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Reform to Mexican Constitution will boost real estate sales in the Baja California Coast
End the Simulation. [/p] "It is about eradicating the simulation of foreign property on the Mexican beaches and eliminating the intermediaries, who through Fideicomisos, Mexican Corporations and "nominal owners" have profited from the Constitutional prohibition that currently restricts the direct ownership for foreigners on the Mexican beaches," expressed the PRI party leader, Manlio Fabio Beltrones, […]
King of Kings : Tijuana’s Maria y Jose take aim at Mexico’s Indie scene throne.
A giant wave of DIY indie music producers and acts has hit Mexico like a Tsunami in recent years and Tijuana based producer and designer Tony Gallardo´s ruidosón and techno project Maria y Jose, is way above the water. The man in his mid twenties had created a internet star of some sort, a mix […]
Xolos 0-0 Palmeiras: Tijuana gets nothing at home
TIJUANA, BC.- Club Tijuana was unable to make their home field advantage count as they draw 0-0 against Brazilian side Palmeiras in the opening leg of the round of 16 in the Copa Libertadores. The only positive from this first leg was that Xolos did not concede any away goals to Palmeiras. The Xolos seemed […]
Mexican Priest: “abortion is worse than a priest raping a child”
When a child is sexually abused "their future dies", but when compared to abortion, it is not as serious because "this is murder." These are the controversial statements made by Fabio Martinez Castilla, who is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, during Mass just before the faithful receive Communion. This happened in […]
Government official’s daughter forces restaurant to shut down
Andrea Benitez, daughter of the director for the Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO), had a team of inspectors sent to close down a restaurant that is located in the Roma neighborhood in Mexico City. The reason why? Simple, when she first arrived at the restaurant without a reservation, and was not attended immediately and given a […]
FBI, CIA and DEA free access in Mexico no more
Sergio Alcocer, the Undersecretary for North America of the Mexican Foreign Ministry, confirmed that U.S. security agencies such as the FBI, CIA, DEA and Border Patrol, will no longer count on free access to participate with Mexican authorities. This is part of a new policy change in the administration of Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, […]
Mexican Military refused to arrest Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman
MEXICO. – The United States offered to capture the Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a 15 minute operation that would be "simple and quick", but the Mexican military opposed to it, said the journalist Jesus Esquivel to Efe. "The U.S. intelligence services located him, they know where he was and they were […]
Xolos will honor the kids on Children’s Day
Club Tijuana will celebrate children's day by letting in all kids 10 years and younger in for free to their Copa Libertadores match this Tuesday April 30 against Palmeiras of Brazil. Few condition due apply. These will be the requirements the club has established to allow kids 10 years or younger to the stadium: – […]
Show Time for the Xolos
Club Tijuana does not need to prioritize anymore. With their official elimination from Liga MX playoffs with one game to go, the Copa Libertadores is the only competition in which they are still alive. The round of 16 single elimination portion of the tournament will kick off for the Xolos this coming Tuesday. The match […]
Columbian singer Juanes in Dancing with the Stars
The Colombian singer Juanes, who is also part of the list of winners that received a special recognitions by the Atlantic Leadership Council 2013, will be appearing tonight (Monday) on the TV show "Dancing With The Stars", where he will sing two songs in Spanish for the shows Latin night. Monica Escobar, who is Juanes […]
Change.org petition to murder Mexican politician
updated May 1, 2013 Its been now a few days since a petition has been circulating the internet for signatures to assassinate Mexican Representative Manlio Fabio Beltrones, in which a reward has also been offered to anyone who accomplishes this feat. This petition was published on "Change.org", where various causes have been supported through this […]
Front of the line pass at U.S.-Mexico border
There are hundreds of students from Tijuana who get up around 4a.m. Monday to Friday, and are at the San Ysidro border by 5a.m. waiting to cross into San Diego hoping that the wait will not be too long, so that they can arrive on time to their classrooms. Fortunately for these students, missing half […]
Drug Cartel gun fight against Community Police
According to state officials, at least ten men were killed and four wounded in a gun battle between suspected drug traffickers and members of the so-called "Community Police" group in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. Federal Police sources explained that these gun battles began in the early morning until around noon yesterday, between hitmen of […]
A Trip to La Sierra de San Francisco in Central Baja
By Shari Bondy via Baja.com There are so many interesting and exciting things to do and see in Central Baja that even after living here for 20 years, there are some I haven't had the opportunity of seeing yet. La Sierra de San Francisco is a spectacular mountain range and has been on my bucket […]
Protest for journalist killed in Mexico
Today, journalist and advocate groups for the freedom of speech protested in the capital and in various Mexican cities against attacks on the press, and demanded that the authorities investigate the crimes that have been committed against professionals who work in the media. The protests took place to commemorate the first anniversary of the murder […]
New bird flu outbreak in Mexico
Mexican authorities ordered the slaughter of nearly a thousand chickens in the state of Tlaxcala to tackle a new outbreak of the bird flu, said the Mexican health agency. According to the National Health Service, Safety and Quality (Senasica) through a statement, they said that on April 4 in the community of Santa Cruz El […]
Mexican band members killed
At least ten members of a band were killed and five others injured in a collision in northern Mexico, officials said. The musicians of the band La Reyna de Monterrey (The Queen of Monterrey) were killed on a highway close to the U.S-Mexico border that connects the Mexican city of Monterrey to Laredo, Texas. According […]
Xolos officially eliminated
SAN DIEGO, CA.- Club Tijuana suffered a 1-0 loss to San Luis and with that they are now officially eliminated from any possibilities of reaching the playoffs. It was a valiant effort from a "B' team that the Xolos fielded and who suffered two red cards in the second half. With the round of 16 […]
Xolos and America will play in the San Diego Clasico
SAN DIEGO, CA.- Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente and Club America Aguilas will be playing in a new edition of the San Diego Clasico in Petco Park on Saturday July 6th. The information was given out during a press conference made at the home plate of the Petco Park, where San Diego Padres' players and […]
Tijuana ready for Digital TV
Tijuana will become the first city in Latin America in switching from an analog TV system to a purely digital TV system said the federal telecommunications commission (Cofetel). The analog blackout will take place on Tuesday May 28 of this year. As of now more than 192,000 homes already have the descrambler or digital antennas. […]