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Looking to an all-digital future, Sheinbaum plans to eliminate cash at the pump and the toll booth

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As part of her goal of digitizing the Mexican economy, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that cash payments at gas stations and highway toll booths will be eliminated starting this year. Sheinbaum said her administration is working with the the banking sector to standardize digitized payment procedures nationwide to promote their use, and especially with Banco de Bienestar to facilitate digital payments for all Mexicans. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced her digitized payment plans as she addressed the 89th Banking Convention of the Mexican Banking Association in Cancún Thursday. (Presidencia / Cuartoscuro.com) “Our goal this year is to make digital payment of gasoline and tolls mandatory,” the president said. “This will allow us to move forward with the digitization of the country through other schemes.” Delivering the inaugural address at the 89th Banking Convention , Shienbaum also praised recent improvements to the CoDi system which can now be accessed throug...
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Sheinbaum demands full US investigation into Mexican teen’s death in ICE custody: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds 📉 Quintana Roo security gains: The daily homicide rate in Quintana Roo dropped 79% in February compared to the final month of the AMLO administration, and 68% year-over-year. Security Minister García Harfuch reported more than 3,200 arrests for high-impact crimes in the state since Sheinbaum took office. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Mexican teen dies in ICE custody: Sheinbaum called the death of 19-year-old Royer Pérez Jiménez — an Indigenous Maya man from Chiapas who died at a Florida detention center on March 16 — “very sad.” She said Mexico sent a diplomatic letter to Washington on Thursday, with a “much stronger” one to follow Friday. ICE listed the cause as presumed suicide; Mexico is demanding a full investigation. 🇩🇪 Sheinbaum meets German president in Cancún: Trade, investment and scientific cooperation dominated Thursday’s meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Sheinbaum noted that nearly 2,000 German companies alrea...
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Mexican forces capture then quickly release the daughter of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in Sinaloa

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Mexican security forces killed 11 members of a notorious Sinaloa Cartel faction and briefly detained a woman during an early morning raid on Thursday. The apparent target of the operation was the daughter of drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who is currently in prison in the United States. Now, the Security Cabinet is facing questions about why Mónica Zambada Niebla —  who has been sanctioned by the U.S. government on drug-related charges — was released. Federal forces carried out coordinated actions Thursday in rural areas surrounding Culiacán, all targeting the “Los Mayos” faction of the Sinaloa cartel. The operation resulted in the detention of Zambada Niebla in the town of El Álamo, and Omar Oswaldo Torres Cabada, alias “El Patas,” in the nearby town of Valle Escondido. Shortly after Marines captured Zambada Niebla, a shootout occurred during which 11 members of the crime gang were slain. Torres Cabada was apprehended soon thereafter. Within hours Zambada Niebla — who was...
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Mexico joins global aid effort with first vessel leaving for Cuba Thursday

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Mexican vessels participating in an international humanitarian effort to deliver food, medical supplies, and solar equipment to Cuba prepared to set off Thursday afternoon. Four boats were scheduled to depart from Mexico starting Thursday, carrying material aid for the beleaguered island nation as part of an international solidarity initiative in response to the intensified U.S. blockade of Cuba. 🇨🇺🔴 Enviarán 30 toneladas de ayuda a Cuba desde Yucatán A bordo se incluyen paneles solares, alimentos enlatados, agua embotellada y productos de limpieza, entre otros artículos de primera necesidad. 📹 Alejandro Ruvalcaba pic.twitter.com/948H3jnp2H — Milenio (@Milenio) March 19, 2026 The first ship was preparing to depart from the port of Progreso, Yucatán, on Thursday and three more will set sail from Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, on Friday. The plan is to arrive in Havana on March 21. Organized by an international coalition led by Progressive International , the “Nuestra Améri...
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Sheinbaum targets natural gas production as next step in energy sovereignty push

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Speaking at a Pemex industrial complex on the banks of the Pánuco River in Veracruz on Wednesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum used the 88th anniversary of Mexico’s oil expropriation to set her government’s next energy goal: sharply reducing the country’s dependence on imported natural gas. While Mexico has made significant progress reducing gasoline imports — thanks to the Olmeca refinery in Dos Bocas, the acquisition of the Deer Park refinery in Texas and the rehabilitation of six other refineries — Sheinbaum acknowledged a stubborn vulnerability remains. Mexico still imports 75% of the natural gas it consumes, a fuel that powers the country’s electricity plants and factories. “The call to advance in energy sovereignty acquires enormous relevance every day,” she told Pemex workers at the event. “It means advancing in energy sovereignty, increasing domestic natural gas production — that is the next objective.” Alongside natural gas, Sheinbaum said her government would continue expa...
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Mexico’s monarch butterfly population is up more than 60% over last year, inspiring cautious hope

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The monarch butterflies that winter in Mexico’s high‑elevation forests are getting a reprieve — but not yet a rescue — as Mexico, the United States and Canada step up joint efforts to keep its famed migration from collapsing. New figures released this week by Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) show monarch colonies covered 2.93 hectares of oyamel fir forest in central Mexico this winter, up from 1.79 hectares in 2024-25 — a 64% increase. Monarch butterfly colonies in central Mexico have grown since 2022, but still remain far from stable. (McDonald Mirabile / WWF-US) This winter’s 2.93 hectares of trees blanketed in butterflies compares with 1.79 hectares a year earlier and just 0.9 hectares the winter before. However, while encouraging, the gains leave the eastern monarch population still down by more than 80%–90% since the 1990s. Several conservation groups warn the population still remains at risk of extincti...
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US border officials seize 39 pythons being smuggled into Mexico in a tractor

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a tractor with 39 live pythons hiding inside on March 5 while conducting outbound operations. The driver was starting to cross the World Trade Bridge from Laredo in Texas to Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas.  CBP officers flagged for inspection a 2021 Peterbilt tractor traveling to Mexico and then found the snakes after the driver had provided a declaration that no prohibited goods were being transported. Animal smugglers know there’s a market for pythons in Mexico, either live as pets or dead as snakeskin boots. (Facebook) Officials contacted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents who took custody of the animals. The pythons were transported to a controlled environment where their condition could be monitored, according to CBP reports.  The driver was given penalties of $34,824 for export violations, while CBP seized the tractor and trailer. Exporting live reptiles across the U.S.-Mexico border requires compliance...
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