An independent human rights organization has charged that the investigation into a high-profile 2015 multi-homicide in Mexico City was deficient and poorly managed by an inept and inefficient system. The FULL STORY
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August completion for theater restoration
A Guanajuato theater that dates back to the late 18th century is scheduled to reopen again in August after a seven-month renovation. The work on Guanajuato’s Teatro Principal, or Main FULL STORY
Elusive gang leader has town behind him
Despite months of efforts by security forces in Guerrero to track him down, the leader of the Tequileros crime gang has eluded all attempts at capture. Yesterday, the state coordinator FULL STORY
Rustlers sent message by Hidalgo ranchers
Don’t mess with cattle ranchers in Hidalgo, was the message driven home yesterday to five presumed rustlers. The subjects were allegedly caught red-handed as they loaded cattle into pickup trucks FULL STORY
Plant offers hope for treating breast cancer
A plant called chan, or pignut, used in a Chiapas community to treat cancer has caught the attention of researchers at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). An analysis of the tropical FULL STORY
Central bank raises benchmark rate to 7%
The Bank of México raised its benchmark interest rate today from 6.75% to 7%, an increase that some analysts are saying is probably the last in a cycle. The central FULL STORY
Crime increased after Army’s withdrawal
Business owners and fruit producers in Tamaulipas blame the withdrawal of the army last October for the upsurge of violent crime in rural areas of the state. Many businesses in FULL STORY
Torture continues, admits senior official
A senior government official concedes that Mexican agencies continue to use torture in many areas of their work but the federal government is committed to eliminating it. Human Rights Undersecretary FULL STORY
Governor announces new industrial park
The governor of Querétaro announced a new 1.6-billion-peso (US $88-million) industrial park during a business trip to France. Covering a surface area of almost 104 hectares, the High Technology Industrial FULL STORY
Businesses close in protest against crime
Owners of some 400 businesses in the state of Tamaulipas closed shop for the first two days of this week in protest against the increased threat of organized crime and FULL STORY
The lighter your skin the better off you are
The darker a person’s skin, the more difficult it is to get ahead in Mexico. A new study has determined that skin color has an influence on the level of FULL STORY
Logging for train line protested in CDMX
Commuters between Mexico City and Toluca may be looking forward to reduced travel times on a new interurban passenger train service, but others are concerned that the train will cost FULL STORY
Child migrants are up 30% in Durango
The National Immigration Institute (INM) has detained 300 Central Americans in Durango so far this year, all of whom were migrants travelling to the United States, and an increasing proportion FULL STORY
Wary publishers slow to embrace ebooks
The growth of digital books in Mexico has been slow, but not for disinterest on the part of the consumer. It’s because publishers are wary of the risks. That’s the FULL STORY
Caballeros leader captured in Michoacán
Military forces and police captured the man believed to be the leader of the Caballeros Templarios crime gang, or Knights Templar as they are known in English, after a gun FULL STORY