Wednesday Jun 24, 2026

‘No Reason to Hide’

GOOD MORNING

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LUMA brings ex-PR Supreme Court justices into legal fight over grid contract

By THE STAR STAFF

LUMA Energy appeared Tuesday in Puerto Rico’s Court of First Instance with a high-profile legal team that includes two former Puerto Rico Supreme Court justices, as the company battles the government’s effort to end its contract to operate and maintain the island’s electric power transmission and distribution system.

Court documents list former Associate Justice Edgardo Rivera García and former Chief Justice Federico Hernández Denton among LUMA’s attorneys.

The filing also names attorneys José A. Andréu Fuentes, Frank Torres-Viada, Mariana Muñiz Lara, Jacabed Rodríguez Coss, Jan M. Albino López and Emmanuel Porro González of DLA Piper Puerto Rico.

The dispute returned to the local court after U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain sent the cases back to Puerto Rico, where the government is seeking to invalidate the extension of LUMA’s supplemental contract. LUMA has responded with claims of its own, including countersuits.

LUMA has asked the San Juan Court of First Instance to consolidate two related lawsuits, arguing that both cases involve nearly identical facts and legal questions.

One case was filed by the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3A) and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). The other was filed by Gov. Jenniffer González Colón and the Government of Puerto Rico.

At the center of both lawsuits, LUMA said, is whether the court should declare null and void a Nov. 30, 2022 extension letter signed by LUMA, the P3A and PREPA.

LUMA Energy has asked the San Juan Court of First Instance to consolidate two related lawsuits filed against it, arguing that both cases involve nearly identical facts and legal questions. The company argues that allowing the cases to proceed separately would duplicate legal work, increase costs and risk inconsistent rulings.

The company argues that allowing the cases to proceed separately would duplicate legal work, increase costs and risk inconsistent rulings.

In its filings, LUMA also disclosed that it has brought claims and a countersuit in response to the government’s challenge. LUMA alleges that the government is using public funds to pursue a campaign promise while attacking its own previous decisions related to the 2022 supplemental agreement.

The company further contends that ending the agreement could expose Puerto Rico to at least $4.5 billion in damages and operational expenses.

LUMA also says the government has not presented an alternative plan to ensure the continued operation and maintenance of the island’s transmission and distribution system.

“We will pursue this legal battle to defend our nearly 1.5 million customers while remaining focused on transforming Puerto Rico’s electric system,” LUMA said in a written statement.

Lawmaker promotes year-round use of SwimSafePR

conditions before deciding to visit.”

By THE STAR STAFF

To protect and safeguard the lives of residents and tourists participating in the traditional “Noche de San Juan” (St. John’s Eve) celebration, Rep. Axel “Chino” Roque Gracia, who chairs the Tourism Committee in the island House of Representatives, urged the public on Tuesday to enjoy the festivities responsibly and mindfully, while respecting life and natural resources.

“The message is clear: enjoy, socialize, and celebrate, but always prioritize your safety and that of your loved ones,” Roque Gracia said. “Working closely with the Tourism Company, we have launched an awareness campaign this summer to encourage responsible decision-making and prevent people from putting their lives at risk. This initiative includes educational efforts and the launch of a real-time app that allows users to check beach

The legislator recommended that anyone planning to visit beaches and public bathing areas, whether on Tuesday night or thereafter, check marine conditions beforehand using the SwimSafePR platform, which is available for Android and Apple devices.

SwimSafePR provides users with real-time information on marine conditions at beaches and public bathing areas across the island, serving as a key tool for the safety of swimmers and visitors.

Roque Gracia also called on the public to help conserve natural resources and keep recreational areas clean.

“We want everyone to enjoy themselves with family and friends, but to do so responsibly,” said the legislator for District 28 (Naranjito, Corozal, Comerío and Barranquitas). “The best celebration is one that allows us to return home safe and sound. Furthermore, we must protect our beaches and natural spaces by properly collecting and disposing of trash. Let us celebrate with respect, responsibility, and mindfulness, looking out for our lives, our families, and the resources that make Puerto Rico a unique destination.”

Official denies governor is hiding amid Domenech-Negrón Reichard controversy

By THE STAR STAFF

La Fortaleza Public Affairs Secretary Jean Peña Payano denied on Tuesday that Gov. Jenniffer González Colón is hiding from the press due to the absence of a recent news conference regarding the controversy between La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández and former Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard.

“Governor Jenniffer González has no reason to hide, and she is not hiding,” Peña Payano said while answering questions from the press.

The official maintained that González Colón would soon make “specific” statements regarding the matter.

“She will be making specific statements soon,” he asserted.

Peña Payano also stated that Domenech Fernández retains the governor’s confidence.

“At this moment, he enjoys the governor’s confidence, and he is carrying out the governor’s instructions and government agenda as chief of staff,” he said.

The remarks followed Domenech Fernández’s submission of a supplemental sworn statement regarding the processing of a tax incentive decree requested by María Beatriz Gorostiaga Zubizarreta, Negrón Reichard’s wife (see story on page 4).

Regarding that sworn statement, Peña Payano said the

process must proceed before the relevant agencies.

“He made those allegations via a sworn statement accompanied by a chronological record detailing what he knows from his own personal knowledge,” he said.

The public affairs secretary maintained that the standard procedures within investigative agencies should be allowed to run their course regarding the referrals made by both Domenech Fernández and Negrón Reichard.

“The truth must come out during the process, regardless of the side involved, and the governor has been clear about that,” he said.

Peña Payano clarified that, at the time of his remarks to the press, no independent special prosecutor had been assigned to investigate either Domenech Fernández or Negrón Reichard.

“At the moment, there is no appointment of a special independent prosecutor for the chief of staff or for the DDEC secretary,” he said.

The official also denied that Domenech Fernández is avoiding the press, noting that he appeared before a Senate Committee of the Whole for nearly seven hours and gave an interview on WIPR.

Domenech Fernández and Negrón Reichard have filed cross-referrals with investigative agencies regarding allegations of potential conflicts of interest, improper interference and internal DDEC processes.

Regulator files rules for municipal participation in public ligh ting repairs

By THE STAR STAFF

Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez announced on Tuesday that the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) filed Regulation No. 9774, better known as the “Regulation for the Authorization, Supervision and Regulation of Municipal Participation in Public Lighting Connected to the Electrical System.”

The regulation was filed with the island Department of State on Monday.

“This is a historic step for the reconstruction, modernization, and maintenance of the lighting infrastructure on our streets and highways,” said the House speaker, who made the announcement along with House Government Committee Chairman Víctor Parés Otero. “This regulation enables municipalities to carry out replacement and maintenance work on streetlights, recognizing the role that local governments can play in coordinated electrical work.”

Section 2.4 (Coordination between Municipalities and the System Operator) of the regulation establishes that municipalities participating in work related to public lighting systems connected to the electrical grid must coordinate these activities with the system operator in accordance with the procedures established in the regulations. The coordination will include, among other aspects: the planning and scheduling of work related to lighting fixtures, authorization

of interventions in infrastructure connected to the electrical grid, according to the classification of work established in the regulations, coordination of work that may require temporary interruptions of electrical service or intervention in distribution circuits, and compliance with applicable technical and safety standards.

“Today, history is being made in Puerto Rico with the filing of this regulation,” added Parés, who represents San Juan District 4. “We thank the president of the Energy Bureau, Edison Avilés, for his efforts in developing and filing this document, which we requested last December (2025) given the reality that many of our streets and highways are still dark, almost nine years after Hurricane Maria.”

Among the advanced steps in the new regulations is Section 4.1 (Nature of Municipal Public Lighting Agreements), which establishes that “agreements entered into between municipalities and the system operator related to repair, maintenance, installation, or modernization work on public lighting systems connected to the electrical system will be considered operational collaboration agreements subject to the supervision of the Energy Bureau. Such agreements will have the purpose of allowing municipal participation in certain activities related to public lighting, provided that such activities are carried out in a manner compatible with the safe and reliable operation of the electrical system.”

The regulation also classifies public lighting systems among systems integrated into the transmission and distribu-

tion network, special systems not transferred to the electrical system, autonomous or independent public lighting systems, and intelligent lighting systems.

Justice Dept. recuses itself from evaluating Domenech’s complaints against Negrón Reichard

La Fortaleza chief of staff submits new evidence on alleged fast‑track‑ ing of tax decree for

ex‑DDEC secretary’s wife

By THE STAR STAFF

Justice Secretary Lourdes Gómez Torres announced Tuesday that she has referred the complaints filed by La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández against former Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard to the Office of the Independent Special Prosecutor Panel as a precautionary measure in response to public allegations of a possible conflict of interest.

“I wish to emphasize that the Department of Justice has the full capacity, rigor, and integrity to investigate this case independently and objectively. Therefore, we categorically reject any insinuation of a conflict of interest on our part,” Gómez Torres said in a written statement. “However, given the public speculation and with the sole purpose of avoiding even the mere appearance or erroneous perception of a conflict, we have taken the precautionary measure of referring this matter directly to the Office of the Panel on the Independent

Special Prosecutor.”

The complaints were filed through sworn statements and a dossier of evidence, according to the Justice Department.

Domenech submitted additional documentary evidence this week that he says substantiates earlier referrals made to the Office of Government Ethics (OEG by its initials in Spanish) and the Department of Justice regarding the handling of a tax decree application

filed by María Beatriz Gorostiaga Zubizarreta, the wife of Negrón Reichard.

Domenech said the new documents sourced from the agency’s own official case file directly contradict public statements issued last week by Negrón Reichard and former DDEC Incentives Director Ernesto Zayas García, who denied having processed or approved any decree request submitted by Gorostiaga Zubizarreta.

The supplemental affidavit states that on March 1 of this year Gorostiaga Zubizarreta filed application number 2025‑Act60/2100.01‑000504 seeking a decree under Section 2100.01 of Puerto Rico’s Incentives Code (Act 60‑2019). The case file shows that documents tied to the request had been submitted as early as August 2025, and again in December 2025 and February of this year months before Negrón Reichard sought guidance from the OEG on whether he should recuse himself.

The OEG issued its response on May 1, clarifying that any determination on recusal would not apply retroactively.

The documents also reveal that by March 17 of this year only 16 days after the application was filed staff within the DDEC’s Incentives Office had already prepared a draft decree and a recommendation sheet for the

secretary’s consideration.

On April 13, the draft was sent to the Treasury Department for comments, even though the OEG had not yet ruled on Negrón Reichard’s request for recusal.

The case continued to advance internally and was marked “Ready for final evaluation” on May 26, shortly before Negrón Reichard left the agency.

Domenech emphasized that the speed of the process stands out when compared with the hundreds of applications typically handled by the DDEC, as well as the 149 pending decrees that Negrón Reichard left unresolved upon his departure.

The new information has been forwarded to the OEG and the Department of Justice for incorporation into ongoing investigations into potential violations of the OEG’s Organic Act (Act 1 2012) and Puerto Rico’s Penal Code (Act 146 2012).

