It has only been days since Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was sworn in as Mexico’s new president, but she has certainly hit the ground running. Among the initiatives proposed by President Sheinbaum is the expansion of the Tren Maya rail network, especially when it comes to key logistical hubs. One of these hubs is the port…
One of Yucatán’s more personable public figures, Rommel Pacheco, has caught the eye of Mexico’s president-elect. Claudia Sheinbaum has picked the 38-year-old former Olympic diver and federal deputy as the next head of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (Conade). On his popular social media accounts, Pacheco describes himself as an athlete, public…
There is something unique about Mexico’s upcoming 2024 federal election — viable female candidates.
Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila enters an international stage tonight when Washington Post Live broadcasts its “This is Climate” series. It’s major exposure for the former mayor of Mérida, who, as a popular governor, has even higher aspirations. Vila, 43, is No. 6 in this week’s Power Ranking index of presidential contenders. If he runs, he…
“Today, a woman can be president of Mexico,” said Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum. Speaking in Yucatán, the likely presidential frontrunner noted that women are leading Mexico in historic numbers. At a policy conference at the Technological Institute of Yucatán, Sheinbaum said that girls today can be inspired by successful women in the current leadership. …
Like AMLO, Sheinbaum won her election by a landslide in 2018 and ever since has been seen as one of two frontrunners for her party in the 2024 presidential race.
It is time that Mérida’s businesses operating in public spaces pay for the privilege, says Mayor Renán Barrera Concha. The mayor’s comments came after a backlash from Centro residents unhappy with plans for a new “foodie corridor” on Calle 47. The new project plans to make use of city sidewalks and a traffic lane for…
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made good on his threat to boycott the Summit of the Americas, held in Los Ángeles.
Historically Mexico’s economic footprint regarding its neighbors to the south has been negligible at best, aside from a few large corporations such as Banco Azteca and Bimbo.
Mexico’s Supreme Court has agreed that the economic cost of Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccination program should remain secret for the time being. In its controversial decision, the court cited “national security” and decreed that such information would not be published until at least 2025. In 2021, Mexico’s institute for transparency ordered that the cost of the…
Yucatán’s Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal is on the road again in Europe in an effort to bring more investment to the state. During previous trips this year, Vila successfully closed several deals with foreign companies looking to do business in the state. “These are not holidays, we are working hard to bring foreign investment to…
Yucatán’s congress has approved a new law that will see fines paid by political parties spent on education.
Mexico’s legislature recently passed a law allowing individuals to take legal action against online bullying or stalking. Though the intention of the law is to protect citizens from malicious online attacks, its wording has stirred concern among journalists and activists. The legislation has been described by activists, including members of environmental and LGBT collectives, as…
Locals in the town of Pisté near Chichén Itzá say that crooked land deals threaten to privatize infrastructure in Chichén Itzá.
A call to action from congress comes after a teenage vaquero lost his life during a tournament earlier this week in Kanasín.
Amid a barrage of criticism of the Mayan Train from home and abroad, AMLO says he is ready to dialogue with environmentalists.
A coalition made up of Yucatán’s congressional delegation helped defeat a stinging defeat of the president’s energy reforms on Sunday. The constitutional reform would have guaranteed the state-owned CFE over half the market and nationalize future lithium exploration. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador described opposition lawmakers as traitors. The ruling Morena party and its allies…
In a major reversal, Mexico’s federal government now says it will request COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO’s COVAX program for the country’s children.
After last weekend’s presidential referendum, the federal government says it is accelerating work on the Mayan Train.
High-level meetings about how Mexico should respond to the crisis in Ukraine have been underway this week.
Amid growing criticism, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came out Monday to defend his environmental record.
More posters and propaganda have hit the streets as the referendum on the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador draws near.
Since the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the stance of Mexico’s government has been to call out Russia as the aggressor.
The not-for-profit environmental organization CEMDA has outlined eight recent attacks against environmentalists on the Yucatán Peninsula.
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