General News

Although only two months have elapsed since the federal government launched its new security force, the Guardia Nacional  (National Guard or GN), rumblings of discontent over its performance and ability to stem the nation’s crime wave are already surfacing.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has budgeted an additional 40 billion pesos for the Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social (IMSS).

Delivering his first annual “informe” (state-of-the-nation report), President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador insisted that the “Fourth Transformation” of Mexico is proceeding as planned, while admitting more work is needed to grow the economy and reduce insecurity and violence.

Relations between Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and billionaire telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim slumped to a new low in January after the leftist chief executive canceled the Mexico City airport project in which the 10th richest man in the world was a key investor.

Twenty years following the creation of Wi-Fi, it appears Mexico is ready to implement the latest version, Wi-Fi 6. Reports say that the Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei will lead efforts, after the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, the leading professional association in the field) approved its protocol.

As Mexican schools reopen Monday, August 26 for the 2019-2020 academic year, students head into 190 days of classroom time, broken up by numerous days off for civic holidays, vacation periods and monthly staff meetings called Technical Scholastic Councils (CTE).

Christopher Landau, Donald Trump’s choice as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, presented his credentials to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on August 26, 487 days after career diplomat Roberta Jacobsen resigned her post.

Consumer products containing cannabis will reportedly arrive in 40,000 Mexican pharmacies beginning the third week of August, according to Guadalajara daily Milenio.