A group of Venezuelans gathered Saturday evening at the Monument to the Fatherland to celebrate the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States. The South Americans expressed their support for the military operation ordered by US President Donald Trump, through which the Venezuelan president was apprehended and transferred to the United States, where he […]
The Mérida Marathon consolidates its position as the most important in southeastern Mexico
With the participation of 6,000 runners, the Mérida Banorte Marathon 2026 has solidified its position as the most important sporting event in southeastern Mexico, marking the start of the celebrations for the 484th anniversary of the founding of the Yucatecan capital, declared Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada. “I am happy to see our city so vibrant, […]
Progress, drug distribution center
Progreso has once again become the focus of attention due to drug-related crimes, a problem that has plagued the municipality for years and, despite official pronouncements, continues to spread both in the municipal seat and its outlying communities. Agents of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), in coordination with the Mexican Navy (Semar) and the Secretariat […]
Yucatán, in the Top 20 of states with the most cases of syphilis
The outbreak of syphilis acquired in Yucatán has placed the state among the 20 with the highest incidence nationwide, with 420 cases confirmed so far this year, the highest figure in the last 14 years,according to a report from the Federal Ministry of Health. The agency warned that this is a nationwide phenomenon that also […]
“La Gallina”, “El Chapo’s” lieutenant arrested in Yucatán, will be extradited to the U.S.
A Collegiate Court authorized the extradition of Roberto Nájera Gutiérrez, alias “La Gallina” (The Hen), a lieutenant of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, who was arrested in Yucatán. “La Gallina” was the plaza boss in southeastern Mexico, including the Yucatán Peninsula, as well as Belize, in regions where he oversaw the illicit businesses of the […]
Yucatán reports 104 new cases of screwworm; the total now stands at 1,307 cases
The presence of the screwworm in Yucatán continues to be a constant concern, following the report of 104 new cases in 26 municipalities across the state, affecting livestock and domestic animals. The Secretariat of Rural Development (Seder) reported that a total of 1,307 cases have now been addressed, all of which have been cured. According […]
Profepa closes five breakwaters on the Yucatán coast due to lack of permits
The Federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection (Profepa) temporarily closed five groynes installed at various points along the Yucatán coast after confirming that the structures lacked the required environmental impact authorizations issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat). The action stemmed from citizen complaints, which prompted inspections carried out on November […]
Man commits fraud with Christmas baskets in Yucatán and is arrested; neighbors try to lynch him
Luis Gerardo ‘N’, 28 years old and originally from Mérida, offered a pre-order system for Christmas baskets that he never delivered. More than 40 families went to the San Diego Tixcacal ranch, where they cornered the swindler to demand the delivery of the baskets or a refund of their money, which totaled approximately 400,000 pesos. […]
Ride-share driver robbed in Mérida; driver injured
A 70-year-old man who worked as a ride-hailing driver was robbed and stabbed on 2nd Street between 33rd and 35th Streets in the Salvador Alvarado Sur neighborhood of Mérida. According to witnesses, a couple, a man and a woman, robbed the driver of a Suzuki Swift, but he fought back and struggled with them, sustaining […]
The first urban case of rickettsiosis in Mexico has been documented in a patient from Mérida, Yucatán.
For the first time in history, researchers have documented a human case of rickettsiosis caused by the bacterium Rickettsia parkeri in an urban area of Mexico after confirming the disease in an 8-year-old boy living in Mérida. The scientific journal Colombia Médica published the report “First urban case of rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia parkeri (Atlantic […]