telesurtv.net reported Protests will be held throughout Mexico in response to the alleged disappearance of student by police officials in collusion with organized crime.
Students from the Teacher Training College of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, alongside family members of the 43 disappeared students, have issued a call for nation-wide protests and demonstrations for October 8 organized under the hashtag #compartimoseldolor or “we share your pain.” In the Mexican capital organizers are calling for the public to gather at the Angel of Independence at 4 PM. National Coordination of Education Workers has declared its support for the protests, students from several rural schools have also declared an indefinite strike. Read Article
theguardian.com reported the home of a Mexican journalist who covers crime and politics was attacked by gunmen who shot at his house while he and his family were asleep inside. Margarito Juárez González’s family narrowly escaped death or injury. He told his editors at the daily newspaper Página 24 in Fresnillo city that the bullets […]
Written By Susana Riggs Ahorita Literally meaning “little now,” ahorita generally means that something may or may not happen in the near or distant future. For example, if a child is told to do their homework, rather than say no, they might say ahorita. When I first arrived it confused me to no end. I […]
routes-news.com reported Volaris is adding a service to connect the Mexican city of Guadalajara with Reno, Nevada. Due to begin on December 14, Reno becomes the self-proclaimed ultra low-cost airline 16th international destination and its second route to serve the market in the American state of Nevada. Volaris already operates non-stop flight to Las Vegas […]
A clandestine grave holding an undetermined number of bodies was found outside the Mexican town of Iguala, where violence last weekend resulted in six deaths and the disappearance of 43 students, officials said Saturday. Guerrero state prosecutor Inaky Blanco said the grave site was on the outskirts of the town, which is about 120 miles […]
guanajuatoinforma.com reported a Queretaro tourist was killed when falling from the eighth floor of a hotel located in Marina Vallarta, apparently under the influence of alcoholic beverages. The place was attended PV-235 patrol, as well as the JAL – 362 Red Cross ambulance and a fire brigade unit. According to the report of the authorities, […]
By Marta Durán de Huerta/rnw.nl reported / Journalists in Mexico are increasingly publishing their articles anonymously. Attaching your name to a report, an article or a picture is an obligation and a right. But doing so in Mexico can cost journalists their jobs or their lives. The biggest danger facing reporters there is not being […]
rnw.nl reported …. Sick of waiting around until the telecoms bring you cellphone reception and a solid Internet connection? Techies believes there’s no need to wait around anymore. With cheap new technology and smart policy hacks, they’re helping remote towns build their own communications networks. One year ago, Talea de Castro, a small mountain town […]
theguardian.com reported a Texas girl reported kidnapped 12 years ago was found near Mexico City with her mother after authorities received a tip, and the mother was quickly flown to Texas and jailed on kidnapping charges, investigators said Wednesday. The FBI and Mexico authorities said 17-year-old Sabrina Allen, whose case was twice profiled on the […]
Raymond B. Craib – scapegoat.org – Mexico City Modern: A Review Essay “Overcrowded, polluted, corrupted, Mexico City offers the world a grim lesson.” 1 Thus proclaimed Time Magazine in 1984. Never mind that it could just as easily have been describing any number of cities in the world, including a number of metropolises in the […]
uk.reuters.com reported while Mexico’s government says the country is getting safer, a record number of Mexicans were victims of crime last year, according to a survey by national statistics institute INEGI published on Tuesday. President Enrique Pena Nieto came to power nearly two years ago vowing to end drug violence that has killed around 100,000 […]
Remittances and the Impact on Crime in Mexico IADB.ORG PAPER Steve Brito, Ana Corbacho, René Osorio Abstract * This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico.The topic is examined using municipal level data on the percent of household receiving remittances and homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Remittances […]
Thedailybeast.com reported for decades, Americans have escaped to San Miguel for the culture, climate, and to pursue their artistic passions. But can the city retain its charm even in the spotlight? So what do you do after you’ve been anointed the best city in the world? Is it a jinx, like being put on the […]
24-horas.mx reported restored service to 86% of users affected in the Los Cabos area, as well as the full recovery in supply in the northern part of the State and of 99% in the area of La Paz. The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) reported that you restored the service of electricity by 94% in the […]
