In 2019, the fishing community of Celestún in Yucatán, Mexico, established a 324-square-kilometer (125-square-mile) Fishing Refuge Zone (FRZ), the largest in the Gulf of Mexico. This initiative was a response to the overfishing of sea cucumbers, a species that had rapidly declined, causing social unrest in the community. Local fishers have been trained to monitor […]

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season continues to be active as the calendar flips to October, which is traditionally Florida’s busiest month for hurricanes. Although the only named storm out there is distant (and strengthening) Hurricane Kirk, the National Hurricane Center is also monitoring two other tropical disturbances, including one in the Caribbean Sea. And it’s that developing […]

A dog that escaped from a property in Merida’s Chuburná Inn neighborhood attacked two women, one of whom was seriously injured. According to witnesses, the dog left a home and first bit a young woman who was riding a motorcycle leaving a wound on her right foot. Later, it reached the park in the same […]

Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday promised to protect the rights of investors as she took office as the country’s first woman leader, following a backlash over recent judicial reforms. “I say this very clearly, be assured that the investments of national and foreign shareholders will be safe in our country,” Sheinbaum said in […]

About 20 Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday urged Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum to address national security concerns posed by internet-connected vehicles produced by Chinese automakers in Mexico. (REUTERS).- All modern cars and trucks have onboard network hardware providing internet access that allows them to share data with devices both inside and outside the […]

Sheinbaum receives the Baton of Command in an Indigenous ceremony Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, received the baton of command from a representative of 70 indigenous peoples and the Afro-Mexican people. With an emotional hug, the incoming President listened to words in the native dialect of one of the women participating in the ceremony, before […]

Jimmy Carter, the oldest surviving and longest-living U.S. president, set a new record on Tuesday., October 1st Oct. 1 marks his 100th birthday — making Carter the first president to reach triple digits, and a series of events celebrating the feat are planned in his home state of Georgia. These include “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in […]

“Yucatán has driven the interest of both national and foreign investors in the region”, said the President of the Concanaco Servytur. After stating that Yucatán continues to position itself as a key reference for investment due to the favorable conditions it offers, such as its security, respect for the rule of law, and strength in […]

Yucatan Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena accompanied Claudia Sheinbaum to take the oath of office as President of Mexico After taking the oath of office as Governor of Yucatán, Joaquín Díaz Mena traveled to Mexico City to attend the inauguration ceremony of Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum as President of Mexico. Díaz Mena emphasized that he would work […]

As part of an assignment named “Design of Agricultural Systems and Protected Agriculture on Chile Habanero” Yucatecan students conduct research on growing Habanero Chili in a greenhouse using Sustainable Agriculture Engineering. Students in the tenth semester of Sustainable and Protected Agriculture Engineering at the Universidad Tecnológica del Mayab planted habanero chili (Capsicum Chinense) in a […]