11Apr2012
Pena Nieto Plans New Police to Fight Drug Gangs
Reuters
Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto pledged this week to create a new police force made up of former soldiers to fight drug gangs and said ending violence would take priority over battling the traffickers if he wins the election.

11Apr2012
Incredible Pizza Company Supports Mexico Ministry for 5th Consecutive Year
COMTEX
For the fifth consecutive year, America's Incredible Pizza Company, a family entertainment center with nine national locations and two in Mexico, is supporting Emmanuel Ministries, a faith-based community serving underprivileged children in Juarez, Mexico.

11Apr2012
Calderon Visits Cuba Seeking Better Relations
Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon visits Cuba today for a quick trip to patch up bruised relations with the communist island and discuss possible business ventures, including oil deals.

10Apr2012
Study Blames NAFTA for Obesity Epidemic in Mexico
Weekly News Update
A study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health finds that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may be partly responsible for the sharp increase in obesity among Mexicans since the accord took effect in January 1994.

10Apr2012
AMLO Vows to Build Refineries
The News
The presidential candidate for the Progressive Movement, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), said that if he wins the elections, far from privatizing the petroleum and energy industries, he would strengthen them by building five large refineries.

10Apr2012
Canadian Teen Raises $33K for Orphanages in Mexico
CBC News
A Yellowknife teen has raised more than $33,000 by selling cupcakes to help orphanages in Mexico. Cole Philipp, 14, and his mother Stephanie have been raising funds for five orphanages in Mazatlan, Mexico, by selling cupcakes during the last two years.

10Apr2012
Latino Trendsetters Gather for Hispanicize 2012
EFE
Hispanicize 2012, an event "focused on Latino trends and trendsetters in social media, entertainment, marketing and media," got under way Tuesday in Miami.

10Apr2012
Photographer Takes 31,000 Pictures for Peace
Infosurhoy
Photographer Diego Huerta and his wife, Daniela Juarez, travelled throughout Mexico to photograph 31,000 people who support peace.


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