New fish species discovered in Mexico

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS. – Mexican scientists have discovered fossils of two new species of fish that are over 110 million years ago old, in southern Mexico in the state of Chiapas, officials said. The two new fossils were assigned scientific names "Pepemkay maya" and "Zoqueichthys carolinae," in honor of the Mayan and Zoque […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

Seeing a Bright Future for Baja

By Jim Pickell Via Baja.com It is no secret that Baja has experienced a turbulent past few years – particularly Baja California (the northern region). There was that pesky global economic downturn; an increase in violence related to drug trafficking; a media frenzy that created false perceptions of safety and travel in Baja, and then […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

French Kidnapper Florence Cassez on the big screen

Almost any excuse is always a good excuse to make a movie, especially if there is a lot of material that can be used. And that's exactly what Frenchwoman, Florence Cassez, will do after being set free yesterday in Mexico. She will now take her story to the big screen. This topic which is still […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

Baja California: Vaquita Marina top of the endangered species list

The Vaquita Marina is a very small cetacean that inhabits only the upper Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Its peaceful existence has begun to be threatened mainly by nets used by coastal fishermen that lead to their deaths. Failure to take the necessary measures to correct this immediately, […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

Xolos players summoned to the Mexican National team

The head coach, Jose Manuel de la Torre, of the Mexican National team summoned two players from Xolos that caught everyone by surprise whom are Cirilo Saucedo and Fernando Arce. Xolos goal keeper Cirilo Saucedo, who for months now has demonstrated his superb skills, was called onto the Mexican national soccer team, who will be […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

U.S. and Mexico Federal Agencies join forces against terrorism

Yesterday, agencies from the United States and Mexico conducted an exercise to measure the responsiveness to a joint binational emergency, in events such as terrorist attacks or an operation against drug traffickers. "This is an important test on efficiency because there are certain spaces shared between these two countries, like border crossings and the environment. […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

Bob Filner encourages immigration reform debate in Congress

SAN DIEGO. – Activists of San Diego announced today, the creation of a group that seeks to promote dialogue on immigration reform that will benefit millions of undocumented people in the United States. The San Diego Table for Immigration Policy (SDTIP), will meet with legislators representing the county to discuss its position in this federal […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

Baja’s cuisine shines at the Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY, UTAH: The third evening of the Sundance Film Festival became a spectacular ChefDance gastronomic event for many guests that were present, in which Tijuana’s chef, Javier Plascencia, was in charge of preparing dinner for that night, and received nothing but positive comments about his kitchen. Chef Plascencia came to this beautiful city that […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

Dismembered bodies found in Mexico

Mexico City, Jan 23 (EFE).- Plastic bags containing dismembered bodies were found Wednesday in the central Mexican city of Toluca, sources in the Mexico state government told Efe. While authorities are still examining the remains, everything indicates the parts belong to five separate bodies. Several suspected members of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel have […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM PDT

Florence Cassez is set free

MEXICO CITY: The case of Frenchwoman, Florence Cassez, started today at 12:45p.m. (Mexico City local time), in which the hearing took place in the first court room at the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico. With a majority of three votes in favor for her release, Minister Sánchez Cordero reversed the previous sentence and ordered […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

Mexico: Tourism last year generated 11 million dollars

MEXICO.-The Mexican Government has committed to the diversification of its tourism and overcome the image of insecurity in some areas, while at the same time being aware that competition in the industry is global and requires higher quality every day. "We are competing with the world, and we want to offer international tourists unique experiences […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

Mexican navy searches for missing ship

MEXICO.- Mexican navy vessels are searching for a freighter that vanished last Friday in the Pacific with six people aboard, the Naval Secretariat said on a statement. The San Andres, who provides logistic support ot the prison camp on the island, sailed from the western port of Mazatlan for the Islas Marias on Jan. 15 […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

Cassez case: France awaits Mexican Supreme Court’s ruling in

PARIS.-The French government is confident that the Mexican Supreme Court will throw out the 60-year prison sentence imposed on Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping in Mexico, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday. "The situation now appears more favorable" for Cassez, Fabius told France Info radio. The top French diplomat refused to comment […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

USA 3-0 Xolos… Tijuana analyses its weakness

CARSON, CALIFORNIA.- Will Bruin guided the United States National Team to a win 3-0 over Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, in a friendly scrimmage played at one of the soccer fields of the Home Depot Center sports complex. The player from Houston Dynamo scored twice during this match while his teammate Jeff Parke from Philadelphia […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

President Barack Obama’s controversial speech

Yesterday, during President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, he was adamant in saying: "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law." This is the first occasion in which a President mentions this group in his speech at an inauguration, where he sent a message that […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

Deportations in U.S. on the rise

WASHINGTON.-Thirteen immigrants including a number of farm workers, who had traveled 1,600 kilometers (995 miles) in a caravan from Florida, called Tuesday in the U.S. capital for President Barack Obama to stop deportations and for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. "We are here to remind the president and the Congress of the promise that […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

Steve Jobs widow supports illegal immigrants

Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of technology icon Steve Jobs, has joined forces with filmmaker Davis Guggenheim for "The Dream is Now" project. A website that describes the life of young immigrants who were brought to the United States at a young age, and who are now trying to adjust their immigration status through the Dream […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

New archaeological discovery in Mexico

MEXICO.- Mexican archaeologists have discovered in the western state of Nayarit a series of petroglyphs estimated to have been carved between 850 and 1350 A.D., the National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH), said. The bas relief carvings have a symbolic character and are attributed to ancient groups from the Aztatlan cultural complex, and they were […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

Unusual ways of identifying dead bodies at US-Mexico border

Through an investigation from BBC, it revealed the difficult process of identifying the bodies of migrants, who die in the desert of Sonora during their struggle to cross illegally into the United States. Although migration rates have decreased significantly due to the economic situation that the U.S. is currently going through, it is necessary to […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s crusade against hunger

CHIAPAS, MEXICO. – The Mexican government announced yesterday a broad and comprehensive program to fight hunger which millions of people suffer from, and seeks to overcome one of the most serious social dramas of the second largest Latin American economy. "One in four Mexicans face some degree of food shortage," said Mexican President Enrique Peña […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM PDT