Startups Big and Small Take the Stage at Tijuana Innovadora 2014

On Sunday, startups small and large took the stage at Tijuana Innovadora 2014. Startups still in the incubation phase wrestled it out in a Shark Tank style pitch to try and garner support. In the bigger leagues, Uber, a company which still labels itself a startup despite having now expanded to more than forty countries, […]

April 13, 2017

Twitter Activist Murdered by Drug Traffickers

TAMAULIPAS.- @Miut3 and Felina were the usernames that Doctor Maria del Rosario Fuentes Rubio used to denounce via social media the activities of a trafficking group in Tamaulipas. It appears as though her quest to denounce these groups led to her murder, in a case that has outraged the country and international community alike. Messages […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Strenghtens Ties With Tel-Aviv, Israel

TIJUANA.- On Thursday afternoon, Tijuana Mayor Jorge Astiazarán Orcí, received a friendly visit from Tel-Aviv, Israel Mayor Ron Huldai, in a visit intended to strengthen ties between both cities. At the meeting, the Tijuana's Mayor primarily discussed public security related issues in the city, as it relates to the general perception that other cities and […]

April 13, 2017

How Tijuana’s Street Food Compares with European Fine Dining According to Renown Chef

Spanish Chef Jose Andres, considered by Time Magazine in 2012 as one of the most influential chefs in the world, is living proof that the art of cuisine is not only a creative experience, a sort of dialogue with nature, and a constant learning experience, but can also be an incredibly successful business. "Culinary creativity […]

April 13, 2017

Agreements to boost touristic sector in Baja California

In order to boost Baja California´s touristic potential, important agreements were reached within the framework of the working visit through the entity conducted by the Secretary of Federal Tourism, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, in which issues such as boosting health and cruise tourism, and infrastructure projects, where addressed, as well as the signing of an agreement […]

April 13, 2017

Who is the next Landon Donovan?

Now, where was I? Ah yes, in my last column, I was espousing about the delights, virtues, talent and career of one Landon Donovan and I touched on who – if anyone – might be on the horizon and who might be his successor with the U.S. National Team in the final paragraph. I kind […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Mayor Astiazaran and Council Member David Alvarez Discuss Binational Agenda

TIJUANA.- In order to strengthen their friendly working relationship, and work on an agenda to promote effective economic development of the cross-border region, Tijuana Mayor Jorge Astiazarán and San Diego Council member David Alvarez met to discuss various topics of interest. During the meeting, they discussed the bi-national railway, which will attract both international and […]

April 13, 2017

Ensenada’s Desalinization Plant will be Biggest in Mexico

ENSENADA.- Baja California Governor Francisco Vega de Lamadrid and David Korenfeld Federman, General Director of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) performed a tour of the location where the desalinization plant in Ensenada will be constructed. This project will aid in satisfying the water demand of residents of the port. As part of a tour of […]

April 13, 2017

Ricky Martin will Perform in Tijuana

TIJUANA.- After more than seven years, Ricky Martin will return to the city with his tour "Live in Mexico". The concert will take place on November 30th, at 9pm. The famous Boricuan will be performing a concert specially designed for his Mexican fans, and will cover his twenty year career, taking concert goers on a […]

April 13, 2017

More than 200 Migrants Receive Assistance in Tijuana Each Month

TIJUANA.- Over 200 deportees from the United States receive support each month from programs and services offered by the Migrant Attention System under the department of Integral Family Development (DIF). The Municipal Government has been committed to facilitating migrants' stay in this border region, or in come cases, assisting with returning them to their places […]

April 13, 2017

Mexicans are Hardest-Working According to the OECD

MEXICO.- Once again, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released statistics on the employment situation of its 34 members. This year, Mexico has been crowned as the country whose employees work the most amount of hours a year. According to the report, Mexican employees work an average of 2237 per year, which […]

April 13, 2017

Third Edition of Tijuana Innovadora Kicked-Off Today

TIJUANA.- Tijuana Innovadora, an event that takes place every other year with the goal of putting Tijuana on the map as an innovation hub not only in Mexico but on a global scale is kicking-off today. The ten-day long event highlights all things innovation, from arts and technology, to fashion and gastronomy. The line-up of […]

April 13, 2017

Railway Reform: The pros and the cons

The dictum to reform the Regulatory Law on Railroad Service, approved in general by the full House of Representatives, has generated intense debate among public and private actors, which provide facts, figures and divergent opinions to support their points of views. With the changes and additions to the various provisions to the Regulatory Law on […]

April 13, 2017

Growth of the Tourism Sector in Baja California

MEXICALI.- The Baja California State Government has released report on the actions and results so far this year in the tourism sector. Baja Secretary of Tourism, Oscar Jesus Escobedo Carignan released the results as part of the first State of the State report, in which the growth in the tourism sector and the improvement of […]

April 13, 2017

Missing Students Not Found as More Burial Pits Uncovered

GUERRERO.-The search for the 43 missing students of the teacher training college, Normal "Isidro Burgos" has come to a dead end. The search for the students, known as "normalistas", who went missing on the evening of September 26th in Iguala, Guerrero, continues. Authorities and a volunteer search team continue to search for the missing students, […]

April 13, 2017

Cecut Celebrated in Concert with Concha Biuka

TIJUANA.- "A lament as a prelude to the dead hours", sang Concha Buika in Spanish to the audience that filled the concert hall at the Cultural Center of Tijuana on Saturday night, accompanied by Paco and Popo on flamenco guitars, and Ramon Porriña on the Cajon (a box-like percussian instrument) in a concert that kicked […]

April 13, 2017

Puerto Nuevo Lobster Festival Enamoring New Guests

ROSARITO.- The 22nd edition of the traditional Lobster Festival took place this weekend in Puerto Nuevo, and was a great success. Four restaurants showed off the regions most well-known dish, Lobster, accompanied with various appetizers and drinks. The festival was open to the public, but guests that wanted to eat had to exchang tickets for […]

April 13, 2017

64,000 Jobs Generated in Baja So Far This Year

MEXICALI.- The Sate Administration led by Governor Francisco Vega de Lamadrid has surpassed one of its most important goals, in conjunction with various productive sectors: that of job creation in Baja California. This was demonstrated by the jobs result published today, showing that 64,755 jobs were created this year alone. Baja California now ranks first […]

April 13, 2017

U.S. Consulate General In Tijuana Makes Donation of Fire Extinguishers to Tijuana

TIJUANA.- More than 8,500 people receive assistance and assist the department of Integral Family Development (DIF in Spanish) in their 44 locations throughout the city. As a symbol of the work they do, DIF has received a donation of 106 fire extinguishers from the Consul General of the United States in Tijuana. During a recent […]

April 13, 2017

Playas de Tijuana Will Finally Have a Second Entryway

TIJUANA.- The Federal Government released pictures of the progress that has been made in the construction of a second entry road into Playas de Tijuana. The new entryway is a 441 meter long tunnel-like road that will be unique to the region because of its complexity and longitude. "Once the construction has concluded, drivers will […]

April 13, 2017