The president of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador published on his social networks on Sunday afternoon that he is infected with COVID-19.
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AMLO Authorizes Vaccine Purchases by Private Sector
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced today in a morning conference that "any local company or government that wants to purchase vaccines for application in Mexico has authorization."
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Construction of San Miguel de Allende UNAM Campus Begins
In a private event this morning, municipal president Luis Alerto Villareal, along with Enrique Graue Wiechers, laid the first stone of the National Autonomous University of Mexico or UNAM campus in San Miguel de Allende.
Free access to Mexican beaches is guaranteed
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador published a decree in the DOF or Official Gazette of the Federation in which provisions were added to articles 8 and 127 of the General Law of National Assets, stipulating that access to beaches and the federal maritime zone must not be inhibited, restricted, hindered or conditioned, unless established by regulations in the General Law of National Assets.
Celebrating Day of the Dead in San Miguel de Allende
This year Day of the Dead celebrations in San Miguel de Allende, which will take place from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, will align with Covid-19 health measures.
Municipal Government Issues Amended Health Protocols for Commercial Operations
Due to the decrease of Covid-19 cases in San Miguel de Allende, the municipal government has established new protocols for economic reactivation, within the state of Guanajuato. San Miguel de Allende, with 59 current cases, ranks as one of the municipalities with the lowest number of active cases.
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Eight Thousand Sanmiguelenses Will Be Warm This Winter
Beyond receiving food donations, inhabitants of urban and rural areas of San Miguel will have warm cover during the cold season.
What Are Students Doing During the Pandemic?
Sanitary Jurisdiction II and the Municipal Government have stated that those most vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and spreading the virus to the elderly at home are workers, housewives, and especially students.
San Miguel in the Second Wave of COVID-19
During the first wave of the pandemic—from January to October 2020—it took a month for the municipality’s caseload of COVID-19 cases to reach the hundreds.
Conforming to the International Standard
Each year, more than 7,000 free emergency medical services are provided
by the Red Cross, be it for a car accident, a fire, a fall, or a fight.
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Ian Johnson and Luis Luna at the Galería Intersección
With the exhibition “The Weight of Gravity,” British artist extraordinaire Ian Johnson exhibits his latest work at the Intersección Gallery with his ever-present creative ode to nature.
Fernando Pérez Vázquez: Everything Vibrates
Magenta Gallery is proud to introduce assemblage artist Fernando Pérez Vázquez to San Miguel’s art scene.
A Drive-by Open Studio Celebrates the Resilience of Art-making
World renown artist, Isis Rodriguez opens her garage for a drive-by viewing of her oil paintings and giclees, “Perros Sagrados y Sus Chamanes,” for only two days, Oct. 30 and 31 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Galería Nepantla.
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Community involvement vital in solving water issues
As a student of environmental sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, also known as the UNAM, Karina Bautista learned that we cannot count on government or existing legislation if we want to protect the environment.
U.S. Foreign Policy, Yesterday, Today and the 2020 Elections: Anti-Imperialist Struggle in the Years Ahead
There has been little discussion of foreign policy in the U.S. election campaign. Yet, whether Trump or Biden will direct foreign relations over the next four years, there will be fateful consequences for all.
Jóvenes Adelante Students Run, Walk, or Bike for Mexico
Eighteen Jóvenes Adelante (JA) students and others, via Amistad Canada, are participating in a Toronto virtual marathon. They will run, walk, or bike safely, on their own.
Educating Ourselves
Edx.org is a site providing free online courses from 140 worldwide leading institutions of learning. It offers a great variety of courses from accounting, languages, science, marketing, engineering, and humanities. Here are some of the offerings.
The Best Dramas
Do you enjoy a good drama? Well, here I give you several that you are sure to enjoy.
“Okja”: It seems that movies about exotic species in danger of extinction because of the selfishness of the world never bore us.
Best Documentaries on Netflix
We all wish that this lockdown were finally over, but the truth remains that we have to stay at home and take all the health measures as suggested by the health authorities. I have prepared a list of documentaries that are worth watching.
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