Mexico News Today Monday, May 10, 2021

 

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021

US labor federation files worker petition against Mexico, citing trade deal provisions The AFL-CIO says a Tamaulipas factory employees' case could be a precedent-setting test of union rules in the new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. FULL STORY

New Covid risk map reflects decline in cases  A feared third coronavirus wave has failed to materialize. The improving situation is reflected on the latest stoplight map, which shows all but three states are at low-risk green or medium-risk yellow. FULL STORY

Migration, corruption, tree-planting on agenda of López Obrador-Harris meeting The president pledged to support the United States' migration policies during a video call with United States Vice President Kamala Harris. FULL STORY Economic stagnation driving Central American migrants    Tens of thousands of desperate families have also fled drought, violence, poverty and extortion in the so-called Northern Triangle as they journey northward. FULL STORY Navy given control of trans-isthmus trade corridor President López Obrador said the mlitary will run the new 300-kilometer Isthmus of Tehuantepec trade corridor between Veracruz and Oaxaca once it's finished construction. FULL STORY Families of Metro crash victims will receive 700,000 pesos in compensation Loved ones of victims who were killed in last Monday’s train crash in Mexico City will receive US $35,160, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced. FULL STORY Oaxaca mayor arrested in case of missing British-Mexican citizen Authorities have arrested Lizbeth Victoria Huerta and two other officials, all of whom are suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of Claudia Uruchurtu. FULL STORY Man accused of killing his girlfriend by stabbing her 230 times The 18-year-old was arrested in Baja California Sur on Friday on suspicion of murdering the woman at a garbage dump in.Mulegé. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE Is ‘Mexico’ a country? A state? A city? An identity? The answer is yes The Spanish imposed this Náhuatl word when they conquered the Aztecs. What has given it such lasting power through the nation's history, asks Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Bitcoin gains traction as vehicle for sending remittances home to Mexico. FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  Are you confident enough in cryptocurrency to use it for payments and money transfers? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Elections are a month off: will Morena sweep the polls again, winning a majority in the lower house of Congress?  52% think it will.  FULL RESULTS Mothers of the missing hold annual Mother's Day march While families across the country celebrated Dia De la Madre on Monday, women in cities around the country called attention to the cases of their missing children. FULL STORY Gang warfare in Jalisco forces residents to flee town Clashes between Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel cells have driven people out of the municipality of Teocaltiche and into nearby shelters. FULL STORY Narco-tunnel found in front of National Guard base The construction, at least 200 meters long, was discovered in Tijuana at a house directly across from the federal security force's facility. FULL STORY Methamphetamine is new drug of choice in Mexico’s domestic market Mass production has led to drastically lower prices, and its use now rivals other commonly consumed illicit substances in Mexico, such as marijuana. FULL STORY Tecate, Baja California, is now Jalisco cartel country The Jalisco New Generation Cartel has made the city its base of operations in the northern border state, say local security forces. FULL STORY Youth slain in Tijuana after refusing to work for narcos Juan Manuel Delgado Cárdenas, a pharmaceutical chemistry and biology student who was close to graduating from the University of Baja California, was killed after criminals allegedly tried and failed to recruit him to cook synthetic drugs for them. FULL STORY Bitcoin gains traction as cheap, easy vehicle for sending home remittances  The cryptocurrency is increasingly the chosen money-transfer method for many Mexicans who are working in the United States and regularly sending money back here to family. FULL STORY Hyatt announces six new hotels over the next 4 years The chain aims to strengthen its presence in popular locations like Cancún and capture more of the high-end hospitality market. FULL STORY Don Nico pays his 113 pesos in property tax — and wins himself a brand-new car A 74-year-old man in Yucatán was in for a big surprise after he settled up his annual debt with the government, all of 113 pesos, or US $6. FULL STORY Literary Sala to interview Matthew McConaughey in public online event Viewers will get the chance to briefly converse with the actor at the end of his Zoom interview by the San Miguel Literary Sala on May 14, where he'll talk about hils life and his memoir, Greenlights. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Arugula transforms a staple dish into a special occasion  With its natural bite, the leafy green is ideal to freshen up your recipe standbys, yet it's subtle enough that its flavor won't take over, Janet Blaser writes in this week's The Tropical Table. FULL STORY