been set.

“Buyers will price that risk for longer than the initial outage itself,” Fahnrich wrote in an analysis.

Countries in Asia and Europe, which depend on LNG, are likely to face more expensive gas prices long after the Strait of Hormuz reopens.

Governments around the globe are working to blunt the impact of soaring oil and gas prices. Austria, Brazil, Italy, Portugal and Turkey cut or suspended fuel taxes, according to the International Energy Agency. France, Hungary Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Thailand capped some fuel prices.

In Bangladesh, universities were closed, and Pakistan closed schools for two weeks. Sri Lanka rationed fuel.

“Many consumers around the world are still bruised from past price increases during the global energy crisis of 2021-23,” the agency noted.

Yet after years being whipsawed by a pandemic, supply chain breakdowns and painful inflation, governments are limited — by depleted budgets and daunting debt loads — in their ability to respond to another crisis.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN EL GOBIERNO

MUNICIPAL AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN, REPRESENTADO POR SU

HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO

Parte Peticionaria Vs. ADQUISICIÓN DE PROPIEDAD DE 348,9879 METROS CUADRADOS LOCALIZADA LA URB. COUNTRY CLUB, AVE CAMPO RICO NÚM. 772 DEL BARRIO SABANA

LLANA NORTE, SAN JUAN PR 00921; FERNANDO ORTIZ

T/C/C FERNANDO ORTIZ ISABAT T/C/C

FERNANDO ORTIZ ISOBATS; LYDIA NIEVES FRANQUI; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Partes con Interés

Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV11304.

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

A: FERNANDO ORTIZ

T/C/C FERNANDO ORTIZ ISABAT T/C/C FERNANDO ORTIZ ISOBATS, LYDIA NIEVES FRANQUI.

RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a título absoluto de la propiedad de 348,9879 metros cuadrados localizada la Urb. Country Club, Ave Campo Rico Núm. 772 del barrio Sabana Llana Norte, San Juan PR 00921.

DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN: URBANA: Solar identificado como #772 de la Avenida Roberto Sánchez Vilella (antes número 31 del bloque GM de la Ave. Campo Rico) de la Tercera Extensión de la Urb. Country Club, Bo. Sabana Llana de Río Piedras del término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico. El solar tiene cabida superficial de trescientos cuarenta y ocho con nueve mil ochocientas setenta y nueve diezmilésimas (348.9879) de metros cuadrados equivalentes a cero con ochocientas ochenta y ocho diezmilésimas (0.0888) de cuerda. En lindes por el Noreste en distancia de veinticinco con diez milésimas (25.010) de

metros lineales con solar #770 (antes número 30 del bloque GM); por el Suroeste en distancia de veinticinco con noventa y dos milésimas (25.092) de metros lineales con solar #774 (antes número 32 del bloque GM); por el Sureste en distancia de trece con novecientas cincuenta y nueve milésimas (13.959) de metros lineales con la avenida Roberto Sánchez Vilella (antes avenida principal Campo Rico); y por el Noroeste en distancia de trece con novecientas cuatro milésimas (13.904) de metros lineales con los solares #771 y #773 de la Calle Pampero (antes número 14 y 15 del bloque GM). En el solar enclava una estructura de dos niveles de hormigón y bloques para fines residenciales. Finca Número 8,566, inscrita al folio 191, del tomo 191 de Sabana Llana, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección V de San Juan. CODIFICACIÓN NÚM: 063-090-198-20-001.

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. 160, Serie 2024-2025, enmendada por la Resolución Núm. 45, Serie 2025-2026 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. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Pablo Guerrero Sanfilippo 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: pguerrerosanfilippo@ 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 oírles. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 20 de

mayo de 2026 a las 9:00 de la mañana, Sala 1002 del Centro Judicial de San Juan, el cual ubica en Hato Rey, PR, para la Vista del caso, en cuyo día se determinará el justo valor de la propiedad y las partes a ser compensadas y a cuya vista podrán ustedes comparecer y ofrecer prueba de valoración, aunque no hayan contestado la Petición. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 13 de febrero de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN E. GARCÍA

FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN EL GOBIERNO MUNICIPAL AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN, REPRESENTADO POR SU HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO

Parte Peticionaria Vs. ADQUISICIÓN DE PROPIEDAD DE 358,6377 METROS CUADRADOS

LOCALIZADA EN 519 RAFAEL LAMAR GUERRA, SAN JUAN, PR 00918; ANA HILDA ANDRADES GUZMÁN; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Partes con Interés Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV10269.

