By RICARDO CASTILLO That old proverb “don’t do good things that look bad” couldn’t be more timely for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) regarding his outing on the March 28 weekend. AMLO went to Baja California to visit two main cities. Tijuana and Mexicali, and then moved on to the state of Sinaloa, spending time in the capital
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS At a time when the novel coronavirus outbreak and other health concerns have people worldwide on edge, the Washington Apple Commission (WAC) wants to remind everyone that an apple is a handy, easy-to-carry, nutritious food that can not only provide quick energy and fiber, but also an array of micronutrients that can help shore up the body’s
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The Baja California state electoral controversy may have finally come to an end. Late Tuesday, July 23, the Baja state congress met at the municipality of Rosarito Beach to confirm that the governance period for Governor-elect Jaime Bonilla Valdéz from two to five years is valid. Early the next day, the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) in
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Just how the Mexican National Guard is going to operate as of Monday, June 10, along the 11-municipalities in the state of Chiapas – along the Guatemalan border – is anybody’s guess. Most likely, the promoter of the move, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), does not know either. And there are many reasons for
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The past six months have been hectic for Mexico and its Congress as they worked to approve several constitutional amendments that will help ease the nation’s transition into what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) calls the Fourth Transformation, now popularly mentioned as 4T. Apparently – and this is an educated guess only – AMLO has plans
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it has been around for more than a decade, the Merida Initiative is one of the most poorly understand bilateral agreements ever established between Mexico and the United States. Signed into existence back in June 2008 by then-U.S. President George W. Bush and his then-Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderón, the multifaceted security cooperation accord was intended to
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The next round of elections in Mexico is just around the corner. slated for Sunday. June 2. There will be political activity on different basis in six different states. Clearly, the attention will be most focused in the states of Puebla and Baja California. where elections for governor will be attracting the bulk of attention. They are,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO There’s a growing concern among most Mexicans over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) disdain for personal security. Friends and political opponents agree that the lax security that has surrounded him for the little over two months he’s been in office has to be reinforced. The president’s problem is that he considers himself to be just one more
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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