Mexico News Today Wednesday, October 7, 2020

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020

Support for president’s Morena party at 39% Mexico is in the midst of a health and economic crisis but support for the ruling party increased significantly between May and September. FULL STORY

Delta makes landfall in Quintana Roo Hurricane Delta made landfall in Puerto Morelos around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, causing limited damage in parts of Yucatán and Quintana Roo. FULL STORY RELATED: Red alert issued for Category 4 Hurricane Delta. FULL STORY

Puerto Vallarta leads in tourism’s virus recovery  August hotel occupancy rate was 33.9%, higher than either Los Cabos or the Mexican Caribbean. FULL STORY Postpone new refinery: IMF The International Monetary Fund has recommended that construction of the new oil refinery in Tabasco be postponed, urging that the money would be better spent elsewhere. FULL STORY Narco-plane crashes after pursuit by military aircraft  A plane carrying 400 kilos of cocaine crashed in a remote area of Querétaro after it was pursued by the military.  FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE It takes Concepción Fernández two full days to prepare chiles en nogada The Puebla cook shares her method of making the traditional dish, typically served during September to celebrate Independence Day, with Joseph Sorrentino. FULL STORY ‘Poisoned atmosphere’ adds to risks for journalists  Journalist and human rights activist see harassment, authoritarianism in president and government's attitude toward journalists. FULL STORY 'Incalculable damage’ seen in abolishing public trusts An NGO claimed the the resources will fund “useless” infrastructure projects, militarization and clientilistic welfare programs. FULL STORY Disaster relief fund was ‘petty cash box’: AMLO The president charged that officials at Fonden took advantage of emergency situations to purchases billions of pesos worth of goods at elevated prices. FULL STORY ‘Social media video gets help for struggling grandmother Leonor López lived in a shack with tarps for walls and a rusted-out tin roof while caring for her 17-year-old, epileptic great-grandson—until someone posted a video online. FULL STORY Farmers plan to stop military burning poppies Residents of 33 communities in Guerrero have pledged that they will not allow the military to destroy their opium poppy plantations: it's their only source of income.  FULL STORY OPINION Time to chill, smoke a joint—which may be legal soon Will Santa and the Three Kings get a nice joint set out for them along with the cookies this Christmas? Sarah DeVries think it's a possiblity. FULL STORY

• Jalisco governor warns of restrictions as Covid numbers increase • Former security minister pleads not guilty to revised US drug charges • Woman accidentally killed while making video of kidnapping • Army will build new Tulum airport; completion slated for 2023 • Crocodile returned to mangroves after capture on Oaxaca farm • Strange rocks found after supposed meteorite strikes in Tamaulipas