has been growing in popularity in recent years As part of a new program of the Tourism Ministry in Mexico it was included in the list of 32 Barrios Mágicos (Magical Neighborhoods) this initiative aims to preserve and promote areas of historical significance “where you can discover the spirit and essence of a city.” this special area includes five fully pedestrianized cobblestone streets and is home to some of the oldest buildings in the city The beauty of downtown Villahermosa has also been enhanced by factors that increase its value. According to the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI), real estate in Villahermosa has risen by between 20% and 40% in recent years makes it an attractive location for people looking for affordable real estate and a chance to savor life in the real Mexico The fact that the traditional neighborhoods of Villahermosa still stand today is largely a miracle Founded between 1540 and 1557 by a group of Spaniards the city endured systematic pirate sieges from 1557 to 1795 This was followed by the American invasion in 1846 and 1847 the French occupation from 1863 to 1864 and the Mexican revolution during the first half of the 20th century where Tabasco’s first airstrip was located as well as the traditional neighborhoods of Santa Cruz The charm of this zone is accentuated by colorful buildings with an eclectic blend of neoclassical and baroque architecture complemented by the famous streets of Narciso Sáenz and Juárez:  The beauty of Villahermosa’s downtown is further enhanced by the recently restored Carlos Madrazo promenade overlooking the Grijalva River which features seven hectares of restored sports facilities along with the restoration of Parque Los Pajaritos more than 150 shops located on Paseo Tabasco Avenue will preserve buildings of historical value as part of efforts to revitalize the area The inclusion of downtown Villahermosa in the list of Barrios Mágicos has been a significant factor in the increase of real estate investments in the city former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador visited Villahermosa to inaugurate infrastructure projects as part of an urban improvement program with an investment of at least 3 billion pesos Villahermosa experienced a boom in the 1960s due to the expansion of the oil industry in the area contributing to the demand for rental and purchase of real estate in the city Villahermosa’s “warm climate, lush nature, and rich culture, with gastronomic options, outdoor activities, and a welcoming atmosphere,” make the city an ideal place to visit, according to a report by Coldwell Banker Real Estate The same document highlights the economy and opportunities associated with the energy sector sustainable urban development with modern infrastructure and amenities that enhance quality of life It also emphasizes ongoing improvements in urban infrastructure Additionally, the tropical climate supports an outdoor lifestyle, featuring abundant green spaces and terraces, as well as lush vegetation surrounding the city, including parks, lagoons, and ecological reserves such as La Venta, the incredible archaeological site featuring the famous Olmec heads If you’ve visited or invested in Villahermosa recently Ana Paula de la Torre is a Mexican journalist and collaborator for various outlets including Milenio ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Home » Implementation of Strategies to Increase Climate Resilience Along the Urban Rivers of Villahermosa TabascoCommunities benefiting directly from the project: Ten neighborhoods bordering the Grijalva and Carrizal rivers: Anacleto Canabal – 1st section Depending on the level of interest expressed work could be done with other riverside neighborhoods as well The city of Villahermosa has been beset by flooding for many decades the people of Tabasco have learned to live with the rising and falling of water levels in the rivers population growth has caused rapid urban expansion leading to backfilling of various bodies of water Exacerbated by immigration from other states of the Republic this growth has also meant that the new residents do not possess the same understanding of how flooding works and have a negative perception of it the clearing of vegetation from the banks of rivers and canals has caused many bodies of water to silt up together with extreme weather events induced by climate change has created major disasters in Villahermosa The effects of these phenomena are compounded by increased volumes of solid waste and larger human populations in zones at risk once called Mexico’s “Eden” by a past state governor and for being the home state of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador—not cartel violence But with monthly organized crime-linked homicides up 400% since last year as of May The South’s drug-related violence has been years in the making, and analysts warn that despite recent economic outperformance one of Mexico’s poorest and most neglected regions—from which citizens still migrate in large numbers—could slide even further into instability.  Behind the recent turmoil in Tabasco is the aggressive takeover of the state by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Tabasqueños have seen buses torched, businesses fold under pressure from extortion, and as many as 80 organized crime-linked homicides in a single month, according to Lantia Intelligence a consulting firm monitoring violence and criminality in the country three human heads and a narco-manta—a warning from CJNG to its remaining rivals—were left outside a kindergarten in Macuspana the municipality that includes AMLO’s hometown the violence and accompanying mass displacement are even worse we read about things like this happening in Michoacan not a day goes by here without an assassination.” So said a social leader I interviewed in a bare-bones brick office in Villahermosa Like the other sources quoted in this article citing fears over rising criminal activity nicknamed “the dump truck,” but the group later fragmented and CJNG set its sights on eliminating one of its factions hitmen rained ammunition on the security secretary’s house “I had never heard so much gunfire in my life,” one of his neighbors told me Many locals I spoke with told me they expected violence to subside following the elections as CJNG consolidates a criminal monopoly were more pessimistic: “We’re not as bad off as Chiapas President-elect Sheinbaum won Tabasco by 70 points a larger margin than any other state—and Morena’s gubernatorial candidate AMLO’s former tourism and welfare secretary becoming the first candidate outside Tabasco’s tight-knit local elite to win the governorship given Tabasco’s high poverty rate and the state’s recent economic growth (almost double the national rate in 2023 But that doesn’t mean Tabasco’s Morena voters aren’t concerned with security—or that they’re ready to give their new leadership a free pass Local Morena voters I met were uniformly fed up with the outgoing state government and wanted change within the governing party who reduced violence in his hometown of Comalcalco as mayor from 2016-17 and gained a reputation as a shrewd dealmaker.  One such voter was a science teacher at a public middle school in Villahermosa for whom security is nothing abstract She only narrowly survived being shot during an armed robbery “I’m not happy with the Morena government we had in Tabasco,” she told me “But I still believe in the Cuarta Transformación and its national project even if the results aren’t apparent right away.” Stabilizing the south will likely require transporting and adapting tactics that have had some success reducing rates of high-impact crimes in wealthier parts of the country Those include having state police and prosecutors coordinate and taking an approach to crime-fighting that puts violence reduction first.  the sheer profitability of migration and drug routes in southern Mexico may keep criminal groups fighting Morena has also been willing to turn a blind eye to candidates who associate with organized crime as long as they jump on the bandwagon That makes the problem even more intractable Sheinbaum needs to adopt a less permissive approach to members of her party who allow crime to flourish.   If restoring security under these conditions sounds almost impossible that hasn’t yet worn out tabasqueños’ resilience “We have to hope things get better,” explained the leader of a union of small and medium-sized enterprises is a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Americas Quarterly (AQ) is the premier publication on politics We are an independent publication of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas PUBLISHED BY AMERICAS SOCIETY/ COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS A prison riot in the Mexican state of Tabasco left seven inmates dead and several injured The unrest occurred at the Social Reinsertion Center (CREST) in Villahermosa head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection said violence broke out due to the transfer of two inmates prompting police to conduct an operation to restore order Inmates set fire to furniture and trash in the prison courtyards Authorities seized a large number of weapons cutting tools and explosive materials during the operation News of the riot drew families of inmates to the prison where they gathered outside seeking information about their loved ones Over the past 48 hours, the Mexican city of Villahermosa, the capital of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco, has been engulfed in chaos after a prison riot that began on Thursday left seven inmates dead The riot broke inside the Tabasco State Social Rehabilitation Center (Creset) after authorities tried to transfer two inmates to a different facility When officers entered the building they were met by gunfire Apart from the seven fatalities confirmed so far six police officers and 10 other inmates were injured "When