Hermosillo News
HERMOSILLO BUREAU
The popular tourist town Rocky Point, in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, completely shut its doors to outsiders in March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, it started reopening to visitors — but with some restrictions.
June 16, 2020
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Some have criticized the measures as unconstitutional, though the Hermosillo mayor says state and federal authorities have granted her government the power to implement them.
June 15, 2020
Last week, many rallied against police brutality and abuse in Mexico, after a civilian in the state of Jalisco was allegedly killed in custody. The case is still open, but an investigation by the state’s Human Rights Commission says the police tortured and executed the man.
June 12, 2020
Conservation groups are suing the Trump administration to implement new sanctions against Mexico as part of ongoing efforts to protect the nearly extinct vaquita marina porpoise that lives in the upper-most part of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez.
June 11, 2020
But Sonora remains one of a number of Mexican states where marriage equality is formally prohibited, despite a 2015 Supreme Court ruling. Same-sex couples are able to marry in the state, but face additional hurdles to do so.
June 11, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the economies of many tourist destinations throughout the world. Now, after three months of isolation, one of the most popular locations in Mexico for Americans is slightly opening its doors.
June 11, 2020
For the first time in more than three years, a health clinic has reopened in a small Sonoran town still recovering from the impacts of a 2014 toxic spill, considered Mexico’s worst mining disaster.
June 10, 2020
A binational group says that more needs to be done to protect Sonora’s agricultural day laborers. Crowding on work transports, tight living quarters and language barriers are among the concerns of the group.
June 9, 2020
In neighboring Sonora, the number of cases and deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have been growing quickly. But even with residents ordered home and many businesses shut, the longstanding scourge of violence shows no sign of letting up, leaving the state to face both a deadly pandemic and alarming levels of murder.
June 9, 2020
Thursday evening June 4th, hundreds rallied against police brutality in the city of Guadalajara , Mexico, after a civilian allegedly was killed in custody a month ago. The protest led to destruction and arrests. And now, the state governor is insinuating that the president is behind the disturbances.
June 6, 2020
Friday marked 11 years since a fire at a daycare in the Sonoran capital Hermosillo left 49 infants and toddlers dead and more than 100 others injured. Mexico’s president has promised to take action on behalf of victims and their families. But many say they are still waiting for justice.
June 5, 2020
Mexico is the United States’ main trading partner. But trade between both countries has been seriously impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as imports and exports dropped historically.
June 5, 2020
The cases come the first week of the "new normal" Mexico, during which several sectors recently deemed essential were allowed to gradually reopen even as the coronavirus quickly spreads.
June 5, 2020
In the United States, thousands have been rallying after the death of George Floyd. And on Thursday, hundreds in Mexico protested in the city of Guadalajara after a civilian allegedly was beaten to death in police custody a month ago.
June 5, 2020
The Mexican government is distributing financial assistance to fishermen living on the coasts of the Sea of Cortez. But in areas where fishing has been banned to protect the critically endangered vaqutia marina porpoise, fishermen say the small payment falls far short of the community’s needs.
June 3, 2020
Tens of thousands of Sonorans are heading back to work this week, after a gradual reopening for some industries started Monday. Some state officials are worried the reopening could worsen the state's outbreak.
June 1, 2020
While protests continued throughout the United States last weekend after the death of George Floyd, thousands of people in Mexico rallied against their president — riding their vehicles.
June 1, 2020
Officials in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, are using a new metric to determine the level of risk within the state during the coronavirus outbreak. They warn if hospitals fill up and the number of cases rise, Sonorans could see more restrictions on movement.
June 1, 2020
Only essential businesses will be allowed to operate starting June 1. 'Essential' was recently expanded to include the mining, construction and transportation manufacturing sectors.
May 30, 2020
Mexico’s cases of coronavirus and deaths related to it are still increasing by hundreds. But the president decided to start touring around the country again on June 1, mainly to supervise and inaugurate state projects.
May 29, 2020