Domenech also requested that investigators examine the role of attorney Zayas García, who oversaw the Incentives Office at the time, to determine whether he received instructions from Negrón Reichard to grant preferential treatment or expedite the review of the application submitted by his wife (who, in a written statement to the press last week, claimed to be unaware of the process).

Fiscal board approves new compensation rules for gov’t

By THE STAR STAFF

The Office of Human Resources Administration and Transformation (OATRH by its initials in Spanish) announced Tuesday that the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico has officially approved the new Regulation for Compensation Administration in the Central Government.

The measure marks a major step forward in strengthening the Single Employer system and modernizing human capital management in the public sector, according to the OATRH. The determination was communicated in a June 21, 2026 letter from the oversight board, which designated the regulation as “Approved” and acknowledged the sustained collaboration between the two entities throughout the evaluation process.

The new regulation establishes uniform rules and procedures for administering compensation for central government employees, ensuring that pay decisions are based on objective criteria, labor‑market data and prin-

ciples of fiscal responsibility. It also reaffirms the OATRH’s centralized authority to preserve the integrity of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Plan created under Act 8‑2017.

OATRH Director Facundo Miguel Di Mauro Vázquez emphasized that the approval represents one of the most significant advances in the transformation of public service in Puerto Rico.

“The approval of this Regulation is a historic achievement for Governor Jenniffer González Colón’s administration and for OATRH,” he said. “This outcome is the result of months of technical work, planning, and constant, effective collaboration with the [...] Oversight Board. We share the commitment to building a modern, uniform, transparent, and sustainable compensation system that strengthens the Merit Principle and allows the Government to attract and retain the best talent to serve the people of Puerto Rico.”

Di Mauro Vázquez added that the regulation is part of a broader vision for modernizing the government’s human capital.

“Transforming public service requires solid structures and clear rules,” he said. “This new compensation framework promotes internal equity, competitiveness with the labor market, and continuous professional development for our public employees. We will continue advancing innovative reforms that position Puerto Rico at the forefront of public administration.”

In its official communication, the oversight board noted that the Regulation for Compensation Administration serves as the compensation pillar of Puerto Rico’s Public Service Reform and highlighted that the model developed by OATRH represents a significant innovation within the U.S. public sector. The board also expressly thanked OATRH for its “constant effort and collaboration throughout the review process” to strengthen the regulation. Key provisions of the new regulation include:

* Implementation of a uniform process for salary increases and incentives based on objective criteria

* Protection of the structure of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Plan

* Periodic review of salary scales using labor‑market data

* Creation of a mechanism to identify and address high‑demand positions (“Hot Jobs”) * Integration of the Skills Evaluation System for Professional Development (SED‑PRO), linking competency development to employees’ professional growth.

Disability groups fear RFK Jr.’s new special education role

By MICHAEL C. BENDER and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

The Trump administration’s decision last week to put Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of special education programs has sparked a sharp backlash from advocates for students with disabilities, who say the move will hurt children and that his views on autism make him unfit for the job.

Kennedy said earlier this year that children with autism would never hold a job, play baseball or go on a date. He quickly walked back the remarks, saying he was only speaking about the most severe cases — only to insist the next day that special education should be moved into his department. “They’re health-related programs rather than particularly educated programs,” Kennedy said.

Advocates for students with disabilities said Kennedy’s comments show how the change puts disabled students at risk of being viewed as medical conditions to be treated instead of as boys and girls to be educated.

“It shows a fundamental lack of understanding of who kids with disabilities are, how they can be successful in school and how their futures can be very bright,” said Katy Neas, CEO of The Arc, a national support group for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The move is part of an extraordinary effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the Education Department, which supporters have said would improve government efficiency, lead to better results for students and satisfy a decades-long promise from Republicans to shutter the agency.

Closing the department entirely requires approval from Congress, which has focused on other matters this term. In the meantime, the Trump administration has transferred tens of billions in Education Department programs to the six federal executive agencies, which includes the Department of Health and Human Services.

Courtney Parella Spencer, the health department’s top spokesperson, said Kennedy “strongly agrees” with the idea that “a child’s disability isn’t viewed as a medical condition that needs to be treated.” She said health department experts had “significant accumulated knowledge serving individuals with disabilities,” and would pool their expertise across programs to ensure that students’ needs are met.

“This partnership is about making federal support systems work better for children and

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a Senate hearing in Washington on April 22, 2026. Alienated by Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s shifting special education programs to his department. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

families,” Spencer said, “while fully preserving the legal protections and educational rights guaranteed under federal law.”Congress could block the changes, which some members oppose, but such a move does not appear to have broad support.

Advocates for disabled students battled for decades to persuade local schools, state leaders and federal lawmakers to educate children with a range of disabilities, including physical limitations such as deafness and blindness and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, alongside other students. That effort culminated in 1998 with changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that guaranteed disabled students the opportunity for a free, appropriate public education.

But the advocates said they have lately had to redouble their efforts to protect the rights of disabled children to receive quality public education.

Last year, in an interview on Fox News during her first week as education secretary, Linda McMahon failed to come up with the name of the landmark law for disabled students. For many, the moment underscored the lack of experience that McMahon, a former pro-wrestling executive, brought to the job.

Edward Kennedy Jr., a civil rights advocate

for people with disabilities and cousin of Robert Kennedy, said in an email that he shared concerns about shifting special education programs to the Health and Human Services Department.

His biggest worry, he said, was “the policy and philosophical shift away from viewing children with disabilities as having strengths, potential and a right to be integrated into classrooms.

“This shift to HHS reverts toward an antiquated, ‘medical model’ of disability policy that views disabled children as ‘sick’ and in need of healthcare, not an education,” Edward Kennedy, a healthcare regulatory lawyer, said.

But concerns cross partisan lines.

Margaret Spellings, an education secretary under President George W. Bush, described Robert Kennedy’s comments as “a head-scratcher” and said she was deeply concerned about confusion caused by scattering education services across the federal government.

“I’m struggling with the rationale around all of this,” Spellings said, about dismantling the Education Department. “Is it just for a photo op of a padlock on the Department of Education building? To leap to the conclusion that this is going to enhance student achievement, I’m unconvinced.”

Beyond those broad concerns, there are particular concerns about Kennedy, who has rejected much of the science behind vaccines and autism.

Maria Town, the president of the American Association of People With Disabilities, said Kennedy’s views on autism, attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and mental illness, and his embrace of unconventional treatments, worry her. Town has cerebral palsy and said she benefited from federal protections as a student.

“Are children with autism going to be forced to engage in practices that we know don’t work?” Town said. “Kids with disabilities

already get medical care from their doctors and healthcare practitioners. They deserve a chance to be students and to engage in the classroom like any other kid.”

Stephanie Smith Lee, who, during the George W. Bush administration, ran the Office of Special Education Programs, which is being moved to the Health and Human Services Department, said the change created more bureaucracy and risked damaging educational opportunities for students.

“Children with disabilities are not a diagnosis,” said Smith Lee, now the co-director of policy and advocacy at National Down Syndrome Congress. “These are students first and they need to be educated and they need to be educated alongside their general education peers — and the federal offices that oversee the education need to be in the same department.”

Smith Lee said she was holding out hope that Republican leaders in control of Congress would block the changes.

Republicans in the House and Senate have shown little appetite for confronting the Trump administration’s moves. But there was some skepticism expressed Wednesday in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which oversees both the health and education departments.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, the panel’s chair, said he opposed moving special education programs to the Health and Human Services Department.

Cassidy said at the hearing he would work with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on legislation aimed at blocking the move, which the committee would consider at its meeting in July. But Cassidy is a short-timer in Congress; he recently lost his Republican primary race in Louisiana to a Trump-backed challenger.

“I will publicly commit to working with him for the next markup in July at finding something which is an accommodation for everyone’s concern,” Cassidy said.

Trump on the shabby condition of the reflecting pool: Not my fault

By LUKE BROADWATER and MAXINE JOSELOW

President Donald Trump knows one thing for sure about the sorry state of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: It’s not his fault.

Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Trump said the enormous blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered. Instead, he laid out in vague terms a series of events that he claimed were responsible for the highly embarrassing breakdown of a Washington landmark.

To hear Trump tell it, the renovation was going perfectly until vandals armed with knives and fertilizer set their sights on the century-old pool, which stretches between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

“They put, somebody said, fertilizer in the water,” Trump said. “If you put fertilizer in the water, you get algae. But somebody said they might have put fertilizer. They did something to create the algae.”

Of the large strips of polyurethane spotted floating in the water, Trump said somebody had sliced the pool with “probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind.”

“I can’t help it if somebody goes in with a knife and starts hacking it up,” he said.

Katie Martin, a spokesperson for the Interior Department, which includes the National Park Service, said in an email that five people had been arrested on charges of vandalism, and five others had been issued citations.

Aside from his claims of vandalism, Trump also lashed out Monday at former President Barack Obama for not properly fixing the reflecting pool.

Between 2010 and 2012, the Obama administration spent more than $35 million trying to solve those problems. It failed. The pool was matted with green algae within a month of its reopening. It still leaks 16 million gallons of water a year, which the National Park Service must pay to replace.

“Barack Hussein Obama, have you ever heard of him?” Trump snapped at reporters.

The reflecting pool has been troubled for decades by leaks and algae blooms, but Trump pledged to fix those problems before the July 4 holiday, even as some experts warned a quick makeover would not fix the pool’s longer-term issues. Over the weekend, the president described issues with the project so severe that the pool would likely need to be partly drained for “necessary repairs.”

The Trump administration awarded two no-bid contracts for the reflecting pool renovations, bypassing the legally required process of seeking competitive bids because of what it called an urgent need to complete the project by July 4.

The first $14.7 million contract went to a Virginia-based company called Atlantic Industrial Coatings to spread waterproofing sealant in the “American flag blue” shade. The second $1.7 million contract went to Ohio-based Greenwater Services to install a new water-treatment system.

The names of those arrested and cited were not released, so it was impossible to know if they had actually been accused of dumping fertilizer or slashing the pool. But David Carter Hearn, 67, a cyclist and three-time Olympian as a canoeist, said he was arrested Friday and charged with destroying government property, which he denies.

to have a look, then reached down to touch a strip of peeling blue paint mixed with the algae.

He said he stopped at the site Friday just

“I was just a curious, concerned citizen,” he said in an interview with The New York Times. “I guess I was there at the wrong place, wrong time.”

In a post on its website Sunday, Atlantic Industrial Coatings defended its work, saying the areas with peeling sealant were “a very small part of the massive 7-acre project.” It added that the pool would be drained for further repairs soon.

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

Creature from the green lagoon

By MAUREEN DOWD

Ahistorian once told me that the presidency would distill Donald Trump to his essence.

That essence, it turns out, is trillions of microscopic organisms that suck up all the oxygen and endanger life around them.

That essence is slimy, stinky and unrelenting, as reflected in the mass of algae that infests the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The president had pledged an “American flag blue” sheen, but the algae created green streaks that mar the $14 million makeover of the water mirror.

The algae is a perfect metaphor to reflect on our unreflective president and his impulsive and solipsistic style of governing.

