IMSS needs more federal funds
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.
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
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.
70 percent of the 134,000 pre-school, primary and secondary school teachers that sat for the National Test for Abilities, Knowledge and Teaching Competency earlier this month scored less than 60 out of 100 points.
At least 12 people were killed and thousands left homeless when Hurricane Ernesto ravaged southern Mexico last week.
Cellular telephones reported stolen in Mexico will be blocked and unusable as of July 20.
Mexican musical icon Isabel “Chavela” Vargas died at the age of 93 from heart and respiratory problems in a Cuernavaca hospital on Sunday.
To avoid a fuel stop on the way to Europe, Mexico’s Department of Defense plans to replace current presidential Boeing TP01 and TP02 jets, with a new, as-yet-unnamed aircraft, costing 757 million dollars.
A federal judge jailed four generals and two Mexican Army officers without bail on Monday, ahead of their trial for aiding a major drug gang.
Insuring a car in the metro areas of Guadalajara, Monterrey or Mexico City costs double what it would in smaller cities like Merida or Aguascalientes.