Over 2,000 Hectares Expropriated for Tren Maya
López Obrador has already successfully expropriated a total of 2,038 hectares for his priority railway project
Read moreTag Archives: Sedatu
AMLO: My Kids Aren’t Corrupt, 100 Million Pesos Is Nothing
López Obrador went on to say that the alleged amount of 100 million pesos “is nothing” in terms of government contracts
Read moreAMLO Government Spends 1.6 Billion Pesos for Baseball Stadiums
And the government is not done yet, as Sedatu launched a tender to build a new baseball stadium in Tepic, Nayarit
Read moreRosario Robles Walks out of Prison after Three Years without Trial
PULSE NEWS MEXICO After more than three years of her detainment without bail — and just hours after the arrest of former Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam for his alleged ordering of the disappearances of 43 Ayotzinapa education school students in 2014 — Mexico’s Federal Attorney General Office¿ (FGR) late Friday, Aug. 19, ordered the immediate release of former Secretary
Read moreRobles to Remain Imprisoned Following Arrest Warrant Suspension
By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Aug. 8, a Mexican federal judge struck down an arrest warrant involving allegations of money laundering and organized crime issued against former Secretary of Social Development (Sedesol) Rosario Robles, though she is set to remain in prison awaiting trial on other charges surrounding her time at Sedesol. Robles has been accused of using her position
Read moreMexican Government Required to Pay for Expropriated AIFA Land
By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican federal government illegally appropriated 91.5 hectares of private land to build the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA). The Tenth Collegiate Court in Administrative Matters confirmed on June 3 of this year the protection granted to the heirs of Raúl Romero Zenizo, who proved to be the legitimate owners of two pieces of land in the
Read moreMexico Expropriates 198 Properties for Tren Maya
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Mexican government’s Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu) announced Monday, Jan. 17, that it had formalized the expropriation of 198 privately owned properties in three municipalities of Quintana Roo, through which the Tren Maya tourist train will pass, representing a total area of 2.41 million square meters. All the properties, which
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO New Dollar Revenues Law The Mexican Senate approved a bill on Wednesday, Dec. 9, stipulating that all foreign currencies income flowing into Mexico should stay in the nation and not be allowed to be repatriated to the country of its origin. The board of directors of Mexico’s central bank, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), immediately challenged the bill,
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Outsourcing Vote Postponed The Mexican Chamber of Deputies postponed the vote on the outsourcing regulation bill, which was slated to take place on Thursday, Nov. 26. Now, the debate over it will continue until sometime next week. The decision came after there was an exponential increase of speakers taking the podium from 70, on Monday, Nov. 23,
Read moreRosario Robles Finally Makes Bail
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After more than 13 months behind bars, Mexico”s former secretary of Social Development (Sedesol) Rosario Robles Berlanga, was finally released on personal recognizance on Thursday, Sept. 24. Robles — who was previously denied bail on the grounds that she could be a flight risk by a circuit court judge, Felipe de Jesús Delgadillo Padierna,
Read more