Alejandro Gonzalez Guilbot, who is the Director of the Customs Office in Tijuana, talked about the new collaboration efforts between this institution and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), where they will open up four lanes- which are used to be for commercial vehicles only- and will now serve as inspection lanes for passenger […]
After a week of tasting microbrews around Baja California, honestly, the Vanilla Porter from the Benton Brewery took me by surprise. And to recommend something that was not present at the Baja Beer Fest 2013 is a bit unusual. Yesterday the weather in Tijuana was somewhat cool and cloudy. So I went to one of […]
MEXICO. – After seven months of winning the Liga MX championship title, the Xoloitzcuintles of Tijuana finally met with President Enrique Peña Nieto at the presidential residence "Los Pinos". Team Captain, Javier Gandolfi, and the Xolos Club President Jorgealberto Hank Inzunza, and obviously the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, all spoke to the press, […]
The new film from director Neil Blomkamp, "Elysium", tells the story of a future where the rich live in a satellite beyond Earth while others suffer and die in what remains of the Earth. The director said to Entertainment Weekly that his inspiration for the film was due to a trip he made to the […]
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Marc Anthony again addressed the criticism he received for his interpretation of "God Bless America" in the MLB All-Star Baseball Game. The Puerto Rican singer said he was not surprised by the criticism, and that Latinos should do something about it and fight against racism and discrimination. "As […]
On July 31, the Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, will undergo surgery to remove a "thyroid nodule", which basically is s a growth (lump) in the thyroid gland and are more common in women than in men. "This is a surgery that will last approximately an hour and thirty minutes, and will be performed at […]
Update (2:45 PST): Avila was sentenced to 70 months in prison, but will be credited for time served in Mexico since her arrest on Feberuary 28, 2007, right before her extradition to the United States. She will now be transferred to an immigration detention center, where she will be processed and deported back to Mexico. […]
Janet Napolitano, who heads the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was part of an emergency meeting that was held today with security cabinet members in Mexico, according to unofficial sources. Mexican citizens have questioned Napolitano's participation in the meeting. And it is thought that the main topic of discussion was the wave of violence that […]
TIJUANA.-Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid, who is the newly elected Governor of Baja California, met with the U.S. consul general in Tijuana, Andrew S. E. Erickson, who talked about the bilateral relationship and about the programs that this diplomatic entity conducts in the State in coordination with local authorities. In the courtesy visit at the […]
TIJUANA. – The State Commission of Public Services Tijuana (CESPT), will select a group of specialized personnel to participate in the binational project called the "San Diego Incubator for Innovation", to discuss improvements in regards to the water that is provided in the city. The engineer and general manager of the CESPT, Hernando Duran Cabrera, […]
A new study found that a large number of Latinos who live in the United States, prefer to get their news in English from such sources like radio, television, newspapers and on the internet. The Pew Research Center stated that during 2012, 82% of Hispanic adults reported to have consumed their news in English, an […]
A great excitement and pleasure was seeing so many local brewers gathered this weekend in Down Town Tijuana, at an event that surpassed the previous editions. The Baja Beer Fest, in my opinion, is like the Comic-Con of craft beers of Baja California. About this great event, where many breweries were present, there is much […]
MEXICO. – The mayor of Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante, asked the United States to lift the travel warning recently issued by the State Department that affects this border city. The figures "speak for themselves" and show that Tijuana, located in the northwestern part of the state of Baja California, has taken significant steps towards public safety, […]
A couple of weeks ago it was rumored that the Mars Rover had found a message from God on Mars. It was through its Twitter account, which NASA has now denied as being a true story in the Curiosity Rovers profile. The rumor was published in an article by The Daily Currant, which is a […]
In a study that was conducted by Cornell University, it found that some Mexican salsas, which are sold in the United States, exceed lead levels that are allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). After analyzing 25 bottles of different kinds of salsas like the Chile Habanero Hot Sauce, El Pato Hot Sauce, Classic […]
Two policemen were killed on Friday night by several gunshots in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, by two unidentified men while they were on their day off. According to the police report, the two died from gunshot wounds were found at around 11:30pm (local time) on a street. The deceased is a 42-year-old police officer from Guadalajara, […]
VERACRUZ – A child of only one year and two months old was hacked to death while he slept quietly beside his mother. This incident occurred in the community of Medellin de Bravo, Veracruz, Mexico, and outrage of the people from this town was such that they have threatened to rise up in arms, which […]
Starting in August, eight new kiosks will be place at the San Ysidro border that will function as a "ready lane" pedestrian checkpoint, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).This new access point will be in operations 24 hours a day for anyone that has documents with RFID technology. "At CBP, we are […]
Jamen Shively, former executive of Microsoft, on Friday expressed his view on the subject during a speech at a symposium in Mexico, where he suggested the creation of a policy on marijuana by a model of "responsible regulation" instead of its prohibition in the country. Shively, founder and CEO of Diego Pellicer Inc., a company […]
Generally, complaints from citizens are aimed against the authorities, because of their inefficiency, arrogance, corrupt ways, and so on. But, what happens when citizens are the ones who fail to respect the authorities? On this occasion, it is the citizens who are the ones who are doing wrong, starting with the cyclist who was going […]
