Mexican authorities have launched operations to block Central American migrants from illegally heading to the United States, stopping them from hitching rides on a freight train known as “The Beast.” The operations came after officials pledged to take action to stem a wave of unaccompanied child migrants who have flooded into the United States in...Read More

The issue of Mexico’s low national minimum wage is gaining national attention after the government of Mexico City suggested it could act to raise the salary on a local level. The debate at a city-sponsored forum this week highlights the near-universal dissatisfaction with the country’s minimum wage of just over 67 pesos per day, or...Read More

The fourth edition of the reality singing competition “La Voz…Mexico” (The Voice…Mexico) will be all about giving more support to the contestants, the producer of the hit show said. The contestants who really stand out will be given support from the beginning of the program, rather than waiting until one of them wins a contest...Read More

A historic statue of Christ in northeastern Mexico contains real human teeth, it has been discovered. The ‘Lord of Patience’ statue, in the parish of San Bartolo Cuautlalpan, is recognisable for the open wounds on its face and hands and dates back to the 18th century. Yet specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and...Read More

FIBA Americas has announced that Mexico will host the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The tournament will be played in the Arena de Monterrey in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The venue is a coliseum that hosts more than 150 concerts and shows every...Read More

Mexico’s auto production and exports in the first seven months of 2014 hit record highs, rising 7.5 percent and 11.2 percent, respectively, from the same period of last year. The AMIA industry association said both output and exports of light vehicles climbed to historically high levels, “both for the month and the cumulative” January-July period....Read More

A Mexican delegation comprised of the Mexico Tourism Board, the Mexican Chapter of MPI, Mexico City, the cities of Los Cabos, Monterrey, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, San Miguel de Allende; hotel groups Grupo Presidente and Velas Resorts as well as the Puerto Vallarta’s International Convention Center and San Miguel de Allende’s La Casona Convention Center participated...Read More