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From the Municipal Facebook site..... ( FB page link)
In accordance with the electoral laws, the municipal Facebook site has suspended the release of information as of March 29, until after the election.
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From Tvisla Mujeres ( link to photos & articles)
Organizing committee installed for the “Cosme Alberto Martínez Magaña” Fishing Tournament May 18-20. LINK
Mauro Humberto Rodríguez Velázquez who worked as director of Civil Protection during the previous administration of Agapito Magaña Sánchez will be in charge of the organization of the 15th Fishing Tournament "Cosme Alberto Martínez Magaña" which will take place May 18-20. It will take place during the time of full electoral closure, despite the inconvenience.
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From por esto Link to their Isla Mujeres articles & photos
Navy continues to be busy giving assistance at the beaches
La Semar sigue muy activaVer masFull article at this link
During the Easter Holidays, the Navy has been maintaining surveillance on the beaches, which continues during these last days of the vacation period. They rescued on person and gave medical assistance to another, as part of Operation Salvavidas during Easter Holidays 2018.
A rescue operation was carried out when a person enjoying recreational water activities at North Beach was dragged by strong waves which took her away from the shore by the beach, so the Naval lifeguards immediately went to help her, and when she was safe they gave her medical attention, and afterward she left by her own means.
In the other case, the Naval health personnel gave medical attention to a woman on North Beach who complained of dizziness. They took her blood pressure and gave her oral hydration with electrolytes.
On the beaches in the area of Cancun and Isla Mujeres, there have been more than 40 people given medical attention or rescued by the Navy during this holiday season, therefore this number is expected to reach 50 people.
Preparing for the Sol al Sol Regatta celebrations
Preparan una gran fiesta [+] Ver masFull article at this link
The organizing committee is preparing for the arrival in three weeks of the 50th edition of the Sol al Sol Regatta from St. Petersburg Florida. This is the oldest regatta in the region, with the first edition held in 1964, by founder José de Jesús Lima Gutiérrez, and it has been held annually every year since 1969. There are about 30 boats registered for this year's event.
The boats will depart the St Perdersberg on Friday, April 27 at 10am, and cross the 500 nautical miles of the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Channel. On Saturday, the 28th, their relatives and friends will begin arriving on the island, and the boats are expected to begin arriving on Sunday afternoon, depending on the weather.
On Wednesday, May 2 the traditional Captains Cup celebration will take place at the Casa de las Rocas, and the attendees will include municipal and state authorities, as well as special guests. On Friday, the awards ceremony will take place at Maria's Cabanas del Mar on North Beach.
Isla Mujeres will participate in state soccer tournament
IM participará en torneo estatal de futbol. [+] Ver masFull article at this link
The best players of Isla Mujeres are being selected by the municipal Soccer League to form Club Isla Mujeres to participate in the State Soccer League, and compete against teams from all the other municipalities in Quintana Roo. The players are training in the evenings and the names of the team members have not yet been announced.
The tournament will begin on April 21st. There will be a friendly game with Puerto Morelos on Sunday at 1pm on the field in colonia Salina Chica.
Information is given about league requirements and expenses, as well as awards as follows: The registered teams will be supported with a game uniform consisting of two shirts, a pair of shorts and a pair of socks. Cost of registration 7500 pesos, players will have medical insurance coverage for up to 50,000 pesos of reimbursement; cost of arbitration of up to 750 per terna, and cost of the credential of the association is 170 pesos.The winning team of the tournament will receive 50,000 pesos and recognition to all its players; and the second place team will receive 20,000.
Good weather expected for the weekend
Buen clima para el fin de semana [+] Ver masFull article at this link
The port was open for general navigation on Thursday, and good weather is expected for the weekend, with moderate winds from the northeast and southeast on Saturday and Sunday. The ban on grouper has recently ended and this is an incentive for the fishermen to replenish their stocks for the gastronomic sector in the last days of the Easter holidays.
Yesterday...
Insufficient space for the fair
Insuficiente espacio para la feria+] Ver masFull article at this link
A fair was installed at part of the Paseo de los Peces on the edge of the Mundaca Hacienda, but it is causing inconvenience for tourists who are sightseeing around the island. Authorization was given to install the mechanical equipment in the midst of the Easter Holiday season, along a busy access road for the Caribbean Coastal road, or for tourists going to Mundaca, Garrafon or Sac Bajo. However, it is said that there is a lack of public space for these annual fairs,
Also, the government authorizes use of the streets at time to celebrate birthdays, memorialize deaths, or other events, and the detours cause complications in traffic that is already saturated with the presence of more than 1200 golf carts.
The fair features mechanical games and rides for children and adults, sales of food and snacks, and target shooting. The families visit after 8pm, until midnight. The participants in the fair came from Merida, Yucatan, and from here they will go to Playa del Carmen and Cozumel. This fair usually visits cities and small towns in the states of the Yucatan Peninsula, with some regularity.
