30Dec2016
Global Press Freedom Has Taken an 'Unbelievable' Hit This Year
The Huffington Post
Media freedom has undergone a “deep and disturbing” decline in several parts of the world and at the global level this year, according to a new release from Reporters Without Borders.

30Dec2016
Jalisco New Generation Cartel Is Now the Largest Criminal Group in Mexico
In Homeland Security
An organization that started out as a Sinaloa offshoot comprised of deserters from the now-defunct Milenio cartel is now the most powerful trafficking entity in Mexico.

29Dec2016
'Gasolinazo' Infuriates Mexico and Taints Pena Nieto's Flagship Energy Reform
Bloomberg
Mexico is bracing for a series of protests as the opposition threatens a “peaceful revolution,” after the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto announced plans to raise gasoline prices by the most in two decades.

29Dec2016
Gear Up for Cozumel's Seventh Annual Underwater Photography Fiesta in April
Deeper Blue
If you’re a novice underwater shutterbug and have had diving the Caribbean on your bucket list, there are a couple of photo festivals in Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico already scheduled for next year that you might want to look into.

29Dec2016
Study in Mexico to Save Climate from Toxic Cow Burps
The Washington Post
Research presented last week at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, signals progress on a weird but very important front in the fight against climate change: the battle against burps.

29Dec2016
Poachers Arrested by Mexican Navy to Save the Nearly Extinct Vaquita Porpoise
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Six fishing boats engaged in illegal activities were spotted by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, ending in their arrest by the Mexican Navy.

29Dec2016
Shortage of Gasoline Spreads to 15 States While Pemex Downplays Delays
PanAm Post
The shortage of gasoline in Mexico has worsened, as 15 states have now claimed to be without enough fuel to provide for consumer needs.

29Dec2016
Traditional Healers Tackle a Building Diabetes Crisis in Indigenous Communities
Al Jazeera
There is been an increase in the number of people being diagnosed with diabetes in Bolivia. Most sufferers come from indigenous communities who have less access and trust in modern medicines. So authorities are working with ancient healers to help tackle the crisis.


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