Mexico News Today Wednesday, September 23, 2020

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Federal agency plagued by corruption: officials stole goods seized from organized crime Officials at the Institute to Return Stolen Goods to the People helped themselves to jewelry and manipulated auctions, charged the outgoing director. FULL STORY

Guard ordered to remove people occupying toll plazas Protesters and alleged criminals have occupied plazas in Nayarit for months, charging motorists between 50 and 80 pesos to pass. FULL STORY

CDMX delays opening offices Government workers were expected to return to their offices in October. FULL STORY Another raffle? 5,000 lots at failed development in Mazatlán would be prizes President López Obrador has floated the idea of raffling off the Playa Espirítu property purchased by the government of former president Felipe Calderón. FULL STORY Police turn a blind eye as dancers forget COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancelation of many social events but not dancing in the historic center of Querétaro. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Ballet dancer recognized with award by English Ballet Ivana Bueno, a 21-year-old Mexican ballet dancer, is steadily carving out a career in the United Kingdom. FULL STORY Entrepreneur turns to Covid-themed tacos A man who repurposed his dance studio as a Covid-themed restaurant has seen the popularity of his viral tacos become contagious. FULL STORY Judge halts energy program due to impact on renewables The federal government must suspend its 2020-24 energy program because of its negative impact on the renewable energy sector. FULL STORY Teachers remove blockades after police show up in force Teachers lifted their rail blockades on Tuesday after state police allegedly threatened to remove them using force. FULL STORY Jet stolen in Morelos flies to Venezuela, crashes in Guatemala cornfield A Hawker 800 jet reported stolen from the Cuernavaca airport crashed Tuesday while trying to land on a clandestine runway. FULL STORY 5 killed in attack on taco shop in Irapuato, Guanajuato Two massacres in the last five days have taken the lives of six women and four men in Guanajuato. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE The hair-raising ‘bridge of death’ in Chiapas It was constructed of thin boards and narrow tree limbs, all held together with barbed wire, and spanned a raging river 25 feet below. But Joseph Sorrentino made it across in one piece. FULL STORY OPINION Here’s hoping that next year’s Cry of Independence is the party it should be Covid-19 threw us a curve ball and shattered a vase but the talent and drive that exist in so many people put Mexico at an advantage, writes Sarah DeVries. FULL STORY

• Nationwide flu shots begin October 1; 35 million doses available • Teacher gets three years for bullying student, 14 • University fires law professor after he made fun of senator’s physique • Lawmaker accused of faking presence on Zoom • UNAM announces plans to provide students with tablet computers • Mexico City’s giant rat: more waste to clog storm drains

Derek

 

Derek Joe Brockett

Equinoccio de Otoño

 

Autumn Equinox on the Oaxacan Coast.

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Publi Hands Beaches Oaxaca This is what sunsets look like at Playa del Amor ❤️☀️

 Así se ven los atardeceres en la Playa del Amor

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Good morning Zipolite, today we are waiting for you at Trigo bakery from 9am This week we open WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY from 9am to 1.30pm Happy day

 

Daniel Monroy is at Delfina Beach Club restaurante y bar. · San Pedro Pochutla, Mexico Hello, good day to everyone !!! We are waiting for you tonight at 8:30 on our Wednesday movies on the beach !! The nun subtitles in spanish

 

Daniel Monroy is at Delfina Beach Club restaurante y bar.

Visual Storyteller · 2m · San Pedro Pochutla, Mexico

Hello, good day to everyone !!! We are waiting for you tonight at 8:30 on our Wednesday movies on the beach !! The nun subtitles in spanish

‎Un Tal Alan Christopher Monzalvez‎ to Zipolite · Los bellos colores de zipolite 🌊❤

 

‎Un Tal Alan Christopher Monzalvez‎ to Zipolite

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Los bellos colores de zipolite 🌊❤

Reginaldo Del Angel Garcia · Buenos días ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️!!!!

 

Reginaldo Del Angel Garcia

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Buenos días ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️!!!!

Mexico News Today Monday, September 21, 2020

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Anti-AMLO Front installs protest in CDMX About 1,500 members of an organization calling for the resignation of President López Obrador set up a protest camp Saturday. FULL STORY

Market conditions could add to cost of new refinery The depreciation of the peso and higher steel prices are among factors that could drive up the cost, according to an analyst. FULL STORY

Covid outbreak contained in CDMX but no reduction in hospitalizations The number of coronavirus patients currently in hospital – there were 2,830 on Friday – is higher than modeling predicted it would be. FULL STORY Coronavirus cases up 13% in Baja California Sur  One positive is that its case fatality rate, at 5.2 per 100 cases, is well below the national rate of 10.5 per 100 cases. FULL STORY Zapotec artisans apply some color to Mercedes-Benz SUV Pre-Columbian tradition meets German engineering. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE Chiapas through the eyes of Akio Hanafuji, who came to paint and never left The Japanese-born artist depicts the life and rituals of the peoples of the Chiapan Highlands region from a unique perspective, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY AMLO rebuked for laughing over massacres story The president has been widely criticized for laughing over a newspaper headline about massacres during his morning press conference Friday. FULL STORY Over 4,000 buildings await repairs to quake damage They were damaged by two earthquakes in 2017 and one in 2018. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE What makes oranges green? A sudden rise in temperature Ripe oranges are commonly green especially near the equator where temperatures are consistently high, writes Janet Blaser, who offers some recipes for oranges, whatever the color. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Stuck inside: readers share their tips for keeping busy—and having fun So what have people been doing during Covid isolation? Several hundred responses to posts on expat Facebook pages gave us some answers. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: ‘Shoot the narcos,’ declares mayor of Hermosillo, Sonora. FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  Should there be a more aggressive policy against narcos and organized crime? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: How safe do you feel about Covid infection when eating out? 42% said not at all.  VIEW FULL RESULTS

• Guatemala reopens its borders after 6-month Covid closure • For thousands of UNAM students distance learning is a challenge • Red tape and corruption: quake victims’ nightmare continues