Although the Mexico-US border remains closed to nonessential travel, tourists are still traveling to Tijuana for nightlife, drugs and sex.
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Yucatán extends prohibition on alcohol sales to September 17
The state will remain dry for a month longer than planned in order to maintain its orange, high-risk level on the coronavirus stoplight.
Teachers set up camp at National Palace to demand positions for grads
Teachers from Michoacán are demanding that the Ministry of Education give jobs to the 1,400 teaching school graduates it represents.
Ex-Pemex chief accuses Peña Nieto of using bribes to fund election campaign
Emilio Lozoya has implicated former president Enrique Peña Nieto and cabinet minister Luis Videgaray in the Odebrecht case.
Narco-state accusation ‘irresponsible,’ hurts Mexico’s international image
Some analysts worry that the latest tiff between President López Obrador and former president Calderón will cast Mexico in a poor light.
‘Open your carport:’ homeowners share their internet for online classes
A Durango woman and her daughter are encouraging their fellow Mexicans to open their carport to any student in need of Wi-Fi.
Spas targeted in human trafficking crackdown in Quintana Roo
Two protests and the arrest of 12 people for sex trafficking revealed that forced prostitution is just beneath the veneer of sun and sand.
Former Mexico City police chief wanted in multimillion-peso contract scam
A federal judge has issued arrest warrants for 19 former officials of the Federal Police for embezzling millions of pesos.
Toy industry takes a bit hit although board games see surge in sales
While Mexico’s toy industry has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, one bright spot has been for board game makers.
13 dead, 24 injured in Mexico City-Toluca bus accident
Thirteen people were killed and 24 injured after a bus rolled over on the Mexico City-Toluca highway in México state Tuesday.
Senator in hot water after scolding his wife for ‘showing too much leg’
A Nuevo León senator was at the center of a trending firestorm on social media after he publicly scolded his wife on an Instagram video.
Mexico ranks near the bottom in analysis of global response to Covid-19
Mexico’s response has received poor marks in a study by Foreign Policy magazine, which ranked it 34th out of 36 nations.
6 states see consistent decline in coronavirus case numbers
Coronavirus deaths rose 987 on the weekend for a total of 52,298, while confirmed cases were up 10,871 to reach 480,278.
Home built beneath a huge rock in the desert becomes a tourist attraction
While Mexico as a whole may have suffered a blow to its tourist trade this year, an unusual tourist magnet exists in the Coahuila desert.
Mexico was ‘narco-state’ under former president Calderón, declares AMLO
“… with everything that is coming to light, one can say Mexico was a narco state because the government had been taken over.”
Ex-leader of Los Rojos crime gang gets 20 years
El Carrete, linked to the case of 43 Guerrero students kidnapped in 2014, has been sentenced to 20 years on organized crime charges.
VisitMéxico debacle called attempt to damage site’s image
The minister of tourism says a criminal complaint has been lodged against whoever was responsible for the suspension of the website.
Municipal authorities take belated steps to combat coronavirus
They were necessary steps but the majority of people working in the market, who were just eking out a living before, are barely surviving now.
Southern Quintana Roo will switch from red to orange on virus map
The region will ease coronavirus restrictions as it moves from red to orange on the federal government’s Covid-19 “stoplight” map next week.
Catholic cardinal accuses AMLO of leading Mexico into communism
Mexico is not turning communist, it’s following the gospel, according to President López Obrador.
Personal watercraft plows onto Los Cabos beach, killing vendor
The craft careened into a popular restaurant and beach club on El Médano beach, killing a souvenir vendor and injuring two tourists.
US gives $3 million donation to Mexico to help fight against Covid-19
The funds will be used to strengthen Mexico’s capacity to manage the pandemic, the deputy health minister said.
On tourism website, Guerrero becomes Warrior and Tulum is Jumpsuit
Machine translation makes a mess of Mexico’s flagship tourism website, Visit Mexico.
BCS: highest coronavirus infection rate, 2nd lowest murder rate
The coronavirus continues to ramp up in Baja California Sur, placing the state in first place for the highest infection rate per capita.
Mexico City to remain at coronavirus orange alert level for another week
The coronavirus risk level will remain at “orange light” high for a seventh week but more nonessential businesses will be permitted to reopen.
