The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Despite some fierce international criticism, Mexican lawmakers recently approved the creation of a 60,000-member national guard that will lead the nation’s fight against organized crime and drug trafficking, thus relieving the armed forces of such duties.
Despite many rumors to the contrary, Mexico’s Seguro Popular health care program will continue in its present form, at least for the time being.
Lawyers for Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman delivered their closing arguments Thursday in a trial that has lasted almost 40 days, with more than 50 witnesses having taken the stand for the prosecution.
The federal government has announced a new strategy to help locate Mexico’s 40,000 disappeared people that includes the setting up of a new “National Search System” and substantial federal funding.
The number of people killed in a fuel pipeline explosion on Friday, January 18 in the central state of Hidalgo has risen to 100, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) said Thursday. Another 48 are receiving treatment for their injuries.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador debuted yet another new initiative this past week in Mocorito, Sinaloa, this time promoting literacy under the #EstrategiadeLectura hashtag. The objective is simple: to encourage reading among his constituents.
The recent slaying of progressive politician Alejandro Aparicio in Tlaxaxiaco, Oaxaca reflects how dangerous it can be for Mexican politicians. Aparicio assumed his role as the town’s governor for barely an hour and a half before two assailants shot him down while touring city hall on New Year’s Day.
Mexico may appear to be a bountiful country with countless food stands, markets and grocery stores, but that doesn’t negate the fact that one out five people experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2016, according to a report by the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL).
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said he remains firm in his policy to end widespread gasoline theft after 85 people died and more were injured after the punctured Tuxpan-Tula pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo exploded on the evening of January 18.
