Monthly Archives: April 2025

¡Felices Pascuas!

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Allan Wall

¡Felices Pascuas!

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Wanted Posters for Mexican Narco Brothers

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Allan Wall

Remember the old Wanted posters from the Old West? Here is a Wanted Poster offering a reward for the Dalton Brothers. In our day and age, Wanted Posters are still used. For Mexican narcos, for example. On April 15th he … Continue reading →

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The Mexican Music Market, Narcocorridos and Freedom of Speech

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Allan Wall

Mexico is a musically-oriented country and recently became the 10th-largest music market in the world. There are various genres of Mexican music, plus Mexico is a big market for music from other Spanish-speaking countries and from English-speaking countries. Like other … Continue reading →

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President Sheinbaum Attends CELAC Summit. What is CELAC and Why Did China Have a Delegation There?

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Allan Wall

In the midst of the ongoing Trump Tariffs situation, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum flew to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for a meeting of CELAC. What is CELAC? CELAC is the “Community of Latin American States”. The acronym CELAC is based on Spanish, … Continue reading →

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Ronald Johnson Confirmed by Senate as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Allan Wall

Ronald Johnson has been confirmed by the Senate, albeit narrowly, as U.S. ambassador to Mexico. Not to be confused with Ronald Harold Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, the newly-designated ambassador to Mexico is Ronald Douglas Johnson During Trump’s first term, … Continue reading →

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U.S. Companies in Mexico Targeted by Mexican Drug Cartels

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Allan Wall

As I reported in a previous article, Mexican companies are targets of Mexican drug cartels.See Mexican Corporations Extorted by Drug Cartels. U.S. companies operating in Mexico are also targets of the Mexican cartels. As reported by Julian Resendiz of Border … Continue reading →

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Taruk, the Mexican Electric Bus

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Allan Wall

A new electric bus has been developed in Mexico. It’s called the “Taruk”, from the Yaqui word for the roadrunner bird. (Yaqui is an indigenous language of northwest Mexico). It’s the first fully electric bus completely developed in Mexico. According … Continue reading →

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Trump Tariff on Mexican Beer – Or Just the Beer in Cans?

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Allan Wall

One needs a scorecard to keep up with the Trump Tariffs. Mexico was exempt from the tariffs announced on “Day of Liberation”, April 2nd. However, that didn’t apply to the automotive tariffs which do affect Mexico. On March 12th, Trump … Continue reading →

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Trump Slaps Tariffs on the World; Canada and Mexico Exempt from this Round (but not the Automotive Tariffs Set for April 3rd)

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Allan Wall

On April 2nd, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was applying tariffs on the world. Trump called it “Liberation Day”. Trump explained the tariffs with the help of a chart: First, a baseline of 10% tariff is being … Continue reading →

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