authorities entered they were met by gunfire then inmates started to set things on fire such as furniture and trash," state police chief Victor Hugo Chávez Martínez told press He added that Gerardo "N" did not resist the arrest protected by 20 fellow inmates that tried to stop his transfer Inmates can be seen armed with machetes and pipes in online videos that began surfacing on social media Authorities regained control of the facility after a few hours and seized an assault rifle Local law enforcement and members of the National Guard and Army were in charge of controlling the situation but according to more video evidence inmates can he heard claiming that they were being attacked by the National Guard "There's people that do not get in trouble and they are still shooting at us," said an inmate in another one of the videos Tabasco authorities confirmed that seven inmates had been killed during the riot while 10 others were injured But according to protestors and family members from the Creset inmates more than 40 people might have died during the riot "I want to know if my son is alive...don't lie to us we have seen the video," said one of the protestors 🔴#JustoAhora | Familiares de internos realizan fila para ingresar al #Creset📹 Javier Chávez pic.twitter.com/NWpa7UQbY6 According to reports from El Heraldo de Tabasco acts of vandalism took place almost simultaneously as the riot Around a dozen vehicles and six convenience stores around the city of Villahermosa were set on fire "People are really scared here...this year has been the worst in terms of our safety because we have never experienced so many incidents like these," said a resident of the Villa Parrilla neighborhood Authorities also reported that spike strips had been placed along the Villahermosa-Teapa highway a body with gunshot wounds was found in the Guadalupe Borja neighborhood 🔴#Alerta | Se registra el incendio de un #Oxxo en Los ClaustrosTome precauciones pic.twitter.com/c177TLqLIq as well as the greatest tool to prepare the earth for the Second Coming of the Savior.” “This is the second-happiest day of my life,” said Rita Cardenas accepted the gospel and was baptized after several years of investigation “Now he has been set apart as a temple sealer for the people of Tabasco.” Almost 40 years before the temple dedication, Rafael Guerra accepted a missionary’s invitation to receive the gospel while living in Monterrey in northern Mexico. In order to go to the temple in those days, the closest temple was in Mesa, Arizona “Now the Church will grow in Villahermosa,” Guerra said “Many nonmembers came to the temple open house and many of them asked to hear the missionary discussions after visiting the Lord’s wonderful house.” The Villahermosa Mexico Temple was dedicated by Church President Thomas S. Monson on May 21, 2000. President Monson came to dedicate the house of the Lord just one day after dedicating the Tampico Mexico Temple a tree that symbolized to the ancient Mayans who resided in this area of southeast Mexico a lesson about being deeply rooted while reaching heavenward Dedicatory prayer excerpt: “Hear the prayers of Thy people whenever they plead with Thee in their troubles Give unto them peace in their hearts and the assurance that Thou art watching over them to commune with Thee and to participate in those ordinances which will bring to them blessings for their eternal exaltation and for the exaltation of uncounted numbers beyond the veil of death.” Read the dedicatory prayer of the Villahermosa Mexico Temple here. 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Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker A prison riot in the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco left seven people dead which has been grappling with an uptick in criminal violence The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the deadly clash Local reports suggest that the riot may have been caused by a confrontation between rival criminal groups within the prison This marks the second deadly riot in the region in recent months as a similar incident in December 2024 also claimed seven lives with gun attacks on bars in Villahermosa in both November and January resulting in the deaths of 13 people The region is among many affected by the broader drug-related violence that has plagued Mexico since the government deployed the military to tackle organized crime in 2006 Official figures report that over 480,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence during this period Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "ac18359212b187d9f4f6a670ccaef185" );document.getElementById("h8175b9177").setAttribute( "id" may fall under the radar of most travelers and archeological sites make it a destination worth exploring Water released from a dam in Chiapas after heavy rains in recent days continued to cause severe flooding in parts of Villahermosa The Grijalva River burst its banks in the Tabasco capital after large amounts of water were released from the Peñitas dam located in a northwestern Chiapas municipality that borders the Gulf coast state Poor neighborhoods in the south of Villahermosa where rain hasn’t fallen since Friday night Many residents were forced to take shelter on the second floors or roofs of their homes while others fled on boats with their pets and a few possessions Some people waded through the floodwaters to reach safe – and dry – ground Many of those affected by the flooding blamed the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) for the flooding accusing the state-owned company of mismanaging the release of water from the Peñitas dam Tabasco Governor Adán Augusto López Hernández warned last week that the CFE would be responsible for any flooding caused by an increase in the release of water from the dam after it lobbied the National Committee of Large Dams to do so He said Saturday night that 1,300 cubic meters per second were being released from the dam and that the Grijalva had burst its banks near Villahermosa’s riverside promenade one of many Villahermosa residents affected by the flooding told the newspaper Reforma that he had heard that water levels were continuing to rise due to the ongoing release of water from the dam which was inundated with rain brought by two cold fronts and Tropical Storm Eta “It hasn’t rained much here but as they’re opening up the dam we’re having these floods,” he said Some residents complained that they haven’t received any assistance from authorities despite the dire situation saying that the army is concentrating its efforts on stopping flooding in the center of Villahermosa “The president and the government don’t do anything for us,” said one man as he helped a woman sick with kidney problems navigate the dirty floodwaters they [allowed us] to be flooded here,” said Diana Vázquez Governor López said Monday that there was no risk of flooding in the downtown area of the state capital explaining that water that inundated the nearby riverside promenade had been controlled state authorities and civil society organizations sandbagged the promenade wall to prevent further flooding “Of course we have to be alert but at the moment the situation at the city promenade is controlled,” López said after inspecting their work Flooding has affected 10 of 17 municipalities in Tabasco in recent days damaging about 60,000 homes and affecting more than 140,000 people Flooding in Macuspana, located southeast of Villahermosa, was the worst in at least 50 years Tabasco Civil Protection chief Jorge Mier said Monday that six people had drowned in floodwaters in the state including a 6-year-old boy Flooding has also affected Chiapas and Veracruz in recent days affecting tens of thousands of people and homes in the two states The heavy rains claimed the lives of at least 22 people in Chiapas Source: El Universal (sp), Reforma (sp)  About Rotary(down arrow opens sub-menu)> Get Involved(down arrow opens sub-menu)> Our Causes(down arrow opens sub-menu)> Our Programs(down arrow opens sub-menu)> News & Features(down arrow opens sub-menu)> For Members(down arrow opens sub-menu)> Maximiliano (Max) Toledo made history — at age 25 he was the youngest person ever to run for office in the state of Tabasco where he was an independent candidate for District 6 of the state Chamber of Deputies “It showed me that we can think big and act locally,” he says a contract lawyer who helped found the Rotaract Club of Tabasco Bicentenario in Villahermosa and is now a member of the Rotary Club of Villahermosa says his experiences in Rotary have been invaluable to building his skills as a leader My aunt and uncle have been in Rotary for many years went to Austria with Rotary Youth Exchange I also went to Germany with the New Generations Service Exchange program and as part of that program in 2015 I did an internship with the German government A: There were big earthquakes here in Mexico in 2017 We started a campaign to bring help to all the communities that were affected Because my brother and I had been exchange students we asked for help from our international friends We brought tents to people who had lost their homes Q: What issues did you focus on as a candidate A: I was and I am still concerned about public safety I was seeking more opportunities for young people We wanted government finances to be more transparent I was asking for improvements to public health care I was asking that we cut the economic support that the parties receive [from taxpayers] almost in half The parties have an excessive amount of money We believe that money could be used for something else Q: Will you continue to be involved in politics I knew when I entered into it that this would be my life I keep going to the community; I visit people who supported me during the campaign I’m in a position where I can do something You realize that people are up for change; they just need an example and the right leadership Q: How did your