A daily digest of Mexico news
Oaxaca students get another holiday
Section 22 teachers are on the march again in Mexico City
School’s out again in Oaxaca this week as some 3,000 teachers have traveled to Mexico City for another protest. The three-day closure of schools will enable Section 22 teachers of FULL STORY
Mexico forges ahead as Canada stalls
The automotive industry has seen a major shift southward
Auto investment soared in Mexico last year and light vehicle production topped three million for the first time, underscoring Canada’s decline to junior-partner status in NAFTA when it comes to FULL STORY
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Students and teachers are failing in English
Along with most of Latin America, Mexico's English standards are poor
A study of English proficiency among students at the preparatory level — who are aged 15-16 years — offers some dismal results: 80% have no understanding of the language, and FULL STORY
Exports, domestic sales up in January
Automotive industry celebrates a good month with volumes at historic highs
January was a good month for the automotive industry: both exports and domestic vehicle sales set new records. Automotive production for the month was up 6.8%, but exports shot up FULL STORY
Bad start for conflict probe
The Economist writes that limits on the investigation raise questions
President Enrique Peña Nieto’s decision to expose himself, his wife and his finance minister to an investigation over conflict-of-interest allegations has unfortunately got off to a bungled start. The government minister FULL STORY
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Over 1mn teachers to be evaluated by 2018
Trust will be an important factor in making the process work
In their Medium Term Program for the Evaluation of Professional Educational Service 2015-2020, the National Institute for the Evaluation of Education (INEE) proposes that by late 2017 all Mexican teachers FULL STORY
Cleveland-Cancún charter starts Saturday
The flight will be operated by Mexican airline Interjet
A new weekly charter flight from Cleveland to Cancún will begin operating Saturday. The Atlanta-based tour operator Vacation Express, one of the United States’ biggest tour operators, is offering all-inclusives FULL STORY
Forensic team finds fault with probe
Attorney General says the Argentines' statements more speculation than certainty
The team of Argentine forensic experts who have been working on the case of the missing Ayotzinapa students shot holes Saturday in the Attorney General’s version of what transpired in FULL STORY
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Gang releases 10 after Friday abduction
5 more are believed held by a gang that claims to control the region
Ten kidnap victims in Cocula, Guerrero, have been freed but another five are still believed to be in the hands of a local crime gang after they were abducted Friday FULL STORY
Ex-Oaxaca governor gets Times mention
Said to be a secret owner of a luxury condo in the Time Warner Center
A former governor of Oaxaca has been keeping a low profile in recent years, according to one report. But that all changed with a New York Times piece in which FULL STORY
Ambassador praises Veracruz governor
Roundly condemned for violence against journalists, Duarte applauded by Wayne
Writers, intellectuals and non-governmental organizations from around the world don’t think much of Veracruz Gov. Javier Duarte when it comes to freedom of speech and the rights of journalists. But FULL STORY
2 Americans missing in Tamaulipas
On Friday, the mayor of Matamoros urged residents to remain in their homes
Two Americans have gone missing in Tamaulipas in the middle of a massive wave of violence in that state. The two men, brothers who live in Brownsville, Texas, left last FULL STORY
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