General News

Owners of Mexican-plated cars who missed out on the 30-percent discount on their annual registration fee (refrendo) offered during the first three months of the year have until May 31 to get 15 percent off the tax. 

The Baja California beach resort of Los Cabos is the most expensive place in Mexico, according to a survey by the Mercer consultancy firm.

The number of Monarch butterflies migrating to central Mexico has plummeted by 59 percent in the last year, according to the annual census released earlier this month.

On Tuesday, March 18, Mexico marked the 75th anniversary of the nationalization of its petroleum industry – possibly the last time this will be done with any degree of pomp and ceremony.

Holy Week observances come to a dramatic peak on Good Friday, March 29, with traditional live reenactments of Jesus Christ’s march to Calvary and Crucifixion.

All Mexicans aged 65 and over will soon be entitled to a state pension, President Enrique Peña Nieto announced in Guadalajara last week.

According to a study by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, women’s contribution to family economies have increased from 17 to 39 percent over the past four decades.  

With the aim of fostering greater competition in the telecommunications sector, the Mexican government unveiled reforms on Monday that would weaken the influence of billionaire Carlos Slim and television giant Televisa.