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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
Fox Says Mexico will Soon Begin Extraditing Top Drug Suspects to U.S.
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexican President Vicente Fox said Monday he's confident the country will soon begin extraditing top drug suspects to the United States, thanks to a recent high court ruling easing restrictions on who can be sent north for trial.more »»»
Fox in Warning on Congress
 Adam Thomson
President Vicente Fox of Mexico says the country’s next leader could face the same congressional deadlock that has plagued his administration, blocking structural reform considered vital to higher growth.more »»»
Mexico Promises Justice in Death Of British Pop Singer
 Ioan Grillo
The Mexican government promised justice in the death of British pop singer Kirsty MacColl on Monday, a day after the Irish rock band U2 dedicated a song in her memory during a concert in the northern city of Monterrey.more »»»
Obrador Aims to Beat Fox on House-Building
 Reuters
The leftist front-runner for Mexico's presidential elections said on Friday he planned to build more houses per year than President Vicente Fox, directly challenging a cornerstone of government policy.more »»»
Mexico won't Send Diplomatic Note to U.S.
 AP
Mexico's foreign secretary rejected a call by lawmakers last week to file a diplomatic protest with the United States, after it put pressue on a U.S.-owned hotel here to evict Cuban officials.more »»»
Mexico Won't Back Down in Support of War Crimes Tribunal
 Ioan Grillo
Mexico said Thursday it will stand firm in pushing for the right of an international war tribunal to prosecute U.S. soldiers, despite the fact that the decision will cost it more than US $1 million in U.S. military funding to fight drug gangs.more »»»
Fewer Migrating Whales Arrive in Mexican lagoons
 Frank Jack Daniel
The number of gray whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year, scientists say, possibly because of changing weather patterns.more »»»
Mexico Taps U.S. Image Maker
 Jerry Seper
The Mexican government has hired a Dallas-based public relations firm to polish its image amid rising concerns in the United States over illegal immigration and a growing sentiment in Congress to better secure the border with Mexico.more »»»
Mexican Solidarity with Cuba Increased
 Prensa Latina
The Mexican Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MMSC) announced on Wednesday new demonstrations to support the Cuban people in view of the application of US anti-Cuban laws here. Jesus Escamillas, from MMSC National Coordinating Committee, cited a rally to be held outside the Foreign Ministry on Thursday afternoon.more »»»
Mexico Vows to Prosecute U.S. Hotel
 Julie Watson
Mexico's vow to prosecute an American-owned hotel for adhering to the U.S. embargo of Cuba puts American businesses in a dilemma: Whose laws do they obey – those of their homeland or those of their host? No matter what they do, they could face legal action.more »»»
Crane Removes Containers to Lighten Grounded Vessel
 Sandra Dibble
The container vessel APL Panama, stranded since Christmas Day off an Ensenada beach, now has its own jetty. Salvors commissioned the 500-foot rock-and-sand ramp and hired a giant crane to carry containers ashore.more »»»
Mexico will Investigate Sanctions Against U.S.-Owned Hotel that Expelled Cubans
 Lisa J. Adams
Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said Monday the government is looking into possible sanctions against a U.S.-owned hotel if officials conclude it expelled Cuban guests because of their nationality or because of pressure from the U.S. government.more »»»
Calderón Ties López Obrador in Mexico
 Angus Reid Global
Two candidates are even in the Mexican presidential race, according to a poll by GEA-ISA. 35 per cent of respondents would vote for former Mexico City mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD), while 35 per cent would support National Action Party (PAN) candidate and former energy secretary Felipe Calderón.more »»»
Mexican Leader Fox Still Popular Despite Criticism
Reuters
Mexican President Vicente Fox remains popular despite criticism from the left that he is interfering in this year's election to choose his successor, a poll in the El Universal newspaper showed.more »»»
Apathy Blamed for Mexico's Low Absentee Voting Rate
 David Gaddis Smith
Many voters in Mexico are apathetic, so it is no surprise that many Mexicans living outside the country also are apathetic about elections, a Mexican scholar said last week, suggesting that is why only about 50,000 of the millions of Mexicans living abroad registered to vote by mail by last month's deadline.more »»»
Mexican Officials Fret Over Violence in Resort City of Acapulco
 Hugh Dellios
With spring break coming and college students making plans, tourism officials in Acapulco are worried that the resort city's image may now include bloody shootouts along with the beach, bikinis and beer parties. more »»»
Animal Rights Protesters Throw Fruit, Vegetables at Fans Going to Bullfight
 Newswire
Police arrested 35 animal rights activists who threw fruit and vegetables at people going to a bullfight on the 60th anniversary of Mexico´s most famous bullring, local media reported.more »»»
Mexican Clinic Where Coretta Scott King Died is Closed
 Traci Carl
The Mexican clinic where Coretta Scott King died has been closed, U.S. Embassy officials said Friday. Mexican officials weren't immediately available to explain why the clinic was shut. But Judith Bryan, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, said the U.S. consulate in Tijuana was helping patients find new facilities.more »»»
Mexican Authorities Capture Drug Lord Sought in U.S.
