Republican Lawmakers Want US Army to Combat Cartels
Matamoros is considered ground zero for the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico, and is known for its warring factions
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Unemployment Down in Mexico, but Informal Economy Up
One of the pressing concerns for Mexico in the coming years is the high level of informal labor and those joining the informal economy
Read morePemex Asks Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan for $1 Billion Loans
Bloomberg previously reported that Pemex has been in talks with Goldman Sachs and HSBC for financing related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Read moreMexico City Metro Suffers 16 Mishaps Since Jan. 7
On average, every 31 hours, an incident occurred the past three weeks that caused the Metro service to be suspended
Read moreSeGob, SEP Toss Esquivel Plagiarism Case Back to UNAM
The UNAM can grant a title and it can also take it away, but not a professional license
Read moreBall in SEP’s Court on Esquivel Plagiarism Case
At the time the news broke, López Obrador immediately came to the defense of the embattled justice, saying that he’d rather be wrong about Esquivel, rather than agree with Sheridan
Read morePemex Liable to Pay $16.7 Billion in Debt before End of 2024
By KELIN DILLON According to the new 2023-2027 Business Plan Report presented by Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Pemex must pay back more than $16.7 billion in debt amortizations before the end of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) six-year term, which is set to end in 2024. The report revealed that Pemex was able to put
Read moreAMLO’s Daily Tirades against Journalists Are Putting Them in Harm’s Way
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA In February of this year, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an editorial criticizing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), saying his “rhetoric will get more journalists killed.” Specifically, the Union-Tribune editorial zeroed in on López Obrador’s penchant for labeling journalists — especially journalists who criticize AMLO and his administration — as “thugs,” “mercenaries” and “sellouts.”
Read moreFormer US Envoy Says AMLO’s Political Noise Clouds Relationship
By KELIN DILLON In a new interview conducted by Mexican daily newspaper El Financiero, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta S. Jacobson characterized the presently contentious relationship between Mexico and the United States as one “like a family,” while highlighting Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) propensity toward making “noise” around the neighboring trade partners’ relations. According to Jacobson,
Read moreOpposition Bloc against AMLO’s Electoral Reform Grows
By MARK LORENZANA The contentious electoral reform spearheaded by deputies from the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has further divided the country, and two groups have emerged thus far: those who have called for a complete transformation — or even scrapping — of the National Electoral Institute (INE), and those who are
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