Nissan to open second Aguascalientes plant
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- Published on Friday, 13 July 2012 12:44
- Written by GR Staff
In a ceremony that fused Japanese and Mexican traditions, Nissan celebrated a historic milestone by setting the first stone of its new manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes. This is the company’s third manufacturing complex in the country and the second in the state of Aguascalientes.
Carmakers question new emissions regulations
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- Published on Friday, 13 July 2012 12:35
- Written by GR Staff
Mexican automakers fear that new greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards will lead to steep rises in the cost of new vehicles.
Mexico ready to elect new chief executive
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 14:35
- Written by Michael Forbes
Unless the vote is close, at around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday evening we should know who will be the new president of Mexico.
New First Lady will be Mexico’s ‘Carla Bruni’
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- Published on Friday, 13 July 2012 12:08
- Written by Duncan Tucker
President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto is famed for his good looks, but his celebrity wife Angelica Rivera is just as likely to turn heads.
Six states and the capital at stake in regional elections
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 14:13
- Written by GR Staff
Aside from the presidential race, Sunday’s elections will also determine who governs for the next six years in six states and the Federal District (DF) of Mexico City.
Mexico’s youth awakens
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- Published on Friday, 13 July 2012 11:54
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The return of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has provoked the biggest political awakening of Mexico’s youth since the late 1960s. The students that comprise the #YoSoy132 movement could now play a vital role as a national watchdog and a catalyst for reform.
Campaigns shutdown prior to vote
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 14:08
- Written by GR Staff
Citizens are getting a three-day respite from the incessant campaigning in the run up to Sunday’s presidential elections.
Mexico on course for record tourism year
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- Published on Friday, 13 July 2012 11:45
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexico expects to receive a record high of at least 24.6 million foreign tourists in 2012, Tourism Secretary Gloria Guevara revealed on Friday.
Election results due before midnight on Sunday, July 1
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 14:06
- Written by Michael Forbes
The identity of Mexico’s next president will be revealed on Sunday around 11.45 p.m., the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) has promised.
Vote recount confirms Peña Nieto victory
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- Published on Monday, 09 July 2012 15:34
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Following a recount of more than half the votes, Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) has confirmed Enrique Peña Nieto as the winner of the July 1 presidential election.
Government admits suspect is not El Chapo’s son
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 13:48
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Within 24 hours of parading the captured “son” of elusive drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman before the media last week, the Mexican government was forced to admit to an embarrassing case of mistaken identity.
Remittances boost shows US economy is picking up
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- Published on Friday, 06 July 2012 11:31
- Written by GR Staff
Remittances sent from Mexicans living abroad in the month of May rose by 7.8 percent to 2.3 billion dollars, the highest figure since October 2008.
Authorities say detainee is not son of 'El Chapo'
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- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 20:21
- Written by GR Staff
The federal Attorney General's Office (PGR) admitted on Friday that it misidentified a man arrested by the Mexican military in Zapopan Thursday as the son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the world’s most wanted drug capo.
US intern found dead in capital
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- Published on Friday, 06 July 2012 11:30
- Written by GR Staff
An U.S. intern working at the Associated Press news agency in Mexico City has been found dead in an apartment building near where he was living in the Condesa neighborhood.
Polemic US director criticizes Mexican president over drug war
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- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 11:56
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Controversial U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone condemned President Felipe Calderon while presenting his new movie about the Mexican drug war in Los Angeles last Friday.
Citizens perform their civic duty with honor, honesty
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- Published on Friday, 06 July 2012 11:11
- Written by GR Staff
At least 750,000 ordinary Mexican citizens served as polling station officers in Sunday’s federal and state elections.
Mexican director wins at Cannes
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- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 11:54
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas was named best director at last month’s Cannes Film Festival for his personal, surrealist movie, “Post Tenebras Lux.”
PRI bounces back with emphatic win
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- Published on Friday, 06 July 2012 11:04
- Written by Michael Forbes
Enrique Peña Nieto, a 45-year-old former state governor, looks set to win last Sunday’s presidential election with around 38 percent of the vote, returning the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) to power after 12 years in opposition.
Feature film of Colosio assassination hits screens
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- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 11:51
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A new film chronicling the 1994 assassination of an Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate hit 450 cinemas across Mexico last week.
PRI on brink of electoral glory
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- Published on Sunday, 01 July 2012 21:33
- Written by GR Staff
Early election returns and the results of an official "quick count" by electoral authorities indicate that the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is set to take back the Mexican presidency, as well as the Jalisco statehouse.
Presidential frontrunner snubs student debate
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- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 11:27
- Written by Duncan Tucker
With just over a week to go before the July 1 elections, three of Mexico’s four presidential candidates took part in a debate organized by the #YoSoy132 student movement on Tuesday night.
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