the president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorconsidered a violation of the country’s sovereignty the financing by United States to civil organizations that he considers to be in opposition to his government, in a new demand for Washington to stop doing so. The ruler’s comment comes amid friction between the two nations over a constitutional […]
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Supreme Court of Mexico withdraws concessions to Canadian mining company due to complaints from indigenous peoples
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) of Mexico ordered this Wednesday to withdraw two mining concessions to the Canadian Almaden Minerals after a complaint from the Nahua indigenous peoples of Tecoltemi, in the central state of Puebla. The five ministers of the First Chamber ruled in favor of the Ejidal Commissariat and […]
Bullfighting: Mexico City Close to Abolishing 500-Year-Old Tradition
After five centuries, bullfighting could be banished from Mexico City by a parliamentary initiative that confronts the theses of animal abuse and the rights of minorities. Although the debate is not new in this metropolis that houses the largest bullring in the world -for 50,000 spectators-, it is the first time that the local Congress […]
NGO links forest concession with businessman related to López Obrador
Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI) revealed that the Government of Mexico authorized the change of land use of almost three hectares of jungle so that Grupo Vidanta —belonging to a businessman related to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his son mayor— will develop a tourism project in Quintana Roo. “The land use change […]
Signs of Compromise Emerge Over Controversial Electricity Bill in Mexico
Timid signs of progress are emerging in talks between the private sector and the Mexican government to forge a compromise on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial plan to tighten state control in the power sector. Mexico’s desire to avoid any conflict with the United States in the North American trade pact has increased pressure […]
Mexico goes through one of the bloodiest years for the press
Mexico is heading for one of the bloodiest years for the press after the murder of five journalists in less than two months, a tragic saga that continues to grow due to impunity. The most recent case occurred in the city of Salina Cruz (Oaxaca state, south), where Heber López Vázquez, 39, was shot on […]
Mexico, the main source of fentanyl trafficking to the United States
Mexico is “the main source” of fentanyl trafficking to U.Sinformed this Tuesday a commission on the opioids synthetic, which warns of more than 100,000 deaths from drug overdoses in the United States in 12 months. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid similar to morphine, is a drug prescribed for patients with severe pain, but it is also […]
From Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera, the artistic treasure of Citigroup that worries Mexico
when the american Citi Group sell your commercial banking business Mexicowill also leave behind works by famous artists such as Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, which the government and experts ask to keep in the country. Some 600 pictorial works, pieces of popular art and buildings from the colonial era are part […]
Why Trump turned down deal for his border wall
Ramesh Ponnuru While the world waits and waits to see if donald trump will run for president again, it’s worth remembering one of the lingering conundrums of his time in office: why he failed to achieve some of his key immigration goals, even when the opportunity to win seemed to be in his hands. Immigration […]
Remittances, a remedy against poverty for millions of Mexican households
Carmen Serratos manages the dollars that one of her brothers sends each month from the United States in order to buy land and help their mother, a goal shared by many migrants and their families in Jalisco, the leading Mexican state in receiving remittances. As a living example of the importance of remittances for millions […]