12 people mysteriously disappear from a bar

MEXICO-The prosecutor of Mexico City, Rodolfo Rios, confirmed yesterday that "most" of the young people, who were reported missing on May 26, arrived at the bar in which family members are sure that they were kidnapped in. Rios acknowledged that they still do not know how they left the place. "Most of these young people […]

April 13, 2017

67 women are denied their middle school diploma

In the municipality of San Juan Chamula in Chiapas, 67 young females from the Nichnamtic community completed their middle school studies; courses offered by the Institute for Adult Education (IEA), but did not receive their diploma in a graduation ceremony. Not happy with this outcome, these young women decided to send a letter to Governor […]

April 13, 2017

Official: Hercules Gomez Joins Xolos

TIJUANA – U.S. internacional Hércules Gómez will come in to bolster up the Club Tijuana squad according to a press release by Club Santos; Gomez's now former team. The American forward was part of the Santos squad for three tournaments arriving during the Clausura 2012 season. He played a total of 45 games for a […]

April 13, 2017

Monte Xanic: an elegant wine

After visiting L.A.Cetto our tour guide César from Five Star Tours took us to what in his words "is one of the best vineyards in the state". It was a little late already (at least for the wine route) when we arrived at Monte Xanic. Visiting hours were pretty much done, but César made a […]

April 13, 2017

Consuls from the U.S. and Canada visit Children’s Hospital in Tijuana

Next, we got to see the operating rooms and recovery areas, but for medical safety reasons, we did not have full access to the operating rooms, but we did get to go to the recovery area. Also, all of the patients at this hospital do not stay overnight. If anyone requires more extensive attention, they […]

April 13, 2017

Official Xolos Schedule for Apertura 2013 of Liga MX

CANCUN – Liga MX Draft will take place tomorrow in Cancun, but all week long the league has been making important announcements from the beach city. Today the official Apertura 2013 season schedule was announced. During this announcement it was reveled that Club Tijuana will no longer be playing their home games on Saturday night. […]

April 13, 2017

Lanes at the U.S.-Mexico border will temporarily close

This week, several lanes that lead into Mexico at the San Ysidro checkpoint and El Chaparral were closed down. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) made an announcement of the installation of an awning over several southbound lanes on Interstate 5 (I-5) in San Ysidro, with the purpose to provide greater security and protection for […]

April 13, 2017

New Xolos Manager Jorge Almiron now in Cancun

CANCUN – New Xolos manager Jorge Almiron is now in Cancun, Mexico for the Liga MX Draft. He stating to the press what is very logical; that Duvier Riascos and Fidel Martinez have offers from other clubs. Almiron and Ignacio Palou the Sporting Director are in Cancun with the clear intentions of bolstering the squad […]

April 13, 2017

ICE accused of putting young children in jail and prisons

According to a document by the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago (NIJC), between 2008 and 2012, the U.S. Government detained 1,366 undocumented children in immigration detention centers for adults and in most cases for more than a week. According to a statement, the detentions were made in jails and prisons that were contracted by […]

April 13, 2017

The Mexican President “is a bad father”

Maritza Diaz sent a video message to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, prompting him to own up to his responsibilities and obligations regarding their son, whom she says that he has not seen for 17 months now. In the video message, Maritza states that she had a relationship with Peña Nieto for 9 years and […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos in Group 7 of CONCACAF Champion’s League

MIAMI – The CONCACAF Champion's League (CCL) draw took place today in Miami and Club Tijuana now knows who they will face in the group stage. Deportivo Victoria of Honduras and Luis Angel Firpo of El Salvador will be the Xoloitzcuitles rivals in the group stage of the competition. The CCL is formatted by eight […]

April 13, 2017

Thinking about bribing a police officer in Tijuana? Think again

TIJUANA. – The number of people (31) who were arrested and processed for offering bribes to police officers in Tijuana has decreased. And according to the municipal police, it is the lowest figure in a single month so far this year. From January 1 to May 31, 2013, the total number of people who have […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos will be a Seed Team in CONCACAF Champion’s League

TIJUANA – Club Tijuana is coming up on their next international tournament; this time the CONCACF Champion's League, tournament which will give an entry into the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. Tijuana will know who their group rivals are this Monday June 3 when CONCACAF holds their draw. Xolos will be part of "Pot 1" […]

April 13, 2017

Players future with Club Tijuana

TIJUANA – Club Tijuana finds themselves in one of the most critical times in their short history. They are among the best eight teams in the continent, and are currently planning a new season which will include their first ever participation in the CONCACAF Champion's League. But in spite of this some big changes could […]

April 13, 2017

Ripe Red Apple: Bringing back the blues

Yet again, El Tigre Bar brings one of those musical rarities to the city of Tijuana. In a very intimate and emotional performance, Ripe Red Apple delighted everyone in the venue with their musical style and prowess. Ripe Red Apple's sound brings back the most basic and primitive of blues and rock & roll. With […]

April 13, 2017

Latino Immigrants: key to the U.S. housing market?

According to some recent studies, the number of homeowners in the United States who were born in another country will increase to 2.8 million by the year 2020. However, if an immigration reform is achieved, this number will be much higher once undocumented workers are able to obtain U.S. citizenship. It is hard to deny […]

April 13, 2017

7 things you should know about Baja California

I think it's kind of ridiculous that Baja is still getting a bad reputation. I can see that there are flaws but what worries me more is that Baja has a ton of stuff to offer that in my opinion outweights all the bad stuff, wich is not that much to begin with. Now, that […]

April 13, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg presses for immigration reform

The creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has now incorporated to his group who is looking to push for immigration reform, Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube, and the president of the media group IAC, Barry Diller. With the support of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the co-founder of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, the president of Google, Eric Schmidt, […]

April 13, 2017

Undocumented immigrants from India detained in southern Mexico

Agents of the Mexican National Migration Institute (INM) detained fifteen undocumented immigrants in southern Mexico near Guatemala. 8 from El Salvador and Honduras, and 7 more from India. "After receiving an anonymous phone call detailing the presence of foreigners staying in a hotel in Tapachula, Chiapas, INM agents checked the area and detained at least […]

April 13, 2017

Salsa legend Hector Lavoe 20 years later

It is now about one month before the twentieth anniversary of the death of legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe, who is remember by some of his colleagues for his jovial personality and his outstanding career. Hector Juan Perez Martinez, Lavoe's real name, died of AIDS on June 29, 1993 in Saint Claire Hospital […]

April 13, 2017