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Blackout on the banks of the Rio Hondo, thousands affected
Sat 14 Mar 2009—From Ucum to La Unión ... show/hideA "blackout"occurred yesterady around two p.m. and left at least 15 thousand people without electricicty in the communities along the banks of the Rio Hondo, and as this information went to press, the Federal Electricity Commission had not detected the source of the problem that was registered in various sectors of the area.
— Omar CAPISTRAN ESPINOSAStork came by taxi
Thu 12 Mar 2009—A young woman gave birth to a baby boy inside a taxi, her husband assisted in the birth ... show/hideA young woman gave birth to a baby boy yesterday morning, inside a taxi parked in the center of this colonial capital. Although the birth was not assisted by a specialist, there were no complications, but mother and son were interned at the Hospital Materno-Infantil Morelos to prevent a postpartum complication.
— Adrián Gonzalez CalderonThe expectations for hotels over Easter is uncertain, since it is less than one month until the holiday period, and bookings are minimal, said the president of the Association of Hotels, Juan Jose Fernandez Carrillo, who predicts a difficult season for the Capital State because the Free Zone of Belize has lost attraction for visitors.
And while in other states of the country hotel occupancy is 90 percent, in southern Quintana Roo it stays at 35 percent, a situation that concerns the entrepreneurial sector, according to representative, Mario Rendón Monforte.
— Rosy DORADOWarning of a course of dengue infection
Thu 5 Mar 2009—SESA implementing preventive operations at CBTIS 214 ... show/hideAfter checking for dengue infection among students in the Bachelor of Industrial Technology Center and Service # 214, Arturo Miranda Toledo of Sanitary Jurisdiction Number One recommended that the director at the campus report the absence of any student who presents any symptoms of dengue as one of the preventive measures.
— Rosy DORADOUncertain future for agroindustry
Fri 13 Mar 2009—As happened with the rice industry and forestry, production of tilapia and cane sink to the crisis .- No indication that there is a plan to revive the pork industry - failures continue ... show/hideAs happened with the rice industry and forestry, aquaculture in the Caribbean, the production of tilapia that operated in the town of Casas Sergio Butrón was stable until two years ago, and is now working at minimum capacity.
A similar situation is in the cane sector, that fought the effect of the rise in gasoline, that increcreased the cost of their product, an increase of such in the product that they re-considered the option of selling their cane as seed.
Similar situación vive el sector cañero, que resiente los efectos del aumento en el combustible, que encareció el transportede su producto, a grado tal que los productores analizan la opción de vender la caña como semilla.
— Jesús AMADOR TORRESSuspicions of entrepeuneurs aroused
Thu 12 Mar 2009—Threats of kidnapping and intimidating delay investment: Mario Rendón ... show/hideThe local president of the Business Coordinating Council, Monforte Mario Rendon said that the issue of abduction of business owners in Cancun, as the case of Belgian Kurt Jansen, is having a negative impact on the state.
According to the business leader, that new entrepreneurs could be the the victim of organized crime has been identified as as issue for new investors, according to national business leaders.
It should be noted that Kurt Jansen was kidnapped at night from his own property in Cancun, on February 6, but was released and his alleged captors were arrested on Monday in the State of Jalisco.
The local leader of the Business Coordinating Council reiterated that cases such as the entrepreneur Kurt Jansen, who was abducted in Cancun present a bad image for those seeking to invest in Quintana Roo.
— Géner Corono MartinTime bombs
Tue 10 Mar 2009—Civil Protection identifies three retail fuels in five rural communities ... show/hideThe Municipal Civil Protection, headed by Juan Manuel Zamarripa Perez has recorded at least 23 communities in Othón P. which sell one to three types of fuel in homes made of wood and sheets of cardboard, in sheds or outdoors, which the official described as a "necessary evil".
The communities where three types were found are: Morocoy, Subteniente López, Nicolás Bravo, El Tesoro y Caobas; with two, San Pedro Peralta, Luis Echeverría, Tres Garantías y Felipe Angeles; with one, El Cedral, La Libetad, González Ortega, San Román, Raudales, Tomás Garrido, Dos Aguadas, Hemenegildo Galeana, Gullermo Prieto, Caña Brava, 21 de Mayo, Los Angeles, La Lucha y San Antonio Soda.
Zamarripa Perez said that although the sale of fuel is prohibited in private homes, it is a "necessary evil" because these are very remote rural communities and their residents cannot easily travel to the nearest gas station.
— Rosy DORADOA woman from Ludópata, desperate from losing a lot of money at a casino in the Free Zone of Belize, decided to commit suicide around noon Wednesday, cutting both wrists. However, the intervention of her family prevented her from being successful.
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