MEXICO. – The U.S. and Mexican government have now began a repatriation program that will deport- in the coming months- about 6,800 Mexican immigrants back home by plane, "securely" and "respecting their human rights and human dignity," said the National Migration Institute of Mexico (INM). This program is called the Mexican Interior Repatriation Program (MIRP), […]
After a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), Mexico has attracted the international spotlight for reasons that are not very pleasant. This week, "WHO", revealed their report on countries with the highest rates on obesity, bribery and corruption. According to information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Food […]
MEXICO. – Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, described the alleged spying activities by the U.S., as "totally unacceptable" on issues such as energy and drug trafficking. He has now demanded an explanation from Washington. "We have asked the Foreign Ministry to have a report of this speculation and all of these issues that have emerged […]
As of March 16, 2013, Alejandro Gonzalez Guilbot began his duties as the new administrator of the Customs Office in Tijuana. This was one of the first moves of the Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, in order to improve the functions of this agency, being that Tijuana is one of the most important customs operations […]
The weekend is approaching, so let's start making plans. Here are some recommendations of bars in Tijuana to begin the fun. BCB Tasting Room Definitely the tasting room of Tijuana for its excellence and which has the largest variety of beers on this side of the border. The BCB Tasting Room is a must for […]
Tijuana has now become the first city in Baja California to have a mosque, which is located in Playas de Tijuana under the name of Masjid Omar. Here the followers of Allah have a safe place where they perform their prayers and scheduled prayers as established in the Koran, from Fajr (dawn) to Isha (night). […]
Mexico- According to a statement released today by the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico, a couple of students have built a mobile mechatronic system to detect fires and alert authorities, so they can put it out in its initial phase. The prototype was designed by Ezequiel Diaz Avila, Juan Carlos Reyes Andrade and Francisco […]
MEXICO. – The Mexican Congress today demanded that the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, asks the U.S. for a "precise and urgent explanation" about the alleged espionage on agencies and diplomatic officials of Mexico. A commission working in recess of the Legislature urged the federal executive branch to make it "strongly" clear- through the […]
"With me, the people are the ones who are in charge" and "Tijuana will be cured" were the slogans of the candidates who claim to be the "winners" of the recent election in Baja California that took place on July 7. Now the people from the city of Tijuana are demanding for their prospective leaders, […]
Luis Roberto Ramirez Alvarez has been the topic of conversation for some time now, not only for being a genius, but supposedly because he was going to attend Harvard University in the United States. A fact that was denied soon after by Harvard, and then by Luis Robertos statements that it was only an aspiration […]
It has now been only two days after the elections that were held in various parts of Mexico, and Baja California has attracted attention of a lot of people after Fernando Castro Trenti did not accept the election results, arguing that the numbers from the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP) had favored Kiko Vega and […]
SAN DIEGO. – According to a report by the Center for Investigative Journalism, about 150 women were sterilized without their consent while serving sentences in prisons in California between 2006 and 2010. The report noted that in that period of time (2006-2010), at least 150 female prisoners had their tubes tied, which is a violation […]
Due to an error that was reported this morning, the preliminary results of the elections in Baja California, where the majority of the votes indicated a victory for Kiko Vega as the governor-elect, will now be recounted. Although the error affected less than 1% of the count and does not change of what was thought […]
I do not know anyone who has ever had a beer and has not said any of the following myths. So, being a fan of beer myself, I wanted to find out of how much truth is in what everyone says. For this, I gave myself the task of asking different breweries and experts from […]
Ok, finally the ordeal has ended. This 2013 will be marked as the worst citizen participation in the democratic process in Baja California since the political change that began back in 1989. Very far from the civic revolution that woke up with Ernesto Ruffo as the candidate for the PAN party for governor of the […]
"We will have a government where we all are going to govern" said Kiko Vega after being received by media, fans, friends and family. With the first preliminary numbers revealed by the Electoral Institute for Information and Citizen Participation of Baja California (IEPCBC), it showed 49% of the votes in favor of Kiko Vega and […]
BAJA CALIFORNIA. – At 6p.m. (PST) the voting polls in all of Baja California closed, but there were some reports of theft of ballot boxes in the Florido neighborhood in Tijuana, while in Mexicali a group set fire to the ballot boxes at a voting poll in an elementary school. The national president of the […]
The National President of the National Action Party (PAN), Gustavo Madero, said that the exit polls show that Baja California will continue to be governed by the blue party (PAN), because Kiko Vega won the majority of the votes of the citizens. Madero said that exit polls had Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, with a 5 […]
Although the Election Day process is set to begin at 8 am, an hour later only 48% of the voting poles were in operation, while citizens complained about the lack voting booth volunteers to meet the demand. One of the voting pole locations that were affected was the #1117 site, which is located in the […]
The first fatality of this years Election Day in Mexico has now been reported, where in the state of Veracruz, the victim Feliciano Castillo recorded the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) supporters exchanging pantries for votes. This happened in the town of Mecaypan, Veracruz, where according to local media, Castillo was passing through the area where […]
