Veracruz hospitals in filth; janitors’ strike affects hospitals
Approximately 3,000 cleaning workers in the health sector in the state of Veracruz remain on strike to demand payment for the past two weeks and the materials needed to carry out their work. This situation has caused garbage and medical waste to begin piling up, and some areas are inoperable due to the prevailing filth. […]
Alert! Screwworm attacks Tabasco residents
Tabasco joins Chiapas and Campeche with human infections of the worm. The first reported victim is a 76-year-old man who was treated at the Hospital de Frontera. What was an open secret, as reported by Tabasco HOY on August 14, is now a reality: there are now humans infected with the screwworm in the state. […]
Mayor of Jalapa, Tabasco, denounces cartel threats: ‘Get your police out, we’re in charge here’
“Eden” turned into “hell”: In the early hours of Wednesday, August 20, an armed group intercepted four municipal police officers in Jalapa, Tabasco (a state where a case of human screwworm was detected), beat them, stripped them of their weapons and belongings, and stole the patrol car they were traveling in. The officers were responding […]
Campeche, the capital city with the highest increase in murders, with 260%, according to SESNSP
In the period from January to July 2025, eight of the country’s 31 capital cities registered an increase in the number of investigations initiated for murders (intentional homicide and femicide) compared to the same period in 2024. Campeche leads the list with 260 percent more crimes. According to records from the Executive Secretariat of the […]
Pet slaughter in Yucatán: poisoned dogs and cats
A new pet slaughter has sparked outrage among residents of Motul and Kanasín, after at least four dogs and a cat were poisoned in different neighborhoods of these towns. In the Edesio Carrillo Puerto neighborhood, west of Motul, the owners of two dogs and a cat found their animals dead upon returning home, on 36A […]
First person infected with screwworm detected in Yucatán
The Yucatán Health Secretariat (SSY) confirmed the first case of screwworm myiasis (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in the state. This occurred in a resident of the municipality of Izamal, originally from Tabasco. The patient was treated recently at the Yucatán Peninsula Regional High Specialty Hospital (HRAEPY), where he received timely and specialized care, leading to his favorable […]
Municipal Palace burns in Yucatán; protesters demand death of young man in prison
An angry mob set fire to the Tzucacab Municipal Palace during a peaceful demonstration demanding justice for the death of Ángel A.Ch. Residents of the municipality located in southern Yucatán took to the streets on Thursday night, August 21, to demand justice for the death of the father, whose death was announced Tuesday morning after […]
Mexicana’s fare to Tulum is double that of other airlines.
Mexicana de Aviación announced that on Monday, August 25, it will operate the first commercial flight of its new Embraer aircraft from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) to Tulum International Airport, with a fare double that of other airlines. According to the Mexican state airline’s reservations portal, departure will be at 10:00 a.m. with an […]
Tulum: Mayor promotes free access to beaches and natural areas
Tulum’s mayor, Diego Castañón, brought one of the most recurring demands of the local population and visitors to the Chamber of Deputies: free access to beaches and protected natural areas. The proposal was supported by legislators from the ruling Morena party’s parliamentary group in the current federal legislature and presented as a reform initiative. The […]