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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Supreme Court Admits 30 More Appeals against Plan B
According to the municipalities, certain reforms in the electoral law violate their budgetary autonomy, specifically by “limiting social communication spending to 0.1 percent.”
Read moreNavigating Mexico: When It Comes to Cities, Is Bigger Really Better?
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE When is a city too big to be livable or too small to have the quality of life that we feel we need? The answer would be worth a fortune. Of course, social scientists try to measure such things. A recent study by Elaine Siu of the University of British Columbia looked seriously at the
Read moreMassacres in Mexico Keep on Rising under AMLO’s Watch
By MARK LORENZANA Six people were killed and at least eight more were injured after armed men stormed a family party in the early-morning hours of Sunday, July 10, in León, the most populous city of the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, local authorities reported. Individuals on board two motorcycles arrived, started shooting and then promptly fled the scene. Among
Read moreJesuits: Mexico Is a Failed State
By MARK LORENZANA Jesuit university rectors in Mexico warned on Thursday, June 23, that the country is experiencing a failed state and a security crisis, and called on citizens to pressure the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to put an end to the violence. During the annual meeting of the Jesuit University System (SUJ) — a network
Read moreFootwear Expo Set to Open in León, Guanajuato
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The 86th edition of Sapica, Mexico’s largest footwear and leather goods expo, is set to open at the Poliforum in the central city of León, Guanajuato, on March 8, with more than 2,000 shoe brands participating. León is Mexico’s shoe-making capital, producing about 80 percent of all footwear made in the country. The three-day event, which is
Read more13 Killed, 10 Injured in Jalisco Van Crash
XINHUA At least 13 people were killed and 10 injured when a passenger van crashed in the Central Mexican state of Jalisco on Saturday, Jan. 29, local authorities reported. The Jalisco Civil Protection and Fire Department said on Twitter that the vehicle was transporting tourist personnel and overturned at Kilometer 35 of the Leon-Aguascalientes highway in the municipality of Lagos
Read moreLiga MX Hit With 177 Million Peso Sanction
By KELIN DILLON A total of 17 teams from Liga MX, Mexico’s top football division, were hit with sanctions of 177.6 million pesos by the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) for alleged monopolistic practices and putting a salary cap on the league’s women’s vision. The clubs sanctioned include América, Pachuca, Mazatlán, Guadalajara, Santos Laguna, Tigres, Toluca, Pumas, Monterrey, Necaxa, Atlante
Read moreThe Runway Rundown
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 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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