Biden will meet with AMLO in Mexico in September

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador extended an invitation to U.S. President Joe Biden for a meeting in Mexico at the end of September. The proposal resulted from the meeting he had with U.S. officials last Tuesday. The announcement was made by López Obrador during his morning press conference at the National Palace, where he […]

August 11, 2021

Baja California has already done what is necessary to reopen the border: Secretariat of Health (SSa)

The lifting of restrictions on non-essential crossings between Mexico and the United States is an issue that has pushed the governments of both countries, especially after the progress in the vaccination against COVID-19. Initially, the U.S. requested the Mexican authorities that the cities on its northern border reach herd immunity, so that such "reopening" would […]

August 10, 2021

International travelers arriving to Mexico double in the middle of the third wave

Despite the fact that Mexico has several states in red and orange due to the increase in coronavirus cases, international travelers continue to choose our country as one of their favorite destinations, which is why the number of tourists has radically increased in the month of June alone. According to Expansión, during the month of […]

August 10, 2021

Little hope for U.S.-Mexico border reopening this August

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, informed that today he will meet with a delegation of eight high-ranking U.S. officials, who will visit Mexico to discuss various issues, such as the lifting of non-essential travel restrictions on the border between the two countries. Some of the U.S. officials who will arrive today are Alejandro […]

August 10, 2021

Pedestrian walkway in Tijuana’s Financial Plaza to be upgraded

The Secretariat of Infrastructure, Urban Development and Territorial Reorganization (SIDURT), the Metropolitan Planning Institute of Tijuana (IMPLAN) and the Tijuana City Hall are carrying out a project to modernize the pedestrian walkway at the Financial Plaza. The construction of $ 8,497,290 pesos has a physical progress of 21% to date, so $ 2,549,290 pesos have […]

August 10, 2021

Operations are reinforced to guarantee compliance with sanitary measures in Tijuana

The XXIII Tijuana City Hall, through the Municipal Inspection and Verification Department, will reinforce surveillance operations in commercial plazas, establishments and swap meets, in order to continue with the application of sanitary filters and to respect the capacity, due to the return to yellow color on the epidemiological traffic light chart. "It is a priority […]

August 9, 2021

Baja California doubles its active cases in 30 days

Despite the fact that the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Baja California decreased in one day, the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, emphasized that the upward trend continues, since in just 30 days, the number of active cases has gone from 402 to 829. The majority of this total is located in […]

August 9, 2021

How will Tijuana’s return to yellow influence border reopening?

If there is one thing we have heard over and over again, it is that the reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border will only happen if conditions allow it. However, what seemed to be moving smoothly has now been stalled. The vaccination campaign in San Diego has stalled and not even the most generous incentives seem […]

August 9, 2021

AMLO: Border opening will depend on phone call with Kamala Harris

The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will meet with the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, this Monday afternoon to discuss various issues related to the current health crisis, including the reopening of the Mexican northern border. Since March 2020, the U.S.-Mexico border has only allowed essential crossings, affecting businesses, especially […]

August 9, 2021

This Monday Baja California will return to yellow

According to what was reported this Sunday, August 8, 2021, both state and federal authorities agree that Baja California should return to yellow, after the increase of coronavirus infections in the region. Two weeks ago, the federal government had changed the color of the Epidemiological Traffic Light Chart for the state, however, local authorities decided […]

August 8, 2021

San Ysidro merchants seek to save business; 95% of their customers were Mexicans

The announcement of a month without transit to the United States was bad news for Mexican tourists who used to cross the border for non-essential reasons. However, the announcement was worse for businesses in the San Ysidro border strip who have been without their biggest customers for more than a year. After the news of […]

August 8, 2021

Baja California reaches 845 active COVID-19 cases

The increase of active COVID-19 cases continues in Baja California, totaling 845 today. Although Mexicali was the municipality that most increased its numbers from yesterday to today, going from 239 to 264, Tijuana continues to accumulate the majority, registering 348. According to the report presented this Saturday by the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, […]

August 7, 2021

Baja California will resume the application of AstraZeneca’s second dose on Tuesday

66 thousand AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive in Baja California on Monday, informed the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico. These doses will be applied next Tuesday, August 10, in the municipalities of Tijuana, Ensenada and Mexicali. Although the vaccination points were not announced, they will be posted in the next few days. […]

August 7, 2021

Get to know the three most important beer spots in Tijuana

According to the National Chamber of Restaurants and Condimented Food Industry (CANIRAC) and the State Ministry of Tourism, Baja California is the capital of craft beer. Of all the states, the one with the greatest projection is undoubtedly Tijuana. This drink has become one of the reasons why thousands of tourists from the other side […]

August 6, 2021

Third wave of COVID-19 arrives in Baja California

After reporting that Baja California increased its active COVID-19 cases from 751 to 798, the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, said: “We are definitely entering the third epidemiological wave, and what we want is to stabilize our curve and start descending it. We have to stop this ascent”. The advantage, for the moment, is […]

August 6, 2021

Mayor of Tijuana Karla Ruiz strengthens animal protection actions in Parque Morelos

The Municipal System of Theme Parks of Tijuana (Simpatt) signed an agreement with the Invictus Foundation in June, this signature aims to monitor the animal life of the Morelos and Amistad parks. For this reason, this Thursday, August 5, the Foundation held a press conference for citizens to learn more about the animal protection work […]

August 5, 2021

Tijuana is the municipality with most active cases of coronavirus in Baja California

Tijuana not only leads the list of active COVID-19 cases in Baja California, but also continues to steadily increase the number of active cases. Today the border city went from 303 to 326 of the 751 cases in the state. At the same time, although gradually, it is also increasing its incidence of active cases, […]

August 5, 2021

CBP agents to use body cameras at border crossings

In an effort to support its work and provide greater transparency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun equipping an initial group of agents and officers with body cameras. The body cameras are part of the agency's new incident-driven video recording systems program, which records and stores video and audio data to support the […]

August 5, 2021

Ensenada says “no” to the municipalization of the water system

The mayor of Ensenada, Armando Ayala Robles, presented the creation of a municipal water and sewage services operator before the Ensenada City Council, which was rejected with eight votes. Upon seeing that the initiative had been rejected, the municipal president decided to suspend the session, when the majority of the votes had already been cast. […]

August 5, 2021

Marina del Pilar, in search of well-being in Baja California, visits the presidential cabinet

The Governor Elect of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, is preparing for her state administration by holding a series of strategic meetings with members of the federal cabinet. One of these meetings was with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, with whom she agreed on the need to take advantage of […]

August 4, 2021