Representatives of the Index fear the possible collection of tariffs starting on January 20, when Donald Trump assumes the presidency of the US. INDEX is a Private Organization that aims to represent the interests of Export Manufacturing Companies and Industries in the State of Yucatan. Although the export industry in Yucatan closed 2024 with positive […]
The unmistakable aroma of “green grass” alerted Municipal Police officers, who surprised four minors calmly smoking a “joint” on a bench in the central park around noon. The quartet, who had left school, was in the main square when they were approached by the agents after perceiving the characteristic smell. Upon searching, the police officers […]
While trying to install a television antenna to get a better signal, Balbino H., 61 years old, was electrocuted when the metal tube touched the high-voltage cables near the roof of his house. According to the report, the man climbed onto the roof of his house to install the television antenna but inadvertently touched the […]
A prominent Canadian politician shot back at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two countries should merge by suggesting that his nation could purchase two American border states instead. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the leader of Canada’s most populous province since 2018, joked on Monday that Canada could instead purchase Alaska and Minnesota as […]
The constitutional reform initiative promoted by the Morena representative to declare animals as sentient beings and subjects of rights, Neyda Pat Dzul, may open the possibility of eradicating, even gradually, the so-called lasso tournaments in Yucatán, a spectacle recently established and includes a high rate of violence and animal cruelty. Animal protectors have demonstrated on […]
The Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) has been one of the most representative symbols of Yucatán. This bird has not only reached a symbolic level within the local population but also has a strong cultural link, especially in the coastal areas of the state. Despite its historical presence, climate change and human activities are putting its […]
Mexico’s president has signaled to Donald Trump that she can also play the regional renaming game. Claudia Sheinbaum chided Trump on Wednesday for claiming her nation was run by drug cartels and proposing that the Gulf of Mexico—as it has been named since the 17th century—be renamed the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum brandished a massive map of North […]
Carlos León Alemán, in charge of the turtle camp at the Center for the Technological Study of the Sea (Cetmat) 17 Yucalpetén, had a surprise on Monday, January 6, when he rescued a nest of sea turtles of the hawksbill species on a beach near buildings under construction at facilities of said institution. The discovery […]
If the threats of mass deportations by the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, are carried out, thousands of Yucatecans who work in the neighboring country to the north would be at risk of being repatriated. Last December, a report from the Migration Policy Unit of the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) reported 411 […]
The state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter was underway on Thursday, January 9th, at Washington National Cathedral, where dignitaries including President Biden, former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and President-elect Donald Trump have gathered to pay their respects to the 39th president, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100. […]