By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Knowing I was going to be out of Mexico for a few months, I went to my favorite torta place- Tortas are like sandwiches, but on soft oval rolls, and are a favorite Mexican treat. I usually call in ahead so that I do not have to wait, but this time I did not, so
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OPINION By KELIN DILLON As more than 25 million members of Mexico’s school-aged population returned to class on Monday, Aug. 29, to begin the new school year, controversy is running abound surrounding the staggered implementation of the Mexican government’s contentious and newly created curriculum – an syllabus widely criticized by international educational experts yet still vehemently defended by departing Secretary
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By MARK LORENZANA Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna had allegedly accumulated illicit income of at least 27.3 million pesos during his time at the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) and the Federal Public Security Secretariat, as documented by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR). The file on García Luna, imprisoned since 2019 in the United States, where he faces drug-trafficking charges, specifies that
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OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Mexico is extremely violent these days, from the torching of vehicles to the killing of journalists. So is anyone surprised that local groups have armed themselves to protect their farms and families? As noted in the Pulse News Mexico article written by Jessica Guerrero on the so-called Pueblos Unidos, which loosely translate to the United
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AMLO’s Fourth State of the Nation Address
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO As part of the celebration of Bolivia’s 197th independence anniversary, that South American nation’s embassy in Mexico opened an exhibit of 47 paintings by four female Bolivian artists at Mexico City’s Casa Milán Cultural Center on Friday, Aug. 26. The collection, titled “Colores de la Vida, una Mirada Femenina” (“Colors of Life, a Feminine View”), include paintings
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Physically, they may all look alike, but when it comes to choosing the right AA battery to power your clock, flashlight, computer mouse, smoke alarm, camera, toy or whatever gadget your need powering for, the brand and type of battery you choose can make a big difference. Yes, we all have a tendency when a battery goes
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OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ever since 10 coal miners in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila were trapped 60 meters underground in a flooded mine on Aug. 3, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been looking for a scapegoat to blame the tragedy on. From originally trying to pass the responsibility on to the miners themselves for not following
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By MARK LORENZANA A few days after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar warned that growing insecurity across a number of Mexican states could have a negative impact on foreign investment in the country, Mexican daily newspaper Reforma released a report on Sunday, Aug. 28, detailing the contrasting homicide rates between cities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, based
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO The lifeless body of Sinaloa broadcast commentator Cándida Cristal Vázquez, 34, was found on Saturday, Aug. 27, in that Mexican state’s coast resort of Mazatlán in a ditch on the outskirts of town. According to police reports, Vázquez’s body showed signs of torture and violence. She was the 16th journalist killed in Mexico so far this year,
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