HSBC gets strict
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- Published on Friday, 05 April 2013 12:29
- Written by GR Staff
Any business that wishes to open an account with HSBC must now show proof that it has paid its annual taxes, according to a report in a Guadalajara Spanish-language daily.
Pope to Mexico?
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- Published on Friday, 05 April 2013 12:28
- Written by GR Staff
The former archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval, believes Pope Francis 1 may make a detour to Mexico after he visits Rio de Janeiro in July to mark World Youth Day.
Border delays
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- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 11:49
- Written by GR Staff
The amount of time it takes to cross the U.S.-Mexican border is set to rise as a result of the spending cuts which came into effect in the United States recently.
Car tax discount drops by 15 percent
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- Published on Friday, 05 April 2013 12:06
- Written by GR Staff
Owners of Mexican-plated cars who missed out on the 30-percent discount on their annual registration fee (refrendo) offered during the first three months of the year have until May 31 to get 15 percent off the tax.
Papal petition
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- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 11:47
- Written by GR Staff
Advocates for victims of the disgraced founder of the Legion of Christ, Marcial Maciel, as well as other Mexican priests, have presented a petition asking that Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera be excluded from the conclave to choose the next pope.
Monarch butterfly migration to Mexico in heavy decline
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- Published on Friday, 29 March 2013 06:00
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The number of Monarch butterflies migrating to central Mexico has plummeted by 59 percent in the last year, according to the annual census released earlier this month.
Carlos Slim still world’s richest man
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- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 11:17
- Written by Rachael Pells
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest person for the fourth year in a row, according to the latest edition of the Forbes billionaires list.
Mexico's pulsating Easter passion plays
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- Published on Friday, 29 March 2013 06:00
- Written by GR Staff
Holy Week observances come to a dramatic peak on Good Friday, March 29, with traditional live reenactments of Jesus Christ’s march to Calvary and Crucifixion.
PRI paves way for private investment in Pemex
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- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 11:13
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) took the first step toward opening up state oil monopoly Pemex to limited private investment on Sunday by changing party statutes.
Women’s economic role grows stronger
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- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 11:18
- Written by GR Staff
According to a study by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, women’s contribution to family economies have increased from 17 to 39 percent over the past four decades.
Polemic teachers’ union leader behind bars
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- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 11:31
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Elba Esther Gordillo, the controversial leader of Mexico’s powerful teachers’ union, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the alleged embezzlement of nearly two billion pesos (154 million dollars) in union funds.
Mexico’s most expensive cities
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- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 11:15
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Baja California beach resort of Los Cabos is the most expensive place in Mexico, according to a survey by the Mercer consultancy firm.
Education reforms signed into law
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- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 11:27
- Written by Duncan Tucker
“Professional merit must be the only way to be hired, remain and advance as a teacher,” President Enrique Peña Nieto said upon signing major education reforms into law on Monday.
Pemex at crossroads, 75 years after foundation
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- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 10:51
- Written by Duncan Tucker
On Tuesday, March 18, Mexico marked the 75th anniversary of the nationalization of its petroleum industry – possibly the last time this will be done with any degree of pomp and ceremony.
Antibiotics over-used
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- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 11:04
- Written by GR Staff
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that doctors in Mexico are too quick to prescribe antibiotics to their patients.
President extends pension coverage
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- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 12:29
- Written by Duncan Tucker
All Mexicans aged 65 and over will soon be entitled to a state pension, President Enrique Peña Nieto announced in Guadalajara last week.
National Lottery in financial crisis
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- Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 11:29
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexico’s National Lottery (Lotenal) is on the brink of financial collapse, according to an audit ordered by the Ministry of Public Administration (SFP).
Telecoms reforms would curb power of Slim and Televisa
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- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 12:24
- Written by Duncan Tucker
With the aim of fostering greater competition in the telecommunications sector, the Mexican government unveiled reforms on Monday that would weaken the influence of billionaire Carlos Slim and television giant Televisa.
‘El Chapo’ Guzman killed in Guatemala?
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- Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 11:23
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Rumors of the death of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman circulated on Thursday night, following reports that Mexico’s most wanted drug lord may have been killed in a firefight in Guatemala.
President to remain above the law
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- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 12:07
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Less than a week after President Enrique Peña Nieto went on live television to declare that “no one is above the law,” his party blocked reforms to ensure that he remains the one person in Mexico who is still above the law.
President promises safer Mexico for tourists
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- Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 11:07
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In the wake of the vicious rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco, President Enrique Peña Nieto vowed to make Mexico safer for foreign and domestic tourists.
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