A spreading wave of hotel strikes threatens to shutter four major properties in Mérida’s tourism district, marking the most significant labor action in Yucatán’s hospitality sector in a decade. The crisis began Friday when workers at Los Aluxes hotel launched the first strike, which ended after 34 hours when management agreed to a 13.5% wage…
“Border czar” Tom Homan said President Donald Trump won’t hesitate to use the U.S. military if Mexican cartels target American troops on the southern border. “I think the cartels would be foolish to take on the military, but we know they’ve taken on the Mexican military before, but now we have the United States military,” he […]
The Government Directorate of the City Council of Mérida reported that yesterday 21 tons of garbage were removed from a property on 55th Street between 42 and 44 of the Cordemex subdivision, after receiving several reports. The Animal Protection Unit coordinated with the Directorate of Civil Protection, Public Services, the Municipal Police, and the Health […]
A man allegedly of American origin caused severe damage to a home in the Jardines de Mérida neighborhood during the early hours of last Tuesday, February 4th, apparently under the influence of drugs, for which he was arrested for housebreaking and damaging other people’s property. According to the report, the person was arrested by the […]
The General Subdirectorate of Criminal Investigation of the National Civil Police (PNC) of Guatemala reports that thanks to the collaboration of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), Rudy Augusto Ortiz Morales, alias “El Smoking”, was captured in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on February 4, 2025. This wanted criminal, who is one of the leaders of a […]