In July 2024, Mexico recorded 2,546 intentional homicides, representing an increase of 3.12% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC). This increase breaks the downward trend that had been observed in the previous months of this year. From January to July 2024, 17,660 […]
These are the coins that will be removed from circulation in Mexico and this is what you can do with them
The new pesos in Mexico were launched on January 1, 1993 as a measure to stabilize the economy and facilitate transactions, replacing the old pesos at a rate of 1 new peso for 1,000 old pesos. More than 30 years later, the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) is in the process of withdrawing some families of […]
Mexico is the seventh largest producer of honey in the world: SADER
In 2023, a production of 58,033 tons of honey was recorded, which places Mexico as the seventh largest producer in the world, highlighted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER). The 3 “sweetest” states and leaders in honey production were: Yucatan with 9,451 tons; Chiapas with 5,892 tons and Jalisco with 5,806 tons. In […]
School Calendar 2024-2025 in Mexico: start of classes, vacations, long weekends and important dates
The Ministry of Public Education has published the calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. This calendar is essential for mothers, fathers, students and teaching staff, as it establishes the start and end dates of classes, as well as holidays, non-working days and vacation periods. This is a summary of the key dates and some important […]
One shot, one rival killed, one kingpin kidnapped: Mexico’s ruling party faces scandal
It was a strange and surprising thing that Mexico’s most wanted drug lord landed on a runway near El Paso, Texas, in July, but the story of how he got there is turning into a scandal that threatens senior figures in Mexico’s ruling party. At issue is whether Ruben Rocha, the governor of Sinaloa state […]
It is feasible to build a passenger train between Mexico City and Querétaro: CPKC of Mexico
Oscar Del Cueto Cuevas, president and executive representative of Canadian Pacific Kansas City of Mexico, says that the construction of a passenger train between Mexico City and Querétaro is feasible, since there is demand and it would help mobility in the central region of the country. “Yes, it is feasible since there is demand, there […]
“Mexico Flirts with Dictatorship”: WSJ details possible risks of judicial reform and overrepresentation of Morena
The American newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article highlighting that a plan is being made to reform the Constitution, which would end the freedom and prosperity of the country, as happened in Venezuela or Cuba. In the article titled “Mexico flirts with dictatorship” by journalist Mary Anastasia O’ Grady, she detailed that […]
CFE reports damages due to rains in Sinaloa and Sonora; 71% of those affected have been restored
Due to the rains recorded on Monday afternoon and evening, 151,002 users were affected and, so far, the power supply has been restored to 106,527, equivalent to 71% of the users reported in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, reported the Federal Electricity Commission. The CFE reported that it is in coordination with the Civil […]
Mpox cases in Mexico rise to 53; CDMX leads list of infections
In Mexico, 53 cases of Mpox (monkeypox) have been registered, until August 10, according to the latest report from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (Sinave), of the Ministry of Health, and 51 of these in men. The entity where the most cases have been reported is Mexico City (32), followed by Quintana Roo (8), Jalisco […]
Judiciary in Tlaxcala and Oaxaca also joins strike in protest against judicial reform
The unionized staff of the Federal Judicial Branch (PJF) in Oaxaca suspended work indefinitely in protest against the judicial reform. The PJF facilities in the municipalities of Oaxaca de Juárez, San Bartolo Coyotepec and Salina Cruz were closed, in line with the national day of the national demonstration against possible changes such as the election […]