Mexican workers saw their buying power shrink last year even as their nominal wages rose, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The finding places Mexico among a small group of countries where labor taxes grew faster than wages in 2025 — a dynamic that economists say quietly erodes living standards without making … [Read more...] about Mexico Workers Lost Ground on Taxes in 2025, OECD Finds
Gunman Kills Canadian at Teotihuacán, 13 Injured
A gunman opened fire Monday at the ancient pyramids of Teotihuacán, killing a Canadian woman and wounding 13 others at one of Mexico's most visited archaeological sites before turning the weapon on himself. The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. at the Pyramid of the Moon, roughly 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Mexico City. According to a tour guide who spoke to the … [Read more...] about Gunman Kills Canadian at Teotihuacán, 13 Injured
2 US Embassy Officials Die in Chihuahua Crash After Drug Lab Raids
A car crash in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua on Sunday killed two U.S. Embassy instructors and two members of a Chihuahua state law enforcement agency, just hours after a joint operation dismantled a series of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in the area. The four men were traveling in a convoy returning from the municipality of Morelos when the lead … [Read more...] about 2 US Embassy Officials Die in Chihuahua Crash After Drug Lab Raids
Backlash Follows When Juárez Mayor Arrests Artists Behind an Unflattering Mural
A satirical mural in Ciudad Juárez depicting the city's mayor with the face of a pig probably would have been seen by a few thousand commuters and forgotten. Then the mayor's police force arrested the artists, and things got a lot more interesting. Officers detained Miguel Martínez — known as Mick Martínez — and his collaborator Chuchito Psy on April 11 in the Las Torres … [Read more...] about Backlash Follows When Juárez Mayor Arrests Artists Behind an Unflattering Mural
New CFE Smart Meters Will Use Bluetooth, Could Change Your Power Bill
Mexico's state power company is developing a new generation of electric meters with Bluetooth connectivity, a move that could eliminate the estimated billing that has long frustrated customers and give them real-time visibility into their energy use. The Comisión Federal de Electricidad, better known as the CFE, confirmed the project as part of a broader push to modernize … [Read more...] about New CFE Smart Meters Will Use Bluetooth, Could Change Your Power Bill