The health authorities rule out that the fruit has been contaminated in the export process and point to the ejidos and water of a company based in Sonora The Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) announced this Friday the temporary closure of the cantaloupe melon processing plant that the United States and […]
‘Ghost town’: Rocky Point feeling tourism loss after Lukeville Port of Entry closure
Passage through the Lukeville Port of Entry is the most popular route to Rocky Point. LUKEVILLE, Ariz. — Puerto Peñasco, or Rocky Point, is feeling a major loss after the most popular route to “Arizona’s Beach” closed with no reopening date in sight. “Everything was closed. I mean, it was like a little ghost town,” Ruben Cordova, […]
They assure that layoffs begin in Puerto Peñasco due to the closure of the Lukeville-Sonoyta port of entry
Between 6 and 7 thousand direct jobs will be lost in hotels, restaurants and other businesses, reveals Vásquez del Mercado. Due to the closure of the Sonoyta-Lukeville checkpoint in Puerto Peñasco, between 6 and 7 thousand direct jobs will be lost in hotels, restaurants and other businesses that are part of the value chain of […]
Arizona governor blocks Saudi Arabia from pumping water near the Sonora border
Arizona has taken a stand on irresponsible groundwater use, canceling the lease of the Saudi-owned farm Fondomonte, which had essentially unrestricted access to Arizona water supplies. After the farm violated lease terms, the Associated Press reported, the state determined that Fondomonte would no longer have unchecked access to groundwater for its alfalfa farms and that three more […]
Closure of Lukeville, Arizona Port of Entry (Message for U.S. Citizens)
The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the closure of the Lukeville, Arizona Port of Entry beginning midnight Monday, December 4, 2023, until further notice. Travelers can review the full details of CBP’s announcement on their website here. The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that the Department of State’s Mexico Travel […]
Couple survives direct attack by armed men in Caborca, Sonora
The State Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into these events On Wednesday night, armed men chased and shot several times at a couple while they were traveling in their car through the streets of Caborca, Sonora. According to state Public Security, they received a report of gunshots in the Centro neighborhood in Caborca, where upon […]
Train construction in Sonora will not stop; environmental impact will be minimal: Governor
The Governor of Sonora affirms that environmental measures to mitigate the impact of the Aribabi Train are underway. The federal government is carrying out measures to reduce as much as possible the environmental impact that the Aribabi Train would bring in Sonora, so the work will not stop, said Alfonso Durazo Montaño. The state governor […]
Cases of gender violence on the rise in Sonora: SSA
This 2023 there will be more than 600 cases of victims of domestic violence. The number of women who have been victims of domestic violence has tripled this year in Sonora; The figures, prepared by the Ministry of Health of the federal government, indicate that, at the end of October, there were already more than […]
Young U.S. tourist dies when his ATV hits a car in Puerto Peñasco
The preliminary report indicates that the ATV was traveling in the opposite direction and, apparently, cut off traffic to the van, which was traveling at excessive speed. PUERTO PEÑASCO.- A young American, 20 years old, from the state of Nebraska, identified as Jayden K. H., died in Puerto Peñasco after the ATV he was riding […]
Los Chapitos threaten the National Guard with narcomantas in Sonora: “Comply with the agreements”
The faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of ‘Chapo’ pointed out an alleged collaboration of military commanders with the criminal group During the first hours of November 19, residents of the municipality of San Luis Río Colorado, in Sonora, alerted the authorities about the placement of narcomantas signed, apparently, by Los Chapitos. […]