Armed conflict in Chiapas spills over the Guatemalan border, damages Mexico’s tourism industry Travel companies in France, England and Belgium are suspending trips to the Lacandon Jungle in response to increased cartel violence, while in Guatemala, authorities have arrested two members of a Mexican cartel following a shootout with the military. The armed conflict in Chiapas is […]
A total of 178,832 intentional homicides have been officially registered in Mexico so far this six-year term
So far in the Administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, prosecutors have registered 178,832 intentional homicides in Mexico The report ‘MX: The War in Numbers’, by T-ResearchMX , details that, according to the registry of intentional homicides of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, from December 1, 2018 to February 10, 2024 , time Under the Administration of […]
The New York Yankees will play exhibition games in Mexico City
The two games will take place on March 24 and 25 against Diablos Rojos del México. The last time the Yankees played exhibition games in Mexico was 1968. Puro Beisbol was the first to report the news. The Yankees’ spring training slate ends March 25, so they’d have to split up the squad for these […]
BBB Foods Inc. seeks a US$400 million in US IPO
BBB Foods Inc., the operator of a discount retailer in Mexico, is looking to raise more than US$400 million in a US initial public offering, the company said. The holding firm that conducts business through its main subsidiary Tiendas 3B, is planning to sell 28 million shares at between $14.50 and $16.50 each, according to […]
Remittances grew by 7.6% in 2023, for a total record of US$63 billion
The amount of money that Mexican migrants send home to their relatives grew by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63.3 billion for the year, Mexico’s central bank said Thursday. The money transfers, known as remittances, have been booming since the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of growth continued to cool somewhat in 2023. […]
Dangerous levels of water shortages in Mexico City
Mexico City residents are protesting dangerous levels of water shortages in Latin America’s second-biggest city caused by a drought gripping half of the country, as well as outdated infrastructure, Reuters reported. Nations across Latin America are grappling with the twin impacts of climate change and El Niño. Mexico City could run out of water by […]
Sinaloa Cartel financed AMLO’s political campaign in 2006
According to an investigation carried out between 2010 and 2011 by the US Department of Justice, the Sinaloa Cartel contributed between 2 and 4 million dollars to the campaign of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2006. An investigation carried out between 2010 and 2011 by the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of […]
US authorities arrest three Mexican drug traffickers in an international operation
The United States Department of Justice reported that ten people were arrested in several cities in that country and Canada as part of Operation Dead Hand, implemented to stop a drug trafficking network from Mexico. Through a statement, US authorities identified three Mexicans as part of this network, which trafficked hundreds of kilograms of cocaine […]
Organized crime is destroying cultural tourism in Chiapas
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. —On January 12, a guide who had taken tourists from Europe to Lacandona was scared when he saw armed men from the Sinaloa Cartel at the entrance to Lacanjá. “I’m already in Lacanjá and it’s very badass here. You cannot go to Yaxchilán or Bonampak. Prices are already rising. “Those who are charging here […]
Massacre in Ciudad Juárez, armed group kills six people at a wake
An armed group attacked those attending a wake that was taking place in a house in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, with bullets, leaving six men dead, and another seriously injured. According to the State Attorney General’s Office, the commando broke into the house and opened fire on the people. Five men died at the scene and a sixth died when he was […]