Mexico News Today Wednesday, May 5, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021

CDMX Metro’s Line 12, site of tragedy, has been problematic since it opened in 2012 The newest line of the Mexico City subway system, the scene of a shocking train crash on Monday, has been plagued by problems from its beginning. FULL STORY RELATED: Elevated section of Mexico City's Metro collapses; 23 dead, 70 injured. FULL STORY

Head of DIF family services agency, an AMLO ally, accused of extortion by own employees They say María del Rocío García Pérez forced them to give her 2–4% of their monthly salaries, extorting up to US $32,500 from them a month. FULL STORY

Farmers plead for federal government support as drought takes its toll Their demands include reinstatement of disaster insurance, subsidies and irrigation modernization. FULL STORY 73 mining projects identified in natural protected areas The projects are allowed to operate due to a law defining mineral extraction as a public good. FULL STORY 19th-century church ‘rises from the water’ in Guanajuato reservoir The Church of the Virgin of Dolores, hidden underwater for most of the past 40 years, has reemerged due to drought. FULL STORY A cemetery is revealed as reservoir water levels recede in Sinaloa drought Due to low aquatic reserves, the graveyard has reappeared from where it was submerged by dam construction in the 1980s. FULL STORY With only 0.96 officers per 1,000 residents, Mexico is short 100,000 cops By federal officials' count, the nation's state law enforcement officers number only half of what international standards recommend. FULL STORY Quintana Roo hotel operator claims there is no strategy for sargassum A hotelier says the federal government has no plan in sight for stopping the seaweed's arrival on beaches in the Caribbean coast state. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT OPINION How did AMLO go from Metro Bus success to a Mexico City airport debacle? When he was the capital's mayor, President Lopez Obrador championed at least one forward-thinking transportation solution, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Tlaxcala's role in the Conquest led to ongoing cultural repercussions In siding against the Aztecs with Hernán Cortés, the people in what is today Mexico's smallest state received privileges in the colonial era but later were stigmatized as traitors, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY Zapatistas set sail for Europe; ‘invasion’ carries anti-capitalism message The seven revolutionaries plan to highlight the issue of inequality and spread a message against capitalist oppression. FULL STORY Release of three narcos from jail could precipitate more violence, say analysts Experts are concerned that giving the high-profile drug traffickers their freedom could end up inflaming territorial disputes. FULL STORY Loss of trust, cooperation led to breakdown in bilateral targeting of cartels: DEA The head of operations at the US Drug Enforcement Administration says that Mexico no longer works with the agency to fight organized crime. FULL STORY Devotees of Jesús Malverde celebrate the 19th century narco-saint in Sinaloa His existence isn't historically verified, but many in Mexico and beyond worship this Robin Hood-like outlaw who supposedly aided the poor. FULL STORY Government apologizes for five centuries of abuse against Maya people President López Obrador made the gesture at a Quintana Roo event. An indigenous representative in attendance said that her people need to see action. FULL STORY How will Metro accident affect two frontrunners in race to succeed AMLO? Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum both have ties to the city's subway system, and both may run for president. FULL STORY Entrenched unions cling to power despite trade deal Some workers at an auto sector factory in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, have found that freeing themselves of their syndicate is not easy. FULL STORY San Miguel Writers Conference takes acclaimed writing workshops online The well-known annual event has gone virtual this year, not only hosting distinguished authors online but also its beloved classes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Italian is what's for dinner at the restaurants in this unusual Puebla town Craving Italian food? Restaurateurs in Chipilo satisfy with unique dishes that meld both their Veneto and their Mexican culinary heritages, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY