By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican President Andrés Manual Lopez Obrador’s (AMLO) uncanny ability to shock people seems to have no limits. His latest stunt to do so was traveling on Delta Airlines tourist class. At the very least, he could have purchased a business class ticket, but he, along with small entourage headed by Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Whereas U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s visit during his first campaign on Aug. 31, 2016, represented a devastating political for then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) visit to the White House on Wednesday, July 8, will surely be beneficial to the U.S.-Mexican bilateral agenda as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau hosted a moving and upbeat online Fourth of July celebration on Saturday, July 4, for US. expats and Mexicans. Because the embassy’s traditional Independence Day bash was canceled due to the mounting covid-19 pandemic, Landau instead opened his home to the U.S. community and friends of the United States in Mexico
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The U.S. Embassy in Mexico will host a virtual Fourth of July celebration for the U.S. expat community in Mexico on Saturday, July 4, starting at 9 a.m. local time. The gala online event will be hosted by U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau and his wife Caroline Landau and will de in lieu of the traditional
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By RICARDO CASTILLO At the last minute, the Mexican Chamber of Deputies is scrambling to have ready the final approval of regulations for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that will go into effect on Wednesday, July 1. On Monday, the Federal Gazette published the approval of the agreement by the Mexican Senate. In the meantime, on Monday, June 29, Foreign
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By RICARDO CASTILLO No Changes in Energy Laws After U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau, echoing both U.S. and European energy investors, voiced concern over changes in Mexican energy regulations, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denied that there had been any changes and vowed to respect all contracts from the previous administration. Landau also said that this was “not a
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Gradual Business Reopenings Begin Ever so trepidly and not without fear that it might not be the right move to make, Mexico City and 16 Mexican states will begin gradual reopening for business as of Monday, June 16, after a harrowing 90-day lockdown that began on March 15. City and state authorities have warned that if there
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to the covid-19 citywide lockdown and the expanding coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico announced on Friday, May 22, that it will not hold its annual Memorial Day service at the Mexico City National Cemetery in Colonia San Rafael. In its place, there will be a private wreath-laying ceremony on Monday, May
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Financial desperation and back-to-work decision-making just as Mexico enters what is expected to be the peak of its covid-19 pandemic are definitely poorly timed. But then, that’s the reality the Mexican government is facing today. As of Tuesday, May 12, Mexico’s National Health Council announced the approval of four agreements for a progressive lifting of stay-at-home measures
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pressure to Restart Work Pressure on the Mexican government to get the economy going again is mounting from all sides. Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer, who is responsible for determining which municipalities and industries can reopen, however, does not yet have an answer. “In general there are approximately 990 municipalities applying to restart, but only about a third
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