New Mexican passport will include the parents’ photographs

Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard commented during the inauguration of the new office in Puebla that the updated document issued by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE), in the case of minors, will include photographs of both parents and the minor. While the photograph of the child will be in the regular area where the passport […]

September 6, 2021 at 12:57 PM PDT

Playas de Tijuana reopens after contamination closure

The State Commission of Public Services of Tijuana (CESPT) informed that it has concluded the repair works of the sewage sump in Playas de Tijuana, so now the area is free of sewage spills. The preventive closure of the beach took place on September 3 due to sewage that was flowing into the sea and […]

September 6, 2021 at 9:40 AM PDT

4 establishments closed in Rosarito for lack of permits and private security abuse

This weekend, the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) closed 4 establishments in Playas de Rosarito that did not have private security permits. The operation was carried out in response to several citizen complaints about alleged acts of physical violence, abuse and extortion carried out against tourists by private security guards at these nightclubs. The bars […]

September 6, 2021 at 9:19 AM PDT

Baja Beach Fest did not generate a new COVID-19 outbreak, according to epidemiological evidence

According to Baja California's Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, no municipality in the northern state generated a new outbreak of coronavirus caused by the Baja Beach Fest, since the official assures that the active cases registered continue to decrease. After 21 days since the event was held in Rosarito, the epidemiological evidence showed that […]

September 5, 2021 at 10:02 PM PDT

Elected Governor Marina del Pilar visited Napa: seeks to strengthen Baja California’s wine industry

Baja California's Governor Elect, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, visited Napa County, where she took the opportunity to reaffirm her commitment to consolidate Baja California wine on the world map through historical support and incentives, also taking care of the wine vocation of the valleys of Baja California. She also emphasized that there will be […]

September 5, 2021 at 1:49 PM PDT

U.S. tourists wait in line for hours to enter Tijuana

Due to Labor Day, a holiday in the United States, long lines of U.S. motorists coming to Tijuana to spend the weekend on the Mexican side of the border began to be observed on Saturday morning. For his part, Julián Palombo, President of Tourist Merchants of Tijuana, A.C., said that due to this date, they […]

September 4, 2021 at 11:54 AM PDT

No states in red, Mexico updates the epidemic traffic light classification

The Secretariat of Health (SSa) announced the most recent update of the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light, which will remain in effect for the next 2 weeks. In the last 24 hours, 17 thousand 409 cases were reported, as well as 725 deaths caused by the infectious disease. Currently, the national accumulated number of infections is […]

September 4, 2021 at 1:09 AM PDT

4 events you will love in Tijuana this weekend

After a year and a half of the pandemic and with almost 80% of the population over the age of 18 vaccinated against COVID-19, Tijuana is under the yellow traffic light and with this some restrictions have been lifted little by little. Thanks to this, the city has been reactivated in terms of events, carrying […]

September 3, 2021 at 2:42 PM PDT

Tijuana City Council studies 157 bridges to prevent structural damages

The Tijuana City Hall, under the direction of Mayor Karla Ruiz Macfarland, has the objective of preventing structural damages in the different viaducts of the city, and protecting the physical integrity of the population, for which it will carry out technical studies in 96 vehicular bridges and 61 pedestrian bridges. The head of DOIUM, Alfonso […]

September 3, 2021 at 1:58 PM PDT

The “Community Center for Peaceful Coexistence in Tijuana” was inaugurated

The Municipal Directorate of Attention to Migrants in collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), with the financial support of the European Union and the participation of the XXIII City Council, inaugurated the Community Center for Peaceful Coexistence in Tijuana. The space will promote the social, labor and cultural inclusion of people in the context […]

September 3, 2021 at 10:13 AM PDT

Mexican boxer “Chiquitaboom” dies after being knocked out in Canada

Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarías Zapata, only 18 years old, died after being in an induced coma for five days following a knockout she suffered in a fight last weekend at the IGA Stadium in Canada. The young fighter was hospitalized in a Montreal hospital where she was taken after the fight against Canadian Marie Pier […]

September 3, 2021 at 9:13 AM PDT

Marina del Pilar: Baja California will have offices in Silicon Valley to strengthen binational technological innovation

The Elected Baja California Governor, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda announced that the necessary steps will be taken for technological innovation for the union in the Baja-Cali macro-region, thanks to the fact that Baja California will have a representative office in the Silicon Valley area in California. One of the regions that has been a […]

September 2, 2021 at 2:58 PM PDT

Marina del Pilar Elected Governor of Baja California addresses environmental issues with California authorities

As part of a working tour through different cities in the state of California, in the American Union, Baja California's Elected Governor, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, met with local, state and federal authorities, civil leaders, as well as business representatives, where various topics of her government agenda were addressed, giving special relevance to the […]

September 1, 2021 at 7:29 PM PDT

Find out what documents allow you to use the Ready Lane at the Tijuana-San Diego border crossing

Find out what documents allow you to use the Ready Lane at the Tijuana-San Diego border crossing This is the list of IDs accepted for the use of this lane at border crossings The Ready Lane is a primary vehicle lane dedicated to all travelers entering the United States through land ports. In order to […]

September 1, 2021 at 2:55 PM PDT

Fourth group of Afghans arrived in Mexico this Wednesday

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) informed that this September 1, a total of 175 Afghans arrived at Terminal 1 of Mexico City's International Airport, this would be the fourth group of refugees to arrive in the country. The group is mainly made up of social media workers, activists, independent journalists who have been accompanied […]

September 1, 2021 at 1:47 PM PDT

Baja California Elected Governor, Marina del Pilar, appoints prominent UABC graduate as Private Secretary

Jaime Eduardo Cantón Rocha was appointed by the Elected Governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, as Private Secretary, due to his professional experience and skills shown in his extensive career within the public administration. Recently, Cantón Rocha served as Social Networks Coordinator of Marina del Pilar's campaign for Governor of the State, […]

August 31, 2021 at 9:36 PM PDT

Tijuana Mayor Karla Ruiz inaugurates first memorial for the missing in Baja California

The community affected by the missing of a loved one will now have a space where they can remember them, through masses, flowers and memorials. This space was inaugurated by the current mayor of Tijuana, Karla Ruiz Macfarland. Both the mayor of Tijuana and the president of the civil association United for the Missing in […]

August 31, 2021 at 6:19 PM PDT

Heavy load vehicles will be rerouted due to deterioration of Los Olivos Bridge

The Directorate of Municipal Works and Urban Infrastructure (DOIUM), determined as a priority to prevent the circulation of heavy load vehicles on the Los Olivos Bridge, after a series of meetings with the purpose of reviewing the state of Tijuana's busiest vehicular bridges, and within the framework of the work to protect the integrity of […]

August 31, 2021 at 4:02 PM PDT

Sandunguera Brewing, the hidden gem of Tijuana’s craft breweries

Located in La Gloria, right on the border between Tijuana and Rosarito, is the hidden gem of the region's craft breweries: Sandunguera Brewing Co. It has been a little over a year since the company was founded by three young entrepreneurs who graduated from IBERO: Jorge Mendoza, Miguel Ángel González and Alejandro Mondragón. Their love […]

August 31, 2021 at 3:31 PM PDT

Mexicans fly to the U.S. to bypass border restrictions

It has been almost a year and a half since the United States limited the land border crossings with Mexico to essential travel only. Borderers were so used to shopping on "the other side" that they are now resorting to actions that some people might find extreme. As reported by U.S. media outlets Telemundo, Los […]

August 31, 2021 at 3:18 PM PDT