By MARK LORENZANA Drug treatments in Mexico for methamphetamine use have already outnumbered those for alcohol, showing a sharp rise of the synthetic drug throughout the country, warned the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In its World Drug Report 2022, which was presented at the international level on Monday, June 27, the agency revealed that the use
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of an ongoing program to promote awareness and appreciation of Indonesia in Mexico, that country’s embassy here has launched a weekly Taste-of-Indonesia bazaar, with a sampling of traditional delicacies, handcraft sales and a tour on the embassy’ on-premises cultural museum. The cultural outreach initiative, which includes a potluck cafeteria-style buffet of indigenous Indonesian food prepared
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The first confirmed case of monkeypox in Mexico was diagnosed on Saturday, May 28, Mexican Undersecretary of Public Health Hugo López-Gatel reported. An extremely rare disease, monkeypox is a much less severe cousin of smallpox, and has recently begun spreading beyond Africa around the globe. So far, more than 250 cases have been reported
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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PUBLIFIX BOGOTA, Colombia — Between Sunday, April 24, and Wednesday, April 27, the nonprofit Latimpacto is slated to host its first international conference in Cartagena, Colombia, to explore ways to jumpstart fresh investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. The multinational forum is aimed at bringing together the most relevant actors in impact generation, including corporations, investment funds, grantmaking foundations,
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The second installment of a four-part festival of art from India is set to open at Mexico’s National Center for the Arts (Cenart) on Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10. The event will include a selection of exhibits of India art, seminars, music and dance performances, films, book presentations, yoga classes and a saree
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Former Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) Governor and current General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Agustín Carstens said Tuesday, April 5, that, like it or not, inflation is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. Speaking before the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, Carstens, who served as
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A four-part festival of art from India will open at Mexico’s National Center for the Arts (Cenart) on Friday, March 11. The festival, which is intended to mark both International Women’s Day and the celebration for the 75th anniversary of the India’s national independence, will include a presentation of Indian films, paintings, sculptures, dance
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Move over Miniso and Mumuso. There’s a new kid on the low-cost variety and retail chain store block, and unlike some Asian brands that try to disguise their Chinese origins by having all their staff greet customers with a Nipponese “aregato,” this company is proud of its roots. The new Ideën Stores brand is a 100 percent Mexican-owned
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