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 […]
Baja California Sur is sinking into violence and an overwhelmed government
Baja California Sur is experiencing a contradictory moment. Although its economy shows signs of recovery, this growth coexists with a serious surge in violence and a crisis of disappearances, pointing to an overwhelmed governance under the administration of Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío. Currently, the state is going through one of its most difficult periods […]
Businesswoman from Bahía de Banderas denounces “notary cartel” in Nayarit and demands the dismissal of the state prosecutor
In her statement, she demanded an impartial investigation and the breaking of the “pact of impunity” related to the alleged financial collapse of FIBBA and various land dispossession operations in the Riviera Nayarit. López Rodríguez stated that the Attorney General’s Office has investigated three former governors and an estimated loss of 10 billion pesos, affecting […]
Megaprojects and opacity threaten the Baja California peninsula from two fronts
New port expansion and gas megaprojects planned by the government of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum on the Baja California peninsula have sparked activism from dozens of citizen and environmental groups due to the lack of public information about the details. They are demanding that the federal government review the projects’ viability, given the risk of irreversible […]
Arrest warrant issued for Raúl Rocha, owner of Miss Universe; he agrees to cooperate as a protected witness
Journalist Carlos Loret de Mola revealed that the federal government obtained an arrest warrant against Raúl Rocha Cantú, co-owner of Miss Universe, for alleged crimes related to fuel theft (known as huachicol) and arms trafficking for criminal organizations. According to the information released, Rocha agreed with the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to become a cooperating […]
Proposal for “bodycams” in BCS
Representative Omar Torres Orozco, from the Labor Party, proposed adding a third paragraph to Article 102 of the state public security law, which would regulate the mandatory use of body cameras by police officers in the state. If the reform is approved, the Baja California Sur Public Security Secretariat would have 90 days to issue […]
San Miguel de Allende ignites its December spirit with thousands of handcrafted stars
The streets of San Miguel de Allende have begun to transform in preparation for the holiday season, and, as is tradition, the iconic brass stars have once again become the stars of the nighttime landscape. This year, thousands of handcrafted pieces made by San Miguel artisans have been installed throughout the municipality, restoring to the […]
Tourism diversification, Guanajuato’s economic strategy
In order to decentralize tourism and extend it to more municipalities, the state of Guanajuato is promoting a strategy in towns like Tierra Blanca, Santa Catarina, and San José Iturbide—located in the northwest of the state—which offer attractions such as religious tourism, patron saint festivals, traditional cuisine, and more. With a population of just over […]
Cold front 16 causes heavy rains and flooding in Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Cold front number 16 brought heavy rains and flooding to the cities of Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, yesterday. Meanwhile, in Chihuahua, the polar air mass associated with the weather phenomenon caused temperatures between -2 and -7 degrees Celsius in towns in the mountainous region, Civil Protection authorities reported. In Reynosa, the rainfall, which began […]
Blockades in Tamaulipas continue after failed meeting with the Interior Ministry
Without agreements with the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) and with the warning that this is “the last fight to defend the countryside,” producers’ organizations confirmed that they will continue their sit-ins and blockades on highways and international bridges in Tamaulipas, which have already seen three days of partial and total closures at strategic points. […]