Mexico’s Tourist Hotspot Cracks Down on Taxi Drivers Assaulting Travelers for Using Rideshare Apps in Cancun
Mexico’s tourist hotspot, Quintana Roo, has taken a firm stance against taxi drivers who assault travelers for using rideshare apps. Following a string of incidents, the state has started arresting and revoking licenses from taxi drivers involved in these attacks. Three taxi drivers were arrested earlier this month in Puerto Morelos after they threatened a […]
Passenger Misses Flight and Causes Commotion at Mérida Airport
A passenger bound for Mexico City caused a commotion at Mérida Airport after missing her flight and attempting to enter through the baggage claim area. The passenger, who was late for her flight, mistakenly entered the corridor leading to the baggage claim area instead of going through the security checkpoint. When security staff denied her […]
Foreign Tourist Causes Accident in Downtown Mérida
A traffic accident involving a couple of foreign tourists occurred on Tuesday morning in downtown Mérida, near La Plancha Park. The tourists were driving a Kia car, which they had apparently rented in Quintana Roo, and were exploring various places in the city. The accident happened when the tourists were driving east on 51st Street. […]
Rolling into Retirement: The Rise of Full-Time RV Living Among Seniors
As more Americans reach retirement age, a growing number are ditching the idea of a static home life for the freedom and flexibility of full-time RV living. According to a recent study by the RV Industry Association, RV ownership has surged 62% over the past two decades, with approximately half of the record 11.2 million […]
The number of abandoned houses in Nuevo Leon grows to 286 thousand
Nuevo León (NL) has 286.1 thousand abandoned houses, according to the last census of 2020, but the worrying thing is that the number has increased from the 230,677 of the 2010 census, according to data from the Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI). A population of more than one million inhabitants could live in […]
Corruption in the Chiapas Prosecutor’s Office is uncovered; there are personnel without studies, they emphasize
Experts from the Attorney General’s Office of Chiapas (FGE), without the necessary studies and certifications, issue opinions favoring businessmen colluding with networks of judicial corruption, extortion, money laundering and human trafficking in the state. An emblematic example of this phenomenon is trial 432/2010, a case that, due to the manipulation of judges, magistrates and experts, […]
Gang members try to besiege Comitán, Chiapas; new police force evicts them
Shortly after the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) and the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) gave the green light to start operations of the Pakal Immediate Reaction Force (FRIP) in Comitán, alleged gang members blocked the entrances and exits of that city located in the border region. In his message, the head of the FGE, […]
15 Vietnamese kidnapped in Chiapas rescued
An operation to rescue a victim of express kidnapping in the state of Chiapas also ended with the release of 15 Vietnamese people who were deprived of their freedom in a home in the city of Tapachula. The State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported the arrest of three people in flagrante delicto in the vicinity […]
Eduardo Ramírez orders in Chiapas to cancel concessions linked to crime
The governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, stressed that he has instructed the Transportation Secretariat of his government to, with the collaboration and investigation of the state Attorney General’s Office, cancel all concessions that are linked to crime. The Morena state leader stressed, from his social network X, that the law will be applied, so […]