Campaign to combat grasshopper infestation affecting farmers in Zacatecas is being strengthened.
Authorities from the federal Ministry of Agriculture and the state Ministry of Agriculture reported that they have strengthened the phytosanitary campaign to combat the grasshopper infestation affecting bean and corn farmers on plots in between 7, 9, and 12 municipalities. This is due to disagreement among government institutions regarding the geographic extent of the insect […]
Childhood cancer in Zacatecas: 200 children receive treatment
In Zacatecas, 200 children with childhood cancer are receiving cancer treatment or follow-up medication. Among them is Uriel de Jesús, a 16-year-old boy who, at 14, was diagnosed with a stomach tumor that had spread to his lungs and liver. “I was in shock; I didn’t expect that,” he recalls of the moment he received […]
Families of children with cancer protest lack of medication in Guanajuato.
Relatives of children with cancer demonstrated in the city of Salamanca to demand medicines from IMSS-Bienestar (Mexican Social Security Institute). In this context, the Guanajuato Health Secretariat announced that chemotherapy treatment at the León Hospital is guaranteed.“IMSS-Bienestar, national fraud” and “We want medicines!” were the slogans of the parents who joined the nationwide mobilization against […]
A young man was arrested in possession of suspected marijuana in Guanajuato.
Municipal Police officers arrested a 21-year-old man in the El Encino neighborhood for alleged possession of multiple doses of marijuana. The arrest occurred while officers were conducting surveillance on República Mexicana Street and observed the individual inhaling toxic substances in public. In accordance with operating protocols, officers proceeded to conduct a preventive inspection, finding among […]
Guanajuato mayor blasts motorcyclists who don’t wear helmets
The mayor of Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato, Fidel Armando Ruiz Ramírez, publicly expressed his anger at motorcyclists who refuse to wear helmets, despite the fact that it is a basic measure to prevent serious injuries and deaths. In a forceful statement, the mayor stated that he is seriously considering ceasing to intervene in […]
105 million pesos will be allocated to public transportation in Yucatán.
The Yucatán government announced this Saturday the extraordinary allocation of 105 million pesos to the Metropolitan Va y Ven Transportation System to ensure its continued operation and improve the service received daily by approximately 500,000 users in the state. The funds, which will be transferred starting Monday, come from an adjustment and reorientation of public […]
Rain, heat, and strong winds this Sunday in Yucatán
This Sunday, the entry of tropical maritime air and the presence of a trough will maintain partly cloudy skies in the morning and cloudy skies in the afternoon in Yucatán. Before noon, light rain is forecast in municipalities such as Tizimín, Valladolid, Celestún, and Hunucmá; however, the intensity will increase to moderate around noon, and […]
Yucatan Peninsula confirms its first two deaths from influenza
The Federal Government’s Ministry of Health confirmed the first two deaths from influenza in the Yucatán Peninsula. The cases, which occurred in different states, have raised renewed alerts, and health authorities are keeping the virus under close surveillance. According to the most recent Epidemiological Surveillance report on influenza, prepared by the federal agency, both Quintana […]
Two kidnapped paramedics rescued in Chihuahua after a chase, and three suspects arrested.
Members of the Interinstitutional Operation Bases (BOI) rescued two kidnapped paramedics in the city of Chihuahua and arrested three people allegedly involved in the incident, one of whom was injured while trying to flee. The law enforcement intervention took place in the city of Parral, following a chase that began when the alleged perpetrators detected […]