The beginning of summer in Mexico arrives accompanied by heavy to intense rains in much of the country, as well as a new heat wave in northern and northwestern states, reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN), of the National Water Commission (Conagua). According to the agency, summer officially began this Sunday, June 21 at 02:24 […]
Condusef receives 40,000 complaints a year about insurance in Mexico; the automotive sector accounts for the majority
The National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (Condusef) receives around complaints related to insurance, with car insurance being the category that concentrates the largest number of disputes. This was reported by Jonathan Tijerina Sepúlveda, Director of Control and Northern Supervision at Condusef, during an interview on the program Cambios, […]
UN warns that disappearances and impunity remain challenges in Mexico
The disappearances of people, impunity, violence against journalists and human rights defenders, as well as the persistence of gender-based violence, continue to be some of the main challenges facing Mexico in the area of human rights, warned the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, at the conclusion of his official visit to […]
FROM CRIMINAL TO POLICE CHIEF: the unusual career of Donato, the bricklayer who rose through the ranks without laying a single brick
☝🏻They say that in Mexico even the humblest person can go far if they have connections, patience, and a good criminal record. And Donato Nolberto C. R. is living proof that, with the right “pull,” someone can go from being a bricklayer arrested for organized crime to commanding the municipal police of the town of […]
Registration for the Pensions for Senior Citizens and Women’s Welfare program takes place from June 22nd to 28th: Leticia Ramírez
The Secretary of Welfare, Leticia Ramírez Amaya, reported that, from June 22 to 28, nationwide registration is being carried out for the Pensions for the Welfare of Older Adults aged 65 or older and Women’s Welfare for Mexican women aged 60 to 64. Ramírez Amaya pointed out that the registration modules provide service from Monday […]
What the alliance between CJNG and Los Chapitos reveals about Mexico
For years, a large part of the public discourse on organized crime in Mexico was built around a relatively simple narrative: large cartels were opposing organizations disputing territories, routes, markets, and power. However, a revelation made by the Federal Security Secretary, Omar García Harfuch, during an official federal government press conference, forces a revision of […]
Abelardo de la Espriella is the new president of Colombia, and Mexico’s isolation grows…
His political stance and profile are close to those of Donald Trump, Javier Milei, Daniel Noboa, and Nayib Bukele. Abelardo de la Espriella has emerged as the country’s next president for the 2026–2030 term, according to preliminary results from Colombia’s National Civil Registry, with more than 99.9 percent of voting stations counted. The 47-year-old lawyer […]
Against nepotism: the time for democratic renewal
Mexico’s political history can also be read as the story of a long struggle against the hereditary privileges of power. From Independence to the Mexican Revolution, through the major democratic reforms of the twentieth century and the profound political changes of the twenty-first century, the Mexican people have repeatedly fought against the temptation to turn […]
The UK opens up a market of 68 million consumers to Mexico after joining the CPTPP; key details and advantages
Mexican companies will have a new opportunity to expand their international presence following the entry into force of the United Kingdom’s Accession Protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a measure that opens preferential access to a market of more than 68 million consumers and strengthens the country’s trade diversification. The […]
Construction of the Mexico-Queretaro train in Bernardo Quintana will begin during summer vacation
The expansion of the railway bridge over Bernardo Quintana, part of the Mexico City-Querétaro train project, is about to begin, coinciding with the arrival of the summer vacation period, with the goal of minimizing the impact on traffic in the capital, reported the state’s Secretary of Government, Eric Gudiño Torres. He added that once the […]