For the 150 families who have their cornfields and citrus groves surrounding the Maya Train maintenance base in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, accessing their plots and harvesting their crops has become nearly impossible. The facilities at this maintenance base—there are two others on the Yucatán Peninsula: in Xpujil and Puerto Morelos—include a workshop, an […]
Unlike other states, remittances to Chiapas increased by 1.2%.
Contrary to the national trend, remittances from the United States to Chiapas have increased by 1.2 percent (37 or 38 million dollars) this year, stated Daniel Villafuerte Solís, a researcher at the Center for Higher Studies of Mexico and Central America (Cesmeca), affiliated with the University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas (Unicach). He believes […]
Veracruz, Chiapas and Hidalgo, with the most irregularities
Veracruz, Chiapas, and Hidalgo are the three states with the most findings from the Federal Auditor’s Office (ASF) regarding irregularities in the management of federal funds, according to the results of the second installment of the 2024 Public Accounts audit. The amounts requiring clarification total 1,115.3 million pesos for Veracruz, 678.5 million for Chiapas, and […]
Councilwoman Guadalupe Urban Ceballos murdered on the coast of Oaxaca
Guadalupe Urban Ceballos, the councilwoman in charge of parks and gardens for the municipality of San Juan Cacahuatepec, on the coast of Oaxaca, has been murdered, the municipality confirmed on Thursday. Ceballos, a member of the Green Party of Mexico (PVEM), was ambushed as she left her home and shot. “We demand an immediate, thorough, […]
Transporters announce suspension of routes in the Isthmus of Oaxaca due to the circulation of “pirate” vehicles
Members of the Federal Passenger Transportation Alliance will suspend all their routes to any part of the country tomorrow from the bus terminals located in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in protest against the incursion of what they call “pirate” services. In several official letters sent to federal and state transportation authorities, they alerted them to […]
Generation Z Mexico reveals the date of its first OFFICIAL march in Mexico City after denying the November 15th call for action.
This Monday, Iván Rejón, administrator of the Generación Z México server, issued a call via social media for what he referred to as the collective’s first official march, after denying that they would be demonstrating on November 15th because he denounced co-optation by “a group that does not represent their interests.” We call on our […]
The Mexican Navy rescues three foreigners who were sailing off the coast of Puerto Chiapas
The Mexican Navy (Semar), acting as the Coast Guard, reported that personnel assigned to the Twenty-Second Naval Zone rescued three foreign nationals off the coast of Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas. According to the institution, the rescue occurred this Tuesday during one of the maritime surveillance patrols that naval personnel conduct regularly to prevent illicit activities at […]
Yucatán al Minuto receives 22 million pesos
The company operates under the name “Yucatán al Minuto” and is run by José Miguel González Rivero, who is allegedly a front man for former governor and current federal deputy for the Citizens’ Movement party, Ivonne Ortega Pacheco, and former state attorney general Héctor Cabrera Rivero, Ortega’s former brother-in-law and current security advisor to the […]
Santagloria opens its first location in Yucatán and plans to open 50 more in Mexico by 2028
The new Santagloria Coffee & Bakery location has opened in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. The Santagloria Coffee & Bakery chain has opened its first location in Mexico, specifically in the city of Mérida, Yucatán. This launch comes under an agreement with Marcas INDEF, which anticipates the opening of fifty establishments in the country over a five-year […]
Collaboration agreement signed between La Paz, BCS and Mérida, Yucatán
Within the framework of the III Latin American Learning Cities Forum, the mayor of La Paz, Milena Quiroga Romero, along with the mayor of Mérida, Cecilia Anunciación Patrón Laviada, signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen tourism ties and promote the natural, cultural, and gastronomic richness of both destinations. The agreement between La Paz, Baja California […]