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Mexico to give loans to hotels struggling during crisis
Mexico's federal government offered a loan program freeing up 11.4 billion pesos aimed at rescuing hotels struggling to stay in business during coronavirus contingencies....
Coronavirus infections up again, but Yucatan stays under orange alert
Updated with more statistics: A new record high number of daily infections wasn't enough to put Yucatan back into lockdown.
Yucatan recorded 249 more coronavirus...
New infections soar by 237, a new 1-day record in Yucatan
After declining slightly at the beginning of the week, new coronavirus infections shot up by a record 237 in a single day, Yucatan health...
Limits set on clothing sales and other non-essentials in big-box stores
Supersized supermarkets, the type that have housewares, electronics and clothing, can sell only food and medicine after 6 p.m., a new state law decrees....
New coronavirus cases in Yucatan dip 2 consecutive days; total fatalities at 850
Coronavirus infections in Yucatan declined for a second straight day while deaths remained under 20, health officials announced Tuesday.
Recoveries outnumbered new cases, also for...
Merida tests out 3D crosswalk to slow down traffic
That crosswalk on Calle 49 at 50 is not actually floating. It was just drawn that way.
Picking up on a trend seen all over...
San Diego will fly direct to Cancun for the 1st time in a decade
Giving Yucatan tourism another bump, a Southern California airport is re-starting direct flights to Cancun.
The San Diego International Airport will offer fall and winter...
14 in Yucatan die from COVID as infections approach 7,500
COVID-19 killed 14 people in Yucatan in the past 24 hours, the lowest number of daily fatalities in 17 days.
Health authorities also announced 117...
Pandemic in Yucatan will last another 13 months, scientists say
Scientists have crunched the numbers and have declared when the coronavirus pandemic will end in Yucatan.
Mark your calendars: the pandemic ends Aug. 14, 2021...
193 new infections, one of Yucatan’s busiest days fighting COVID-19
Yucatan health officials on Sunday reported 193 new coronavirus cases and 20 deaths — 15 men and five women — in the past 24 hours.
Another...
24 health workers land in Merida to help care for coronavirus patients
Public hospitals got a backup Saturday when 24 doctors and nurses arrived at the Merida airport to help care for coronavirus patients.
Over 800 patients,...
Mod market planned for Chicxulub Puerto
A modern municipal market in Chicxulub Puerto will consist of five spaces under dramatic, inverted gable roofs, an architect's rendering reveals.
The project is part...
2nd Yucatan mayor with COVID dies
Samahil Mayor Rigoberto Javier Tun Salas died Saturday from COVID-19, officials announced.
The PRD politician, whose recovery was complicated by diabetes, is the second mayor...
Coronavirus deaths in Yucatan approach 800
With 28 more coronavirus deaths reported Saturday, Yucatan has counted 797 deaths — in the double digits since mid-June — and will almost surely...
Architect’s home in Santiago has the perfect layout for comfort
Casa Calle 45 is a great opportunity to acquire a completely new-construction house in Merida's Centro Historico, in the sought-after Barrio de Santiago.
Located in...
Pork processing company doesn’t deserve award, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace Mexico has openly questioned an environmental award accepted by a pork processing conglomerate in Yucatan.
The Yucatecan Entrepreneurship Foundation (Feyac) recognized Grupo Porcícola Mexicana...
Clean energy in Mexico on hold in favor of old-school power plants
Mexico is far off track from its laws setting targets of 30% renewable energy generation by 2021, and 35% by 2024.
The actions of...
After months of resistance, Yucatan wind park moves ahead
A US$130 million wind park on the Yucatan coast will begin testing this week despite a policy from Mexico’s grid operator that would have...
128 dead in 5 days as coronavirus infections in Yucatan exceed 7,000
Showing the dire effects of late June's surge in infections, Friday's coronavirus tally included 32 deaths and 119 new cases, Yucatan health officials said....
Yucatan escapes the ‘red light’ again despite 30 more deaths, 128 new cases
Yucatan's economic recovery remains at "orange," the second-highest level of alert, officials announced late Thursday.
Health officials announced 30 coronavirus deaths, 128 new infections...
Quintana Roo governor tests positive for coronavirus
Quintana Roo Gov. Carlos Joaquín González confirmed Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus.
González, 55, indicated that he will quarantine himself at home,...
Merida’s biggest markets to close early under new restrictions
Lucas de Gálvez and San Benito markets, the city's two largest mercados, will close at 3 every afternoon while the Merida City Council further...
Another 35 perish from coronavirus, pushing Yucatan’s total past 700
In 24 hours, 35 coronavirus patients in Yucatan died, health officials announced Wednesday. It was the worst one-day fatality count since the crisis began....
Dry law returns to Yucatan, and roads will be closed nightly
Yucatan reinstated its ban on alcohol for at least a month as the state attempt to crack down on counterproductive social behavior that helps...
