Starting in December, obtaining a driver’s license, regardless of the type, will require a new document: a certificate of non-registration in the National Registry of Child Support Obligations (RNOA). This document is in addition to the traditional requirements and will verify that the applicant is not registered as a child support debtor with the appropriate […]
Heavy rains collapse bridge, leaving several communities isolated in Veracruz
Several communities located between Zontecomatlán and Ilamatlán were once again cut off after last night’s rains washed away a temporary bridge installed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works (SIOP) following the October 10 floods. According to the National Water Commission (Conagua), the rainfall recorded last night exceeded 160 liters per square meter in […]
Oil spill affects the Cazones River in Veracruz
The appearance of the product in the waters of this tributary led to the suspension of water pumping to the city of Poza Rica and forced Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to deploy oil booms and containment booms. The source of the hydrocarbon that reached the Cazones River remains officially unknown. The Veracruz State Water Commission was […]
Veracruz allocated 7.4 million to attend events in Madrid, New Orleans, and London.
The head of the Veracruz Tourism and Culture Secretariat, Xóchitl Molina, reported that 7.4 million pesos were invested to promote the state’s image at international forums such as FITUR Madrid, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, and the World Travel Market in London. In her appearance before local legislators, she mentioned that they supported the travel […]
Corruption persists at Veracruz High Specialty Hospital: workers
The complainants requested anonymity for fear of reprisals and accused the head of Material Resources, Nélida Cristina Soriano Ramírez, of maintaining the same irregular practices that characterized the administration of former director Marcela Yáñez Tapia, who was removed months ago following numerous allegations. According to internal testimonies, Soriano Ramírez operates under the same scheme of […]
Bus carrying students overturns due to mechanical failure in Veracruz; 20 injured and 3 dead
A passenger bus carrying at least 30 students overturned in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz, leaving 20 injured and three dead, including two young people and an elderly woman. What caused the accident? The bus was transporting students from the Veracruz Telebachillerato (distance learning high school) and suffered a mechanical failure while traveling on […]
Veracruz, hurting and dignified
No natural disaster justifies canceling or postponing political rights. No overflowing river or fallen wall can silence the citizen. Tragedy demands empathy, not propaganda; solidarity, not manipulation. The State’s duty is to attend to the victims; the citizenry’s duty is to ensure that the pain is not turned into a political spectacle. When aid becomes […]
The 10 politicians from Veracruz murdered during 2025
The assassination of Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, during a public event on November 1st, has once again brought into sharp focus the violence faced by political figures in the country. The mayor was shot while inaugurating the Festival of Candles; his death adds to a series of attacks that have […]
Floods in Veracruz affected more than 10,000 businesses and companies, in just 6 municipalities
The severe rains of the first half of October in northern Veracruz caused significant material losses in the agricultural, livestock, commercial, and business sectors. According to the National Civil Protection Coordination, 40 municipalities in Veracruz were affected by flooding. In Poza Rica, Álamo, Tuxpan, Cazones, Papantla, and Gutiérrez Zamora alone, the hardest hit areas, more […]
More than 1,200 participants celebrated the seventh edition of the Catrinas Carnival in Veracruz.
The seventh edition of the Catrina Parade took place, this year bringing together 1,265 people who gathered in 28 groups. Veracruz, Veracruz—Elegantly dressed, the catrines and catrinas took their first parade down Manuel Ávila Camacho Boulevard a few days before the Day of the Dead celebration. Amid a great atmosphere, the seventh edition of the […]