Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Eduardo 'N' will spend eight years, ten months, and twenty days in prison after being sentenced for the crime of attempted murder with premeditation, as he attempted to burn a woman and her husband alive in Celestún in December of last year. The First Control Judge of the Fourth Judicial District, based in Umán, declared the suspect guilty of the double crime after a simplified trial. This was a better outcome for the defendant, as a regular trial would have resulted in a longer sentence.

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Starting today, October 1, the 2023-2024 cold front season officially begins in Yucatan, which will extend until May 15 and will generate some low temperatures, as well as moderate to strong rains during the following months, according to the Institutional Committee for the Attention of Extreme Meteorological Phenomena (Ciafeme) of the Autonomous University of Yucatán (Uady). The Ciafeme-Uady meteorologist, Juan Vázquez Montalvo, urged Yucatecans to take precautions since October is expected to behave irregularly in terms of rain.

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The Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (COFEPRIS) published the call for pharmaceutical companies of the different vaccines against Covid-19 to market their products in the country in pharmacy chains, doctors' offices and private hospitals. The announcement comes after the number of Covid-19 cases per week increased 59 percent, while in August the number of people infected every seven days was 6,166, at this moment (week 36) it has risen to 9,801 cases, according to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health.

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A tender story of friendship happened in Costa Rica and quickly went around the world. It is about the 'friendly' bond formed by the fisherman known as ‘Chito' and the crocodile baptized as ‘Pocho'. According to science, they cannot live together, but the love between the two would have proved the opposite. Continue reading this story and judge for yourself. Fearless at 445 kilos, ‘Chito' developed a great love for ‘Pocho' the crocodile. Adopting him as his pet, the fisherman forged a strong bond of friendship with the animal.

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In the past month of August, Yucatán surpassed its own record and achieved the lowest crime rate in its history, with a rate of 116.92 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, more than nine times lower than the national average, which was 1,117.39 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, maintaining its position as the safest state in the country. According to the crime incidence report for August, the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) pointed out that Yucatán continues to lead the nation with the lowest crime incidence, and its reduction represented a -5.

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In domestic customers it will reach 3.3%. Photo: (El Economista) Fall has begun, which means the summer rate provided by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) will come to an end. This subsidy will be in effect until October 31, and starting from November 1, 17 states will see an increase in their electricity rates, which will be reflected in their electricity bills. From this date, users will return to paying the normal CFE rate, which is 2.618 pesos per kilowatt-hour. The reason for the end of the summer rate is that temperatures have started to decrease in most states across the country.

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Heavy rains inundated the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, to the extent of burying vehicles and trapping drivers and passengers inside. Numerous viral videos show vans submerged up to their roofs and cars being swept away by the force of the current. Even a water tank followed suit, floating in the flooded streets, while a citizen had to navigate in a kayak. Civil Protection of Jalisco reported that four people were rescued from their vehicles and treated by paramedics as they showed signs of hypothermia.

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The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, stated that the Tren Maya will enable fast and secure transportation for passengers across five states in the southeast of Mexico. During his Fifth Government Report, in the city of Campeche, the President explained that the project, set to open in December, will transport passengers and national and international tourists through 20 stations and 14 stops. He emphasized that the 1,554-kilometer project is the most significant one currently under construction globally, which will showcase civil engineering expertise in Mexico.

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His grandfather started by shining shoes on movie sets at the age of eight; however, his passion for the cinematic arts led him to specialize in the technical aspects of film production. With much luck and without any formal education in the field, Jesús Trejo achieved the unthinkable: becoming part of a film production team, and what's more, during the golden age of Mexican cinema. This background was more than enough for his grandson, Ulises Mendicutty, to honor his grandfather's legacy through a design commissioned by Google.

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Mérida, Yucatán, September 29th, 2023.- With anecdotes, interpretations of Armando Manzanero's romantic compositions and outstanding anecdotes of his life and transcendence in the universal sound field, the homonymous book of this world icon was presented at the Music Palace, National Center of Mexican Music. The work, of great aesthetic and documentary value, which was supported by the Government of the State of Yucatan, headed by Mauricio Vila Dosal, was presented in the presence of the Secretary of Culture and Culture (SEDECULTA), Loreto Villanueva Trujillo, its creators, family, friends, the artistic and literary community and the general public.

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Progreso, Yucatan – Agents of the Secretary of the Navy were able to rescue a. The post SEMAR rescues shipwrecked fisherman off the coast of Progreso, Yucatán first appeared on The Yucatan Times .

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The hotel sector in the municipality of Campeche is registering over 60% in reservations from tourists who will visit the region for the solar eclipse on October 14, as reported by the Secretary of Tourism, Mauricio Arceo Piña. He clarified that the invitation is to enjoy the activities surrounding the eclipse, not to directly observe the astronomical phenomenon, as that action could have serious health consequences. 'We have been monitoring the situation, and last week there were over 60% reservations for that weekend, so with the time that remains, we are very pleased because we are truly taking advantage of this astronomical phenomenon to conduct a Mayan ceremony,' he stated.

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Almost a year and six months have passed since that night of March 8, 2022, when the monuments on Paseo de Montejo to Felipe Carrillo Puerto and Justo Sierra were painted in the march for International Women's Day. Furthermore, on that occasion the Monumento a la Patria and the Montejo conquistadors, on Paseo de Montejo itself, respectively, were also painted. Although the paintings and graffiti on two monuments on Paseo de Montejo are still evident, the process to remove them is not easy and requires a series of studies and protocols that are already being carried out, explained Anna Goycoolea Artis, director of the INAH Yucatán Center.

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