AMLO’s Second Nationalization Is a Costly Hoax
with the transfers of more financial resources to the CFE to cover its new deficit, the people of Mexico will bear the cost in higher electricity bills
Read moreTag Archives: Enrique (Kiki) Camarena
Caro Quintero Granted Permanent Protection against Extradiction
PULSE NEWS MEXICO After three weeks of diplomatic posturing over the extradition of infamous Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States to face charges for the 1985 murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a Mexican court on Tuesday, Aug. 2, granted Caro Quintero a “definitive suspension against extradition.” In a written decree,
Read moreWhy Bartlett Díaz May Finally Have to Pay the Piper
OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER The most notable aspect of the recent capture of Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, including the many signs of intelligence collaboration with U.S. agencies, is the rapid growth of speculation surrounding current Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) Director and former Secretary of the Interior Manuel Bartlett Díaz and the consequences that the delivery of the
Read moreInfamous Mexican Drug Lord Caro Quintero Captured
PULSE NEWS MEXICO One of Mexico’s most infamous drug lords, Rafael Caro Quintero, believed to be responsible for the 1985 torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, was captured by the Mexican Navy (Semar) on Friday, July 15. The arrest took place in San Simón in the Sierra del Triángulo Dorado area of the
Read moreMorena: A Rebirth of Mexican Politics
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — The democratic political life of Mexico, as in many other Latin American nations, is relatively young. In the last decade, a new chapter began in the construction of Mexican politics after the sudden arrival to the presidency of a newly created party. Breaking through and eventually displacing the parties that historically held political hegemony
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Fake Invoicing Party Is Over Slowly but surely, Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT) and the country’s fiscal attorney general are going after those who practiced what became during the past administration the most popular sport among businessmen: tax evasion. Fiscal Attorney General Carlos Romero announced his office was issuing culprits a warning salvo to straighten up their
Read moreAll the (Former) Presidents’ Men (and an Ex-President to Boot)
By RICARDO CASTILLO What was the political gossip this week in Mexico? Definitely, the “denunciations” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) made of nine past officials for stealing money from the near-bankrupt, still-government-run electricity monopoly, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). As we covered in Pulse News Mexico, on Monday, Feb. 11, the president, during his daily press conference at the National Palace in downtown Mexico City,
Read moreAMLO’s Trio of Dubious Appointments
By RICARDO CASTILLO It’s been barely a month since Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) won the July 1 election, and he is already raising eyebrows — not so much for his victory, but because some of the nominations he has made. Particularly grabbing attention are the appointments of several persons to his energy management cabinet. Definitely, the least
Read more