Can Mexico become a Zero Waste Country?
Don’t think this is a politically charged question. On Thursday, Ricardo Monreal, the Morena party coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies, submitted the General Law Initiative on Circular Economy, along with reforms to the General Law on Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection and the General Law for the Prevention and Comprehensive Management of Waste. This […]
Little L.A.: the neighborhood where deportees rebuild their lives in Mexico City
A little piece of Los Angeles lives in the heart of Mexico City thanks to the many Mexicans who left behind the so-called “American Dream” and are now seeking a new beginning in their country. It’s Little L.A., a place where two cultures blend: Mexican and American. For years, this neighborhood located in the Tabacalera […]
Mexico wins $2.7 billion in international arbitration at the World Bank’s specialized dispute settlement body
The Mexican government secured a victory in the international arbitration initiated by the U.S. firm Access Business Group before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank’s specialized body for disputes between investors and states, the Ministry of Economy (SE) reported on Monday. The ministry explained in a statement that it […]
Mexico exists by a miracle
When I began reading Paul Gillingham’s enormous but engaging Mexico: A 500-Year History, Mexican newspapers were once again focused on the recurring drama of political violence. In Uruapan, a mid-sized city in western Mexico, a teenage hitman, working for a drug cartel, had shot and killed a democratically elected, ranchero-style independent mayor. The alleged assassin […]
The Russian disinformation campaign in Mexico that seeks to alienate the U.S.
Russia’s disinformation efforts in Latin America have intensified over the past two years, in part to sow discord between the United States and its allies in the region, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable and a new report by a watchdog group. The campaign is spearheaded by Kremlin-owned media outlets such as Sputnik and RT, […]
Up to 90 assaults per month on truckers in Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca; Operation Escalón is being implemented to counteract them.
Since September 15, assaults on truck, passenger, and tourism transport drivers on the Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway have been reduced to zero reported cases thanks to the implementation of Operation Escalón along an 84-kilometer stretch. Previously, up to three assaults were reported daily, totaling nearly 90 robberies per month, which resulted in the deaths of two drivers. […]
The Government Palace in Oaxaca is fenced off this morning
Early this morning, barricades were put in place in case of any violence. A march by Section 22 of the CNTE teachers’ union, as well as by some feminist groups, is expected in Oaxaca. Both marches are expected to converge on the city’s main square, the Zócalo. Given this situation, and to prevent any violence […]
Residents block highway to the Isthmus of Oaxaca to demand the execution of works
Dozens of residents of Llano Grande blocked the Pan-American Highway, halting all vehicular traffic from the Isthmus region to the city of Oaxaca. Authorities confirmed there are no alternative routes. The residents of Llano Grande demanded that the mayor of Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Leticia Sibaja Mendoza (Morena party), release funds from Fund III […]
Independent organizations in Chiapas suspend march in San Cristóbal and reschedule it for Tuxtla Gutiérrez
More than 15 organizations affiliated with the Coordination of Independent Organizations of Chiapas (OPEZ), following a statewide meeting where they discussed various issues such as justice, indigenous rights, high electricity rates, and the release of political prisoners, announced this Monday that the march scheduled for that same date in San Cristóbal de las Casas has […]