The 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
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As Violence Rate Declines across Latin America, Mexico’s Continues to Rise
By KELIN DILLON According to a new report released by the Small Arms Survey, an organization based out of Geneva with a specialization in tracking violent deaths around the world, Mexico is the only nation in Latin America that’s regressed in its pursuit of peacefulness, growing from 10.7 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 to more than triple that –
Read moreOn the Mark: A Bad Stretch for Mexican Soccer
By MARK LORENZANA It hasn’t been a good stretch for Mexican soccer lately, and that’s putting it mildly. On the night of Thursday, July 7, the Mexican national women’s soccer team was dealt a painful loss, 0-3, by regional upstart Haiti in the group stages of the Concacaf W Championship. The crushing blow came several days after losing 0-1 to
Read moreSalazar, 16 Other Envoys Present Diplomatic Credentials
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. envoy Ken Salazar, along with 16 other then-ambassador-designates, presented diplomatic credentials to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in a solemn ceremony at the National Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 14, just three days after Salazar’s arrival in the country. After the ceremony, in which Salazar was the last to present credentials due
Read moreFar from the Madding Crowd: Tiny St. John’s Very Big Beaches
By RICH GRANT The U.S. Virgin Island of St. John is only three by five miles – the size of Manhattan – but for such a small place, it is ringed with some of the most famous beaches on the planet. A full 60 percent of this green, mountainous paradise is protected from development as part of the Virgin Islands
Read moreJamaican Ambassador Heads Home
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS After more than four years in Mexico, Jamaican Ambassador Sandra Anita Grant Griffiths will be returning home to Kingston at the end of this month. But before she left, Algerian Ambassador Rabah Hadid and his wife Farida Hadid, in cooperation with the heads of mission of the entire diplomatic corps accredited in Mexico, offered a lavish sit-down
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