The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
While most of Mexico no longer observes Daylight Saving Time —having eliminated it in 2022 due to limited energy savings and health concerns — 33 municipalities along the northern border did shift their clocks forward on Sunday, March 8 to align with the U.S. for cross-border commerce. That seasonal time will end November 1.
President Claudia Sheinbaum Wednesday announced a six-month agreement with gas station owners to cap the price of regular (Magna) gasoline at 23.99 pesos per liter, aiming to shield Mexican consumers from international oil market volatility driven by the Middle East conflict.
Mexican legislators have authorized a second deployment of elite U.S. forces to Mexico this month for training purposes. Twelve members of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), nicknamed “Red Empire,” arrived on February 27 to train Mexican Air Force personnel.
President Claudia Sheinbaum has called for peace after the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, triggering a widening conflict in the Middle East.
The United States and Mexico have enacted an action plan to coordinate policies on critical minerals — essential materials for semiconductors, batteries and defense technologies — aiming to reduce reliance on concentrated global markets and strengthen North American supply chain resilience.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible across all of Mexico on the early morning of Tuesday, March 3, turning the Moon a reddish hue.
Federal authorities confirmed Sunday that security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," the historic leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), during an operation in the municipality of Tapalpa, Jalisco.
