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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
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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

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Suman Oaxaca 10 personas ahogadas durante Semana Santa RIOaxaca Por otro lado, una persona de nacionalidad norteamericana murió ahogado en el mar, frente las playas de Zipolite. La persona fue identificada como ...

Suman Oaxaca 10 personas ahogadas durante Semana Santa

Por otro lado, una persona de nacionalidad norteamericana murió ahogado en el mar, frente las playas de Zipolite. La persona fue identificada como ...


Oaxaca adds 10 people drowned during Holy Week

Editorial Office / RIOaxaca


Oaxaca de Juárez. At least 10 drowned people were reported during the Easter holiday period.


According to data from the State Coordination for Civil Protection of Oaxaca (Cepco), 10 people drowned during the holiday season in the state.

The agency announced that on March 23, 1 adult and 3 minors died in a dam located in Santa Ana del Valle.


The victims belonged to a family. The minors entered the dam, however, they could no longer leave so the father tried to rescue them, however, he also lost his life in his attempt.


On the other hand, a person of North American nationality drowned in the sea, in front of the Zipolite beaches.


The person was identified as Ricardo Michelle, originally from Los Angeles California, entered to swim despite warnings from the security forces of the place.


Likewise, on March 29, two other minors lost their lives in the Chapulín dam, in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán.


According to their companions - witnesses of the events - the minors went swimming and did not go out, so they reported the event to the authorities.


On the other hand, in the El Camarón dam, in Nejapa de Madero, the body of another person was found.


The ninth death was registered on the side of the “Paraíso Novillero” congregation of the Papaloapam river, a minor went swimming and could not leave, being rescued minutes later, lifeless.

Faced with this situation, Civil Protection authorities called for extreme precautions this season.