In Fight Against Piracy, Mexico to Step up Gulf Coast Monitoring
XINHUA … Mexico will reinforce military surveillance along its gulf coast following recent incidents of piracy, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said…
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AMLO Passes the Buck, Again
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … Every time something goes wrong under his watch, the Mexican president blames his predecessors…
Read morePeña Nieto Alleged to Have Taken Pemex Bribes
By RICARDO CASTILLO … According to a video, the former president’s campaign was financed by illicit money…
Read moreAnarchist Vandalism Feared for Oct. 2 March
By RICARDO CASTILLO … There’s fear in the air with the advent of the 51st anniversary march of what is known as the 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre…
Read moreAMLO Broadsides Claudio X and his Sidekicks
By RICARDO CASTILLO There can be no doubt that with the over 200 press conferences he’s held since being sworn in 10 months ago on Dec. 1, 2018, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has shaken up the old and very rusty and corrupt system of journalism information availability in Mexico. The number of journalistic casualties is high. The
Read morePemex Slowly Returning to Productivity
By RICARDO CASTILLO One of several reasons why Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) won the 2018 Mexican presidential elections was his protest against former President Enrique Peña Nieto’s energy reform. Back in 2013, AMLO demanded that a referendum be held during the 2015 mid-term election to seek voters’ approval of the reform. Peña Nieto refused to carry out that
Read moreAMLO’s Anti-Corruption Moves Get Approval
By RICARDO CASTILLO Every morning since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) came into power last Dec. 1, 2018, he has repeated over and over again that his leadership is meant to oust thievery within the Mexican federal government. The word “corruption” is repeated constantly in his daily speeches at the morning press conferences he holds at the National
Read more2020 Budget in Process of Approval
By RICARDO CASTILLO Now that the annual hoopla of Mexican Independence celebrations is over, the nation will move on with one of the most important issues at hand, which is getting from Congress the approval of the 2020 Economic Package that will go into operation next Dec. 1. The package was delivered to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on
Read moreAMLO Touts 4T Success in State of the Nation Address
By RICARDO CASTILLO … The Mexican president’s annual State of the Nation Address had few surprises and little new information, but was eloquently presented…
Read moreMexican Politicos Powwow over New Opposition Party
By RICARDO CASTILLO It is just now that we are witnessing the devastating political tsunami the victory of now-Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) wrought on the nation’s political system and the parties that competed in the 2018 presidential election. AMLO’s party, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), swept the election with 53 percent of the vote, while his nearest
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