The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Just days after Texas enacted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the United States that effectively puts an end to Roe vs. Wade in the state, Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that decriminalizes abortion in one of Latin America’s most Catholic nations.
Regrettably, this year, as last, Mexicans will not be out in force celebrating their national day, waving flags, wearing giant sombreros, blowing horns, eating traditional foods and reveling in the unique, festive atmosphere.
With the traditional Mexican greeting, “Están en su casa” (This is your home), Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Tuesday welcomed five members of a girls’ robotics team from Afghanistan, just days after they fled their Taliban-controlled country by way of Doha, Qatar.
Touching on themes of migration, the economy, the coronavirus pandemic, social programs and energy policy, President Manuel Lopez Obrador delivered an upbeat third state-of-the-nation report (informe) on September 1.
British Airways suspended flights to and from Mexico as of Sunday, August 15, due to British government restrictions on people traveling from this country due to fears over new coronavirus virus strains entering the United Kingdom.
No one seems to be disagreeing with the decision of Mexico’s Ministry of Education (SEP) to enforce mask wearing during the new school year, unlike in some U.S. states, in particular Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis is arguing such rules infringe on parents’ rights.
On Wednesday, August 18, Mexico reported 28,953 Covid-19 cases, a record number in a single day, as the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic appeared to be showing no signs of abating.
A local resident expat couple who are making arrangements to travel abroad to attend a family wedding have encountered daunting hurdles to obtain their official Mexican Covid-19 vaccination certificates.
Figures released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) show that tourism to Mexico increased by 211 percent in June compared to the same month in 2020.
