SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2014 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC…EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ZIHUATENEJO MEXICO HAVE CONTINUED TO BECOME LESS ORGANIZED THIS MORNING. UPPER-LEVEL...Read More
A strong earthquake shook the southern Pacific coast of Mexico and several states, including the capital on Thursday, sending frightened people into unseasonal torrential rains that were also bearing down on the coast. The 6.4-magnitude quake in southern Guerrero state had an epicenter about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north of Tecpan de Galeana, according to...Read More
The Mexican government expects to hold the first auctions of oil fields for private investors in the first half of 2015, officials said. High-level officials met with foreign correspondents on Tuesday to discuss the implementing regulations for the constitutional reforms approved last December to overhaul the energy industry. Congress plans to review the laws to...Read More
LGBT Confex, the producers of the LGBT Business Expo, participated in this year’s Tianguis Turistico. Their participation marked the first time an LGBT-focused company took part in the conference at this this level, highlighting how important the segment has become for the country, the company said. LGBT Confex hosted a private reception at the Oasis...Read More
The rural communities of San Miguel and Santo Tomás Ajusco, to the south of Mexico City, are preserving 3,000 of their 7,619 hectares of forest in exchange for payment for environmental services. But the inequality in the communities is far from ecological. The 484 men and 120 women who own plots of between half a...Read More
Mexican consumer prices fell more than analysts expected in April as fruit, vegetable and mobile phone service costs dropped, pushing annual inflation to its lowest level in six months. Prices slid 0.19 percent from the previous month, the national statistics agency said, compared with the 0.13 percent drop forecast by 23 analysts in a Bloomberg...Read More
