Cozumel News January 31st, Cozumel Dance Contest “A Rhythm of Carnival”, Cozumel Municipal Committee on Suicide Prevention Self Harm, The Cozumel City Council Recognizes Work of Air Force Mexican, Health Committee Works For Certification of Cozumel as Malaria Free and Cozumel Moves 30 Tons of Unusable Tires Out Of the Island.
Cozumel Dance Contest “A Rhythm of Carnival”
The Department of Culture is holding a dance competition called “A Rhythm Carnival “, for the Cozumeleño community. Manuel Alcocer Angulo, Head of the municipal agency, will be responsible for organizing the dance competition. The first round will be held on Sunday, February 1, (tomorrow) so he invited dance enthusiasts to register right away.
“The competition will consist of two rounds, to be held February 1 and February 8, in Quintana Roo Park. The grand finale will be on February 16, in ‘Moby Dick.’ On that night, the best dancers will show their talent to win first place, “said Alcocer Angulo.
He emphasized that choreography, coordination, technique in dance, and costumes will be graded. The winning couple will receive five thousand pesos, the second place winners will receive three thousand pesos and the third place winners will receive two thousand pesos.
The official said that entries are now open. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate and be a couple, (men and women), with a Caribbean choreography for four minutes, either Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Bachata, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Punta, Soca, etc.
Registration is at Dependencia, located on “Adolfo Rosado Salas” between 105 and 120, Colonia “Juan Bautista Vega.” They will request a photograph of each of the participants, a copy of the birth certificate and the voter registration card.
Cozumel Municipal Committee on Suicide Prevention Self Harm
On January 27, the System for Integral Family Development (DIF) of Cozumel held the 3rd. Session of the Municipal Committee for the Prevention of Suicide and self-harm where statistics are presented, the 2014 report, and the plan for this 2015.
This workshop was led by Mrs. Gina Ruiz de MARRUFO, who was accompanied by the Director of Development and Rehabilitation of Values of DIF Quintana Roo, Angélica Frutos; CEO of DIF Cozumel, Victor Hugo Venegas Molina and members of the Committee.
In her speech, Mrs. Gina Ruiz de Marrufo, thanked all members of the Municipal Committee for the Prevention of Suicide and Self- Injury, for the work that everyone does in their individual positions in coordination with DIF Cozumel and DIF Quintana Roo. It endorsed her commitment and that of her husband, Mayor, Fredy Martin Marrufo to the community to work on suicide prevention to decrease instances of this public health problem that translates into the love of life.
The General Director of DIF, Victor Hugo Venegas Molina said that suicide is a health problem to which the Municipality of Cozumel is no stranger. The overall objective of the work of this committee is to decrease the number of cases, which can be reached this year by strengthening the suicide prevention program, increasing detection and timely channeling of attempt or high risk cases.
The Strengthening Families Coordinator, Sergio Faugier García , presented a report of actions taken in 2014 on the prevention of suicide that included the distribution of the pamphlet “Saving Lives”, film screening, delivery of workshops to students, School staff, and representatives of the media. A statistical report of 2014 was presented, which included the number of registered sessions of psychological support, suicide attempts and suicides.
As a final point of this workshop, it was agreed that they would meet every three months to monitor progress being made by their activities in the prevention of suicide and self-harm.
The Cozumel City Council Recognizes Work of Air Force Mexican
The City of Cozumel City Council, , headed by the Mayor, Fredy Martin Marrufo during the thirty-second regular session on January 27th approved adding the name “2015 Centennial of the Mexican Air Force” in “Zacil” Park.
The Mayor explained to the collegial body that the request is due to the commemoration of the Air Force. He explained that the name of the park would not change; only this legend will be added and placed on a plaque. Zacil Park is located at Calle 5 and 70th Avenida.
He mentioned that the plaque be unveiled on February 10, the “Day of the Air Force. Once approved, the Mayor instructed that the legal department report the unanimous decision to the military unit.
Cozumel Carnival 2015 Royalty Candidates Valeria Guadalupe Azueta Euan, Ana Paula de la Torre Cámara, Yovana Elizabeth Faugier García, Jonatan Javier Tep Canul, Jesús Alonso Paredes Gutiérrez y Gabriel Jesús Espinosa Arévalo
Cozumel procedures are all in place for voting for Queen and King of Cozumel Carnival. Voting for Cozumel Carnival 2015 Candidates for Royalty will take Place Saturday February 8th. Winners will be announced and crowned by the Mayor in Quintana Roo Park on February 11th.
Health Committee Works For Certification of Cozumel as Malaria Free
The Cozumel Health Committee on January 29: The Municipal Health Committee works and collects relevant information to consolidate Cozumel as a municipality free of malaria.
The Chief of Epidemiology of the Sanitary District No. 2, William Sauri, announced that the certification of the island of Cozumel as Malaria free is a multi agency and community effort that will provide a safe environment for locals as well as international and domestic tourist.
In his speech, he explained that it is estimated that Malaria kills 627,000 people a year mostly children under five in the world; Quintana Roo is located in a tropical area that becomes an area susceptible to the risk of this disease, also Cozumel is not exempt from Malaria as it receives tourism from around the world. Therefore, the issue of 2014-2015 is to work in the future to eradicate malaria.
Support staff from area vectors of the State Health Department (SESA) made a detailed presentation to fine tune details of the plan. On World Malaria Day to be held on April 25, Cozumel will be the first Municipality in the state to be certified as free from Malaria.
Cozumel Moves 30 Tons of Unusable Tires Out Of the Island
It was reported on January 29th that the Municipal Government through the Centro de Acopio de Materiales Reciclables (CAMAR) moved off the island 30 tons of unusable tires, which were collected citywide in the program “Zero tires, Cozumel Island,”
Abed Zapata Silva, coordinator of the CAMAR Supervision Unit, explained that with this program a suitable destination for used tires is provided to avoid technical, economic, environmental and public health problems. Since the material is difficult to compact in a landfill, the process is expensive. He said it is common knowledge that scrap tires are breeding grounds of dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti), so it is imperative to get the tires out of the island.
The 30 tons of tire scrap was sent to plant “Ecoltec”, located in the city Macuspana. The plant recycles the tires into an alternative fuel for the cement manufacturing process.
The coordinator of the CAMAR Monitoring Unit, invited citizens not to throw the tires on undeveloped land or vacant lots, as in the rainy season they are the perfect containers for water to accumulate and thus the proliferation of disease-bearing mosquitoes.
Remember, the Cozumel Carnival Program is here at: https://www.thecozumelsun.com/cozumel-events-calendar-2015/cozumel-carnival-2015/
