Mexico News Today Wednesday, April 14, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021

Business as usual: despite troop deployments migrants continue crossing southern border Border closures and troop deployments haven't stopped Central Americans from flowing into Mexico, hoping to make it to the United States. FULL STORY

Mexicans are heading north again; massive increase in migration to US recorded So far In 2021, United States border agents have detained 147,000 Mexican migrants, two-thirds of all such arrests made in 2020. FULL STORY

13% don’t want a Covid shot; most say they want to wait and see its effects: poll A Mitofsky consulting agency survey found that of those inclined to delay their vaccination, the majority, or nearly 20%, want to see how others fare with the vaccine first. FULL STORY Science agency celebrates Mexican vaccine that in fact was developed in US The National Council of Science and Technology and the president both erroneously attributed a supposed 'motherland vaccine' to Mexico. FULL STORY Canadian airlines extend Mexico flight suspensions WestJet announced it would not fly passengers here until June 4, while Air Canada said its ban on flights to sun destinations will continue through May. FULL STORY Los Cabos hotels near mandated Covid capacity during Easter holidays Over the Easter break, hospitality venues in Los Cabos registered 49% full, almost at the 50% limit permitted by coronavirus restrictions. FULL STORY Forest fire in Morelos continues to spread; 180 hectares affected A blaze in the hills of Tepoztlán has hospitalized six firefighters, one with third-degree burns, and is the largest on record in the area. FULL STORY 400 forced from their homes by Jalisco cartel  About 80 families have had to start their lives over from scratch after criminals ordered them at gunpoint to abandon their communities. FULL STORY Cabify driver sentenced to 50 years for 2017 femicide A court in Puebla handed down the prison sentence for the killing of 19-year-old student Mara Fernanda Castilla. FULL STORY Broadcasters merge to launch Spanish-language streaming service Televisa and the United States network Univision will combine their content to compete with online platforms like Netflix, Jude Webber writes. FULL STORY Hilton to open 31 new hotels this year and next in Mexico The hotel giant will open all its planned new sites by the end of 2022. FULL STORY OPINION Forget about optics, Mr. President, let's vaccinate all our frontline workers Don't politicize the immunization of the country's healthcare personnel if the real reason you're not giving them shots is due to poor planning, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY Elections body ratifies its disqualification of 2 Morena candidates; ‘It’s an attack on democracy:’ AMLO Félix Salgado and Raúl Morón say they will appeal Tuesday's decision by the National Electoral Institute (INE) while President López Obrador threatened an initiative to reform the INE after this year's elections. FULL STORY Would-be candidate threatens to track down elections agency councilors Disqualified gubernatorial hopeful Félix Salgado said he and supporters would find the National Electoral Institute's councilors if he's not put on the June 6 ballot. FULL STORY In Mexico City, Mayor Sheinbaum's approval rating higher than AMLO's On her home turf, the capital's chief of government is more popular than the country’s president, according to a recent survey. FULL STORY Senate approves cell phone users registry that will collect biometric data Privacy advocates say a new law requiring mobile customers to give the government iris scans or other such information is unconstitutional. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT 30 marines arrested in connection with 2014 disappearances The soldiers were detained in a case related to persons reported missing more than six years ago in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. FULL STORY Schools standing empty prove more than easy target for thieves in Veracruz At least 67 educational institutions have been robbed since March, some more than three times. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Mexico’s unwritten driving rules not unlike those for supermarket shopping When handling a car, Mexicans think nothing of weaving in and out, cutting in front of other vehicles or even stopping if they see a friend, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Former Zihuatanejo celebrity haven reinvents self as peaceful beach rental For years, Casa Luna hosted major celebrities. Nowadays, the Canadian couple who recently bought it has transformed it into a welcoming Airbnb rental, Elisabeth Ashe writes. FULL STORY