Mexico News Today Wednesday, March 24, 2021

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021

Migrants follow new perilous routes through Tabasco in journey north as migration surges More than 35,000 people hoping to reach the United States have entered Mexico over the past three months via the border with Guatemala in Tabasco. FULL STORY

‘Deeply in love with bad ideas:’ Experts say AMLO is taking Mexico back to the future Time has moved on for Mexico, but not for President López Obrador, say observers who express concerns that the chief executive is too inspired by failed ideas from the past. FULL STORY

Sputnik vaccines bought by businessman for employees turn out to be fakes More than 1,000 people were injected with fake Covid-19 shots allegedly imported by a Pakistani man with business interests in Campeche. FULL STORY Over 1 million small and medium-sized businesses didn’t survive Covid-19 One in five smaller establishments didn't make it out the other side of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the national statistics institute. FULL STORY ‘Covid can get screwed:’ having fun is the priority for spring break visitors Although the coronavirus remains a very real threat to people's health, the pandemic is no longer a barrier to tourism in Quintana Roo. FULL STORY Senator proposes ban on smoking in vehicles—and then quickly drops it A day made all the difference for Morena party senator Ricardo Monreal, who recently proposed the prohibition and a day later made an abrupt about-face. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Ikea México to open new store April 8 in Mexico City The Swedish retail giant is set to open its first branch in the nation. But you’ll have to make a reservation to go shopping. FULL STORY Music festival gives young composers chance to learn from the world’s best The San Miguel Chamber Music Festival is allowing the public to watch as composer David Serkin Ludwig mentors Mexican composition students. FULL STORY OPINION Case for legalizing marijuana not as straightforward as its advocates say Proponents claim a low risk of harm from the drug and cite the benefits of prising the trade from the grip of illegal cartels, writes the Financial Times. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Mexico loses artist who ‘played with dolls’ after the capital's 1985 earthquake Vicente Rojo, who died on March 17 at age 89, was an artist whose work reflected many of the major events of 20th-century Mexico, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY New Michoacán drug cartel has roots in illegal logging The state government has launched a security operation to locate narco-camps and members of a newly-identified criminal organization called the Los Correa Cartel, who appear to have got their start in organized crime via illicit timber. FULL STORY Morena candidate panned and praised for likening AMLO to Jesus Christ A man running for deputy in Coahuila compared President López Obrador to the Christian deity, as well as to some of the world's most revered leaders. FULL STORY AMLO’s press conferences an ‘instrument of misinformation,’ says press freedom organization President López Obrador's morning briefings to reporters have over time become little more than worrying propaganda, according to Article 19, a free press advocacy group. FULL STORY Mexico stays out of the top 25 economies considered attractive for investment For a second consecutive year, Mexico didn't make it onto the global consulting firm Kearney's list of most desirable countries in the world for foreign investors. FULL STORY US farm groups object to growing number of Mexican barriers to trade The president has ruled out changing the nation's agriculture policies despite more than 20 agricultural groups raising concerns about trade with Mexico. FULL STORY Jaguar sighting near northern border give conservationists hope The video footage could mean that North America's only big cat could soon be seen in greater numbers in northern Mexico and the southern United States. FULL STORY It’s proving to be a bad year for wildfires, says nation's forest protection agency Mexico had recorded 1,684 forest fires as of March 11, affecting 29,559 hectares of land, according to the National Forestry Commission. FULL STORY OPINION ‘Don’t come’ rings hollow to migrant hopefuls who are completely out of options People desperately struggling to find safety, food and shelter will always play the odds to get to where they’re most likely to survive, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE During Holy Week, these youths exchange worldly pleasures for divine ones Los Varones, a group of men in charge of religious tasks in the Mexico City community of San Gregorio Atlapulco, may have existed since the 17th century, Joseph Sorrentinto writes. FULL STORY

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