Speaking as the PRD wrapped up a congress in Oaxtepec, Morelos, to “re-found” the party national leader Jesús Ortega said the PRD was coming out stronger, despite protests by dozens of delegates at the closing ceremony…
Zacatecas governor Amalia García said she was pleased that the party agreed to allow alliances with other parties… Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard said the party will be united when the 2012 elections arrive…
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The Mexico City government said that what is prevailing in Iztapalapa is inefficiency, not a situation that was out of control… Governance secretary José Ángel Ávila said that for the time being city hall will not request that Rafael Acosta, “Juanito” be removed from office…Meanwhile, Clara Brugada announced she was formally resigning as judicial and governance director, as were other officials with her government… Juanito had left her in charge after taking a leave of absence, but then returned to the job in the midst of a political storm…
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The Mexico City government opened two skating rinks in the Zócalo, one equipped with snow motorcycles, and on Saturday the government turned the lights on what they say is the largest Christmas tree in the world…
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Authorities ordered 40-day temporary detainment for 11 suspects arrested in connection to the “narco-tunnel” in Tijuana, Baja California… They were taken to Mexico City.
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President Felipe Calderón led a ceremony in Morelia, Michoacán, honoring his father Luis Calderón, a PAN founder, on the 20th anniversary of his death…
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Some Mexican Catholics want to have former Interior Secretary Carlos Abascal Carranza be beatified and started out the process for him to reach beatification…
Monday, December 07, 2009
Saturday, December 05, 2009
News Summary for December 5th, 2009
++ Two shootouts between hired gunmen and army troops in Juarez, Nuevo León, killed 12 members of the Los Zetas criminal group, among them a man identified as Ricardo Almanza Morales, known as "El Gori" and alleged leader of the Zetas unit in Nuevo León.
A woman was also killed in the crossfire and four people were wounded and nine arrested.
“El Gori” has been linked to the murder of Brigadier General Juan Arturo Esparza García, on November 4, in García, Nuevo León.
++ Meanwhile, an armed commando freed 23 people awaiting trial in a security house in Escobedo, Nuevo León… Among those freed were 16 police officers accused of selling protection to organized criminals.
++ The Federal District Attorney General’s Office arrested another two people linked to the criminal ring that was holding more than 100 people working in slave conditions in a place that was disguised as a recovering alcoholic’s clinic in Iztapalapa.
++ President Felipe Calderón warned he will not stop taking decisions nor abandon his role leading the country, despite adversity within Mexico and in the international arena.
++ Mexican Electricians Union members and sympathizers staged several protests on major avenues in Mexico City… No violent incidents were reported…
++ Mexican Electricians Union spokesman Fernando Amezcua announced that the union was setting back a massive march that had been planned this week, for next Friday, December 11… The march is planned from the Monument to the Revolution to the Federal Labor Board, in Azcapotzalco...
The change of date came in the wake of a decision by the Labor Board to shift a SME audience for next week.
++ Iztapalapa borough chief Rafael Acosta, “Juanito,” acknowledged that he staged a “coup d’état” when he took over from PRD member Clara Brugada, whom he had left in charge, without warning. Juanito used a locksmith to enter borough offices secretly the evening before his leave of absence was set to expire.
A woman was also killed in the crossfire and four people were wounded and nine arrested.
“El Gori” has been linked to the murder of Brigadier General Juan Arturo Esparza García, on November 4, in García, Nuevo León.
++ Meanwhile, an armed commando freed 23 people awaiting trial in a security house in Escobedo, Nuevo León… Among those freed were 16 police officers accused of selling protection to organized criminals.
++ The Federal District Attorney General’s Office arrested another two people linked to the criminal ring that was holding more than 100 people working in slave conditions in a place that was disguised as a recovering alcoholic’s clinic in Iztapalapa.
++ President Felipe Calderón warned he will not stop taking decisions nor abandon his role leading the country, despite adversity within Mexico and in the international arena.
++ Mexican Electricians Union members and sympathizers staged several protests on major avenues in Mexico City… No violent incidents were reported…
++ Mexican Electricians Union spokesman Fernando Amezcua announced that the union was setting back a massive march that had been planned this week, for next Friday, December 11… The march is planned from the Monument to the Revolution to the Federal Labor Board, in Azcapotzalco...
The change of date came in the wake of a decision by the Labor Board to shift a SME audience for next week.
++ Iztapalapa borough chief Rafael Acosta, “Juanito,” acknowledged that he staged a “coup d’état” when he took over from PRD member Clara Brugada, whom he had left in charge, without warning. Juanito used a locksmith to enter borough offices secretly the evening before his leave of absence was set to expire.
Friday, December 04, 2009
Better now then never!! News Summary for December 4th, 2009
++ A team from the Federal District Investigations Police Anti-Kidnapping Force rescued more than 100 people who were being held hostage and forced to work illegaly at a clandestine factory in Iztapalapa, disguised as a rehab center for recovering alcoholics… Police arrested 14 suspects.
++ The U.S. Treasury Department froze assets belonging to 22 individuals and 10 companies linked to the Beltrán Leyva drug cartel… The Treasury Department said that the cartel controls companies involved in air and land transportation and handles small electronics enterprises as well as health products imports and exports firms.
++ A federal judge sentenced Miguel Ángel Guzmán Loera, known as “The Mute,” or “El Mudo,” and a brother to drug traffickers Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, to 13 years and three months behind bars.
