Venezuela mourns the death of Hugo Chavez

Despite popular belief, thousands of people are actually mourning the death of who was their President for 14 years, and are expressing their emotions through the streets of Venezuela as well as through social networks. Such is the love for Hugo Chavez that many Venezuelans walked along side of his coffin for 6.3 miles to […]

San Ysidro border will have 5 more lanes

Jorge Sanchez, Tijuana’s fashion to the world

In a studio full of sketches, mannequins and fabric, the designer Jorge Sanchez welcomes us to Tijuana. He first began designing as a child to be exact, and is now a fashion pioneer in this city who has made his name known in the region as a top designer. As we continued to talk, we […]

Xolos vs. Corinthians for the number one spot

TIJUANA, BC. – Club Tijuana once again is ready to make history today, when they will be playing against SC Corinthians Paulista of Brazil, in a game where they will be looking to qualify into the next round as the number one team and leaders of group 5. This match will be part of Week […]

Mexican Grand Warlock predicted death of Hugo Chavez

It was at the beginning of January when Antonio Vazquez, aka "Grand Warlock", from Mexico predicted the death of Hugo Chavez. According the Grand Warlock's letter: "Chavez has been kept alive in the last six months only by his vanity, his desire for power and because he does not want to lose that quality. He […]

Union leader Elba Esther Gordillo will remain in prison

Despite the health problems that Elba Esther Gordillo made complaints about, along with the petitions that were made by Union members for her release. All were not enough to persuade a judge in Mexico to let Gordillo out from prison. Minutes before Gordillo’s hearing, her daughter Monica Arriola, also a current Senator in Mexico was […]

Cassio: Xolos is a fast and strong team

TIJUANA, BC. – The starting goalie for the professional soccer team SC Corinthians Paulista of Brazil, arrived on Monday morning in Tijuana to get ready for their game on Wednesday that will be part of Week 3 of the Copa Libertadores tournament, and said that the Club came here to look for the victory against […]

Hugo Chavez on his way back to Cuba?

Yesterday afternoon, Ernesto Villegas, Minister of Communication in Venezuela, confirmed a "new and severe infection" of President Hugo Chavez. Just a few days ago, Vice President Nicolas Maduro indicated that the president was fighting for his life and was going through more chemotherapy treatments. Villegas said, "the president has been undergoing some strong chemotherapy treatments […]

Drug Lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman expelled by Forbes

One of the FBI's most wanted man, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has now been taken out of the list of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes magazine. The reason for this move is due to the difficulty in calculating his current fortune. Forbes also said that the drug trafficker was taken out […]

U.S. budget cuts result in a 5 hour wait to cross from Tijuana

Because of the budget cuts in the U.S. that will also affect the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. It could now take up to 5 hours to cross from Tijuana to the United States, and at other international ports of entry. With Less and less resources that will now cause the waiting time at […]

Carlos Slim, still the richest man in the world

According to Forbes magazine, Carlos Slim continues to be the richest man in the world. In this list as one can notice, despite the difficult economic situation in the United States and abroad, Americans still remained among the wealthiest in the world. Here are the top 10 that make up the list: • Carlos Slim […]

Mexico defeats the U.S. in Concacaf Under-20 Championships

MEXICO. – Mexico won the Under-20 Championship by defeating the U.S. 3-1 in overtime, and El Salvador took third place by beating Cuba 1-0 in the finals yesterday in the city of Puebla. The match between Mexico and the U.S. went into overtime after the regular game time ran out with a tie score from […]

Xolos move up 79 spots in world rankings

TIJUANA, BC. – After obtaining the Clausura 2012 tournament championship title, and for their recent performance in the Copa Libertadores de America 2013, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente (XOLOS) has now improved 79 spots to the number 121 best team in the world in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFHHS) rankings list. […]

Corruption : The Elba Esther Gordillo Shake-down!

Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy. Cronyism exists when the appointer and the beneficiary are in social contact; often, the appointer is inadequate to hold his or her own job or position of […]

Atlas 1-0 Xolos, early goal defeats the champions

GUADALAJARA, JALISCO. – With an early goal by Omar Bravo from Atlas, Club Tijuana lost last night with a final score of 1-0 at Jalisco stadium, in a game that was played as part of Week 9 of the Clausura 2013 tournament of the Liga MX. This victory now puts Atlas in second place on […]

Facebook tests new design in New Zealand

As one can notice, the "About", "Photos", "Likes" and "Applications" boxes, among other options, were taking out of the main page, leaving only the name and indicating the number of items in each category. One other big change that you can notice is that the "About" box was shifted down from its original location to […]

Deer and Tigers found in “NarcoLab”

MEXICO. – During an operation that the police in the western Mexican state of Jalisco conducted, they discovered a laboratory that was used to manufacture synthetic drugs and also found "two Bengal tigers and some deer," said an official source. The state public safety commissioner, Francisco Alejandro Solorio, in a news conference said that the […]

Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants inmates to pay for their food

PHOENIX. – The Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that he will now charge a dollar a day to inmates to cover part of their food costs, while they are held in one of the detention centers in the region. The controversial sheriff said in a statement to ABC15 news channel that this decision is […]

Xolos vs. Atlas, Tijuana looking to spoil the party

TIJUANA, BC. – Lately Club Tijuana has been on a good roll after winning now 3 consecutive matches, and hoping to get to Jalisco with this good rhythm to play against Atlas, who is also the other red and black team in the Mexican soccer league. This match will be played at 9p.m. local time […]

Bomb threat at the Tijuana International Airport

This morning, several passengers in a plane in Tijuana had reported the diversion of their flight due to a bomb threat at the international airport located at this border city. After passengers were allowed to use their cells phones, a few people on board the plane had commented on the matter though their Twitter accounts […]