experiences with Rotary influence your campaign And through New Generations Service Exchange I had the opportunity to go abroad and see different ways of doing things I want to bring some of the good ideas I have seen in other parts of the world to the people here in my own community If young people can achieve the things that we did in the campaign City crews will begin work on the Fourth Avenue water main replacement project on Monday The state Supreme Court has denied a Sequim man’s motion for reconsideration regarding the recall of four Port Angeles City… An after-hours weekend emergency pet clinic will be opening in Sequim Bnamericas Published: Thursday, October 20, 2022 Highways - Roads 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English The Estadio Centenario del 27 de Febrero (27 February Centennial Stadium) in Villahermosa, home of the Olmecas de Tabasco, will host the 89th Mexican Baseball League (LMB a WBSC Associate Member) All-Star Game on Sunday The Home Run Derby will precede the All-Star Game on Saturday Fans voted on the Northern and Southern Conference rosters through the LMB mobile app from 22 May to 2 June The ballpark honours the Battle of San Juan Bautista in the Second French intervention in Mexico Mexican Republicans were victorious and retook control of the city It opened in 1964 and was recently renovated The Centennial Stadium hosted the 48th All-Star Game on 19 June 1985 The Northern Conference will enter the 89th edition with two consecutive wins and four victories in the last five editions The Southern Conference won five straight editions from 2011 to 2015 Five of the six members of the umpiring crew appointed to the All-Star Game are certified WBSC umpires Vicente Madero worked at the WBSC Americas Olympic Qualifier in 2021 Michael Salazar was appointed to the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2021 Mario Villavicencio and Gilberto Mayer called games at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2022 and Eduardo Gámez worked the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2022 LMB is an 18-team professional league rated Triple-A by Minor League Baseball (MiLB) The participants are split into two conferences Algodoneros Union Laguna lead the Northern Conference with a 29-17 record Olmecas de Tabasco are on top of the Southern Conference with a 33-14 record Sitemap Media Data Protection Contacts Avenue Général-Guisan, 45 CH-1009 Pully | Switzerland The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee The Staybridge Suites® Saltillo hotel has 121 suites in different sizes and with different features distributed on eight floors a mixed-use commercial development featuring offices Less than 5 miles away are the major shopping and entertainment areas Museum of the Birds of Mexico and the Desert Museum The Staybridge Suites Saltillo hotel is operated by Grupo Presidente The Staybridge Suites® Villahermosa hotel is located 5 minutes away from Carlos Rovirosa Perez International Airport in the beautiful eastern state of Tabasco on Paseo Usumacinta 1504 within the Tabasco 2000 area The 77 contemporary-designed suites deliver everything guests need to be comfortable while on the road and the hotel has meeting space for up to 70 people Staybridge Suites Villahermosa is owned and managed by Alta Hotelería Both the Staybridge Suites Saltillo and Staybridge Suites Villahermosa hotels are ideal for travelers who spend long periods of time away from home and perfect for those looking for an extended-stay option Both properties have self-service laundry facilities Each spacious suite features a kitchen complete with microwave oven a comfortable living area and flexible working spaces with an executive desk and an ergonomic chair the brand's signature -weeknight event featuring a light dinner with wine and other refreshments and where guests can find a community feel and engage socially with other guests Staybridge Suites hotels also offer a daily complimentary hot American-style buffet breakfast which also includes regional dishes such as chilaquiles Staybridge Suites Guadalajara Novena will open as the brand's second property in Guadalajara Hotel website Brand OwnerIHG Hotels & Resorts When I descended the stairs of the smallish United Embraer plane from Houston to Villahermosa I remembered why my late mother never liked us visiting Tabasco I emerged from the terminal looking for relatives who had to come to pick me up but since my dad and sisters had already made it in from Mexico City that morning my two sisters and I had returned to Tabasco for a week to celebrate our dad’s 88th birthday Tabasco is not where the famous sauce comes from The vinegary hot sauce comes from Avery Island Louisiana — where Edmund McIlhenny patented the name in 1870 But the name had already been recorded by Spanish chronicler Bernal Díaz del Castillo in the 16th century possibly meaning “the place where the land is moist,” and it most certainly is the Olmecs and Mayas had inhabited this verdant lowlands crisscrossed by rivers and exploited the abundant marine life on the Gulf of Mexico and my twice-removed uncles Amador and Rutilio These octogenarians still have a busy social life in a close-knit community that grew up around the main plaza arches and in surrounding cacao farms Everybody knows everybody’s business and strong social relationships have been proven to extend life and reduce illnesses let us stay at their downtown air-conditioned hotel in Comalcalco 45 miles from the capital city of Villahermosa which my paternal grandparents left for in the ’50s so their six kids could have a chance at a better education and better jobs a semi-arid mining town in the Sierra Madre Mountains in the center of Mexico My parents met as young professionals in Mexico City where they had me and my three siblings (my brother wasn’t able to join us on this trip) my dad took us back for a grand tour of Southern Mexico He drove us through the states of Veracruz and Tabasco and all the way to the Yucatan peninsula back when Cozumel was former president Diaz Ordaz’s dream in the works and Playa del Carmen was just two streets We rented a couple of rooms in Playa in someone’s home with no air conditioning and my sister Elizabeth and I shared a canvas cot where we met in the middle and sweated all night long How we were able to make that 800-mile road trip without losing our minds is still a mystery to me What I learned this time is that my dad was nicknamed “Chojoco” after a native bird with a large beak I learned that the hills in which he played as a boy were actually Mayan pyramids built with fired-clay bricks held together with oyster shell mortar I learned that my great-grandfather founded a Presbyterian Church “Templo El Divino Salvador,” in downtown Comalcalco in 1884 We celebrated my dad’s actual birthday at the Rodizio restaurant in Villahermosa surrounded by 30-some cousins uncles and a couple of great-grandchildren The remaining three cacao farms in the area still boast mono saraguatos that move freely in the canopy and they are also plentiful at the La Venta archaeological park in Villahermosa The museum was established in 1958 by Tabasco poet Carlos Pellicer Cámara agua de Tabasco voy” — “Waters of Tabasco here I come waters of Tabasco here I go” — are known by every Tabasqueño but you will be richly rewarded with the famous huge Olmec heads and also a zoo with crocodiles Just make sure to bring heavy-duty repellent or try visiting during the dry season A visit to the archaeological museum is also worth a visit with many fine pieces from the Olmec and Mayan cultures including a replica of the Mayan stelae that was supposed to predict the end of the world or a new phase of the Mayan calendar back in 2012 While oil exploration by Pemex in the past 40 years has somewhat changed the landscape and dotted the shore with oil rigs visible from its beaches I have the feeling that Tabasco as a state is too fertile and its nature too aggressive for even intense oil exploration to make a dent The Mexican government has channeled resources for oil exploration food and traditions as neighboring Chiapas Family took us in with open arms and showed us around cacao farms But much remains for me to explore in this lush tropical rainforest and its lowlands it’s hot and muggy and clouds of mosquitoes still followed me everywhere but I can’t wait to go back and sit under the veranda on wicker rocking chairs sipping pozol — an ancient cacao-and-toasted-corn beverage — listening to family stories about my dad and his brothers exploring family connections that go further in time and are deeper in nature than I previously thought La sangre llama — blood is thicker than those Tabasco waters Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information 2018 at 7:00 AM EDTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.In the wetlands of Tabasco in southeast Mexico indigenous farmers stand guard outside oil wells They have no official status -– but anyone who wants to do business there has to pay to get past At Well 144 in the massive Sen field, for example, owned by state-run Pemex service companies say they have to pay off two such groups who claim to represent local communities and landowners They charge fees that can reach 50,000 pesos ($2,670) a month for the larger international firms The following new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency They will begin their service in September or when the new temple is dedicated Jorge Homero Justin Brehm and Gloria Maria Justo Brehm, Caucaia do Alto 1st Ward, São Paulo Brazil Cotia Stake, called as president and matron of the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple succeeding President Pedro Alberto Machado da Silva and Sister Clara R President Brehm is a ward temple and family history leader and temple sealer Sister Brehm is a ward Relief Society presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker ward Relief Society