Carolina Bustamante, Woman of the Year 2012

TIJUANA: After promoting awareness and launching a prevention campaign "You are not merchandise," the Binational Hearts Network in Tijuana honored the president of the Municipal DIF, Carolina Bustamante Aubanel, with the "Woman of the Year 2012 " award. This award was delivered by the president of the association Binational Hearts Network, Alma Tucker, and the […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:08 AM PDT

14 dead 80 injured in PEMEX explosion

MEXICO. – At least fourteen people were killed and eighty wounded by an explosion at the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in Mexico City yesterday, said the Minister of the Interior, Miguel Angel Osorio Chong. "There may be more" fatalities, said the senior official to reporters outside the headquarters of the company in Mexico City. […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:08 AM PDT

Discovering the Baja Wine Country in Mexico: Three Wineries and Some Travel Tips

VIÑA DE LICEAGA Established in 1983, this larger winery has a spacious tasting room, an outdoor patio, and a forest of shade trees. You enter the property through white-washed stone gate and proceed to the main entrance through a gravel driveway. Liceaga specializes in red wine, mainly Merlot- and Cabernet-heavy blends, as well as a […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:08 AM PDT

Possible impeachment of Sheriff Joe Arpaio

PHOENIX, AZ. – The organization "Respect" of Arizona, began the impeachment process of the controversial Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, which they must first obtain the necessary signatures for this purpose. This group from Arizona on Wednesday presented the required documentation to the Department of Elections in Maricopa County, but still need to collect 335,317 […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:07 AM PDT

5 dead in explosion at PEMEX building in Mexico

Whale Bay and Bay of All Saints, Miguel Hidalgo, in Mexico City is the location where the administrative building of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is located, and where an explosion occurred which early reports are pointing out that the explosion happened in the basement of the B2 building. Spokesman for Pemex, Francisco Montano, confirmed that it […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:07 AM PDT

VIDEO: IRONMAN 3 at the Super Bowl

Another amazing commercial that will be airing during Super Bowl 47, where the San Francisco Forty-niners will be battling it out against the Baltimore Ravens, will be the new trailer from Iron Man 3. But just so we are not left with a burning desire to view the official trailer that will be released on […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:07 AM PDT

U.S. stops purchase of Grupo Modelo by Anheuser-Bush InBev

A few months ago it was announced that Anheuser-Bush InBev would acquire half of the Mexican company Grupo Modelo, who is one of the most important brewing companies in Mexico. But today the U.S. Department of Justice launched a lawsuit seeking to cancel the purchase, which was estimated at 20.1 billion dollars, and justified the […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:07 AM PDT

Cirilo Saucedo, first Xolos player on the National Team

PHOENIX, ARIZONA. – Cirilo Saucedo got his long awaited debut with the Mexican National Soccer team, when he jumped onto the field in the second half of the match against Denmark. The keeper, at 31 years of age also served as the first ambassador for the Xoloitzcuintles in the National team. Minutes later, the arrival […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:07 AM PDT

Great Dreams Can Grow Well Under the Baja Sun

Dworsky found the success potential of the Petit Verdot grape in this region to be quite intriguing, so he made the decision to initiate a planting of the exotic varietal despite the fact it was his first attempt at wine production. Some may have thought of this as taking an unnecessary risk. Nonetheless, some four […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Enrique Peña Nieto says Pemex will not be privatized

MEXICO.- State-owned oil giant PEMEX , will not be privatized and the public should be wary of those who seek to "mislead or confuse" this issue, President Enrique Peña Nieto said. "No one, has even referred to or cited the need for privatization," the president told a gathering of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and Mexican […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Defenders of Christ : sex slaves network

A few days ago, in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, a religious cult was discovered who is run by a leader of a human trafficking network that forces their victims to have sex. Several women were recruited into this group, and were forced to have sex with men who they were told was the reincarnation […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

6 year old boy being held hostage in Alabama

ALABAMA. – Hours of anguish are being lived through now in Midland City, Alabama, where currently for more than 14 hours a gunman boarded a bus at gunpoint and kidnapped a 6-year-old boy who was on his way to school and left, but not before killing the bus driver, Martha MacCallum. FBI agents and members […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Kombo Kolombia : Entire music group in Mexico murdered

MONTERREY. – Mexican authorities from the state of Nuevo Leon have now concluded rescue efforts, and have identified 17 bodies of members of the music group Kombo Kolombia, said official sources. The last three bodies were recovered on Tuesday afternoon in a well near the municipality of Mina, which was possible due to the information […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Xolos: one full year undefeated at home

TIJUANA, BC. -Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente has now gone one full year without tasting defeat in the regular season in Division One of the Mexican soccer league. The last time they were defeated was on January 29, 2012, against the warriors of Santos Laguna. This observation is only based on the statistics of the […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Mexico happy for the immigration reform proposal

MEXICO. – The Mexican government expressed its satisfaction with the proposals made by U.S. President Barack Obama, and a bipartisan group of senators from the U.S. to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. "The Mexican Government welcomes the principles that have been raised by the U.S. President Barack Obama" in relation to immigration reform, said the Ministry […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Activist in San Diego worried about U.S. border reinforcement

SAN DIEGO, CA. – Members of the Dialogue for Immigration Reform of San Diego, a coalition of dozens of organizations, praised President Barack Obama for his stance on immigration reform today, but was cautious about the implications of reinforcing the border could bring. Among the issues highlighted in the speech that the president made today […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Priest’s Drug Cartel short film causes outrage

MEXICO.- The violence that has plagued Mexico caused by organized crime, prompted a priest to write and produce a series of short films designed to retrieve the values of a society that has been hurt, and at the same time humanize drug traffickers. The project which a group of communication students are also involved in, […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

The Great Baja Grape Adventure

When the dust finally settled, there were approximately 20 people who, with big smiles on their faces, got off their ATVs and headed into the winery.And, without exception, every person I and my friends spoke with said that so far it was a great experience – they could hardly wait to try it again! Craig […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Xolos vs. L.A. Galaxy in Carson, California

TIJUANA, BC. – The fans from the Los Angeles area of Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, were not able to witness the match between Xolos and the U.S. National Soccer team a few weeks ago, but on February 19 fans will finally be able to enjoy watching the Xolos, where on this date they will […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT

Reasons to invest in Tijuana and Mexico

This weekend, in the New York Times a column was published by Chris Anderson who many may know for his work in The Wired and The Economist. In his column he talks about the new industrial age where it is much easier to create products while being close to the manufacturing plants, and in this […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:06 AM PDT