Seven minors who were vacationing on the beaches of Chelem, in the municipality of Progreso, Yucatán, were abducted by their father without their mother’s permission, prompting an alert. The alleged perpetrator remains missing, while the foreign-born children were located safe and sound in Mérida. The mother, Malaka Pendley, requested assistance from authorities in the port […]

A priest was the victim of a violent robbery at his home in the Tixcacal Opichén neighborhood, west of Mérida, Yucatán. According to the official report, two individuals entered his home, brutally beat him, tied his hands and feet, and locked him in the bathroom. They then robbed him of more than 62,000 pesos in […]

This August 26th marks International Dengue Day, a day that seeks to raise public awareness and promote prevention of this disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. To date, it remains one of the main public health problems in the Yucatán Peninsula. Despite the efforts of authorities and communities, which have managed to reduce infections […]

The Yucatán Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of screwworm myiasis in a resident of the municipality of Izamal, originally from Tabasco. With this diagnosis, the total number of human infections in Mexico rises to 40, according to the latest epidemiological report. The patient was treated at the Yucatán Peninsula Regional High Specialty Hospital […]

In a press release, the state government announced that Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena led the second day of activities for the 7th China Paper Balloon Festival 2025 in Tahmek, where he celebrated this celebration of creativity that brings together visitors from across the state, as well as local artisans and countries such as Brazil, Colombia, […]

Yucatán’s livestock sector continues to be affected by the cattle screwworm, with hundreds of confirmed cases now. President Joaquín Díaz Mena’s administration has failed both in preventing the plague’s arrival and in its current goal of eradicating it. The strategy launched by the Yucatán government, led by President Joaquín Díaz Mena, to eradicate the cattle […]

An angry mob set fire to the Tzucacab Municipal Palace during a peaceful demonstration demanding justice for the death of Ángel A.Ch. Residents of the municipality located in southern Yucatán took to the streets on Thursday night, August 21, to demand justice for the death of the father, whose death was announced Tuesday morning after […]

The Yucatán Health Secretariat (SSY) confirmed the first case of screwworm myiasis (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in the state. This occurred in a resident of the municipality of Izamal, originally from Tabasco. The patient was treated recently at the Yucatán Peninsula Regional High Specialty Hospital (HRAEPY), where he received timely and specialized care, leading to his favorable […]

A new pet slaughter has sparked outrage among residents of Motul and Kanasín, after at least four dogs and a cat were poisoned in different neighborhoods of these towns. In the Edesio Carrillo Puerto neighborhood, west of Motul, the owners of two dogs and a cat found their animals dead upon returning home, on 36A […]

With nine concerts by local artists such as María Teresa, Cony Ancona, Jesús Armando, Eduardo Vázquez, and Las Maya Internacional, the new cultural program “Olimpo en vivo” will take place from September to November. With this, the Mérida City Council, headed by Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada, is promoting the local artistic community with established experience, […]