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John McAfee suffers a heart attack in Guatemala
The attorney for John McAfee, Telesforo Guerra, [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/06/net-us-belize-mcafee-idUSBRE8B319220121206 ]informed the press a few moments ago that his client has been hospitalized urgently due to two mild heart attacks. In the last few weeks McAfee has been the center of attention of the international media, due to him being on the run from authorities of Belize, […]
Norte Sonoro 2012: Tijuana Musical Vanguard
The city of Tijuana played host to one of the most interesting musical projects/experiments in its recent memory. In November 2012 NORTE SONORO was held in the city to the delight of music bloggers (From Mexico and Internationally), savvy music lovers and the culturally hip crowd from Tijuana and San Diego. Norte Sonoro is a […]
Pacquiao vs. Marquez: fourth fight in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS. Two of the best pound for pound fighters, Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 K.O's) and Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 K.O's) kept many words to themselves in yesterday's press conference, which barely indicates an all-out war between these two on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After a total of 36 […]
Mexican immigrants: the lowest paid and least qualified in the United States
According to a study released yesterday by the bank BBVA in Mexico, Mexicans living in the United States have the lowest levels of education and income compared to immigrants from other countries. The study was conducted by the banks Economic Research Department, and indicated that 43% of Mexican immigrants between the ages of 15 and […]
John McAfee hires former Attorney General of Guatemala
John McAfee gave a press conference in Guatemala yesterday, which is the first time he has been seen in public after being on the run for several weeks now from authorities in Belize. McAfee insist that he has been persecuted by the officials from Belize, due to some allegations he has made about the level […]
Boy George was attacked by Mexicans
On Tuesday morning Boy George made an announcement, in which he said that he will block anyone who would insult him through Twitter, even if they were of Mexican descent. It all began because of a tweet he had made which said, "Mexico has a hot new president and I hope he is good for […]
Hollywood Makeover: Latino workers rejuvenate iconic sign
After more than two months of restoration the Hollywood sign was finally completed yesterday, where a group of hard working veteran Latino painters got down and dirty so that the symbol of Tinseltown can shine like new once again. Hanging through the air with just a harness under the California sun, Victor Galindo and his […]
Expedition Baja: BajaMed kitchen to the extreme
The documentary " Expedition Baja " shows us the journey of 2,000 700 km on a motorcycle that lasted for 24 days, in which the trip was from Tijuana to the southern tip of the peninsula of Baja California, where Miguel Angel Guerrero, chef and hunter, makes his annual gastronomic journey that included scuba diving, […]
2013: Is there at least a part-time job in it for you?
While there is a lot of uncertainty of the direction that the U.S. is heading for the next four years, there are many things on many peoples mind now that the elections are over, which one of them is not next year's resolution, but instead their financial future for 2013 and beyond. According to NACE's […]
New hearing for daughter of “El Chapo” Guzman
On December 20th 2012, there will be a new hearing for Alejandrina Giselle Guzman Salazar, who is the daughter of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel leader, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. She was arrested in October at the San Ysidro border for trying to enter into the U.S. with fake documents, which on that date she […]
BOX: Muhammad Ali crowned as the “King of Boxing”
CANCUN, MEXICO. -Former world champion Muhammad Ali received yesterday the greatest homage done to a fighter in a life time, to be crowned as the "King of Boxing" by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in a ceremony that opened the Cancun Convention. Ukrainian boxer and heavy weight champion Vitaly, former 3 time champion Julio Cesar […]
Pope Benedict XVI joins the digital era on December 12th
According to a statement issued by the Vatican on Monday, the Twitter account address for the Pope is @ Pontifex, and tweet messages will be sent in 8 different languages, and it was also informed that not only tweet messages will be sent out, but the Pope will also answer several questions weekly. After announcing […]
This is why Bob Filner loves Tijuana
SAN YSIDRO Residents of this border community waited patiently for an hour on Monday night to greet San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who had been sworn into office 11 hours earlier in Balboa Park. When he did take to the stage of the San Ysidro Middle School auditorium around 9 p.m., the crowd gave […]
Illegal immigrants facing deportation sue ex-employer
CHARLOTTE, NC. – A group of Latino workers who were arrested in a raid by Immigration in North Carolina in 2011 and are currently facing deportation, filed a lawsuit against their former employer for bad working conditions and wages. The lawsuit was filed against the restaurant Shogun Hibachi Buffet & Grill, located in Asheville which […]
U.S. dollars sent to Mexico fell by 7.1%
MEXICO. -Mexico received last October 17.1 billion in remittances, representing a fall of 7.1% over the same month in 2011, said the Bank of Mexico (Banxico). A remittance is money that is sent by immigrants to their countries of origin, which for most of them it is money that comes from their salaries and wages […]
John McAfee escapes the country using a Russian double
Belizean authorities and the media denied the capture of John McAfee, whom had been mentioned before of his capture after some statements were made on his personal blog, where it indicated that he had been captured at the border between Mexico and Belize. This morning a new publication that is presumed that McAfee made himself, […]
Champions Xolos are welcomed to Tijuana
TIJUANA, BC. It was close to midnight and around one thousand fans waited at the airport for Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente to arrive. When the team arrived, it was noticeable that they were very tired since the referee blew the final whistle, which around that same time the city of Tijuana began a […]
Protestors clash with riot police in Mexico City
Mexico City.- Around 100 people were injured and approximately 100 others arrested in clashes between police and protesters angry over the investiture of new President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City, officials said. A total of 92 people, including 11 minors, were taken before prosecutors following the violence on Saturday, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard […]
Tijuana’s Xolos are the 2012 Mexican National Champions
TOLUCA, MEXICO CITY. Tijuana has always been a city that dreams big, by which for 2 decades they have tried to make it into the first division in the Mexican professional soccer league, which today they have made history and are the Mexican soccer champions of the biggest soccer stage in the country. Xoloitzcuintles […]
John McAfee captured at the Mexican border
This Saturday John McAfee was arrested at the border between Mexico and Belize. The problems started about a month ago after a few arguments with his neighbor Gregory Faull, who was found dead weeks after McAfees pets were poisoned and died. Authorities soon after tried to question McAfee about the crime, but McAfee was nowhere […]