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Supreme Court Orders School to Pay Bullied Student
 EFE
Mexico's National Supreme Court of Justice ordered a school to pay a 7-year-old student 500,000 pesos in compensation for the bullying he suffered there, in what the high court called its first-ever ruling on a case involving that kind of harassment.
TGS Announces 2D Seismic Survey in the Gulf of Mexico
 WorldOil.com
TGS has announced Gigante, a 181,500 km regional 2D seismic survey in the Gulf of Mexico. Gigante will cover the vast offshore sector of Mexico, including world class producing trends, such as the Perdido fold belt and Campeche Bay. TGS will commence acquisition in 2nd-quarter 2015.
JetBlue to Offer Flights Between Mexico City, Florida
 USA Today
JetBlue will begin flying to Mexico City on October 1, launching daily nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida. Mexico City will become JetBlue's second destination in Mexico and its 35th in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
Win a Romantic Trip for Two to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
 BelleTheMagazine.com
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is the perfect place to have a destination wedding or honeymoon... it is truly one of the most romantic places on earth. In a celebration of love, the city is giving away five trips for two to this fascinating destination.
Southwest Reveals Prices of Houston-Mexico Flights
 Houston Business Journal
Southwest Airlines has revealed the prices for its new international flights out of Houston. Effective October 15, 2015, Dallas-based Southwest will be offering flights to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos, Mexico, for $149.
Mexico Rescues Twenty-three Cuban Migrants at Sea
 ibtimes.com
Mexico's navy rescued two rafts of Cuban migrants who had been at sea for several days, the maritime secretary said Sunday. Twenty-three Cubans were taken in two operations, and given food and medical care, Mexican authorities said.
Oreos Maker May Invest $130 Million in Salinas, Mexico
 Chicago Sun Times
Mondelez International, the maker of Oreos and Chips Ahoy cookies, started talks on Friday with its labor unions to decide whether a bakery on Chicago's South Side or a plant in Salinas, Mexico gets a major upgrade.
World's First Underwater Oxygen Bar Opens in Cozumel
 Daily Mail
Clear Lounge, the world's first underwater oxygen bar, has opened in Cozumel, Mexico. Located at Carnival's Puerta Maya port, the underwater lounge lets visitors breathe enriched oxygen whilst playing games in a freestanding 13,000 gallon tank of water.
Mexican Scientists Turn Organic Waste into Biogas
 BanderasNews.com
National Polytechnic Institute, or IPN, researchers are working on a project to turn the 780 tons of organic waste produced daily at Mexico City's Central de Abasto market into gas and electricity, the university said.
Coyotes Using Cellphones to Smuggle Immigrants
 Perla Trevizo
The business of smuggling people across the border is going high-tech. Rather than paying a guide to lead them across the desert, migrants are hiring smugglers who watch from nearby hilltops and tell them via cellphone when to run and when to hide.
Tour Operators Say Demand for Vallarta Remains Strong
 Michelle Baran
Though vacation packagers say that bookings for Puerto Vallarta have held steady despite the disturbances that occurred on May 1st, we are happy to report that the travel advisory that had been published on the U.S. Embassy in Mexico website has been removed.
Rebranding Positions Sauza Tequila for Global Expansion
 PRNewswire
Sauza Tequila, the flagship brand of Casa Sauza, will debut a new premium look in June 2015. The refreshed brand identity highlights the Sauza family heritage, quality and craftsmanship behind the spirit and elevates its visibility internationally.
Mexico, EU Modernize Free Trade Accord Sealed in 2000
 industryweek.com
Though the EU exported $43 billion worth of goods to Mexico in 2013 and imported $20 billion, the EU and Mexico agreed Monday to update the free trade accord sealed in 2000 to bring it into line with benchmark deals negotiated with Canada and the United States.
Mexico Extends Deadline for U.S. Organic Shippers
 Andy Nelson
The Mexican government is giving US organic shippers more time to comply with Mexico's organic regulations. The extension allows products certified as organic under USDA's National Organic Program to continue to be exported to Mexico and sold as organic.
Mexico Working to Put a Stop to Wildlife Trafficking
 El Universal
Along with drug trafficking and arms sales, wildlife trafficking is one of the world's most lucrative crimes, according to Interpol. In Mexico, home to 10% of all the species on the planet, 481,101 animals were rescued from animal traffickers last year.
Party's Over: Mexican State Bans Casinos, Table Dances
 panampost.com
The Congress of the Mexican state of Guanajuato has approved a reform to the region's constitution which prohibits the installation of 'bailes de mesa' (table dances) and casinos in the state. Governor Márquez originally proposed the initiative in 2014.
Tons of Mexican Produce Thrown into Arizona Landfills
 Svati Narula
Much of the fresh produce trucked to the US on the 'food superhighway' of Mexico's west coast comes through Nogales, Arizona — and a shocking amount of it doesn't travel much farther, dropping into local landfills instead of being sent to consumers.
CFE Expects $16.6 Billion to be Spent on Infrastructure
 Bloomberg.com
Comision Federal de Electricidad, Mexico's state-owned power company, expects $16.6 billion will be spent on infrastructure, including pipelines and renewable energy power projects, in the coming years as the nation opens to outside investment.
Mexico Building Cruise Ship Home Port in Rocky Point
 AZCentral.com
The Mexican government is spending roughly $100 million building its first cruise ship home port the sleepy beach town of Puerto Peñasco, aka 'Rocky Point.' Officials hope the roughly mile-long port will tap into Mexico's growing cruise ship industry.
AIDA Working to Protect Coral Reefs in Mexico, LatAm
 aida-americas.org
According to the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense, the planned expansion of the Port of Veracruz, approved by the Mexican government in 2013, will damage the Veracruz Reef and harm the creatures that depend on it for survival.
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