OPINION PULSE NEWS MEXICO On the evening of Wednesday, July 27, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) “hosted” yet another dinner at the National Palace for 50 of the country’s leading business community, and — true to AMLO form — the meal ended up being extremely costly … for the guests. The dinner, which was attended by members of
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) officially announced the grand draw from Mexico’s National Lottery taking place in September, with prizes including box seats at the Azteca Stadium and the former residences of several drug lords. The lottery initiative was previously revealed to the public on May 24, and features more than 250 million pesos worth
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Wet Politicking in Dry Chihuahua There was a faceoff this week between farmers and the National Guard (GN) at the La Boquilla reservoir on the Conchos River, which feeds into the Rio Grande at the Ojinaga-Presidio border. The GN, in charge of safekeeping the dam, had to withdraw from the facility on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to avoid
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pandemic Politicizing Contrary to what is happening in the United States, where the White House is downsizing the extent of covid-19 and the disparaging the image of the country’s coronavirus czar, Anthony Faucet, here in Mexico, President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Tuesday, July 14, reiterated his support Health Undersecretary and chief epidemiologist Hugo Lopez-Gatell. AMLO’s
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Presidential Turkey Might Just Fly After several weeks of indecision, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has opted to hold a super lottery draw next Sept. 15 to “sell off” the onerous Dreamliner 757 deluxe transport presidential jet used by his predecessors Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto, valued at $130 million. During his daily morning
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By RICARDO CASTILLO First of all, let me clarify the difference between the word “occurrence” in English and “ocurrencia” in Spanish: In theory, they could be interpreted as being the same, but as you will see, there are significant differences in meaning between the two words. The reason for this clarification is that, last week, I mistranslated the word “maestro”
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