17Dec2012
Officials to Survey Schools in Preparation of Pena Nieto's Education Reform
The News
The Education Secretary and the president of the National Statistics and Geography Institute, agreed Sunday to begin designing a census of the nation’s teachers and students as part of the President’s plan to reform Mexico’s education system.

17Dec2012
About Your Safety in Mexico: Reality vs. Sensationalist Media Hype
The Yucatan Times
I am not here to dispute that there has been and is drug violence in Mexico. I am here to point out that those specific places are likely nowhere near where you as a tourist or expat are planning to go.

17Dec2012
For Latinas, Patient Navigation Can Speed Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Fronteras Desk
It’s not uncommon for Latinas who have an abnormal mammogram test to not follow up and get the medical treatment that can need. But a little extra support from helpers called “patient navigators” can make the difference.

17Dec2012
Maya 'Underworld' Observatory Revealed
National Geographic
In a cave in Mexico's Yucatan, a National Geographic explorer reveals what is believed to have been an underground observatory for witnessing the zenith passage of the sun.

17Dec2012
Mexican Student Denounces Police Violence During Presidential Inauguration
RNW
Reports are emerging that the police not only used excessive force to end the protests, but they also tortured demonstrators. One of them was Alejandro Cortés Zaragoza, a 27-year-old student.

17Dec2012
David Johnston: Canada and Mexico, Partners in the Pursuit of Justice
The Globe and Mail
As Governor-General and as someone who cares deeply about justice and the rule of law, I am pleased that Mexico’s judicial reformers are drawing insight and lessons from the criminal process used in Canada and in other Commonwealth countries.

17Dec2012
Meet the Guy Who Might Just Solve Homelessness with His Twitter Account
The Kindling Group
Last night, millions of Americans slept on park benches, under makeshift coverings, and in places that you and I wouldn’t head to in a horror movie. If we’re lucky, Mark Horvath and his Twitter account might just change that.

17Dec2012
Electoral Court Buries Time Capsule on Mexico's Democracy
IANS/EFE
An electoral court has buried a time capsule containing more than 80 documents and other items that will not be opened until 2087 in an effort to give future citizens an understanding of today’s democracy.


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