General News

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.

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

President Andres Manuel López Obrador celebrated a high point in his six-year term this week as he opened Mexico City’s second airport, Felipe Ángeles International, accompanied by hundreds of his supporters and scores of dignitaries.

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.

“It took us four years and four months, but we finally did it,” tweeted Samuel García, the Movimiento Cuidadano governor of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, celebrating the arrest of his predecessor,  Jaime Helidoro Rodríguez, “El Bronco,” on Tuesday, March 15.