Fann.com.mx reported…… Will be composed by specialized cells of State and federal officials to investigate cases already reported.City of Mexico.-the Attorney general of the Republic, Jesus Murillo Karam announced that the unit in charge will continue with the signature of agreements so that the country’s universities are specialists in forensic areas, as well as to […]
bbc.com reported a regional Mexican political leader, Braulio Zaragoza, has been killed by gunmen at a hotel restaurant in the popular resort of Acapulco. Mr Zaragoza was in a meeting with other politicians on Sunday morning when three gunmen approached his table and shot him several times in the back. He was the leader of […]
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Ecological, biological and social dimensions of dengue vector breeding in five urban settings of Latin America: a multi-country study Juliana Quintero and others Abstract Background: Dengue is an increasingly important public health problem in most Latin American countries and more cost-effective ways of reducing dengue vector densities to prevent transmission are […]
valleycentral.com reported Brownsville resident Eric Candanosa had been transporting used cards into Mexico for the past eight years. Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said this year alone, Candanosa had already crossed the border with vehicles at least 13 times. But on Wednesday night, Candanosa and another man were driving a vehicle on a highway just […]
foxnews.com reported a Mexican court has ordered the release of the nephew of deceased Sinaloa drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel. Officials earlier portrayed him as Coronel’s successor as boss. The Federal Judiciary Council said late Wednesday the court had acquitted the nephew and four other co-defendants because of procedural violations in the case. Martin Beltran […]
kentucky.com/AP reported figures released by Petroleos Mexicanos last week show the gangs are becoming more prolific and sophisticated. So far this year, thieves across Mexico have drilled 2,481 illegal taps into state-owned pipelines, up more than one-third from the same period of 2013. Pemex estimates it’s lost some 7.5 million barrels worth $1.15 billion. Read […]
bloomberg.com reported Mexican consumer prices rose more than expected in the first half of September, keeping the annual inflation rate above the upper limit of the central bank’s target range. Prices increased 0.32 percent from two weeks earlier, the national statistics institute said on its website today, compared with the 0.25 percent median forecast of […]
globalnews.ca reported Canada’s health care system isn’t perfect but here’s another warning for anyone considering faster, cheaper surgery abroad. A North Vancouver woman who traveled to Mexico for a gastric sleeve procedure is still suffering, more than a year after she returned home to B.C. Two days after she had the surgery in Mexico, she […]
wikipedia.org reported in Mexico, only civil marriages are recognized by the law, and all its proceedings fall under state legislation.[1] Same-sex marriage is legally performed in Mexico City and in the states of Quintana Roo and Coahuila, but explicitly banned in the state of Yucatán[2] (although the prohibition is limited to its performance within state […]
businessinsider.com reported US authorities are testing a river in Arizona for possible cross-border contamination from a toxic mine spill in northwestern Mexico, an official said Tuesday. The checks came after a massive acid leak in the Sonora River from the Buenavista copper mine, the worst environmental disaster on record in Mexico’s mining industry. The spill […]
Reuters reported Mexican federal congressman Gabriel Gomez, the most high-profile politician murdered in recent years, was likely executed by a drug cartel, a state prosecutor said on Wednesday. Gomez was kidnapped with an aide in Mexico’s second-largest city of Guadalajara on Monday. Their charred remains were found in a burned-out pickup truck the following day. […]
It was the 10th murder of a member of the Zapotec community in Oaxaca since 2013. The Oaxacan human rights advocate Jaime Lopez Hernandez, was killed by members of organized crime, according to the Indigenous Organization for Human Rights in Oaxaca (OIDHO, for its acronym in Spanish). Lopez, who was recently named secretary of the […]
telesurtv.net reported every month 1,835 people are being executed, according to Semanario Zeta, a weekly newspaper from northern Mexico. During the first 21 months of Enrique Peña’s mandate, 30,789 people have been killed, according to new data recently released by the Mexican government this Wednesday. The most violent region in the country, according to the […]