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 HILDA ANDRADES GUZMÁN.

RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a título absoluto de la propiedad de 358,6377 metros cuadrados localizada en 519 Rafael Lamar Guerra, San Juan, PR 00918. DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTI-

FICACIÓN: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número dos (2) de la manzana “G” del plano preparado por la Autoridad Sobre Hogares de Puerto Rico para una extensión a la Urbanización Eleanor Roosevelt de Hato Rey, Rı́o Piedras, con una cabida superficial de Trescientos cincuenta y ocho punto seis tres siete siete metros cuadrados (358.6377 m.c.). Tiene dicho solar las si-

guientes colindancias: por el NORTE, con el solar número uno (1) de la manzana “G” de dicho plano, distancia de veintiún metros punto noventa ocho metros (21.98 m.); por el SUR, con el solar número tres (3) de la manzana “G” de dicho plano distancia de veintidós punto veintinueve metros (22.29 m.); por el ESTE, con solares de la Urbanización Eleanor Roosevelt, distancia de dieciséis punto treinta y tres metros (16.33 m.); y por el OESTE, con la calle “T” de dicho plano, distancia de dieciséis punto cero ocho metros (15.90 m.). Finca Número 8,689 de Rı́o Piedras Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de San Juan. CODIFICACIÓN NÚM: 062-070-263-12-001. 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. 38, Serie 2025-2026 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. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Pablo Guerrero Sanfilippo 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: pguerrerosanfilippo@ 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 9:00 am, 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 23 de febrero de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN E. GARCÍA FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA ÁNGELA GUERRERO

CARDONA Y LA SUCESIÓN DE SIMÓN WENCESLAO MEJÍAS

RODRÍGUEZ TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO SIMÓN W. MEJÍAS Y COMO SIMÓN MEJÍAS, COMPUESTA POR: ÁNGELA ANTONIA

MEJÍAS GUERRERO

TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA POR ÁNGELA ANTONIA GARCÍA, SIMÓN MEJÍAS GUERRERO Y POR ALEXIS MEJÍAS

GUERRERO

Parte Peticionaria EX PARTE

Civil Núm.: AG2026CV00252. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: FRANCISCO

CARDONA RIVERA, SUS HEREDEROS Y/O LEGATARIOS; LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LAS FINCAS QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁN Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. POR LA PRESENTE, se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los veinte (20) días contados

a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre las fincas que se describen a continuación: RÚSTICA: Sita en el Barrio

Aibonito de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, identificado como parcela #1 en el plano de situación, con una cabida superficial de DOS MIL CUATRO PUNTO MIL CUATROCIENTOS VEINTIÚN DIEZ MILÉSIMAS DE METROS CUADRADOS (2,004.1421 MC), equivalentes a CERO PUNTO CINCO MIL NOVENTA Y NUEVE DIEZ MILÉSIMAS DE CUERDAS (0.5099 CDAS); en lindes el NORTE, con la parcela #2, con servidumbre de paso “A” y con Pedro Guerrero Cardona; al SUR, con parcela “A”; al ESTE, con Francisco Cruz Méndez; y al OESTE, con Maximino Adames Soto. A esta parcela le transcurre una servidumbre identificada como “servidumbre de paso B” de doscientos treinta y cinco punto trescientos setenta y nueve diez milésimas de metros cuadrados (235.0379 mc), equivalentes a cero punto quinientos noventa y ocho diez milésimas de cuerdas (0.0598 cdas). No consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad. Catastro: 100-007081-02-000. RÚSTICA: Sita en el Barrio Aibonito de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, identificado como parcela “A” en el plano de situación, con una cabida superficial de MIL OCHOCIENTOS SETENTA Y CUATRO PUNTO CUATROCIENTOS QUINCE DIEZ MILÉSIMAS DE METROS CUADRADOS (1,874.0415 MC); equivalentes a CERO PUNTO CUATRO MIL SETECIENTOS SESENTA Y OCHO DIEZ MILÉSIMAS DE CUERDAS (0.4768 CDAS); en lindes el NORTE, con la parcela #1 y con servidumbre de paso “B” que transcurre esta parcela; al SUR, con Adolfo Lisboa Medina; al ESTE, con Ángel D. Rosa Adames; y al OESTE, con Maximino Adames Soto y con Margarita Medina Pérez. No consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad. Catastro: 100007-081-01-001. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://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 de este Tribunal, y notificar copia de la misma al representante legal de la parte peticionaria, quien es: LCDO. GIL G. VILLANUEVA

