US visa requests hit new record
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- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 11:20
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The number of Mexicans applying for visas in 2012 was higher than ever before, revealed Susan Abeytia, the U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, last week.
Gas buildup caused Pemex explosion
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- Published on Friday, 08 February 2013 11:22
- Written by Rachel Pells
A fatal explosion at the Mexico City headquarters of state oil monopoly Pemex has been confirmed as the result of gas accumulation in the basements of the building.
Calderon’s Harvard role shrouded in controversy
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 11:43
- Written by GR Staff
Over 30,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the University of Harvard to cancel the fellowship of Mexico’s former president Felipe Calderon.
Released Frenchwoman feted at home, reviled in Mexico
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 13:19
- Written by Michael Forbes
The release of Florence Cassez, the Frenchwoman sentenced to 60 years in prison for being part of a kidnapping gang, is being viewed as a victory for justice in her homeland but has divided opinion here in Mexico, where there is widespread belief that a foreigner has been given preferential treatment.
Examining the drug war death-toll debate
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 12:13
- Written by GR Staff
Just how many people were killed in Mexico during President Felipe Calderon’s six-year war on organized crime?
New travel provision for minors put on hold
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 13:12
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexican authorities have agreed to delay the implementation of an amendment to migration law affecting children traveling without their parents.
Fox to convert family ranch into plush hotel
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 12:12
- Written by GR Staff
Former President Vicente Fox (2000-2006) is to convert his San Cristobal ranch in Guanajuato into a luxury hotel, his wife Marta Sahagun announced last weekend.
Blast at Pemex HQ leaves 33 dead, 120 hurt
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 12:41
- Written by Duncan Tucker
At least 33 people were killed and around 120 were injured in an explosion Thursday at the Mexico City headquarters of state oil company Pemex, the federal government confirmed.
Maids without benefits
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 11:44
- Written by GR Staff
Of Mexico’s 1.58 million domestic workers, 44 percent have no medical insurance and receive no benefits, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). There are 692,614 people working as maids, cooks, chauffeurs and other domestic staff without social security, INEGI revealed this week.
Missing band members found dead in well
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 12:37
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The bodies of 14 missing musicians were among 17 corpses found in a well in the state of Nuevo Leon this week.
Mexico enjoys microbrewing boom
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 11:32
- Written by GR Staff
Public phone booths to give way to wi-fi hotspots?
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 12:54
- Written by GR Staff
With use of public phone booths declining in Mexico, the Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel) is considering replacing them with Wi-Fi hotspots.
Feral dogs blamed for five deaths in DF park
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 11:26
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Authorities in Mexico City have rounded up 54 stray dogs in a bid to find those they say were responsible for the deaths of five people over the last month.
Civic groups demand free internet for all
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 11:22
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexican civic organizations are to introduce a bill in Congress that would establish free internet access as a constitutional right.
Doctors too hasty to prescribe antibiotics
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- Published on Friday, 04 January 2013 12:28
- Written by GR Staff
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that doctors in Mexico are too quick to prescribe antibiotics to their patients.
Government open to dialogue with Zapatistas
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 11:20
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexico’s Interior Minister Miguel Osorio announced the creation of a Commission for Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples last week, raising the possibility of fresh talks between the government and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).
Mexican satellite is up & running
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- Published on Friday, 04 January 2013 12:27
- Written by GR Staff
The MEXSAT Bicentenario satellite sent its first signals from space December 19 following launch from Kourou aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
Cassez freed: Judges order release of jailed Frenchwoman
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 11:07
- Written by Michael Forbes
Bringing a high-profile case and seven years of controversy to a close, Mexico’s Supreme Court has ordered the immediate release of a Frenchwoman serving 60 years in prison for kidnapping.
Resurgent Zapatistas turn out in silence
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- Published on Friday, 04 January 2013 12:22
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Having kept a low profile in recent years, the EZLN reminded Mexico of its existence when 40,000 supporters marched in silence across Chiapas on December 21.
Supreme Court judges order release of jailed Frenchwoman
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 15:38
- Written by GR Staff
Bringing a high-profile case and seven years of controversy to a close, Mexico’s Supreme Court has ordered the immediate release of a Frenchwoman serving 60 years in prison for kidnapping.
Peña Nieto among most followed leaders on Twitter
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- Published on Friday, 04 January 2013 11:41
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexico’s new President Enrique Peña Nieto is the world’s ninth most popular leader on social networking site Twitter, according to a study by the Digital Policy Council from December 2012.
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