Theguardian.com reported Paul Whitehouse, 45, was with his wife, Simone Wood, on their yacht when hurricane Odile struck. Authorities have found the body of a British man missing since hurricane Odile swept through parts of Mexico more than a week ago. Paul Whitehouse, 45, had been missing since Odile struck the Baja California peninsula on […]
Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) (AFP) – There is still no water, no electricity and almost nothing to eat in Los Cabos, a small corner of paradise in northwestern Mexico leveled by Hurricane Odile. Nearly a week after being hit by one of the season’s most ferocious storms, this vacation resort area, still struggling to recover, […]
The body of a British woman missing since a hurricane struck the Mexican coast last weekend has been found, according to local authorities. British couple Simone Wood and Paul Whitehouse are thought to have been sailing when Hurricane Odile hit. The Foreign Office confirmed one Briton had been killed in the storm. Mr Whitehouse is […]
heraldsun.com reported members of a deadly Mexican drug cartel — responsible for kidnappings, beheadings and thousands of murders — have set up shop in Australia. Drug criminals from Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, the Sinaloa Federation, are basing themselves in eastern states to distribute hundreds of kilograms of drugs, including ice, heroin and cocaine. Federal […]
telesurtv.net reported the artwork seized from drug lords and other criminals is supposed to be auctioned, but on their way to the auction house, hundreds have gone missing. The Mexican Office of the Attorney General (PGR) seized and then lost one thousand 120 works of art and archeological artifacts from 2006 to 2013, during anti-crime […]
milenio.com reported to advance the work of restoration of electric service in Baja California Sur, the CFE has 525 employees and 173 vehicles in the Baja California Division, as well as with around 1,612 workers and 732 additional vehicles that have been mobilized in recent days to the affected area. They have also moved around […]
This information has been provided by a victim of the hurricane who fortunately returned from Cabo to the U.S. on Alaska Air on September 18, 2014. This is his story. Any time there is a fluid situation like this(hurricane or natural disaster) you will receive many types of reports including some that are accurate and […]
cronica.com.mx reported that looting continues at hotels, stores, and homes in Cabo San Lucas and San José de el Cabo. Reports reveal that many of the looters are hooded. This information is from attorney Rdorigo sanchez Villa, who works for a hotel group. He stated “It seems that the situation is increasingly more severe, the […]
abcnews.go.com/AP reported federal police on Thursday vowed to restore order in the hurricane-stricken resort area of Los Cabos after looting emptied store shelves and unnerved residents who worried their homes could be next. Enrique Galindo, national commissioner of the Federal Police, said seven people, two of them carrying firearms, had been detained on suspicion of […]
jornada.unam.mx reported The national coordination of Civil protection of the Ministry of the Interior issued Thursday a declaration of emergency for the municipalities of Hermosillo, Carbo, Benjamín Hill, Pitiquito, Caborca, Puerto Peñasco, General Plutarco Elías Calles, Santa Ana, Magdalena, Altar, Oquitoa, Saric, Atil, Tubutama, Trincheras, Imuris, Nogales, Santa Cruz, Cananea, Naco and Agua Prieta by […]
cronica.com.mx reported the Attorney General of Justice of the State (PGJE) confirmed the death of the general manager of minera El Boleo, Kyoug Jin Park, 62 years and the disappearance of his companion and fellow countryman Sung Ken Chai. The State Prosecutor’s Office reported, in its daily report, Jin Park and Ken Chai tried to […]
New Rules Announced for Permanently Importing Used Cars into Mexico Posted on September 17, 2014 by yucalandia September 17, 2014: The Mexican Federal Government recently put on a push to stop illegal imports of American used cars into Mexico. This new effort has taken several forms: ~ As of Sept. 1, 2014, SAT has issued […]
cronica.com.mx reported the Undersecretary of Civil protection of Guerrero reported that he is expected to continue strong rains in some areas of the State, between Friday and Saturday, arising from the remoteness of the hurricane Polo and various hydrometeorological phenomena. In a statement, he noted that, according to the information analysed by the national weather […]
cronica.com.mx reported…”Help, help! Inmates escaped, are entering houses and beating men, women and children! “.” The desperate cry of inhabitants of Buenos Aires, San Bernabe and sidewalks colonies, arriving at the airport is San José of the Cape international calling for the deployment of the armed forces in these colonies because escaped inmates of the […]
cronica.com.mx reported that at least 14,000 tourists stuck in Los Cabos and La Paz have been evacuated. This information was provide by the Governor of Baja California Sur. Per officials, the tourists have left via commerical flights and approximately 1000 exited by boat from Pichilinue. Read Article
