More Teenage Pregnancies (El Vigia, 9/28/12 by Enrique Rojas) San Quintín, BC - Each year in Mexico, approximately 800,000 adolescents become pregnant and of this figure 83% are unplanned and unwanted, said specialist Henry Mateo Sáenz and added that of …

Mexico Side of Pedestrian Crossing Poorly Operated (El Mexicano, 9/26/12) TIJUANA, BC – It is urgent improved logistics be made for the new pedestrian crossing on the Mexican side, because lines waiting to cross into United States and return collide …

Free Internet Connection Started in Tijuana (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/26/2012) Tijuana, BC - The State Government together with Northwest (Telnor) Phone Company opened the first free WiFi internet connection area in the city. The alliance program with Telnor began …

Teens Represent 4 of 10 Pregnancies (Frontera, 9/25/12, Angela Torres) TIJUANA, BC - In Tijuana, 4 of every 10 pregnancies are adolescents between 14 and 19 years-old, said the State Secretary of Health, and although women live in various States …

Education Will Integrate Disabled (Tijuana Press, 9/19/12, By Daniel Angel/Leonardo Ortiz) Tijuana, BC - This Tuesday, the first binational forum on the rights of persons with disabilities was conducted with the intention to include this sector with the rest of …

Medical Tourism Earns More than Billion Dollars (Frontera, 9/19/12 by Celia Garcia) TIJUANA, BC - More than one Billion dollars was reported earned in Tijuana by medical tourism during a forum for better positioning of the tourism sector. Francisco Carillo, …

Journalists Bring Criminal Charges against Mayor (El Vigia, 9/18/12 by Gerardo Sanchez) Ensenada, B C - Journalists filed criminal charges against the Mayor of Ensenada Enrique Pelayo Torres, the Director of Police and Municipal Transit Alfredo Rosales Green, and the …

ISSSTE Promotes Hepatitis B Vaccine (La Voz de la Frontera, 9/16/12 by Alejandro Garcia Magallón) Mexicali, BC - The delegation of the ISSSTE in Baja California is promoting a vaccine against the hepatitis type B virus, which is preventable with …

Support Delivered to La Presa Elderly (Frontera, 9/18/12 by Laura Duran) TIJUANA, BC - With the aim of providing support to at-risk groups, the 20th City of Tijuana, through the La Presa Municipal Council provided 87 checks to seniors as …

Osuna Lowers BC Poverty in Six Years: 80% of budget still allocated to Social Services (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/17/12 by Adam Mondragon) Tijuana, BC - Governor Jose Guadalupe Osuna’s social policy has reduced most of the State’s extreme poverty …

Landslides are Preventable Tragedy (EL MEXICANO, 9/17/12 by Lucía Gomez Sanchez) TIJUANA, BC - "What happened did not have to occur", said Alfredo Escobedo Ortiz, State Civil Protection Director, in reference to the collapse that killed three members of a …

Supposed Police Charged Otay Merchants for Protection (Tijuana Press, 9/17/12, SSPM News Release) Tijuana, BC - Municipal police officers arrested an individual wearing a blue uniform of the Directorate General of Police and Transit officer trying to extort money from …

TJ - SD Binational Airport Talks Halted (Frontera, 9/14/12 by Ana L. Gomez) TIJUANA, BC – Authorities from the Institute of the Americas arranged binational dialogue between the mayors of San Diego, Jerry Sanders and Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante. The binational …

Minor was Internet Prostitute (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/14/12 by Manuel Cordero) Tijuana, BC - Municipal police arrested two individuals traveling in a car with two women’s purses. Questioning revealed they had just left a motel and as a result, …

Human Resources Congress Planned (Frontera, 9/14/12, by Celia Garcia) TIJUANA, BC - In order to analyze new practices in the area of human resources, the Association of Human Resources of Industry in Tijuana (Arhitac) will hold the 13th Global Congress …

Secondary Student Brought Gun to School (La Voz de la Frontera, 9/15/12 by Juan Galvan) Mexicali, BC - It was reported a 14 year-old minor recently had a 22 caliber pistol with him on the premises of Number 5 High …

City Hall Owes 30 Million Pesos Water Bill (El Vigia, 9/15/12 by Nicte Madrigal) Ensenada, BC - The 20th Town Hall owes more than 30 million pesos ($ 2.4 million US) to the Ensenada State Commission of Public Services (Cespe). …

The Return of Magaly (AFN Tijuana, 9/14/12 by Juan Manrique) TIJUANA, BC - On Friday, September 13, 2012, she landed on a flight that brought her back to Tijuana. Magaly Salazar Bravo is the young woman who was reported missing …

Tijuana is a Reliable Foreign Investment (Frontera, 9/14/12) TIJUANA, BC – The debugging of public security forces, citizen participation and intelligence work done to suppress the high impact of crime has led to Tijuana being recognized as a reliable city …

