165 immigrants kidnapped by Mexican Cartel

On June 4th Mexican authorities rescued 165 people in the northern state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, in which 151 of them were immigrants from Central America. It is presumed that the victims had been deprived of their freedom for several weeks, and are now receiving medical care. This is a common practice by some criminal cartels, […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:08 AM PDT

Mexican Ex-President wants to grow marijuana

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox (2000-2006) said yesterday that if marijuana is legalized, he would be a producer, and argued that such a move would benefit the country and affect the drug cartels. "Once it's legitimate and legal, of course. I am a farmer, I can do it the day it is legitimate and legal […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:07 AM PDT

Big Changes in Xolos Squad after Liga MX Draft

CANCUN – The Liga MX Draft took place on Wednesday in a hotel lobby in Cancun. This was the final day for Mexican first division teams close out transfers between themselves. Important to note that teams can still buy and sell players with teams outside of Mexico. The draft was scheduled to end at 8:00PM […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:07 AM PDT

Baja California Governor’s debate 2013

Tijuana, B.C. – Tonight, the candidates for the governor of Baja California, Francisco "Kiko" Vega de la Madrid (PAN), Fernando Castro Trenti (PRI), and Felipe Ruanova Zarate (Citizens Movement) all came together to debate for the second time and talked about their proposals and solutions to three issues: Social Development, Unemployment and Vulnerable groups. In […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:07 AM PDT

Riascos Sold to Pachuca

CANCUN – It was late, but the Liga MX official Twitter account officially announced the sell of Colombian forward Duvier Riascos from Club Tijuana to Pachuca. Riascos had arrived with the Xolos during the Clausura 2012 season. He played a total of 60 games and scored 19 goals for the border side. He was a […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:07 AM PDT

The Justice League’s new battle: Kids Cancer

To make the chemotherapy process a little more tolerable, the hospital AC Camargo of Sao Paolo, Brazil, in collaboration with DC Comics and Warner Bros., have developed an unprecedented project. This project is about redesigning the covers (that are used to house the intravenous medication that is applied as part of the chemotherapy process) with […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:07 AM PDT

Mexican President turns his back on his own political party candidate

Televisa network television host, Carlos Loret de Mola, published this morning a text as evidence of the lack of support from the federal government and the national leadership of the PRI party to Fernando Castro Trenti, who is currently contending in the governor's race in Baja California. "And if this wasn't enough, from all the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:07 AM PDT

Don Miguel Ruiz Jr: “The 5 levels of attachment”

Many of those who live near the U.S.-Mexico border know that despite that this is the only thing that divides these two countries; it is still two different worlds. And in a way it's like they live two different lives, one in Tijuana and one in San Diego. This is the case of the personal […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:07 AM PDT

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 at 9:07 AM PDT

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 at 9:07 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:06 AM PDT

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 at 9:05 AM PDT

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 at 9:05 AM PDT