The Mexican government announced this Tuesday the construction of a solar thermal plant in Baja California Sur with an investment of $800 million, approximately 1.6 billion pesos. During the daily presidential press conference, Luz Elena González, Secretary of Energy, stated that “this project sets a unique precedent, being the first of its kind in Mexico […]
The decline in violence in Mexico: progress, doubts, and challenges
Combating insecurity in Mexico has become one of the greatest challenges facing the state in recent decades. Despite multiple plans, reforms, and deployments of security forces, governments have failed to sustainably reverse the violence plaguing society. Strategies such as the militarization of public security or the implementation of social programs have not been sufficient to […]
Measles outbreak leaves 15 deaths and more than 4,000 cases in Mexico
The federal Ministry of Health reported that as of August 19, 15 deaths and 4,164 confirmed cases of meals have been recorded in Mexico, of which 14 occurred in Chihuahua and one in Sonora. According to the most recent epidemiological report, the outbreak has spread to 21 states and 89 municipalities nationwide. Chihuahua accounts for […]
Chiapas celebrates the Cacao Festival despite falling cocoa prices
Amid a significant drop in cacao prices, Chiapas is preparing to celebrate the Seventh Cacao and Chocolate Festival 2025, an event that will bring together more than 50 local and national producers in two venues: from August 29 to 31 at the San Cristóbal de las Casas Museum (MUSAC) and on September 2 and 3 […]
At least four leaders of the Corn Cartel have Interpol red cards, according to the Chiapas prosecutor’s office.
The Attorney General of Chiapas, Jorge Luis Llaven Abarca, reported that at least four leaders of the Corn Cartel have Interpol red cards, which Guatemalan authorities can use to help locate and arrest. In a press conference, Llaven Abarca identified Vladmir “N” and Noé “N” as the two main leaders of this criminal organization in […]
Judge orders Tribuna media outlet in Campeche to review its publications; they cannot discuss Layda Sansores.
Edelmira Jaqueline Cervera Sánchez, judge of the Second Control Court of the First Judicial District in Campeche, declared an appeal for revocation filed by the digital newspaper Tribuna inadmissible and ordered them to submit the information of the outlet’s community manager within 48 hours to appoint a judicial censor to review its publications to avoid […]
IDEFEEY official administratively sanctioned in Edomex
In Yucatán, the Institute for the Development and Certification of Physical Educational and Electrical Infrastructure (IDEFEEY) has an official with a questionable background: Helio Pimentel Garduño, the agency’s current Project Director. According to the official board of directors of the state government and the institute’s own structure, Pimentel Garduño serves as head of the Projects […]
Paper balloons from China light up the sky of Tahmek, Yucatán
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, […]
Screwworm infections increase in Yucatán
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 […]
RECURRING CONFLICT AT THE AIRPORT: Transport workers protest against digital platform service in Cancun
Tour operators and service providers held a protest this morning against platforms such as Uber, DiDi, and InDrive, denouncing the fact that more than 100 of these vehicles enter Cancún International Airport daily, which has reduced their activity at the terminal by more than 50 percent. The protesters began their protest in front of the […]