A daily digest of Mexico news
Teacher evaluation is not about control
Students are lost due to teaching methods that bore and alienate
How can we change education so our young people become proactive, creative entrepreneurs and lifelong learners; agents of economic growth in Mexico? The key is for them to participate as FULL STORY
Repairs at Ayotzinapa: shabby or not done
An inspection reveals the governor had exaggerated the improvements
Former Guerrero governor Angel Aguirre had assured the National Human Rights Commission that a series of measures had been carried out to improve the facilities at the Ayotzinapa teacher training FULL STORY
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Municipality steps in to keep school open
Faculty of odontology will reopen in two weeks; 70 students will return
Municipal authorities have stepped in to keep a university campus open in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. The University of the Valley of México announced last Monday that it was closing the FULL STORY
Just Eat buys Mexican online ordering firm
Sin Delantal believed to be the largest such company in Mexico
The world’s largest online take-out ordering company has just snapped up its counterpart in Mexico for a sum believed to be more than US $20 million. With its purchase of FULL STORY
Hotels, houses with secret hiding places
Authorities seize another 62 properties from Michoacán crime gang
Authorities in Michoacán have seized another 62 properties “belonging” to the crime gang Caballeros Templarios. The latest properties include four hotels, three beachfront tourist developments, two entertainment centers, a hacienda, FULL STORY
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Neza garbage plan hits some snags
Plan to replace horses and donkeys with motorcycles hits a few bumps in the road
Not everyone engaged in garbage collection in Nezahualcoyotl (conveniently known as Neza) is happy with the replacement of donkey and horse-drawn carts with motorized vehicles. The municipality in the State FULL STORY
The Imperial Couple guests at Carnaval
For the burning of ill humor, Mazatlán citizens chose Iguala's ex-mayor and his wife
The Imperial Couple of Iguala, Guerrero, were the focus of Carnaval in Mazatlán on Saturday: their effigies were burned to rid the city of ill humor. The 118th edition of FULL STORY
App among initiatives to combat extortion
Citizens' council has built a database of phone numbers used by criminals
Extortion by telephone has been a popular and lucrative activity for several years, but at least one initiative — a number you can call to report extortion attempts and relay FULL STORY
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Workers want factory reopened in Zapopan
Yes International was shut down on exploitation and other charges
Some of the employees presumably rescued from a Jalisco garment factory want officials to allow it to resume operating, says the state Secretariat of Labor. Yes International’s factory in Zapopan FULL STORY
Record numbers for collective wedding
More than 1,600 couples get married in Mexico City's zócalo
It’s Valentine’s Day, the day of love and friendship as it is commonly known, which means marriages in Mexico City, lots of marriages — 1,690, in fact. The annual collective FULL STORY
Federal Police assault fails to remove rebels
Rebel faction of Oaxaca state police has occupied headquarters for two weeks
Federal Police launched an assault on mutinous state police in Oaxaca early yesterday morning but their effort cost them five wounded and four hostages. An estimated 250-300 state police have FULL STORY
Disappearances widespread, says UN
Lack of a registry and impunity among shortcomings in complying with treaty
Mexico and the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearance are at odds after the latter issued a report saying widespread disappearances are common and take place with impunity. The committee FULL STORY
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