AMLO Promises Emergency Aid to Turkey, Syria
“Our solidarity is with the people of Turkey and Syria, who were affected by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake,” AMLO said
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Prison Breaks Have Increased under López Obrador
In the fray, seven other inmates were killed by the group that organized the escape
Read moreAMLO Launches Plan to Provide Water to Drought-Stricken Nuevo León
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced a plan on Friday, July 29, to provide water to the northern drought-ridden state of Nuevo León over the course of the next 10 years. The plan, which he announced during his daily morning press conference at the National Palace, encompasses a series of measures, including the use of
Read moreMexico Set to Commemorate Nation’s ‘Real’ Independence Day
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Monday, Sept. 27, marks the 200th anniversary of the Consummation of Mexico’s independence, an act that was framed by the entry of the Trigarante Army, led by Army General Agustín de Iturbide, into Mexico City in 1821. To commemorate the date, the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and the National Defense
Read more14 Mexican Soldiers Cross Illegally into US, One with Marijuana
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. Border Patrols officers temporarily detained 14 Mexican soldiers on Saturday, Sept. 25, for crossing into the United States over a border bridge in El Paso, Texas, without proper documentation. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement that two Mexican military vehicles crossed the bridge that connects El Paso with
Read moreTren Maya Project Keeps Derailing Budget Limits
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF One of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) pet megaprojects — the construction of multi-billion-peso Tren Maya tourist train across the Yucatan Peninsula — keeps getting costlier and costlier, while projections for its completion keep getting delayed. According to the National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism (Fonatur), the Tren Maya will cost
Read moreTren Maya Tourist Train Construction is a Magical Mystery Tour
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It pretty much was to be expected: First, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) endowed the nation’s military with the gift of nonaccountability, meaning that it doesn’t have to report to anyone what it is doing or how much it is spending doing it. Then, he placed the construction and administration of his highly controversial Tren
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Electricity Bill It will come as no surprise for most people in Mexico that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) Electricity Reform Bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies, as programmed by Congress’ majority rule, now in the hands of the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) political party, and will now head to the Senate. If
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Texas Gas Shortage The Arctic vortex that hit Texas and the north of Mexico on Monday, Feb. 15, did not catch the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) unprepared, said the commission’s director, Manuel Bartlett Díaz. The cold spell was expected, and the subsequent gas shortage it produced was also to be expected, he said, but not just for
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Outages Set Off Political Sparks The electricity outages on Monday, Feb. 15, in six northern Mexican states may have been caused by the freezing temperatures affecting Texas, but they set off a new round of heated debates at Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO’s) Electricity Bill. Beyond Texas’ pumped gas shortage,
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