Elements of the Oaxaca State Police carried out a work stoppage this Wednesday to demand that hundreds of agents not be fired after failing the control and confidence exams. Since 7:00 a.m., the police took over the corporation’s headquarters to demand dialogue with the authorities and the dismissal of Iván García Álvarez, Secretary of Security […]
Oaxaca seeks to strengthen the marketing of local products
The Secretariat for Economic Development of Oaxaca (Sedeco) presented the strategy called “Oaxaca: Land of Investment Opportunities”, with the objective of strengthening the commercialization of Oaxacan products abroad, attracting local, national and foreign investment, establishing financing schemes, and promoting links with embassies and international organizations. This strategy will be implemented in 41 municipalities of the […]
CNTE Oaxaca announces 48-hour school strike for February 27 and 28
Section 22 of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) reported that a 48-hour strike will be held next Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, in the state of Oaxaca. CNTE school strike will be divided into two blocksAccording to the official statement, the CNTE protests will take place at two strategic points. In […]
Indigenous education teachers block streets in Oaxaca; they demand improved materials and delivery of equipment
Teachers from the indigenous education level of Section 22 of the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE) blocked various intersections in the city of Oaxaca as a pressure measure to demand that the educational authorities resolve their labor demands. The roadblocks began around 10:00 a.m. on the roads known as Fonapas, the Juárez monument that […]
Oaxaca recognized as Mexico’s gastronomic epicenter at the 2024 Food and Travel Reader Awards
Oaxaca’s gastronomy won the award for Best Gastronomic Destination in Mexico at the Food and Travel Reader Awards 2024; it also won awards in three other categories, making it one of the most important destinations in the country and a favorite among national and international tourists. During the ceremony held in Mexico City, the head […]
500 hectares of coffee crops affected by the coffee branch borer pest in Oaxaca
The head of the Secretariat for Agricultural and Food Promotion and Rural Development of the State of Oaxaca (Sefader), Victor Lopez Leyva confirmed to EL UNIVERSAL, the damage to 500 hectares of coffee crops in Oaxaca. “Producers affected by this pest of the coffee borer are already being treated,” he said in an interview. The […]
Half of Oaxaca’s native corn seeds are at risk of disappearing
In Oaxaca there are 35 of the 64 native corn seed races, but at least 50 percent of them are at risk of disappearing from the species that exist in the state, warned José Manuel Sernas Carmona, a technical specialist of the Community Native Seed Banks of the Secretariat of Agro-Food Promotion and Rural Development […]
Semar seizes almost two tons of cocaine in Oaxaca, worth 24 million dollars; three foreigners are detained
The Navy announced the seizure of almost two tons of cocaine on the coast of Oaxaca, in which three foreigners were arrested, in addition to seizing two boats. In the seizure, a total of 1,922 kilos of cocaine were seized, which would have a commercial value of approximately 24 million 25 thousand dollars (more than […]
Interoceanic Corridor will invest 500 million pesos in desilting 100 km of the Las Nutrias River in the Isthmus of Oaxaca
The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) will invest 500 million pesos this year to clear the nearly 100 kilometers of the Las Nutrias River, also called guigu bicu nisa -in Zapotec-, which runs through nine Isthmus municipalities. The municipal secretary of the Juchiteco government, Mariano Rosado, reported that the CIIT will contribute […]
Tiliches fill the center of Oaxaca with color and dance to open the carnival season
A display of the Putleco Carnival in the streets of downtown Oaxaca opened the season of carnivals celebrated by different communities in the state prior to the Lenten festivities. The Tiliches, characters with traditional clothing from the valley of Putla Villa de Guerrero, from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, walked along the tourist walkway from […]