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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
Mexico City's Rivera is Outspoken and Blunt
 Morgan Lee
Cardinal Norberto Rivera has ministered for 10 years to this sprawling city at the heart of a predominantly Roman Catholic nation, toeing the line on church doctrine while taking more progressive stances on social issues.
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As Protests Continue, Case Inches Forward
 Wire services
Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) senators went on a hunger strike Tuesday in front of the president's residence to protest the probable prosecution of Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador.more »»»
Encinas: Feds to Add More Charges
 Wire services
Alejandro Encinas, acting mayor of Mexico City, said the government plans to heap more charges on Mayor López Obrador. He said the government has "no scruples" at all and that its intended policy is to stop López Obrador from running in the 2006 presidential elections.more »»»
Colosio Foundation Exhibits Assassination Paintings
 Benedict Mander
At 7:12 p.m. on March 23, 1994, Luis Donaldo Colosio, presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was assassinated to the great shock and utter disbelief of the nation. For many, the victim's killers have never satisfactorily been identified.more »»»
Authorities Investigate Claims of Illegal Acts
 The Mexico Herald
Authorities are investigating reports that 13 Mexican migrants may have been apprehended by U.S. civilians guarding the Arizona-Mexico border against illegal crossers, a top foreign relations official said.more »»»
PRI Wins Special Election
 Wire services
A candidate from the political party of a Mexican governor who died earlier this year in a plane crash was declared the winner Monday of a special election to replace him.more »»»
Treasures Found in Kahlo Museum
 Wire services
A two-year renovation project at the home-turned-museum of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo has uncovered a vast wardrobe of previously undiscovered clothing and other valuable artifacts.more »»»
In Mexico City, Few Cheers for Giuliani
 Daniela Gerson - The NY Sun
Far from the 67% drop in homicides achieved during Mr. Giuliani's mayoralty in New York, which was touted in a Giuliani Partners press release announcing its Mexico City contract, the homicide rate in Mexico's capital slipped less than 1% in 2004.more »»»
Mayor Says He'll Petition Rights Group
 Wire services
Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who was stripped of his immunity from prosecution last week, said Sunday he would take his case to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.more »»»
Voters Go to Polls in State of Colima
 Mexico Herald
Voters in the southern Pacific coast state of Colima went to the polls Sunday for the third time in less than two years to elect a governor, after the previous winner Gustavo Vázquez, whose first victory was annulled when he died in a plane crash in February.more »»»
Mayor's Status Remains Fuzzy
 El Universal
Opinions were divided Friday on whether the vote to remove the legal immunity from Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador automatically removes him from City Hall.more »»»
Major Port Proposed for Baja Region
 Chris Kraul & Deborah Schoch
A coalition of shipping and freight concerns announced plans Friday for a $1-billion port on deserted seaside farmland about 150 miles south of Tijuana on the Baja peninsula.more »»»
Pope Honored With Salutes, Masses
 Lisa J. Adams
Hundreds of faithful worshippers who joyously embraced Pope John Paul II during five unprecedented visits to Mexico gathered Friday for sorrowful Masses after offering final salutes to his empty popemobile as it rolled through the capital's streets one last time.more »»»
Mexico Presidential Leftist Hopeful Faces Jail Time
 Reuters
Mexico's most popular politician, a controversial leftist mayor, faces jail time in the coming days in a legal case that has rocked the nation and undermined a young democracy.more »»»
Opposition Chief at Risk in Mexico
 Ginger Thompson & James C. Mckinley Jr.
