Xolos 2-0 Pachuca… Unbeaten and breaking records

TIJUANA, BC.- Breaking the record of the best start of a season in 6 years of existence, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente beat Pachuca Tuzos 2-0 on Saturday night. The game was played at the soccer field of Estadio Caliente, before a great attendance by the fans who did not care about the rain; the […]

April 13, 2017

Anonymous attacks the U.S. Justice Department’s website

This morning, members of the activist group Anonymous hacked the U.S. Justice Department’s Sentencing Commission website, and placed a threatening message which indicated that they had confidential information ready to be revealed to the media. This action by the group is in retaliation for the suicide of Aaron Swartz, in which the group points out […]

April 13, 2017

Obama starts his campaign for immigration reform

WASHINGTON. – President Barack Obama will begin to push for Congress to pass this year the immigration reform, and will begin his campaign with a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, next Tuesday, where he will give a speech on the subject, according to the White House. White House sources confirmed to Efe that Obama will […]

April 13, 2017

Rain tips for today’s match between Xolos and Pachuca

TIJUANA, BC.- Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente is looking to have its best start in the history of the franchise today against Pachuca Tuzos, in a game that will be played in the field at Estadio Caliente. The match will be part of Week 4 of the 2013 Clausura tournament from the Liga MX, and […]

April 13, 2017

J.Lo: Hollywood not to blame for violence

MIAMI.- Actress Jennifer Lopez, whose latest film "Parker" premiered yeserday, is convinced that the violence seen in Hollywood movies is not the cause of the mass shootings that periodically shock the nation. "That subject in general is very complex. It's a tragedy. Blaming it all on one thing is very hard. There are many factors […]

April 13, 2017

Deportations increase number of students in Tijuana

TIJUANA. – Deportations, unemployment or expired visas have contribute to increasing numbers of children who began their studies in the U.S., to have to continue them in the border cities of Mexico and adapt quickly to another school, another language and another country. In 1996 Mexican authorities launched the Binational Migrant Education Program (Probem), which […]

April 13, 2017

The Cassez effect on Mexico’s Legal System

Currently in Mexico, despite the amendment in 2008 to change the way court systems operate with open proceedings and oral arguments, most states have not made these changes and still proceed with cases behind closed doors with everything done in writing. In the case of many Mexicans who are in prison, their rights during due […]

April 13, 2017

The impact of immigration policies on the U.S. economy

In recent studies conducted by several universities, it showed the impact of the immigration policy on the U.S. economy, in which every year immigrant students who graduate from universities in areas such as science and technology, are forced to leave the country or are deported because their temporary visa expires. As a result, the investment […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico’s Coca-Cola Femsa Makes Move Into Philippines

MEXICO.- Mexico's Coca-Cola FEMSA said it has finalized the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines from The Coca-Cola Company for $688.5 million. The closing of the all-cash transaction became effective on Friday, the Monterrey, Mexico-based company – the world's biggest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products – said in a press release. […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican millionaire wounded in shooting

MEXICO.- Mexican businessman Javier Garza Lagüera suffered minor injuries Thursday when his brother Ricardo shot him at the victim's home in Monterrey, a source in the Nuevo Leon state Attorney General's Office said. The shooting was reported to the state AG's office shortly before 1:00 p.m., in which state police and prosecutors rushed to the […]

April 13, 2017

New fish species discovered in Mexico

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS. – Mexican scientists have discovered fossils of two new species of fish that are over 110 million years ago old, in southern Mexico in the state of Chiapas, officials said. The two new fossils were assigned scientific names "Pepemkay maya" and "Zoqueichthys carolinae," in honor of the Mayan and Zoque […]

April 13, 2017

Seeing a Bright Future for Baja

By Jim Pickell Via Baja.com It is no secret that Baja has experienced a turbulent past few years – particularly Baja California (the northern region). There was that pesky global economic downturn; an increase in violence related to drug trafficking; a media frenzy that created false perceptions of safety and travel in Baja, and then […]

April 13, 2017

French Kidnapper Florence Cassez on the big screen

Almost any excuse is always a good excuse to make a movie, especially if there is a lot of material that can be used. And that's exactly what Frenchwoman, Florence Cassez, will do after being set free yesterday in Mexico. She will now take her story to the big screen. This topic which is still […]

April 13, 2017

Baja California: Vaquita Marina top of the endangered species list

The Vaquita Marina is a very small cetacean that inhabits only the upper Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Its peaceful existence has begun to be threatened mainly by nets used by coastal fishermen that lead to their deaths. Failure to take the necessary measures to correct this immediately, […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos players summoned to the Mexican National team

The head coach, Jose Manuel de la Torre, of the Mexican National team summoned two players from Xolos that caught everyone by surprise whom are Cirilo Saucedo and Fernando Arce. Xolos goal keeper Cirilo Saucedo, who for months now has demonstrated his superb skills, was called onto the Mexican national soccer team, who will be […]

April 13, 2017

U.S. and Mexico Federal Agencies join forces against terrorism

Yesterday, agencies from the United States and Mexico conducted an exercise to measure the responsiveness to a joint binational emergency, in events such as terrorist attacks or an operation against drug traffickers. "This is an important test on efficiency because there are certain spaces shared between these two countries, like border crossings and the environment. […]

April 13, 2017

Bob Filner encourages immigration reform debate in Congress

SAN DIEGO. – Activists of San Diego announced today, the creation of a group that seeks to promote dialogue on immigration reform that will benefit millions of undocumented people in the United States. The San Diego Table for Immigration Policy (SDTIP), will meet with legislators representing the county to discuss its position in this federal […]

April 13, 2017

Baja’s cuisine shines at the Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY, UTAH: The third evening of the Sundance Film Festival became a spectacular ChefDance gastronomic event for many guests that were present, in which Tijuana’s chef, Javier Plascencia, was in charge of preparing dinner for that night, and received nothing but positive comments about his kitchen. Chef Plascencia came to this beautiful city that […]

April 13, 2017

Dismembered bodies found in Mexico

Mexico City, Jan 23 (EFE).- Plastic bags containing dismembered bodies were found Wednesday in the central Mexican city of Toluca, sources in the Mexico state government told Efe. While authorities are still examining the remains, everything indicates the parts belong to five separate bodies. Several suspected members of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel have […]

April 13, 2017

Florence Cassez is set free

MEXICO CITY: The case of Frenchwoman, Florence Cassez, started today at 12:45p.m. (Mexico City local time), in which the hearing took place in the first court room at the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico. With a majority of three votes in favor for her release, Minister Sánchez Cordero reversed the previous sentence and ordered […]

April 13, 2017