Tag: Mexico
Carnival cruise ships crash in Mexico
(CNS): Two cruise ships belonging to the Carnival Corporation, the cruise line partnering with the Cayman Islands Government over the proposed controversial cruise project here, crashed in Mexican waters just before 9am Friday. The Carnival Legend and Carnival Glory collided in high winds as they were docking at the berthing facility in Cozumel. The Royal […]
Victims of drug cartel lose refugee court fight
(CNS): A family that was targeted and tortured by a violent Mexican drug cartel and is seeking political asylum in the Cayman Islands lost their fight in the Grand Court Tuesday after a judge dismissed a judicial review application. He found the Immigration Appeals Tribunal had not made any error in law that could lead […]
Mexico to legalise medical ganja
(CNS): Speaking at a UN Drug Policy Summit in New York on Tuesday, President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico revealed that the country will be taking legislative steps to legalise the use of medicinal marijuana and government will consider changes to the penal code to decriminalise possession of small quantities for personal use. The announcement […]
Mexico in firing line of strongest ever hurricane
(CNS): Mexico’s Pacific coast was bracing itself on Friday for the landfall of Hurricane Patricia, which has strengthened into the strongest storm on record. The potentially catastrophic category 5 hurricane is headed toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, including the tourist hot spots of Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco. Patricia is expected to hit land this afternoon or early evening, […]