cronica.com.mx reported the national meteorological service (SMN) informed that Polo continues its advance towards the Northwest as a hurricane category I on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 150. At 13:00 the meteorological phenomenon was located 235 kilometers southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, and 745 […]
nydailynews.com reported a group of eight women caught in the crossfire of Hurricane Odile while they celebrated a bride-to-be during her bachelorette party is safe. The group was supposed to return home Monday, but their hotel was partially destroyed and no one heard from them until Wednesday night. Read Article
weather.com Polo strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane Wednesday evening after moving into favorable atmospheric conditions.Residents and stranded visitors in Baja California should continue to keep an eye on Hurricane Polo, which is tracking about 200 miles south of Manzanillo on the southwestern part of the Mexican mainland.The outer bands of Hurricane Polo […]
REPORT FROM SIX US TOURISTS CURRENTLY STRANDED IN CABO SAN LUCAS AND LAPAZ MEXICO On September 17, 2014, six U.S. tourists vacationing in Cabo del Sol have received no notification from any Mexican or U.S. authorities on what steps to evacuate. They went to a nearby hotel on this date and were told there is […]
en.molbuk.uz reported that a Ukranian touris was found dead in Yucatan and appeared to be murdered and robbed. Prosecutors reported that Alexander Batychko, age 25 was found in a rental car. The victim had been visiting archaeological areas. Read Article
fox5sandiego.com reported hundreds of American tourists who were stranded in Cabo San Lucas by Hurricane Odile were flown north to Tijuana and trucked to the U.S.-Mexican border by the Mexican military Tuesday. “It was terrifying, we had flights scheduled to at 3 o’clock on Sunday that were canceled so we got a hotel at the […]
nytimes.com reported militants for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have traveled to Mexico and are just miles from the United States. They plan to cross over the porous border and will “imminently” launch car bomb attacks. And the threat is so real that federal law enforcement officers have been placed at a heightened […]
diario.mx reported Distrito Federal- The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), through the specialized attorney in investigation of organized crime (SEIDO), with the support of the Agency’s Criminal investigation and in coordination with the Federal Police dismantled in Nogales, Sonora, a network dedicated to United States from high-powered arms. In a statement the PGR explained […]
Every 9 days dies a woman in Mexico for domestic violence vanguardia.com.mx reported the Criminalist of the National Institute of Criminal Sciences, Magdalena Sánchez, said that 80 per cent of women suffered violence work, family and institutional. domestic violence takes the life of a woman every 9 days in Mexico, said the Criminalist for the […]
mashable.com reported hurricane Odile intensified from a Category 1 storm to a Category 4 monster in less than a day, and is forecast to make landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Sunday night. Cabo is a popular resort town on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, and the city could see winds exceeding […]
telesurtv.net reported a Mexican attorney alleges that Silao´s police chief was behind the attack on 24 year old journalist Karla Silva. Carlos Zamarripa, Attorney General in the Mexican states of Guanajuato has signalled the local police chief as the one of the assailants in the attack of journalist Karla Janeth Silva. Silva was hospitalized after […]
KPHO.com reported two people were arrested and 16 vehicles valued at more than $400,000 were seized after search warrants were served in three Valley communities Wednesday morning. Nine of the vehicles were stolen in Mexico. The six-month investigation uncovered a criminal organization that would carjack high-end vehicles in Mexico, switch the Vehicle Identification Numbers and […]
Mexico’s National Citizen Observatory (ONC) has published a 166 page document discussing the culture of kidnapping in Mexico. Clearly, this type of crime is a pernicious social issue in Mexico. HIGH RISK AREAS IN MEXICO FOR KIDNAPPING CENTRAL MEXICO: Guerrero and Morelos have the largest concentration of kidnappings. The region of central Mexico has the […]
care2.com reported the Islamic State extremists have discussed infiltrating the U.S. through its southern border with Mexico, a U.S. official said. Francis Taylor, under secretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, told a Senate committee today that the Sunni militants have been tracked discussing the idea on social-media sites such as […]
