Founded in 1898 by then Lt. Othón Pompeyo Blanco Núñez de Cáceres, Chetumal is now the state capital of Quintana Roo, in the southeast of Mexico. With a high growth rate, economic success, and active social life, Chetumal has become the ideal place for business entrepreneurs and families wanting to live in a peaceful tropical community.
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After 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 DORADOAfter receiving an alert yesterday morning, personnel of the Sanitary Jurisdiction Number One went to CBTIS 214 (Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial and Service 214)to determine the possible existence of at least 30 cases of dengue fever among students of that institution. The head of the institution, Artuo Miranda Toledo, reported that students will be interviewed and analyzed for possible symptoms of the illness.
He said that the task will not be easy because, normally, people who have some discomfort, temperature, pain or other symptoms, do not attend school or work, and this could be true for students of Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial and Service # 214.
To confirm whether it is dengue or not a blood sample must be taken and analyzed in the laboratory. To date 60 analyses have been made and three were positive. Two people were inhabitants of the colony and on was in Proterritorio Payo Obispo .
— Rosy DORADODuring his homily yesterday in the Eucharist, Jorge Vernal Vargas, the Bishop of Chetumal, asked for the rescuing of values and for people to get closer to God to prevent further disintegration of families. The Bishop asked the faithful present to see that they raise their children in a way that they are protected, and that they are trained to grow in Christ and love people more.
— Rosy DORADOA dramatic rollover occurred yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of the village of González Ortega, on the Escarcega-Chetumal stretch highway, resulting in four people being injured, three of them seriously. The vehicle in which they were traveling was totaled. Federal Police reported that the mishap occurred due to reckless driving and speeding under the influence of alcohol.
— Jorge Luis UC RamirezA 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.
— Jorge Luis UC RamirezContinued complaints from residents of communities in District V, were affected by Hurricane Dean in August 2007 and who benefited from the housing, are claiming the houses built by the Institute for Housing Development and Regulation of Property ( Infovir) are made of materials that are inferior and vulnerable to weather contingencies.
— César Castilla AcostaRunning from February 25 until April 11, the Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco) has established throughout the state the Lent 2009 Special Program Verification and Monitoring, which has among other things to verify that suppliers of goods, products and services of high consumption during Lent conform to the requirements of the Federal Law of Consumer Protection (LFPC).
— Omar CAPISTRAN ESPINOSAUpon the presentation of the eight prizes corresponding to the "Third Save and Win Drawing of Holding 2009", the State Treausury Secretary, Fredy Marrufo Martin, revealed that in January the expectations for the tax collection of vehicular ownership were surpassed.