Neighbors Must Pay for Electricity (El Sudcaliforniano, 9/12/12 by Christian Zarazua) Los Cabos, BC South - To the dissatisfaction of Caribe Bajo inhabitants, the power outage caused by the CFE in their area, the only solution is for them to …

Man Arrested with Lingerie (Peninsular Digital, 9/14/12) San Jose del Cabo, BC South - Raul Estrada was stopped with two black plastic bags full of bras, blouses and such items in the early hours on Thursday on the outskirts of …

50,000 Tijuana Youth Unemployed (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/14/12, by Korina Sanchez S.) TIJUANA, BC - It is unfair, calling them "ninis", says Juan Carlos Chairez Díaz. Around 50 thousand young people 12 - 29 years of age are not …

Don’t Drink and Drive (Frontera, 9/14/12) TIJUANA, BC - On the eve of the celebration of the holidays, this weekend, the Municipal Public Safety Secretariat (SSPM) reported checkpoints are in place throughout the city with breathalyzer units. He called on …

Mexicali Holds Conference on Basic Education (La Voz de la Frontera, 9/13/12 by Laura Elena Aguayo) MEXICALI BC - In order to create a place for analysis, discussion and exchange of experiences between supervisors and inspectors of basic education in …

800 Students Evacuated (EL VIGIA, 9/13/12 by Luis Miguel Ramirez) Ensenada, BC - Someone accidentally broke a bottle containing a chemical substance in a school laboratory and it produced a toxic gas. The bottles had been stored at the school …

4 Youths Saved from Heat Stroke by Tijuana Fire Crew (Uniradio Informa, 9/13/12) Four Unifront secondary school students fainted during a celebration of the 165th Anniversary of the Chapultepec Castle Defense by Child Heroes and were attended to by firefighters …

248 Cadets Join BC Police Forces at Conclusion of Training (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/13/12 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - 248 cadets joined State police forces Wednesday following the completion of their training at the Center for Police Training …

CHINESE CITIZENS HAD DOCUMENTS SAID PGR: It is very likely they will be released. (Tijuana Press, 9/12/12, by Leonardo Ortiz) TIJUANA, BC - Chinese citizens who were arrested in Playas de Rosarito were though by city police to be possibly …

Price of Eggs Decreases, but Supply Remains Unregulated: Price Rose 30% during August at Costo; Average Package is Now 50 Pesos ($3.84 US) but in August Sold for up to 60 pesos ($4.61 US); in July the Cost was 46.50 …

Seeking Fastest Youth in the Country (Frontera, 9/11/12, by Angel F. González) TIJUANA, BC - A sports competition "in search of the fastest youth in Mexico" coordinated by the National Sports Commission (Conade) and the various States and municipalities of …

Magaly is Alive: PFJE (Tijuana Press, 911/12, by Vicente Calderón/Leonardo Ortiz) Tijuana, BC - Magaly Salazar Bravo, the young woman who was reported missing by her family on September 1, was found alive, said Baja California Justice Prosecutor Rommel Moreno. …

Risk of Jobs Loss with VAT Increase (LaCronica, 9/11/12, by Yerson Martinez) MEXICALI, BC - From 25 to 30% of those employed at the border run the risk of being unemployed if the rumor of an approved increase of the …

4,000 Truckers Face California Laws (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/11/12 by Rocio Galvan) Tijuana BC – 4,000 truckers passing through the Tijuana-San Diego region will face new California State road regulations and new laws in Mexico that limit the weight …

Gas Prices Increase 43% (AFN Tijuana, 9/10/12) TIJUANA BC – During the last six-year period, the price of petrol and diesel increased between 9.45% and 10% annually, for a total of 43% since 2006, said President of the Association of …

Woman Kidnapped in Tijuana is Rescued (ElVigia, 9/10/12) Tijuana, BC - Directorate General Police and Municipal Transit agents rescued a woman, the victim of unlawful deprivation of liberty and battery by an apparently drugged individual, yesterday afternoon. At 6 PM, …

Three Homes Burned in Nueva Esperanza (La Cronica, 09/10/12 by Gerardo Fragoso) MEXICALI, BC - At around 12:00 noon, neighbors reported the house at 1045 Monterrey Street was being devoured by flames, so fire crews were dispatched to the site. …

TOURISM GREW 3 % IN TIJUANA (Tijuana Press) September 8, 2012 Tijuana - The Tijuana Committee on Tourism and Conventions ensured there was an upturn in the number of visitors and tourists that came to the border. Scrow Vicente Calderón …

The Rehabilitation of 17 streets will benefit more than 700 families (El Sol de Tijuana) September 9, 2012 Tijuana – Yesterday Baja California State Governor Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, indicated the government’s commitment to rehabilitate 17 streets (34 blocks) with …