nerope.eu/ AP reported the seizure of 1,639 coca plants in southern Mexico marks the first known instance of the raw ingredient for cocaine being cultivated in the country, Mexican and U.N. officials said Wednesday. Mexico is home to various drug cartels that traffic large quantities of cocaine toward the United States, but coca itself is […]
dw.de reported a new policy in the war on drugs appears to be having the desired effect in Mexico. The murder rate is dropping, but despite a return to pre-2010 levels it’s still too early to declare victory over the drug cartels. “Narcomensajes”: the messages that Mexican drug cartels leave for their adversaries. These drug […]
panoramasnews.com reported the representative in Mexico of the Red Latinoamericana counseling nursing in Sexual Health and adolescent reproductive, Araceli Jiménez, announced that in some communitiesthechildren start their sexual life to 10 years of age,without information about contraception,family planningor STDs. In a statement of the UNAM, the specialist said that if thefirst relationship occurs in a […]
Border Militarization and Health: Violence, Death and Security in Mexico and the United States bepress.com ABSTRACT: Key Words: Violence, Trauma, Border Security, Migration Despite proposed increases in spending on personnel and equipment for border enforcement tied to the amended version of the U.S. Senate’s current immigration reform bill, the public health impacts of border militarization […]
milenio.com reported at least 98 foreigners, of which 58 are Americans, the majority reported as not located in Baja California, Chihuahua and Tamaulipas border States are in the national registry of persons lost or missing in Mexico. Furthermore, half of the missing persons in the country are in a range of between 10 and 30 […]
ecuavisa.com/AFP reported a 97-year-old American woman was found dead inside the refrigerator of the House in which she lived in the tourist city Playas de Rosarito, in the Northwest of Mexico, the State Prosecutor’s office reported Thursday. “The two door refrigerator was closed with a towel as a tourniquet. When opening the refrigerator door a […]
aljazeera.com/Amnesty International reported…Instead of water-boarding it’s called the tehuacanazo — and the water forced down the victim’s nose is carbonated, and sometimes spiced with chili pepper. It’s been a well-known technique used by Mexican police for decades. The tactic — along with electric shocks, sexual violence, near-asphyxiation and death threats — appears in the testimonies […]
huffingtonpost.com reported Mexico is undoubtedly a nation with an exceptional culinary culture that reflects its Mesoamerican and European influence, from popular dishes like burritos and ceviche, to the national dish of Mole; a savoury chocolate and chilli sauce. Top chef Enrique Olvera – behind Mexico City’s restaurant Pujol, which came in at number three in […]
lonelyplanet.com/thorntree (1) In general, drive slower than you normally would at home. (2) The topes the previous posters speak of are not gradual little asphalt speed bumps…they are typically metallic cannon-ball-sized and -shaped abrupt speed deterrents stretching across the road that are designed to force you to slow down; they will exact damage to the […]
patriotsinformationhotline.com/ reported from Cadena Noticias…. SHUT IT DOWN! September 20, 2014 We are but a small representation of Americans who are unsettled and deeply concerned with our current Administration, in all branches of Federal and State governments. Our mission is to Shut Down, every United States’ Port of Entry on the Southern Border, until our […]
publimetro.com.mx reported the construction of the new airport in Mexico City would be made in two stages, said the coordinator of the Transport Infrastructure Committee of the College of Civil Engineers of Mexico, Jorge de la Madrid Virgin. He said the first stage, which would take five years, would have three runways capable of receiving […]
adnpolitico.com reported according to a recent poll conducted by Mercer, the Mexican cities with lowest quality of life are Culiacán, Sinaloa; Acapulco, Guerrero, and Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, according to a study conducted by the consulting firm Mercer. The highest rated cities for quality of life are: La Paz, Baja California; Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, and Colima, […]
publimetro.com reported the price of the products of the basic basket reported increases of 100 and up to 157% between the main cities of the country, especially in fruit and vegetables. The Federal consumer Attorney (Profeco) said that, in the week of 25 to 29 August, the price of the Hass Avocado recorded cost 25 […]
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COURT RECORDS SHOW THIS COLOMBIAN MAFIA IS REFERRED TO AS “La Hermandad”. The Brotherhood” SPECIALTIES – ROBBING HOUSES, CLONING, LOOTING ATM’S zocalo.com.mx REPORTED…Saltillo, Coah.- Mexican authorities call “the new Colombian mafia” as they do not smuggle drugs. The recruit in cities like Medellin and Bogota and Mexico reach to clone cards, extorting, robbing houses and […]
