By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The second annual Goula Awards were presented during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 4, to leading Mexican food and beverage companies nationwide. The awards, which recognize good business practices within the country’s food and beverage sector, were presented by a multidisciplinary panel of 21 experts who evaluated a range of food products and services for consumer
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Hunting the Big Five The Mexican Senate gave fast-track approval to a request from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to hold a popular consultation on whether to bring to trial five former presidents. The Senate rushed the bill through over the Independence Day holidays (Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Wednesday, Sept. 16). The proposal, which contains only
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By RICARDO CASTILLO First Coronavirus Case in Mexico Mexico’s Health Secretariat was notified on Saturday, Feb. 1, by the Los Angeles International Airport medical authorities of the confirmed case of a 37-year-old Chinese national and Wuhan native who had visited Mexico as of Jan. 21. Taxi service company Uber acknowledged that the infected person used at least two of its
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