“Mexico will do what we tell them to do.” With those words, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, spoke today about the immigration issue. At a press conference, after the House passed a new short-term budget extension that will keep part of the federal agencies running until March 8 and another […]
AMLO denies violence in Chiapas and says it is worse in Guanajuato
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador maintained that there is a ‘media campaign’ and accused NGOs of promoting the idea that there is confrontation. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denied that there are criminal gangs operating in Chiapas or that there is a situation of violence in the entity, despite the warning of various civil organizations. […]
4 soldiers killed in an ‘ambush’ in Michoacan, Mexico
An improvised explosive device killed at least four soldiers in what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday was a “trap” likely set by a drug cartel. The soldiers were killed Thursday, Feb. 29, on the outskirts of the city of Aguililla in the embattled Mexican state of Michoacán, López Obrador said in a weekly […]
Mexico, U.S., and Canada Agriculture Ministers will meet in March
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday, March 1st, that he will meet later this month with the agriculture ministers of Canada and Mexico. The meeting will likely take place in Colorado, Vilsack said at the Commodity Classic in Houston. The U.S. and Mexico are in the midst of a trade dispute over a […]
Ecuador asks Mexico’s permission to enter the embassy and arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas
Ecuador has requested Mexico’s permission to enter that country’s embassy in Quito and arrest former Ecuadorean Vice-President Jorge Glas, the Ecuadorean Foreign Ministry said on Friday, March 1st. Glas, convicted twice for corruption, asked Mexico for political asylum in December, arguing he is being persecuted by the attorney general’s office. “We confirm that the Foreign […]
Presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez starts her campaign in Fresnillo, a city plagued by insecurity
Xóchitl Gálvez begins the campaign with a night walk and promises of security from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, the most insecure municipality in Mexico. Xóchitl Gálvez began his presidential campaign with a speech focused on his security strategy and a minute of silence for the murdered people. At midnight, and with candles in hand, the Xochitl Galvez […]
These are the states most affected by water scarcity in Mexico
Currently, the percentage of areas with moderate to exceptional drought at the national level is 59.86 percent. These are the states with the most problems. Neither the ‘rain dance’ nor the visit of Tlaloc were enough to stop the drought in Mexico. Although the return of the rains seemed to be a sign of relief […]
“Imposing tariffs on steel is not convenient for either the United States or Mexico” (Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro)
Mexico will impose tariffs on steel if its biggest trading partner, the United States, enacts such measures first, Mexican Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro said at a news conference on Tuesday. U.S. calls to impose tariffs on steel imports from Mexico have been politically motivated and are not good for trade, Buenrostro said. The Mexican minister […]
Best Mexico Movers Releases “What You Need to Know About Moving Your Household Goods to Mexico” Updated for 2024
The following is an interview we did recently with Chuck Bolotin, the Founder and CEO of Best Mexico Movers. Even though they have only been in business a little over five years, in that time Best Mexico Movers has grown from zero clients to being one of the leading companies moving its clients’ used household […]
251 homicides registered in Mexico during the last weekend of February
During the last weekend of February, Estado de Mexico was the state with the highest number of murders, adding 26. Last weekend in February he recorded 251 murders, making him the most violent so far in 2024. According to the Security Report of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) on Friday, February 23, […]