Los Pinos, which until last month was the official residence of the Mexican president, continues to enhance its reputation as the new people’s palace.
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Minimum wage to go up 16% to 103 pesos and will double in northern border region
The daily minimum wage will increase by 16% on January 1 to 102.68 pesos (US $5.10), the federal labor secretary announced.
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Six Nayarit judges accused of defrauding 40,000 in mortgage scam
The six allegedly participated in a corruption scheme that resulted in 40,000 people being wrongfully dispossessed of their homes in at least seven states.
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Travel magazine readers name Riviera Maya Mexico’s top destination
The Riviera Maya has been recognized as the best destination in Mexico by Travel Weekly’s 16th annual Readers Choice Awards.
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Mother Earth asked to get on board the Maya Train
The federal government and representatives of 12 Maya communities attended a ceremony in Chiapas to ask for Mother Earth’s permission to build the train.
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2019 budget reaction: fiscally prudent and ‘no crazy stuff’
The government’s first budget has been described as fiscally prudent and realistic by many financial analysts although with reservations in some cases.
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Secretary calls 250 abandoned health care facilities ‘monuments to corruption’
The federal health secretary says the abandoned facilities are “scandalous monuments to incompetence, corruption and influence peddling.”
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AMLO government pledges ‘fiscal, financial discipline,’ targets budget surplus
The federal government presented its first budget Saturday, pledging “commitment to fiscal and financial discipline” and a surplus of 1% of GDP.
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New migrant shelter in Tijuana can house up to 600
A second shelter has opened for migrants who camped out in the street after the sports complex where they had been staying was shut down.
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Police seize 200,000 liters of stolen propane in Tlaxcala
Police have recovered over 200,000 liters of stolen propane and arrested 16 people implicated in the theft and distribution of the fuel.
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AMLO proposes including assisted dying in new federal health plan
President López Obrador has announced more details about a new health system, including the news that he favours allowing assisted dying.
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Government halts tenders on two sections of long-overdue Oaxaca highway
The federal government has suspended some of the work needed to complete the long-overdue highway between the capital of Oaxaca and the Pacific coast.
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Mexico loses 10-year battle with US over tuna labeling after new WTO ruling
Mexico lost its battle over “dolphin safe” tuna labeling when the World Trade Organization dismissed its argument that labeling rules violated WTO rules.
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Smaller states will feel loss of Tourism Promotion Council: travel agencies
The imminent disappearance of the federal government’s tourism promotion agency will affect Mexico’s smaller states the most, tourism insiders agree.
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Energy watchdog orders halt to work on new refinery after mangroves cleared
The energy sector watchdog ordered that work on the Tabasco site where a new oil refinery is to be built must stop after mangroves were allegedly cleared.
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Residents protest parking meters in San Miguel de Allende
Some residents of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, traveled to the state capital to protest what they called the “privatization” of their city’s streets.
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AMLO announces new integrated health system; Seguro Popular to be replaced
President López Obrador has announced a new integrated federal health system that will incorporate all of Mexico’s states within two years.
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Oaxaca city tops list of cultural destinations for 2019
The city is ranked No. 1 of 12 destinations travelers shouldn’t miss in 2019 based on search data and global contributor expertise.
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Amid conflict between executive, judicial powers, chief justice calls for harmony
The chief justice of the Supreme Court has called for harmony between the three branches of government amid a conflict over judicial salaries.
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Luxury hotel announced for Costa Canuva in Riviera Nayarit
A US $150-million Ritz-Carlton Reserve luxury hotel has been announced in the Costa Canuva development in the Riviera Nayarit.
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Chiapas ex-governor will have state-paid bodyguards for 15 years
The former governor and his attorney general will have personal security for the next 15 years in accordance with a recent state law.
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A migrant family’s dreams have come true in Mexico and the US
Dreams came true on both sides of the Mexico-United States border for the Zamora Fernández family from Zamora, Michoacán.
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Inauguration ceremony for Chihuahua-Sinaloa natural gas pipeline
Energy infrastructure firm TransCanada Corp. officially opened a new 560-kilometer natural gas pipeline between central Chihuahua and the Sinaloa coast.
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Hotels expect Christmas holiday season will be the best in 10 years
The hotel sector is expecting average occupancy of 70% during the Christmas vacation season, which would be the highest level in the past decade.
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Travelers will avoid Mexico City, warns Air Transport Association
Air travelers will avoid Mexico City due to the cancellation of the new airport project, the International Air Transport Association has warned.