Unmarked topes (speed bumps) and baches (potholes) will soon be things of the past in Mexico, stated highly respected Senator Horacio Panduro in a press conference held at Los Pinos on December 28.

Mexico has all the makings to become the next rising star in the world economy, according to Alonso Madero Rivero, Fund Manager Director for the Actinver Financial Group.

Local religious leaders have been kind enough to send us their thoughts about this celebratory time of year for Christians. Below are some of their musings.

Christmas festivities come to a peak on Nochebuena (Christmas Eve), as Mexican families look towards a long night of last-minute shopping, traditional religious celebrations, and the lively gatherings that will spill over from Monday, December 24 into the 25th.

While last week’s horrific massacre in Connecticut has reignited the debate over the right to bear arms in the United States, a recent report suggests Mexicans are also paying the price for their northern neighbors’ lax gun-control laws.

Youtube.com has become so ubiquitous on the internet that I really do not think I need to take much time to explain what this website is.  Just in case you do not know, YouTube is a video-sharing website on which anyone can upload, view and share videos.  The company slogan “Broadcast Yourself” is taken far too literally by some people and so there sure is a lot of content of questionable value wasting a lot of space, but if you take the time to wade through all of the clutter you are likely to find there are plenty of videos worth watching.  Many of these are content uploaded by media corporations including CBS, BBC, VEVO, Hulu, and others.