“It looks like a Rothko,” said Amanda Aldous, a 36-yearold teacher who was gazing at the reflecting pool Wednesday, leading suburban Seattle middle schoolers on a tour. “I think any biologist could have said this was going to happen.”

This is the hallowed site where Marian Anderson serenaded a throng after getting banished from Constitution Hall for her race, and where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech to an even bigger crowd around the 2,028-foot pool.

National Park Service workers in waders were sucking up the dead algae strewed along the bottom Wednesday. A cooler of Popsicles helped them withstand the hot, humid weather in which the algae thrives.

On Thursday, the Interior Department was claiming to have beat back the toxic blooms — while doing a drive-by trashing of

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Barack Obama to please the boss.

“The advanced nanobubbler technology very effectively killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening — most infamously Obama’s reopening — since 1922,” the department posted on social platform X. “The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear, and our National Park Service team is now vacuuming up the dead algae resting on the bottom of some parts of the Reflecting Pool — just like the destroyed Iranian Navy resting on the bottom of the Persian Gulf.”

Reports of Trump victories, with the knotty issues of Iran and the reflecting pool, are premature. Iran is gloating about Trump’s bad deal. Senate Republicans who normally don’t have the temerity to challenge Trump are deriding it. And the hydrogen peroxide that park workers used to kill the algae is peeling off the “American flag blue” paint that Trump just had directed be applied to the bottom of the pool.

To give Trump his due, the capital needed freshening up in many spots, and he’s the first president in a while to restore beautiful statues and fountains that had fallen into disrepair.

When she was a young woman working for a bond company in the ’30s, my mother would stop at Meridian Hill Park in Columbia Heights on her way home from work. But the gorgeous Italian Renaissance park she loved later grew parched and shabby. Over the past seven years, there was no water in the cascading fountain — the longest such fountain in North America — or in the placid pool beneath it.

Channeling his triumphant rebuilding of Wollman skating rink in Central Park, Trump cleaned up Meridian Hill Park and turned on the faucets, as he did with Union Station’s statue and majestic fountain.

But for each laudable effort, there’s a litany of loathsome ones, like his plans for the hulking ballroom, the egotistical Arc de Trump, the cheesy Mar-a-Lago patio where Jackie’s Rose Garden used to be and the desecration — now halted by a federal judge — of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (This past week, a striped wrap was still covering the center’s facade, where workers had removed Trump’s name. All you could see was “The John” on one side and “forming” on the other.)

Trump wants to tear up Hains Point, where generations of D.C. kids biked and played miniature golf, for an exclusive golf course.

Even when Trump starts with a glimmer of truth — that many

A section of blue paint appears separated from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as it floats in the murky water amid an algal bloom on Friday, June 19, 2026. The Reflecting Pool seems to be rejecting its makeover. (Alex Kent/ The New York Times)

iconic spots in D.C. had been allowed to shamefully deteriorate — he goes overboard in such a Trumpian way that he often ends up making things worse.

He orders up bulldozers in the middle of the night, arrogantly refusing to get input from planning experts or Congress in this most meticulously and symbolically arranged federal city.

His habit of rushing in unilaterally, refusing to consult anyone except sycophants, insisting the results are amazing even when we can see that they’re not, also led to the debacle of Elon Musk and DOGE and the humiliation in Iran.

He imposes his rococo, Brobdingnagian taste on our fabled buildings, crashing around ruining the classical style and perfect proportions of a city design inspired by Versailles. Trump engages in cronyism on contracts and profligacy and, for all his gushing about THE BEST, he allows inefficacy to flourish.

The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington — and Washingtonians — just holding on for dear life.

When those he hasn’t consulted complain about the misguided schemes, he lambastes and gaslights them on Truth Social, insisting that everything will be AMAZING. As rival developer Leona Helmsley once said of Trump, “I wouldn’t believe Donald Trump if his tongue was notarized.”

The Babylon Bee posted a satirical video suggesting that if a female president was mercurial — launching foreign wars, trade wars and petty feuds — and focusing on gewgaws and shoes, she’d be endlessly belittled.

A lot of Americans miss the days when we built grand things. So it’s appealing on its face that this crazy president can squash the bureaucracy and get it done. But as usual with Trump, you eventually have to accept that he’s incompetent and corrupt and tacky, and just an all-around mess.

Administración de Terrenos tiene millones por cobrar según informe contralora

POR CYBERNEWS

SAN JUAN – La Contralora Carmen Vega Fournier, informó el martes los resultados de una auditoría a la Administración de Terrenos de Puerto Rico.

“La administración adecuada de las cuentas por cobrar constituye uno de los elementos esenciales para la estabilidad financiera de cualquier entidad pública. Las situaciones identificadas en esta auditoría evidencian debilidades en los procesos de cobro y seguimiento que requieren acciones correctivas inmediatas para proteger los recursos públicos y maximizar la recuperación de ingresos adeudados al Gobierno”, expresó Vega Fournier en declaraciones escritas.

La auditoría cubrió el período del 1 de julio de 2018 al 15 de marzo de 2024 y emitió una opinión cualificada, al concluir que las operaciones examinadas se realizaron, en términos generales, de acuerdo con la ley y la reglamentación aplicable, excepto por los hallazgos relacionados con el manejo de las cuentas por cobrar y la remisión tardía de informes sobre el Registro de Puestos.

Mencionó que, al 30 de junio de 2023, la entidad mantenía 144 cuentas por cobrar por concepto de arrendamientos que totalizaban 2. 3 millones de dólares. De estas, 109 cuentas por 2 millones de dólares tenían atrasos mayores de 90 días, lo que representaba

el 87 por ciento del total adeudado.

“La auditoría determinó que la Oficina de Presupuesto y Finanzas no realizaba gestiones de cobro efectivas ni analizaba trimestralmente la morosidad de las cuentas por cobrar, según exige la reglamentación

vigente. Tampoco preparaba los informes requeridos para clasificar las cuentas por categoría ni preparaba para la evaluación del Comité de Cuentas por Cobrar una relación de las cuentas que estimaba incobrables. Además, el director de dicha Oficina no documentaba las determinaciones de las cuentas que debían ser objeto de gestiones de cobro”, expresó la contralora.

“La Oficina de la Contralora concluyó que la falta de controles adecuados y de gestiones de cobro oportunas propició el envejecimiento de las cuentas, dificultó la recuperación de los fondos adeudados y provocó que numerosas deudas fueran consideradas incobrables. Como consecuencia, la Administración eliminó de sus registros cerca de $978,188 en cuentas por cobrar, situación que afecta directamente la salud financiera de la entidad y limita su capacidad para maximizar los ingresos provenientes de sus propiedades arrendadas”, añadió.

El informe recomienda exigir que la Oficina de Presupuesto y Finanzas realice análisis trimestrales de las cuentas por cobrar, prepare informes clasificados por categoría, identifique oportunamente las cuentas potencialmente incobrables y realice gestiones de cobro continuas y debidamente documentadas. Además, se recomendó que los informes mensuales requeridos por ley sean remitidos dentro de los términos establecidos. POR CYBERNEWS

Desempleo se mantiene en 5.6 por ciento y empleo asalariado sube en mayo

bajador alcanzó 1,232,000 personas, una reducción de 2,000 frente a abril.

portación y utilidades con 700; minería, tala y construcción con 400, y finanzas con 400.

SAN JUAN – La secretaria del Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos (DTRH), María del Pilar Vélez Casanova, informó el martes que la tasa de desempleo se mantuvo en 5.6 por ciento en mayo, mientras el empleo asalariado no agrícola aumentó en comparación con abril y con el mismo mes de 2025.

“La estabilidad en la tasa de desempleo y el aumento en el empleo asalariado son indicadores positivos del desempeño de nuestro mercado laboral”, dijo Vélez Casanova en declaraciones escritas.

Explicó que, según la Encuesta de Empleo Asalariado No Agrícola, el empleo ajustado estacionalmente alcanzó 959,500 puestos en mayo de 2026.

La cifra representa 1,500 empleos más que en abril y 4,600 puestos adicionales frente a mayo de 2025.

En la Encuesta de Grupo Trabajador, la tasa de desempleo ajustada estacionalmente no tuvo cambios frente a abril, pero reflejó un aumento de 0.1 punto porcentual al compararse con mayo de 2025.

El número de personas desempleadas se estimó en 69,000, sin variación mensual. Asimismo, el grupo tra-

La tasa de participación laboral fue de 44.3 por ciento, una baja de 0.2 punto porcentual frente al mes anterior y frente a mayo de 2025.

El empleo total se estimó en 1,163,000 personas, 2,000 menos que en abril de 2026 y que en mayo de 2025.

“Continuamos trabajando en oportunidades que nos permitan conectar a nuestra gente con empleos de calidad y apoyar a los patronos en sus procesos de reclutamiento y retención de talento”, agregó la funcionaria.

Los mayores aumentos mensuales en empleo fueron en comercio, transportación y utilidades con 800 puestos; recreación y alojamiento con 500; finanzas con 400; servicios educativos y de salud con 300; otros servicios con 200; información con 100 y gobierno con 100.

Las reducciones se registraron en servicios profesionales y comerciales con 700 empleos menos, minería, tala y construcción con 100, y manufactura con 100.

Frente a mayo de 2025, los mayores aumentos fueron en recreación y alojamiento con 5,700 empleos; servicios educativos y de salud con 3,100; comercio, trans-

La encuesta fue realizada por la Secretaría Auxiliar de Estadísticas y Publicaciones del Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos mediante una muestra de cerca de 3,200 hogares alrededor de la isla.

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Essential songs shepherded by Clive Davis

By ROB TANNENBAUM

Clive Davis had been running Columbia Records for about a year when he attended the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967. It was a pivotal moment in the counterculture, a watershed for the budding sound of psychedelic rock. Davis was easy to spot. He was the guy in khakis and a tennis sweater, listening to Top 40 tunes on his transistor radio as he walked the Monterey fairgrounds, a square thronged by hippies.

Davis, who died on Monday at 94, was a New York City kid who had bootstrapped his way into Harvard Law School, and then was promoted to president of Columbia despite knowing nothing about music. “I never saw an attorney take so naturally to the music business,” Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman said in his memoir. “He had an insatiable curiosity, wanting to learn everything, quick to ask questions.” Davis caught on quickly: When he saw Janis Joplin at Monterey, she became his first signing to the label.

He guided artists to huge success at Columbia and, later, Arista and J, but he was also vilified in certain circles for pushing his middle-of-the-road taste on artists. He signed a wide array of artists — Patti Smith and Anthony Braxton, the Outlaws and Gil ScottHeron — and was a champion of R&B musicians. But his passion was hits, especially ones he’d masterminded. He was an auteur, despite having no musical expertise of his own, mostly because he could spot a hit.