HERNÁNDEZ

RUA NÚM. 22,640

SERLEGINT LLC PO BOX 5030 - PMB 1704

AGUADILLA, PR 00605

TEL: (787) 890-8080 / FAX: (787) 986-7344

CORREO ELECTRÓNICO: info@serlegint.com

Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 9 DE OCTUBRE DE 2026, A LAS 2:45 DE LA TARDE, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido(a) por abogado y presentar oposición a la Petición. Este edicto será publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de 20 días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan, si lo desean, a alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y en negrillas; toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que, de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o, en su defecto, los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. POR ORDEN DE ESTE TRIBUNAL, expido la presente bajo mi firma y sello oficial, en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, hoy 24 de febrero de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MAYAGÜEZ ALFREDO MATOS MATOS Peticionario

EX-PARTE

Civil Núm.: MZ2025CV00450.

Salón Núm.: 307. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS.

A) A LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA

QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los VEINTE (20) DÍAS contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Ustedes deberán presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si ustedes dejan de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. RÚSTICA: Porción de terreno radicado en el Barrio Llanos Tuna, del término municipal de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de ONCE MIL SETECIENTOS OCHO PUNTO QUINIENTOS SETENTA METROS CUADRADOS (11,708.570 m/c), equivalentes a dos punto nueve mil setecientas noventa cuerdas (2.9790 cdas.). Colindante por el NORTE, en ochenta y dos punto novecientos veinte metros (82.920 m), con terrenos de Ignacio Vázquez Rivera; por el SUR, en veinticinco punto quinientos cincuenta metros (25.550 m), en treinta y tres punto novecientos cuarenta metros (33.940 m) y en veintitrés punto ciento diez metros (23.110 m), con terrenos de Jaime Sánchez Reyes y en treinta y dos metros (32.000 m), en ocho punto trescientos cincuenta metros (8.350 m) y en veinte punto cuatrocientos sesenta metros (20.460 m), con Quebrada Grande; por el ESTE, en cincuenta y cinco punto trescientos cincuenta metros (55.350 m), con terrenos de Jamilet Ramírez Matos, en ocho punto trescientos veinte metros (8.320 m), cinco metros (5.000 m), cinco metros (5.000 m), veinte metros (20.000 m), cinco metros (5.000 m), cinco metros (5.000 m) y veintiuno

Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado (a) de abogado (a) en los casos que proceda. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint within thirty (30) days following the publication of this Edict. You must file your responsive pleading through the Unified Case Management and Administration System (SUMAC), which can be accessed using the following web address: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, unless you are represented by yourself, in which case you must file your responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your responsive pleading within the aforementioned term, the court may enter a default judgment against you and grant the remedy requested in the complaint, or any other remedy, if the court, in the exercise of its sound discretion, deems it appropriate. Furthermore, you are advised that, in cases under Law No. 57-2023, entitled Law for the Prevention of Abuse, Preservation of Family Unity, and for the Safety, Well-being, and Protection of Minors, the remedies that the Court may grant include the permanent placement of a minor outside their home, the initiation of proceedings for the termination of parental rights, and any other measure in the best interest of the minor. (Article 33, subsections b y f of Law No. 57-2023).

You are advised of your right to appear accompanied by an attorney in applicable cases.

Nombre del Abogado: LOURDES M. ORTIZ PAGAN

RUA: 9103

Dirección: Po Box 593, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623

Tél: (787) 831-1984/ Fax (787)833-5118

Correo electrónico: lourdesm_ ortizpagan@hotmail.com

Attorney’s Name:

LOURDES M. ORTIZ PAGAN

RUA: 9103

Address: PO Box 593, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623

Tel: (787) 831-1984 / Fax (787)833-5118

Email: lourdesm_ortizpagan@hotmail.com

EXPEDIDO POR ORDEN DEL TRIBUNAL, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico hoy 13 de marzo de 2026. ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COURT, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico today 13 de marzo de of 2026. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL II. NILDA L. IRIZARRY RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL

TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE

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

ALIDA RODRIGUEZ Y OTROS

Demandante V. SUCESION DE FRANK RODRIGUEZ TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO FRANK RODRIGUEZ AYALA Y OTROS Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: RG2025RF00142. (Salón: 307). Sobre: AUTORIZACIÓN JUDICIAL Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ R. VÉLEZ MARREROJRVELEZ@CENTRONOTARIALPR. COM.

