The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
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.
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.”
The case of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel and a historic figure in Mexico’s drug trade, took a dramatic turn Monday when he pleaded guilty to two charges related to organized crime in a New York court.
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).
Mexico’s CIBanco has filed a lawsuit in the District of Columbia Court against the U.S. Department of the Treasury and its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) following accusations that it facilitated operations linked to drug trafficking. The lawsuit claims the U.S. government’s decision in June to exclude the Mexican bank from the U.S. financial system amounts to an “institutional death penalty” by preventing the transfer of funds to U.S. financial institutions.
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.
A sharp decline in remittances sent by Mexican workers abroad—primarily from the United States—has raised concerns among government officials and economic analysts, given the significant role these funds play in Mexico’s economy and family incomes.