sipse.com reported the injured child said that two subject, known theirs, intercepted it aboard a truck white Lincoln and it tried to put a vehicle by force, but by resisting, the pair of plagiarizing you stabbed him. The young said they attacked him because I didn’t want to “align” or work with them. One of […]
bbc.com reported hundreds of thousands of fish have been washed up on the shores of Lake Cajititlan in the Mexican state of Jalisco over the past week. Almost 50 tonnes of dead popoche chub freshwater fish have been removed from the lake. The local authorities said it was part of a “natural cycle” but state […]
elnuevoherald.com reported a worker of the border Customs Office of the Mexican city of Piedras Negras, with United States, died and five others were injured by an explosion in the building of tax inspection, reported authorities Sunday while the causes of the incident are investigated. “My condolences to the family of our colleague at the […]
The PGJ advises that through an operation carried out by the unit’s follow-up to the crime of trafficking in persons, with support of the Ministerial police, was the rescue of 12 women who were allegedly victims of sexual exploitation in a bar located in the Cologne Blue water meadows, of the city of Puebla. Derivative […]
nationalreview.com reported Islamic terrorist groups are operating in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and planning to attack the United States with car bombs or other vehicle born improvised explosive devices (VBIED). High-level federal law enforcement, intelligence and other sources have confirmed to Judicial Watch that a warning bulletin for an imminent terrorist attack […]
bakken.com reported an illegal oil tap has been blamed for a spill that contaminated a 14-mile stretch of the San Juan River in the Nueva Leon state in northern Mexico. Mexico’s environmental protection agency Profepa puts the blame on criminal gangs attempting to steal the oil from a pipeline. According to Profepa, the rupture occurred […]
nearshoreamericas.com reported the Mexican government has formed a special police force to protect businesses from kidnapping and extortion by criminal gangs. This is the latest measure by President Enrique Pena Nieto to boost growth in Latin America’s second biggest economy. The 5,000-strong police force will combat industrial, agricultural and business crime in Mexico, where organized […]
lainfo.com reported hurricane Marie took more force on Sunday and reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, while heavy rains continue in several states in the western and central Mexico, an official said. According to a bulletin released by the National Weather Service (NWS) 16H15 Local (21h15 GMT), the storm was about 805 miles south-southwest […]
Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade disqualified statements by Texas Governor Rick Perry, who warned about the entry of terrorists into the United States through the Mexican border, it was reported on Sunday. Prior to the official visit that President Enrique Peña Nieto will begin on Monday to California, the United States, Meade said, “there are […]
nzherald.co.nz reported ZUMPANGO, Mexico (AP) Some 110 meters (120yards) beneath a Mexico City suburb, a boxcar-size machine digs Latin America’s largest sewer. The drill developed by U.S. based The Robbins Company uses pressure, water, chemicals and cutting bits to bore a hole the width of a three-lane highway through rock and other terrain. Behind it, […]
latino.foxnews.com reported first it was moving marijuana and cocaine across the border. Then, it was human smuggling. Now, it appears Mexico’s drug cartels are getting involved in the lucrative – and slightly peculiar – business of trafficking the bladders of exotic fish to Asia. News of this fishy business began surfacing in June following the […]
theguardian.com reported dolphin tours cancelled at Mexico travel conference. Dolphin tours at the TBEX travel bloggers conference in Cancun are dropped after pressure from responsible travel campaigners.A travel media conference has decided to drop dolphin experiences from its programme following pressure from travel bloggers and wildlife campaigners. The TBEX 2014 conference, which is due to […]
BBC.COM reported up to 5,000 pupils have not been able to start the school year in the northern Mexican state of Sonora after a toxic spillage from a copper mine. The authorities said 88 schools were not able to open this week for fear pupils could come into contact with water contaminated with acids. The […]
ipsnews.net reported Homes for orphans or children in vulnerable situations in Mexico lack the necessary state regulation and supervision, which leads to scandalous human rights violations. “The situation is very serious,” said Laura Martínez, director of the non-governmental Patronato Pro Hogar del Niño, in the city of Irapuato in the central state of Guanajuato, some […]