Here’s a list of songs in which he played a significant role.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, ‘If You Don’t Know Me by Now’ (Columbia, 1972)

Columbia was not a hip label — its biggest moneymaker had been the soundtrack to “The Sound of Music” — and Davis knew it was lagging not only in rock, but also in R&B. In 1971, he signed two young writers and producers with a small track record, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, to a distribution deal. The duo formed a label, Philadelphia International, that helmed some of the most elegant and passionate soul and pop of the 1970s: “Back Stabbers,” “Me and Mrs. Jones,” “Love Train,” “When Will I See You Again” and “The Love I Lost” are only the start of the story.

Bruce Springsteen, ‘Blinded by the Light’ (Columbia, 1973)

In the Tom Petty song “Into the Great Wide Open,” an evil record executive uses a phrase that has become shorthand for the way corporate interference ruins art: “I don’t

Clive Davis sits with Aretha Franklin at a party to celebrate the premier of the film “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives” in New York on April 19, 2017. (Rebecca Smeyne/ The New York Times)

hear a single.” When Bruce Springsteen finished his debut album, “Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.,” that’s what Davis told him. “Clive’s say was final,” Springsteen wrote in his memoir, so he dutifully went back to his dismal beachside apartment and wrote “Blinded by the Light” and “Spirit in the Night,” two of his most enduring early songs.

Barry Manilow, ‘Mandy’ (Arista, 1974)

In 1971, Scott English had a modest chart hit in England with “Brandy.” Davis heard past the cluttered arrangement and recommended the song to Barry Manilow, whose recent first album had done little business. Manilow disliked the song, but without much leverage, he relented. Under the title “Mandy” (to avoid confusion with “Brandy,” a 1972 smash by Looking Glass), it became the singer’s first No. 1 hit. “Clive has an incredible ability to spot a hit song,” Manilow said in an interview with The New York Times in 2019, though he also claimed some credit for himself: “I know how to arrange a song.”

Dionne Warwick, ‘I’ll Never Love This Way Again’ (Arista, 1979)

Davis loved this dramatic ballad by Richard Kerr (one of the writers of “Mandy”) and Will Jennings, but he’d already stockpiled material for Manilow, so he wasn’t sure what to do with it. He signed Dionne Warwick, one of the most elegant, lustrous singers in pop music, at a time when she’d given up recording, because she couldn’t find material as good as “Walk on By” or “I Say a Little Prayer.” Manilow produced the comeback, which gave her a ninth Top 10 single, and Davis continued to match her with hits, including “Heartbreaker” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”

Aretha Franklin, ‘Freeway of Love’ (Arista, 1985)

Toward the end of the 1970s, as disco began to subsume R&B, Aretha Franklin left

Atlantic for Arista and a fresh start. In what would become a familiar pattern, Davis planned to revive a great veteran artist’s career with pop hits. There were stumbles at first — covers of “What a Fool Believes” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” — but then Davis called in Narada Michael Walden, who gave her “Freeway of Love,” a song he’d written, and produced it in a modern style. It was her biggest song since the immortal “Respect.”

Whitney Houston, ‘Saving All My Love for You’ (Arista, 1985)

“Why did she only meet with me to pick out every song for her album? It was she and I, no one else,” Davis said in a 2021 Rolling Stone interview, emphasizing his role in Whitney Houston’s success. Other labels had wanted to sign her too, but Davis had an advantage: He’d worked successfully with Warwick and Franklin, Houston’s cousin and godmother. Houston had been singing “Saving All My Love for You” in her nightclub act, so Davis brought in Michael Masser, who wrote it with Gerry Goffin, to produce. It would “take an act of Congress to keep this woman from becoming a megastar,” a People magazine critic predicted when her debut came out.

Kenny G, ‘Songbird’ (Arista, 1986)

Kenny Gorelick’s breakthrough came because of a “Tonight Show” appearance in which he’d promised to play his cover of a Junior Walker song but enraged TV producers by instead doing “Songbird,” a showcase for his mellow, highly reverbed playing, which former Times critic Ben Ratliff has called “a corporate attempt to soothe my nerves.” (It wasn’t a compliment.) Davis wrote letters to pop radio programmers, imploring them to play it, and assembled what he later called “a military operation” to promote it. “Songbird” turns jazz into hold music, but as Davis would have pointed out, Kenny G has sold more than 75 million records, making him the most popular instrumentalist of all time.

Milli Vanilli, ‘Blame It on the Rain’ (Arista, 1989)

Pop music grew more and more crass and manufactured as the 1980s advanced, and Davis’s keen ear turned Arista into a hit factory: Billy Ocean, Thompson Twins, Taylor Dayne, Lisa Stansfield and Exposé all made good to great hits, none of which sustained a

career. It led inexorably to Milli Vanilli, the ne plus ultra of manufactured pop. Frank Farian, the group’s mastermind, had already recorded “Girl You Know It’s True,” and when Davis got involved, he directed Farian to “Blame It on the Rain” by Diane Warren, the Pavarotti of Hallmark sentiment. It became Milli Vanilli’s third No. 1 smash, but once it was revealed in 1989 that the group was a fraud, and their two handsome frontmen hadn’t sung on the album, their Grammy was revoked and Davis minimized his role in the music, insisting that he, too, had been deceived by Farian.

Carlos Santana featuring Rob Thomas, ‘Smooth’ (Arista, 1999)

When Carlos Santana was signed to Columbia with his band, Santana, he chafed at the pressure Davis put on him to make hits. Years later, Santana’s profile had declined, and he was eager for input. There are lots of guests on his Arista debut, including Lauryn Hill and Dave Matthews, but what drove the album to dazzling sales of 15 million in the United States was “Smooth,” which Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty sang and helped write. Santana hated it and turned it down, until Davis assured him it would be the most important song on the album. “Smooth” spent three months at No. 1, and Santana later said it had “the frequency of joy” in it.

Alicia Keys, ‘Fallin’’ (J, 2001)

Arista executive Peter Edge spotted Alicia Keys, and Davis was so smitten that after he was bounced out, he made her the signature artist of his new label, J. Keys was an excellent writer, in addition to being a singer and piano player, so Davis didn’t have much of a role to play. But once this song was out, he used every bit of his influence to turn the young artist into a star, whether that meant making Keys the focus of his legendary preGrammy party or writing a letter to Oprah Winfrey, successfully lobbying her to book “music’s great new star.” Her debut album won five Grammys.

Stocks

Barclays, Stifel lift S&P 500 target to 7,800 on strong earnings outlook

Barclays and Stifel raised their year-end ⁠targets ⁠for the S&P 500 index ⁠to 7,800 on Tuesday, citing strength in corporate earnings.

The target is about 4.4% higher than the index’s last close of 7,472.79.

“The equity bull case remains intact, but earnings and AI capex visibility must do more of the work as Fed support fades,” Barclays analysts led by Venu Krishna ⁠said in ⁠a note.

The S&P 500 is up 9.2% so far this year, broadly driven by AI optimism, while the U.S.-Iran peace deal has also boosted investor sentiment.

The revised targets add to a growing wave of bullish calls from brokerages, with some expecting the index to cross the 8,000 mark.

While Stifel equity market strategist Thomas Carroll also sees strong earnings as the primary catalyst for stocks to run higher, he also sees continued signs of a rotation out of megacap stocks that have been a primary driver for the run in stocks to record highs.

“Stock concentration sits at ⁠40-year highs and peaking dispersion signals a rotation out of mega-caps into equal-weight indices,” Carroll said.

With a U.S. economy that is “running hot,” Carroll prefers staying long investment cyclical sectors such as energy, industrials, materials and select semiconductors and computer hardware.

⁠The ⁠Nasdaq and the S&P 500 ⁠closed at more than oneweek lows on Tuesday, dragged down by sharp losses in semiconductor stocks as investors scrutinized growing debt-funded AI spending and braced for a more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve.

The Dow ended slightly lower.

The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index and the S&P 500

information tech ⁠sector index ⁠both fell.

Nvidia and Alphabet slid while chipmakers Intel, Marvell Technology and Advanced Micro Devices also fell.

“Some of the news lately about AI raises questions about all the spending that’s being done and the capex and ramping of the capacity for semiconductors,” said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt.

Concerns over hyperscalers’ debtfunded AI spending have contributed to the ⁠selloff. ⁠Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which

debuted ⁠this month, has joined a list of megacaps tapping the bond market to raise capital.

Shares of SpaceX rose, following losses ⁠in the last three sessions.

Memory chipmakers Micron Technology and SanDisk, among the best performers on the S&P 500 this year, fell.

Micron’s earnings results on Wednesday could offer clues on the outlook for the memory and AI chip sector after a searing rally this year.

US and Iran offer conflicting accounts of nuclear discussions

By LARA JAKES, LEO SANDS and NICK CUMMING-BRUCE

President Donald Trump and Iranian officials sharply disagreed Tuesday about whether Iran had agreed to open its nuclear sites to U.N. inspectors, one of several disputes between the two countries that reflected the morass of details still to be resolved.

As peace talks were underway in Switzerland, a United Nations maritime agency said Tuesday that it had started an effort to free hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners that have been trapped in the Persian Gulf during the war, moving them through the Strait of Hormuz along a route near Oman’s coastline.

After Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran had agreed to let U.S. inspectors back into its nuclear sites, Iranian officials said Tuesday that their country did not make any such commitment. In fact, they said, the matter was barely discussed. Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said there was no plan to invite inspectors to nuclear sites that were hit by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in June 2025.

People pass by the central market area of Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 21, 2026. Israeli soldiers fatally shot two people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, renewing fears that enduring fighting there could disrupt efforts to reach a peace deal between the United States and Iran. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)

“They know they’re wrong,” Trump said later in the day at an event in Pennsylvania. Earlier, he had posted on social media that Iran had “fully and completely agreed to the highest level Nuclear inspections.”

U.S. and Iranian officials staked out strong positions on other points of disagreement. Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a visit to the Middle East by saying no country, including Iran, was allowed to charge fees or tolls for passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran

had indicated it planned to do. He also said that “you can’t have an end to hostilities and conflicts in the region” unless armed groups supported by Iran also halt their attacks.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media that curbs on his country’s missile capabilities would “never” be a part of a future peace agreement. “If we did not have our missiles, which are for our self-defense, Israel and America would have plowed through Iran the way they did Gaza,” he said at a news conference in Islamabad.

But Iran’s nuclear program remains the top issue for the U.S. side. If Iran had not committed to international inspections, Trump said, he would have called off the peace negotiations.

The chief of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency, Rafael Grossi, said in an interview with Japanese broadcaster NHKWorld published Tuesday that inspections would commence, “the sooner the better,” but he did not say whether Iran had made a specific commitment, or how much access inspectors would have.

Iran, which has long insisted its nuclear program is for civilian purposes, blocked inspectors from most of its nuclear sites after last year’s attacks by Israel and the United States.

Here’s what else we’re covering: — Strait of Hormuz: The International Maritime Organization and the government of Oman said Tuesday that they had a plan to help hundreds of ships stuck in the Persian Gulf pass through the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, 39 vessels went through the strait, capping the busiest three-day period since the Iran war started, but the traffic was still a fraction of what it had been before the war, according to a ship-tracking company, Kpler.

