The Mexican Navy will now have full administrative and operation control of the capital’s main transportation hub, as well as new jurisdiction over a handful of the nation’s other airports
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While the AFAC may have acquiesced to cargo operators’ demands, the extended 108 days are still a far cry from the 180-day time period requested by airlines to carry out their part of the decree safely and effectively
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO As an extension of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial efforts to prioritize state-run, fossil-based fuel sources over clean alternatives, the government’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) announced Thursday, Nov. 10, that is would immediately begin implementing restrictions on solar panel energy production. The CRE, whose commissioners are assigned by the federal government, said in a
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OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) must be having a hissy fit. Already furious that his absurd electricity reform bill (which would have rewritten the Mexican Constitution to prioritize the use of energy generated by state-owned, carbon-based providers over clean, private-sector alternatives) got dashed by a united opposition in the Chamber of Deputies on Sunday,
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By KELIN DILLON Over 1,600 researchers from private universities in Mexico are now likely to lose financial grants from the National System of Researchers (SNI) following a suggested reform by the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt), directed by María Elena Álvarez-Buylla. The proposal would defund 1,632 private researchers in an effort to expand funds available for public researchers
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Women March Nationwide From A and B to Y and Z, Mexican women will protest in Monday, March 8, International Women’s Day, against macho violence in the nation. Though in the past, much of the attention of previous demonstrations has been centered around the Mexico City main square Zócalo, this year the programming for the protests will
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