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Brush fires mostly contained in Bahía de Banderas

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Brush fires broke out across Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit , on Sunday, sending thick plumes of smoke across the area and alarming residents from Bucerías to Sayulita. Late Sunday night, Bahía de Banderas Mayor Héctor Santana issued a statement saying that fires in Lago Real and Bucerías had been extinguished. However, he noted that emergency crews were still working to fully control hot spots in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, particularly in the area bordering the hotel zone. The first reports came from La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, where residents noticed smoke rising from the hills above town late Sunday morning. Witnesses initially described the fire as small, burning through dry brush on the hillside above the town’s hotel zone. But residents say the blaze spread quickly as the day progressed, fuelled by dry vegetation on the slopes. By Sunday evening, dramatic images and videos circulating on social media showed lines of fire stretching across the mountains above the bay, in Bucerías, Sayu...
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Mexico’s week in review: Congress deals Sheinbaum her first legislative defeat

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President Claudia Sheinbaum had a bruising week on the domestic front. On Wednesday, her electoral reform — a campaign promise — failed in the Chamber of Deputies after members of the National Action Party (PAN), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Citizens’ Movement (MC) and the ruling Morena party’s allies, the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Party (PVEM), all voted against it. It was the first time since PT and PVEM joined forces with Morena in 2018 that they didn’t offer their broad support to an initiative backed by the president. On Thursday morning, Sheinbaum announced a “Plan B,” though the bill’s opponents still see it as a pathway to a single-party system favoring Morena. Mid-week, Sheinbaum also announced a visit to Brazil and reaffirmed Mexico’s support for Cuba , keeping Latin American diplomacy on the agenda even during a difficult week. Further afield, Italy knocked Mexico out of the World Baseball Classic — a tough pill for fans craving a win — but World C...
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The US and Mexico, growing together and growing apart: A perspective from our CEO

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The presidents of Mexico and the U.S. are both acting like they are in a hurry. Both of them set the tone for their respective nations with daily press conferences filled with facts, figures and updates. Their agendas are similarly fast-paced. In Trump’s case, it’s enough to make just about anyone’s head spin. His policies impact nearly every part of the economy — every business, every family and every region of the world. Interestingly, in some ways Mexico’s agenda is bringing the country closer to the United States, especially in regards to security collaborations. Yet in other ways, the two countries are more different than ever. For many years, Mexico arguably used the issue of “cracking down on the cartels” as a negotiating chip. Similarly to Iran or North Korea using the threat of a nuclear weapon to give them leverage, previous Mexican presidents would often try to use the cartel crackdown issue as a way to gain leverage against the U.S. Sadly, as has been the case with Iran an...
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Veracruz governor blames private vessel for 200-kilometer Gulf Coast oil spill

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As local, state and federal authorities scramble to contain a mysterious oil spill along Mexico’s Gulf Coast, officials says the source of the spill has now been identified. Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle said the spill originated not from natural seepage as earlier hinted, but rather from a private oil tanker off the coast of Tabasco. Nadie hace caso del daño Derrame petrolero cubre costas de Veracruz y Tabasco mientras Pemex ( @Pemex ) niega responsabilidad Se lavan las manos y el petróleo sigue manchando las costas… Un derrame petrolero ha dejado las aguas de Veracruz y Tabasco completamente negras y con… pic.twitter.com/eu5YvWyq6z — José Díaz (@JJDiazMachuca) March 12, 2026 Nahle said the ship, which she declined to name, was carrying out exploration tasks when the spill occurred, with the slick spreading west to beaches in southern Veracruz. The cause of the spill has not been determined. The spill has contaminated a 230-kilometer stretch of beaches in the states of...
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Irapuato zoo welcomes a pair of rare African leopard cubs

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Two African leopard cubs born recently in the central state of Guanajuato are giving the at-risk species a boost — and visitors a rare look at one of the world’s most elusive big cats. The male and female cubs were born Feb. 12 in a breeding program for endangered species at the Irapuato Zoo, which houses about 500 animals from 120 species, zoo veterinarian Gabriela Moreno said. The cubs’ 15-year-old mother produces little milk at her age, so staff are hand-rearing the pair with a specialized formula. (Most sources put leopards’ lifespan at 10-15 years in the wild and into the low 20s in captivity — ages when reproductive performance and milk production tend to decline.) Both yet-to-be-named cubs are doing well and are at “optimal health for their age,” Moreno said. No sizes were given, but leopard cubs typically weigh under 2 pounds at birth. Moreno said the cubs  “will be in the maternity area from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. so that [visitors] can observe them. There will be no int...
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Anonymous call leads to 5 clandestine graves in Baja California Sur

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Authorities and search groups confirmed the discovery of six human remains in five clandestine graves found in Baja California Sur (BCS) after an anonymous March 5 tip prompted search operations over the weekend. The site was located amid scrubland along ​​isolated dirt roads in the BCS municipality of Comondú, near the La Paz-San Juan De La Costa highway. None of the bodies — one female and five male — were clothed, complicating immediate identification. After forensic testing, the local search collective Búsqueda x La Paz on Wednesday identified two of the victims — 43-year-old Rigoberto Álvarez Amador and Raúl Zamarrón García.  In a Facebook post , the collective expressed gratitude for the tip, insisting that the group guarantees anonymity for any and all reports, since “our only desire is to find our missing relatives.” The search continued through Monday, according to Búsqueda x La Paz leader Gabriel Álvarez, who added that it was possible that there were more graves in ...
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Banking giants BBVA and Barclay’s sweeten their forecasts for Mexico’s 2026 economic growth

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BBVA and Barclays increased their growth forecasts for Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year from 1.5% to 1.7%, and from 1.2% to 1.8%, respectively, in new outlooks published by the two financial institutions on Tuesday.  The new projections are far higher than the 0.8% GDP growth that BBVA expected for 2025. BBVA Mexico’s chief economist praised President Sheinbaum for driving mixed-ownership investments in both energy and infrastructure. (Facebook) Analysts at the two banks credited the Sheinbaum administration’s encouragement of greater private sector participation for the improved projections.  BBVA Mexico’s chief economist, Carlos Serrano Herrera, praised President Sheinbaum for driving mixed-ownership investments in both energy and infrastructure. “A major bottleneck in the previous administration was the electricity sector,” said Carlos Serrano. “To overcome this, investment is needed, and it will have to be primarily private.” The OECD and the Bank of...
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