Los Cabos reports an increase in dengue fever: more than 600 cases this year
Authorities of the Baja California Sur Health Secretariat (SSABCS) reported that the entity has already reported 814 cases of dengue so far this year, with Los Cabos being the main hot spot, concentrating 80 percent of all patients reported in 2024. The communities of the state’s main tourist destination are experiencing a major outbreak of […]
Part of the Camarón Lagoon in Mazatlán is being filled again
This Tuesday morning, more debris appeared in Laguna del Camarón, near the Flamingos subdivision. According to a citizen complaint sent to this newsroom, the debris was left during the early morning to prevent the neighbors in the area from noticing and to prevent them from being reported to the corresponding authorities. The filling of that […]
Tourists complain that charioteers ‘dig their nails into them’
Tourists visiting Mazatlán have raised their voices against the public transportation service for hire, mainly the charioteers. They say that, despite the large influx of visitors, the cost to travel from a hotel in Cerritos to the Mazatlán Lighthouse ranges between 500 and 700 pesos. “We know that it is not close, but those amounts […]
Three people were deprived of their freedom in Mazatlán this Monday
The Municipal Public Security Secretary, Jaime Othoniel Barrón Valdez, confirmed the deprivation of liberty of three people in Mazatlán. The police chief said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, September 23 in the Constitución neighborhood. The victims were reported to be two men and one woman. “We have the report of […]
The Catholic Church has raised an alarm regarding the recent disappearances of children in Mexico
In a circular letter dated September 17, Bishop Ramón Castro of Cuernavaca highlighted reports of missing minors and confirmed the existence of a gang involved in child theft, as corroborated by authorities. One notable case involved Joshua, a baby abducted in Cuautla, Morelos, on July 2. According to La Jornada, Joshua and other minors were […]
Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay?
In an unassuming building within an industrial park in central Mexico, vast rooms are filled with rows of servers adorned with blue lights, buzzing with activity and cooled by numerous small fans and large vents that blast air across the space. “Datacentres are the lungs of digital life,” says Amet Novillo, managing director of Equinix […]
Mexico’s Congress puts National Guard under military command despite criticism. Why does it matter?
Mexico’s Congress puts the National Guard under military command, despite criticism about deepening militarization. This second constitutional change in two weeks gives outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador a victory just before his exit. The Senate approved this move after debating through the night, with the governing Morena party and its allies overcoming opposition from […]
AMLO seizes U.S.-owned port in final week as Mexico’s leader
President López Obrador’s actions have drawn criticism from international investors and U.S. business interests after Mexico’s expropriation of a U.S.-owned port in its final week. The move prevents Vulcan Materials Company, based in Alabama, from extracting limestone at a site it has been developing for decades. Shares in the company fell 1.2 percent to $249.46 […]
US Freezes Sinaloa Cartel Assets in Fentanyl and Human Trafficking Crackdown
The United States has taken significant steps to combat transnational organized crime by freezing assets belonging to two notorious gangs: Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and Colombia’s Clan Del Golfo (CDG). The move is part of a broader effort to disrupt the flow of illicit fentanyl and human trafficking into the country. The Sinaloa Cartel, led by […]