President Andrés Manuel López Obrador declared that he will send a reform to eliminate autonomous organizations, such as the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI), the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) and the Federal Economic Competition Commission ( Cofece). On its website, the group Mexicans Against Corruption points out […]
From Chiapas to Quintana Roo: How much did the construction of the Mayan Train cost?
It was in August 2018 when it was announced that the Mayan Train would have a cost of between 120 thousand and 150 billion pesos. How much was it? The Mayan Train, which is being built in the southeast of Mexico and is close to starting operations of its first section on December 15 of […]
US gas tankers forced by cartel gunmen to dump loads in Mexican border town
Gas theft increasing as Mexico has banned US fuel imports McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Since late October, Mexico has not allowed most U.S. gasoline to be imported south of the border. This is happening as drug cartels in Mexico are increasingly stealing fuel and gasoline there, and it comes after cartel gunmen forced gas […]
Banxico could ‘adjust’ rates in early 2024
Mexico’s central bank could “adjust” its interest rates by February or March 2024 if inflation continues to drop, board member Jonathan Heath said on Monday, December 4th, adding that a decline in core prices is especially key to hitting inflation targets. In an interview with local station Imagen Radio, Heath said the central bank intends […]
Abducted anti-mining activist is found dead in Jalisco
Authorities in western Mexico said Sunday they have found the body of anti-mining activist Higinio Trinidad de la Cruz. Prosecutors said De la Cruz’s body was found on a rural road in the state of Jalisco near the border with the neighboring state of Colima. They said de la Cruz appeared to have been shot […]
Claudia Sheinbaum is 21 points ahead of Xochitl Galvez according to polls
Claudia Sheinbaum, the presidential candidate of Mexico’s ruling party, extended her lead over rival Xochitl Galvez in two recent opinion polls for the 2024 election. In a survey by Reforma newspaper carried out in November and published on Tuesday, Sheinbaum came in 21 percentage points ahead of Galvez, compared with 17 points in the outlet’s […]
Mexico’s finance ministry suspended payments to the National Immigration Institute in November
The head of Mexico’s immigration agency has ordered the suspension of migrant deportations and transfers due to a lack of funds amid a record-setting year for migration through the country’s territory. The suspensions were outlined in an agency memo dated Dec. 1 from director Francisco Garduño, whose authenticity was confirmed to the Associated Press by an agency official […]
Passenger transport by train: new land connectivity
The passenger rail transportation plan of the Andrés Manuel López Obrador administration includes six lines concessioned to CPKC and Grupo México Transportes. On November 20, the government published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) a decree “declaring the provision of public passenger rail transport service in the Mexican Railway System a priority area […]
Kidnappings and assaults: crime goes on an excursion to the forest
Hiking associations denounce the insecurity they suffer in natural environments after the kidnapping of three women who were hiking in the State of Mexico On November 23, three women were kidnapped while hiking around the Otomí Ceremonial Center, in the municipality of Temoaya, in the State of Mexico. The case was reported in the media […]
AMLO requests authorization for US military personnel to enter Mexico: What mission will they have here?
The delegation would enter aboard the C-130 Hercules aircraft, of the United States Air Force, and would land at the AIFA. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), through his Legal Counsel, requested the Senate of the Republic to allow a delegation of eleven US military personnel to enter Mexico, with the aim of providing special […]