Author Archives: Allan Wall

In Chiapas, Fake Mexican Birth Certificates Being Sold to Foreigners

Excelsior reports a thriving business in the state of Chiapas (bordering Guatemala) of selling fake birth certificates to foreigners. From Excelsior: “Authorities of Chiapas are investigating a network dedicated to the trafficking of birth certificates for foreigners in 12 border … Continue reading

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Mexico Stops Oil Shipments to Cuba “At Least Temporarily”

In a recent article I reported that Mexico is Cuba’s Biggest Oil Supplier and Trump is OK With That. That may be about to change. From the Associated Press: “Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday [January 27] her government has at least … Continue reading

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Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily Investigates Mexican Homicide Statistics

According to the Mexican government, the Mexican murder rate went down in 2025. Is that correct? Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily dealt with this issue in his January 26th article entitled Is security in Mexico improving or are the … Continue reading

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Canadian Snowboarder Turned Cocaine Kingpin Surrenders at U.S. Embassy in Mexico City

Here’s a bizarre story, of a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada who allegedly became a drug lord in Mexico and is now in U.S. custody. Ryan Wedding is a Canadian Olympic snowboarder allegedly turned drug kingpin, but his crime career … Continue reading

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Mexico is Cuba’s Biggest Oil Supplier and Trump is OK With That

Nicolas Maduro has been removed as president of Venezuela and U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on the communist island of Cuba. Mexico is now Cuba’s main supplier of petroleum. And the Trump administration is ok with that. … Continue reading

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Will the U.S. Hit Mexican Drug Cartels on Mexican Soil? Would It Be Effective?

There’s a lot of talk nowadays about the U.S. government attacking Mexican drug cartels in Mexico. A recent example is Sean Hannity’s interview with President Trump on January 8th, in which Trump said that “And we are going to start … Continue reading

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Journalists Killed in Mexico

On January 2nd, 2026, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP) in Spanish, released a report on journalists killed in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025. You can see it here. According to the IFJ/FIP, there … Continue reading

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President Sheinbaum’s Response to Trump’s Strike on Caracas

In case you’ve been living in a cave with no internet, on January 3rd, 2025, under President Trump’s direction, U.S. forces attacked Caracas, Venezuela, captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and took them to the United States. What … Continue reading

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Mexico Sending Five Competitors to 2026 Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled for February 6th-22nd in various venues in northern Italy. It’s known as the Milano Cortina 2026. Source: Milano-Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee Mexico is sending a team to the Winter Olympics. Beginning in 1928, Mexico … Continue reading

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Three Babies Born in Mexico City Metro System in 2025

Mexico City has an extensive train/subway system called the Metro, I’ve ridden it when I was in the city. See my article about it from back in 2013 entitled Moving Millions Through Mexico City’s Metro (how do you like that … Continue reading

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