The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Individuals and businesses across Mexico will turn off all non-essential lights for one hour on Saturday, March 19, between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. as part of Earth Hour, a global event designed to raise awareness of the environmental hazards facing the planet.
The way people in Mexico travel from A to B has changed dramatically in recent years. One newly popular method of getting around is “ridesharing,” also known as “carpooling.”
Mexico City this week registered its worst levels of air pollution in 14 years.
As the country prepares to go on vacation to celebrate Semana Santa (Easter week), remember the droves of people at public plazas, beaches and other areas is a paradise for enterprising thieves.
Mexico’s Education Secretary Aurelio Nuño has insisted that his decision to fire 3,360 teachers “is irrevocable.” The teachers were let go because they failed to attend mandatory evaluation tests, which were part of sweeping reforms introduced by President Enrique Peña Nieto, designed to significantly improve educational standards in the nation.
Those new to Mexico who don’t head to the beach and stay in the cities will notice how the pace of life in Easter Week (Semana Santa) drops as businesses shut up shop and traffic diminishes.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says delays to the confirmation of Roberta Jacobson as the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico are an “insult” to this country.
U.S. journalist Andrea Noel found herself at the center of a social media storm after she shared a video of her sexual harassment online.
Mexico’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu aims to make history on Sunday by becoming the first director to collect back-to-back Oscars. Yet Inarritu’s revenge tale “The Revenant” has nothing to do with Mexico, unlike another nominated film.
