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By Yucatan Times on January 7, 2021 Share Mérida, Yucatán, January 6, 2021 (ACOM). – The Yucatan Health Secretariat (SSY) reported that 101 new infections and 8 deaths from COVID-19 were registered today. Of the 26,969 positive cases registered since the start of the health emergency, a total of 23,384 patients have recovered and 2,940 people have died from the coronavi...

Illegal Alien Shot by Border Patrol Agent   PROGRESO, TX – On December 29, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agent was involved in a use-of-force incident east of the Progreso Port of Entry in Progreso, TX.  The agent was responding to a report of multiple subjects illegally crossing the border.  An incident occurred while the agent was attempting to apprehend two subjects and the agent discharged his weapon. The suspect, an adult male Mexican...

By Yucatan Times on December 29, 2020 Share 2nd part Due to its geographical situation, the exchange between Cuba and the Yucatan has been constant since pre-Hispanic times until our days. It can be said that there were three moments in which a series of migrations from the island to the Peninsula left a deep mark and influence on our state, mainly from political exiles at t...

Matt Hochberg One state in Mexico has announced it will increase its tourist tax, which may have an impact on cruise ship guests. The Mexican state of Quintana Roo, which is where the popular ports of Couzmel and Costa Maya are located, announced new $10 tourist tax on foreigners. This news was first reported by the Riviera Maya Times and does not mention cruise ships in the article. There are no details yet on how the tax will be collected, nor if it applies to cruise ship visitors or not. ...

By Yucatan Times on December 21, 2020 Share Canadian community to the port of  Progreso and its different coastal towns began. The “Snowbirds” come in search of the warm climate of the region, before the start of the winter season in the northern hemisphere, which brings  economic benefits to several local sectors. Although the climatic conditions of Yucatan have no...

Hundreds jailed, thousands ticketed for violating South Texas COVID restrictions Twilight in the Rio Grande Valley. (Source: Miguel Gutierrez Jr., The Texas Tribune) By KCBD Staff | December 20, 2020 at 4:44 PM CST - Updated December 28 at 12:38 AM The day that Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther was arrested for reopening her business in defiance of Texas emergency stay-home orders, Robin Torres sat in a county jail 500 miles away facing the consequences of his own failure to follow such ...

By Yucatan Times on December 21, 2020 Share Legal certainty, energy sustainability, security, and investment in infrastructure are the key points attracting foreign investors to the Yucatan. The American business sector recognizes the leadership of Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal to attract investment and create jobs in the state. Yucatán is the best state in Mexico to invest,...

Enrique Clausen can speak from some experience. “I am telling you with much sadness that I have tested positive for a second time for this cursed disease, and although I am in the first few days of it, this reinfection has hit me harder than the first time,” Clausen said in a message on his Facebook page. “It’s important for you to know that many people, like me, don’t develop antibodies after the first infection, and that we remain vulnerable to a second infection.â€...

South Texas restrictions were meant to protect people from COVID-19. Then the handcuffs and ticket books came out. Texas Tribune Published:  Tags:  Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. Also, sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The d...

By Yucatan Times on December 19, 2020 Share 141 new infections and 11 deaths in 24 hours MERIDA Yucatan (Times Media Mexico) – The report from the Health Secretariat on Friday, December 18, showed a substantial increase in the daily cases of Covid-19.  A week before Christmas, the coronavirus in Yucatan made a “jump” in its daily figures compared to recent days. This ...