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities on Friday announced the capture of a top Mexican drug smuggler wanted in the United States for cocaine trafficking and money laundering and who was included among the 40 most-wanted fugitives in the world.more »»»
Oilmen Meet With Cubans in Mexico, but U.S. Intervenes
 Simon Romero
United States government officials said Friday that they had asked the owner of a hotel here, which is part of an American corporation, to expel a Cuban delegation that was meeting with American oil executives.more »»»
Mexico, U.S. Agree on Migrants' Contribution
 Xinhuanet
Mexican President Vicente Fox and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush have agreed on the important contribution of Mexican immigrants to the U.S. economy, presidential spokesman Ruben Aguilar told Mexican media on Wednesday.more »»»
Belgian Company Begins Rebuilding Mexican Beaches in Cancun
 Associated Press
A Belgian maritime engineering and construction company on Wednesday started its US$20.8 million (euro17.16 million) effort to replace the powder-white sand Hurricane Wilma stripped from the Mexican resort's beaches in October.more »»»
Mexican Find Proves Early African Slave Trading
 Robert Imrie
Researchers have found the remains of African slaves in a 16th century Mexican graveyard, confirming historical accounts that the import of slaves began in the New World not long after Europeans conquered Mexico. The graves were discovered near the ruins of a colonial church in Campeche, Mexico, a port on the Yucatán peninsula.more »»»
Mexico to Launch National Reading Survey
 Associated Press
The Mexican government announced Wednesday it is launching a national survey to determine how much its citizens read, as part of efforts to improve literacy levels.more »»»
Mexico Prepares for Annual Tianguis Turistico Trade Show
 travelweekly.com
A one-stop shopping opportunity for international and local buyers and sellers of tourism, Tianguis is credited with generating as much as 40% of Mexico's annual tourism sales as a result of agreements inked at the trade fair, according to organizers.more »»»
Nearly 43 Percent of Mexican Children Live in Poverty
 Dominican Today
Mexican Organizations for the protection of children informed that 42.6 percent of Mexican children live in poverty. This situation was presented by the organizations before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the results presented to the press.more »»»
Alternative-Medicine Clinics in Baja have History of Controversy
 Anne Cearley & Penni Crabtree
Battling advanced ovarian cancer, Coretta Scott King joined a long list of desperate people to seek out questionable alternative medical therapies south of the border in Baja California.more »»»
Drug Killings, Garbage Hit Once Chic Acapulco
 Alistair Bell
As the tropical sun set over Mexico's Pacific coast, tourists drifted away from the pool, waiters shook the evening's first cocktails and three men sat murdered in a car, their brains splattered over the seats.more »»»
Mexican Judge Orders Serial-Killer Suspect Held Over for Trial
 Associated Press
A Mexico City judge ordered a female wrestler to stand trial on homicide charges for the Jan. 25 strangulation killing of an 82-year-old woman; authorities suspect her in about 10 other killings, but have not yet brought formal charges in those cases.more »»»
Obrador Says 'Will Get On Well' with US
 Reuters
The leftist leading the race to become Mexico's next president said this week he would get on well with the United States if elected in July, despite cross-border friction over immigration and drugs.more »»»
Austrian Stuntman Parachutes Off Mexico City's Highest Skyscraper
 Associated Press
An Austrian stuntman who claims world records for BASE jumping parachuted off the top of Mexico City's highest building Monday before escaping in a Hummer to avoid police capture.more »»»
Obrador Accuses Fox of Failing to Fight Crime
 Newswire
Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador accused President Vicente Fox of abandoning the fight against crime to work full time supporting his party's electoral candidate.more »»»
Flying Bull Injures Seven at Mexican Stadium
 Radio New Zealand
A half-ton bull named "Little Bird" leapt into a packed crowd of bullfight fans and injured seven in a panicked frenzy in Mexico on Sunday.more »»»
López Obrador Stable, Calderón Gains in Mexico
 Angus Reid
Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) is still the frontrunner in Mexico’s presidential race, according to a poll by El Universal. 33 per cent of respondents would support the former Mexico City mayor in this year’s election.more »»»
Thousands March Against Crime in Border City of Tijuana
 Associated Press
Throwing white balloons in the air, the demonstrators said that Tijuana has got more dangerous in the last two years, despite the 2004 election of Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon who campaigned with promises he would clean up the crime-ridden streets.more »»»
Mexico Using New Database to ID Migrants
 Olga R. Rodriguez
