A day after it was confirmed that the state recorded its most violent year on record, the federal security minister met with the governor.
Stories by Peter Davies
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Covid pandemic blamed for 25% drop in cigarette sales
A tobacco company executive has blamed the coronavirus pandemic for a slump in cigarette sales of almost 25% in Mexico last year.
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Minimal decline in homicides cannot be attributed to public policy: security watchdog
The 0.4% decline in homicides in 2020 is not the result of any government action or policy, according to an independent crime watch group.
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Private sector, state governments will be able to purchase Covid vaccine
States and private companies will be permitted to buy and administer vaccines as long as they inform federal authorities of their plans.
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Hospitals are stretched to limit in Guanajuato, Michoacán, Puebla
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen, the health systems in many states are coming under intense pressure.
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Millennials represent nearly half of all new Covid cases; new records set Thursday
New single-day peaks for both Covid cases and deaths were set Thursday while infections among young adults have driven high case numbers.
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Wednesday was second worst day of the pandemic for both cases and deaths
The federal Health Ministry reported 20,548 new coronavirus cases and 1,539 additional deaths on Wednesday.
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Funeral services overwhelmed by Covid victims in Tijuana
Family members of Covid victims must wait up to two weeks to cremate or bury their deceased loved ones and pay exorbitant prices to do so.
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Leaked testimony links military with disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students
The military was directly involved in the disappearance of 43 teaching students in Iguala, Guerrero, in 2014, according to a witness.
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Exonerated ex-defense chief remains on government payroll as advisor
Former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos, arrested in October in the US, remains employed by the federal government as a military advisor.
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AMLO declares progress being made as 2020 homicide numbers down by 0.4%
The coronavirus pandemic and the deployment of almost 100,000 National Guard troops did little to halt violence in 2020.
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Spaniards massacred women, children in reprisal for sacrifices, cannibalism
The massacre occurred in an Aztec-allied town 500 years ago after residents sacrificed and apparently ate a group of Spaniards they captured.
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Mexico registers record number of Covid deaths; nearly half a million people vaccinated
Mexico recorded a new single-day record for Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday and its third highest total for new cases.
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Water shortage creates emergency for 15,000 farm families in Tamaulipas
Fifteen thousand farming families could go bankrupt because they can’t plant new crops due to a lack of water for irrigation.
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New federal loan program to aid small businesses hurt by Covid
The federal government will provide loans to 60,000 small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic and related economic restrictions.
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Unsafe cities: 68% of Mexicans feel unsafe where they live, down from 73%
Almost seven in 10 Mexican adults feel unsafe where they live. Fresnillo, Zacatecas, is seen as the least safe city in the country.
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Former ambassador to coordinate border policy in Biden administration
Rachel Jacobson will be coordinator for the southwestern border on the United States National Security Council.
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Best-case scenario for tourism this year is 26% fewer visitors than 2019
International tourist numbers will increase 33.7% in 2021 compared to last year in a best-case scenario, according to the Tourism Ministry.
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Political group says poor have been hit hardest by Covid, lack of support
The coronavirus and the lack of government support to mitigate its economic impact appear to have significantly increased inequality.
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Environment ministry to declare new protected area in San Luis Potosí
The San Miguelito Sierra will be declared a natural protected area in the second half of this year, the federal Ministry of Environment said.
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Pfizer cuts vaccine deliveries; a shipment arrived Tuesday with half the expected doses
As Mexico faces its worst month of the coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19 vaccination will be delayed by work to upgrade a Pfizer factory.
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‘We won’t be silent over irresponsible investigation of Cienfuegos by US’
President López Obrador declared that his government won’t remain silent over an “irresponsible” probe into the former defense minister.
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Women take up arms to protect their homes from CJNG in Michoacán
A group of women in the Tierra Caliente region has taken up arms to protect their small town from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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Doctor in charge of national Covid vaccination program resigns
The government’s vaccination chief has resigned just as Mexico is ramping up immunization but an official says it won’t affect the program.
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In first two weeks of January, Covid deaths soared 35%, new cases 28%
There were 14,434 fatalities between January 1 and 16, an increase of 3,726 compared to the 10,708 between December 16 and 31.
