Fiestas 2025: Celebrations for the Cry of Independence in Mexico City
Mexico City’s mayoral offices are preparing their Independence Day celebrations. This year’s program includes dances and concerts open to the general public in the capital’s districts and the traditional Grito ceremony, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum from the capital’s Zócalo. Here’s what you need to know about the 2025 national celebrations and recommendations for attending […]
Hernán Bermúdez rejects voluntary extradition to Mexico; Paraguayan judge orders preventive detention against him.
A Paraguayan judge ordered preventive detention for Hernán Bermúdez Requena, the former Secretary of Security of Tabasco—accused in Mexico of allegedly being linked to the La Barredora criminal group—during a first hearing in which he refused to be voluntarily extradited. The Paraguayan Prosecutor’s Office reported that Bermúdez Requena’s first hearing took place on Saturday afternoon, […]
The public investment crisis in Mexico
One of the most serious and least-seen problems facing the Mexican economy is the long-term deterioration of public investment. The 2026 Budget projects a real growth of 10 percent in the Mexican State’s productive investment. That’s not bad. But it won’t be nearly enough to offset the declines experienced recently. This year, through July, a […]
Mexico Raises Tariffs: China’s Response and the Impact on the Auto Industry
Facing trade pressure, Mexico announced a few days ago a proposal to raise tariffs on various imported products from countries with which it does not have free trade agreements. The measure, which generated heated debate, aims to strengthen domestic industry, but has provoked an immediate reaction from China, its main affected trading partner. Mexico Raises […]
Russia studies Mexico’s plan to raise tariffs on imports
Russia is analyzing the Mexican government’s plans to raise tariffs on imports of Russian products from the current 20 percent to 50 percent by 2026, the ambassador to the Latin American country, Nikolai Sofinsky, said. “The aforementioned plan by the Mexican authorities was announced recently. Russia is studying this matter and will pay due attention […]
How to use the Mexican government’s new open data platform?
The Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency (ATDT) presented the new National Open Data Platform (PNDA), a project that seeks to solve a long-standing problem: fragmentation, broken links, and incompatible formats that have made public data a difficult terrain to explore. The initiative is conceived as an ecosystem that not only consolidates databases but also ensures […]
Chedraui opens new Progreso store in La Paz
Grupo Chedraui opened its Chedraui Progreso store at 210 Forjadores de Sudcalifornia Boulevard, between Mármol and Oro streets, in the El Dorado neighborhood of La Paz, Baja California Sur. The official presentation to the La Paz community took place on September 11. The supermarket offers a complete format with grocery, fruit and vegetable, butcher, fish, […]
Governor Marina del Pilar boosts the growth of Baja California’s base salary by 44%.
During the administration of Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, the base salary for contributions increased by 44% in the state, placing it as the state with the second highest real wage in the country, according to data from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), the governor revealed at the inauguration of the […]
Former Tijuana police officer arrested for homicide under investigation since 1990 in Mexico City
The Municipal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPCM) executed an arrest warrant requested by the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJ). Within this framework, Policarpo “N” was arrested, who worked as an officer in the Tijuana Municipal Police. This execution was carried out in accordance with current jurisdictional regulations and protocols and is in […]