By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — The cultural diversity of Mexico today is the result of the syncretism of the native indigenous peoples and the Western culture, brought from Spain by the colonizers to the territory in 1521 that produced what we now know as the Mexican culture. Every aspect of the country’s indigenous cultures — includings language, religion, art
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A slew of multiple flight cancellations due to covid-19 infections of Aeroméxico flight attendants and pilots caused chaos at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) over the weekend, as thousands of passengers were left stranded. According to the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), between Friday, Jan. 7, and Sunday, Jan. 9, the nation’s flagship
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By CAROLINE BRENNAN Created in 2004 to help troubled youth in Mexico’s marginal and troubled communities, “Jóvenes Constructores de la Comunidad” (JCC) is a nonprofit that matches Mexican youth from abusive homes with construction projects in their respective communities in a effort to improve their family environments. The JCC successful model helps Mexican youths who have little formal schooling and
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. Border Patrols officers temporarily detained 14 Mexican soldiers on Saturday, Sept. 25, for crossing into the United States over a border bridge in El Paso, Texas, without proper documentation. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement that two Mexican military vehicles crossed the bridge that connects El Paso with
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By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — For decades, Mexico’s northern border has been a magnet for immigrants, both national and international, seeking economic refuge in the United States. But in recent months, the U.S.-Mexico border has also become a destination for thousands of displaced Mexicans who have fled their homes trying to escape the growing violence generated by organized crime
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XINHUA Health officials in the U.S. state of New Mexico said Saturday, Jan. 9, that they would not verify the residence or citizenship of people when distributing covid-19 vaccines, local media reported Saturday. Las Cruces, New Mexico, television station KFOX14 quoted state officials as saying that they also would not share registrants’ information on immigration status with the federal government.
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XINHUA Just three days after the latest slaying of a news reporter in Mexico, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, Nov. 2, called for the protection of journalists on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. “When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole pay a price. If we do not protect journalists, our
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By RICARDO CASTILLO First USMCA Investment The Canadian firm Bombardier Recreational Products (BPR) announced on Thursday, July 2, the construction of a plant in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, which will build four-wheel-drive vehicles, making it the first investment of the new era of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The announcement was made in Mexico by the Economy Secretariat, claiming that the
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Gradual Business Reopenings Begin Ever so trepidly and not without fear that it might not be the right move to make, Mexico City and 16 Mexican states will begin gradual reopening for business as of Monday, June 16, after a harrowing 90-day lockdown that began on March 15. City and state authorities have warned that if there
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Bleak Outlook on Poverty There is no question that Mexico’s gross domestic product will plummet this year. The question is how much it will fall, and guesses range from between 5.7 percent to 10.5 percent. A recent study by the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development (Coneval) presented two different economic scenarios for the rest
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