++ Congress will in January begin to discuss state and fiscal reform, said PRI deputies’ leader Francisco Rojas.
++ Local PRD deputies handed in to the Legislative Assembly a request to have Iztapalapa borough chief Rafael Acosta “Juanito” removed from office.
++ PAN senator Federico Döring said that his party sees the dismissal of Rafael Acosta, “Juanito,” as the solution to the conflict in Iztapalapa.
++ PRD deputy Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo said that a third person should be appointed to take over as Iztapalapa borough chief and put an end to the dispute between Rafael Acosta and Clara Brugada.
++ Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas said that the “Juanito” case was a clear example of what happens when an attempt is made to force illegal situations over what is legal.
++ The Senate voted down a proposal by President Felipe Calderón to dismantle the Tourism, Agrarian Reform and Public Office secretariats.
++ The U.S. Treasury Department froze assets belonging to 22 individuals and 10 companies linked to the Beltrán Leyva drug cartel… The Treasury Department said that the cartel controls companies involved in air and land transportation and handles small electronics enterprises as well as health products imports and exports firms.
++ A federal judge sentenced Miguel Ángel Guzmán Loera, known as “The Mute,” or “El Mudo,” and a brother to drug traffickers Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, to 13 years and three months behind bars.
++ Congress will in January begin to discuss state and fiscal reform, said PRI deputies’ leader Francisco Rojas.
++ Local PRD deputies handed in to the Legislative Assembly a request to have Iztapalapa borough chief Rafael Acosta “Juanito” removed from office.
++ PAN senator Federico Döring said that his party sees the dismissal of Rafael Acosta, “Juanito,” as the solution to the conflict in Iztapalapa.
++ PRD deputy Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo said that a third person should be appointed to take over as Iztapalapa borough chief and put an end to the dispute between Rafael Acosta and Clara Brugada.
++ Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas said that the “Juanito” case was a clear example of what happens when an attempt is made to force illegal situations over what is legal.
++ The Senate voted down a proposal by President Felipe Calderón to dismantle the Tourism, Agrarian Reform and Public Office secretariats.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
News Summary for December 2d, 2009
++ Unknown attackers killed Edgar Enrique Bayardo, a former top level official with the Federal Police and a witness in the Attorney General’s Office witness protection program, He was providing information in police corruption scandal in 2008. (Comment: This is the second witness in the PGR´s witness protection program that has been murdered in the last couple of weeks. A bodyguard and a by-stander were also wounded. This was a brazen attack in a Café..Public, shoot outs such as these were rare in Mexico City...)
++ Interior Secretary Fernando Gómez Mont, said that criminal organizations and the drug cartels are trying to influence politics through illicit financing. (Comment: Is this news?)
++ PRD politician Clara Brugada called on the Federal District Legislative Assembly to remove Rafael Acosta as borough chief in Iztapalapa. Rafael Acosta "Juanito," borough chief in Iztapalapa, appointed PAN politician Alejandra Núñez as head of Judicial and Government affairs in the borough. The PAN refused to ask Rafael Acosta, “Juanito,” to join the party, since his membership would be seen as detrimental. (Comment: Can this political soap opera get any better?)
++ The Senate elected Luis María Aguilar and Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea as new Supreme Court justices taking over from Mariano Azuela Güitrón and Genaro Góngora Pimentel, who recently retired.
++ The Mexican Stock Exchange rose 2.56 percent to reach its highest level since May 30 2008.
++ The Mexican Electricians Union warned that on Friday thousands of former Luz y Fuerza del Centro workers will arrive in Mexico City to take over large avenues leading to the Zócalo, the Federal Labor Board and Revolution Monument. (Comment: Yikees!! Between the enraged electricians and the crazy holiday shopping, the best advice is to stay away from downtown Mexico City on Friday.)
++ The Health Secretariat announced that over the next week another 400,000 A H1N1 vaccines doses will arrive in Mexico.
++ The mother of “Subcommander Marcos” María del Socorro Vicente González, died of a heart attack when she was at the Mexico City Airport.
++ Interior Secretary Fernando Gómez Mont, said that criminal organizations and the drug cartels are trying to influence politics through illicit financing. (Comment: Is this news?)
++ PRD politician Clara Brugada called on the Federal District Legislative Assembly to remove Rafael Acosta as borough chief in Iztapalapa. Rafael Acosta "Juanito," borough chief in Iztapalapa, appointed PAN politician Alejandra Núñez as head of Judicial and Government affairs in the borough. The PAN refused to ask Rafael Acosta, “Juanito,” to join the party, since his membership would be seen as detrimental. (Comment: Can this political soap opera get any better?)
++ The Senate elected Luis María Aguilar and Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea as new Supreme Court justices taking over from Mariano Azuela Güitrón and Genaro Góngora Pimentel, who recently retired.
++ The Mexican Stock Exchange rose 2.56 percent to reach its highest level since May 30 2008.
++ The Mexican Electricians Union warned that on Friday thousands of former Luz y Fuerza del Centro workers will arrive in Mexico City to take over large avenues leading to the Zócalo, the Federal Labor Board and Revolution Monument. (Comment: Yikees!! Between the enraged electricians and the crazy holiday shopping, the best advice is to stay away from downtown Mexico City on Friday.)
++ The Health Secretariat announced that over the next week another 400,000 A H1N1 vaccines doses will arrive in Mexico.
++ The mother of “Subcommander Marcos” María del Socorro Vicente González, died of a heart attack when she was at the Mexico City Airport.
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