In a vote that casts doubt on the strength of Mexico's fledgling democracy, this city's popular leftist mayor lost a critical battle in Congress on Thursday over a measure that is likely to force him off the ballot in presidential elections next year and could lead to his imprisonment.more »»»
State Gov't Admits To Insecurity In Cancun
 Wire services
The Quintana Roo state government acknowledged Thursday a "lack of oversight" of police in Cancun, the country's main tourist attraction, just pointed to by the U.S. State Department as a place where cops' extortion of visitors is on the rise.more »»»
Non-Violent Resistance Planned
 Fabiola Cancino & Silvia Otero
Before a crowd of more than 100,000 in the capital's central square, Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Thursday called for his supporters to use non-violent resistance to protest proceedings that could bar him from the 2006 presidential race.more »»»
US Warns Tourists About Cancun
 Wire services
The U.S. State Department warned tourists of increased dangers in Cancun, Mexico, the top foreign destination for U.S. travelers, saying a strike by local police has left visitors vulnerable to a variety of street crimes, petty corruption and extortion aimed at U.S. travelers.more »»»
Mexican Migrants Avoid U.S. Civilian Patrols; Say They Will Cross at Alternate Routes
 Wire services
The number of Mexican migrants trying to sneak into the United States through southeast Arizona has dropped by half since hundreds of U.S. civilians began guarding the area earlier this week, say Mexican officials assigned to protect their citizens.more »»»
Mexico 'Miracle' Could Lead Pope to Sainthood
 Independent Online
A Mexican man said Pope John Paul II performed a miracle when he cured his terminally ill son during a visit to Mexico in 1990. If confirmed by the Vatican, it could put the late pontiff on the path to sainthood.more »»»
Tighter Border Guidelines Draw Mixed Reaction
 CNN
Flashing your driver's license when returning from jaunts to Mexico, Canada or the Caribbean won't be enough in a few years after federal officials announced plans to tighten re-entry rules.more »»»
Shelter Opens for Kids Returned by US
 Daniel González
The state of Sonora in northern Mexico is opening a shelter in Nogales today to care for children who have been returned to Mexico after trying to illegally enter the United States.more »»»
A Woman's Place Is in the Struggle: Women's Rights Eroding in Latin America
 Laura Carlsen
Throughout the continent, there is an offensive against the rights of women. Most law does not recognise the term "sexual rights", and the religious right has been working hard to eliminate the term "reproductive rights" as well.more »»»
Travel to Mexico will Require Passport by 2008
 Associated Press
Americans will need passports to re-enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, Panama and Bermuda by 2008, part of a tightening of U.S. border controls in an era of terrorist threat.more »»»
Mexico's Fox to Make History at Pope's Funeral
 Reuters
Mexican President Vicente Fox, who famously broke a national political taboo when he kissed the Pope's ring in 2002, will make history again on Friday as the first Mexican leader to attend a papal funeral.more »»»
Mayor: I'll Fight From Prison
 El Universal
Mexico City Mayor López Obrador, who faces possible imprisonment that could end his presidential hopes, said that he will continue campaigning from his prison cell, and has called for more protests.more »»»
Some Don't Observe 'Fox's Time'
 Fredy Martín Pérez
The sundial that people used to use to tell time in San Juan Chamula before they knew about clocks, is still of more use to the indigenous people of Chiapas than the dominant time-telling schemes of today.more »»»
Faithful Pay Tribute to Fallen Pope
 The Herald Mexico
Catholic faithful around the nation continued to mourn the death of Pope John Paul II on Sunday, as bells tolled from churches and cathedrals and weeping worshippers lit candles and knelt in prayer.more »»»
Mexico Leftist Loses Key Vote in Presidential Bid
 Alistair Bell
Mexico City's leftist mayor lost a vote on Friday that could derail his presidential bid in 2006, as a legislative committee recommended Congress strip him of his immunity to face contempt of court charges.more »»»
Cesar Chavez's Lasting Legacy
 Francisco Zermeo
Sure, his main thrust was the plight of the farm workers. However, he also fought just as hard for unionism in the work force, world peace, nonviolence, civil rights, justice, equality, solidarity and education for our youth, all of our youth, especially the migrant children who really have few opportunities to properly finish school.more »»»
Rivera Could Be Papal Successor
 Nick Wilson
With Thursday's giving of last rites to Pope John Paul II the world's eyes turned to Rome; and then to Mexico, home of Cardinal Norberto Rivera, a papacy frontrunner.more »»»
Mexico Ratifies U.N. Protocol On Torture
 Wire services
President Vicente Fox on Wednesday completed the ratification of a United Nations protocol designed to strengthen international efforts to curb torture, saying that Mexico is not an exception when it comes to the use of torture in countries around the world.more »»»
