Articles Posted in the Mexico Category
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Video: Complete Video of ConMexico Conference
Below is a live video stream of the ConMexico conference where President Felipe Calderon will speak: What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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980 Police Officers in Veracruz, Mexico Fired after Failing Lie Detector, Tests
The Mexican government has fired 980 police officers during the last few weeks in the gulf state of Veracruz who have failed lie detector and other tests, according to an Associated Press report. The news was announced Tuesday by Veracruz Police Chief Arturo Bermudez who said only 27 percent of the 6,000-member police force have [...]
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¡Q’ Viva! The Chosen is in Production- Marc Anthony in Mexico City Looking for New Talent
As you know by now, Jennifer López and Marc Anthony are teaming up with acclaimed show director Jamie King and American Idol creator Simon Fuller to launch an epic 21-country search across the Americas for the world’s most extraordinary Latin talent in the new, groundbreaking television series, ¡Q’ VIVA! THE CHOSEN. Marc Anthony began to [...]
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Alabama Immigrant Parents Planning Alternate Caretakers for Kids in Case of Deportation
With Alabama tightening the chain on its immigration law which was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature this year and signed by Gov. Robert Bentley, families are looking into signing over there kids to family, friends, and even co-workers because they are in fear of being kicked out the country or put in jail, according to [...]
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Video: New Tourism Campaign “Mexico Se Siente” Launched for Mexicans
A new tourism campaign launched in Mexico Tuesday aims to make every Mexican an ambassador for their country. The campaign has recruited people from various fields to share how they feel about Mexico. The President’s office released a YouTube video with some of the campaigns footage. The President’s YouTube page doesn’t allow comments on the [...]
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Watch Live: Mexico President Felipe Calderon address the Casino Murders
Watch below by clicking on the play button: What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Video: Water Contamination Threatens Mexico City
Water contamination is a real threat to Mexico City’s drinking water. How much longer do they have and what’s being done to prevent pollution in one of their main sources of water – the large network of canals? Al Jazeera’s Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City and the canals of Xochimilco. What do you think? [...]
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Cinco de Mayo Celebrates: Carlos Slim Helú
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day, it is a holiday that commemorates the Mexican’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. It has been said that “The Puebla victory came to symbolize unity and pride for what seemed like a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath.” Today, [...]
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Chicharito Responds to Top Gear Controversy
After all the controversy genarated by last Sunday’s program “Top Gear” for the BBC programs “jokes and criticisms” against Mexico, Javier Hernandez, a Mexican icon living in England, has intervened in the matter with a campaign against the derogatory jokes shared in the program which included describing Mexicans as lazy, fat and making fun of [...]
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Sex and the City – Mexico City Subway Style
Some Mexico City subway riders are literally getting a bang for their buck, but sex in this City doesn’t conjure up images of Sarah Jessica-Parker and her fashionable friends. Mexico City subway officials are trying to get a handle on the sky rocketing number of sexual hook-ups happening daily. To combat all the horny Chilangos, [...]
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How Mexico saved Super Bowl XLV with Electricity
UPDATE: Mexico said Thursday it was temporarily suspending an offer to provide electricity to Texas because of severe cold in Mexico’s own territory. Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission said it was temporarily suspending the transfer of electricity because below-freezing temperatures in northern Mexico have caused some damage to the generating capacity of its own plants, causing [...]
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“Superman” producer missing in Mexico City
63-year-old Ilya Salkind, the man who brought “Superman” to the big screen in 1978, is in need of the Man of Steel right now, because he has gone missing in Mexico City, according to his friends and family. He was least heard from on Sunday, when he spoke to friends and business partners in L.A. [...]
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Video: Día de los Muertos 101 – What you need for this special day
It’s that time of year again when we dress up for Halloween and also remember our loved ones with Día de los Muertos. Many of us know a thing or two about Día de los Muertos and here at Dos Lives we wanted to give you a practical, quick and easy guide to getting ready [...]
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Dora the Explorer’s link to Immigration Debate; Do you agree?
They are popular searches on Google, “dora the explorer illegal immigrant” and “dora the explorer mug shot.” You may have seen her mug shot that has been making the rounds online, on Facebook and in immigration debates. Dora’s alleged crime? “Illegal Border Crossing Resisting Arrest.” No matter your opinion, according to a recent Associated Press [...]
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Mexicans asking: What happened to Paulette?
The murder case of the little girl Paulette in Mexico has, without any question, caught the attention around the world and as a Mexican I’m ashamed of the reasons why it has become so important. The four-year-old handicapped little girl went missing from her house, an exclusive area of Mexico City called Interlomas, on the [...]
