Michelin today announced plans to build a production facility in the center of Mexico to manufacture high-end tires for passenger cars and light trucks. The first tires are expected to come off the production line in fourth-quarter 2018. The new plant in León (Guanajuato state) is the Group’s 21st in North America and 69th worldwide....Read More

Mexico’s air force flew tons of grain to the southern state of Oaxaca on Friday as protests by teachers opposed to education reform spread across the country and road blocks led to dwindling food supplies in some remote regions. Tension in the state intensified after eight people died last month in clashes between police and...Read More

The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint an independent investigator to help protect homosexuals and transgender people worldwide from violence and discrimination. After a heated debate lasting almost four hours, the 47-member state forum overcame strong objections by Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries to adopt a Western-backed resolution by a vote of...Read More

The IV Punta Mita Beach Festival is set for July 7-10, 2016 at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort. This event embodies everything Punta Mita—the Riviera Nayarit’s Glamour Peninsula—represents. It’s an adventure weekend that promises unique experiences steered by experts. “The Punta Mita Beach Festival has quickly turned into one of the Riviera Nayarit’s anchor...Read More

The first two storms of the 2016 Pacific Hurricane Season are churning off the coast of Mexico moving westward into the Pacific and are not expected to threaten land. The center of Tropical Storm Agatha was located near latitude 18.4 North, longitude 128.2 West. Agatha is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h)...Read More