Baja police arrest Cuban in killing of deaf-mute teen

TIJUANA – A Cuba-born man was arrested Wednesday in the murder of a deaf-mute 17-year-old girl who had been missing since Feb. 10, authorities announced. The State Attorney General’s Office identified the suspect as Henry José Puentes Padilla, 33, from the town of Huanabacoa, who allegedly had a relationship with the girl. The man confessed […]

April 13, 2017

2,012 couples say ‘I do’ in Tijuana

TIJUANA – The couples jammed a park as far as the eye could see, 2,012 of them. Holding hands, they pressed together under cold, cloudy skies. Some had been together a matter of months, others decades. And on the day love reigns, they got officially married. In one of the largest "collective weddings" in the […]

April 13, 2017

What impact does a fence make?

TIJUANA – A French company is filming a documentary called "Eight Walls that Divide the World," which explores what these structures mean to the communities separated by them. Two independent filmmakers, Elsa Putelat y Nicolas Dupuis, from the company Unik Production, met on Monday with Mayor Carlos Bustamante, whom they interviewed about the wall that […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico makes organ donation easier

TIJUANA – Some 600 people are on Baja California's registry waiting for an organ to save their lives, according health authorities. Some, particularly those needing a kidney, have been waiting up to three years. The odds are against them, however, given the relatively few organ donations made in the state and a process that everyone […]

April 13, 2017

Motorists coping with new ‘gasolinazo’

TIJUANA – Since the weekend, the price of gasoline and diesel has gone up for the second time this year as part of a cut in the federal subsidy of fuel in Mexico. Even so, the subsidy keeps Mexican fuel prices about 30 per cent lower than just across the border in the United States. […]

April 13, 2017

15,000 Chinese migrants thriving in Tijuana

TIJUANA – David Tan arrived in this city 21 years ago from his native China, along with his wife and five children. Like thousands of his countrymen, he nursed a dream of building a better life for himself and his family. "The Chinese community then was tiny and kept to itself. We just wanted to […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos shut down Cruz Azul’s power

TIJUANA –What was a highly anticipated match ended without goals Sunday. Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles played to a scoreless draw against visiting Cruz Azul in a Week 6 match-up at a sold out Estadio Caliente. Tijuana had long waited to have its own club in the Mexican First Division facing some of the league's top teams. […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos take on powerhouse Cruz Azul

They came in flocks. They formed a line that wrapped around the team offices this winter. They endured long waits to get their hands on the coveted "Xolopass." That would be the equivalent of a season ticket to Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuntles home matches. Fans were not going to miss what is supposed to be a […]

April 13, 2017

PAN candidate to visit Tijuana on Monday

TIJUANA – A week after winning her party’s presidential primary, Josefina Vázquez Mota will visit this border city Monday to thank her supporters and press her uphill fight against the frontrunner candidate. That candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), himself visited Baja California on Tuesday and Wednesday. The ruling PAN […]

April 13, 2017

Baja captures suspect in U.S. murder

TIJUANA – A special state police operation in Mexicali led to the arrest of a gang member sought in the United States for the rape and murder of a minor. Mexican authorities identified him as Robert Anthony Ríos López, 25, who had an arrest warrant in the United States. The international liaison of the State […]

April 13, 2017

Immigrants to get education on pocketbook issues

Latino immigrants frequently have a hard time figuring out how the U.S. financial system works. They lack an understanding of such concepts as credit, mortgage and investments. The Mexican Consulate, the County Office of Education and National City have banded together to fill in that gap by organizing the second annual "Semana de Educación Financiera," […]

April 13, 2017

U.S. again warns of danger of travel to Mexico

TIJUANA – The U.S. State Department once more warned Americans about the dangers of traveling to Mexico, particularly to the northern border region, where international organized crime has eroded the quality of life and "armed confrontations occur unpredictably." The travel warning has been issued every year for several years as drug cartels battle for control […]

April 13, 2017

Presidential candidate stumps in Baja California

TIJUANA – Mexico’s presidential race arrived in earnest in Baja California this week with the visit of Enrique Peña Nieto, who met with thousands of supporters in Mexicali and filmed a TV spot in Tijuana. The candidate is campaigning for his Institutional Revolutionary Party (known as PRI) to reclaim the presidency after two terms of […]

April 13, 2017

Innovation conference seeks SD’s support

"We need your help." That was the message Tuesday evening as a Tijuana businessman asked San Diego-area leaders to help promote the high-tech conference taking shape across the border. Tijuana Innovadora 2012, planned for Oct. 11 –21, aims to build on the achievements of the first conference, held 16 months ago. That conference drew such […]

April 13, 2017

Visual tour of Mexico’s history arrives in Tijuana

TIJUANA – A visual tour of Mexico's architecture as captured by three photographers in different eras is on display at the city's Cultural Center. The exhibit is called "Journey to Mexico's Architectural Legacy" and presents works from American photographer Henry Greenwood Peabody, Guillermo Kahlo, from Germany; and Mexican Rodrigo Vázquez. The three photographed religious institutions, […]

April 13, 2017

Peso gains ground on U.S. dollar

TIJUANA – Americans aren’t the only ones happy that the U.S. economy is on the mend. The Mexican peso has continued to gain ground on the U.S. dollar this year, driven by the brightening U.S. economy. On Monday, exchange houses in the border region were selling the dollar for 12.54 pesos, while they were buying […]

April 13, 2017

Woman elected Mexico’s candidate for president

MEXICO CITY – "I'm going to be the first female president of this country!" proclaimed Josefina Vázquez Mota moments after winning her party's primary election in Mexico on Sunday. Many analysts see Vázquez Mota, the charismatic former education secretary, as the best chance the National Action Party (PAN) has of retaining the presidency in the […]

April 13, 2017

Unlucky Xolos settle for tie against Puebla

The jeers came from the stands. They were loud enough to make sure they could be heard on the field Sunday, particularly directed to one player. That would be Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles' Duvier Riascos. Tijuana's forward heard the long "boos" every time he touched the ball. Riascos silenced the jeers momentarily when he scored seven […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos looking to return to win column

Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles players walked off their home turf last week, some staring into the artificial grass, others looking into the sunny clear sky. They felt something they had not experienced in a while. Santos Laguna had reminded the Xolos what it was like to lose. Tijuana, which had not lost in 11 previous matches, […]

April 13, 2017

Ready Lane for pedestrians to open at Otay Mesa

OTAY MESA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday that the Ready Lane program would begin on Feb. 23 for pedestrians at the port of entry here. The program, already available to motorists, targets travelers who have U.S. travel documents enabled with RFID technology. The documents include the U.S. passport card, the SENTRI […]

April 13, 2017