— Lebanon: An Israeli military attack in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed two people, according to Lebanon’s state news agency and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon had eased in recent days. Israel and Lebanon were also expected to hold a round of talks in Washington on Tuesday. The conflict is another significant sticking point in the U.S.-Iran negotiations.

— Diplomacy: Top U.S. and Iranian officials flew across the region to rally support in the negotiations. Rubio headed to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and its lead negotiator in the talks, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, met in Oman with its leader. And President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran met with the president and prime minister of Pakistan, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks.

40 people drown in France amid scorching temperatures

By CLAIRE MOSES

At least 40 people have drowned in France over the last five days as the country endured a scorching heat wave, Sébastien Lecornu, the country’s prime minister, said at an emergency Cabinet meeting Tuesday.

Most of the drowning victims were young, many of them teenagers, and swimming in unsupervised areas. Lecornu called the drownings a “tragic scourge.”

Marina Ferrari, a minister whose responsibilities include young people, said in an interview on French radio Tuesday that the drownings were mostly in bodies of water such as lakes or canals.

“During heat waves like this,” she said, “it’s no small matter to go swimming in areas that aren’t supervised.”

France is in the middle of an intense

heat wave over much of Europe that began in the middle of last week. Forecasters have said that Paris could hit 40 degrees Celsius this week (104 degrees Fahrenheit), not far from its record. Parts of central France could see highs of 43 degrees Celsius (around 109 degrees Fahrenheit).

More than half of the country is under a red alert for heat wave conditions, the most severe. France’s weather agency, Météo-France, said it expected “exceptionally high temperatures, both day and night.” The temperatures have the potential to have a “strong health impact.”

“All the records, locally or nationally, are being broken every day or night when it comes to temperatures,” Lecornu said.

From Monday to Tuesday, France recorded its hottest night since measurements began in 1947, Météo-France said. An average of readings from 30 stations

across France reached 21.6 Celsius, almost 71 degrees Fahrenheit, according to preliminary figures.

The current heat wave in Europe is the result of a heat dome, a strong area of high pressure that allows heat to build over a region.

According to Météo-France these stubborn, high-pressure systems can block or divert passing weather fronts, leading to conditions with few clouds and little rainfall.

For France, this is the second heat wave in about a month, after recordbreaking temperatures in May.

The high temperatures have also caused other fatalities over the last few days. BFMTV, a French news station, reported the

deaths of two children, ages 2 and 4, who were left inside a car on Monday. In Paris on Tuesday, dozens of people sought relief from the heat, swimming in the canal Saint-Martin to avoid their hot apartments.

Martina Russo, 28, said she was not very worried about the risk of drowning. She said she was more worried about the quality of water. “It would be nice to have someone say, ‘We’ve tested it, and there are no health risks,’” she said.

US oil blockade means children in Cuba are missing school

By ED AUGUSTIN and FRANCES ROBLES

Axisa and Aron Alfonso, 6- and 7-yearold siblings in western Cuba, are luckier than most of their classmates: Their father takes them on their one-mile commute to school on horseback.

The children and teachers who live farther away rely on a spluttering, yellow Soviet-era school bus that no longer shows up. Teachers often do not make it to class, so the Alfonso family and their horse, Chocolate, turn around and go home.

A U.S. oil blockade has set off an increasingly agonizing energy crisis that has brought transportation largely to a standstill. Fewer cars and buses are on the streets, and, as a result, fewer students and teachers are in school.

“My children rarely go to school. They go, but the teachers don’t come,” said Sergio Alfonso Vásquez, 33, a farmer and the father of Axisa and Arona. “I’m afraid because they aren’t learning anything.”

To save energy, the Cuban government in February cut school to half-days and resorted to COVID-era remote learning for college students.

Then Cuba decided to end the school year two weeks early and scrapped college entrance exams for high school seniors after acknowledging that sleepless nights without electricity and a lack of school meals were exhausting students and teachers alike.

The Cuban government’s measures are the latest blows to the country’s once vaunted public education system, which had long been a signature triumph of the country’s socialist revolution.

Schools were already reeling from Hurricane Melissa last fall, which damaged hundreds of buildings; a mass departure of teachers in recent years; and shortages of textbooks, uniforms and even pencils and paper.

The extreme gasoline shortage finally brought the strained system to a stop.

The Trump administration’s pressure campaign, including an executive order that pro-

hibited countries from delivering oil to Cuba, is aimed at forcing Cuba’s government into making political and economic changes.

But experts say the damage to the educational system is a striking example of the negative consequences of U.S. measures on regular Cubans and that, in the case of schools, amounts to a serious long-term threat.

“Education in Cuba is at risk due to the current energy crisis,” Anne Lemaistre, the regional director of UNESCO, the United Nations education organization, said on Instagram. “It jeopardizes the future of an entire generation.”

All 240 of Cuba’s boarding schools had to close this semester, Lemaistre, who is based in Havana, told The New York Times.

The Cuban government did not respond to requests for comment, but government officials have publicly discussed the schools crisis.

“After a night without electricity, getting a kid to school, figuring out how to engage him, and the class itself, is a challenge,” Naima Ariatne Trujillo Barreto, Cuba’s minister of education, said in February on state television. “And for the teachers, who also suffer just as much, without electricity or with the problem of whether or not they have water at home, concentrating on giving classes has been quite a challenge.”

Even before the Trump administration started imposing stricter measures against the Cuban government, the country had already been in a steep economic decline for several years.

The Cuban government said the school system was facing a shortage of roughly 26,000 teachers, many of whom had quit for better-paying jobs in the private sector.

In Camagüey, a city in eastern Cuba, nearly 1,000 teachers had left the country for good in recent years, state-run media reported.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the country experienced a record-breaking exodus. More than 1 million people, including thousands of teachers who earned an average of $11 a month, left the country.

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trast to the gains that the country made after Fidel Castro toppled a U.S.-aligned dictator and seized power in 1959.

He made education a priority at a time when the illiteracy rate was higher than 20% and mobilized 250,000 students and teachers to teach adults to read, particularly in the countryside.

Illiteracy was all but eradicated. The island’s universal, free university system steadily expanded over the decades, churning out doctors and engineers.

But the government, which has a near monopoly on such professions, has for decades paid minuscule salaries, undercutting economic incentives to study or teach. And the quality of Cuba’s education has deteriorated since the fall of the Soviet Union, the country’s main benefactor, which led to budget shortfalls.

Katrin Hansing, an anthropologist at the City University of New York’s Baruch College who has written extensively about Cuba, said the education system is now “a shell of its former self.”

Trump cut off international fuel deliveries in January and introduced a new package of aggressive economic measures aimed at starving the Cuban government of cash.

The Trump administration argues that the United States is not to blame for Cuba’s energy crunch, but instead faults Cuban officials for not investing enough in infrastructure while diverting “energy resources to line their own pockets.”

The State Department, in a statement, questioned why the Cuban regime claims it has no fuel for schools, while Interior Ministry officials who quash protests have enough gas to carry out their operations.

Remote learning for college students, one of the austerity measures adopted by the Cuban government, has proved all but impossible. Blackouts stretch over 20 hours a day, and most students and teachers cannot pay for enough data on their phones to support remote classes.

Instead, professors have sent lessons using WhatsApp voice notes.

The collapse of education is a stark con-

University education in particular, she said, is largely on pause.

“What is happening online is very poor in quality,” she said. “There’s only one, or two, or less, hours of electricity a day, and people in that time are trying to do everything to survive, from washing to cooking.”

The government’s push to reduce school hours to half a day caused another set of problems. By the time parents and children, many of whom hitchhiked, arrived at school, there was no time for parents to go home and then return in time for dismissal.

Mothers killed time waiting outside.

Yaymaris Rodríguez López said she would leave her house in a village in western Cuba every morning at 7 a.m. with her two sons, ages 12 and 4, and stood on the side of the road, hoping someone would drive by offering a ride to her children’s school.

Sometimes, 10 a.m. came and went, and they would still be waiting.

“What am I going to do? I have to take them to school,” Rodríguez said. “They can’t grow up to be dumb.”

Warsh plans to match Greenspan’s ‘energy and purpose’ as Fed chief

By COLBY SMITH and BEN CASSELMAN

At his swearing-in ceremony as chair of the Federal Reserve last month, Kevin M. Warsh singled out just one of his predecessors as a role model for running a central bank: Alan Greenspan, who led the Fed for nearly two decades before stepping down in 2006.

“Like Alan, I intend to fill the role of chairman with energy and purpose, just the way Chairman Greenspan did, faithful to the mission and the very best traditions of the Fed,” Warsh said in his first remarks in the top job.

Greenspan died Monday at age 100. But Warsh, who has vowed to lead a “reform-oriented” Fed, is carrying on his legacy in a number of important ways. That spans how the Fed communicates about its plans for interest rates to the data it ascribes the most weight to make policy decisions.

Greenspan’s tenure earned him plaudits on Monday across Wall Street and Washington. In its own statement, the Fed celebrated him for guiding the central bank through “periods of significant economic expansion as well as periods of considerable stress” while helping to “establish the credibility that remains one of the Federal Reserve’s most important assets.”

Yet Greenspan’s tenure was not without its blemishes given the bubbles he allowed to form while overseeing the central bank, the most serious of which culminated in the 2008 global financial crisis.

Warsh, who inherits a uniquely complicated environment as Fed chair, is already facing his own tests. Inflation is too high and has been above the central bank’s 2% target for far too long. There are potentially seismic changes being ushered in by the boom in artificial intelligence, which is fundamentally changing how policymakers think about productivity and the labor market. The Fed is also in the midst of scaling back many of the rules and regulations reining in Wall Street as financial risks are building in more opaque parts of the system, like private credit. And President Donald Trump, who nominated Warsh for the job, has for over a year engaged in a relentless pressure campaign aimed at the central bank and its ability to set policy free of political meddling.

Careful communications

Today, Greenspan is often remembered for his cryptic pronouncements that left the public guessing about his views — an image he embraced.

“Since I’ve become a central banker, I’ve learned to mumble with great incoherence,” he told Congress in 1987. “If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.” But despite his oracular reputation, Greens-

Alan Greenspan, then-President Ronald Reagan’s nominee as chairman of the Federal Reserve, awaits the start of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, July 21, 1987.

(George Tames/The New York Times)

pan moved the Fed toward greater transparency. When he took over as chair in 1987, the central bank did not announce its policy decisions, leaving investors to parse financial market moves to determine whether or not officials had acted.

In 1994, however, Greenspan decided the Fed should begin disclosing its policy decisions publicly. In 1999, he directed the central bank to issue announcements after every meeting, even if rates were left unchanged.

“He didn’t want the markets confused about what we were doing,” said Donald Kohn, who worked alongside Greenspan and later served as a vice chair of the Fed. Greenspan was even inclined to provide so-called forward guidance, meaning signals about what the central bank might do with rates. “It was short-term,” Kohn said. “He was highly skeptical of long-term forward guidance.”

Greenspan’s successors expanded on this pivot and embraced significantly more transparency. By 2012, under Ben Bernanke, the Fed was releasing officials’ estimates for rates in the years ahead in what became known as the “dot plot.” And shortly after Jerome Powell took over as chair in 2018, he introduced news conferences after each of the Fed’s eight policy meetings. Previously, the news conferences had been held quarterly.