A: SUCESION DE FRANK RODRIGUEZ T/C/C FRANK RODRIGUEZ

AYALA, COMPUESTA POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS, (DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA).

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 10 de 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 11 de marzo de 2026. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 11 de marzo de 2026. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. LINDA I. MEDINA MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

BAYAMÓN SUCESION GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ FALCO

Y OTROS

Demandante V. FELICIANO COLON JR. Y MERCEDES AYALA POR SI Y COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SOC. LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES POR ELLOS COMPUESTA Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025CV04258. (Salón: 503). Sobre: USUCAPIÓN. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. YARISA RULLÁN ALCOVER - LCDA. YARISA.RULLAN@HOTMAIL.COM. A: SUCESION SERGIO

REYES Y JOSEFINA VILLEGAS COMPUESTA POR CELIA REYES

VILLEGAS, JOSEFINA

REYES VILLEGAS Y JOSE REYES VILLEGAS Y LA SUCESION DE LEOCADIO REYES

VILLEGAS, COMPUESTA POR MARTA REYES

PLUGUEZ, FRANCIS

REYES PLUGUEZ, LUIS ALBERTO REYES

PLUGUEZ; FELICIANO

COLON JR. Y MERCEDES

AYALA POR SI Y COMO

MIEMBROS DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES

POR ELLOS COMPUESTA

EVARISTO RODRIGUEZ Y SU ESPOSA EUSTOLIA

RODRIGUEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES POR ELLOS COMPUESTA DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA; JOHN DOE, JANE DOE Y/O PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 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 17 de marzo de 2026. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 17 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MIGDALIA CRUZ REYES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Tribunal de Primera INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR CAROLINA.

FIRST BANK PUERTO RICO

Demandante v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT

INSURANCE

CORPORATION como sucesora en interes y sindico de R&G PREMIER BANK OF PUERTO RICO, JOHN DOE; RICHARD DOE

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2026CV00857. Sala: 409. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE

1. Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra. Se les notifica para que comparezca ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a su derecho convenga, en el presente caso. 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://poderjudicial.pr/tribunal-electrónico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. 2. En la Demanda se alega que, como parte de la garantía del préstamo se encuentra una hipoteca Hipoteca a favor de R&G Premier Bank Of Puerto Rico, por la suma de $108,000.00, con intereses al 6.875% anual, con vencimiento el 1 de marzo de 2035. (no se expresa número de Affidavit y/o Testimonio). Se garantizan 3 sumas equivalentes al 10% del principal cada una, para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial, para intereses y para otros adelantos. Tasada en caso de subasta en una suma igual al principal. En virtud de la escri-

tura 130, otorgada en San Juan el 28 de febrero de 2005, ante el notario Antonio José Cruz Bonilla, según inscripción 9a. 3. descripción de la finca grabada # 36,073 es la siguiente: --- Rústica: COMUNIDAD RURAL BUENAVENTURA de Carolina Sur. Solar: 31 B. Cabida: 696.52 Metros Cuadrados. Linderos: Norte, con calle numero dos de la comunidad. Sur, con parcela numero treinticuatro A de la comunidad. Este, con parcela numero veintinueve de la comunidad. Oeste, con parcela numero treintiuno de la comunidad. Se segrega de la finca numero 31,657, inscrita al folio 162 del tomo 788 de Carolina. Inscripción en el sistema Karibe, finca 36,073, Demarcación Carolina Sur Se les apercibe y notifica que, si no contestan la demanda radicada en su contra, radicando el original de la misma y enviando copia de su contestación al abogado de la parte demandante: Lcdo. Luis F. Piñeiro Enríquez; Edificio Asociación De Maestros, 452 Avenida Ponce De León Ste. 515, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; Teléfono 787-547-6239; Correo Electrónico Iawpineiro@yahoo.com dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la Demanda, sin más citar, ni oír. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, a 17 de marzo de 2026. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIO(A). IDA L. FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ, SUBSECRETARIO(A).

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN. JOSE ANTONIO FUENTES

HERNANDEZ; OTONIEL FUENTES HERNANDEZ; JANETTE FUENTES

HERNANDEZ Y WANDA IVETTE FUENTES

HERNANDEZ

DEMANDANTE v. SUCESION DESCONOCIDA DE VIVIAN FIGUEROA

Compuesta por A, B y C

DEMANDADOS

CIVIL NÚM:BY2026CV01122. SOBRE: DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EUA.

