Mexico’s Congress puts the National Guard under military command, despite criticism about deepening militarization. This second constitutional change in two weeks gives outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador a victory just before his exit. The Senate approved this move after debating through the night, with the governing Morena party and its allies overcoming opposition from […]
U.S. Travel Alerts: Updated Warnings for Mexico
The U.S. State Department has recently updated its travel alerts for Mexico, highlighting areas with significant safety concerns. Due to “widespread and common” violent crimes such as homicide, kidnapping, and robbery, certain parts of Mexico remain under a “do not travel” advisory, the highest level of warning. Only Campeche and Yucatán are under the lowest […]
“I have been covering the narco for decades and I have never seen a civil war like the one happening in Culiacán after the arrest of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.”
Author: Daniel Pardo Title: Correspondent for BBC Mundo in Mexico Shootings, kidnappings, fires: The city of Culiacán, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, is experiencing a sort of civil war. This is how Ioan Grillo, an English journalist who has been covering violence in Mexico for 24 years, describes it. He was in the area […]
Narco State and/or Failed State
What’s the difference between a narco state and a failed state? In Mexico, there isn’t one: both entities coexist and feed off each other. In Mexico, the interactions between both do not require philosophical interpretations; just listen. Distinguishing between one and the other is not possible. Both tragedies unfold simultaneously; they do not compete: their […]
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the United States on Thursday for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa, which has resulted in at least 30 deaths in the past week. Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel have clashed in the state capital of Culiacan in what appears to […]
From prison to Milan: Emma Coronel to make her debut as a model at Fashion Week 2024
Emma Coronel, the wife of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, continues her rapid rise as a model as she will now participate in the Millan Fashion Week 2024 with the help of designer April Black Diamond. A few days ago, the designer announced through her social networks that she will take El Chapo’s wife to the […]
SAT: What is the maximum amount you can transfer to avoid problems?
The Tax Administration System (SAT) constantly monitors the movements that are made, above all, through mobile devices in electronic banking and, therefore, here we bring you some actions that you should avoid in order not to have problems. It is increasingly common for specific payments and transfers to be made through cell phones, however, many […]
Carlos Slim criticises pension for senior citizens: “Resources should be used to combat poverty”
For the Mexican businessman, once considered one of the richest men in the world, Carlos Slim Helú, the resources of the support program for older adults should be applied to those living in extreme poverty. During a talk with young people, within the International Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Winners, the owner of telecommunications, manufacturing, […]
United States warns against traveling to Puebla and Tlaxcala due to insecurity
The Department of State (DOS) of the United States of America updated the information on international travel to Mexico, in which it considered that its citizens are in danger if they visit 30 entities in the country due to the levels of insecurity they present, including Puebla and Tlaxcala. The Office of Consular Affairs warned […]
USA warns that it is only safe to travel to Campeche and Yucatan
The US State Department published its annual update of travel alerts for Mexico last weekend, in which it recommends that its citizens not visit or take special precautions if they go to 30 of the 32 states in the country. For Joe Biden’s government, it is only safe to travel to Campeche and Yucatan. In […]