The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria (1970-1976) reached an impressive landmark this week—his 100th birthday—but the date was barely noticed in Mexico.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador recently extolled the virtues of honey with lemon, a drink he said he employed —successfully—to reduce the symptoms of his second bout of Covid (along with Paracetamol and Vaporub).
Mexico’s federal government has acknowledged the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Mexico but insists the situation is under control.
U.S. investment bank and financial services corporation Citigroup has announced the pending sale of its Mexican retail banking business, Banamex, which reportedly has assets of around US$70 billion.
Ricardo Salinas, one of Mexico’s wealthiest businessmen, reckons individuals should refocus their investments on virtual markets based on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
Speaking via video from Covid-19 isolation, President Andres Manuel López Obrador outlined various foreign policy goals for 2022 during a reunion of Mexican ambassadors and consuls held January 11 at the National Palace.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended Mexico’s federal health regulator, Cofepris (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios), after the institution approved the Abdalá Covid-19 vaccine developed by Cuba.
Despite getting his Astra Zeneca booster jab on December 7, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time.
A 22-percent increase in Mexico’s minimum daily wage took effect on January 1.