president and ward Primary president José Fernando Chiu Jiménez and Maria del Carmen Pola Contreras de Chiu, Deportiva Ward, Villahermosa México Stake, called as president and matron of the Villahermosa Mexico Temple succeeding President Carlos Monroy and Sister Sonia Monroy Palacios President Chiu is a temple sealer and Primary teacher to Fernando Chiu Mena and Esther Jiménez Rueda Sister Chiu is a temple ordinance worker and ward Primary presidency counselor and a former ward Relief Society president to Regulo Pola Belches and Carmen Contreras Ruiz Jorge Esteban Detlefsen and Adriana Mabel Salomón Detlefsen, Villa Belgrano Ward, Córdoba Argentina Sierras Stake, called as president and matron of the Córdoba Argentina Temple succeeding President Ángel Licursi and Sister Graciela Licursi President Detlefsen is a temple presidency counselor and Sunday School teacher and a former Argentina Bahía Blanca Mission president to Manuel Detlefsen and Matilde Margarita Torres Sister Detlefsen is an assistant to the matron and a former mission president companion stake Primary president and ward Relief Society president to Rodolfo Martin Salomón and Elsa Maria Scigliano Enrique Alberto Flores Garcia and Anayancy Maria Jimenez Barquero de Flores, San Diego Ward, Cartago Costa Rica Stake, called as president and matron of the San José Costa Rica Temple succeeding President Victor Manuel Torres Quirós and Sister Yamileth Monge de Torres President Flores is a stake temple and family history consultant to Roberto Flores Marin and Maruja Garcia de Flores Sister Flores is a stake Relief Society presidency counselor and a former ward Relief Society presidency counselor to Guillermo Jara Villalobos and Jane Barquero Cerdas Roy Darryl Harline and Maria Estela Garcia Sevilla Harline, Huanchaco Ward, Trujillo Perú Primavera Stake, called as president and matron of the Trujillo Peru Temple President Harline is a temple ordinance worker to Richard Donald Harline and Mary Lou Harline Sister Harline is a temple ordinance worker and Young Women adviser and a former ward Relief Society president and ward Primary president to Juan Garcia Huatay and Tarcila Maximina Sevilla Esquivel Osaki Selesi’utele Ti’asi’utele Lavea and Camellia Ligaliga Lavea, Peninsula Park Ward, Auckland New Zealand Manukau Stake, called as president and matron of the new Auckland New Zealand Temple President Lavea is a temple sealer and temple and family history consultant Sister Lavea is a temple ordinance worker and a former assistant to the matron ward Young Women president and ward Relief Society presidency counselor to Fusi Ligaliga and Nellie Paugata Churchward Daniele Lui and Settimia Lucia Petarra, Verona Ward, Verona Italy Stake, called as president and matron of the Rome Italy Temple succeeding President James Toronto and Sister Diane Toronto President Lui is a Primary teacher and temple sealer branch presidency counselor and elders quorum presidency counselor Sister Petarra is a Relief Society assistant service coordinator and temple worker Carlos Tom Prince and Ema Lourdes Obeso Buelna de Tom, Bella Vista Ward, Mexicali México Stake, called as president and matron of the Tijuana Mexico Temple, succeeding President Oziel H President Tom is a temple presidency counselor and a former mission presidency counselor to Ernesto Tom and Maria Prince Alvarado de Tom Sister Ema Obeso is an assistant to the matron and a former stake Young Women president ward Relief Society president and ward Young Women president to Jose Ramon Obeso Perez and Maria Ignacia Buelna Beltrán de Obeso Jose Alfredo Zanudo Urrea and Guadalupe Vasquez Jaime de Zanudo, Reforma Ward, Hermosillo México Stake, called as president and matron of the Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple succeeding President Arturo Rodríguez Ibañez and Sister Celia de Rodríguez President Zanudo is a JustServe specialist and a former México Torreón Mission president to Gilberto Sanudo Baiza and Maura Urrea Serrano Sister Zanudo is a JustServe specialist and a former mission president companion ward Primary presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker to Miguel Angel Vazquez Gurrola and Maria Dolores de Vazquez Jaime Livia Manca di Villahermosa knows a thing or two about remaining calm Lifestyle | Wellness The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers When you purchase through links on our site Sign up for the best picks 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Read our privacy notice For years Livia Manca di Villahermosa worked in the digital luxury industry for the likes of Chanel and La Perla Breakneck pace jobs in both London and New York left her craving a restorative holiday that was eco-friendly without skimping on luxury So, spotting a gap in the market, in January 2019 Livia​ launched Balance Holidays The retreats she curates are short and in Europe - think three days of forest bathing in France or a long weekend of gong therapy and Jiriki in Sicily she has launched a family retreat so both parents and children can focus on their wellbeing together she talks us through her daily wellness routine.. I wake up around 6:30am and make it a rule to not look at my phone until I have finished breakfast I start the day with hot water with half squeezed lemon and a spoon of magnesium supreme I then have a boiled egg with half avocado and a small spoon of mixed seeds or a few buckwheat cakes with nut butter and raw honey I like to give a call to my mother or grandmother while I am sipping my espresso just to hear their voice for a few minutes I tend to work out around three times a week Two sessions are with Paola di Lanzo at Paola’s Body BodyBarre one with Elissa El Hadj at Form Studios in Notting Hill Both have invented highly efficient workout methods that fuse many disciplines and I love their energy and positivity or if my schedule doesn’t allow me to attend the gym because I am stuck in the office or travelling I’ll go for fast walks in the nearest park so I can also get the nature fix It's great to get some oxygen into the body and reset your mood I also do private yoga sessions at home with one of the yoga teachers we work with for the Balance Holidays retreat I splash my face with rose water and apply Sarah Chapman‘s products I have a facial with Lisa Macavoy every two to three months Lisa de Narvaez taught me breathwork and I now do it on my own with her podcast It helps me to release blocked emotions and get to a better place I sleep better and wake up with complete clarity for everything I need to accomplish during the day I have a mixed salad with protein or legumes Although one of the company's rules to reduce our carbon footprint is to all work from home as much as possible we have a kitchen in the office and when we meet there I bring the groceries to prepare lunch I go to the Pimlico farmers market and the Daylesford Organic right in front of it to get fresh food for the week I am obsessed with clean simple food and to support local producers Same goes for when I chose the properties we partner with for our wellbeing retreats I make sure they have a garden or support local farmers and I revise the menus personally If I am ever feeling overwhelmed during the day a few minutes of deep breathing helps me regain control Leading a team and growing a business is incredibly challenging for anybody’s mental health so I support myself with a variety of things I also get regular healing sessions and try to talk as much as possible with other entrepreneurs to learn from their experiences and apply lessons in daily life I like to empty it by writing everything down in a journal It really helps to take a distance from things Joe Wicks: 'Why I might go into politics' Your little black book of London’s top acupuncturists What happened when I tried the new libido-boosting gummies Mountaineer Bonita Norris reveals how to overcome everyday obstacles and not using social media more than strictly necessary contributes enormously to my general wellbeing In the winter I would always start with a vegetable soup I don’t follow trends but I have what my body seems to be needing to be full of energy I have a wonderful nutritionist back in Italy who gives me lots of interesting stuff to read so I can make informed decisions backed up by scientific evidence I've never been interested in alcohol as my body doesn’t tolerate it well I'll have a couple of glasses of excellent red wine or champagne at celebration dinners or parties I’ll read a few pages of the latest book and try to sleep by 10pm the latest I am very methodical when it comes to sleep I know that the next day will be a total disaster I believe that food contains all the supplements we need but there are times when you might have deficits and need a little help I take probiotics every day as I strongly believe that the gut is our second brain Its nerves influence a big part of our emotions and wellbeing I don’t believe in practices that can’t be adopted in the day to day life I did once try induced vomiting during a Panchakarma in India I discovered water sound baths at a recent wellbeing festival and now I'm hooked we are going to launch a water sound healing retreat later in 2020 with a couple of very respected experts in this field When it comes to beauty treatments, I keep it very simple. Mostly because I have little free time so I have to choose wisely how I use it. I would only go to Nando Spano at Neville’s when grey hair is evident which I consider more maintenance than beauty I have regular deep massages with the Ali brothers in Marylebone and reflexology at home with Paolo Lai I see wellness as part of my wellbeing journey It is a constellation made of a combination of so many different things and it changes daily re-establishing a connection with nature and myself and living a meaningful life is what matters to me the most VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady Victoria