General News

Mexico’s federal government is looking to pressure domestic airlines into using the new Felipe Angeles airport (AIFA) in the capital by reducing the number of “operations” (i.e. landings and takeoffs) permitted per hour at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM).

Semana Santa is an important time for relaxation for Mexican people and many businesses will close their doors for the entire week.

On Wednesday, May 4, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will announce a plan to combat inflation and hardships caused by increases in the cost of living.

All the indicators suggest that the presidential recall election (Consulta de Revocación de Mandato) scheduled for Sunday, April 10, in Mexico will result in favor of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continuing his mandate to the conclusion of his six-year term in 2024, thus providing a significant boost for his political agenda.

In a round-up of the coronavirus situation in Mexico, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell predicted that the World Health Organization will shortly announce the transition of Covid-19 from a pandemic to an endemic state.

To our readers who still rely on timepieces such as grandfather clocks, silver-plated pocket watches with chains, or Velcro’d Casio wrist watches, be prepared to turn them forward an hour Sunday, April 3, 2 a.m.

Oksana Dramaretska, the Ukrainian ambassador to Mexico, has asked the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to reconsider its relationship with Russia, after the Ukrainian administration accused the Russian military of executing civilians in Bucha.

The regeneration of Mexico’s rail passenger network would not only “boost national growth” but provide vital connectivity to remote regions of the country, said federal legislator Miguel Torruco, in outlining a proposal to upgrade railway services throughout the country.