The sun has not yet risen when Benito Miguel Sánchez arrives at the Minatitlán boardwalk to offer his boat transportation services, an activity he has been doing for more than 20 years. Carrying a bucket with his personal belongings and a lunch box with his breakfast food, he prepares to take his passengers of all […]
Veracruz Legally Dissolves the Civil Force After Nearly a Decade of Operation
The personnel will be reassigned to the Subsecretariat of Operations, retaining their seniority and respecting the labor rights in force at the time of dissolution. This Saturday, the decree that ends the Civil Force of Veracruz, an elite unit created during the government of Javier Duarte de Ochoa, came into effect. After nearly ten years […]
More than 2,000 people a day go up to Cerro del Borrego ecopark by cable car
The summer vacation season in the Magical Town of Orizaba closes with a significant increase in the number of visitors and an important economic spillover for the entire tourism sector, said Fernando Trueba Coll, coordinator of Tourism in the city, in an exclusive interview. He mentions that the cable car continues to be the anchor […]
The first Medieval Football Tournament will be held in Orizaba; dates and participants
The Medieval Training Soccer Tournament will be held at the Coliseo La Concordia with the participation of 32 teams from colonies, neighborhoods and housing units, at the basic forces level. The organizers announced that the soccer match will be held on August 23, 24 and 25, and the members of the squads have already been […]
More Venezuelans Arrive in Veracruz: “As Long as Maduro is in Power, There is No Hope”
For the past week, the presence of families from Venezuela in migrant shelters has been increasing. As the train passes by the migrant shelter in Coatzacoalcos, in the south of Veracruz, Venezuelan migrants wait for the right moment and car to board. Reaching the United States is their only hope after Nicolás Maduro’s victory on […]
They hold the Pambazo Festival in Veracruz
This Saturday, August 17th, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., the Pambazo Festival will take place in Julio S. Montero alley, between Canal and Esteban Morales, in front of the Atarazanas cultural complex, in the center of the city of Veracruz. Luisa Juárez, creator of the event called “Orizaba, the Cradle of Pambazo,” said that […]
Despite ecological impact, pig farm in Veracruz is exempt from federal surveillance
Despite the significant ecological impact generated by mega pig farms, the Granjas Carroll de México facilities, located in the state of Veracruz, have been exempt from inspections by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa), the federal authority responsible for environmental oversight. Profepa indicated, in transparency report 33004424000868 of July 15, 2024, that no inspection […]
Dog loses ear after being attacked with a machete in Veracruz
The case of “Gringo” has been spread on social media. He was a dog that was attacked with a machete in the metropolitan area of Boca del Río, Veracruz. The animal is stable, but lost an ear due to the severity of the injuries. Through Facebook, Martha Cortés shared how the events occurred on August […]
Veracruz is second in the country in dengue deaths; there are 13 cases
The state of Veracruz moved from third to second place nationwide among the entities with the most deaths caused by dengue, with 13 deaths recorded as of August 5. The Special Epidemiological Surveillance System for Dengue indicates that in nine days the entity went from having 10 deaths to 13, so now it is only […]
The price of environmental activism in Veracruz: persecution or death
Ambrosio ran out still wearing the shorts he wore to rest at home. Seconds before, he received an urgent call from his cousin’s wife, telling him that men dressed in civilian clothes had dragged him out of his home: a “kidnapping” was all he thought. In reality, it was the arrest of Minervo Cantor Peña, […]