Starmer Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin Pregnant Jesy Nelson reveals plans for future in message from her hospital bed after surgery Pregnant Jesy Nelson reveals plans for future in message from hospital David Beckham extends olive branch to son Brooklyn amid 'family feud' The Yucatán region will see a significant increase in its air connectivity with the addition of Aerus Airlines’ new Mérida-Villahermosa The Secretariat of Tourism Development (Sefotur) announced that Aerus will utilize both the Mérida and Chichén Itzá international airports Aerus Airlines Commercial Director Miguel Legorreta Hernández emphasized the airline’s commitment to providing safe and high-quality regional air transportation He underscored their dedication to bolstering the country’s economic and tourism growth in areas lacking robust air connectivity the carrier had successfully completed 4,385 operations nationwide and transported 20,949 passengers Aerus currently operates five new aircraft with capacities ranging from nine to twelve passengers and plans to expand its fleet to seven units by the end of the year The airline’s fleet consists of modern Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft boasting the latest technology and generous seating accommodations Their experienced pilots possess an average of 10,000 flight hours “Our key differentiators include the youngest fleet in the industry We seamlessly combine transportation with extraordinary views,” Legorreta Hernández stated Aerus will initiate operations at Mérida’s Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport with a daily Mérida-Cancún flight with the return flight from Cancún landing in Mérida at 8:25 a.m The Mérida-Villahermosa route (flight 191) will also operate daily Departure from Mérida is scheduled for 8:50 a.m. The return leg will touch down in the Yucatecan capital at 5:05 p.m offers daily flights departing Chichén Itzá at 2 p.m Aerus is actively exploring the addition of a Mérida-Chichén Itzá route pending government approval underscored the benefits of these new flights “These routes further connect Yucatán to key markets,” she noted fulfilling the region’s potential.” “The ability to decentralize tourism from Cancun is crucial The new Cozumel-Chichén Itzá route specifically facilitates access for cruise passengers and the potential Mérida-Chichén Itzá connection seamlessly links the east and west of the state,” she added Yucatán Magazine has the inside scoop on living here. Sign up to get our top headlines delivered to your inbox every week I’m listening to an absolutely chilling podcast from Alan Alda who asked a chatbot to write a new scene for “M*A*S*H.” That gave me the idea to order up my own drama about the place where I live I commanded the most-talked-about artificial intelligence chatbot to “write a play about expats in Yucatán.” It immediately started… If you’re running a business in Yucatán you can’t refuse to facturas to your customers who qualify for them Crewmen unloaded more vaccine shipments from a military plane in Mérida on Sunday as another 60 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths were announced in Yucatán The number of patients under quarantine rose sharply in one week Over 14,000 doses of the Chinese Sinovac vaccines are intended for adults 60 and older in Ticul Mother’s Day might be rained out this Sunday so staying home won’t be as hard as we thought hail and strong squalls are forecast in Yucatan this weekend due to the arrival of the Cold Front No a low pressure system will advance towards the Peninsula… The city has unpacked and touched up its cache of wintry pines The Tren Maya has been part of many controversies including around 25 appeals against the project the Tren Maya will have a positive impact on the population of the South-Southeast region of the country Advertise With Us More than 35,000 migrants have entered Mexico over the past three months via the border with Guatemala in Tabasco the head of the National Immigration Institute (INM) said Tuesday as the federal government held talks with its United States counterpart to canvass ways to reduce migration to the Mexico-U.S Francisco Garduño said Central American migrants are entering Mexico via the Grijalva River in Tabasco state police and Civil Protection authorities will bolster security on the southern border to stem the rising flow of migrants attempting to reach the United States to seek asylum or enter that country illegally “We have to patrol El Ceibo [a border community in Tabasco] and Tenosique [a municipality that borders Guatemala],” Garduño said during a visit to state capital Villahermosa “A lot of migrants are now passing in boats via the Grijalva River They’re taking another route [to enter Mexico] it’s no longer the Ciudad Hidalgo route,” he said referring to the southern border town south of Tapachula in Chiapas “Every time we patrol a regular or irregular access point the smugglers or [human] traffickers obviously take other paths and surveillance becomes more difficult.” The INM chief said that security needs to be bolstered on the southern border to combat human trafficking as well as drug trafficking and other crimes “We’re applying the law of controlled adding that adult migrants are using children as “passports” to travel though Mexico to the United States He said that last weekend alone more than 1,000 migrants entered the country illegally via the border in Tabasco “It’s a dangerous area of snakes and jaguars; they reach the river and hire some boats to travel to dry land That’s what we have to avoid,” he said Some migrants walk for about a week to reach Palenque Garduño said that federal authorities will target people who profit off migrants by promising to guide them into Mexico and to the United States “We must attack networks that organize [migrant] caravans,” he said adding that they charge migrants – “honest people with desires and new hopes” – up to US $4,500 The federal government closed the southern border to nonessential traffic last Friday ostensibly as a measure to control the spread of the coronavirus virus But although both Mexico and the United States denied there was a quid pro quo the move was widely seen as a concession to the U.S which announced that it would send 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccines to Mexico the same day the closure was announced It remains to be seen how effective the southern border closure – currently scheduled to remain in force until April 22 – will be in stemming the flow of migrants to the northern border have recently arrived to attempt to seek asylum The Washington Post reported that the new U.S government is “desperate for help from Mexico to contain what’s on track to be the biggest surge in irregular migration in 20 years.” a United States delegation led by southern border coordinator Roberta Jacobson traveled to Mexico City on Tuesday to meet with officials officials were seeking to “develop an effective and humane plan of action to manage migration” with their Mexican counterparts The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Ebrard and Jacobson discussed “mechanisms of cooperation that promote orderly safe and regular migration in the region.” The United States Embassy in Mexico subsequently published a voice message to social media in which Jacobson urges migrants not to travel to the U.S The meeting came a day after Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval announced that 8,715 army and National Guard troops had been deployed to the southern and northern borders to detain undocumented migrants That number was reported as a significant bolstering of border security but according to Sam Storr a Mexican military scholar who is a consultant to the the citizen security program at Ibero-American University it’s only just above the average of 8,058 troops that were deployed to the borders in 2020 some 15,000 troops were deployed to the northern border alone in 2019 after former U.S president Donald Trump threatened to impose blanket tariffs on Mexican goods if Mexico didn’t do more to stem the arrival of migrants Central American migrants have continued to flow into Mexico via informal rural border crossings despite the closure of the formal border last Friday director of the Fray Matías de Córdova human rights center in Tapachula told the Post that the National Guard had deployed to the Suchiate River which separates Guatemala from Mexico in Chiapas but warned that the bolstered security there would likely push migrants to try to cross the border in more remote and dangerous areas – as has been occurring in Tabasco “They will look for other ways to get in and take more risks,” she said Honduras and El Salvador decreased significantly after Mexico ramped up enforcement to stave off the tariffs threatened by Trump but has surged recently due to a range of factors including coronavirus-induced economic crises destruction caused by two powerful hurricanes that slammed into Central America last year the end of strict coronavirus lockdowns and a belief that the administration of U.S President Joe Biden will be more welcoming to migrants Source: El Universal (sp), The Washington Post (en), Milenio (sp)  COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls school bus drivers were educated Monday on how to handle active shooter crisis situations Jesus Villahermosa from Crisis Reality Training -- who has over 30 years of law enforcement and tactical training -- was present to provide information to all bus drivers an active shooting situation is much more real now than it was 30 years ago it’s actually cultured into our society and it’s a problem and people need to have a plan for it,” said Villahermosa He's helping school bus drivers to prepare for the worst in case an active shooting situation was to happen “Drivers need to be taught situational awareness so that they’re actually trying to be preventative before it