oaxaca teacher

The CNTE: 22 years of absolute control

A 1993 accord gave the teachers far-reaching powers and almost total impunity

The political and economic power of Section 22 of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) originated with a settlement signed in 1993 by then Oaxaca governor Heladio Ramírez. Since then, FULL STORY
Tlatlaya witness Clara Gómez

Military order seen as ‘incentive to execute’

Document instructs soldiers to 'take down' criminals after dark

A human rights organization has obtained a military document that indicates soldiers were under orders to kill criminal elements under the cover of darkness when the Tlatlaya massacre took place FULL STORY
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orange air

Orange Air eyes more Cancún connections

16 cities in eastern U.S. identified as potential departure points

A new Florida-based airline that began offering flights to Cancún from three U.S. cities last month sees potential for another 16 connections next year. Orange Air launched direct flights in FULL STORY
Fernando Jonathan Valdez Ayala

Tests reveal doctor removed wrong eye

Eye removed during surgery was healthy and free of cancer, says lab report

Pathology tests have revealed that a doctor removed the wrong eye from a 14-month-old patient at a hospital in Sonora last Friday, leaving the youngster blind. A national health institute FULL STORY
Sánchez Sarmiento: influential journalist.

Gunmen assassinate Oaxaca broadcaster

Influential journalist killed this morning in Miahuatlán

A radio announcer described as one of the most influential in the Southern Sierra of Oaxaca was assassinated by two gunmen this morning in Miahuatlán. Filadelfo Sánchez Sarmiento, a news FULL STORY
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Fernando Valdez and Melisa Ayala

Parents await results of tests on baby’s eye

They say the wrong eye was removed during surgery last week

Heartbroken parents of a 14-month-old baby who was left blind after surgery last Friday are awaiting the results of tests on an eye they believe was removed in error. FernandoFULL STORY
el menchito

Cartel leader is back behind bars again

Attorney General questions judge's decision to free him, launches an appeal

No sooner had federal authorities freed alleged drug cartel leader El Menchito yesterday than they arrested him again. Now, the situation regarding Rubén Oseguera González, considered to be second in FULL STORY
Clouthier, left, and Rodríguez

States make it harder for independents

Chihuahua, Sinaloa pass 'Anti-Bronco' legislation

It’s being called the Anti-Bronco Law in reference to the successful candidate for governor of Nuevo León in the June 7 elections. But Jaime Rodríguez Calderón, nicknamed “El Bronco,” wasn’t FULL STORY
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Scene of the Tlatlaya massacre.

7 face torture charges over Tlatlaya case

Police investigators accused of abusing witnesses of the massacre

Criminal charges have been laid against seven police investigators for torturing three survivors of the Tlatlaya massacre last year. Twenty-two presumed criminal gang members died in what was initially reportedFULL STORY
comex photo of pena nieto

Paint company has fun with the president

Touched-up photo puts EPN on a Comex paint bucket

The paint company Comex is an avid user of social media to promote its products but yesterday it might have decided it went a paint can too far. A touched-up FULL STORY
Bishop of Tehuantepec

3 nuns attacked in isthmus violence

Residents of Palomares blocked the trans-isthmus highway today in protest

Three elderly Catholic nuns were bound and gagged in their home in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Monday night, prompting church authorities to issue a statement in which they expressed their “grave concern” FULL STORY
Videgaray

2016 federal budget will be zero-based

More efficient spending sought so as to boost employment, development

For Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray, the goal of the 2016 budget is to spend money more efficiently so that it serves to boost employment and economic development. One of the FULL STORY
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