The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Riveting as goings-on at the U.S.-Mexico border may be, developments at this country’s southern border with Guatemala have recently been turning heads.
Mexican athletes surprised everyone and finished in third place in the medal table at the Pan American Games, which concluded in Lima, Peru, last weekend after three weeks of competition.
The first six months of 2019 saw 20,599 homicides committed in Mexico, according to data from the Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública (SNSP).
Be prepared for a one-and-only 2019 occurrence next Tuesday.
According to U.S. prosecutors, Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman shipped drugs worth $US12.6 billion into the United States over a period of three decades.
Passengers on Mexican discount airline Interjet were hit by a slew of cancellations between July 29 and 31, disrupting the travel plans of almost 10,000 passengers. In total 46 flights were cancelled, while 20 others suffered long delays.
As reported in last week’s edition, Mexico is changing its telephone dialing system, with all numbers dialed within the country, from both land lines and cellphones, to contain ten digits as of August 3. This means the prefixes 01, 044 and 045 will no longer be necessary.
A Guadalajara-based immigration lawyer who helps refugees says Mexico is unprepared to contain the flow of migrants trying to reach the United States while also respecting their human rights.
Mexico is simplifying its domestic telephone dialing procedures as of August 3.
