ICAO North American, Central American and Caribbean regional office commemorates 60 years of assisting states
By Tatiana Rokou / 24 Feb 2017 09:10 1217 The event was attended by Ministers, Ambassadors, and Directors General of Civil Aviation representing many of the 21 States and 19 Territories to which the NACC Regional Office is accredited. Dr….
Killings in Mexico climbed to new highs in 2016, and the violent rhythm may only intensify
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider Mexico recorded the deadliest year of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s four-year-old sexenio, or six-year term, in 2016. The country saw a 22% increase in homicide cases, rising from 17,034 in 2015 to 20,789 in…
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The winter solstice triggers an extraordinarily rare and fascinating event in hundreds of Spanish missions
By Rubén G. Mendoza, The Conversation From Business Insider On Wednesday, Dec. 21, nations in the Northern Hemisphere will mark the winter solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year. For thousands of years people have marked…
How 2 of the world’s most powerful and dangerous drug lords compare
By Samantha Lee, Amanda Macias and Christopher Woody From Business Insider Since the late 1970s, two men have emerged as the most powerful and most dangerous drug lords in the world. Pablo Escobar, a farmer’s son from rural Colombia, and…
Mexico reports no microcephaly case linked with Zika
Source: Xinhua From Shanghai Daily MEXICO has not recorded any cases of babies born with microcephaly due to their mothers being infected with the Zika virus during pregnancy, Mexican Health Minister Jose Narro said Friday. In a press conference, Narro…
Chasing witches
Chasing the witches around the globe before All Saints Day By Jean H Charles From Caribbean News Now In the dark day of ages, God was confronted by an angel named Satan, who took the position he should no more…
Judge involved in cases of Sinaloa cartel and Zetas cartel kingpins gunned down in Mexico
From Reuters From Business Insider MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican federal judge who presided over appeals from high-profile drug kingpins in recent years was fatally shot in the head outside his home on Monday, authorities said. Judge Vicente Bermudez…
Donald Trump: Mexico will pay for wall, ‘100%’
From BBC US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has insisted Mexico will pay for a border wall “100%”, in a major immigration speech. He told a cheering crowd in Arizona that he would secure the border, and left open the…
Homicides in Mexico have reached a grisly milestone
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider Violence in Mexico has been on the rise in recent months as fragmented criminal organizations clash around the country, competing with Mexican authorities and one another for control of illegal enterprises. Data released by the…
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Zika fears are leading some to book away from the Caribbean and Florida
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ – AP Business Writer From PCH Front Page NEW YORK (AP) — With government officials now warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach in addition to Puerto Rico, some sun seekers are desperately scrambling for a Zika-free vacation….
