By KELIN DILLON A report by Bank of America (BoA) has revealed that environmental accidents committed by Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) have only increased under the administration of current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). “Areas of concern include 16 major refinery accidents since AMLO took office,” read the U.S. bank’s report, also highlighting the disastrous ocean
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pick your fighting cock and make your wagers because the birds of combat are about to engage here in Mexico. Actually, the kind of birds of combat I am talking about are engaged. Still, make your pick. The political battle really began over a month ago, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) disclosed the existence
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Officially, the calendar for Mexico’s 2021 midterm elections kicks off in October. But let there be no doubt that since President Andrés Manuel Lopez Abrader (AMLO) had his press secretary, Jesús Ramirez, read aloud the Broad Opposition Front (BOA) anonymous document, he either inadvertently or shrewdly kicked off the electoral year debate. For background, please read my
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Ever since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) made public his receiving of the anonymous document BOA (initials in Spanish for Broad Opposition Bloc), talk about his suggestion that the country adopt a two-party political system has broke loose. As in all things, there are those in favor and those against, but most agree that the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Despite the fact that the spread of the novel coronavirus in Mexico has not even begun to peak, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) called on the country’s citizens Thursday, June 11, to “overcome their fears” and venture out of their houses. Speaking during his daily “press conference” (attended almost exclusively by his personal fan club of
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Politicking Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) tossed a boa constrictor into the national political swamp on Tuesday, June 9. No doubt all political toads, snakes and even crocs and other amphibians quietly swimming around jumped out of the water, scared as hell. AMLO had his press secretary Jesús Ramírez Cuevas read aloud a document that
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