Mexico News Today Wednesday, April 21, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021

US raises Mexico travel advisory to level 4 Citing Covid-19 concerns, the United States has raised its travel advisory for Mexico from level 3 to level 4, i.e., “Do not travel.” FULL STORY

Mexico eases restrictions at northern border, allowing nonessential travel to 5 states Starting Thursday, Mexico will lift its land-border crossing ban in any state that is green or yellow on the coronavirus stoplight map. FULL STORY

Minister proposes full Covid vaccination of adults in five tourist destinations Tatiana Clouthier is proposing to immunize all adult residents in the still undetermined locations to encourage more travel to Mexico. FULL STORY Group says rescue plan helped 1,200 small business A US $290-million private sector scheme meant to support owners through the Covid-19 pandemic with loans at favorable rates has helped more than 1,200 such concerns. FULL STORY INAH denounces building project found in protected archaeological area The agency filed a complaint against illegal construction going on at the Teotihuacán site in México state. FULL STORY Ministry turns down 3 Cancún hotel proposals Hospitality chain Palace Resorts planned to build a total of 1,356 rooms with an investment of US $270 million. The Environment Ministry said the projects are not advisable. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Construction of tallest skyscraper in southeastern Mexico begins in Mérida The Sky, a corporate and commercial tower being built by real estate developer Sky Capital, will be 160 meters tall and require an investment of 1.8 billion pesos. FULL STORY Mazatlán’s new aquarium plans to open in October The oceanic museum is Mexico’s first public-private project in the tourist sector. It will open six months later than planned due to Covid. FULL STORY OPINION Is going home to get a vaccine ‘jumping the line’? Many expats in Mexico have the opportunity to get a Covid shot elsewhere, unlike many Mexicans. Should they? What, if any, ethics are involved, Sarah DeVries wonders. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Puppetry duo entertains, emotionally supports kids and adults in rural areas Sandra Reyes and Ángel Ledezma's work entertains children, also helping their older relatives process trauma and grief, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY Cartels fight back in Aguililla, deploy drones to attack police convoy The Jalisco New Generation Cartel was accused of attacking Michoacán security forces here hours after police dismantled an illegal blockade. FULL STORY Michoacán state security forces clear highway blockades in Aguililla The Apatzingán-Aguililla highway is again open after a turf war between two cartels left residents in fear and with few supplies. FULL STORY Extending Supreme Court chief's term ‘an assault on justice:’ Human Rights Watch regional director The NGO's head in the Americas said that a reform the Senate has passed to lengthen chief justice Arturo Zaldívar's term by two years would violate Mexico's constitution. FULL STORY President says Baja mine will not be granted permit to expand its operations Some citizens of Mulegé, Baja California Sur, are disappointed after the president rejected a request by El Boleo's owners to widen the surface area where it may extract minerals. FULL STORY National Guard offers victims' relatives 1mn pesos to withdraw charges  The military offered the money to the families of two people killed in a Nuevo Laredo car chase involving Guardsmen in exchange for authorizing the federal Attorney General's office to close their cases. FULL STORY Security-focused NGO ranks 18 Mexican cities among world’s 50 most violent Seven of the nation's municipalities had some of the highest per capita number of homicides worldwide during 2020, according to a study by a national nongovernmental organization. FULL STORY 66% feel unsafe where they live, down from 68% High levels of violence continue to plague Mexico, but citizens' perceptions of insecurity are at their lowest level in more than seven years. FULL STORY OPINION Fights over looted artifacts question museums’ role as culture guardians Repatriating stolen items held for centuries to their nations of origin often means confronting the history of how the pieces were taken away to begin with, writes Shannon Collins. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Ancient and modern roots both influence a Xochimilco Holy Cross fiesta San Gregorio Atlapulco's Día de la Cruz rituals have roots in the feast day's origins in 326 A.D. but also in traditions started 50 years ago, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY

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