A: SUCESION DESCONOCIDA DE VIVIAN FIGUEROA

Compuesta por A, B y C

Por la presente se les notifica a ustedes, que se ha presentado en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de

Bayamón, la demanda de epígrafe, en la que, en síntesis, se solicita la división de la comunidad de bienes existente sobre la Propiedad que describe registralmente de la siguiente manera: Número de Catastro: 112-046-264-12-undefined. Urbana: URBANIZACIÓN ALTURAS DE BUCARABONES de Toa Alta. Solar: 3 V-18. Cabida: 234.6 Metros Cuadrados. Linderos: Norte, en 23.00 metros, con el solar 3V-19. Sur, en 23.00 metros, con el solar 3V-17. Este, en 10.20 metros, con la calle 40. Oeste, en 10.20 metros, con los solares 3V-8 y 3V-9. Contiene una casa residencial de concreto y armado y bloques diseñada para una familia. Finca número 13,215, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón Sección III, Demarcación de Toa Alta. Catastro número: 112-046-264-12-001. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lic. Jaime F. Rodríguez Ortiz, quien tiene bufete abierto en 10 Calle Carazo (Bajos), Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00969, teléfono (787) 642-0506, E-mail: jfrolaw@gmail.com, y se notifica a ustedes que de no comparecer a contestar esta demanda presentando el original de la contestación ante el tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes después de haberse publicado el edicto, la parte demandante podrá solicitar la anotación de rebeldía y lograr que se dicte sentencia, concediéndosele el remedio solicitado sin más sin más citarles ni oírles. 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. 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. Extendido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 16 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIO. MARIA E COLLAZO, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN. FAF ADVANCE GROUP, LLC

DEMANDANTE VS. ÁNGEL RUBÉN VELASCO TORRES, MARIROSA VÁZQUEZ COLÓN,

LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Y FULANO DE TAL

DEMANDADOS

CIVIL NÚM: BY2026CV01206.

SALA: 505. SOBRE: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO

POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL

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

A: FULANO DE TAL, como posible tenedor desconocido del Pagaré extraviado, objeto de la presente acción, favor de Ángel Rubén Velasco Torres, Marirosa Vázquez Colón y la Sociedad Legal de Gananciales compuesta por ambos, o a su orden, por la suma de $100,000.00, al 6% de interés anual, vencedero el 1ro de junio de 2030, según consta de la Escritura Número 11, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, ante la Notario Público Liz M. Cruz Jiménez, inscrita folio y tomo del Sistema Karibe del Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera de Bayamón, finca número 27,867.

Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar y notificar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. La abogada de la parte demandante es:

LCDA. AMNERIS RODRÍGUEZ VIRELLA

ABOGADA DE LA DEMANDANTE HC 3 BOX 17404

COROZAL, PUERTO RICO 00783

TEL. (787) 481-4422

CEL. (787) 579-3741

EMAIL: ARV@LAWYER.COM

Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 17 de MARZO de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIO (A).

KEISHLA M.SANTIAGO CRUZ, SUB – SECRETARIO(A).

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MAYAGÜEZ ORIENTAL BANK

Parte Demandante V. DIANA IVELISSE RIVERA CHALUISANT COMO MIEMBRO CONOCIDO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MIGUEL ANGEL RIVERA FLORES; JOHN DOE & RICHARD ROE COMO MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MIGUEL ANGEL RIVERA FLORES

Parte Demandada Caso Núm.: MZ2025CV02130. Acción Civil De: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MIGUEL ÁNGEL RIVERA FLORES - 11 JARDINES BORINQUEN, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00682; SR 108 LOT 22, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00680; BO. LENGUISAMO CARR. 108 KM. HM. 6.7, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 681; SR 108 LOT 11 JARDINES DE BORINQUEN RÍO MAYAGÜEZ, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00680; SR 108 LOT 11 JARDINES DE BORINQUEN RÍO CAÑAS ABAJO WARD, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00680; 108 ROAD 6 7 LENGUISAMO WARD, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00681; PO BOX 7213, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00630; 11 JARDINES DE BORINQUEN CALLE 108, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00680. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar

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By THE STAR STAFF

The Cangrejeros of Santurce and the Atléticos of San Germán were winners on Sunday in a pair of Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN by its initials in Spanish) games.

