The Fifth Annual “All My Friends Fest”

When one from the Baja or Alta (SoCal) California thinks of Rosarito it's inevitable that a horrible amount of images come to mind. Yes, there are beautiful beaches and margaritas in the sun but it's almost impossible to forget two words associated with the beach town, SPRING BREAK. Named by Playboy Mag as one of […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:23 PM PDT

How Will FATCA Affect US Citizens Living In Mexico?

On July 01, 2014 the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) will come into effect, with the goal of targeting non-compliance of U.S. Tax Payers using foreign accounts. While presumably designed to target millionaires hiding money in foreign or offshore accounts, it will also affect more benign US Citizens such as the thousands of retirees […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:23 PM PDT

Mexico 0-1 Portugal: Last minute loss

BOSTON – The Mexican National Team suffered a 1-0 loss in the fourth and final World Cup preparation match against Portugal. A 92nd minute goal by Bruno Alves sentence the Mexicans to take off to Brazil with two consecutive losses. El Tri actually but in a better performance in this math than in the previous […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:23 PM PDT

Mexican National Team has lost two thirds of its midfield

BOSTON – The Mexican National Team prepares its fourth and final World Cup preparation match exactly one week prior to debuting in the World Cup against Cameroon. This was suppose to be the game where the manager Miguel "Piojo" Herrera had just about decided on a starting eleven for the World Cup. The three starting […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:23 PM PDT

Rumors that President Peña Nieto Has Cancer Flourish

MEXICO.- You may recall that some time last year, Mexican Presidential spokespeople held a press conference to rebut a rumor that President Peña Nieto was fighting a battle against cancer. The rumors arose after he checked in at a hospital and scattered news hyped speculation. The executive office declared that the president had undergone operation […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT

Structural Defects at San Ysidro Border Bridge Were Known

These discrepancies led the group to analyze the construction itself, to see how the expense could be justified, and found tons of irregularities apparent to the naked eye – especially apparent in the now closed-off bridge leading to the Westbound Via Rapida. Further investigation, and discussions with specialists, led to the conclusion that the materials […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT

Preseason is under way for Tijuana Xolos

TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente players are back at the training grounds as preseason has officially started. Preparations for the Apertura 2014 season are under way. The players were scheduled to return from vacation yesterday Wednesday June 4th for medical test, and now they are under way with preseason workouts. As part of […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT

Mexico vs Portugal: The final dress reharsal

BOSTON – The Mexican National Team faces its fourth and final World Cup preparation match on Friday night when they go up against Portugal exactly one week before their World Cup debut against Cameroon. The match is scheduled for Friday June 6th at 9:00pm local time (6:00pm pacific) from the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT

Mexico’s President Will Fly in the Most Expensive Plane in the World

MEXICO.- Despite attempts by civil groups to prevent Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto from acquiring a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, the plane will be delivered the end of this month at the Boeing Commercial Airplanes installations in Seattle, Washington. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which will be operated by the Mexican air force, is the most expensive […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT

redIT Connecting companies from Mexico’s center and northern areas ELTON

As the business environment becomes more competitive and demanding, organizations have adopted connectivity as a strategy to empower their businesses; during the past 15 years, RedIT has been the IT expert. As a result of their large scale knowledge in operating communication services, and the connectivity, data centers, management services and security, the company has […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM PDT

Bridge at International Border into Tijuana closed

TIJUANA.- The City of Tijuana has announced the closure of a bridge that connects the El Chaparral port of entry to the Westbound Via Rapida (San Ysidro soutbound) . Yesterday afternoon, the relatively new bridge separated at the section where two connecting steel plates meet, causing a gap of about four to five inches in […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM PDT

Miguel Herrera: “The ‘Dirty Pigs’ won’t be able to do that in the World Cup”

CHICAGO – The Mexican National Team suffered a 0-1 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina; which was the first loss for current manager Miguel "Piojo" Herrera. Following the match Herrera spoke with Univision Deportes Network in an interview in which he labeled the Bosnia team as "Dirty Pigs". The reason for Herrera's rage was the fact […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM PDT

Mexico 0-1 Bosnia: First loss for ”Piojo”

CHICAGO – The Mexican National Team suffered its first loss under current manager Miguel "Piojo" Herrera. A 0-1 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Chicago put an end to a eight game unbeaten streak that started against New Zealand last November. Mexico faced their toughest test to date in World Cup preparation matches with this […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM PDT

Education in Mexico: The biggest fraud of all

A recent analysis of the delicate state of education in Mexico was released by the Mexican Institute of Competitivity (IMCO), a national think tank, based on information from the country’s Secretary of Public Education (SEP). It shows that billions of pesos have been irresponsibly wasted on everything from non-existent schools and salaries of phantom teachers […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM PDT

Interview with Chula Vista mayoral candidate Mary Salas

CHULA VISTA.- Citizens from all over California are going to the polls today and start trimming the number of candidates that will go on to the main November election; from Governor of California, to city council, the primary elections will leave mostly two candidates for many government posts, and hoping to be one of those […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM PDT

DEITAC Pioneer in Attracting Industrial Investment

The free trade agreement has taken our country towards global industry, however, for Tijuana topics as manufacturing of export competitiveness and quality standards as they existed before the signing of this document, twenty years ago. There was much industrial growth in Tijuana in the 1980s, electronics companies discovered the advantages associated with the labor cost […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM PDT

Legal Marijuana in U.S. is taking a toll on Mexican Drug Cartels

UNITED STATES.- One of the main arguments in favor of marijuana legalization is that it would lead to a noticeable decrease in income to Mexican drug cartels, and would serve as a way to steal economic power from them. Recent reports and observations indicate that this has proved true for marijuana cultivation in Mexico. The […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:20 PM PDT

Tijuana Xolos reach loan agreement for Israel Jimenez

TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente reached an agreement with Tigres UANL to bring in right back Israel Jimenez on a loan deal with no option to buy. Jimenez joins Dayro Moreno, Alfredo Moreno, and Juan Arango as the team's reinforcements for the Apertura 2014 season. Jimenez was Mexican National Team member for most […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:20 PM PDT

The 32nd Annual Tijuana Book Fair Kicks-Off

TIJUANA.- This past Friday at 5pm on the dot, Tijuana Mayor Jorge Astiazaran kicked-off the 32nd annual Tijuana Book Fair, which will last 10 days and takes place in the promenade of the CECUT cultural center. Also present were Jesus Flores Campbell, Director of the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture (IMAC), Vianett Medina, President […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:20 PM PDT

Mexico vs Bosnia: Players need to impress and survive

CHICAGO – The Mexican National Team prepares for its third of four World Cup preparation matches. The team is already in Chicago, Illinois where they will take on Bosnia and Herzegovina at Solider Field; the home of the NFL's Chicago Bears. The match is scheduled for Tuesday May 2nd at 5:30pm (pacific time). Mexican manager […]

April 13, 2017 at 12:20 PM PDT