Banamex will reopen all its branches located in Jalisco, Michoacán, and the municipalities of Bahía de Banderas and Nuevo Vallarta in Nayarit tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Bank operations will resume during regular business hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The interruption in Banamex’s operations in these locations was due to the violence stemming […]
Could Mexico lose its hosting rights for the World Cup?
A wave of violence is engulfing Mexico, raising doubts about whether the country will be able to host the FIFA World Cup. The concerns are not about infrastructure or economic capacity, but about security. The event will bring together thousands of fans, and both federations and sponsors are demanding guarantees that fans, players, coaching staff, […]
Security Alert from the United States Embassy in Mexico
Updated U.S. Embassy Security Alert: Ongoing Security Operations – U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Mexico (February 22, 2026) Locations: Large areas, including the state of Jalisco (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara), the state of Baja California (including Tijuana, Tecate, and Ensenada), the state of Quintana Roo (including Cancún, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum), and […]
“Reviving what was destroyed and applauding it: politics according to the 4T
The final nail in the coffin for FIDECINE was driven by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2020. But now Claudia Sheinbaum has arrived with a new plan: she’s introduced incentives to boost film production. It sounds familiar, as if no one had ever thought of having a FIDECINE… for film. To keep everyone […]
Was he silenced during his transfer?
In Tamaulipas, as in about twenty other states, the arrest and presumed “death during transport” of “El Mencho” also provoked reactions from criminal groups. During the crucial hours following the news, 36 criminal incidents occurred in five municipalities, including Miguel Alemán, Díaz Ordaz, and Reynosa, according to a tally released Monday morning by Governor Américo […]
Drug traffickers extorting doctors
Organized crime and cells affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) cartels are employing an unprecedented strategy of attacks against doctors in Baja California Norte, which has gone unnoticed by state and federal authorities. As happened in that state during the most brutal periods of the Arellano Félix Cartel’s reign during Felipe Calderón’s […]
Clashes and blockades spread in Jalisco, Michoacán and Guanajuato following an operation by federal forces
An operation carried out by federal forces in the municipality of Tapalpa resulted in clashes and a series of road blockades in various parts of Jalisco and in regions of the neighboring state of Michoacán, state and municipal authorities reported. Pablo Lemus, governor of Jalisco, stated that the federal deployment in Tapalpa generated clashes in […]
“El Tuli,” the right-hand man of “El Mencho” who organized the riots after the death of the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was also killed.
He ordered the blocking of roads and communication routes, the burning of cars and other vehicles, attacks on barracks and businesses, and the sowing of chaos after the military operation that on Sunday decapitated the dangerous Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) by killing its leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho.” His right-hand man, Hugo César […]
Traffic violation
My name is Víctor Acosta Pérez, and I live in the Sabina neighborhood in the municipality of Centro. I am writing to report an arbitrary act that occurred while I was driving on Paseo Tabasco Avenue, near the “Vuelta del Diablo” (Devil’s Turn). A traffic officer ordered me to stop, falsely claiming that I had […]