Sapica Does Its Best To Fill Its Own Shoes By KELIN DILLON Sapica’s 84th edition begins today. Tuesday, March 9, from León, Guanajuato, showcasing the latest and greatest in shoe design from Mexico’s footwear capital in a blended in-person and virtual conference that has adapted to the worldwide covid-19 pandemic. The event will be held, as usual, in Poliforum León,
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s beginning of 2021 has started off on a violent, deadly foot. according to figures from the organization Causa en Común (Cause in Common), which registered 963 victims of atrocity in the country already this year. Cause in Common defines an atrocity as any intentional use of force to cause death, laceration or extreme mistreatment and provocation
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pemex Drops Fitch, But It’s Not Reciprocal The Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) dropped the international ratings firm Fitch from its budget on Tuesday, March 2, saying that it “no longer needs” the New York-based company’s services. Fitch’s ratings of the humongous Pemex debt has been harsh, and in its latest move. Fitch downgraded
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) has reportedly spread its influence over the past four years into the states of Michoacán, Zacatecas and Guanajuato, with narco trafficking-linked violence in the regions increasing more and more as time goes on. The CJNG is known for its military-like tactics, using camouflage and heavy-duty artillery, with weapon stockpiles so powerful
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s National Energy Control Center (Cenace) has been planning strategically timed blackouts across the country to help reduce energy consumption following a low supply of natural gas, which have now been affecting parts of Mexico that were never planned to lose power. Northern Mexico mainly uses gas to generate its energy, and the Texas pipeline that brings
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By KELIN DILLON A documented 515 Mexican police officers were killed in the line of duty in 2020. The figures come from Cause in Common, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the Mexican government responsible and honest with its citizens. According to the report, an average of 43 officers were killed in the line of duty monthly in Mexico during
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Alfonso Romo Quits Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) chief of staff for the past two years, entrepreneur Alfonso Romo, turned in his resignation on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Speaking during his morning press conference on Thursday, Dec. 3, AMLO that Romo “will continue to be my liaison with the business sector.” “The truth is that he
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Outsourcing Bill on Collision Course The bill to “reform labor outsourcing” sent to the Chamber of Deputies by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) last week is definitely heading toward a collision course in Congress. Mexican Labor Secretary Luisa María Alcalde complied the bill with the helping hand of the heads of the Mexican Treasury (Hacienda),
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XINHUA German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) will invest $233.5 million to expand its engine plant in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, in a bid to boost production capacity aimed at the North American market, the company announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. Added capacity will be used to manufacture the new EA211 turbo-charged engine at the VW plant in Silao,
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By KYLIE MADRY Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has long been disliked by members of the opposition parties, who formed the country’s ruling class until AMLO and his National Regeneration Movement (Morena) took power. That distaste is turning into open revolt, as the president faces threats from the rightwing National Anti-AMLO Front (Frena), the newly formed Sí por
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