Warsh, who served as a Fed governor between 2006 and 2011, wants the central bank to reverse course on some of these changes so that officials send fewer signals about the outlook. He tested that approach last week at his first policy meeting to mixed reviews. At that meeting, the Fed opted to hold rates steady despite mounting support internally for higher borrowing costs this year to quell inflation.

The central bank’s condensed policy state-

ment was cheered for its succinctness and simplicity. But Warsh’s decision to dodge any questions related to his thinking about the economic backdrop and how the Fed should respond if the circumstances were to change sowed some doubt about his handling of the job.

Warsh took over as chair amid concerns about how independently he would operate from the president, who has long called for the Fed to lower rates. Warsh made clear that the central bank’s most important task would be getting inflation under control. But for Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan who worked as a Fed economist during Greenspan’s tenure, that independence would have been much more assured if Warsh explained his thought process.

“I could buy the independence a lot more if he told me, ‘These are the arguments, the pluses and the minuses,’” Feroli said.

‘Greatest fine tuner in history’

Greenspan, who ran a small economic consulting firm before his time at the Fed, was known for his faith in offbeat indicators that he believed could provide signals about the direction of the economy before better-known measures like the unemployment rate and gross domestic product. He tracked the price of scrap metal as an early signal of industrial production; sales of men’s underwear could provide a window into consumer sentiment. (During tough economic times, men would try to get a few more uses out of their old boxer shorts before replacing them, Greenspan theorized.)

“He was masterful in his inclinations to try to come up with better ways of measuring what was going on,” said Peter Hooper, who worked as an economist at the Fed under Greenspan and now leads research at Deutsche Bank. “He had just a knack for getting a sense of which way the economy was leaning at a time when some of the macro series were pointing in a different direction.”

Perhaps the most notable example of Greenspan trusting his instincts came in the late 1990s, when growth picked up and the unemployment rate fell. Such conditions would ordinarily lead the Fed to raise interest rates to try to prevent a burst of inflation.

Greenspan, however, argued that computing technology was causing a productivity boom, allowing the economy to grow more quickly without causing prices to rise. He resisted raising rates until near the end of the decade. Productivity data eventually bore out his instincts.

“Greenspan’s innovation wasn’t looking at more data; it was looking at the right data — finding inconsistencies in what he saw and working to resolve them,” Mary C. Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, recalled in a February speech. His success, she added, resulted from his “willingness to listen to businesses, hear their ideas, use data and evidence to test them, and invite others to do the same.” Alan Blinder, who served as Greenspan’s vice chair between 1994 and 1996, called him “the greatest fine tuner in history.”

“Greenspan will, justly, be remembered for his expert and successful steering of monetary policy for 18 years, especially in the late 1990s, when he saw the productivity gains before others,” Blinder said.

Lesson for the AI boom

Warsh has argued that Greenspan’s approach to the ’90s carries lesson for policymaking in the present day. He has said that artificial intelligence, like the personal computer in Greenspan’s era, will allow for faster growth, and that, as a result, the Fed will be able to keep interest rates lower without allowing inflation to spin out of control.

Many economists, including some inside the Fed, question those parallels, however. They argue that the wave of AI investments could be driving up inflation in the short-run, even if the technology leads to faster productivity growth over time. And they point to differences between Greenspan’s era and today, noting that in the ’90s, globalization and other forces were pushing down inflation.

Some economists also worry that the AI boom could more closely resemble a different episode from Greenspan’s tenure: the dot-com bubble.

Greenspan famously warned of “irrational exuberance” in the stock market in a 1996 speech at the American Enterprise Institute. Investors continued to pour money into unprofitable internet companies for three more years before the bubble burst, sending stocks plummeting and helping to cause a recession.

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SEVILLA Y/O CUALQUIER PARTE CON INTERÉS. RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a título absoluto de la propiedad de 190.5390 metros cuadrados localizada la 1003, Avenida Fernández Juncos, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907, para eliminar un estorbo

público declarado por el Municipio. DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN: URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio de Santurce de esta ciudad con un área superficial de 190.5390 metros cuadrados. Por el Norte, con Jesús Rivera Vega en 28.55 metros; por el Sur, con la Avenida Fernández Juncos en 29.08 metros; por el Este, con Esmeralda Holdings en 6.62 metros; por el Oeste, con la Calle Cerra en 6.61 metros. Finca Número 2759 (Pasa a ser 2759A), inscrita al Folio 231 (Pasa al 197) del Torno 65 (Pasa al 47) de San Juan Antiguo (Pasa a Santurce Sur), Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección I. ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendada, el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 20212022 y la Resolución Núm. 71, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se propone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el area eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. Quedan emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda de Expropiación Forzosa. La abogada de la parte demandante es el Lcda. Angelisse Ortiz Cruz cuya dirección postal es: 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, PMB 270, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00966 cuyo numero de teléfono es (787) 273-0611 y su correo electrónico es: lcda.angelisseortiz@ gmail.com. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que, si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírlos. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 2 DE SEPTIEMBRE 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 22 de mayo de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ

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

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Parte Demandada

Caso Núm.: BY2026CV02502. Sala: 703. Sobre: Procedimiento Sumario de Expropiación, en virtud de la Ley Núm. 107-2020 según enmendada, conocido como el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: TOMÁS COLÓN. De: MUNICIPIO DE TOA BAJA - P/C LCDA. JOAM M. AVILÉS FONTANET.

Se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a la Lcda. Joam M. Avilés Fontanet cuya dirección es en la calle Luis Palés Matos FP-4 Levittown PR 00949, teléfono celular 787-608-1964,

teléfono y fax de la oficina 787-261-0000, con copia de la contestación a la demanda original, copia de la cual le es servida en este acto, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes de haberse diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del emplazamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndole el remedio solicitado en la demanda.

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Y sello del Tribunal, hoy día 20 de mayo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Parte Demandada Caso Núm.: BY2026CV02502. Sala: 703. Sobre: Procedimiento Sumario de Expropiación, en virtud de la Ley Núm. 107-2020 según enmendada, conocido como el Código Municipal de

Puerto Rico. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: AIDA CLASS COLÓN. De: MUNICIPIO DE TOA BAJA - P/C LCDA. JOAM M. AVILÉS FONTANET. Se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a la Lcda. Joam M. Avilés Fontanet cuya dirección es en la calle Luis Palés Matos FP-4 Levittown PR 00949, teléfono celular 787-608-1964, teléfono y fax de la oficina 787-261-0000, con copia de la contestación a la demanda original, copia de la cual le es servida en este acto, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes de haberse diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del emplazamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndole el remedio solicitado en la demanda.

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Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE CELIA ENID MARÍN GÓMEZ COMPUESTA

POR “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE CELIA ENID MARÍN GÓMEZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.) - PARTE CON INTERÉS

Demandado

Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02092. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO

CA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 22 de mayo de 2026, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento residencial de forma irregular localizado en la segunda planta del Edificio D del Condominio Campo Real, localizado en la Carretera 8860 del Barrio Martín González del término Municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico, el cual se describe en la escritura matriz de dedicación al Régimen de Propiedad Horizontal con el número, área y colindancia que se relacionan a continuación: Apartamento número 228, con una cabida ciento trece metros ciento treinta y cinco decímetros cuadrados, (113.135 m.c.). En linderos: por el NORTE, en 6.809 m.l., con espacio abierto; por el SUR, en 5.666 m.l., con espacio abierto; por el ESTE, en 19.260 m.l., con la pared medianera que lo separa del Apartamento 229; y por el OESTE, en 13.643 m.l. con la pared medianera que lo separa del Apartamento 227. Tiene su puerta de entrada y salida por su lado Oeste, que da al área del pasillo que conduce a las escaleras que le brindan acceso al edificio y además una puerta interior la cual le provee acceso al área de balcón (sliding door). Consta de sala-comedor, balcón, cocina, un área de lavandería, por el área de la sala se accesa a un pasillo que le brinda acceso a los siguientes áreas; un closet, un baño completo de uso general, 2 habitaciones-dormitorios cada una con un closet en su interior y una habitacióndormitorio principal (master room) en la cual ubica un área de walk in closet y un baño completo. Le corresponden a este apartamento 2 espacios de estacionamiento identificados con los número 35 y 5. A este apartamento le corresponde una participación en los elementos del Condominio de .009150%. Inscrita en la finca 51,862, inscrita al folio 287 del tomo 1208 de Carolina, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto

Rico, Sección II de Carolina. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada 5 de marzo de 2026, notificada el 1 de abril de 2026, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $58,649.24 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 6.50% desde el 1ro de diciembre de 2023; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $11,990.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 28 DE JULIO DE 2026 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $119,900.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 4 DE AGOSTO DE 2026 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $79,933.33, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 11 DE AGOSTO DE 2026 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $59,950.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Artículo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga

y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de mayo de 2026. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL DE LA DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.

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MARIAN PHILLIPS CHRISTIANSON T/C/C

MARIAN LOUISE

PHILLIPS, POR SI Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESION DE JAMES GERARD LEWIS COMPUESTA CON FECEA GERARD A/K/

Demandante V. ORVILLE J COLLAZO LOPEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2025CV00815. (Salón: 101 VISTAS MUNICIPALES). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM.

A: ORVILLE J COLLAZO

LOPEZ - URB VILLA DEL ROSARIO C11 CALLE C, VEGA BAJA PR 006934501; 1316 CALLE DELTA APT A SAN JUAN PR 00920-5043.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 15 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de junio de 2026. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 16 de junio de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CHRYSTHINE FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ISLAND PORTFOLIO

SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

Demandante V. JOAN M

GARCIA GONZALEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2025CV00368. (Salón: 101 VISTAS MUNICIPALES). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA

POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM.

A: JOAN M GARCIA GONZALEZ - URB VILLA LOS PESCADORES 421 CALLE SIERRA, VEGA BAJA PR 00693-6006. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 15 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de junio de 2026. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 16 de junio de 2026.

ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CHRYSTHINE FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. FELIX E RIVERA QUINONES

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: TB2025CV00739. (Salón: 101). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. A: FELIX E RIVERA QUINONES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 03 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una

sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de junio de 2026. En Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, el 16 de junio de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. YASHMIR PABÓN ORTIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Parte Peticionaria Vs. ROBERT S. ORTIZ PADIN

Parte Peticionada Caso Núm.: SJ2026MU01709. Sobre: ORDEN OE PROTECCIÓN (LEY 54). EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SR. ROBERT S. ORTIZ PADIN - DIRECCIÓN:

COND. LEOPORDO FIGUEROA CALLE JOSE DE DIEGO SAN JUAN, PR 00923.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal por la parte peticionaria, una petición de orden de protección en su contra y se ha señalado vista en sus méritos para el 02 de julio de 2025 a las 9:30 de la mañana, en la Sala de lnvestigaciones de San Juan. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria general una sola vez y que, si no comparece a la vista señalada, la parte peticionaria podrá solicitar que se dicta una determinación en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Petición. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico a 15 de junio de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARISOL MARTÍNEZ TORRES, SUBSECRETARIA.

