General News

Reports suggest that some state tourism secretaries in Mexico are pressing the federal government to introduce Covid-related restrictions on international visitors entering the country.

Touching on themes of migration, the economy, the coronavirus pandemic, social programs and energy policy, President Manuel Lopez Obrador delivered an upbeat third state-of-the-nation report (informe) on September 1.

An earthquake September 7 centered ten miles northeast of Acapulco damaged infrastructure in the tourist resort, shook buildings in Mexico City, and was reportedly felt in several parts of Jalisco.

No one seems to be disagreeing with the decision of Mexico’s Ministry of Education (SEP) to enforce mask wearing during the new school year, unlike in some U.S. states, in particular Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis is arguing such rules infringe on parents’ rights.

Just days after Texas enacted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the United States that effectively puts an end to Roe vs. Wade in the state, Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that decriminalizes abortion in one of Latin America’s most Catholic nations.

A local resident expat couple who are making arrangements to travel abroad to attend a family wedding have encountered daunting hurdles to obtain their official Mexican Covid-19 vaccination certificates.

Regrettably, this year, as last, Mexicans will not be out in force celebrating their national day, waving flags, wearing giant sombreros, blowing horns, eating traditional foods and reveling in the unique, festive atmosphere.

With the traditional Mexican greeting, “Están en su casa” (This is your home), Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Tuesday welcomed five members of a girls’ robotics team from Afghanistan, just days after they fled their Taliban-controlled country by way of Doha, Qatar.