‘Alien’ skulls discovered in Sonora
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2012 12:25
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Residents of Onavas, Sonora made a startling discovery while digging irrigation channels in a 1,000-year-old cemetery.
Google Zeitgeist shows 2012 trends
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2012 11:54
- Written by GR Staff
For those of you with time on your hands, try checking out www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012 to see what kind of information Americans and Mexicans were scouring the web for this year. Here’s a sampler of some top searches. Yes, there are cultural differences!
Peña Nieto moves to wrest control of educational system from union
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:16
- Written by Michael Forbes
President Enrique Peña Nieto unveiled a wide-ranging reform package this week that seeks to mend Mexico’s broken education system while limiting the power of the Teacher’s Union (SNTE) and its dominant leader Elba Esther Gordillo.
Teachers’ union hits out at educational reforms
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2012 11:43
- Written by GR Staff
The controversial head of Mexico’s National Teachers’ Union (SNTE) has voiced opposition to President Enrique Peña Nieto’s proposals for educational reform.
Jose Cuervo stays in local hands as Diageo deal breaks down
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:13
- Written by GR Staff
British drinks giant Diageo will not be purchasing Jose Cuervo and will end its international distribution deal with the Jalisco-based company next year.
Mexico’s minimum wage rises by 3.9 percent
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2012 11:42
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexico’s daily minimum wage will increase by 2.43 pesos as of January 1, 2013.
Mexico’s informal sector snowballs
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:11
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Newly released official statistics show 60 percent of Mexico’s labor force work in the underground economy, paying no taxes and claiming no social security benefits.
Why Mexico should fear the US ‘fiscal cliff’
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2012 11:40
- Written by Duncan Tucker
As the United States veers ever closer to the dreaded “fiscal cliff,” should Mexicans also be bracing themselves for an economic fall?
Annual bonuses due next week
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:07
- Written by GR Staff
Employees in Mexico will be expecting a little extra in their pay packet prior to Christmas. The aguinaldo (Christmas bonus) is a long-standing tradition in Mexico and is specified in Article 87 of the Federal Labor Law.
The Economist notes falling murder rate
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 12:39
- Written by Duncan Tucker
British weekly The Economist ran a special edition focused on Mexico last month, examining the problems, challenges and the potentially bright future facing the country.
Major parties sign president’s ‘Pact for Mexico’
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- Published on Friday, 07 December 2012 11:14
- Written by Duncan Tucker
As President Obama wrestled with the fiscal cliff standoff in the United States, Mexico’s newly elected chief executive flew the flag for “tripartisanship,” signing the “Pact for Mexico” within 24 hours of his inauguration.
Calderon drawing massive state pension
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 11:59
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Although newly installed as a lecturer at Harvard, Felipe Calderon will be entitled to a larger pension than any former president of other Latin American, U.S. or European states.
IMSS facing financial meltdown
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- Published on Friday, 30 November 2012 11:55
- Written by GR Staff
Mexico’s massive public healthcare institute isin a desperate financial situation with 88 percent of its budget destined for salaries and pensions.
Legislator calls for legal drinking age of 21
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 11:45
- Written by Duncan Tucker
National Action Party (PAN) Senator Jorge Ruiz Preciado Rodriguez proposed a bill last week that would raise the drinking age in Mexico from 18 to 21.
Pemex discovers major oil field
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- Published on Friday, 30 November 2012 11:54
- Written by Duncan Tucker
State-owned oil monopoly Pemex has made the biggest discovery of petroleum in Mexico in the last decade, President Felipe Calderon announced on Sunday. Initial estimates suggest the Navegante 1 field in Tabasco will yield from 500 million to one billion barrels of crude oil.
President unveils crime-fighting plan, new force
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 11:18
- Written by Duncan Tucker
President Enrique Peña Nieto gave the first indication of how he plans to fulfill a campaign pledge to reduce drug-related violence in Mexico this week.
Calderon to draw massive state pension
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- Published on Friday, 30 November 2012 11:26
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Upon leaving office on Saturday, President Felipe Calderon will be entitled to a larger pension than any former president in the United States, Europe or Latin America.
Apocalypse Now?
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 11:15
- Written by Duncan Tucker
If you’re reading these words it means the world has not come to an end.
Mexico opens new chapter as Enrique Peña Nieto takes helm of ship of state
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- Published on Friday, 30 November 2012 11:13
- Written by Duncan Tucker
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Canadian Governor General David Johnston and Prince Felipe of Spain are among the dignitaries due to attend the inauguration of Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City on Saturday, December 1.
Mexico’s Supreme Court endorses same-sex marriage
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:55
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In a potential landmark decision for gay rights in Mexico, this country’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of three couples seeking same-sex marriages in Oaxaca.
Electoral Institute destroys ballots
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 12:44
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In an act that will do little to assuage conspiracy theorists’ doubts over the legitimacy of Enrique Peña Nieto’s victory in Mexico’s presidential election, every ballot paper is being destroyed.
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