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JARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO ROSA MARIA

LA VIENA RIVERA

Demandante V. JORGE DIAZ FEBO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: FA2026RF00033. (Salón: 203 RF). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ARLENE D. SANTANA CRUZARCANGELINA2015@GMAIL.COM. A: JORGE DIAZ FEBO - 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 05 de mayo 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 15 de junio de 2026. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 15 de junio de 2026. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. ROCHELLY COLÓN RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. CARLOS ALEXIS SERRANO VEGA

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: FA2025RF00169. (Salón: 202 SUPERIOR).

Sobre: PATRIA POTESTADPRIVACIÓN, SUSPENSIÓN O RESTRICCIÓN. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. CARLOS A ROSARIO RIVERAROSARIOCAR@GMAIL.COM. A: CARLOS ALEXIS SERRANO VEGABOX SARDINERA,

CARRETERA 987 KM 27, FAJARDO PR 00738. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de junio de 2026. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 15 de junio de 2026. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. ROCHELLY COLÓN RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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MARVIS

COLÓN DEL TORO

Demandante Vs. BENITO COLÓN DEL TORO, WALBERTO RAFAEL COLÓN DEL TORO y JAVIER ELOY COLÓN DEL TORO

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CG2026CV01935. Salón: 702. Sobre: DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS, PARTICIÓN DE HERENCIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: BENITO COLÓN DEL TORO Y WALBERTO RAFAEL COLÓN DEL TORO.

De: MARVIS COLÓN

DEL TORO representada por: Lcda. Tania Larissa Hernández Cruz - Urb. Vista Azul #M34 Calle 17A, Arecibo, PR, 00612, (939) 579-6504, tanialhernandezcruz@

gmail.com.

Por medio del presente aviso se le notifica que la Parte Demandante ha radicado en su contra una Demanda por la causal de División de Comunidad de Bienes Hereditarios, Partición de Herencia. Deberá usted radicar el original de la Contestación a la Demanda de División de Comunidad de Bienes Hereditarios, Partición de Herencia en la Secretaría de este Tribunal y notificar con copia de la misma a la LCDA. TANIA LARISSA HERNÁNDEZ CRUZ, abogada de la Parte Demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente EDICTO. Se le advierte que este Edicto será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico y que de no contestar usted la Demanda en el término anteriormente mencionado, se procederá a anotarle la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado de conformidad a la Ley, sin más citarle u oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Honorable Tribunal en la ciudad de Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy a 11 de junio de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SUBSECRETARIA.

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COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Demandante V. ILDIAN L ALVALLE ROSADO

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PO2025CV03273. (Salón: 301 - SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. A: ILDIAN L. ALVALLE ROSADO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 15 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando

usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de junio de 2026. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 16 de junio de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. SANDRA GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. LA SUCESION DE MARIA RUIZ PEREZ COMPUESTA POR: ANA RUIZ HERNANDEZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2019CV04771. (Salón: 602). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. JAIME RODRÍGUEZ RIVERABUFETE.RODRIGUEZRIVERA@ GMAIL.COM.

A: ANA RUIZ HERNANDEZ, RUBEN RUIZ, NOEMI RUIZ COLLAZO, JAIME RUIZ, VILMA DIAZ RUIZ, DAMARIS DIAZ RUIZ, LUIS A. DIAZ RUIZ, EDWIN DIAZ RUIZ, ANA HILDA RUIZ AYALA, ERNESTO TORRES RUIZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de febrero 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 18 de junio de 2026. Notas de la Secretaría: SE ENMIENDA A LOS ÚNICOS EFECTOS DE CUMPLIR CON LA ORDEN DE FECHA 17 DE JUNIO DE 2026. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ELSA CANDELARIO CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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CARIBE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Demandante V. DIMARY RIVERA RODRÍGUEZ Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SA2025CV00386. (Salón: 202 MUNICIPAL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ANDREA CAROLINA CHAVES FIGUEROA - LCDA. CHAVESFIGUEROA@GMAIL.COM. KARINA PAOLA CINTRON NEVAREZ - CINTRONKP@GMAIL.COM. A: DIMARY RIVERA RODÍGUEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 de mayo 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 18 de junio de 2026. En Salinas, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2026. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. KAREN J. ROCHE FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. JULIO RAFAEL DE JESÚS SOTO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: AI2025CV00604. (Salón: 002). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. Notificación de sentencia por edicto.

ANDREA CAROLINA

CHAVES FIGUEROA - LCDA. CHAVESFIGUEROA@GMAIL.COM.

KARINA PAOLA CINTRON NEVAREZ - CINTRONKP@GMAIL.COM.

A: JULIO RAFAEL DE JESÚS SOTO.

(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 junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de junio de 2026. En Aibonito, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2026. MAYRA L. CABRERA GARCÍA, SECRETARIA. CINDY REMON LAGE, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO LA SAGRADA FAMILIA

Demandante V. CARMEN M. VEGA MATEO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025CV06725. (Salón: 502). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTEN-

CIA POR EDICTO.

JOSÉ R. GONZÁLEZ RIVERA - JRG@ GONZALEZMORALES.COM. JUAN ÁNGEL SANTOS BERRÍOS - SANTOSBERRIOSLAW@GMAIL. COM.

RICARDO ANDRES ACEVEDO BIANCHI - ACEVEDOBIANCHI@ GMAIL.COM.

A: CARMEN M. VEGA MATEO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de junio de 2026. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 15 de junio de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SANDRA BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE

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Demandante V. YARA J BONILLA ORTIZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CG2026CV00452. (Salón: 802). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. A: YARA J. BONILLA ORTIZ, FULANO DE TAL Y SU SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los

términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de junio de 2026. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 16 de junio de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ELIZABETH MUÑIZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. RANDY DE LA O ALFARO Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CG2025CV04163. (Salón: 701). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. A: RANDY DE LA O ALFARO, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

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

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

la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 11 de junio de 2026. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 11 de junio de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MAGALY COLÓN MENDOZA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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BRUNILDA

FELICIANO ARCE

Demandante V. GROVER

CLIFTON SANDERS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2026RF00086. (Salón: 403 RF). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARISELA PÉREZ REISLERMARPEREZ@SERVICIOSLEGALES. ORG.

A: GROVER

CLIFTON SANDERS87 WEST WOOD DRIVE, ABILENE TX 75862.

(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 junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de junio de 2026. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 17 de junio de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. IDITH N. GONZÁLEZ NÚÑEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. TAMMY’S NAIL SUPPLY, CORP. Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2026CV00170. (Civil: 407). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. CAROLINA ANDREA JIMÉNEZ MALDONADO - CJIMENEZ@ FERRAIUOLI.COM. ELIZABETH DEL PILAR VILLAGRASA FLORESEVILLAGRASA@FERRAIUOLI.COM. A: TAMMY’S NAIL SUPPLY, CORP. Y TAMMY NGUYEN. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de junio de 2026. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2026. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. DELIANGELY NEGRÓN COLÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA CORALIS

PEREZ MORALES

Demandante V. MIGUEL ANGEL ORTIZ ROSA

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2026RF00115. (Salón: 404 RF). Sobre: PATRIA POTESTAD - PRIVACIÓN, SUSPENSIÓN O RESTRICCIÓN. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. DORIS I. SOTO LÓPEZDSOTO@SERVICIOSLEGALES.ORG. A: MIGUEL A. ORTIZ ROSADESCONOCIDA. (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 junio de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de junio de 2026. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 18 de junio de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. GRISEL SOTO ROSA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. JOSE A RIVERA AGOSTO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CG2025CV03853. (Salón: 702). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.

JOSE A RIVERA AGOSTO - PO BOX 6331 CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00726-6331.

A: JOSE A RIVERA AGOSTO - 25 CALLE MUÑOZ RIVERA, CIDRA PR 00739-3213; PO BOX 6331, CAGUAS PR 00726-6331. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 26 DE MAYO 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 15 de junio de 2026. Notas de la Secretaría: SE ANEJA SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 15 de junio de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. GLADYS MULERO COLÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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MARIA LUISA

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Demandante V. CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL SERVICES

CORPORATION H/N/C

EASY MONEY T/C/C CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CG2026CV00568 (Salón 801). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

GABRIELA HELENI DÍAZ RIVERA GABRIELA@DIAZLAWGROUPPR. COM. A: CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION H/N/C EASY MONEY T/C/C CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION; CITI FINANCIAL SERVICES OF PUERTO RICO T/C/C CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.; JOHN DOE & RICHARD ROE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARE; YONDER INVESTMENT CORPORATION

ONE PENN¶S WAY, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720 (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de mayo 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 18 de JUNIO de 2026. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 18 de JUNIO de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. F/ MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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DEMANDANTE V. JOSÉ A. BARRETO LUGO DEMANDADO CIVIL NÚM.: UT2026CV00133. SALA: RE: DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES POSTGANACIAL. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. ss. A: SR. JOSÉ A. BARRETO LUGO DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría la demanda de epígrafe. Se le emplaza y requiere para que se notifique a la abogada de la parte demandante, Lcda. Carol J. Colón Santiago, PO Box 288, Hatillo PR 00659. Tel: 787-878-0435, email: lcda. caroljcolon@gmail.com, con copia de la contestación de la demanda dentro de los 30 días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Este Edicto se publicará en una sola ocasión, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezca si quieren alegar su derecho. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la si-

guiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Expedido bajo mi firma y el Sello del Tribunal, el 22 de junio de 2026. Marie C Cruz Candelaria, Secretario(a) Regional. Mirlyn J Collazo González, Secretario(a) Auxiliar del Tribunal.

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Parte Demandante Vs. FELIX VALDES FLORES Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2026CV00131. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Sala: 803. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FELIX VALDES FLORES - URB VEREDAS 542 CAMINO DE LOS JAZMINES, GURABO PR 00778-9064; 11503 SOUTHERN CREEK DR, GIBSONTON FL 335345355.

