++ President Felipe Calderón, his Colombian counterpart de Álvaro Uribe and newly-installed Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, agreed to establish a “grand alliance” to fight and defeat organized crime.
++ The Attorney General’s Office said that criminal legal action has been taken against another nine people in connection to the fire in the ABC day care center in Hermosillo, Sonora, that led to the deaths of 48 infants… Those charged include public servants from IMSS – the Mexican Social Security Institute – as well as private citizens who are accused of wrongful homicide.
++ Congress’ Permanent Committee approved a measure to request that the Supreme Court begin an investigation into the ABC day care center fire… The Committee also requested that IMSS director general Daniel Karam, provide a list of all privately-owned day care centers that are part of the IMSS nursery system.
++ All political campaigning was set to halt as mid-term elections approach on Sunday… No party or candidate will be allowed to conduct campaign acts… Mass media will also be banned from broadcasting polls, surveys and statistical studies until 8 p.m. on Sunday.
++ Experts forecast that the state of the economy in the second quarter in Mexico will be the worst in its history, showing a 9.45 percent annual contraction. Negative growth is expected to be greater than in 1995, when Gross Domestic Product shrunk 9.2 percent.
++ Finance and Budget committees said the 2010 Spending Budget will be restricted, in view of falling petroleum prices and fiscal revenues.
++ Two underground explosions rocked Mexico City’s historic quarter… Authorities ordered the evacuation of buildings and stores… No one was reported hurt… Authorities suspect the explosions were caused by a short circuit in underground electricity cables.
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