19Sep2016 | Mobile Payments Promise to Improve Financial Accessibility in Mexico Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas A majority of Mexican adults remain outside the country’s financial system. The proportion is greatest in rural areas, where 71 percent of those 15 and older lack access to formal financial services, far exceeding figures for Mexico’s Latin American peers. |
19Sep2016 | Back in the Day, Immigration Demagogues Denounced Not Mexicans, But Chinese Boston Globe Fear and loathing of immigrants isn’t a new phenomenon. Today, much of that animus is directed toward Mexico, and Donald Trump has made it the cornerstone of his presidential bid. |
19Sep2016 | Caribbean, LatAm Bag 133 Medals at Rio Paralympics News Americas The Caribbean and Latin America finished with a whopping 133 medals in total as the curtains came down this weekend on the 2016 Paralympics. |
18Sep2016 | Central American Refugees Struggle for Protection in Southern Mexico LobeLog This week, world leaders will convene at the UN General Assembly for the first-ever Summit for Refugees and Migration. The U.S. media has provided little coverage of Central Americans who apply for refugee status in Mexico - and is a topic that deserves discussion at the Summit. |
18Sep2016 | How Drug Cartels Operate Like Silicon Valley Startups Motherboard Mexican and Central American organized crime groups exemplify the kinds of innovative behavior and problem-solving prowess that in other, legal contexts, such as Silicon Valley, often result in groundbreaking businesses. |
18Sep2016 | Farmers Switching from Coffee to Poppy in Mexico's Southwestern Heroin Hub Insight Crime Falling coffee production in Mexico's Guerrero state has reportedly contributed to rising poppy cultivation, in turn facilitating the state's transition into a battleground for competing drug groups. |
18Sep2016 | More Than 6,000 People Are Infected with HIV Virus in Playa del Carmen The Yucatan Times It is estimated that between 6,000 and 10,000 people living in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo are infected with HIV-AIDS, although most are not aware of it. |
17Sep2016 | San Felipe Fishermen Demand United Nations Intervention on Fishing Ban Uniradio Informa About 500 fishermen and residents of San Felipe demonstrated and signed a document where they asked the United Nations to listen to their complaints and evaluate what a fishing ban has done for the residents of the city. |
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