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Los deportes electrónicos ya cuentan con una reglamentación que rige su práctica en Puerto Rico. El Departamento de Recreación y Deportes (DRD) anunció el martes, la implementación del Reglamento Núm. 9388, “Reglamento para la Práctica de E-Sports en las Ligas de Categorías Menores de Puerto Rico”. 

“El DRD reconoce la acogida de los deportes electrónicos no tan solo en nuestra población, sino a nivel mundial. Es por esto que promulgamos este Reglamento con el propósito de promover la sana participación de los niños, las niñas, las y los jóvenes a la vez que proveemos las condiciones adecuadas de seguridad y propiciamos un mejor uso del tiempo libre. Este deporte formará parte integral del programa de Centros de Formación Deportiva del DRD. Será la Secretaría Auxiliar de Recreación y Deportes la responsable de desarrollar, promocionar y coordinar los centros de formación deportiva de E-Sports y los eventos relacionados dentro del Departamento”, dijo el secretario del DRD, Ray Quiñones Vázquez en declaraciones escritas.

Un punto para resaltar dentro de este Reglamento es que se establecen unos requisitos de actividad física que deben realizar los jugadores pertenecientes a asociaciones y equipos de acuerdo con su edad. Para ser más específicos, los niños y las niñas entre 5 y 9 años deben tener un tiempo máximo de juego de una hora, la cual se complementa con 30 minutos de estiramiento o ejercicios. Los de 10 a 12 años, cuentan con 90 minutos de práctica y media hora para ejercitarse. A su vez, se sugiere que los y las jóvenes entre los 13 y los 18 años dediquen como máximo dos horas a los E-Sports y las combinen con 30 minutos para practicar alguna rutina de ejercicios.

Al igual que en los deportes tradicionales, los entrenadores e instructores de E-Sportsdeberán contar con al menos dos horas contacto al año en temas relacionados con psicología deportiva, tener una licencia vigente del DRD y cumplir con las disposiciones de la Ley 6-2011, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley para crear el Reglamento de Entrenadores adscrito al Departamento de Recreación y Deportes”; así como el Reglamento 7690, “Reglamento para Licencia de Entrenadores y Oficiales Deportivos de Puerto Rico”, entre otras disposiciones.

Los E-Sports son un mecanismo innovador para el desarrollo cognitivo, la coordinación sensorial y motora, la agilidad mental, la comunicación y la conexión con sus pares, la inclusión social las destrezas estratégicas en equipo, el continuo ejercicio de la memoria, la superación de dificultades retando el tiempo y los estados competitivos. Además de fortalecer las destrezas antes mencionadas, los atletas pueden desarrollar ampliamente el pensamiento crítico para responder o reaccionar ante movidas del oponente.  

El Reglamento está disponible en la página web del Departamento de Estado y puede verse y descargarse a través del siguiente enlace: http://app.estado.gobierno.pr/ReglamentosOnLine/Reglamentos/9388.pdf 

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Rapper Fetty Wap was jailed Monday after, prosecutors say, he threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call in 2021, violating the terms of his pre-trial release in a pending federal drug conspiracy case.

Wap, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, told the man, “Imma kill you and everybody you with,” and flashed a gun during the December 11 video call about two months after his arrest in the drug case, prosecutors said.

US Magistrate Judge Steven Locke, acting on a request from prosecutors, revoked Maxwell’s bond and sent him to jail following a hearing Monday in federal court on Long Island.

Messages seeking comment were left with Maxwell’s lawyers. The “Trap Queen” rapper is scheduled to perform in Mobile, Alabama, on August 19 and Austin, Texas, on August 27, according to his website.

Maxwell was initially arrested last October on charges alleging he participated in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, fentanyl and other drugs into the New York City area.

Maxwell, who pleaded not guilty, was released after posting a $500,000 bond, secured by property he owns in Georgia, and agreeing to certain conditions, including that he not violate any federal, state or local laws while on release and that he not possess a gun or other weapon.

Prosecutors say evidence, including a recording of the FaceTime call, showed probable cause that Maxwell knowingly violated the conditions of his release.

During the call, Maxwell repeatedly threatened, “I’m gonna kill you” and was seen holding a gun and pointing it at the screen, according to an FBI affidavit filed on the court docket. After the man on the other end of the call called Maxwell a rat, Maxwell responded by saying, “Your man is a rat,” according to the affidavit.

Prosecutors did not identify the person Maxwell is accused of threatening, referring to the man in court papers only as John Doe.