The government's new program, known as the System for Identifying Remains and Locating Idividuals, links the Foreign Relations Department's 35 offices in Mexico and 45 consulates in the United States to an Internet database.more »»»
Frantic Efforts to Halt Errant Ship Recalled
 Sandra Dibble
As six tugboats and hydraulic pullers heaved yesterday at the bow of the stranded container vessel APL Panama, a port pilot spoke publicly for the first time about the desperate last-minute efforts to keep it from running aground more than a month ago.more »»»
Authorities Investigate Deadly Shootout in Acapulco
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities are investigating a shootout between police and alleged drug traffickers that left four of the suspects dead. It happened yesterday in the resort city of Acapulco.more »»»
Border Incidents, Diplomatic Tensions Add Up to a Bad Week for Mexico-US Relations
 Mark Stevenson
It has been a trying week for Mexico-US relations: a tense border confrontation between U.S. agents and apparent drug traffickers, a Mexican group's offer to print maps of the Arizona desert for illegal migrants and an exchange of terse diplomatic notes.more »»»
Mexico Halts Border Maps Hand-Out
 Associated Press
A Mexican government commission said it will stop plans to distribute border maps to migrants planning to cross the border illegally. Miguel Angel Paredes, a spokesman for Mexico's National Human Rights Commission, said the reconsideration didn't result from U.S. complaints.more »»»
UPDATE: Mexico City Detains Two Serial Killers
 Julie Watson
One is a female wrestler who allegedly earned the trust of elderly women, then strangled them. The other is a former soldier accused of luring gay men from bars and killing them.more »»»
Candidate Backs Migration Accord
 Sandra Dibble
With the U.S. border fence just yards behind him, the leftist front-runner for Mexico's presidency yesterday said he favors a two-pronged migration accord that seeks both the creation of jobs in Mexico and the granting of legal status to undocumented Mexicans in the United States.more »»»
Two Tons of Pot Found Inside Mexico-US Border Tunnel
 Onell R. Soto & Leslie Berestein
Investigators discovered a sophisticated cross-border tunnel yesterday extending about a half-mile and found about 2 tons of marijuana on the Mexican end. The tunnel begins about 85 feet below a small warehouse about 175 yards south of the U.S. border. The other end is in an apparently vacant industrial building in Otay Mesa.more »»»
Suspected Serial Killer Detained in Mexico
 Associated Press
A suspect arrested while fleeing from a home where an elderly woman was slain is probably the serial murderer known as the "Mataviejitas," or "Little Old Lady Killer," police said. The suspect is a woman, not a transvestite as authorities previously believed.more »»»
Young Mexicans Tapped to Rock The Vote in July
 Ioan Grillo
Reflecting the U.S. effort during the 2004 election, the Mexican campaign will bring together a range of youth entertainers who will stress the importance of voting to an audience more attuned to the latest hit song, organizers said.more »»»
Activists to Provide Migrants Border Maps
 Jo Tuckman
Mexico's national human rights commission has announced it will give would-be migrants detailed maps of the Arizona desert, the most popular — but riskiest — clandestine immigration corridor into the United States.more »»»
Mexican Artist Claims He was Unfairly Deported from US
 AP
Agustin Portillo said he and a Mexican collector who sometimes helps arrange sales of his work were deported and banned from returning to the United States for five years after they arrived in Chicago aboard a flight from Mexico on Sept. 5.more »»»
Obrador: Governing for Mexicans
 Prensa Latina
"Por el bien de todos" (For the Good of All) presidential coalition candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador promised Mexicans that he would head a sober, honest, competent and austere government.more »»»
Fox Hopes Bolivia's Leader Can Combat Poverty
 E. Eduardo Castillo
President Vicente Fox said that he hopes Bolivian President Evo Morales "gets it right" and can lift his South American country out of poverty. "There is nothing more I could want with more fervor for Bolivia, the poorest country in the Americas next to Haiti," Fox said.more »»»
Fresh Insight into Ensenada Accident
 Sandra Dibble
After nightfall on Dec. 25, the 880-foot container vessel APL Panama was preparing to enter the port of Ensenada. It was dangerously close to shore, and moving too fast. No port pilot was on board to guide it. more »»»
Mexican Congress to Question Gaming Officials
 Roberto Garduño & Enrique Méndez
The Special Committee of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies that is investigating the granting of permits for casinos (sic) in Mexico will subpoena members of the Secretariat of Government’s Gaming and Raffles Consulting Council.more »»»
Authorities Alarmed by Rash of Whale Beaching Deaths
 E. Eduardo Castillo
The deaths of eight whales found beached along the Sea of Cortez in the past two weeks have alarmed Mexican authorities who said on Friday they have never found so many in such a short time.more »»»
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