Santurce defeated the Vaqueros of Bayamón, 78-77, while the Atléticos beat the Osos of Manatí, 97-92.

At the “Rancho Vaquero,” Bayamón hosted Santurce in a matchup that reprised last season’s Conference A Final. The host franchise celebrated its 2025 championship with the unveiling of its banner before the home crowd.

On the court, Santurce opened the contest with a 6-0 run and never relinquished the lead, controlling the game for

virtually the entire duration and building an advantage of up to 10 points. In a game featuring evenly matched statistics across several team categories, the Vaqueros rallied in the final minutes, cutting the deficit to a single possession on a basket by Gary Browne with nine seconds remaining. However, following a chaotic final sequence, the visitors watched the clock run out to seal their victory.

Malik Beasley led the Cangrejeros’ offense with 21 points and 8 rebounds, proving to be a decisive factor on both ends of the court. Jordan Daniel Cintrón led the Vaqueros with 20 points and 7 rebounds.

The Atléticos, meanwhile, kicked off their season with a road victory at Juan Aubín Cruz Coliseum in Manatí. The visitors set the pace of the game in the first

Beasley led the way with 21 points

half, building a lead that reached as high as 15 points over the course of the contest.

Although the Osos managed to narrow the gap in the final stretch, San Germán executed flawlessly in key moments -- including a 7-3 run in the final two minutes -- to secure the victory.

George Alexander Hamilton led San Germán with 26 points and 8 assists, while Antonio Gordon contributed 18 points with a perfect shooting performance from the field (7/7).

Tyquan Rolón led the Osos with 20 points.

The Atléticos shot 59%, while the Osos converted at a 52% clip. San Germán dominated the paint 44-34 and generated 20 points in transition using their speed.

Cangrejeros, Atléticos notch wins in BSN Registration still open for 5th edition of MASIS 5K in Añasco

By THE STAR STAFF

With the return of the MASIS 5K “Run or Walk” (Corre o Camina) to Añasco on Sunday, April 12, the registration period for the fifth edition of the race has now entered its final stage. Registration will remain open until one hour before the start of the long-distance running event, which has attracted up to 500 participants -- including both runners and walkers -- in previous editions.

The race, organized by the private MASIS school in Añasco, aims to promote physical activity within a family-friendly and educational environment, encourage healthy eating habits and raise funds for the school. The event will start at 4 p.m.

from the service road alongside Route PR2, at kilometer marker 143.6, directly in front of the MASIS school.

Cash prizes of $275, $200 and $150 will be awarded to the top three finishers in the “Overall” category, for both men and women. Prizes of $40, $30 and $20 will also be awarded to the first three students to finish within their respective age categories. Additionally, medals and T-shirts will be given to the first 500 people to cross the finish line; participants are eligible for only one prize (no double awards).

In addition, a children’s race will be held along the service road of Route PR-2, with the finish line located at the school. The categories for the kids’ race, which

Yannik Álvarez is runner-up at J500 Banana Bowl in Brazil

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rican tennis player Yannik Álvarez finished as the runner-up at the prestigious J500 Gaspar “Banana Bowl” tournament held in Brazil -- one of the top events on the global junior circuit. Álvarez played a highly competitive three-

set final on Sunday against Argentina’s Dante Pagani. The top-seeded Puerto Rican dominated the first set with a score of 6-3, displaying solidity and control from the baseline. However, the No. 6 seed Pagani managed to adjust his game to take the second set 6-4 and close out the match, 6-3, in the deciding set.

The duel was characterized by the consis-

tency of both players on their serves, as they both remained “on serve” for much of the match -- a reflection of the high level of play and parity that defined the final.

With the result, Álvarez earned valuable points toward the international junior standings, projecting a significant rise in the rankings in the next update.

has a $10 registration fee, are: ages 6-7 (50 meters), ages 8-9 (200 meters), ages 10-11 (400 meters) and ages 12-13 (800 meters).

In the most recent fourth edition of the 5K, Luis Ortiz of Villalba successfully defended his title, setting a new record of 15 minutes and 16 seconds. Laydy Curasi Quispe of Peru won the women’s category with a time of 18:29, improving upon Lares native Yahaira Ayala’s record from the previous year by well over a half-minute.

The funds raised through the 5K event are intended to help cover the construction costs of the sports facilities at the school campus. Those interested can register via the Official Result platform at https://my.raceresult.com/374274/.

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