Complete reopening of U.S.-Mexico border crossings will happen soon: AMLO

As it has been reported on this website, both California and Baja California merchants have expressed the urgency of ending the essential travel restrictions between this border, which have lasted more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, such restrictions will remain in effect until May 21, as recently announced by authorities from […]

April 30, 2021 at 12:24 PM PDT

Joel Guardado Reynaga is appointed Secretary of Government in Tijuana.

During the 50th extraordinary session of the XXVIII City Council of the Tijuana City Hall, Carlos Mora Alvarez abdicated his position as Secretary of Government, passing now the official appointment to Joel Fabian Guardado Reynaga, a decree that was approved unanimously. Until April 29, 2010, Guardado Reynaga served as Chief of Staff of the Municipal […]

April 30, 2021 at 12:42 AM PDT

In Tijuana, 40 migrant children are given identities

As of this April 15, the Direction of Attention to Migrants registered around 660 immigrant children distributed in 8 municipal shelters in the city of Tijuana, adding to this figure, the 600 minors that continue to reside in the migrant camp located in ''El Chaparral''. The concern of the local authority is that the nearly […]

April 29, 2021 at 6:45 PM PDT

Can Pulsed Electromagnetic field Therapy Be Used As An Alternative Cancer Treatment?

As we all know, there’s no definite cure for cancer. Developments have been made in various areas of life, including that of medicine, science, and technology, but only improvements in treatment methods have been achievable. Symptoms have become easier to manage, but we’re not reaching the brink of a breakthrough for 100% success rates in […]

April 29, 2021 at 1:10 PM PDT

Civil Protection announces higher temperatures in Tijuana in the coming days

Civil Protection authorities announced the arrival of a high pressure system that will end up leading to a warm propensity, with generally clear conditions, as well as an increase in local temperatures, which will begin today and continue until Friday. The agency also warned the population about the risks that could arise due to sudden […]

April 29, 2021 at 12:08 AM PDT

Three of the 100 best hotels in the world are in Baja California Sur

The web portal Elitetraveler announced which hotels have the best rooms in the world and, of course, Mexico is among the top 100. In total, four Mexican hotels stand out: three located in Baja California Sur and one in Merida, Yucatan. But which are these three Baja California Sur hotels that have shined on this […]

April 28, 2021 at 6:52 PM PDT

Workshop for children to learn sign language will be held in Tijuana

In order to have a more inclusive society, the Municipal Public Education Secretariat (SEPM), has created a workshop for children between 6 and 12 years old to learn sign language in the city of Tijuana, which will be held from May 11 to June 25. The Municipal Education System aims to reach a goal of […]

April 28, 2021 at 6:15 PM PDT

Active cases of COVID-19 in Baja California are concentrated in 14 neighborhoods

The list of active COVID-19 cases in Baja California is led by Mexicali with 181 of the 302 cases in the State, followed by Tijuana with 92, Ensenada with 20, San Quintin with four, San Felipe with two, Rosarito with two, and Tecate with one. However, the neighborhoods where these cases are concentrated are the […]

April 27, 2021 at 3:21 PM PDT

Parque Morelos and Parque de la Amistad will operate at 30% of their capacity.

According to the Municipal System of Theme Parks of Tijuana (Simpatt), the parks Morelos and La Amistad will operate at 30 percent of their capacity as of today. The measure is implemented in compliance with the requirements of the State Secretariat of Health, in order to avoid an increase of COVID-19 cases in Baja California. […]

April 27, 2021 at 3:14 PM PDT

IMAX Dome to reopen this week

As part of the Ministry of Culture's Volver a Verte campaign, the IMAX Dome at the Centro Cultural Tijuana will reopen its doors this Thursday, April 29. After testing the entrance and mobility protocols within the institution and verifying that the epidemiological traffic light allows it, the General Direction of Cecut confirmed that the IMAX […]

April 27, 2021 at 1:55 PM PDT

Taqueria in Tijuana has the ideal taco to soothe the “munchies”.