occurs,” explained Villahermosa Villahermosa told MTN News there are lots of legalities involved if a school bus driver were to fight back “You have to talk about what laws there are that allow them to use physical force Kristian Jacola -- who has worked for Columbia Falls school district for 12 years -- says he feels responsible for the students on his bus Columbia Falls school buses carry elementary students to high school students and Jacola says because of this he’s really gotten to know the students over the years “Every grade the same driver is picking up the same kids as long as it’s the same route you’re relationship with these kids aren’t for one school year they go on for their entire school experience from kindergarten through high school,” expressed Jacola Villahermosa says that you should talk to your child about these scary real-life situations depends on how your child responds to trauma All of those factors have to be taken into consideration Is the shooter at the middle of the bus or did he start at the back of the bus "All of those factors dictate what tools you should use But parents certainly should be having that conversation with their kids," Villahermosa added The recent training will help prepare Columbia Falls school bus drivers in case of an active shooter emergency Federal authorities chose to flood poor areas of Tabasco in order to prevent water from inundating the state capital Villahermosa The president made the remark while inspecting flood damage during a flyover of the Gulf coast state it’s the river that passes through Villahermosa,” López Obrador said while pointing out the window of a military aircraft “That sluice was closed and all the water from the [Peñitas] dam continued via the Samaria [River] to the low areas That’s where we have the problem,” he said “We had to chose between problems; not to flood Villahermosa and [let] the water go out via the Samaria [instead] were damaged but we had to take a decision … A major flood was avoided where the majority of the people of Tabasco live.” Parts of Villahermosa did flood after the Grijalva River burst its banks but authorities managed to stop floodwaters entering the city’s center López Obrador said that even though it rained more than in 2007 – when 80% of Tabasco’s territory was flooded – Villahermosa didn’t face severe flooding The president also said the situation in Tabasco has improved since last week when some parts of the state saw their worst floods in 50 years many roads and a lot of farmland remain under water Governor Adán Augusto López Hernández has blamed much of the flooding on the excessive release of water from the Peñitas dam More than 300,000 people in Tabasco have been affected by flooding National Civil Protection chief Laura Velázquez Alzúa said on Saturday A total of 899 communities across the state were flooded Almost 55,000 people in Chiapas and just under 11,000 in Veracruz were also affected by flooding At least eight people drowned in Tabasco and more than 20 people lost their lives in Chiapas including several people who died in landslides Velázquez said that rivers that run through Tabasco have subsided with the exception of the Usumacinta Some communities in the municipality of Jonuta remained at risk of being flooded on Monday morning the director of the National Water Commission said that there was no guarantee that the Grijalva River won’t overflow again “I cannot say that it won’t overflow nor am I going to say that [Tabasco] won’t flood again Due to the conditions in which you [Tabasco residents] live … You have to learn to live with what’s [around you] and be very aware of the situation,” Blanca Jiménez said Recent federal governments have spent billions of pesos on flood prevention projects in Tabaso but none has succeeded in preventing inundations of the state’s cities and towns not all of the money pledged for flood prevention has been invested The newspaper Milenio reported last week that just 2.8 billion pesos of almost 20 billion pledged by former president Enrique Peña Nieto was spent on projects in Tabasco López Obrador announced last week that his government would implement a new plan to stop recurrent flooding in Tabasco and Chiapas which could soon receive more heavy rain as Hurricante Iota – expected to make landfall near the Nicaragua-Honduras border on Monday night – approaches Source: Milenio (sp), El Universal (sp)  Hundreds of families have seen their belongings washed away due to torrential rains in Villahermosa Some neighborhoods of the capital city saw standing water up to one meter deep after four hours of heavy rain fell Wednesday night and into Thursday morning all night [we] were trying to get our belongings out and we lost everything,” lamented one resident Her home is in the Tamulté de las Barrancas neighborhood where more than 221 millimeters of rain was recorded the rainfall has filled the reservoir at the Peñitas dam in neighboring Chiapas and the National Water Commission (Conagua) has announced that it will open the floodgates That will send more water to the Grijalva River and its tributaries Governor Adán López Hernández says water released from the dam will more than double increasing from 600 to 1,350 cubic meters per second and urged the Federal Electricity Commission to “guarantee the safety of the person and property of the people of Tabasco they will be responsible for the material damages.”  Civil Protection warned that the municipalities of Nacajuca Jalpa de Méndez and Cunduacán would begin to notice rising water levels beginning at noon Friday and asked residents to be vigilant People who have livestock were asked to move their animals to the highlands Temporary shelters will be opened in Villahermosa and two are already open in Teapa due to the flooding of the Pichucalco River The governor warned that rainfall is predicted to continue into the weekend The Sierra and Chontalpa regions could be particularly affected The amount of rain has some residents remembering the flooding that occurred in late October and early November 2007 when 80% of the state was under water and 20,000 people had to be evacuated Source: El Universal (sp) SOUTH KITSAP — South Kitsap School District is wrapping up more than a year of safety assessments and training to mitigate the risk of injury and death in the event of an active shooter Unlike most other districts in Kitsap and North Mason counties, South Kitsap has opted not to use the ALICE protocol that teaches response options including "alert the district has contracted with Jesus Villahermosa a former SWAT officer retired from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office who runs Crisis Reality Training of University Place Villahermosa last fall conducted training with students at South Kitsap High School he presented a full day of training to staff and an evening session to parents Villahermosa stresses to students the importance of recognizing the signs of someone in crisis who may be planning suicide or an attack on a school He talks to them about "the power of the voice." Survival techniques Villahermosa shares start with lockdown which remains the best life-saving strategy in response to an armed intruder according to statistics he cites from decades of school shootings Covering classroom windows is another basic step that increases safety More: School year starts with a focus on safety Other tactics students and staff can uses as the situation changes include duck playing dead and (as a last resort) fighting "Crisis Reality Training is all about providing a toolbox of skills and options to use in response to an active threat situation," said Amy Miller "It focuses on flexibility and seeing the situation and knowing that a variety of responses can be used." Villahermosa began crisis response training at schools more than 30 years ago before going fulltime upon his retirement in 2014 He teaches an options-based approach similar to ALICE in that it mentally equips staff and students to do more than simply shelter in place which safety experts now say is statistically the least safe response to an active shooter Unlike ALICE, Villahermosa's training doesn't include simulated shooter drills, such as those conducted last fall in North Kitsap School District During one drill with staff at Kingston Middle School a Kitsap County Sheriff's deputy and a district official certified to train others ran exercises involving foam pellet guns the deputy and district official fired blanks in the hallway "I see value in any form of reality training but that doesn't mean it works for everyone as some of these drills are clearly traumatizing for some staff and students," Villahermosa said More: 'Terrified': Teachers, kids hit hard by shooter drills Teachers at an Indiana Elementary School suffered bruises and welts after being shot with plastic pellets during an active shooter training exercise in January renewing the debate around the risks and benefits of active shooter and lockdown drills Training teachers and other school staff on a level with police officers is a significant liability to districts "I would really caution law enforcement out there Representatives from ALICE did not respond to an emailed request for comment Villahermosa with the help of volunteer observers last year conducted site assessments during lockdown drills at all South Kitsap schools resulting in detailed recommendations regarding facilities communications systems and response protocols Following the lockdown drill observation at South Kitsap High School an improved intercom and lockdown messaging system was installed Staff are instructed to keep classroom doors locked at all times and not propped open.  