General News

In a move that on the surface seems to good to be true, Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) will offer all its clients, both residential and business, 100 free minutes each month for landline calls to cell phones – 044 numbers only.

Two U.S. Congressmen investigating Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary over bribery allegations  have uncovered new evidence of money laundering and tax evasion, they revealed this week.

As Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to cry fraud in the hope that the presidential election is annulled, Mexico’s left has begun to regroup without him.

In order to resolve a mounting budget deficit, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) requires an additional 62.8 billion pesos annually for the next five years.

U.S. special forces are secretly operating in Mexico, while the U.S. government is “allowing” the powerful Sinaloa Cartel to traffic drugs across the border, according to documents released by WikiLeaks this month.

Defeated presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reiterated his call for the outcome of the July 1 election to be annulled at a rally in Mexico City’s Zocalo on Sunday.

The National Tequila Industry Chamber (CNIT) brought new extra añejo tequilas to the annual beverage festival held this year in New Orleans. Brands brought out for tastings at the Hotel Royal included Arette, Centinela, Don Julio, Cava de Oro, San Matias, Dos Armadillos, Herradura, Sauza, and Orendain. Extra añejos are aged for more than three years.

At least 12 people were killed and thousands left homeless when Hurricane Ernesto ravaged southern Mexico last week.