Tijuana Mayor Astiazaran and Council Member David Alvarez Discuss Binational Agenda

TIJUANA.- In order to strengthen their friendly working relationship, and work on an agenda to promote effective economic development of the cross-border region, Tijuana Mayor Jorge Astiazarán and San Diego Council member David Alvarez met to discuss various topics of interest. During the meeting, they discussed the bi-national railway, which will attract both international and […]

April 13, 2017

Ensenada’s Desalinization Plant will be Biggest in Mexico

ENSENADA.- Baja California Governor Francisco Vega de Lamadrid and David Korenfeld Federman, General Director of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) performed a tour of the location where the desalinization plant in Ensenada will be constructed. This project will aid in satisfying the water demand of residents of the port. As part of a tour of […]

April 13, 2017

Ricky Martin will Perform in Tijuana

TIJUANA.- After more than seven years, Ricky Martin will return to the city with his tour "Live in Mexico". The concert will take place on November 30th, at 9pm. The famous Boricuan will be performing a concert specially designed for his Mexican fans, and will cover his twenty year career, taking concert goers on a […]

April 13, 2017

More than 200 Migrants Receive Assistance in Tijuana Each Month

TIJUANA.- Over 200 deportees from the United States receive support each month from programs and services offered by the Migrant Attention System under the department of Integral Family Development (DIF). The Municipal Government has been committed to facilitating migrants' stay in this border region, or in come cases, assisting with returning them to their places […]

April 13, 2017

Mexicans are Hardest-Working According to the OECD

MEXICO.- Once again, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released statistics on the employment situation of its 34 members. This year, Mexico has been crowned as the country whose employees work the most amount of hours a year. According to the report, Mexican employees work an average of 2237 per year, which […]

April 13, 2017

Third Edition of Tijuana Innovadora Kicked-Off Today

TIJUANA.- Tijuana Innovadora, an event that takes place every other year with the goal of putting Tijuana on the map as an innovation hub not only in Mexico but on a global scale is kicking-off today. The ten-day long event highlights all things innovation, from arts and technology, to fashion and gastronomy. The line-up of […]

April 13, 2017

Railway Reform: The pros and the cons

The dictum to reform the Regulatory Law on Railroad Service, approved in general by the full House of Representatives, has generated intense debate among public and private actors, which provide facts, figures and divergent opinions to support their points of views. With the changes and additions to the various provisions to the Regulatory Law on […]

April 13, 2017

Growth of the Tourism Sector in Baja California

MEXICALI.- The Baja California State Government has released report on the actions and results so far this year in the tourism sector. Baja Secretary of Tourism, Oscar Jesus Escobedo Carignan released the results as part of the first State of the State report, in which the growth in the tourism sector and the improvement of […]

April 13, 2017

Missing Students Not Found as More Burial Pits Uncovered

GUERRERO.-The search for the 43 missing students of the teacher training college, Normal "Isidro Burgos" has come to a dead end. The search for the students, known as "normalistas", who went missing on the evening of September 26th in Iguala, Guerrero, continues. Authorities and a volunteer search team continue to search for the missing students, […]

April 13, 2017

Cecut Celebrated in Concert with Concha Biuka

TIJUANA.- "A lament as a prelude to the dead hours", sang Concha Buika in Spanish to the audience that filled the concert hall at the Cultural Center of Tijuana on Saturday night, accompanied by Paco and Popo on flamenco guitars, and Ramon Porriña on the Cajon (a box-like percussian instrument) in a concert that kicked […]

April 13, 2017

Puerto Nuevo Lobster Festival Enamoring New Guests

ROSARITO.- The 22nd edition of the traditional Lobster Festival took place this weekend in Puerto Nuevo, and was a great success. Four restaurants showed off the regions most well-known dish, Lobster, accompanied with various appetizers and drinks. The festival was open to the public, but guests that wanted to eat had to exchang tickets for […]

April 13, 2017

64,000 Jobs Generated in Baja So Far This Year

MEXICALI.- The Sate Administration led by Governor Francisco Vega de Lamadrid has surpassed one of its most important goals, in conjunction with various productive sectors: that of job creation in Baja California. This was demonstrated by the jobs result published today, showing that 64,755 jobs were created this year alone. Baja California now ranks first […]

April 13, 2017

U.S. Consulate General In Tijuana Makes Donation of Fire Extinguishers to Tijuana

TIJUANA.- More than 8,500 people receive assistance and assist the department of Integral Family Development (DIF in Spanish) in their 44 locations throughout the city. As a symbol of the work they do, DIF has received a donation of 106 fire extinguishers from the Consul General of the United States in Tijuana. During a recent […]

April 13, 2017

Playas de Tijuana Will Finally Have a Second Entryway

TIJUANA.- The Federal Government released pictures of the progress that has been made in the construction of a second entry road into Playas de Tijuana. The new entryway is a 441 meter long tunnel-like road that will be unique to the region because of its complexity and longitude. "Once the construction has concluded, drivers will […]

April 13, 2017

Survivor of Student Massacre Tells How Fellow Students Were Killed by the Police

MEXICO.- With his face uncovered, Omar Garcia talks about what happened in Guerrero on the night when upwards of 20 students were murdered by local police. The survivor told a news program about what happened on the nigh of September 26th to the group of normalista students, studying to become school teachers at the "Escuela […]

April 13, 2017

Beer of the Week: Blonde Ale by Puerco Salvaje

I still remember the past TJ Beerfest 2014, where I tried for the first time beer made by Puerco Salvaje, which translates to Wild Boar. In my book, at least, it was one of the best breweries on site. Some time has passed since then, but I recently got to try them out once again […]

April 13, 2017

Calle 13 Going Beyond Expectations in San Diego

SAN DIEGO.- The musical group Calle 13 played during a recent sold out concert at the House of Blues. The Puerto Rican group is led by singer Rene Perez Joglar, also known as Residente, and his step-brother Eduardo Cabra Marines, also known as the Visitor. Once inside, the band came out and immediately began playing […]

April 13, 2017

Baja California and the International Cruise Ship Industry

ENSENADA.- Baja California's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE) participated in an annual convention held by the Cruise Ship Association of Florida and the Carribean, in an effort to continue to promote the cruise ship industry in the state with the goal to make it the second most important port in the country. According to Jesus Escobedo […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Mayor Jorge Astiazarán: Improving Border Wait Time is Priority

TIJUANA.- One of the primary concerns for the government of both the U.S. and Mexico is to reduce border wait times, not only for regular border crossers but also commercial traffic as well. This problem is being binationally tackled, according to Tijuana Mayor Jorge Astiazarán Orcí, during a recent Annual Economic Summit held by the […]

April 13, 2017

Case Against Andrew Tahmooressi Expected to Close Today

TIJUANA.- The Federal Judge presiding in the case against a former marine who is detained in Baja California for entering Mexico with three weapons and over 400 rounds of ammunition has issued an order for Tahmooressi to personally confirm whether or not he agrees with his defense counsel's motion to close the evidentiary portion of […]

April 13, 2017