Any doubts about health matters?

The Department of Health and Human Services of the United States (HHS) will use the social webs to clear all doubts to the Hispanic community. It will be this coming Tuesday at 11AM (Pacific time), when this will take place through the Twitter account @HHSlatino; specialized officers will be attending concerns from the community in […]

April 13, 2017

The Guadalupe Valley will dress up

TIJUANA.- Founded in 1888, Santo Tomas vineyards are announcing their extended list of events to celebrate the arrival of the new grape harvest this summer, with a combination of music, wine and chocolate. The Guadalupe Valley will dress up for this ocassion in the midst of scent and weather that transforms everry visit into a […]

April 13, 2017

A victory that will get them close to the playoffs

TIJUANA.- There are four games left in the 2012 Clausura tournament, and Xoloitzcuintles have in their hands, to classify for the first time in their history to the playoffs within the Mexican soccer premier league. To achieve this, Xoloitzcuintles must take advantage of their condition as the local team, and this Saturday, the red and […]

April 13, 2017

The Guelaguetza in San Diego

SAN DIEGO.- The Mexican traditional and cultural party, The Guelaguetza, (which means 'Mondays on the Hill'), will be part of the 2012 edition of the San Diego County Fair this coming summer. With a tradition of more than 100 years, this celebration takes place in Oaxaca, southeast of Mexico, and will be presented at the […]

April 13, 2017

Arizona looks to stop virtual violence

The project of law 2549 is an initiative that will change the law of communications by specifying that "trolling" on the web will be considered a crime, according to the sites Animal Politico, Gizmodo, The Blaze and Público. The digital era has demolished the barriers of space and time by creating an extension of an […]

April 13, 2017

A brilliant gastronomic adventure

Following that came out one of the favorites of the evening. A tiny square toast surrounded by tuna tartare, and topped with a quail egg. We asked what the correct way was to go about eating it, and the answer was to assemble it as a sandwich with the egg on top. The egg was […]

April 13, 2017

A key to reduce the violence in México

Last monday, the presidents Barack Obama and Felipe Calderón held a reunion where they discussed about economy, immigration and public safety. One of the main petitions of the mexican president was related to the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment provision allowing Americans to keep and bear arms, according to sources as the Miami Herald and El […]

April 13, 2017

Filner visits Tijuana to learn about conference

TIJUANA – U.S. Rep. Bob Filner visited Wednesday morning with organizers of the upcoming innovation conference and challenged them to reach out in creative ways to encourage San Diegans to attend. The organizers meet weekly in Tijuana's chamber of commerce to plan Tijuana Innovadora 2012, to be held Oct. 11 to 21 at the Centro […]

April 13, 2017

Presidential candidate woos Baja’s voters

TIJUANA – Hundreds of supporters of Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vázquez Mota turned out for a rally on Wednesday in this city to hear her vision for the country. Vázquez, who represents the ruling PAN party, held two meetings, one with border-region women and the other with professionals. At both she stressed how ordinary citizens […]

April 13, 2017

Yoko Ono invites Vázquez siblings to ‘Imagine’

TIJUANA – Yoko Ono invited the Mexicali siblings known as Vázquez Sounds to be the next representatives of a foundation she supports, The Non-Violence Project, according to a Mexican newspaper. The international foundation teaches young people how to resolve conflicts without violence and promotes social change. After seeing them on YouTube.com, Yoko Ono contacted the […]

April 13, 2017

Latin American network making ‘novela’ in English

For the first time, a soap opera from the giant Latin American network Televisa will be produced in English. This week, José Baston, the network's president of content, said taping had begun on a remake of the 1990's soap opera "Alcanzar Una Estrella" for an English-speaking audience. This version will be called "Reach for a […]

April 13, 2017

Storied América to play Xolos in San Diego

The Tijuana Xolos will play a friendly match against Mexico's storied Águilas del América in San Diego this summer, a sports promoter announced. The firm, Pazzo Sports, organizes matches on the U.S. side of the border known as San Diego Classics. In February, the company presented Xolos against Chivas USA at Torero Stadium, a game […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico wins Olympic qualifier in grand style

Call it the icing on the cake. Mexico's U-23 soccer team vanquished its rival Honduras 2-1 Monday night, winning the Olympic qualifying tournament in Kansas City. Since both finalists had already earned a ticket to the Summer Olympics, the win was a largely symbolic one. It's one Mexico will long savor, though, given that the […]

April 13, 2017

Man suspected of trying to buy girls for sex

TIJUANA — Baja California police announced that they arrested a man as he was allegedly trying to buy two young girls for sex. Roman Hernández San Gabriel, 57, was paying between 700 and 1, 200 pesos ( $56 to $96) for the use of underage girls to have sex, Frontera newspaper’s website published Monday. An […]

April 13, 2017

Campaign aims to mobilize young Latino voters

The National Council of La Raza recently launched a national campaign called "Mobilize to Vote" (M2V) to increase the number of young Latino voters by 180,000 by November's presidential election. The goal is to bring this population's political power closer to their demographic presence in the country. The president of the organization, Janet Murguía, said […]

April 13, 2017

Candidate for president to campaign in Baja

TIJUANA – Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vázquez Mota, of the governing National Action Party (PAN), will visit Baja California on Tuesday. She is to spend most of her local tour in Ensenada, where party members and the citizens have been invited to a rally at the cruise ship terminal at 7 p.m. Her campaign said […]

April 13, 2017

Former president De La Madrid dies in Mexico

Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado died Sunday morning at age 77 in Mexico City from emphysema, according to press reports. De La Madrid was president from 1982 to 1988, a period marked by an economic crisis and the devastating earthquake that struck Mexico City in September of 1985. President Felipe Calderón expressed […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico’s soccer team clinches ticket to Olympics

The ghost of four years ago is no more. Mexico's U-23 men's soccer team qualified Saturday night for the Olympics after defeating Canada 3-1 in Kansas City. "El Tri," as the Mexican team is called, will be returning to the Summer Games after an eight-year absence. The key to Saturday's triumph was the tandem of […]

April 13, 2017

Fees for visas, border crossing cards going up

The U.S. State Department announced that it's raising the cost of non-immigrant visas and border crossing cards starting April 13. Visas are issued to foreign citizens who wish to enter the United States for a variety of purposes. In a press release, the department said that the fees are going up to cover the cost […]

April 13, 2017

Flat Xolos lose 1-0 to Pachuca

The Tijuana Xolos could not keep up the momentum of the last few weeks and fell Friday night 1-0 to Pachuca in a road game. The Xolos, which avoided relegation last week, arrived to the match looking to rack up points to help them reach the playoffs. Despite the loss, the team still has a […]

April 13, 2017