Labour Minister attends Mexico conference
Minister of Labour, Public Administration & Empowerment Dr. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro is representing Antigua & Barbuda at the two-day 14th Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour (IACML) in Mexico City.
The conference, which began yesterday, is being held under the theme: “People and their Work at the Heart of Globalisationâ€.
Its main objective is the consideration and adoption of the declaration and plan of action of Mexico by the ministers of labour of the member countries of the Organisation of American States.
This plan of action will be considered by the Heads of State and Government at their fourth Summit in Argentina later this year.
More: antiguasun.com
Iran attends APLA meeting in Mexico City
Delegates from over 20 countries took part in the 25th Latin American Annual Meeting on Latin American Petrochemical Association (APLA) held in Mexico City.
Delegates from Iran, European Union, U.S., Canada and a number of Latin American countries took part in the three-day meeting of APLA to discuss the latest trend in the world petrochemical industry in particular, the measures aimed at development of the sector, a report by the National Iranian Petrochemical Industries Co. said here, on Saturday.
Iran’s representative in the meeting elaborated on the past and the present situation of the petrochemical industries
PM confident Mexico won't try to extradite Canadian women
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is confident Mexico will not seek to extradite two Thunder Bay women whom Mexican authorities have said are linked to the murders of a Toronto couple at a Cancun-area resort.
"We're told once again, and we've been saying this for some time, there is no extradition demand pending nor is there one anticipated in the near future," the prime minister said.
Harper made the comments Friday during the closing news conference at a summit with U.S. President George W. Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox in Cancun.
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Angolan Prime Minister In Mexico
Mexico City, 03/19 - Prime Minister, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos is in Mexico City leading an Angolan delegation attending the IV World Water Forum being held until March 22.
Fernando da Piedade is in Mexico representing the Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos.
The delegation includes the Minister of Energy and Waters, Botelho de Vasconcelos, the Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister, George Chicoty.
On Saturday before leaving the Angolan capital, the Premier affirmed that Angolan will defend in the Forum the the rationalisation of water and its equitable distribution to the entire humanity.
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Mexico to hire consultant on oil project
Mexico and nine other countries mostly from Central America will choose by Jan. 20 a firm to help them study the best location for a regional oil refinery, said Mexico´s Energy Secretary at a news conference.
Presidents from the group of countries, which include Colombia and the Dominican Republic, in a meeting on Tuesday in Cancun also agreed to form a company with about US$100 million to buy oil and distribute the gasoline produced by the refinery, said Mexican Energy Minister Fernando Canales, according to the transcript of a news conference held today and
Mexico Min To Skip Mercosur Summit; Seeks Membership-Envoy
Mexico's foreign minister will not attend this week's summit of Mercosur nations as originally planned, although the nation remains interested in gaining an associate membership in South America's main trade block, the Mexican ambassador said Wednesday.
"Minister (Luis Ernesto) Derbez has an important meeting about Central American integration at the same time," Mexico's ambassador to Uruguay, Perla Carvahlo, told Dow Jones Newswires. Derbez said at a news conference on Nov. 24 that he planned to attend this week's Mercosur meeting in Montevideo.
Asked if Derbez's absence signals a waning of Mexican interest
Mexico's former finance minister appointed OECD chief
Mexico's former Finance Minister Angel Gurria, has been formally appointed chief of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the OECD said in a statement.
Gurria, 55, is to replace Canadian Donald Johnston as the research institution's secretary general on June 1, 2006.
Mexico is the only Latin American member of the OECD which consists of 30 member states.
Source: news.xinhuanet.com
Mexico Border Retail the Highlight of Conference
An inside look at current and future trends in cross-border retailing, including the impacts of peso swings and increased border security, is the focus of a January conference in San Antonio.
"Cross-Border Shopping Activity" will be Friday, January 13, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Select, 77 N. E. Loop 410, San Antonio.
The conference is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso Branches; the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Detroit Branch; and the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Participants can register to attend at http://www.dallasfed.org . Speakers will address
College student still missing in Mexico
A college student was still missing Tuesday after a weekend night out with friends in Matamoros, Mexico. Friends of Juan Carlos "Charlie" Ramos, 24, said they were about to cross back to the United States on Saturday, when Ramos left them after a fight about who would pay the border-crossing fee. Ramos attends the University of Texas at Brownsville-Texas Southmost College. Police said he isn't in Matamoros hospitals or jails.
Source: chron.com
Fox favorite headed for Mexico primary defeat-poll
A former Cabinet minister seen as President Vicente Fox's favorite for the July 2006 elections, might lose the ruling party's primaries this weekend and be forced out of the race, according to a poll on Wednesday.
The Reforma newspaper poll of National Action Party members likely to vote in Sunday's final round of presidential primaries put Santiago Creel way behind Felipe Calderon, a former energy minister who has clashed with Fox.
The poll gave Calderon 54 percent of Sunday's vote in 13 states and the capital city, against former interior minister Creel's 29 percent.
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Sunday is a statutory holiday. Saturday is also observed as a holiday, except by the shops. There is no early-closing day. National holidays are as follows:
New Year (1 January)
Constitution Day (5 February)
Birthday of Benito Juarez (21 March) Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Saturday
Labour Day (1 May)
Bt's Annuattle of Puebla (5 May)
Presidential Message (1 September)
Independence Day (16 September)
Discovery of America (Dfa de la Raza) (12 October)
Day of the Revolution (20 November)
Christmas Day (25 December).
The Mexican calendar of religious fiestas lists over 5,000 each year
The most widely celebrated are:
Santos Reyes (6 January)
Mother's Day (10 May)
All Souls'Day
