Tag: Laws
10 arrested in Valladolid after illegal cockfights are busted up
Ten people, including at least one minor, were arrested in Valladolid for their involvement in organizing illegal cockfights.
Students at Mérida’s private Catholic Universities caught trading thousands of explicit...
Numerous students at Mérida’s Anáuac Mayab University are reportedly active in a “secret” chat group to trade intimate photos of classmates, as well as engage in cyberbullying.
600 acres expropriated in Quintana Roo for new Mayan Train route
Mexico has seized 198 lots of land in Quintana Roo along phase 5 of the Mayan Train's path.
Tulum hotel forbids employees to speak Mayan amongst themselves
Employees at the Copal hotel in Tulum say that they have been told to not speak Mayan among themselves while working.
Tiger cub discovered inside a box at Mérida’s airport
Yesterday, a trafficked tiger cub was discovered inside a box by Mexico's national guard in Mérida's international airport.
Influencers on Cancun party flight stranded, branded ‘idiots’ by Canadian PM
A group of Canadian influencers is stranded in Cancun and along Mexico’s Caribbean coast after Sunwing refused to let them board their flight back home.
New legal challenges to Mayan Train ignored by AMLO’s government
Construction of the Mayan Train’s rail network continues its momentum, despite at least 25 legal injunctions against the project — including two more this week.
LGBTQ community protests homophobia at Six Flags Mexico
Earlier this week a gay couple was kicked out of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Mexico City, in an act of alleged homophobia.
Mérida gets its first marijuana cafe, but will it last?
At Camaleón, you will find most of the usual fare you would come to expect from a cafe in Mérida’s Centro, but there is one big difference — marijuana.
Full marriage equality in Yucatán likely on hold for a couple...
Activists in Yucatán say that marriage between two people of the same sex is still being discriminated against.
Animal trafficking at Mérida’s airport shows no signs of slowing down
It would seem that despite the consequences, smugglers have not been dissuaded from trafficking live animals through Mérida’s airport.
New law to drive bullfighting out of Mexico City
A new animal rights bill presented to the legislative assembly of Mexico City is expected to make bullfighting a thing of the past.
Haitian migrants set up camp outside immigration offices in Chetumal
Approximately 100 Haitian migrants have set up camp outside the offices of Mexico's immigration authority in Chetumal.
Yucatán’s congress declares high-speed Internet access a human right
Yucatán’s congress has passed a bill making Internet access a human right.
Frustrated animal rights activists blockade Mérida shelter
The protestors set up camp outside of the facility and took to laying on mats and pieces of cardboard to demonstrate their commitment to settling the issue without violence.
Feminists unveil a monument to protest violence against women
Feminist protestors unveiled a monument in Mérida’s Remate at the foot of the Paseo de Montejo to protest ongoing violence against women.
Yucatán Congress passes a new law to fight climate change
Yucatán's congress passed a new climate-change law Thursday to reduce auto emissions and safeguard the environment.
New law bans tampon tax in Mexico
The new legislation is being also being called a major victory by several feminist organizations
Supreme court in Mexico halts new cell phone registry
Mexico’s supreme court has slammed the brakes on the federal government’s plan to create a national cell phone registry.
Mexico passes new law banning animal testing in the cosmetics industry
Mexico has become the first country in North America to ban the testing of cosmetics on animals.
Is it fair to keep some Yucatán bars closed and not...
Dozens of bar owners and workers from around the state made their way Monday to the governor’s palace where they demanded to be heard.
Finally, Yucatán approves marriage-equality bill
Yucatán's legislature has passed a new bill making same-sex marriage the law of the land.
The new law now defines marriage as being between two...
Marriage equality in Yucatán: reform approved unanimously and goes to committee
Marriage equality will be voted on again for the third time in Yucatan’s legislature.
A plea to end Mérida’s days of unchecked growth
A new report titled "the costs of urban expansion in Mexico" has found that Mérida's strategy for growth is alarmingly deficient.
