Mexico News Today Wednesday, September 23, 2020

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Federal agency plagued by corruption: officials stole goods seized from organized crime Officials at the Institute to Return Stolen Goods to the People helped themselves to jewelry and manipulated auctions, charged the outgoing director. FULL STORY

Guard ordered to remove people occupying toll plazas Protesters and alleged criminals have occupied plazas in Nayarit for months, charging motorists between 50 and 80 pesos to pass. FULL STORY

CDMX delays opening offices Government workers were expected to return to their offices in October. FULL STORY Another raffle? 5,000 lots at failed development in Mazatlán would be prizes President López Obrador has floated the idea of raffling off the Playa Espirítu property purchased by the government of former president Felipe Calderón. FULL STORY Police turn a blind eye as dancers forget COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancelation of many social events but not dancing in the historic center of Querétaro. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Ballet dancer recognized with award by English Ballet Ivana Bueno, a 21-year-old Mexican ballet dancer, is steadily carving out a career in the United Kingdom. FULL STORY Entrepreneur turns to Covid-themed tacos A man who repurposed his dance studio as a Covid-themed restaurant has seen the popularity of his viral tacos become contagious. FULL STORY Judge halts energy program due to impact on renewables The federal government must suspend its 2020-24 energy program because of its negative impact on the renewable energy sector. FULL STORY Teachers remove blockades after police show up in force Teachers lifted their rail blockades on Tuesday after state police allegedly threatened to remove them using force. FULL STORY Jet stolen in Morelos flies to Venezuela, crashes in Guatemala cornfield A Hawker 800 jet reported stolen from the Cuernavaca airport crashed Tuesday while trying to land on a clandestine runway. FULL STORY 5 killed in attack on taco shop in Irapuato, Guanajuato Two massacres in the last five days have taken the lives of six women and four men in Guanajuato. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE The hair-raising ‘bridge of death’ in Chiapas It was constructed of thin boards and narrow tree limbs, all held together with barbed wire, and spanned a raging river 25 feet below. But Joseph Sorrentino made it across in one piece. FULL STORY OPINION Here’s hoping that next year’s Cry of Independence is the party it should be Covid-19 threw us a curve ball and shattered a vase but the talent and drive that exist in so many people put Mexico at an advantage, writes Sarah DeVries. FULL STORY

• Nationwide flu shots begin October 1; 35 million doses available • Teacher gets three years for bullying student, 14 • University fires law professor after he made fun of senator’s physique • Lawmaker accused of faking presence on Zoom • UNAM announces plans to provide students with tablet computers • Mexico City’s giant rat: more waste to clog storm drains