General News

Many parcel and mail deliveries from Mexico to the United States have been put on hold temporarily after the Trump administration eliminated the so-called “de minimis exemption” for lower-value postal goods.

“The global network saw postal traffic to the U.S. come to a near halt after the implementation of the new rules on August 29,” the Universal Postal Union (UPU)* said in a statement.

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo delivered her first state of the nation address (informe) on September 1, making history as the first woman to do so in Mexico. Framing her administration’s first 11 months as a period of “nonstop hard work,” Sheinbaum told the nation, “Friends, we are doing well and we will do even better … Rest assured that I will not betray you.”

In a bid to encourage citizens to draw up wills, the federal government has again proclaimed September “Mes de Testamento,” and public notaries are lowering their fees throughout the month. Statistics show that less than five percent of the Mexican population has made wills.

Mexico’s health regulator, COFEPRIS, has approved the marketing of Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2025–2026 winter season, following recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO). 

On Wednesday, September 3, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City, resulting in a tough new pledge by both governments to ramp up security cooperation.

President Claudia Sheinbaum has pledged to expand the Mayan Train to Guatemala and Belize, creating a “development hub” that will benefit people in all three nations. 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron will both visit Mexico later this month, President Claudia Sheinbaum has confirmed. While dates are not yet finalized, reports suggest Carney may arrive around September 18.

Is Colombian pop singer Shakira Mexico’s most beloved performer? By all accounts, she’s certainly the most popular.