By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE I was helping out a 25-year-old American with some legal advice the other day and he made a mistake on something. Instinctively, I said, “Don’t sweat it; you’re a kid and I’m a senior.” He later reprimanded me by saying, “I just turned 25, and think of myself as a young man rather than a
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO After a two-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic, Mexico’s American Benevolent Society (ABS) announced Monday, Aug. 22, that it will be reinstating its weekly tai chi classes starting Tuesday, Sept. 6. The classes, which will be taught by Taoist tai chi instructor Tere Ríos, will be offered every Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the gardens of
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By KELIN DILLON According to new statistics, Mexico’s middle and upper classes were sharply cut in population due to the economic effects of the worldwide covid-19 pandemic, causing many to leave the country for more economically stable locations, while the lower class experienced a simultaneous population boom. The middle class’ proportional population dropped from 42.7 percent of the country’s total
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Public Education Secretariat (SEP) announced Saturday, Oct. 9, that all students of basic education return to face-to-face classes in November, given the fact that very few covid-19 infections have been reported so far this school year. Therefore, SEP Secretary Delfina Gómez said that all kindergarten, primary and secondary students will be required to
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By KELIN DILLON Barely one full week after their reopening, 39 Mexican public schools once again temporarily shuttered their doors to in-person classes after a number of their student populations tested positive for covid-19, said Secretary of Public Education (SEP) Delfina Gómez on Tuesday, Sept. 7. A total of 88 schools throughout Mexico reported positive cases, representing .06 percent of
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By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Aug. 30, more than 25 million Mexican students and 2 million teachers finally returned to in-person classes after more than 17 months away from educational centers due to the effects of the covid-19 pandemic — though not without widespread uncertainty and controversy around the move. First, the National Union of Parents (UNFP) noted a distinct
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By ADRIANA GARCÍA VALDERRAMA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said that he foresees that as soon as all the nation’s education personnel gets vaccinated against the covid-19 virus, classes will return to “normal” to conclude the 2020-2021 school year with live classes. According to Mexican Secretary of Public Education Delfina Gómez, vaccination is already underway in Aguascalientes, Baja
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