The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
As the politicking revs up before the June 2 elections, it will become almost impossible to block out the torrent of outrage espousing from candidates regarding criminality and the weak impartation of justice in Mexico.
Relatives of a Mexican/British resident of Qatar, reportedly detained for being gay, held a protest outside the British Embassy in Mexico City last weekend.
A comparison is often drawn between migrants who look for a better life in the United States, and Americans flooding into countries such as Mexico to live as digital nomads, searching for greater economic freedom or an enriched life experience.
February 29, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurated the 50.1-kilometer “Section Five” of the Maya Tourist Train, running from the Cancún Airport to Playa del Carmen. For the time being, there are three daily departures from the airport to Playa del Carmen, at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.
A crowd of around 40,000 gathered in Guadalajara on Sunday, February 18 for the “March for Democracy,” a protest criticizing the president’s attacks on autonomous oversight agencies and to demand free and fair elections, replicated more 110 cities across Mexico, as well as in the United States and Spain.
Even though it seems that many candidates have already been on the campaign trail for months, the period when hopefuls running for various governmental offices are let off the leash to “legally” canvass voters for their support kicks off on Friday, March 1.
The wealthiest man in Mexico, Carlos Slim made his billions on the back of the privatization of the nation’s telecoms sector in the early 1990s.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been fiercely criticized for revealing the telephone number of a journalist from The New York Times who contributed to an article saying that his failed 2006 presidential campaign was partly funded by the Sinaloa drug cartel, and that he was subsequently investigated by U.S. authorities.
For guidance on how U.S. citizens residing in Mexico can vote in the 2024 elections, representatives of the Guadalajara Consulate General will conduct voter assistance workshops to be held Monday, February 26 on the grounds of the Lake Chapala Society, Calle 16 de Septiembre 16-A in Ajijic.