An electronic access door lock system at all elementary schools and South Kitsap High School were already in place Secure access at South Kitsap middle schools will be added over coming months The district has also worked with Safe Havens International a nonprofit K-12 school safety organization that conducted broader school safety assessments in the district More: Beyond lockdowns: Schools drill for active shooter response Crisis response training that focuses narrowly on armed intruders leaves schools vulnerable to other threats and dangers — people armed with other weapons suicidal students and traffic safety issues executive director of Safe Havens and a nationally recognized expert of school safety public schools that have drilled for an active shooter scenario rose from 40 to 70% from 2004 to 2014 according to the Center for Educational Statistics Those statistics were cited in an article by Dorn on the effectiveness and safety of simulated drills in the January 2018 issue of Security Management an organization that trains and supports security professionals Safe Havens conducted an evaluation of simulated trainings in 7,000 public and private schools nationwide and found that options-based training such as the U.S Fight" can negatively affect participants' response in an emergency Participants' actions were scored during the simulations and Safe Havens found that those who were trained with options-based active shooter programs had lower scores than those who had not completed any type of training The analysis found trained participants were more likely to throw things at or try to tackle the attacker neglecting basic life-saving steps such as calling 911 or instigating a lockdown the trainees reacted in a manner that could aggravate the situation Current active shooter training methods may be overwhelming for some administrators Dorn called the scenario results from Washington state "even more troubling than what we are seeing nationally." "We have encountered significant problems with school employees being trained in Run Fight being unable to respond to even our less stressful scenarios because the training has frightened them so much," Dorn said other local districts that use ALICE are Central Kitsap Safe Havens recommends that training programs should avoid accidentally conditioning trainees that anyone with a gun is an active shooter Participants in simulations should wear the same type of protective gear as police officers who undergo similar training and staff should be trained to stop life-threatening bleeding not only for active shooter events but for other crisis situations "There's no such things as risk elimination," Villahermosa said The bloodshed related to Mexico's decade-long fight against drugs and organized crime has surged to a new record The 2,566 homicides victims recorded in June were a 40% increase over the same month last year and the most recorded in a month since the Mexican government started releasing that data in 2014 June's 2,234 homicide cases (a case can contain more than one victim) were the most registered in a month since the government started releasing crime data in 1997 Mexico saw 13,729 homicide victims nationwide a 33% increase over the same period last year The 12,155 homicide cases through June this year were a 31% increase over the first six months of 2016 and the most seen during the first half of a year in any year for which data is available Past periods of drug-related violence have generally been localized; between 2008 and 2012 Ciudad Juarez on the border with Texas was home to much of the country's killing The rise in killings in recent months appears to be taking place across a broader swath of the country In January, 25 of Mexico's 32 states saw increases in comparison with January 2016 The surge has now spread to 27 of those states Killings remain high in places that have traditionally struggled with homicides Baja California state saw 210 homicides in June That was 128 more than it saw in June last year 152 of June's killings happened in Tijuana a border city that is the subject of a turf war between the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels In Chihuahua — home to Ciudad Juarez, which is now reportedly being contested by the Sinaloa cartel and remnants of the Juarez cartel — the 220 homicides last month were more than double the 109 in June last year Of the 970 homicides in the state from January to June, 365 took place in Ciudad Juarez, according to El Diario — though that includes both intentional homicides and incidental ones Sinaloa state, ground zero of the fight for control of the Sinaloa cartel saw a 68% increase in homicides from the first six months of 2016 to the same period this year long a battleground for the Gulf and Zetas cartels a border city in northern Tamaulipas state homicides rose just under 6% between the first six months of last year and the first half of this year but May and June were well above any other month this year But the bloodshed appears to have spread to areas that have been spared from the violence In Quintana Roo in the southeast and Baja California Sur in the northwest — home to tourist havens of Cancun and Los Cabos respectively — drug-related killings have gone up as well has led to more groups fighting over the same territory and products Deficiencies in the criminal-justice system have also contributed to the violence Some officials claim the country's new justice system under which people caught with illegal weapons are sent jailed automatically ahead of trial Others, like Mexican security analyst Alejandro Hope, attribute the wave of killings to impunity blaming officials who say the rising body counts come from fighting between criminals and allow them to go unpunished Many security officials and politicians have also been found to be complicit in organized crime allowing it operate or even participating in it There are disadvantages going on here,” said Jesus Villahermosa Jr. who taught bus drivers how to handle a crisis yesterday at Central Crossing High School in Grove City About 450 bus drivers learned how to recognize conflict, break up fights and use the appropriate amount of force in Villahermosa’s two-hour interactive session, part of advanced bus-driver training classes that the Ohio Department of Education sponsored Each summer about 600 of the 30,000 school bus drivers in the state take these state-sponsored classes if I ask them if they have ever had a fight on their bus about 50 percent of them would say yes,” said Fred Anness who trains bus drivers in southwestern Ohio “About 50 percent of fights are between girls.” a 33-year law-enforcement veteran specializing in crisis training said body language such as a student’s posture eye contact and distance from another student should warn drivers of an imminent fight “Peer pressure controls these situations and is the No bus drivers are instructed to follow 11 steps which include telling a dispatcher the bus number how many people are involved in the fight and if police need to be called bus drivers are expected to pull to the side of the road turn off the ignition and remove their keys Bus drivers in the audience said they knew this protocol but had never practiced it “You are the security on the bus,” Villahermosa said “This is new for bus drivers in this country Ohio schools must have a policy to enforce this.” Drivers also learned that if they ask a student for help and the student gets hurt Villahermosa suggested establishing a relationship of caring authority with students for them to respect and help keep peace on the bus that is the best investment in your safety,” he said a driver from Jonathan Alder local schools He thinks other drivers need to be aware of the situations they can face on their buses “They ought to do this as statewide training for all bus drivers,” he said about the session drivers can use the classes to fulfill requirements for recertification every six years the state’s pupil-transportation coordinator Bus drivers at the session agreed that the crisis-training should be mandatory Trainers said they would like to include crisis classes in their sessions “Society needs to embrace the fact that violence is not going to go away,” Villahermosa said mwiner@dispatch.com @MadeleineWiner a particular strain of doomsday predicting (and preparing) generally referred to as the 2012 Phenomenon (or more dramatically the "Mayan Doomsday") swept the world. Experts and amateurs the world over were debating whether the Maya predicted the end of the world on December 21st One might guess at the causes of such a craze Perhaps a longstanding religious myth or legend Perhaps a famed speech or book delivered by a Mayan version of Nostradamus the only concrete evidence was a single monument A monument into which a scribe and stone carver from the Classic Maya city of Tortuguero carved an inscription with several dates on it Most of them refer to the dedication of a local tomb or shrine in the latter part of the seventh century CE.  But the last one corresponds to a date centuries into the carver's future- December 21st but it just so happens that this date has the same Maya "Long Count" number (13.0.0.0.0) as the date in 3114 BCE when the Maya believed that their world came to be.  And what's more at first glance the inscription appeared to prophesy that a mysterious event would happen on the latter date.  The first reading by Mayanists was: "It will happen the descent of [the god(s)] Bolon Yokte' K'uh together with the understanding that contemporary Mayanists had about the Mayan calendar and concepts of time gave many people the impression that whoever carved this inscription was predicting calamity on this date There are hundreds of  other Mayan inscriptions that say nothing of the sort.  