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Monthly Archives: September 2024
AMLO’s Grito de Independencia, 2024
Mexican Independence Day is September 16th, but really it starts on September 15th. On the night of September 15th, a ceremony is held in the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City, and in state capitols and city halls throughout the country. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Beatriz Gutierrez Muller, Mexican Independence Day, Mexico City, Palacio Nacional, Zocalo
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AMLO Deplores Latest Attempt to Kill Trump
There’s been another attempt to kill former U.S. President/Current Candidate Donald Trump, this time at his golf course in Florida, on September 15th, 2024. Several hours later, at 3:18 p.m. Mexico City time (September 15th), Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez … Continue reading
Cartel Factions Fight it Out in Sinaloa State and AMLO’s Comments in a Press Conference
This past July 25th, two leaders of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel were taken into U.S. custody in El Paso. They were Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of El Chapo Guzman. Apparently, Guzman Lopez turned himself in … Continue reading
That Didn’t Take Long – States Approve Mexico’s Judicial Reform
On September 11th, the Mexican Senate approved a judicial reform which would mandate the election of Mexican judges at all levels. As the Cámara de Diputados had already approved the reform, the next step was for the reform to be … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Queretaro state, State Legislatures, XLVI Legislature (66th Congress)
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Controversial Judicial Reform Amendment Passes Mexican Congress; Next Step is to Be Approved by States
The controversial judicial reform constitutional amendment has been passed by both houses of the Mexican Congress. The next step is for it to be approved by the states. The Washington Post had a good summary of the situation. From the … Continue reading
Fewer Americans Dining in Tijuana, So Restaurants Going Bankrupt
Tijuana is a Mexican border city on the far west end of Mexico, across the border from San Diego, California. In fact, Tijuana and San Diego and other cities actually form a transborder metroplex of five and a half million … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Tourism and Travel
Tagged Americans, Border Report website, California, Restaurants, San Diego, Tijuana
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NASCAR Set to Run Cup Series Race in Mexico City Next June
This should be interesting news for NASCAR fans. It’s been announced that NASCAR will hold a Cup Series Race, for points, in Mexico City next June 15th. Here’s a specially tricked out racecar displayed at the official announcement in Mexico … Continue reading
Mexico’s 66th Congress Convenes
On September 1st, 2024, the LXVI Legislatura del Congreso de la Unión, Mexico’s 66th Congress, convened. It is scheduled to end on August 31st, 2027. The members-elect were sworn in a few days earlier, on August 29th; they took office … Continue reading