Morena Mayoral Candidate Murdered in Guanajuato
Gaytán Gutiérrez’s murder adds to the rising death toll of candidates, politicians and those involved in the political process during Mexico’s current electoral period
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Explosive Attacks by Organized Crime Surge across Mexico
Mexico’s Secretary of National Defense has reportedly documented 288 incidents using 1,342 explosive devices across the nation between December 2018 and February 2022
Read moreThe Numbers Game in Murder Statistics
It looks as though leftist Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial “hugs, not bullets” policy is not working too well
Read moreOn the Mark: Mexican Soccer Fans Defrauded of over 1 Million Pesos in Facebook Scam
By MARK LORENZANA With only a month to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup opens in November, hundreds of Mexican soccer fans are looking for a way to fulfill their dream of watching the Mexican National Soccer Team in a packed stadium in Qatar and, perhaps, enjoy some sightseeing on the side. Some unscrupulous and shady characters, however, haven
Read moreSon of Celaya Mayor Shot Dead
PULSE NEWS MEXICO The son of the mayor of the Mexican town of Celaya, in the central state of Guanajuato, was shot dead on the afternoon Wednesday, Aug. 17, according to local authorities Guanajuato police said that Guillermo Mendoza Suárez suffered at least 19 bullet wounds from armed assailants while inside a Grand Cherokee SUV that was parked in front
Read moreHomicides on Rise, Contrary to Mexican Government’s Claims
By KELIN DILLON Though Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection may have detailed the country’s year-to-year homicide rate reduction during a press conference on Monday, May 24, continued reports of rampant violence throughout the country have put the veracity of the government’s purported lower rates into question. According to data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Security System
Read moreA Tale of Two Huachicoleros
By RICARDO CASTILLO The talk of the day in Mexico continues to be the arrests for trial of alleged Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) budget-sacking artists Emilio Lozoya Austin and José Antonio Yépez Ortiz. The first is accused of crooked moves as director of the national oil company ,and the second actually is said to have called himself “owner” of the Pemex-owned
Read moreEnd of the Road for the Sledgehammer
By RICARDO CASTILLO José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, alias “El Marro” or “The Sledgehammer,” rose up the ranks of Mexico’s crime hierarchy from a petty thief to leader and founder of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel. El Marro was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 2, and is to be arraigned at the maximum-security prison at Almoloya de Juárez in the State
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Three Executives Resign on AMLO After three women government executives resigned their posts on Friday, June 19, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) retorted: “All those who are not in agreement with the Fourth Transformation should consider resigning too.” AMLO also questioned the existence of some organizations that “sprouted like mushrooms” in past administrations, and now
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Early Vacations Due to the imminent threat of a Covid-19 contagion, Mexico’s Public Education Secretariat (SEP) opted for stopping classes altogether for two weeks as of Friday, March 20. The two weeks will link up with the upcoming two week Easter vacation, slated to start on April 4. Classes will restart on April 20, providing for a
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