A Mexican male being held by Sinaloa police over the assault of a Canadian woman in a Mazatlan hotel has been denied bail after admitting responsibility for the attack.

From February 16 to 21, Mazatlan will be celebrating its 114th Mardi Gras Carnival, a raucous event that draws over 60,000 revelers every year.

Between 200 and 300 expatriate and Mexican residents, community and business leaders of Melaque and Barra de Navidad waited for more than an hour for a meeting in Cihuatlan’s main plaza with municipal officials, Saturday, January 7 to discuss the lack of security in their towns, which they say lead to the killing of Canadian Robin Wood, January 3 in a botched robbery attempt in Melaque.

Three months after Hurricane Jova devastated much of Jalisco’s Pacific coastline, the first 200 million pesos of government aid have finally arrived in the affected communities.

The family of a Mexican tourist who died after receiving an electric shock at a well-known Puerto Vallarta landmark are demanding justice from local authorities.

Expatriate residents in the  coastal town of Melaque area will follow the lead of their Lake Chapala counterparts and put pressure on municipal authorities for improved security in the wake of the slaying of a Canadian citizen this week.