Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s president, was the first woman to give the country’s annual Grito de Dolores, a tradition dating to a priest’s call to arms against Spain more than two centuries ago.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico became the first woman to lead the national cry of independence on Monday night, speaking from a National Palace balcony overlooking Mexico City’s main square.
Accidents involving vehicles and trains have been increasing as the Mexican government has pushed to revitalize railroads and build new passenger lines.
Money transfers to Guatemala, Honduras and other nations have increased in recent months, totaling billions of dollars. Undocumented migrants in the United States say they are sending money to relatives while they can.
Julio Fuentes, a 35-year-old undocumented migrant from Guatemala, sent a large chunk of his savings to his bank account in Guatemala this year — fearing both deportation and a new tax on remittances.
President Nayib Bukele says that his new education minister, a military officer, will restore discipline to schools where gangs once recruited. A school workers’ union called the appointment “absurd.”
Officials inspecting students’ appearances and uniforms during their arrival at the National Industrial Technical Institute in San Salvador this month.