General News

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 33,438.16 a decrease of 899.81 points from Thursday, September 22, 2011.

Letterman, Rachel Ray, Craig Ferguson, Oprah, Dr. Phil, 60 Minutes and others have disappeared from the screens of thousands of cable and dish viewers in Mexico with the closing of the English-language American Network, which broadcast mostly CBS real-time programming.

The peso plunged into 14-to-the-dollar territory Thursday, capping off a tumultuous week for currencies  in emerging market economies.

Fed up with years of being shortchanged by the dairy industry giants, Jalisco’s small milk producers have banded together to produce their own pasteurized milk brand – Natulec.

Software development company Gran Tiki Games is to launch a Nintendo Wii game based around local golfing star Lorena Ochoa and her home Guadalajara Country Club course.

A “new” tequila aged for 21 years is to about to be launched by the Casa Xalisco distillery, with the aim of establishing the drink internationally alongside vintage cognacs and whiskys.

Netflix begins service in Mexico on September 12, the Internet media streaming company has announced.

Sigrid Metzger

Ajijic resident Sigrid Metzger (née Knab) died on August 17 at the age of 83, due to complications following hip replacement surgery.