Mexico News Today Friday, May 14, 2021

 

FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021

Another candidate killed in second most violent election season since 2000 The Cajeme, Sonora, mayoral candidate Abel Murrietta Gutiérrez was killed on Thursday in the municipality while campaigning. FULL STORY

Militarization: a lost war that has only brought ‘catastrophic’ results A United States' advocacy group's new report says that Mexico's reliance on the military for civilian tasks, including fighting criminals, 'raises red flags.' FULL STORY

Quintana Roo on cusp of going red on Covid stoplight map Governor Carlos Joaquín warned that the state has seen an increase in Covid-19 cases and could be heading toward another lockdown. FULL STORY Video catches Puebla nurse giving fake Covid shot The health worker has been suspended after she failed to correctly administer the vaccine to a woman whose daughter recorded the damning incident on her phone. FULL STORY New species of dinosaur identified in Coahuila Paleontologists have identified a never-before-seen ancient reptile after unearthing its 72-million-year-old remains eight years ago. FULL STORY As many as 40 cyclones forecast for this season Up to seven of the Atlantic and Pacific storms could end up making landfall. FULL STORY Yucatán announces 1.5bn pesos in tourism, real estate projects  17 companies plan to invest in the developments, which are slated for the eastern part of the state. FULL STORY Travelers get a wet welcome at Mexico City airport Rainfall is a cause for alarm at the country’s biggest air hub due to leaks in the roof. FULL STORY Academic detectives track down stolen papers that once belonged to Hernán Cortés The scholars in Mexico and Spain helped stop a New York auction house's scheduled sale of a 1521 letter to the conquistador that was pilfered from Mexico's national archives. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Meeting the Tarahumara inspired book on ‘weird’ history of exercise Daniel Lieberman's encounter with a Copper Canyon indigenous group inspired him to research the history of our modern interest in physical fitness, Rich Tenorio writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE The biggest downside to making a TV show about crocodiles: the smell All that stood between Bodie Kellogg's dream of filming reality TV show episodes about capturing crocs was 140 miles of Sinaloa roadway. What could go wrong? FULL STORY Mexico fires back on GM union complaint A United States request to investigate a worker vote at a General Motors plant in Guanajuato prompted the Mexican government to suggest that the U.S do a better job protecting the workplace rights of Mexican migrants. FULL STORY Tenochtitlán event is manipulation of history for political ends: archaeologist The government played fast and loose with historical fact for political gain by commemorating Tenochtitlan’s foundation in the wrong year, say academics. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Analysis highlights risks of building home developments on hills of Chapala It details the risk of landslides and documents the history of damage caused by building in the hills over the past 50 years. FULL STORY New Pizza Hut in Guadalajara is location No. 1000 in Mexico Pizza Hut is to open its latest site in Mexico in the same city where the chain was introduced 52 years ago. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Guadalajara residents stop waiting and clean a toxic river with eggshells Fed up with government inaction on Jalisco's contaminated Santiago River, locals are trying a cleanup plan so simple, it just might work, John Pint writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Durango artist gives back culturally to the city he escaped to as a child After a deadly neighbor dispute, Trinidad Núñez Quiñones' family fled to the city. The chance arrival there changed his life, Leigh Thelmadatter writes in Artisan Spotlight. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Javier Senosiain's ‘organic architecture:’ curvatures in space and time Architect Javier Senosiain is the nation's leading proponent of the architectural style popularized in the United States by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Jude Webber writes. FULL STORY

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Perceptions of security looking better in 4 of Mexico's well-known tourism destinations Among the vacation locales where fewer residents felt unsafe in 2021 than last year was Los Cabos, listed in 2017 as the most violent city in the world. FULL STORY

Mexico orders GM union to hold new vote Following United States lawmakers questioning the validity of an April worker contract vote at a plant in Silao, Guanajuato, the Labor Ministry has told the organization to redo the voting process. FULL STORY

Mexico expresses 'grave concern' over escalation of violence in Middle East The Foreign Affairs Ministry made known its dismay over recent conflict in Israel and Palestine and called on all sides to reject violence. FULL STORY Narco-violence has reduced Mexicans’ life span The federal security ministry said life expectancy was lowered in 8 states by anywhere from 6 months to a year during 2005–2010. FULL STORY In Guerrero, girls sold into marriage for 40,000 pesos In the municipality of Metlatónoc, government officials often turn a blind eye to — or participate in — the sale of underage girls as brides. FULL STORY Consultation over trans-isthmus industrial park in Oaxaca called a sham Residents of the community where the site will be built called the approval process a 'simulation.' FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Energy projects worth US $35bn on hold as federal government delays permits The 128 gas, fuel storage and electricity generation initiatives are ready to start but can't, said a Business Coordinating Council official. FULL STORY Mining company to bring new power infrastructure, cheaper electricity to Baja A transmission line planned for the El Arco mine in Mulége promises lower energy costs for customers on the peninsula. FULL STORY OPINION Metro accident payments help victims today but won’t prevent tomorrow’s Victim compensation is a good thing, but the real justice is in making sure future accidents don't happen, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Ok, Google: what's wrong with your algorithms since I moved to Mexico? While writer Joseph Sorrentino has adjusted well to his move south of the border, the omniscient search engine in his life hasn't so much. FULL STORY 59% of Mexicans unimpressed with López Obrador's corruption war  Almost six in 10 Mexicans think the government could do a lot better at combatting the problem while two-thirds give its performance on security poor marks as well. FULL STORY 10,000 march in Guadalajara against violence, insecurity The protest occurred in reaction to the murder of three siblings, who were suspected to have been killed by cartel members. FULL STORY Feds investigate 2 leading candidates in Nuevo León With less than four weeks until the elections, the federal Attorney General's Office is scrutinizing the two leading candidates for governor in the state, both of whom are suspected of electoral crimes. FULL STORY Happy Mother’s Day from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel The notorious crime group delivered holiday gifts for moms to communities in Guanajuato, Jalisco and Michoacán. FULL STORY State police disarm municipal cops in Playa Vicente, Veracruz The 43 officers have been sent to the state capital for evaluations after accusations emerged of voter intimidation related to the upcoming June 6 elections. FULL STORY Tlaxcala prepares to welcome visitors again for firefly viewing season A Nanacamilpa sanctuary for the insects will reopen this season at 30% capacity after viewings had to be canceled in 2020 due to Covid. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE City's nostalgia for its Renaissance-era past lives in its bohemian musicians These roving minstrels in regal attire have sung for enchanted tourists in Guanajuato city for nearly six decades, Ben Wein writes. FULL STORY

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