A daily digest of Mexico news
California firm plans five hotels in Mexico
SLS Hotels to open its first properties in Cabo San Lucas and Cancún
A Los Angeles hotelier has announced the construction of five new luxury resort hotels in Mexico. SBE Entertainment Group will bring its SLS Hotels brand to Medano Beach in Cabo FULL STORY
Resurrected wind farm has foes in Juchitán
Energía Eólicas del Sur wants to erect 132 turbines on 5,300 hectares in the Isthmus
A wind power project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the state of Oaxaca is generating more anger than electricity. Highways have been closed and municipal headquarters seized in the FULL STORY
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16 police dead after attacks in Jalisco
Nueva Generación blamed for killings in San Sebastián del Oeste
At least 16 police officers are dead following attacks in Jalisco yesterday by armed gunmen believed to be members of the cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, while another seven are dead FULL STORY
Students at work on desalination system
UNAM project to use geothermal energy to power small plants for coastal communities
A desalination system that doesn’t require electricity and can be used in dry, coastal communities is under development by students of the National Autonomous University. The university’s Engineering Desalination and FULL STORY
The brattiest pack in Mexico: the Mirreyes
Spoiled rich children of the ruling elite, future leaders of Mexico
A generation of spoiled, entitled children of the ruling elite is running wild in Mexico, writes David Agren in a story in the Canadian magazine, Macleans. “They are the country’s future leaders, FULL STORY
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Historic ruling means auditor must indict
Federal Auditor's Office must do more that just point out fraud
On March 11, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to grant the petition for injunction (an “amparo” or writ of protection) of Mexicanos Primero, an education advocacy organization, which would require FULL STORY
Many women’s lives fraught with danger
Government agrees violence against women one of the biggest challenges
Following reports highlighting widespread insecurity and violence against low-income and indigenous women, the federal government’s response was sobering: violence against women, it said, is one of the biggest challenges faced FULL STORY
The 10 most common traffic violations in DF
Traffic laws are broken 500 times a day in Mexico City
Ignoring traffic signals and double parking are probably two of the most common driving infractions that raise the ire of those drivers who follow the rules. But there are many FULL STORY
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1 dead after candidate offers security theme
Killing on the Malecón comes just hours after campaign speech
The candidate for governor of Baja California Sur kicked off his campaign on the Malecón in Pa Paz last night with a speech in which security was the theme. Some FULL STORY
Helicopters drown out campaign message
Six choppers flew the candidate and party officials to the campaign launch
One of the candidates for governor of Michoacán yesterday announced his five objectives should he be elected on June 7. But Silvano Aureoles Conejo’s message wasn’t quite as loud as FULL STORY
Analysis finds billions in irregular spending
6,015 cases where funds were diverted from their intended goal or simply disappeared
An analysis of the federal government’s books has uncovered 6,015 occurrences of irregular spending by states and municipalities amounting to billions of pesos, and representing 67% of all irregularities in expenditures FULL STORY
Time changes tonight in most of Mexico
The clocks change unless you're on the northern border, in Sonora or Quintana Roo
The clocks change tonight in Mexico with the exception of 33 border municipalities in the north and two states. The change to Daylight Savings Time occurs officially at 2:00am tomorrow FULL STORY
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