PRI legislator demands gum tax
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 12:42
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A PRI lawmaker called for a tax on chewing gum this week, citing the high costs of removing used gum from public places.
Turn in suspected forged bills
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 12:41
- Written by GR Staff
What should you do if you think you might be in possession of a false peso bill?
Get naked in San Miguel
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- Published on Friday, 26 October 2012 13:05
- Written by Duncan Tucker
San Miguel de Allende hosts its own Dia de los Muertos bash, the first annual La Calaca Festival, from November 1 to 4, featuring a mass nude photograph to mark the occasion
President slammed over ‘obesity epidemic’
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 12:40
- Written by GR Staff
It may be fair to accuse President Felipe Calderon of many things during his six-year term that will come to an end on December 1, but should he take responsibility for what health advocates call an “obese environment” that has allegedly claimed 500,000 lives?
Aguascalientes evolves into nation’s Day of the Dead capital
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- Published on Friday, 26 October 2012 13:04
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The city of Aguascalientes marks el Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a colorful celebration of the dead in the city’s traditional 18th annual Festival de Calaveras from October 26 to November 4.
President-elect to meet Obama five days before inauguration
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 12:02
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexico’s President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday, November 27.
Re-elected teachers union leader says working mothers to blame for crime
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- Published on Friday, 26 October 2012 13:03
- Written by GR Staff
Elba Esther Gordillo will remain president of Mexico’s National Educational Workers Union (SNTE) for another six years, having won re-election.
Revolution Day closings
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:42
- Written by GR Staff
Mexico remembers the start of its 1910-20 revolution with a national holiday on Monday, November 19, when all schools, government agencies, consulates and most businesses will close.
US atheists & freethinkers to speak in Mexico City
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- Published on Friday, 26 October 2012 13:03
- Written by GR Staff
The Mexican Atheists and Freethinkers (Ateos y Librepensadores Mexicanos) are presenting the Second Mexican Colloquium on Atheism (Segundo Coloquio Mexicano de Ateismo) on November 2 and 3 in Mexico City.
Mexican Senate passes labor reforms
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:30
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Mexican Senate approved the first major changes to the country’s labor laws in over 40 years on Tuesday.
Fly away to London with 007
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- Published on Friday, 19 October 2012 14:07
- Written by GR Staff
Aeromexico will operate three weekly direct flights from Mexico City to London as of December 15.
Gas prices in Mexico reach parity with South Carolina
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:23
- Written by GR Staff
The latest gasoline hikes in Mexico have pushed the cost of filling your auto on a par with the cheapest states for fuel north of the border.
Titanic ‘hero’ exposed as fake
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- Published on Friday, 19 October 2012 14:02
- Written by Duncan Tucker
One hundred years on from the sinking of the Titanic, the supposed heroism of a Mexican passenger has been dismissed as a tall tale.
Tourism booms in September
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- Published on Friday, 09 November 2012 12:46
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Data released by the federal Ministry of Tourism this week shows a sharp rise in the number of tourists who visited Mexico in September.
Money laundering bill to affect cash sales in Mexico
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- Published on Friday, 19 October 2012 13:37
- Written by Duncan Tucker
President Felipe Calderon Tuesday signed into law a bill prohibiting large cash transactions in a clampdown on money laundering by Mexican drug gangs.
Mexican analysts react to Obama’s re-election
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- Published on Friday, 09 November 2012 11:44
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Mexican press was awash with opinion reflecting on Barack Obama’s re-election this week. United in their fear of what a Mitt Romney-led Republican administration might have done, virtually every publication viewed Obama’s victory as the most favorable outcome.
Mexico fifth in the world of Facebook users
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- Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 12:34
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that the social networking site had reached a staggering one billion users – nearly one seventh of the world’s population.
Marijuana votes may make president-elect rethink drugs policy
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- Published on Friday, 09 November 2012 11:40
- Written by Duncan Tucker
While Barack Obama’s re-election was welcomed in Mexico, the legalization of marijauna in Colorado and Washington may have more of a direct impact south of the border.
Navy kills top Zetas boss; body promptly vanishes
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 October 2012 13:42
- Written by GR Staff
One of Mexico’s most feared and violent criminal gangs was dealt a bitter blow when marines shot dead its highest ranking leader in Coahuila on Sunday.
iFone wins battle against iPhone
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:14
- Written by GR Staff
Mexican company iFone has won a court ruling against U.S. giant Apple in its dispute over the moniker of the popular cell phone brand.
Spendthrift upper classes
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- Published on Friday, 05 October 2012 10:38
- Written by GR Staff
According to a study by the KPGM consulting group, Mexico is the fourth biggest market in the world for luxury brand goods. It is number one in Latin America, accounting for 55 percent of all luxury item sales in the region, totaling some 12 billion dollars.
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