Washingtonpost.com reported in Mexico, with its history of drug-war violence and corrupt police, kidnapping is an old story. In the past, the crime tended to target the rich. Now it has become more egalitarian. Victims these days are often shopkeepers, taxi drivers, service employees, parking attendants and taco vendors who often work in cash or […]
Forbes.com reported the first set of sates to which U.S. government advises Americans not to travel are: Coahuila, Colima, Durango, State of Mexico, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas. The second set in which it calls for caution are: Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Morelos and Veracruz. […]
Mexican man a suspect in 18 homicides NTNEWS.com reported that MEXICAN police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in at least 18 murders, one of the country’s top prosecutors says. MEXICO state Attorney General Alejandro Gomez Sanchez said on Saturday the arrest was made thanks to investigative work by police attached to his office. […]
theguardian.com reported…Sweet victory for Mexico beekeepers as Monsanto loses GM permit Evidence convinced judge of threat posed to honey production in Yucatán – but firm will almost certainly appeal against ruling. A small group of beekeepers in Mexico has inflicted a blow on biotech giant Monsanto, which has halted the company’s ambitions to plant thousands […]
Tlaxcala and Puebla. aristeguinoticias.com reported on one side of this road is Tenancingo, people known as the international capital of traffickers in women, although in reality the phenomenon extends throughout the southern region of l os states of Tlaxcala and Puebla. She, like other women, many children, pay them 250 pesos-about 19 dollars for 15 […]
knightcenter.utexas.edu reported as if the dangers of covering crime in one of the riskiest regions of the world for journalists weren’t enough, reporters in Northern Mexico now face new obstacles allegedly created by the authorities who were supposed to protect them. The state government of Sinaloa passed legislation widely condemned as a “gag law” on […]
Breitbart.com reported about half of the nation’s federal criminal cases last year were filed in regions near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an alarming annual report from the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ). During FY 2013, U.S. Attorney’s offices filed a total of 61,529 criminal cases against defendants, according to the DOJ. Regions along […]
borderlandbeat.com reported the overwhelming corruption in Coahuila allows organized crime to prevail. Corruption from municipal city hall to the governors office, throughout the state, assure the narco business will comfortably flourish. During his governorship “Bert” Moreira and his gang of thieves have purchased luxury properties in San Antonio, and businesses in the area extending to […]
lainformacion.com reported almost 14% of employed population receive a wage lower than the minimum wage Nearly half of its 118 million people living in poverty . In contrast, the minimum wage of Costa Rica triples (3.18 times) the income equivalent to the poverty line. Mexico, the second Latin America economic power after Brazil, is “the […]
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) Reported that Mexico is planning a high speed Train from Mexico City to Queretaro, which will cover a distance of 210 kilometers with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour, will be the first of its kind in Latin America according to the Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT). The […]
ktvl.com/AP reported that attackers burned four delivery trucks belonging to Coca-Cola in Arcelia, Guerrero Mexico. The area is known for battles between gangs. While distribution companies are often targeted, multi-national delivery trucks are seldom targeted. The Coca-Cola bottler’s name is Femsa, and has not responded to inquiries regarding the attacks. Read Article
publimetro.com.mx reported Michoacán is one of Mexico’s poorest States , despite being an agricultural power (produces 85% of the avocados of the country, which in turn is the world’s largest producer of the fruit) and its tourist profile, affected by the image of violence and corruption that drag. That territory acquired international notoriety in the […]
bbc.com reported the mayor of the town of Ayutla in the Mexican state of Jalisco has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen. The mayor, Manuel Gomez Torres, was killed with one of his employees as he returned to his farm on Sunday evening. The motive for the killing is not yet clear, but police said […]
infobae.com reported agents of the National Institute of migration (INM) were accused of participating in a criminal network in a season of Acayucan, Southern State of Veracruz, to the detriment of illegal Central American origin. The complaint figure who is blackmailed to relatives of immigrants, collection of fees to free undocumented intercepted vehicles and the […]