The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
One of Mexico’s most feared and violent criminal gangs was dealt a bitter blow when marines shot dead its highest ranking leader in Coahuila on Sunday.
According to a study by the KPGM consulting group, Mexico is the fourth biggest market in the world for luxury brand goods. It is number one in Latin America, accounting for 55 percent of all luxury item sales in the region, totaling some 12 billion dollars.
The Banco de Mexico has issued a one-kilogram commemorative gold coin that concludes its Independence Bicentennial numismatic program.
Two U.S. Justice Department officials were forced to step down on Wednesday when the Inspector General made public the findings of a 19-month investigation into the botched “Operation Fast and Furious.”
Mexico’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, passed President Felipe Calderon’s controversial labor reform bill last Saturday.
President Felipe Calderon has presented Congress’ lower house with a bill proposing significant changes to Mexico’s outdated labor law that he says will complete the country’s transformation to a more competitive and modern economy.
Hundreds of union members march in Guadalajara Wednesday in protest at the labor reform package under discussion in Congress.
Contrary to widespread reports, 132 inmates did not tunnel out of a Coahuila prison on Monday – they simply walked out the front door.
