Drop by drop, gallon by gallon, thieves have been draining the pipelines and coffers of the Mexican government. Last year, $3 billion worth of fuel was stolen from Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, according to the country’s new president. But a crackdown by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has left many ordinary Mexicans struggling to find gas. The government has shifted transport… Read more »
Soldiers will patrol there and across the state of Ceará in a bid to halt attacks on shops, banks and buses. The justice ministry ordered the special deployment after dozens of attacks this week. The attacks are a protest against new, tougher measures in local prisons, largely controlled by criminal gangs. Prison authorities in the state have blocked mobile phone… Read more »
Historically, throughout the region, priests paid tribute to the deity by wearing the skin of human sacrifices. Items relating to the deity were discovered at a site in Puebla state, and believed to date from 900-1150 AD. Mexican archaeologists say the find may be the earliest dedication to Xipe Tótec discovered in Mexico. Worship of the God, who represents fertility and… Read more »
Mr Castro, who is still head of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party, was speaking on the 60th anniversary of the revolution led by his brother, Fidel. He urged Cubans to prepare for all scenarios to defend their independence and said the revolution “had not aged”. The Castro brothers, first Fidel and then Raul, ruled the country between 1959 and 2018. Raul… Read more »
The bulk of the migrant caravan travelling from Central America towards the US border are preparing to leave Mexico City to start the most dangerous part of their journey. Almost 4,000 Central American migrants will depart a stadium in southern Mexico City having spent much of the week in the sports complex. The group have spent the past few days in the Mexican capital resting, receiving medical attention… Read more »
The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) has been running for more than a decade. On Monday, politicians informed the body it had 24 hours to leave. The commission was investigating President Jimmy Morales over alleged funding irregularities during his 2015 election campaign. He has accused it of acting illegally and undermining Guatemalan sovereignty. Last year, the president said… Read more »