Mexico News Today Monday, April 5, 2021

 

MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021

Rebound: Mexico-US summer flights up 6% The pandemic may not be over, but air travel between the two nations is nevertheless set to bounce back strongly in 2021. FULL STORY

Goodbye Covid, hello Easter vacation: beaches are popular destinations during holiday break  Hordes of tourists headed to sun and surf locales over the weekend despite officials' fears of the travel period fueling a third wave of Covid cases. FULL STORY

Private-sector health workers say vaccination program ignores them More than 630,000 medical personnel have been immunized against Covid-19, but some working in private health institutions claim they have been forgotten. FULL STORY Activists will face off against the army in their efforts to derail the Maya Train A dilapidated shed on a potholed road in the Calakmul biosphere is headquarters of a battle to stop the Maya Train project in its tracks, Jude Webber writes. FULL STORY 2 environmentalists murdered in 1 week in Guerrero and Oaxaca Two environmental activists with political ties who were known for defending waterways and forestland have been brutally killed during the past week in the two states. FULL STORY A new take on the Stations of the Cross: feminists give Jesus Christ a beating Students at a Catholic seminary in Tabasco chose to send women's rights activists a message via a change to the annual Easter event. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Centennials — aged 18 to 24 — are poised to play a big role in elections this year Young voters could play a big role in nationwide elections on June 6. But do the candidates know how to reach them? FULL STORY Air traffic changes create new noise problem in southern part of Mexico City Due to a recent redesign of routes into Mexico City's airport, more metropolitan neighborhoods now must deal with the high-decibel sound of jets passing over their homes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Cubans, soccer players and Yanks: citizenship’s lure draws a varied mix Requirements for Mexican naturalization tend to favor educated Spanish speakers, but the nation receives applications from all over the world, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY Family service agencies overwhelmed by flood of migrant youths Social workers have seen such a surge in border crossings by minors that they've been forced to send the unaccompanied youths off to nonprofit shelters. FULL STORY 3 police officers ambushed and killed in Oaxaca Sierra Two municipal law enforcement officials and the police chief of San Pablo Coatlán, Oaxaca, were murdered by armed men. FULL STORY Eight Jalisco police officers believed responsible for disappearance of family Seven of eight law enforcement members on the Acatic police force have been detained in connection with the case of a vacationing family that vanished while traveling home from Mexico City to Zapopan. FULL STORY Mexico’s finest: poorly paid, poorly trained and prone to suffering health issues Municipal and state police are receiving substandard training and salaries and deal with work-related injuries or medical conditions, according to Mexico's statistics agency and a nonprofit group. FULL STORY University completes restoration of Leonora Carrington’s home The 431-square-meter, three-level Mexico City domicile where the artist lived for over six decades will open to virtual visits starting Tuesday. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE With asparagus season now peaking, it’s currently affordable and delicious It's a perfect time to indulge in this vegetable, now that markets are flooded with beautiful specimens at more-than-reasonable prices, Janet Blaser writes in The Tropical Table. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Poll: 54% support renaming the capital to México-Tenochtitlán.  FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  Would you support changing the name of Mexico City to Mexico-Tenochtitlán? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: With security in mind, how likely is it you would consider going hiking in Baja California? 76% said 'never' or 'not likely.'  FULL RESULTS