The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Just before the Christmas holiday, Mexican authorities launched “Operación Limpieza” (Operation Cleanup), a massive crackdown on contraband Chinese imports.
“I see about four of them every hour on the highway,” said a 25-year-old Guadalajara man, referring to the E30X, an all-electric mini model from the Chinese carmaker JAC.
Recently, while at a casa de cambio (money exchange house) in downtown Guadalajara, I began writing a personal U.S. check and accidentally wrote the date and amount in Spanish.
Although Mexican government officials are downplaying the possibility, the likelihood of Donald Trump ordering U.S. military action against Mexican drug cartels seems to grow more plausible as the presidential inauguration approaches.
Mexico’s Senate and lower house have approved a constitutional reform banning the production, distribution and sale of e-cigarettes and disposable vapes. However, the use or possession of these devices remains legal.
Democrats Abroad welcomed the introduction of the Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act, introduced by Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL-16).
The U.S. Department of State is determined to bring down Mexico’s most notorious drug lords and is offering substantial rewards to achieve this goal.
Ahead of his departure from Mexico on January 7, 2025, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar this week “dedicated” the new U.S. embassy in Mexico City, even though the US$1.2 billion facility is not expected to be operational until late 2025.
Susannah Clare Goshko has officially taken up her role as His Majesty’s British Ambassador to Mexico.
