General News

The government of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will spend nearly 600 billion dollars over the next four years to upgrade infrastructure around the country and reinforce his commitment to making Mexico more modern and competitive.

Serious deficiencies in Jalisco’s educational infrastructure have been revealed in the first census of the country’s school network, whose results were released Monday.

Until two years ago when Mormon missionaries knocked on the door of his family home, José Guadalupe Pérez had never heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins in Mexico on Sunday,  April 6 at 2 a.m. Clocks must be turned forward one hour. Most people set their clocks before they head to bed for the night. This means Mexico will be back in sync with the United States and Canada, where DST began three weeks ago.

On April 21, Mexico marked the day 100 years ago when 6,500 U.S. Marines and soldiers disembarked in the port of Veracruz.

Mexican real estate transactions, particularly between domestic buyers and sellers, have taken a dip due to new anti-money laundering legislation and a capital gains exemption ceiling that both took effect in January, say real estate professionals.

Mexico’s electric utility, the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), has been swamped with complaints over its new prepago “smart card” payment system.

The final day for payment of the annual vehicle tax (refrendo) while still obtaining a five-percent discount is Monday, March 31. After Monday the full fee of 455 pesos will apply.