Custodians boot Justin Bieber from Tulum ruin TULUM, Q. Roo — The Canadian singer Justin Bieber was thrown out of the archaeological site of Tulum in Quintana Roo Thursday Jan. 7, after his security personnel got into a verbal altercation with custodians of the site, Spanish news agency…
Mexico recaptures drug kingpin ‘Chapo’ Guzman Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican authorities have recaptured fugitive drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, six months after his prison break, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Friday, triumphantly declaring “mission accomplished.” Mexican marines have conducted…
How Mexico is trying to lock down its southern border Maclean’s magazine reports that on its once-porous southern border, Mexico has taken on an unlikely new role: anti-migrant enforcer. Here is a report prepared by contributor David Agren: Standing at an improvised barber’s…
Media glares on Mexico as new mayor is killed one day after inauguration MEXICO CITY — Worldwide media coverage of the slaying of a newly elected mayor in the state of Morelos has sharpened the focus on Mexico’s security problems. Publications ranging…
New Arrivals at Lombok for the 2016 Fashion Show Tara A. Spears Originally the brainchild of a group of women golfers, the Fashion Show has grown into a major charity fundraiser, currently celebrating its 13th Anniversary! The Fashion Show’s mission…
Dollar is closing 2015 at historical highs vs. peso 2015’s rollicking ride for the Mexican peso vs. the U.S. dollar appears to be wrapping up with the dollar closing out the year very near its all-time high. The exchange rate decreased $0.0026 pesos…
Chichen Itza at risk, if the Yucatecan Government does not act Renowned as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World since 2007, Chichén Itzá, the complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, is at risk of losing that distinction due…
Survey finds Mexicans asked Santa for better security What did Mexicans want for Christmas? Security, better governments and the elimination of corruption were the top wishes in a pre-Christmas survey. Questioned as to what they would ask from Santa Claus…
Women to Women Fashion Show Gives Christmas Food Baskets Tara A. Spears This holiday season became a little brighter for 30 low income Jaltemba Bay families. The Women to Women Fashion Show group has provided heaping bags full of food to those…
Feliz Navidad and a Christmas Full Moon Tara A. Spears Rudolph coughed and sneezed. Ahh-choo! His nose was really red. The doctor nodded ruefully. “He has to stay in bed.” Rudolph had a cold, a bad one, plain to see. He…