In the underlying drug case, Maxwell and five co-defendants are accused of conspiring to possess and distribute more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine between June 2019 and June 2020.

The scheme allegedly involved using the US Postal Service and cars with hidden compartments to move drugs from the West Coast to Long Island, where they were stored for distribution to dealers on Long Island and in New Jersey, prosecutors said.

Maxwell rose to prominence after “Trap Queen,” his debut single, reached Number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015.

He has had other brushes with the law, including a 2019 arrest in Las Vegas for allegedly assaulting three employees at a hotel-casino. He was previously arrested in November 2017 and charged with DUI after police said he was drag racing on a New York City highway.

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The Pluck Road, San Francique home of the Narine family. A landslip has been treating to destroy their home. – ANGELO MARCELLE

ATTORNEY Prakash Ramadhar is seeking help for members of the Narine family, whose house at Pluck Road/Santa Cecelia Trace, San Francique, was damaged by a nearby landslip.

Ramadhar sent a pre-action protocol letter to the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) chairman Ravindra Nanga on Saturday. A copy of the letter was also sent to the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs on the same day.

Speaking to the media outside the Narines’ house on Tuesday, Ramadhar said water from a nearby WASA line had started to gush into their property again and further undermine it. The Narines have been experiencing this problem since last February.

“We have been concerned about that. The viability of the home is a real concern.”

He claimed WASA had not taken any responsibility.

Ramadhar said there is always leakage into the Narines’ property from the line whenever there is water in it, and that happened most recently on August 6.

Attorney Prakash Ramadhar (left) speaks to the media on behalf of the Narine family (at back) outside their Pluck Road, San Francique home, where a landslip has been threatening to destroy their home. – ANGELO MARCELLE

He was concerned about efforts by the Works and Transport Ministry to have the house classified as a ruinous structure.

According to Section 176 of the Municipal Corporations Act, an engineer assigned to a local government corporation can classify a structure as unfit for use or occupation. Such structures are defined as ruinous. The owners of such structures can subsequently be directed to demolish, secure, repair or rebuild part or all of the structure.

Referring to copies of letters between the Works and Transport Ministry, Rural Development and Local Government Ministry and the Siparia Regional Corporation, Ramadhar said the corporation’s engineer assessed the property and determined it was not a ruinous structure.

Ramadhar believed the Works and Transport Ministry should have been speaking with the Narines with respect to either helping to repair their home or having them properly compensated if they have to move.

But, he said, “They (Works and Transport Ministry) attempted to do something under the guise of law which I consider to be dishonourable.”

Ramadhar argued that the ministry is liable for the damage to the Narines’ home because it did not maintain the nearby road properly. He claimed the ministry has adopted a similar position elsewhere.

As Ramadhar spoke, vehicles tried to pass behind him along the road.

“Even a 4×4 (pickup) is having trouble to pass,” he said.

Ramadhar promised to represent the Narines legally in this matter “as far as it goes.”

The pre-action protocol letter to WASA invites the authority to inform Ramadhar within 14 days of its plans to address the Narines’ concerns about the damage to their property.

Ramadhar said, “We want to ensure that this family and many others who are in this situation understand that the law protects them, and the liability for those who do not live up to their legal responsibility remains.”

Asked about the best outcome for the Narines, Ramadhar said it would be difficult to restore their home to its former state.

Should WASA accept responsibility for the damage to the property caused by the water line, Ramadhar said they would negotiate with WASA .

Those talks would involve giving the Narines adequate compensation either to repair their home or to relocate.

A car cautiously navigates on Pluck Road, San Francique where a landslip has been threatening residents’ homes. – ANGELO MARCELLE

Emma Narine Mohammed related the continuing stress the family endures because of the landslip and leaking water line.

The house is owned by Mohammed’s parents, Ramhit and Marilyn Narine. Mohammed said 43 years ago, her parents bought the land which the house occupies. The family’s first house was built there in 1984 and was rebuilt in 2015.

Mohammed, her parents, her husband Cedric, her sister, her sister’s husband and their three children currently live in the house.

“It’s horrible only when there is a WASA leak because you can’t sleep.”

Mohammed said the sound of water gushing into their property keeps family members awake morning and night.

“Water causes damages and we don’t know with that kind of water coming down there, if it (house) could just drop down.”

She was concerned for the safety of her sister’s family, who live downstairs.

“The house could drop down on them and they could end up dying.”

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