Mexico
Ford picks Mexico to build new plant that will add 2,800 jobs
Ford Motor (F) said Tuesday it will invest $1.6 billion to build a new plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico to build small cars, making it the latest automaker to expand its presence there. Ford's investment in Mexico will create more than 2,800 jobs by 2020, delivering a blow to the UAW, which pushed for higher wages in...
Donald Trump would ‘cut off cash to Mexico’ to pay for border wall
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would cut off money sent to Mexico to force them to pay for a border wall with the US. In a memo to the Washington Post, the businessman says he would threaten to change a law to cut off cash transfers. The prospect of losing a vital source of income would force Mexico...
Why Uber Can Take You to Mexico, But Not Back to the УС
Uber announced this week that drivers can bring passengers across the border to Mexico from San Diego, but logistical problems prevent the same trip in reverse. Riders can travel to Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego in "one seamless and hassle-free" trip, Uber wrote on its website. The trip isn't cheap though. The...
Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ sneaked into California twice after escape from prison, his daughter says
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman managed twice to evade border security and sneak into California to visit relatives after his escape from prison, according to his daughter. Guzman entered the U.S. shortly after his interview in October with actor Sean Penn, said the drug kingpin’s eldest daugther,...
Town where boys are ‘groomed to be pimps’
Rosa was only 17 years old when she was approached in her small hometown in Mexico by a man claiming to sell clothing. Instead, he began courting her and she quickly fell in love with him. Showered with affection, Rosa went with the man to another town in Mexico called Tenancingo, where he introduced her to his family. Showing...
Pope Francis decries migrant ‘tragedy’ at Mexico Mass
Pope Francis has decried the "tragedy" of people who are forced to migrate, as he celebrated Mass in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez city on the border with the US. He climbed a ramp overlooking the Rio Grande that separates the city and El Paso, Texas, and laid flowers on a cross erected in memory of migrants who died...
Mexico prison riot leaves 52 dead near Monterrey
A riot and a fire at a prison near Monterrey in northern Mexico have left 52 inmates dead. Nuevo Leon state Governor Jaime Rodriguez said 12 other people were injured in Topo Chico jail after violence broke out overnight between prisoners belonging to rival factions. Officials say the situation is under control and no inmates...
Violent Mexico volcano explosion caught on camera (TIMELAPSE)
A pillar of ash shot 10,000 feet into the sky in a violent explosion of the Colima volcano in south-central Mexico. The event was captured on a web camera installed by scientists to monitor the active volcano in the Jalisco province. The awe-inspiring timelapse footage shows the volcano as it burst last Friday. The mountain is...
Mexico City officially renamed Mexico City (well, almost)
So, what’s the capital of Mexico? The answer really depends on your perspective. For people inside the country, it has been just “DF” or a Federal District, but now the government has decided to rebrand to pitch the city’s new status of an almost federal state. Mexico’s President Enrique...
Woman ‘raped 43,200’ times speaks out about Mexico’s human trafficking rings
A woman who became coerced into Mexico’s lucrative human trafficking industry has spoken out about her torment at the hands of the country’s ruthless organised crime rings. Karla Jacinto believes she has been raped around 43,200 times after being forced to sleep with at least 30 men every day for 4 years, CNN...
Mexico captures fugitive drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman – president
The notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been arrested after his scandalous prison break last year, the Mexican president announced via his Twitter. “Mission completed: we've got him. I’d like to inform the Mexicans that Joaquin Guzman Loera has been detained,” Enrique Pena...
Terrifying Trump mask a hit for Mexico Halloween (VIDEO)
A latex mask of US billionaire and presidential hopeful Donald Trump is one of the favorites in the run-up to Halloween celebration this year. Trump’s popularity rivals that of fugitive kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. Trump has become arguably the most hated man south of the border after describing Mexican...