General News

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.

Riveting as goings-on at the U.S.-Mexico border may be, developments at this country’s southern border with Guatemala have recently been turning heads.

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).

Mexican athletes surprised everyone and finished in third place in the medal table at the Pan American Games, which concluded in Lima, Peru, last weekend after three weeks of competition.

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

Be prepared for a one-and-only 2019 occurrence next Tuesday.

Plans to construct the Isthmus Corridor, a renovation of highway and rail lines between the ports of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, and Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, are in full swing following the signing of the Oaxaca Pact August 15.

Passengers on Mexican discount airline Interjet were hit by a slew of cancellations between July 29 and 31, disrupting the travel plans of almost 10,000 passengers. In total 46 flights were cancelled, while 20 others suffered long delays.