The San Francisco World Spirits Competition has named Don Fulano’s Blanco Fuerte as the best tequila of 2024. This is according to the Tasting Alliance, which runs the San Francisco competition and many others. The competition received hundreds of spirit entries that were blind taste tested by industry experts. To earn a double gold medal […]
Rise of Alternatives: Countries Abandoning the US Dollar in Pursuit of Financial Independence
In a bid to break free from the dominance of the US dollar, several countries are embracing de-dollarization – a strategy aimed at reducing their reliance on the world’s reserve currency and promoting economic self-sufficiency. The push for de-dollarization has gained momentum in recent years, with nations seeking to diversify their currency reserves and engage […]
Mass Deportation by Trump Could Trigger US Recession and Inflation: BBVA Mexico
BBVA Mexico has warned that mass deportation measures proposed by Donald Trump could lead to a recession and increased inflation in the United States. However, the institution also noted that it is unlikely Trump will implement such large-scale deportations. Economic Impact Carlos Serrano, BBVA Mexico’s chief economist, stated that the probability of these measures being […]
Environmentalists warn that there is a lack of protection for exotic species in Campeche
The absence of natural resource protection agencies causes the trafficking of exotic species for consumption to continue, which impacts wildlife, said Tomás Jesús Ávila Argáez, president of the Ecological Center “Isla del Carmen A.C.”, who explained that specimens such as white-tailed deer, various species of turtle, armadillo and others, are acquired clandestinely on the Island. […]
Another buried trailer was rescued after the landslide on the Puebla-Orizaba highway
In a major step forward in the rescue efforts, another heavy unit of the four tractor-trailers that remained buried after the landslide occurred at kilometer 231 of highway 150-D, Puebla-Orizaba, known as El Mirador, in the section of Cumbres de Maltrata. A team of 38 workers is working intensive shifts, from 06:00 to 20:00 hours, […]
Playa del Carmen: Punishment ordered for promoting subdivisions without permits
A federal judge ordered the Congress of Quintana Roo to specify criminal sanctions for one of the most common urban development crimes in Quintana Roo: advertising developments of subdivisions without permits. Last February, the Dmas association filed a claim for indirect protection against the legislative omission that left unpunished a crime contemplated in the Penal […]
Airlines Scale Back Service to Tulum
One of Mexico’s newest airports – Tulum – saw a large influx in air service when it opened just over a year ago in December 2023. Now, some airlines are scrubbing planned routes to the popular tourist destination in 2025. All major U.S. carriers – including American, Delta, and United – quickly added flights from […]
Ken Salazar inaugurates the new US consulate in Merida
The United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, today inaugurated the new, modern and sustainable building of the Consulate of his country in the residential and commercial area of Via Montejo in Merida. This with the full confidence that good relations and bilateral cooperation will be maintained despite the change in the presidency on January […]
Cancun taxi driver arrested for allegedly drugging and abusing a woman
The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Quintana Roo (FGE) arrested José Roberto “N”, the Cancun taxi driver accused of sexually abusing a woman. This story was made known through a complaint published on social media. Taxi driver arrested for allegedly abusing a woman in CancunThe FGE reported that, yesterday Monday, the subject who […]
Protests in Puerto Vallarta against new taxes on cruise passengers
This Tuesday, tourism service providers, businessmen, merchants and transporters demonstrated against the new federal tax against cruise ships. Around a hundred people demonstrated outside the National Port System Administration (ASIPONA of Puerto Vallarta) against the new tax of 42 dollars per passenger that is intended to be charged to tourists starting in January 2025. Councilwoman […]