By Yucatan Times on January 8, 2021
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SISAL Yucatan. (Times Media Mexico) – Problems do not seem stop with certain foreigners residing on Yucatan’s shores, who think they are superior to the locals and other residents.
Today, an expatriate, apparently of American nationality by the name of Robert Ballenger, tried to set fire to the Canto Quintal family’s palapa, residents of the port of Sisal. In the video, the foreigner uses insulting language against the workers and challenges them to fight him.
This attitude seems to be becoming a constant among some very few expatriates. The vast majority are people who embrace the Yucatan culture, always help their community, and respect the law.
By Yucatan Times on January 9, 2021
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SISAL Yucatan (Times Media Mexico) – A reporter from
The Yucatan Times went to Sisal to interview expatriate Robert Ballenger about the incident with his neighbors, the Canto Quintal family. He never opened the door.
According to what we could find out by talking to residents of the area, this type of event is not uncommon with this foreigner. According to the neighbors, Ballenger is an extremely violent man who has had multiple confrontations with the local people.
He’s also had intense clashes with his neighbors on the other side, a family with the surname Segura. The latter, to avoid further problems since it is believed that the man may be armed, have preferred to ignore his insults and arrogant remarks.
By Yucatan Times on January 9, 2021
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The Alliance of Governors and the political parties condemned López Obrador’s plan against autonomous organizations.
MEXICO CITY (Times Media Mexico) – The Federalist Alliance’s governors stated yesterday that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s initiative to eliminate autonomous agencies is
“especially evil and a threat to democracy.”
On Twitter, the ten state leaders that make up the alliance indicated that at
“the worst moment that the country is going through” the Mexican government is promoting the disappearance of:
The Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT)
The National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI)
By Yucatan Times on January 9, 2021
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MERIDA Yucatan (Times Media Mexico) – At the end of the December vacation, national tourism dropped drastically. You can still see some foreign tourists in the city center, but many are just passing through on their way to Chichen Itza or Quintana Roo’s archaeological zone.
According to information obtained from some hotel businessmen, occupancy in the lodging centers has dropped considerably.
According to testimonies from hoteliers and business owners related to tourism, a complicated quarter is approaching.
A few days ago, we published in
The Yucatan Times that the exodus of tourism would begin and people would return to their places of origin since the December vacation was almost over, which is why a considerable decrease in the number of people in the center of the city was observed.
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A vicious attack during a funeral leaves nine dead in Celaya, Guanajuato.
CELAYA, GUANAJUATO, Mexico (Times Media Mexico) – An armed group attacked several people attending a wake that left at least nine dead in Celaya, Guanajuato.
Local authorities reported that the attack occurred in a private home in the Arboledas de San Rafael neighborhood in Celaya.
The report states that a group of unknown, heavily armed men arrived at the place and shot at a dozen people attending.
Shortly after that, municipal police and relief units arrived at the scene and located the dead bodies of six individuals on the public road, two others inside the building, and one more died while receiving medical attention.