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Easter closings

Semana Santa is an important time for relaxation for Mexican people and many businesses will close their doors for the entire week.


Presidential recall referendum set for Sunday, April 11

All the indicators suggest that the presidential recall election (Consulta de Revocación de Mandato) scheduled for Sunday, April 10, in Mexico will result in favor of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continuing his mandate to the conclusion of his six-year term in 2024, thus providing a significant boost for his political agenda.

Mexico’s first independent governor takes a fall

“It took us four years and four months, but we finally did it,” tweeted Samuel García, the Movimiento Cuidadano governor of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, celebrating the arrest of his predecessor,  Jaime Helidoro Rodríguez, “El Bronco,” on Tuesday, March 15.

Clocks spring forward Sunday

To our readers who still rely on timepieces such as grandfather clocks, silver-plated pocket watches with chains, or Velcro’d Casio wrist watches, be prepared to turn them forward an hour Sunday, April 3, 2 a.m.

Covid risk: Green for go!

For the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic in February 2020, all 32 of Mexico’s states are in the green (low risk) category in the federal government’s epidemiological traffic-light monitoring system. 

Could passenger train service return to Mexico soon?

The regeneration of Mexico’s rail passenger network would not only “boost national growth” but provide vital connectivity to remote regions of the country, said federal legislator Miguel Torruco, in outlining a proposal to upgrade railway services throughout the country.

New airport gets mixed reviews

President Andres Manuel López Obrador celebrated a high point in his six-year term this week as he opened Mexico City’s second airport, Felipe Ángeles International, accompanied by hundreds of his supporters and scores of dignitaries.

Is Mexico City’s second airport ready for prime time?

On Monday, March 21, as the nation takes the day off to mark the birthday of Benito Juarez, universally considered Mexico’s most influential president, current incumbent Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and a slew of dignitaries will head over to Mexico City’s new $US4 billion airport, Felipe Ángeles International (AIFA), for its official inauguration.