There's one at La Corona stated matter-of-factly and with no prophecy while other sites have inscriptions referring to dates thousands of years (and more) after 2012 Later Mayanists have refined the translation of the Tortuguero inscription and believe it refers to a ceremony or dance in honor of the god(s) that will recur on that date; some even think that there is no connection between the event described and the date itself But of course the earlier apocalyptic hypothesis is what people latched onto The monument is so intriguing to people that it now resides in the Carlos Pellicer Museum and in fact a large cement-processing plant now sits on the original site Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck 4 — Williams García paddled a kayak Sunday over the waters that covered much of Villahermosa the flooded capital of the state of Tabasco A construction worker who was at work on Tuesday García returned to his corrugated tin home to find it filled with water assured by government officials who were patrolling by boat that his family most likely had been taken to a shelter he calmly gave his name and told them where he was staying: at his uncle’s house in another part of town — on the top floor almost a week after the worst flooding Tabasco has ever seen People continued to search for family members and television announcers read appeals from those looking for information about relatives President Felipe Calderón visited the city Sunday for the third time in a week While much of Villahermosa remained under water on Sunday This is a city set in lagoons and crisscrossed by rivers and there is a certain pride in toughing out the floods from the roof of a home — often to guard against looters “We’re used to the water” is a common refrain people said they were awed by the strength and rapidity of the rivers’ rise But few expected the water to climb above the first story in less than an hour ‘I never would have imagined this,’” said Guillermo Bulnes a store owner who spent two days helping to pile sandbags to keep the Grijalva River at bay only to watch the water rush into his house in the end his wife and their two grown daughters were able to swim to safety As many as half of the city’s 750,000 residents may have fled their homes Many have settled in shelters or with friends to wait for water levels to fall so they could return home Others choose to perch on their roofs and camp out on the top floors of buildings waiting to haul up water and other supplies from passing rescue boats helicopters continued their rescue efforts to outlying areas as water levels around much of the city remained high It was more difficult to get a sense of conditions in more remote parts of the state — or the number of people cut off from help a top official in the Tabasco state public security office said Sunday that the situation was critical for some 300,000 people or there are problems in lowering aid to them,” he said They are suffering from malnutrition or lack of food and water And the specter of illness hangs over them because of the enormous quantity of dead animals in the water.” Valdivia was speaking at the city’s main stadium where the police and rescue workers gathered early Sunday to begin their efforts anew Health officials also have concerns about the possible spread of cholera malaria and dengue fever because of the contaminated water The official death toll still stands at one in Tabasco and four in the neighboring state of Chiapas it could be possible that the count will rise as the waters recede There were no clear figures on how many people had lost their homes Many who were able to return home found they had lost their possessions took a boat with his sister Sara to retrieve documents and rescue the family dog from their house in the neighborhood of Las Gaviotas but most other possessions were destroyed; the water reached nearly to the house’s roof “It took 10 years to work to get those things,” he said mothers lined up to go through piles of donated baby clothes Children played on the floor while people dozed in the pews leaning against bags packed with their belongings decided to leave their dirt-floor tin house with their three young children on Thursday they have been camping out under a tarpaulin over the cathedral’s front entrance their space marked by a couple of foam mattresses and plastic sheets the Mexican arm of Catholic Relief Services said that the last time Tabasco suffered serious flooding some people were stranded in shelters for two months “It will be longer than that this time,” he said Officials estimate that some 70,000 people are in shelters is living at home in the city center with his wife He has a generator to keep the refrigerator going and oil lamps for light Every day he hitches a ride on a boat for a few blocks to bring back supplies He pointed to the water that lapped at the stairs to the second floor This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Mexico -- Some loaded their possessions into grocery carts wheeling what they could save over knee-deep floodwaters Others jumped from fast-disappearing rooftops and swam to higher ground boats and even personal watercraft ferried the rest away from the rising murky water Tens of thousands of residents abandoned Mexico's swamped Gulf coast region Friday some hiking out on foot and others piling into buses brought in to carry refugees to nearby towns and the extent of the flooding was clear from the sky -- Tabasco state seemed like an inland sea with only rooftops and treetops protruding from the water but these waters surprised even residents -- a week of heavy rains caused rivers to overflow drowning at least 80 percent of the oil-rich state looked like New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina with water reaching to second-story rooftops and desperate people awaiting rescue including drinking water and public transportation The flood affected more than 900,000 people in the state of 2 million -- their homes flooded Workers tried to protect Villahermosa's famous Olmec statues by placing sandbag collars around their enormous stone heads and built sandbag walls to hold back the Grijalva River in the state capital forcing soldiers to evacuate the historic city center and water swamped the capital's bus station and open-air market but tens of thousands of people were still stranded on rooftops or in the upper floors of their homes Jet Skis and boats to ferry people to safety while others swam through water infested by poisonous snakes "This is not just the worst natural catastrophe in the state's history but one of the worst in the recent history of the country," Calderon said Friday during an emergency meeting with state officials The president ordered the armed forces and federal police to maintain order and prevent looting "Once we have passed the critical stage .. Food and clean drinking water were extremely scarce in Tabasco state and federal Deputy Health Secretary Mauricio Hernandez warned that there could be outbreaks of cholera and other waterborne diseases Tab (Prensa Olmecas) 12 de abril de 2024.-Los Piratas de Campeche cuajaron rally tempranero en apoyo a la serpentina del cubano Ariel Miranda y así derrotaron 5-1 a Olmecas de Tabasco al comenzar la temporada 2024 de la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol en apoyo a la serpentina del cubano Ariel Miranda y así derrotaron 5-1 a Olmecas de Tabasco La parte alta del segundo acto resultó prolífica y definitiva para la causa peninsular combinado con pifia del patrullero Jorge Bonifacio luego doble de Edwin García empujó otra y en batazo similar de Luis Jiménez consiguieron la cuarta.Sentenciaron el compromiso en la octava hit de Ortiz dejó corredores en las esquinas entonces Engel Beltré impulsó mediante rodado complicado a la esquina caliente Los chocos se hicieron presentes en el score Randy Romero dio imparable dentro del cuadro doble para Jasson Atondo y en sacrificio fly de Jorge Bonifacio arribó una a la registradora par de boletos y cuatro pasados por los strikes un difícil segundo rollo le costó cargar con el revés por la visita se trepará a la lomita el antillano Yunesky Maya y por los dueños del terreno MAR Villahermosa buried a game-tying three-pointer with 0.6 of a second left in regulation then scored another key trey in overtime to lift Big Chill to a come-from-behind 89-83 win over Fruitas on Thursday in their knockout match in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Blue Eagle Gym Villahermosa’s heroics propelled Big Chill to a semifinal match-up with four-time defending champion NLEX after overcoming Fruitas’ twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals The Superchargers went from nearly not making it past the eliminations to becoming surprise semifinalists thanks to Villahermosa who buried the game-tying three-pointer to send the game into an extra period The former San Beda guard added another triple that increased Big Chill’s lead to 84-78 with 1:29 left in overtime Villahermosa’s late heroics overshadowed another fine offensive performance from Terrence Romeo who once again torched his college team by scoring 20 points Jeckster Apinan also had 20 points while Janus Lozada and Mark Canlas had 16 and 12 points Big Chill coach Robert Sison admitted he was surprised to see his team come back from a 13-point halftime deficit The Superchargers still trailed by six points with one minute to play in the fourth period “I never thought we’ll going to win this game until that Villahermosa made that three,” Sison said which led 75-69 with 1:06 in the fourth but never scored again in the fourth Romeo split his two charities and Apinan scored on a drive to cut Fruitas’ lead to three points Roger Pogoy had a chance to push Fruitas’ lead to five points but he missed two free throws with 5.7 seconds left in regulation setting the stage for Villahermosa's game-tying three-pointer Fruitas took a 40-27 halftime lead by scoring 27 points in the second period Quarterscores: 14-13; 27-40; 55-63; 75-75; 89-83 Get more of the latest sports news & updates on SPIN.ph Spin.ph has been granted the NPC Seal of Registration in recognition of the successful registration of its DPO and DPS We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Spin.ph. 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