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Yucatan risks losing more than 47,000 companies to the pandemic
The state's precarious economic situation is even worse than many thought, a study by the Yucatan Center for Competitiveness concludes.
More than 47,000 Yucatan businesses...
2 more COVID-19 patients in Yucatan die, new infections and hospitalizations drop
State health authorities reported Monday that 19 new coronavirus infections were detected, way down from 55 the day before.
Two new deaths were also reported....
Aeroméxico plan June awakening, but Interjet’s future is in doubt
Aeroméxico is reopening some international routes and increasing frequency to Asia, Europe, the United States, Canada and some Latin American countries in May and...
6 dead, a new daily record, in Yucatan’s COVID-19 battle
The most COVID-19 deaths in a 24-hour period were reported Sunday by Yucatan health officials.
Today also saw the most new coronavirus infections registered in...
Angry mob confronts expats from U.S. returning to beach home
Updated to include arrival of National Guard.
An Indiana couple in their late 60s, returning to their San Crisanto beach house from a family emergency,...
Police confiscate beer, liquor headed to Oxkutzcab
Two truck drivers were arrested at the Oxkutzcab-Mani checkpoint and charged with pallets of beer and liquor.
The police stop, meant to check travelers...
Merida wakes up to the smell of a pork processing plant on fire
Merida, Yucatan — The city center was choked Sunday morning by smoke and embers from a factory fire miles away.
"No wonder the dog is sneezing,"...
In 1 month, 41 COVID-19 deaths and no slowdown in new infections
Saturday's daily update on the coronavirus crisis in Yucatan included 43 new positive cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths.
No fewer than 42 new...
Broke and breaking quarantine, people line up at the pawn shop
Images of long lines in front a well-known pawn shop in the center of Mérida circulated through social networks Saturday.
The Yucatecans, who since the...
Police surprise Slow Food market vendors by shutting them down
Slow Food Yucatan, an open-air market that specializes in locally sourced provisions, was unexpectedly shut down this morning by state police and the health...
Quarantine photo contest captures the new reality of daily life in Merida
Merida, Yucatan — The municipal department of culture challenged residents to capture the quarantine with photography, and numerous stunning images came pouring in.
Twenty photographers won...
Santander bank cards falsely marked ‘stolen’ after system update goes awry
Santander customers are reporting the debit cards erroneously marked as stolen when they try to use them.
Cashiers are forced to withhold the bank cards,...
Infections accelerate further with 41 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Health authorities reported daily statistics that were about as grim as Thursday's.
New COVID-19 cases totaled 41, and four more patients died of their...
Quarantine means lonely deaths for some elderly in Yucatan
At least four elderly people in Yucatan have died alone in their homes since quarantines began.
Social distancing has meant fewer family visits, often...
Sea turtles are thriving on empty Yucatan beaches
The absence of vacationers and frolicking pleasure seekers has left Yucatan's beaches free and clear for hawksbill and white turtles this season.
The chelonian nesting...
Disinfecting your home in Mexico
Cleaning our homes has gone to a whole new level in 2020.
Now we not only do our regular cleaning, but it seems many of...
Man sets fire at Plaza Grande, incites looting
Merida, Yucatan — The state attorney general's office reported the arrest of a man, identified only as "Santiago AFL," for helping a group vandalize a...
Cooler weather, rains threaten Yucatan drought
Scattered showers are slightly possible today, and light breezes from the Gulf of Mexico will bring a relatively refreshing 35C / 95F. In Yucatan...
Cocina económica cooks up free meals for increasingly hungry neighbors
Updated to correct the address in the final paragraph.
Fátima Pérez Pech has joined forces with her mother-in-law, Elsy Caamal, whose cocina económica has gone...
Merida discounts taxes on new properties, funds arts programs
Merida, Yucatan — City Council on Thursday approved a proposal by Mayor Renán Barrera Concha to issue a 50 percent discount on the Property Acquisition...
45 new cases in 1 day brings Yucatan’s coronavirus infections to 457
Yucatan health officials confirmed 45 new coronavirus infections Thursday, the most ever reported here in a 24-hour span.
Since the first infection was reported in...
Reactions swift as Yucatan extends ‘dry law’ another 15 days
A day before Yucatan's ban on alcohol sales was about to end, legislators Thursday night extended the "ley seca" through May 15.
The move surprises...
For the 1st time in 9 days, no COVID-19 deaths in Yucatan
No new fatalities were reported today in Yucatan, after more than a week when as many as four coronavirus patients died in a 24-hour...
Yucatan leads nation reducing traffic in coronavirus lockdown
Mexico's Health Secretariat recognized Yucatan's traffic crackdown as the most effective in the nation.
The state government has reduced mobility by 66% in its effort...