Another allegation of negligence at the Community Hospital
Otra negligencia en el Hospital Comunitario [+] Ver masFull article at this link
April 4 According to collected informatin, in the early hours of the morning, Carlos Ávalos Galué, went to the Community Hospital via motorcycle. He felt badly and waited for some time for the front door to be opened. There was no rapid response and a security guard told him the entrance is through the parking lot.
With the help of the security guard, he entered the office of Dr. Abraham Rojas, who was dismayed to tell the patient, whom he knows, that there were no cardiac medications and the cardiac monitor wasn't working. As the minutes passed, the situation worsened. The concerned doctor contacted the Director of the Navy Hospital, and was informed that they did have the medications there. However, the search came too late, and the patient passed away.
He died of a sudden heart attack, at about 3am, an hour after his arrival at the hospital. It has been nicknamed the "hospital of death" due to the lack of timely attention, and the lack of basic medication, by relatives who have been affected by this situation.
In general, blame is placed on the State Health Department for its lack of attention to the Community Hospital, and for the lack of medication. Friends and family of Mr. Avalos were told that the hospital did not have basic medications to treat chest pains and anxiety, like Nitroglycerin patches or Diazepam, that the cardiac monitor didn't work, and there there were no Venosets (intravenous lines). Relatives tried to find these medications in the local pharmacies, but they didn't have them.
Dr. Rojas and his team worked in vain to try to stabilize the patient until he died at 3am, an hour after his arrival. The Navy offered to assist in the cause with its medications, but it was too late.
"We have announced here (in Por Esto) that during the current period of state government, several people have died, including a baby a few months ago. Many times there is not enough time to transport them to Cancun to receive specialized attention, despite having now had a maritime ambulance in Isla Mujeres for two years, which is operated by the Port Authority of Quintana Roo (Apiqroo)."
Fence falling down that is located by a sports dome
Cae cercado de domo deportivo. [+] Ver masFull article at this link
Due to a lack of maintenance the fences near the Mundaca dome are falling into disrepair, which are located at escribano and Huachinanco streets, ajoining with Macabí and a private prooperty, while to the southeast is the Aguakan wastewater plant, and a module for the State Institute for Adult Education (IEEA). The steel mesh fence has fulfilled its useful life and suffers from rust, since there is a high level of salinity in this area.
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| Kitchen in a large studio. (Sur & Norte are identical) |
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| Large studio (Norte), I'm standing in the kitchen. A queen & single bed. |
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| Large studio (Sur) with Queen & Single bed. Slider door & view are behind me. |
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Sunday, April 1 Easter
Thursday, April 5 Artist Fair 3-8p Casa de la Cultura on the back street Guerrero at the cross street Abasolo. (It hasn't yet been announced when the Thursday Artist Fairs will be discontinued, which could occur in April or May.)
Saturday, April 7 Plogging Day 8:30a Running, jogging, or walking & picking up litter. Route TBA at Plogging Day Isla Mujeres & Action for Isla.
Sunday, April 8 Noches Magicas performances on the Town Square 8p Free.
Thursday, April 12 Artist Fair 3-8p Casa de la Cultura on the back street Guerrero at the cross street Abasolo. (It hasn't yet been announced when the Thursday Artist Fairs will be discontinued, which could occur in April or May.)
Saturday, April 14 Plogging Day 8:30a Running, jogging, or walking & picking up litter. Route TBA at Plogging Day Isla Mujeres & Action for Isla.
Sunday, April 15 Noches Magicas performances on the Town Square 8p Free.
Thursday, April 19 Artist Fair 3-8p Casa de la Cultura on the back street Guerrero at the cross street Abasolo. (It hasn't yet been announced when the Thursday Artist Fairs will be discontinued, which could occur in April or May.)
April 20-22, Fri, Sat, Sun. Isla Got Soul music event at The Joint. There's more information about the organization that is benefiting from this event here: https://www.facebook.com/IslaGotSoul/posts/572699899755186
Saturday, April 21 Plogging Day 8:30a Running, jogging, or walking & picking up litter. Route TBA at Plogging Day Isla Mujeres & Action for Isla.
Sunday, April 22 Earth Day Action for Isla usually has clean up events. The past two years divers and snorkelers cleaned under thedowntown piers, and groups picked up trash along the Caribbean beaches.
Sunday, April 22 Noches Magicas performances on the Town Square 8p Free.
Thursday, April 26 Artist Fair 3-8p Casa de la Cultura on the back street Guerrero at the cross street Abasolo. (It hasn't yet been announced when the Thursday Artist Fairs will be discontinued, which could occur in April or May.)
Saturday, April 7 Plogging Day 8:30a Running, jogging, or walking & picking up litter. Route TBA at Plogging Day Isla Mujeres & Action for Isla.
Sunday, April 29 Noches Magicas performances on the Town Square 8p Free.
Sources for Weather Information:
LINK to Civil Protection Q Roo weather bulletin (Spanish)
LINK to Mexico National Weather Service (Spanish)
LINK to satellite images for the Mexico National Weather Service (Yucatan peninsula is under Satellite GOES Este, I recommend "Animacion" (it used to be in my blog margin, until Blogger became incompatible with it).
LINK to a private weather station on Isla Mujeres
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