During his daily morning press conference, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed that the police officer allegedly responsible for the murder of Rothan Gómez, the Ayotzinapa Teacher’s College student, has escaped. The president stated that a search is underway for the subject and accused that his escape is “part of the great decomposition that […]
US-Mexico trade in January totaled US$64.5 billion
Mexico’s cross-border trade is off to a good start in 2024. The country was the United States’ top trading partner in January, with two-way commerce totaling $64.5 billion, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau. Mexico’s trade with the U.S. rose 1.1% year over year (y/y) compared to January 2023. Canada ranked […]
What do young voters in Mexico want?
Mexican journalist and author León Krauze holds a Master’s degree from NYU, he has covered politics in the United States, for both American and Mexican media outlets. In 2005, he published “La Casa Dividida,” an account of the first five years of the Bush presidency. This is his most recent column in the Mexican newspaper El […]
Mexican Navy helicopter crashes into the sea leaving 3 dead and 2 missing
Mexico’s Navy said on Wednesday, March 6th, that one of its helicopters crashed into the Pacific shortly after taking off from the deck of a patrol ship, leaving three navy personnel dead and two more missing. The Navy said searches continued for those still missing after Wednesday’s accident, and the possible causes of the crash […]
Ayotzinapa student dies in a confrontation with police in the state of Guerrero
A student from a rural Mexican teachers’ college where 43 youths disappeared in 2014 has died in a confrontation with police, officials said on Friday, March 8th. Prosecutors in the southern state of Guerrero said the confrontation occurred late Thursday, March 7th, on a roadway near the Ayotzinapa teachers’ college. Sources at the college said […]
Presidential Palace door is knocked down by protesters from Ayotzinapa (VIDEO)
A group protesting the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico in 2014 knocked down the door to the country’s presidential palace, video from local television stations showed on Wednesday, March 6th. The protesters rammed down the door using a white pickup truck from Mexico’s state electrical company, the videos showed, while President Andres Manuel Lopez […]
Three civilians were killed by a roadway bomb in Michoacán
Three farmers were killed on Tuesday, March 5th, by a bomb planted in a dirt road in the cartel-dominated western Mexico state of Michoacan. A state security official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the blast occurred in the rural township of Tumbiscatio. Graphic photos of the scene posted on social […]
AMLO confirms that 7 National Guard recruits drowned during an army training accident in Ensenada
Mexico’s president acknowledged for the first time Monday that seven National Guard recruits drowned in an army training accident in February — the worst military training accident in recent memory in Mexico. The drownings on Feb. 20 raised questions about the president’s insistence that guard members receive military training and be under army command, despite […]
Xochitl Galvez considers reviving Texcoco Airport shut down by AMLO
Mexico’s presidential candidate for the main opposition coalition, Xochitl Galvez, said Monday that she’s crunching numbers to determine whether to complete the project for an international Mexico City airport that was scrapped by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in favor of a military-built facility. Days after the formal launch of her campaign, Galvez said […]
Is AMLO’s influence looming over presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum?
Mexico kicked off its official presidential campaign season Friday, with leading candidates taking center stage as popular outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s overwhelming influence hangs over the country’s future. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is the comfortable frontrunner in the June 2 election: She held a 17-point lead over top opposition candidate Xochitl […]