Mexico’s former economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo, one of the architects of a revamped North American trade deal, appeared in court on Friday charged with illicit enrichment, prosecutors said. The judge decided there were sufficient grounds to proceed with the case against Guajardo, who served under former president Enrique Pena Nieto (2012-2018). Guajardo played a key […]
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US raises concerns about Mexico energy reforms
The United States voiced concerns Wednesday about Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s planned reforms boosting the state’s role in the energy sector, during talks on a revamped North American trade deal. “With respect to the energy policies that we see being discussed and envisioned by the Lopez Obrador administration, we are watching very closely,” […]
Mexico finds 393 more bodies in clandestine graves
Mexican authorities said Wednesday that 393 bodies were found in clandestine graves in the first half of 2021 as part of the search for thousands missing in the violence-wracked country. Alejandro Encinas, deputy interior minister responsible for human rights, said 174 clandestine graves were discovered, compared with 297 in the same period of the previous […]
North American trade deal empowers Mexican workers
A revamped North American free trade agreement is giving factory workers new muscle to flex in Mexico, where labor unions have long been accused of shady backroom deals with employers. The year-old United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) requires the three countries to guarantee worker rights to collective bargaining, union democracy and freedom of association. It created […]
Cartel shootout leaves 18 dead in Mexico
A shootout between suspected drug cartels left 18 people dead Friday in Mexico, a government official said. The gunfight happened in a remote area of Zacatecas state in the country’s north, said Rocio Aguilar, a spokeswoman for the state government. Drug-related violence has claimed more than 300,000 lives in Mexico since 2006, when the government […]
Mexico arrests two suspects in border city massacre
Mexican authorities have arrested two more alleged perpetrators of the massacre of 15 people over the weekend in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspects were among four gunmen captured during police raids that freed 18 people illegally detained near the city of Reynosa where the mass shooting happened, the Tamaulipas […]
Mexico detains 240 migrants including children
Mexican authorities said Wednesday they had detained 240 US-bound migrants from Central America, including children, and deported 89 Cubans without proper documents. Police, acting on a tipoff, found 52 women and 127 men on Tuesday from Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala hiding in a warehouse in the central city of Puebla. According to an […]
Millions join Mexico quake drills after pandemic eases
Millions of people across Mexico on Monday took part in earthquake simulation drills for the first time since they were suspended last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The resumption of the emergency exercises follows a steady decline in new Covid-19 cases and deaths in Mexico, one of the countries worst hit by the virus. […]
Mexico president says ‘cowardly attack’ killed 14 innocent victims
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday condemned a shooting spree that he said had killed 14 innocent victims over the weekend in the crime-plagued border state of Tamaulipas. “Everything indicates that it wasn’t a confrontation” between rival gangs, Lopez Obrador told reporters following the massacre on Saturday by gunmen traveling in vehicles in […]
Mexico’s bee guardians on mission to save species
Adriana Veliz whispered affectionately as she removed a colony of bees from inside a statue in a Mexican backyard — part of her mission to help save them from extinction. “Relax babies, relax. You’ll be fine,” the 32-year-old veterinarian said as the bees swarmed around her and clung to the white suit she wore to […]