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

notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de agosto de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA J. TRINIDAD CAÑUELAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. LUZ C RIVERA GUZMAN

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CY2025CV00518. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LUZ C RIVERA GUZMAN - BDA BUENA VISTA 355 CALLE MARTIN LEON, CAYEY PR 00736-3210.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de mayo de

2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE

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Parte Demandante Vs. PEDRO J FELIZ COLON; FULANA DE TAL & LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV11132. (503). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: FULANA DE TAL & LA SOCIENDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES - COND NACAR TOWER 558 CALLE CUEVILLAS APT

601, SAN JUAN PR 009072549; 11044 SW 128TH CT MIAMI FL 33186-4708.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Gabriel Ramos Colon cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel.ramos@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 5 de mayo de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SE-

CRETARIA REGIONAL. ELSIE PRATTS MELÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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Parte Demandante Vs. ANGEL R SALGADO MOLINA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2026CV00576. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS

UNIDOS,EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: ANGEL R SALGADO MOLINA1 RES BARTOLOME LAS

CASAS APT 126, SAN JUAN PR 00915-2913; 329

ROANOAK AVE APT C WILLIMANTIC CT 062261145.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Gabriel Ramos Colon cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel.ramos@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 5 de mayo de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MICHELLE RIVERA RÍOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. MERILINY I PADILLA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SI2026CV00014. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MERILINY I PADILLA - HC 1 BOX 6221 SANTA ISABEL 00757-9715. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Gabriel Ramos Colon cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936- 8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel.ramos@orf-law. com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico, hoy día 6 de mayo de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. CONSUELO ELAINE RIVERA PADILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. MADELINE BAEZ

RODRIGUEZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: JD2026CV00064. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC-

TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MADELINE BAEZ RODRIGUEZ - HC 3 BOX 15447 JUANA DIAZ 00795. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico, hoy día 6 de mayo de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. CONSUELO ELAINE RIVERA PADILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. ANGEL R MENDEZ MIRANDA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: MO2024CV00193. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ANGEL R MENDEZ MIRANDAHC 1 BOX 6880, MOCA PR 00676-9546. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro

de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en AGUADA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de mayo de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NOEMÍ ROMÁN BOSQUES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Parte Demandante Vs. AMARILYS CORTES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AU2026CV00041. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: AMARILYS CORTESHC 59 BOX 6270 AGUADA 00602-9804. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del

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1. Danish Nobelist Niels

2. Syngman of 1950s Korea

3. ____ the beginning (present from the start)

4. De ___: again

5. In the half-light

6. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, by birth

7. "___ lost!"

8. Calf's call

9. Totally

10. Jalopy

11. Apple, in Florence

12. Car developer Ferrari

13. Breathing-related, briefly

18. Alpine tunes

21. Don't stand

23. Onetime United rival

24. Voluminous ref. work

25. College prep exam

26. Decision- making group

27. "It's ____ country"

28. Single fact

29. The, in Italian

31. Took apart

32. Instrument for Apocalyptica

33. Topples (over)

38. Fit ____ (suit perfectly)

40. Traveling, as a rock band

41. ___ gratias (thanks be to God)

44. Tire pressure meas.

45. Shade of blond

46. Spongers

49. Rebuttal to "You are not!"

50. Shipping wts.

53. Shake awake

54. Pi followers

55. "That hurts!"

56. "Hold ___ your hat!"

Extinguish

71. Utah's fourth-largest city

58. iPod model

59. Russian despot

60. "Seven Seas of ____" (early Queen song)

61. Polite assent

63. Sum (up)

64. Milne marsupial

65. Chinese philosopher Lao-___

Locker room message left behind: The ‘spirit of Iran remains alive and steadfast’

Iran players including goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand leave the pitch during their FIFA World Cup opener against New Zealand, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., June 15, 2026. Iran’s coach lamented what he said had been unfair treatment meted out to his team, which has faced an exile of sorts with a base in Mexico, and which is allowed into the United States only for about 48 hours to play its games. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)

By TARIQ PANJA

For months, the Iran national team has faced obstacles and hardships, but on Sunday night in Los Angeles, the Iranians notched one of the most important results in their team’s World Cup history, holding the favorite in their group, Belgium, to a 0-0 draw. And before they left their locker room, they had a message for their people, Los Angeles and the rest of the world, scrawled on a Post-it notepad.

“From the ancient Persia of thousands of years ago to the civilized Iran of today, the spirit of Iran remains alive and steadfast,” said words handwritten in blue ink on one side of plain white paper. “We came to Los Angeles with pride, competed with honor, and leave with dignity.”

A day earlier, the team’s coach, Amir Ghalenoei, again lamented what he said had been un-

fair treatment meted out to his team, which has faced an exile of sorts with a base in Mexico, and which is allowed into the United States only for about 48 hours to play its games. The conditions, he said, meant his team was not able to complete its preparations for the game Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

Iran has played its first two games of the World Cup in Los Angeles, home to what is considered the nation’s biggest diaspora population. The city is a hotbed for support for the team and opposition to the government in Tehran. Against Belgium, as was the case in the first game against New Zealand, the two aspects were in full effect.

Protests took place outside the stadium, and jeers rang out as Iran’s national anthem played, but once the ball got rolling, it felt like a home game for Iran. Every Belgian shot repelled by goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was cheered as if the World Cup trophy itself were at stake, and after the game, the team was celebrated on all four sides of the stadium as it did a lap to acknowledge that support.

“Thank you, Los Angeles, for your hospitality,” the note continued. “And thank you to every Iranian who gave their heart, voice and soul for Iran throughout these 180 minutes.”

The team from Iran, the first World Cup participant to be engaged in conflict with a World Cup host in the tournament’s 96-year history, has complained about the conditions it has faced since the United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran at the end of February. There was uncertainty about whether the Iranian players would be issued visas until close to the start of the event, and several senior officials and team staff members had applications rejected.

The announcement of a peace deal may herald a change. Iran’s coach said the team had been told that it would likely be allowed to enter the United States earlier for its final group stage game in Seattle on Friday. But the team’s note also memorialized the impact of the war at home. In red ink, the number 168 and the name Minab were written between the spaces in the text. The number represented the children killed when their school, in the town of Minab, was hit by a missile at the start of the war.

“May peace, respect and friendship prevail among all nations,” the note concluded.

Undefeated so far, Iran could make it through to the knockout stages of the World Cup with a positive result against Egypt. And there remains a possibility of a meeting with the United States if the teams continue to progress.

Such an encounter would come against the backdrop of continued frustration despite the progress toward peace.

The homeland security secretary, Markwayne

Mullin, said Sunday that the president of Iran’s soccer federation, one of the officials barred from entering the United States, tried to get on the plane carrying the players to the Belgium game. Iranian officials disputed his statement. The official, Mehdi Taj, is a former commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a group designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization. The Department of Homeland Security did not provide any further details.

Taj and about a dozen other officials have stayed behind in Tijuana, Mexico, where the team is based when it has played its World Cup games.

“It is regrettable that a senior U.S. official has resorted to spreading false statements and misinformation in order to justify restrictions imposed on members of the Iranian national team delegation,” Iran’s soccer federation said in a statement.

“When a ‘specific, verifiable and individually targeted’ allegation is made and that allegation is fundamentally false, it naturally calls into question the credibility of the other accusations as well.”

FIFA World Cup 2026

Group Stage (All times Eastern)

Week 1 Results

Group A: Mexico 2, South Africa 0; South Korea 2, Czechia 1

Group B: Canada 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1; Qatar 1, Switzerland 1

Group C: Brazil 1, Morocco 1; Scotland 1, Haiti 0

Group D: USA 4, Paraguay 1; Australia 2, Türkiye 0

Group E: Germany 7, Curaçao 1; Ivory Coast 1, Ecuador 0

Group F: Netherlands 2, Japan 2; Sweden 5, Tunisia 1

Group G: Belgium 1, Egypt 1, Iran 2, New Zealand 2

Group H: Spain 0, Cabo Verde 0; Saudi Arabia 1, Uruguay 1

Group I: France 3, Senegal 1; Norway 4, Iraq 1

Group J: Argentina 3, Algeria 1; Austria 3, Jordan 1

Group K: Portugal 1, DR Congo 1; Colombia 3, Uzbekistan 1

Group L: England 4, Croatia 2; Ghana 1, Panama 0

Week 2 Games

Thursday

Group A

Czechia 1, South Africa 1

Mexico 1, South Korea 0

Group B

Switzerland 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

Canada 6, Qatar 0

Friday

Group C

Morocco 1, Scotland 0

Brazil 3, Haiti 0

Group D

USA 2, Australia 0 Türkiye 1, Paraguay 0

Saturday

Group E

Germany 2, Ivory Coast 1 Ecuador 0, Curaçao 0

Group F Netherlands 5, Sweden 1

Sunday

Group F

Japan 4, Tunisia 0

Group G

Belgium 0, Iran 0

Egypt 3, New Zealand 0

Group H

Spain 4, Saudi Arabia 0

Uruguay 2, Cabo Verde 2

Monday

Group I

France 3, Iraq 1

Norway 3, Senegal 2

Group J

Argentina 2, Austria 0 Algeria 2, Jordan 1

Tuesday

Group K

Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0

Colombia vs DR Congo, 10 p.m.

Group L

England vs Ghana, 4 p.m.

Panama vs Croatia, 7 p.m.

Today

Group A

South Africa vs South Korea, 9 p.m. (FS1/Telemundo/FOX One)

Czechia vs Mexico, 9 p.m. (FOX/ Telemundo/FOX One)

Group B

Switzerland vs Canada, 3 p.m. (FOX/ Telemundo/FOX One)

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar, 3 p.m. (FS1/Telemundo/FOX One)

Group C

Morocco vs Haiti, 6 p.m. (FS1/ Telemundo/FOX One)

Scotland vs Brazil, 6 p.m. (FOX/ Telemundo/FOX One)

Santurce rallies to edge Carolina, takes season series

Kenneth Faried came up big in his season debut for the Cangrejeros, scoring 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in Santurce’s one-point win over Carolina in Canóvanas on Monday night.

Caguas uses late surge to bury Mayagüez

By THE STAR STAFF

The Cangrejeros of Santurce rallied to defeat the Gigantes of Carolina/Canóvanas 96-95 at Carlos Miguel Mangual Coliseum in Canóvanas on Monday night in the sixth and final National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) regular-season matchup between the two teams, clinching the head-to-head series 4-2.

The teams had faced each other just two days earlier, when the Gigantes recorded an overtime victory at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey.

With Monday’s win, the Cangrejeros improved to 16-15, while the Gigantes fell to 17-14.

The visitors dominated much of the first half and went into the break with a 52-47 lead.

Carolina rallied in the third quarter and took a 75-70 lead into the final 10 minutes.

The Cangrejeros staged their own rally in the fourth quarter, however, executing better down the stretch to clinch the road win.

In his season debut, Kenneth Faried was the standout player for the Cangrejeros, scoring 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. DJ Wilson added 17 points and eight rebounds, while Ángel Rodríguez contributed 12 points and seven assists. In total, six Santurce players finished in double figures.

Jaylen Nowell led the way for the Gigantes with 28 points. Tremont Waters added 21 points and eight assists, while Hunter Tyson contributed 21 points and seven rebounds.

In the other BSN game on the schedule, the Criollos of Caguas defeated the Indios of Mayagüez 114-86 at Roger Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas as the teams split their regular-season head-to-head series at one win apiece.

Caguas improved to 19-12, while Mayagüez fell to 11-20.

The game was closely contested during much of the first half, but the Criollos outscored the Indios by 15 in the second period to build a 49-35 halftime lead.

After the Indios cut the deficit to eight points in the third quarter, Caguas had the answers in the final 10 minutes, outscoring the visitors by 20 points to win going away.

Travis Trice led the Criollos with 17 points and 13 assists. Moses Brown recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Luis Rivera and Joshua Denton added 14 points each.

Tyrell Harrison finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Indios. Josué Erazo had 11 points and 10 rebounds, while José Placer added 12 points.

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