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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A bus carrying tourists from a US cruise ship to an archaeological site on Mexico’s Caribbean coast crashed Tuesday after running off the road, killing at least 11 people including several foreigners, the state government said. The crash, which left another 20 injured, happened on a highway in the state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and well known as home to the resort city of […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Negotiations in Mexico to update NAFTA have not made much progress on tough U.S. demands that could sink the 1994 trade pact, but the current round of talks is progressing, participants close to the fifth round of talks told media on Monday (November 20). One sticking point that has emerged in the talks is rules of origin. With the details of the US proposal and Mexican and Canadian counter-proposals to […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Two-months on after Mexico’s bustling capital was rattled by a deadly earthquake that took hundreds of lives, survivors marched on the streets of Mexico City on Sunday (November 19) to demand aid as they struggle to get back on their feet. On Sept. 19, central Mexico was struck by an earthquake that measured 7.1 on the U.S. Geological Survey scale, levelling dozens of buildings and killing at least 369 people, […]
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AFP) — The Agua Azul waterfalls in southern Mexico are a playground of bright turquoise water cascading over limestone steps. But after a powerful earthquake hit the country, they dried up — and the area’s once-booming tourist economy along with them. The state of Chiapas, where the falls trickle near the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, was the epicenter of the 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on September 7, killing 96 […]
(Eagle News) – The Felix Y. Manalo Foundation Aid for Humanity has conducted a community outreach at Parque Morelos, Tijuana City, Mexico. Basic necessities were given to the locals such as backpacks for kids, reading glasses, toiletries, medical services, and food items. As part of the community outreach, an evangelical mission or bible study was also held at the venue to introduce the basic teachings in the Church of Christ. (Eagle News Correspondent Anna Cui and Alberto […]
by Yemeli Ortega and Yussel Gonzalez Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – The earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19 did not discriminate in its destruction, leveling homes in rich and poor neighborhoods alike. But one month on, the tragedies facing Mexico City’s newly homeless depend largely on class. Residents of upscale neighborhoods like Roma and Condesa face a frenzied rush to rent or buy new homes in other neighborhoods nearby, creating a real estate bubble. […]
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The leaders of Canada and Mexico stuck to their upbeat view on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Thursday, despite US President Donald Trump’s threats to axe it. Visiting Mexico on the heels of a tense trip to Washington, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed Trump’s attacks on NAFTA as part and parcel of the negotiations on updating the 23-year-old accord. “We […]
MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican security forces used lethal force Tuesday to put down a prison riot in clashes that left at least 13 inmates dead, authorities said. Unrest at the prison in Cadereyta in northeastern Nuevo Leon state broke out in the morning and was put down. But it flared again later as inmates started fires that sent up huge columns of black smoke visible from far away. One prisoner died in that fire. Prisoners then took […]
by Rafael Martinez © Agence France-Presse CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Nate gathered strength Saturday as it swept towards the US Gulf Coast after dumping rain heavy that killed at least 28 people in Central America. New Orleans, which was ravaged by deadly Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and other US Gulf coast cities were under a hurricane warning. President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration allowing federal emergency aid to be sent to help mitigate the […]
by Rafael Martinez Agence France Presse CANCÚN, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical Storm Nate gained strength Friday as it barreled toward popular Mexican beach resorts and ultimately the US Gulf coast after dumping heavy rains on Central America that left at least 26 people dead. Nate, which currently has 50 mile (85 kilometer) per hour winds, is forecast to reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall in the United States on Saturday, on the north […]
by Marc Burleigh with Blanca Morel in Managua Agence France-Presse SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) — A tropical storm sliding north along Central America Thursday has unleashed heavy rains killing at least nine people in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, with forecasters predicting it could strengthen into a hurricane headed for the United States. Costa Rica declared a national emergency as it struggled with mudslides, washed out roads and overflowing rivers. Schools, universities, government offices and banks across the […]
by Yussel Gonzalez Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The earthquake that turned huge swathes of Mexico City into a disaster zone last week took a toll on the country’s economy, but analysts say it will bounce back fast when rebuilding starts. The teeming city of 20 million people ground to an eerie halt after the September 19 quake, which killed more than 340 people across five states and the capital. The earthquake […]
