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City of Tijuana Invites La Mesa Residents to “Activate Your Broom”
TIJUANA.- Today Tijuana's mayor, Dr. Jorge Aztiazarán Orcí started the "Activate Your Broom" program, which aims at keeping the streets and avenues clean to better the city's urban image. During the event, which took place in the Lomas de la Amistad neighborhood, the city's major noted that with the implementation of said program, it's expected […]
Uber and Xolos Join Forces for Tijuana’s Soccer Fans
With the goal (no pun intended) of easing traffic in the city, Uber and Xolos announced a new alliance that will offer Xolofans another alternative to get to the team's stadium. Which is why the UberXolos code will give a $150 pesos credit for new users on their first ride. Some users may win tickets […]
“El Chapo” Guzmán Had More Than 300 Prison Visits
Joaquín Guzmán also known as "El Chapo" had 386 visits from lawyers, family members and significant others during his 477 prison stay. The head of the Attorney General of Mexico, Arely Gómez, disclosed that the Sinaloa cartel leader had 272 lawyer visits (some were over 2 hours long), 68 family visits (including a local Sinaloa […]
New Hotline to Report Immigrant Detainments
Organizations in favor of immigration rights create the ICE Out of LA! Coalition, which aims to deal with mass deportation issues in the city of Los Angeles, they recently created a website and opened a hotline. Since September, they've reported a huge number of raids carried out by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). […]
Getting a Green Card Will Soon Be Harder
A lot of people yearn for living the American Dream, but now itll be more complicated to achieve a permanent residence status in the US for some of the wealthiest foreign nationals that would like to live it. The commonly known green card can in reality be obtained through several different means, and one of […]
SENTRI: 20 Years After Its Launch
Two decades ago, SENTRI's doors opened- first during a pilot program- to 500 members of the maquiladora industry. Between 1995 and 2015 the number of users of the SENTRI program has increased to 423,000 people. To understand how the program has evolved, future plans, and the possibility of a SENTRI dedicated exclusively to investors, Business […]
Tijuana and San Diego: Fighting Towards Regional Unity
Tijuana has certainly earned its popular assigned title as the world's most visited border town. The reason for this is the daily commute of American and Mexican citizens that cross the border from Tijuana to work and study in San Diego. These commuters are labeled as transfronterizos (cross-borderers) and it's a reality that is now […]
Mexico Drafts First Law Criminalizing Forced Disappearances
Following recommendations by international organizations, Mexicos Senate is in the process of drafting the first law that criminalizes forced disappearances. 25 thousand 230 victims have yet to be found in Mexico, according to the 2014s National Data Registry (Registro Nacional de Datos [RNPED] in Spanish) annual report, the government has barely located 74 people, 61 […]
Tabulé Restaurant in Tijuana: After Rennovation, Success in Culinary Fusion
If anything distinguishes our region is its high-end cuisine and if you're looking for a place to enjoy a delicious dish with a great view, Tabulé is the perfect choice. After eight years of serving a variety of dishes to the city of Tijuana, the restaurante began a renovation plan two years ago in order […]
Baja California Winemakers Talk About the Future of the Industry
An event named "Diálogo entre productores de uva" (Conversations Between Wine Producers) took place on the last day of Baja Culinary Fest's 5th edition in which three wine experts from the Valle de Guadalupe discussed the industry's current situation. Victor Segura, owner of "Las Nubes" and "Madera 5" wineries, Camillo Magoni of "Casa Magoni" and […]
Baja Culinary Fest Starts Off With a Culinary Competition
"To be universal you must be local," said Javier González, Director of Culinary Art School. One of the institutions mottos that also applies to the Baja Culinary Fest, an event that aims to give Bajas gastronomic movement more exposure, and that officially started today. This morning, the Culinary Art School was filled with students from […]
Dental Brush Explains the FAQ’s on Children’s Dental Hygiene
TIJUANA. – Dental care can begin long before even having teeth, like when babies "milk" teeth start coming out a few months after being born. The baby will start to drool, feel discomfort in their little gums and will want to start biting; sucking or chewing everything they can touch. If you don't know what's […]
Here’s What The Future Of Tijuana Public Transportation Will Look Like
TIJUANA. –During a breakfast meeting with members of the media, the city's mayor and local government officials revealed in full for the first time, details, blueprints, images, routes and more information on what will be the first phase of a new mass transit system in Tijuana, as well as the future of this new system […]
ABC Aluminum Solutions
The extruding company began operations in October 1999 with two presses and an anodizing area. It exported 10% of its production and allocated 90% to the domestic market.Today, the percentages are reversed:90% of the production is sent to the US and Canada, and the remaining 10% serves the domestic market, provides work to 1,000 people […]
Mexico’s First Independent Governor Ends Use of “Lavish” Official Residence
The first independent governor is constantly on the headlines for his social media-based communication strategy, which he showed during his last visit to Tijuana. This time, he used his popular Facebook account to announce one of his most significant initiatives: the closing of Nuevo Leon's official governor's residence. [/p] Photo: Jaime Rodriguez Calderon's Facebook "'Raza' […]
5 Movies That Show Hollywood’s Obsession With Mexico’s “Day of the Dead”
Mexico is a country rich in traditions and customs, the Day of the Dead being one of the most important ones for Mexicans and without a doubt, the most popular worldwide. Hollywood seems to be in love with the overall concept of this tradition or maybe it's their best way of portraying Mexico every time […]
The Pope plans to visit Mexico in 2016
MEXICO.- The Vatican's spokesperson, Federico Lombardi, mentioned to Televisa's correspondent, Valentina Alazraki, that Pope Francis will visit Mexico next year, however, there aren't any dates or a schedule set yet. CNN Mexico has gotten in touch with the Apostolic Nunciature in Mexico, even though there hasn't been any other type of confirmation of what Lombardi […]
The “Baja Culinary Fest” will be the biggest of its kind in Mexico
TIJUANA.- With the purpose of positioning Baja California as one of the most important culinary tourist destinations of Mexico, Baja's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE) has been promoting the upcoming "Baja Culinary Fest". In this sense, Oscar Jesus Escobedo Carignan; SECTURE's current head, said the event will take place starting October 8th to the 11th at […]
The best Uber driver of all Latin America is in Tijuana
In Tijuana the Uber drivers work day and night to move thousands of users through the city's streets, taking them to their destination in a cheap, convenient and safe way. However, there are drivers who offer an over the top service a service worthy of more than a 5 star rating. "We are proud […]
Launch Of The Second Container Ship Of The World Propelled With Natural Gas
The Marlin class ships, built in the NASSCO shipyard, measure almost the same length as two and a half football fields and will transport exports between ports in the United States. The ships will reduce the emission of polluting particles by 98% and carbon dioxide by 72%, which is equal to removing more than 15,700 […]