New Requirement to Obtain a Driver’s License in Veracruz: What is it and How to Apply?

Starting this December, a new official requirement applies to those seeking to obtain a driver’s license: applicants must present a certificate confirming they are not registered in the National Registry of Child Support Obligations. The Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) explained that the certificate must verify that the individual is not registered as a child […]

New requirement to obtain a driver’s license in Veracruz

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]