Mexico almost dead last in impunity index
Lack of judges cited as main factor in second-place ranking
The numbers confirm what most people already know: impunity in Mexico is about as bad as it can get. A new analysis called the Global Impunity Index 2015 (IGI) ranked FULL STORY
GM to sell electric car, CFE to offer meters
Spark EV will sell for half a million pesos but the meters are free
There are barely 200 electric cars on the road in Mexico, but General Motors and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) are betting on an increase in the numbers. GM will FULL STORY
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Nearly all agree that the vote must proceed
Countdown to election day: Morena's leader starts early presidential campaign
There is a convergence of opinion among the three levels of government, the National Electoral Institute, political party leaders and non-governmental and human rights organizations. They are all opposed toFULL STORY
Australian woman did research on surgeon
'It looked perfect,' says her sister, but another death has since come to light
The Australian woman who died during cosmetic surgery in Baja California last month had done her research about the surgeon who was to carry out the procedure, her sister says. FULL STORY
City street drag race leaves 1 dead, 3 in jail
Neither security nor barriers on San Cristóbal boulevard Sunday
One man is dead and three people are in custody after a drag racing event on one of the main streets of San Cristóbal de las Casas on Sunday. Businessman FULL STORY
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Growing air sector celebrates with a fair
More than 200 aerospace firms expected to attend
The growing aerospace industry ought to get a boost this week with the first annual Mexico Aerospace Fair at the Santa Lucía Air Force Base in the State of México. FULL STORY
Educating educators: there are deficiencies
More than 60% of teacher college grads fail the qualifying exam
Lots of essential questions came to light when the president of the council of the National Institute for Educational Evaluation (INEE), Sylvia Schmelkes, and other council members appeared before both FULL STORY
Guerreros Unidos sent heroin aboard buses
From opium poppies in the mountains of Guerrero to heroin in streets of Chicago
With the efficiency of a multinational corporation, the drug gang Guerreros Unidos cultivated, commercialized and killed at large in Mexico and the United States, eventually controlling a lucrative heroin supplyFULL STORY
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Stations drop gas prices in Baja, Puebla
Magna dropped 17 centavos at 31 stations in Baja California
The gas wars have started. As Mexico’s energy reforms redefine the petroleum industry, consumers are beginning to see some of the effects. Several Pemex gas stations in Baja California have FULL STORY
Monterrey band finds fame on YouTube
The three sisters aged 10, 13 and 16 released an EP of original music last week
A new band from Monterrey whose videos have gone viral on YouTube has signed with a record company and released their first recording. And the oldest player is 16. The FULL STORY
Deaths attributed to warring cartels
Banners warn of more violence between gangs in Tijuana
A wave of cartel-related executions following the discovery of an uncompleted drug tunnel near the Tijuana airport on April 7 has swept the northern Baja border town. The slayings began FULL STORY
The welcome mat is out in Ciudad Juárez
Drug cartels are over, say city officials as they launch tourism promotion
They’re eager to welcome tourists back to Ciudad Juárez, but some say they’re over-eager. “Juárez is Waiting for You” is the name of a new promotion launched by a city FULL STORY
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