Two Canadian women accused of lobbing Molotov cocktails at Mexico City government offices can be held in custody for another 40 days without being charged, a judge ruled this week.

Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) is likely to rule in March whether the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), the left-wing movement headed by former presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will be registered as an official political party.

Owners of Mexican-plated vehicles have less time to pay their annual registration renewal fee (refrendo) in 2014 before they may be slapped with  late charges and fines.

Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) gave itself a pat on the back at the start of the year, highlighting the advances made in protecting the rights of Mexican citizens abroad. 

The good news is that if you live in Colordao, you may – if it’s your bag – set aside your beginning-of-year blues with a few spliffs of legal weed. 

New banking regulations introduced on January 1 stipulate that the maximum amount that a check can be made out to “Portador” (similar to checks made out to “cash”  in the United States) is now 5,000 pesos.