Mexico News Today Friday, May 21, 2021

 

FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021

Criminal gangs seek to control elections in México state Organized crime is threatening, installing and even kidnapping political candidates in the southern part of the state. FULL STORY

Mexico's peace index improves after 4-year slide A think tank says Mexico's violent crime rate fell 13.3% last year, mainly due to a reduction in crimes of opportunity during the pandemic. FULL STORY

Aguascalientes, Guerrero to switch to green on federal coronavirus map The two states will move to the low-risk color on the national stoplight map on Monday, according to their respective governors. FULL STORY Arrest warrant issued for Tamaulipas governor Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, wanted on money laundering and other charges, insists that his immunity to prosecution is 'untouchable.' FULL STORY Couple allege police assault caused pregnant wife to lose her baby During a routine call, San Luis Potosí state officers allegedly became violent, which the pair says caused the woman's miscarriage hours later. FULL STORY ‘I think there were 15:’ femicide suspect admits to killing and eating his victims Authorities have arrested a México state man suspected of having murdered several women in his home over a period of 20 years. FULL STORY Foreign investment surpasses a record but only a small portion is new money Direct outlay by investors from outside Mexico reached an unprecedented high in the first quarter of the year. However, less than 20% of the figure wasn't from money moved between companies or reinvested profits. FULL STORY AMLO to nominate new Bank of México governor who ‘favors moral economy’ President López Obrador said that he won't propose Alejandro Díaz de León for a second term. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE If Pancho Villa fought the Mexican Revolution today, he'd do so as José Arango What's in a name? When you're a foreigner living in Mexico and dealing with Mexican bureaucracy? Quite a lot, it turns out, John Pint writes. FULL STORY Crowd threatens to lynch San Cristóbal candidate  A mob in a Chiapas indigenous community simulated hanging the politician and demanded a ransom for his release. FULL STORY Jalisco governor says forest fires set ‘to destabilize’ Enrique Alfaro claimed that seven blazes in the Guadalajara metropolitan area set on one day were lit for 'political gain.' FULL STORY Supreme Court confirms suspension of Yucatán farm The nation's highest court has voted unanimously to uphold the shutdown of a 49,000-head hog facility located about 50 kilometers southeast of Mérida. FULL STORY Tijuana shelter to house people who have fled Michoacán violence As the number of people displaced by cartel warfare in the municipality of Agualilla continues to grow, religious networks at the border are planning a refugee facility. FULL STORY Nearly 900 refugees have fled cartel warfare in Jalisco The ongoing turf war between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel has forced hundreds of residents to abandon their homes. FULL STORY 70 bags of human remains recovered in Tonalá, Jalisco Authorities continue to work but have already distinguished 11 corpses amid a grim collection of body parts discovered in a vacant lot. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Promised electric plant for Baja didn't end up on new list of call for tenders Nevertheless, the Federal Electricity Commission's 2021–2025 business plan now says that the new facility will begin operating in 2024. FULL STORY