US Attorney General Meets With Fox
 El Universal
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and President Vicente Fox discussed safety and commerce on the US-Mexican border, drug interdiction, and anti-terrorism efforts during a meeting in Mexico City on Wednesday, authorities said.more »»»
Mexican Government Condemns Minuteman Project
 Xavier Zaragoza
Mexico City condemned all vigilantism along the U.S./Mexico border, especially the Minuteman Project set to start on April 1, and Mexico's Secretary of Exterior Relations has established legal guidelines that migrants can take in case they are mistreated.more »»»
Retirees Find Value, Sun in Mexico
 Sally Stich
Retiring to Mexico has never looked better, thanks to a change in the tax laws that allows foreigners to own property.more »»»
Bush's Brothers In Faith Baptise Mexican Politics
 Jeremy Schwartz
Clad in white cloaks, about 150 evangelical Christians last week gathered in the Calacoaya Christian Centre, a 7,000-seat mega-church in a Mexico City suburb, waiting to be reborn.more »»»
Runoff May Harm Marine Life In Mexico
 Terence Chea
Agricultural runoff is triggering massive algae blooms that could harm marine life in the Gulf of California, one of Mexico's most important fishing regions, according to a study published Thursday.more »»»
Culture, Science Clash Over Key Crop In Mexico
 Elisabeth Malkin
This is the birthplace of maize, where people took thousands of years to domesticate its wild ancestor, where myths describe it as a gift from the gods, and where cooks prepare it in dozens of ways and serve it at every meal.more »»»
World Cup Soccer: Mexico Sky-High After Win With US
 Ronald Blum
When the final whistle blew that completed Mexico's 2-1 win against the United States, the huge crowd of about 110,000 in Azteca Stadium seemed both happy and relieved.more »»»
An Historian's Perspective
 Wire Services
Mexican writer and journalist Carlos Monsivais criticized the relations between the U.S. and Mexican governments and the presence of vigilante groups in Arizona, which have been set up to help intercept migrants.more »»»
Populist Mayor Rankles Some In Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico's political, church and business elite are expressing concern that Latin America's rising tide of charismatic leftists may soon sweep into Mexico.
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Zacatecas State Economy Tied to Aid from US
 Wire Services
Without the financial help provided by Mexicans from the state of Zacatecas living in the United States, numerous social projects being carried out in their home communities in north-central Mexico, not to mention their home state's overall economy, would suffer greatly.more »»»
Nigerian Dancers Take Mexico By Storm
 Robert Kajo
It was two weeks of thrilling and excitingly fulfilling arts and cultural dance extravaganza. For a lot of Mexicans, it was an unforgettable African experience.more »»»
6 Million Illegals From Mexico Live In U.S.
 Stephen Dinan
More than 6 million illegal-immigrant Mexicans now live in the United States, making up more than half of the nation's nearly 11 million illegal aliens, a new study finds.more »»»
The Real Spring Break?
 Justine Parker & Andrew Hunter
While thousands of US college students are spending spring break doing tequila body shots at pool parties in Acapulco and Cancun, nearly 10,000 Christian youths are building homes for poverty-stricken Mexican families.more »»»
Fox Seeks Reform At Mexico's State Oil Company
 Associated Press
Mexican President Vicente Fox said Friday he's confident that reforms can make the state-run oil industry more productive. Fox warned that without immediate reforms, "We will all suffer the consequences."more »»»
Spurred by Arrival of Unauthorized Mexicans, U.S. Undocumented Immigrant Population Surges
 Genaro C. Armas
The United States' undocumented immigrant population surged to 10.3 million last year, spurred largely since 2000 by the arrivals of unauthorized Mexicans in the United States, a report being released says.more »»»
Mexico Undergoing Americanization as Retirees, Others Become Expatriates
 Alfredo Corchado & Laurence Iliff
The decades-long trend has gathered steam in recent years, statistics show, and Mexico is undergoing a sustained Americanization, with Americans buying more property, seeking permanent residency and congregating in enclaves that seem like home abroad.more »»»
Mexico Celebrates the Birthday of Benito Juárez
 PVNN
March 21 is a National Holiday, with banks, government offices and many businesses closed as people around Mexico celebrate the birth of the famous Mexican president and national hero, Benito Juárez.more »»»
Fox Says Walls Along Border Must Be Razed
 Kevin Sullivan
President Vicente Fox said Wednesday that walls along the US-Mexico border, such as one approved last month by the US House of Representatives, "must be demolished" because they are "discriminatory" and "against freedom."more »»»
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