Topic: Marcelo Ebrard

US pop singer Britney Spears will deliver a free Christmas concert in a downtown Mexico City plaza, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said.Spears will perform at the Monument to the Revolution on Sunday, kicking of Christmas festivities in the populous city, Ebrard said ...
Three Nissan Leafs hit the road; 100 are planned by year end . . --One General Electric charging station opens, with another coming . . --Mexico...
Despite a looming lawsuit, Catholic Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez continues to criticize Mexico City's recently-upheld gay marriage lawDespite a looming lawsuit, Catholic Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez continues to criticize Mexico City's recently-upheld gay marriage law, Mexico's Milenio.com ...
Oaxaca's governor-elect Gabino Cue Monteagudo has said his government will recognize the gay marriages of Mexico CityOaxaca's governor-elect Gabino Cue Monteagudo has said his government will recognize the gay marriages of Mexico City. Speaking to Ciudadania Express, Monteagudo made ...
An increasing number of lawmakers in Latin America support recognition of gay unions, including marriageAn increasing number of lawmakers in Latin America support recognition of gay unions, including marriage. The trend kicked into gear two years ago when Uruguay's leftist ...
Roman Catholic Church launches harsh attack against Mexico City's leftist mayor Mexico's Roman Catholic Church has published its harshest criticism to date of leftist Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, accusing his administration of botching issues ranging from crime to public ...
2 young, glamorous leaders could make Mexico's 2012 presidential race look like a soap operaThey appear on the covers of society magazines flanked by their partners, soap-opera bombshells. And while there are stylistic similarities between Marcelo Ebrard and Enrique Pena Nieto ...

Mexico City allows gay marriage with landmark law

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City became the first capital in Catholic, often macho Latin America to allow same-sex marriage on Monday when city legislators passed a law giving gay couples full marriage rights.The legislation goes further than a 2006 city law ...
The Mexico City government has launched a program to provide medical insurance to cover tourists who face health problems while visiting the capital.Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the program was proposed during the April swine flu outbreak that battered the tourism industry ...
Mexico City on Tuesday introduced free insurance for tourists in a bid to bring back visitors scared away after the swine flu epidemic broke out in Mexico in April.The Tourist Assistance Card would be the first free cover for tourists in ...