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Who Are The Four Mexicans That Can Legally Get High On Marijuana Now?
Four members of the Mexican Society for the Responsible and Tolerable Auto Consumption (SMART, in Spanish), submitted and won a legal protection from the Mexican Supreme Justice Court against the prohibition to grow and consume their own marijuana. These are the beneficiaries of the Court's decision this past Wednesday, who are now free to consume […]
April 13, 2017
“El Chapo” Was Not In Panama
Panama's president, Juan Carlos Varela, denied both alleged visits of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to the country, although Panamanian authorities confirm that he had a Sinaloa Cartel financial network operating in Panamanian soil. The 50 people detained who gave out information to the Secretary of Security, Rodolfo Aguilera and Panama's National Police Chief, commissioner Omar […]
April 13, 2017
6 Events for This Weekend in Tijuana & San Diego
TIJUANA/SAN DIEGO. –In November, there aren't that many cultural events since school finals, pre-Christmas events, vacations and other activities are on now amongst us. Also, there's a lot of spending involved because of the holidays, so people prioritize their shopping habits, balancing between fun and obligations, but whatever! There are still some concerts, festivals and […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana’s Cultural Center Opens “Innovation & Sustainable Use of Cultural Heritage of Tourist Destinations” Workshop
TIJUANA. – The State's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE in Spanish) opened this Thursday the "Innovation & Sustainable Use of Cultural Heritage of Tourist Destinations" workshop. During the opening of the works being done at Tijuana's Cultural Center (CECUT in Spanish), the Deputy Secretary of Tourism, Ives Gabriel Lelevier Ramos, said that these actions are part […]
April 13, 2017
The Issue With Public-Private Associations
For this reason, Mexican presidents with scholarships at Harvard, UCal, Yale and other universities of the developed world, such as de la Madrid, Salinas, Zedillo and their treasurers, AspeArmella, Gil Diaz, and Caso Lombardo, rushed to privatize a maximum of state companies that were considered to be a burden, even though some, such as Telmex, […]
April 13, 2017
Head of Tijuana Tourism Agency Resigns
Tijuana's top tourism official stepped down on Wednesday, fewer than 10 days after Mayor Jorge Astiazarán called for his resignation following a flap over a supposed publicity campaign for the city's red-light district. Miguel Angel Badiola, president of the Tijuana Conventions and Tourism Committee, or Cotuco, stated in a two-sentence letter to the mayor that […]
April 13, 2017
Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Marijuana Advocates
Mexico's top court ruled in favor of a legal protection that gives the right to use marijuana recreationally to four individuals, members of a marijuana advocacy group called SMART, this Wednesday. This unprecedented and historic decision has declared articles 235, 237, 245, 247 y 248 of the National Health Law (Ley General de la Salud […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana Has Its First Independent Candidate For Mayor
TIJUANA.- Former representative Gastón Luken Garza is so far the first and only person who plans to register as an independent candidate in the city of Tijuana, a process that is coordinated by non-profit Tijuana Independiente group, which decided to choose a citizen who will represent the independent movement in the upcoming 2016 Tijuana mayoral […]
April 13, 2017
Uber Regulation in Tijuana is Just Starting Say Councilmembers
Tijuana's Secretary of Government, Bernardo Padilla Muñoz, offered a press conference where he talked about the passing of the new reforms that will regulate the city's public transit. This due to a controversy stirred up by social media users who went up in arms with the announcement of these transit regulations changes. With the hashtag […]
April 13, 2017
Making a Tijuana Art Scene Built to Last
It is a damp Friday night in Tijuana. The bars and bordellos in the Avenida Revolución party zone have set their sound systems on 11. At the city's Estadio Caliente, more than 20,000 rabid soccer fans have poured in to watch the Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles battle Mexico City's Club América. And in the gastronomic zone, late-model […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana City Council Puts The Breaks On Uber; Gives 60 Day Deadline For Permits
The Tijuana's City Council yesterday approved a series of reforms to its public transportation charter, and according to a document containing the changes, it states that they reached an agreement giving the Road and Transit Administration (Dirección de Vialidad y Transporte in Spanish) the authority to impound vehicles in circulation that don't have a permit […]
April 13, 2017
Border Psycho Brewery Opens Its Own Tasting Room in Tijuana
After a long wait for craft beer enthusiasts on Baja California, Border Psycho finally rolled out the red carpet on their new official tasting room at Plaza Fiesta in Tijuana with 12 different styles of beer. An inauguration gift from Venus Chocolate. Photo: Border Psycho Brewery. Roberto Albarrán, owner of Border Psycho Brewery, said he […]
April 13, 2017
Political Parties or Independents? Tijuana University Holds Forum On Issue
TIJUANA. – The former federal representative from the National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN) and businessman Juan Manuel Hernández Niebla share more than just the same name, as both of them have been strongly rumoured as candidates for Mayor of Tijuana in 2016. It's true that Gastélum has already admitted on being interested in […]
April 13, 2017
“El Chapo” Private Airplanes Seized
The Mexican military, helped by U.S. intelligence have done multiple search operations on different properties that belong to Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, where they found and confiscated aircrafts, vehicles, weapons and drugs. The State of Mexico, Puebla and Sinaloa authorities have all taken control of six houses, eleven aircrafts, more than 450 drug packages, an […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana’s Tourism President Will Keep His Post
TIJUANA. – The head of Tijuana's Tourism and Conventions Committee explained why he plans on keeping his post after the controversy that was caused by Tijuana's Red-Light District planned campaign, "Tijuana Coqueta" (Flirty Tijuana), despite pressure from the locals and even Tijuana's mayor, Jorge Aztiazarán. Badiola was unanimously backed by the Tijuana tourism board (of […]
April 13, 2017
El Chapo Won’t Be Extradited If Captured, Says Mexican Government
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera will not be immediately extradited to the U.S. once they capture him, said Mexico's Secretariat of Interior, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong. Osorio Chong explained that the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has an open legal process in Mexico. "In order to extradite a person, there needs to be a decision […]
April 13, 2017
VIDEO | Mexican President Says Hurricane Patricia Was Prayed Away
MEXICO. – "Having zero fatalities had a lot to do with Mexico's faith", Enrique Peña Nieto's statement has become viral on social media and has also received a lot of backlash, with some users even saying "Lets pray so that he goes away." During the 13th edition of the Mexico Business Summit (Mexico Cumbre de […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana’s Mayor Demands Tourism Head to Resign
TIJUANA.- Tijuana's mayor, Jorge Astiazarán, has stated that his administration will never or has never supported the controversial "Tijuana Coqueta's" (Flirty Tijuana) campaign or any plan being developed by Tijuana's tourism committee, COTUCO, in coordination with Zona Norte (or Red-Light district) business owners. The entire controversy started on Friday when a local news report about […]
April 13, 2017
RUFFO APPEL: “Our Way Of Seeing Things Is Not Anti-National, It’s Competitive”
With the goal of identifying areas of opportunity to promote the attraction of new investments and the expansion of local industry, Senators Ernesto Ruffo Appel and Victor Hermosillo y Celada participated in the bimonthly Tijuana Economic and Industrial Development Meeting (DEITAC). Other guests were invited to get to know the industrial topic, such as Deputy […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana’s Tourism President Issues Apology for Proposed Sex Tourism Campaign
TIJUANA.- The head of the Committee of Tourism and Conventions of Tijuana (Comité de Turismo y Convenciones de Tijuana [COTUCO]), Miguel Ángel Badiola, apologized to the city's mayor and Tijuana's community in general through a statement today, after a day and a half of controversy due to the possibility of promoting sex tourism in the […]
April 13, 2017
