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Two hotels in Mérida were put in check due to strikes that occurred between February 7 and 8, which had not been seen in more than a decade. On Friday, February 7, workers at the Los Aluxes Hotel, affiliated with the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), began a strike after disagreeing with the company on […]
The music is back after local pressure and social media activism won a swift victory in Izamal’s historic Mercado Municipal. The confrontation began when Izamal’s market director attempted to remove the musician, who has provided the soundtrack for diners and tourists in the market’s bustling food court for years. The official claimed the performer was…
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…
During the administration of Layda Sansores San Román, in the government of Campeche, violence on the streets spread to the interior of homes, and the crime of domestic violence increased by 277.7 percent between 2021 and 2024, going from 314 complaints to 1,186, respectively. The information collected by the Executive Secretariat of the National Public […]
“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 […]
US Attorney General issues memo calling for the “total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations” on instructions from President Donald Trump. Within a week the National Security Division and Violent Crime and Organized Crime Section must jointly propose a standardized language to be used by federal prosecutors across the country to describe: Tren de […]
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 […]
Quintana Roo authorities have intensified operations on the border with Belize to stop the illegal entry of people into the state, due to the reinforcement of security on the country’s northern border. Likewise, Julio César Gómez Torres, head of the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC), reported on the actions implemented. The official explained that most […]
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 […]