70 percent of the 134,000 pre-school, primary and secondary school teachers that sat for the National Test for Abilities, Knowledge and Teaching Competency earlier this month scored less than 60 out of 100 points.

Cellular telephones reported stolen in Mexico will be blocked and unusable as of July 20.

To avoid a fuel stop on the way to Europe, Mexico’s Department of Defense plans to replace current presidential  Boeing TP01 and TP02 jets, with a new, as-yet-unnamed aircraft, costing 757 million dollars.

Insuring a car in the metro areas of Guadalajara, Monterrey or Mexico City costs double what it would in smaller cities like Merida or Aguascalientes.

The June 5, 2009 fire at the ABC Kindergarten in Hermosillo, Sonora killed 49 children and severely injured many more. A Federal judge has ruled that nine state and city functionaries serve jail time for their negligence.

Now in the “lame duck” period of his administration, President Felipe Calderon visited Jalisco on Wednesday, flaunting his record on public works in the state.