Tijuana's taquerias continue to surprise chef Danny Betancourt during his tours, since in addition to the service, its facilities, the innovation of the taco, and its ingredients, now they also did it even with the name. Who are we talking about? Asadero El Taco, located in Plaza Unisur, against the corner of the Autonomous University […]

April 27, 2021 at 1:17 PM PDT

Bajacalifornians between 50 and 59 will be vaccinated in May

Baja California will be the first state, among the largest in the country, to finish vaccinating seniors over 60 years of age. The vaccination against COVID-19 for adults over 60 years of age in Baja California is expected to be completed this week, said the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, who […]

April 27, 2021 at 1:07 PM PDT

Secretariat of Health (SSa): Third wave of COVID-19 ”seems less likely, but it is not ruled out”.

The Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, assures that although a radical increase in cases of COVID-19 was avoided after the Easter holiday period, the Secretariat of Health will not rule out the possibility of a third wave of infections until the pandemic has come to an end. In the week following the […]

April 27, 2021 at 12:30 AM PDT

This is the process for COVID-19 testing at Tijuana International Airport

After the United States requested all travelers wishing to enter this country to undergo a negative or antigen test for COVID-19, at the end of January the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) installed laboratories at its different airports, such as the Tijuana International Tijuana Internacional Airport, to perform these tests. But, do they still provide […]

April 26, 2021 at 4:08 PM PDT

Teacher vaccinations begin this Tuesday in Tijuana and Mexicali

Based on the authorization and logistics of vaccination for education personnel presented by the Federal Government, teachers in Baja California will be able to receive the drug against COVID-19 CansinoBIO from April 28 to May 4. However, according to the State Secretary of Education, Mrs. Maria de Jesus Sanchez Avila, this process will begin on […]

April 26, 2021 at 1:40 PM PDT

Baja California could return to severe restrictions if COVID-19 infections increase

The Effective Reproduction Rate (ER) continues to indicate that one person with COVID-19 can infect two more in Baja California, being 1.05; a rate that is registered in most municipalities. On this point, the head of the Secretariat of Health of the State, Alonso Perez Rico, mentioned that if the tendencies continue to rise and […]

April 26, 2021 at 12:35 PM PDT

Capacity reductions in Baja California; COVID-19 cases increase

Unfortunately, the permitted capacity in Baja California will have to be reduced due to the increase of coronavirus cases in the region. This was announced this Sunday, April 25, by the State Health Secretary, Dr. Alonso Perez Rico. It was specified that public spaces and gymnasiums will have to have a reduction in the allowed […]

April 25, 2021 at 8:51 PM PDT

Initiative seeks to reduce wait times at border crossings into San Diego

The San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce has always advocated for maintaining active border commerce and as part of its new initiative hopes to petition CBP to speed up the wait time between Tijuana and San Diego. Currently, the wait time can vary from a few minutes to several hours, which complicates the time for U.S. […]

April 25, 2021 at 7:05 PM PDT

San Luis Potosi: 51 people placed in confinement after detection of COVID-19 variants

According to Miguel Angel Lutzow, head of the Secretariat of Health in the state of San Luis Potosi, a group of 51 people were placed in preventive isolation after 10 different mutations of the SARS Cov-2 virus were diagnosed among them. Of these 51 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 36 are suspected to be the B.1.1.519 […]

April 25, 2021 at 12:25 PM PDT

Tijuana taqueria breaks away from traditional tacos; what’s their twist?

Chef Danny Betancourt continues touring Tijuana's taquerias, and this time he came across one that gives it his own touch, not only for the way he serves them, but also for the ingredients they use. Located in Tijuana's Zona Centro, on 1230 Pio Pico Avenue (map at the end of this article), Don Esteban Taqueria […]

April 24, 2021 at 2:27 PM PDT