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The U.S. Just Ran out of Its H-2B Visas for the Rest of 2016
The United States Government has announced that no more H-2B visas will be issued for the remainder of 2016's fiscal year, having "completed" its quota of completed applications. The H-2B visas are valid for a year and used by temporary laborers, like farmhands, carnival or circus workers (yeah, there are visas for those professions too), […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana Candidate for Mayor Pulls Out Gun During Campaign Rally
TIJUANA. Apparently, Social Encounter Party's (PES) candidate for Mayor in Tijuana, Julián Leyzaola, always carries a personal firearm holstered around his ankle, and he showed it off during a campaign rally. This "Lieutenant Colonel" bolstered that the gun is "the only protection" he needs when talking to the Sólo Ángeles motorcycle club, reports Mexican news […]
April 13, 2017
Furniture Makers in Baja California Combine Tradition, Design and Innovation With their Work
Couches, tables, lamps, decorative pieces and a myriad of objects currently rest atop the Baja California Center floor as part of the Baja California Furniture Show 2016, all of them different, each with a style of their own. And even if they are inanimate objects, behind each is the story of its creator. Tradition Luis […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana’s Commerce Drops by 40% Due to Rising Dollar Prices
According to Tijuana's National Chamber of Commerce (Canaco), commerce in the city has suffered a 40% drop in business, mainly due to rising dollar prices and the streets' rising crime rates. Among the sectors that have registered a drop in their profits are bakeries, hardware stores, grocery stores, and used tire and car lots in […]
April 13, 2017
If not between men and women, then it’s not marriage: Mexico’s Catholic Authorities
Mexico's Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera recently stated that, even if no one is excluded from the Catholic Church, any union that is not made up from a man and a woman is not remotely close to being a marriage. Nevertheless, while celebrating mass at a church dedicated to St. John Paul II and St. Thomas […]
April 13, 2017
All is ready for the first Baja California Furniture Show
From May 19 to 22, you can attend the first edition of the Baja California Furniture Show, event created with the purpose of strengthening the Mexican furniture and deco industries, boosting its presence on foreign markets. Over 70 local and national Mexican expositors will offer their products from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the […]
April 13, 2017
Eight Ways to Enjoy Your Weekend in San Diego and Tijuana
Friday, May 20 1.- "Ambulante" Documentary Tour Instagram Just a day after its inauguration in Tijuana, notable documentary film tour Ambulante will screen over 10 different works around the city all through this Friday. Here you can read some of the films that might catch your eye. Where? Consult the tour's program to find out […]
April 13, 2017
Cruise Ships Have Brought Over 200,000 Tourists to Ensenada in 2016
TIJUANA.- During the first quarter of 2016, Baja's influx of tourists has been steadily increasing when it comes to air and vehicular travel, as well as tourist attractions visits. This information was confirmed by the Baja California's State Government, via the state's Secretariat of Tourism (SECTURE). Over 7 million people have used the state's main […]
April 13, 2017
Startup Company Develops Tattoo Ink That Vanishes in a Year
The art of tattooing the skin has been a staple of humanity for thousands of years: Ancient kings and warriors used to have them as a symbol of power and status, and they are still being used for ceremonial purposes in some parts of the world; for example, there is an isolated tradition in Japan […]
April 13, 2017
Deportees in Tijuana Are Facing Big Anxiety Problems
TIJUANA. Bad living conditions, unemployment and estrangement from their families are psychologically affecting male deported migrants, the largest population treated for anxiety cases in Tijuana's General Hospital, GH. Around 15-20 people check in every month to be treated for anxiety related symptoms; only 2 or 3 actually require medical treatment, says HG's spokeswoman Lucía Reyes. […]
April 13, 2017
80% of Baja Graduates Take a Full Year to Find Jobs
Juan Manuel Ocegueda, rector of the Autonomous University of Baja California, recently assured the media that, according to recent studies conducted by the school, 80% of their students find a job related to their degree in a six-month-to-a-year period. Around 2,106 undergrads from the Tijuana Campus' different faculties and 4,884 from Baja California in general […]
April 13, 2017
X-Men Stars Say Fox Should Be Terrified of Them Not Coming Back for More
Jennifer Lawrence is without a doubt one of Hollywood's biggest stars in recent memory, having left a mark in huge productions like the Hunger Games and X-Men franchises, and it's in the latter where the actress considers herself to be of most value. Her contract, along with those of James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Nicholas […]
April 13, 2017
Documentary Film Tour “Ambulante” Opens in Tijuana Today
TIJUANA. Mexico's famous documentary tour Ambulante will open its 11th edition tonight at 8:00 p.m. in Tijuana's Cultural Center (Cecut), with a one-time screening of Somos Lengua (2016), a documentary about Mexico's rapping community. Tijuana rapper Danger is one of the hip-hop artists who make an appearance in this documentary directed by Mexican-Nigerian Kyzza Terrazas. […]
April 13, 2017
Former “La Costa” Restaurant Destroyed by Fire
TIJUANA.- On May 17, 2016, in a spectacular blaze that lit up the early evening sky, the once-famous seafood restaurant known as La Costa, which crowns the main entrance to San Antonio del Mar and its parkland, was engulfed in a massive fireball that reduced the former restaurant to a gutted, blacked-out ruin. The cause […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana Men are Afraid to Report That They are Victims of Domestic Abuse
Tijuana.- Local news outlet El Sol de Tijuana interviewed a Women's Institute of Tijuana (Inmujer) staff member, Gabriela Navarro Peraza, about different cases of men suffering domestic abuse committed by their spouses; so far in the year, only 15 men have reached out for help. They fear social criticism the most, and it's one of […]
April 13, 2017
City of Tijuana Steps In To Combat Medical Lane Abuse At San Ysidro
Inappropriate use of the medical lane on the San Ysidro border crossing has caused a problematic spike in its traffic, especially since 2015. Created over 4 years ago, the medical lane at the San Ysidro – Tijuana border crossing is meant for people with a medical pass to promote Mexico-to-U.S.A medical tourism and for those […]
April 13, 2017
THE PRESIDENT OF COPARMEX SEEKS TO DISCUSS ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVE IN THE SENATE
The national president of COPARMEX, Gustavo de Hoyos Walther, relied on the social sensitivity of the Republic's senators to endorse the proposal and for it to be one of the key pillars of the National Anticorruption System. He recalled that this initiative is composed of a hundred articles, which was technically developed by the teams […]
April 13, 2017
Mexico Greenlights Production and Import of Marijuana-Based Medicine
MEXICO CITY. The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (Cofepris), one of the biggest obstacles in Mexico for the consumption of certain substances, has now greenlit the production and importing of marijuana based medicinal products in the country. Secretary of Health, José Narro Robles, said that he is only waiting for the matter […]
April 13, 2017
Sixth Annual Bike Fest On Its Way to Tijuana
TIJUANA. A big parade of bikers, going from the Monumental Clock in Tijuana's Revolution Avenue to the Hidalgo Produce Market, will be the opening act of the sixth Bike Fest, an international motorbike enthusiast reunion happening on June 17 through 19. Tattoo and bikini contests, food and live music are part of the activities planned […]
April 13, 2017
Mexican President Proposes Full Legalization of Gay Marriage Nationwide
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has made an official "proposition" to the country's Congress, seeking to legalize gay marriage nationwide. This constitutional reform will ensure that "equal marriage" has a legal basis, as Mexico's Supreme Court already ruled it's unconstitutional to not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex, although stopped short of implementing […]
April 13, 2017
