Skype was first launched back in 2003, and Microsoft acquired it in 2011. A couple of years after that, it discontinued some of its in-house communication products like Windows Live Messenger, and then in 2015, the Redmond firm tried to integrate Skype into Windows 10. Of course, the Skype road was a bumpy one. That […]
Merida School teachers protested in front of the Congress of Yucatan and then demonstrated at the Periférico de Mérida, where they blocked traffic. A group of teachers from Yucatan led a protest in front of the State Congress, which moved to the Periférico de Mérida, completely blocking traffic on the side of the outer lane. […]
In a setting of vibrant colors, contagious rhythms, and overflowing joy, the Municipal President of Mérida, Cecilia Patrón Laviada, inaugurated the Mérida Amazon Carnival 2025 at the Xmatkuil fairgrounds, an emblematic event that, for the first time becomes a unique space to celebrate diversity, culture, and care for the environment. “For the first time, we […]
Buzz around expatriation from the United States has grown louder in light of President Donald Trump and his administration’s controversial decisions. Expatriating, or leaving your native land to live and work in another country, often becomes more appealing following an election. This leaves the question, however, of where on Earth to go. Previously, the Citizen Times […]
The United States Department of State recognized the Guest Assist tourist service program but issued a new travel alert aimed at travelers planning to visit Mexico during Spring Break. This was announced by the Secretary of Tourism of Quintana Roo, Bernardo Cueto Riestra. Guest Assist is an application designed to provide assistance and guidance to […]
The checkpoint that the Ministry of Public Security (SSP) installed 15 days ago on the highway to Dzibilchaltún responds to citizen reports of vehicles traveling at excess speed. This road connects with the Mérida-Progreso highway, passing through the archaeological zone, housing areas, and a university; Therefore, excessive speeds represent a danger for many people. On […]
The advancement of technology has improved many aspects of society’s daily life, but it has also made it much easier to access drugs, especially so-called hard drugs such as crystal and methamphetamines, according to experts. Marijuana is no longer, as was thought for many years, the gateway to narcotics, since there are already other substances […]
Local Congressman Wilmer Monforte Marfil presented to the plenary session of the Congress of Yucatan an initiative for the legal recognition of the peninsular Mayan language to guarantee the linguistic rights of more than 500 thousand Yucatecans who speak this ancestral language. The proposal seeks that Mayan speakers receive attention in their native language in […]