Mexico News Today Friday, March 5, 2021

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021

Women in elected positions up 71% in 5 years Political representation by women soared to such an extent that gender parity is almost a reality in state and federal legislatures. FULL STORY

CDMX hospital occupancy continues to drop The capital will remain at the high-risk level on the coronavirus stoplight map next week even though the number of residents hospitalized continues to decline. Meanwhile, Baja California switches on Monday to medium-risk yellow on its local stoplight map. FULL STORY

Jalisco to implement special measures to combat spread of Covid during Holy Week Authorities will deploy checkpoints on highways, airports and bus stations to look for possible coronavirus cases. FULL STORY Cops suspended after violent arrest of couple not wearing face masks Local government officials said that San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca's municipal officers need to remember that "the battle is against the virus, not against ourselves.”  FULL STORY International visitors can clear Cancún immigration in less than 2 minutes The improved service follows a meeting between various government departments about long lineups at the beach destination's airport. FULL STORY A 15-year-old takes on violence against women An activist, feminist, dancer and writer is living proof that it's never too soon to start working toward a more peaceful and equitable world. FULL STORY Mexico City opens first leg of brand-new cable car line Operations began on the transport system's first section in the north of the capital. Officials say it will cut travel time and reduce inequality. FULL STORY Boy, 7, launches dog wash service to pay for studies Jonathan Oziel, 7, of Nuevo León wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up. His new business venture is helping fund his future schooling. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE These entrepreneurs dared to live their dream Lydia Carey features five Mexican businesses that opened in 2020 after Covid-19 created the most unstable economic situation in decades. FULL STORY OPINION Mexico’s increasingly complicated immigration policy (dilemma) The president nimbly dealt with the issue of Mexican workers in the United States last week but punted on the thornier issue on its southern border, Carlisle Johnson writes. FULL STORY Census data shows narco violence widowed 45,000 women over a decade An average of 12.3 wives lost their husbands to violent, mainly drug-related crime every day between the start of 2010 and the end of 2019. FULL STORY Jalisco cartel shows off its fire power, parades narco-tank in Michoacán town Six heavily-armed men and one woman rode on the vehicle as it drove in broad daylight through a community in Aguililla. FULL STORY Federal lawmakers expected to vote next week to legalize recreational use of pot A bill that would decriminalize possession of up to 28 grams and the cultivation of up to six plants could be approved next Tuesday. FULL STORY ‘The crime party:’ 7 states at higher risk of criminal interference in elections The federal government has identified those states with an elevated risk of organized crime elements trying to co-opt their electoral processes. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Mexican filmmaker’s Cop Movie wins Berlin festival's Silver Bear award Director Alonso Ruizpalacios' Una Película de Policías received the Berlinale's prize for editing in this year’s event, which was held virtually. FULL STORY OPINION Despite visible reminders of poverty, Mexico’s rate of affluence trends upward Late-model cars and well-stocked supermarkets are everyday signs proving what statistics show: the number of the nation's citizens classified as poor is mostly decreasing, Bodie Kellogg writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE An 1800s mechanic who ‘could fix anything’ left his mark on a Jalisco city An autodidact who only finished primary school, Mariano Esparza was so renowned in Tepatitlán that the street where his former home stood — gifted to him a grateful textile manufacturer — still bears his name, John Pint writes. FULL STORY