Sixth human case of screwworm in Yucatán
For the second consecutive week, Yucatán reported a new human case of screwworm infestation caused by the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax during week 46 (November 9-15) of 2025, bringing the total number of infested Yucatecans to six in three months, according to the Mexican Ministry of Health (SSA). In its Epidemiological Bulletin for Week 46, published […]
Allegations of embezzlement of 165 million pesos from the Secretariat of Rural Development in Yucatán
The leader of the Eastern Yucatán Regional Livestock Union (Ugroy), Mario López Meneses, filed a complaint today with the Yucatán State Anti-Corruption System for the alleged embezzlement of 165 million pesos that the Secretariat of Rural Development (Seder) allocated to the organization during the administration of PAN party member Mauricio Vila Dosal. The current Ugroy […]
Megaprojects and opacity threaten the Baja California peninsula from two fronts
New port expansion and gas megaprojects planned by the government of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum on the Baja California peninsula have sparked activism from dozens of citizen and environmental groups due to the lack of public information about the details. They are demanding that the federal government review the projects’ viability, given the risk of irreversible […]
Baja California Sur is sinking into violence and an overwhelmed government
Baja California Sur is experiencing a contradictory moment. Although its economy shows signs of recovery, this growth coexists with a serious surge in violence and a crisis of disappearances, pointing to an overwhelmed governance under the administration of Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío. Currently, the state is going through one of its most difficult periods […]
Proposal for “bodycams” in BCS
Representative Omar Torres Orozco, from the Labor Party, proposed adding a third paragraph to Article 102 of the state public security law, which would regulate the mandatory use of body cameras by police officers in the state. If the reform is approved, the Baja California Sur Public Security Secretariat would have 90 days to issue […]
San Miguel de Allende ignites its December spirit with thousands of handcrafted stars
The streets of San Miguel de Allende have begun to transform in preparation for the holiday season, and, as is tradition, the iconic brass stars have once again become the stars of the nighttime landscape. This year, thousands of handcrafted pieces made by San Miguel artisans have been installed throughout the municipality, restoring to the […]
Tourism diversification, Guanajuato’s economic strategy
In order to decentralize tourism and extend it to more municipalities, the state of Guanajuato is promoting a strategy in towns like Tierra Blanca, Santa Catarina, and San José Iturbide—located in the northwest of the state—which offer attractions such as religious tourism, patron saint festivals, traditional cuisine, and more. With a population of just over […]
Cold front 16 causes heavy rains and flooding in Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Cold front number 16 brought heavy rains and flooding to the cities of Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, yesterday. Meanwhile, in Chihuahua, the polar air mass associated with the weather phenomenon caused temperatures between -2 and -7 degrees Celsius in towns in the mountainous region, Civil Protection authorities reported. In Reynosa, the rainfall, which began […]
Blockades in Tamaulipas continue after failed meeting with the Interior Ministry
Without agreements with the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) and with the warning that this is “the last fight to defend the countryside,” producers’ organizations confirmed that they will continue their sit-ins and blockades on highways and international bridges in Tamaulipas, which have already seen three days of partial and total closures at strategic points. […]