Follow me

In Cozumel News this week, a price increase on an important document, a Mock Fire downtown alarms police and fire fighters, City paving project almost complete, and the Mayor visits Cozumel Marina. Reminder to residents of Cozumel: Town Hall Meeting on February 14th!

“NO Criminal Record” Price Increase

The official “No Criminal Record” certificate is used to determine if someone has been convicted of any crime. If you will be in need of this documentation, it will now cost you $156 pesos. It was explained that the 25% increase was necessary because the cost had been held at $116 pesos for the past seven years.

On average, there are 300 requests each month for this document. Dilmer Azueta Herrera, PGJE administrator, reported that in 2013 three thousand were issued, an increase of 8.56% from the previous year.

The requirements for obtaining a copy of the document for citizens are birth certificate, voter card, two photographs (child-sized front), & CURP. Foreigners must present passport and current immigration documentation.

You must apply at the Judicial Building on 65^th next to the Cruz Roja. The amount must be paid at a bank and there is a three-day waiting period for the delivery of the certificate.

Mock Fire Alarms Police & Firefighters

Members of the Fire Department and Municipal Police mobilized to address a fire that was reported to the 066 emergency center earlier this week. Upon arriving at the store, located on Avenida Rafael E. Melgar and Calle 8, jewelry employees told them that it was a smoke caused by a mock theft. Parties responsible for organizing the mock theft apparently failed to notify the authorities.

People who were passing by stopped to watch the “fire”. Tourists and employees of the surrounding businesses thought it was a real fire also. It is unknown whether the company will be sanctioned for the mobilization of firefighters and law enforcement. “We were not advised. But we will pass the report to the Directorate of Civil Protection and see what they do there, “said one of the firefighters who left the area looking very annoyed.

On average each year the Directorate of Civil Protection conducts or supervises about 350 or fire safety drills, both private companies and government agencies.

Road Repair Nears Completion

The task of paving the major roads in the city are 95% complete and expected to be 100% completed in the next two weeks. Staff of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Sintra) said a total of 37 thousand square meters of roads have been repaired, a cost of 11 million pesos.

The repair work of the roads began on December 27 and priority will be given to the avenues that exhibited greater impairment as Xel-Ha, 13 and 15 South in the colony of Gonzalo Guerrero, and on isolated sections of Avenues 30, 65 and Andrés Quintana Roo. Work has not been completed in the stretch of 65 between Calle 13 and 15.

The work is financed by the state government and managed by the company Asphalt Emulsions Bay, SA de CV. If a problem is detected in the work it shall be the responsibility of the company to carry out repairs

Mayor Visits Cozumel Marina

A statement from City Hall reported that Mayor Fredy Marrufo Martin, accompanied by the delegate of the National Fund for Tourism Development (Fonatur), Juan Carlos González Hernández, toured the facilities of the Cozumel Marina this week to monitor progress.

Also present for the tour were Debarle Julien, director of operations for the Group Chairman, Henry Walther, general manager of the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental Cozumel; and Roberto Marin Flores, chairman of the Municipal Integral Port Administration (APIM).

The first part of the visit was to “La Caleta”, in order to observe the mayor improvements that have been made on the premises such as gardening, painting, maintenance, infrastructure, and security measures that are to be implemented to protect users.

The progress of the work done to date was observed followed by an explanation of what is required to get the project operational. The Cozumel Marina seeks to generate significant benefits for Cozumel.