When musician Catherine John arrived in Cuernavaca from San Francisco in 2008, she could hardly have imagined that her subsequent journey would lead eight years later to the release of ¡Fandango Bragh!, a fusion album she describes as an expression of her “unique Irish-Mexican identity.”

Both Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu will travel to Cuba this weekend to attend the funeral of Fidel Castro, the leader of the Cuban Revolution who died November 25 at the age of 90.

It’s a sad truth that when Mexico chooses a leader, few Americans could care less which party they belong to, what political viewpoints they represent or how this might impact their lives.

Just prior to the U.S. presidential election, Agustín Carstens, the respected governor of Mexico’s central bank, had warned that victory for Donald Trump would be akin to a “hurricane” for this country’s economy. 

Reports suggest the emergency situation in the Caribbean island of Haiti is worsening following the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew earlier this month.

Which would be the more shocking, some Americans are saying – Donald Trump winning the White House or the high-flying Chicago Cubs lifting the World Series?