Use of highly toxic pesticide unleashes environmental damage in the Isthmus of Oaxaca; wipes out bees and lasts for years

Specialists consulted by EL UNIVERSAL explain that malathion is a highly toxic, broad-spectrum insecticide that kills all insects it comes into contact with, contaminates soil, river water, seawater, and drinking water, and remains on trees and fruit to which it has been sprayed. It is highly toxic to people who handle or apply it, and […]

Normal school students and workers from the UABJO block main roads in the city of Oaxaca

Students from various teacher training colleges and workers from the Autonomous University “Benito Juárez” of Oaxaca (UABJO) blocked some of the main thoroughfares in the state capital for the second consecutive day. The student teachers commandeered public transportation buses to block the intersection of Calzada Héroes de Chapultepec with Porfirio Díaz Street and Juárez Avenue; […]

Puerto Escondido, officially declared as the 14th World Surfing Reserve

Puerto Escondido has now joined the world’s surfing elite. The Mexican enclave has been officially declared the 14th World Surfing Reserve, a recognition promoted by the Save The Waves Coalition that highlights both the quality of its waves and the local commitment to their conservation. The inauguration ceremony, held on March 21, brought together more […]

Ejido commissioner killed; nine women in positions of authority murdered during Jara’s administration

With the murder of Nazareth Cortéz Velasco, president of the Ejido Commission of San Pedro Totolápam, the number of women in public office killed during the “humanist” government of Salomón Jara Cruz has risen to nine, stated the feminist organization Consortium for Parliamentary Dialogue and Equity Oaxaca. Meanwhile, organizations from the Forum in Defense of […]