Baja & Border News Translations: Indigents will generate a little problem; Federal Courts evacuated; Request to keep name of Boulevard Benitez
INDIGENTS WILL GENERATE "A LITTLE PROBLEM" (Tijuana Press, 2/20/13 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - The Director of Works and Urban Infrastructure of the Municipality (Doium) is scheduled to start work on Ruta Uno on March 25. Esteban Yee, head …
Baja & Border News Translations: Avoid seafood poisoning; Red Cross sweepstakes; Fewer payments made for water service
Avoid seafood poisoning (El Sol de Tijuana, 2/18/13 by Rocio Galvan) Tijuana, BC - The Ministry of Health warned people to beware of seafood purchased from some outlets due to the risk of gastrointestinal diseases and poisonings that occur from …
Baja & Border News Translations: Stepfather given 16 years in prison; Taxi fare paid with counterfeit note; Students get antigraffiti program lecture; Calcium and vitamin "D" recommended
Stepfather given 16 years in prison (El MEXICANO, 2/17/13 by Eduardo Villa Domingo) MEXICALI, BC – A sentence of 16 years in prison was given to a rapist stepfather who was accused by his outraged step-daughter, 16. The legal process …
Baja & Border News Translations: Speed is leading cause of motorist death; Continuity in education paramount for children; Six of every 10 people in the country are a couple
Speed is leading cause of motorist death (El Sudcaliforniano, 2/16/13 by Veronica Gonzalez S.) Los Cabos, BC Sur - Firefighters from Cabo San Lucas note speeding and a lack of caution remain the leading causes of death of motorists. Speeding …
Baja & Border News Translations: Mexicali Supply Expo is good showcase; High pollution alert; Care recommended for seafood
Mexicali Supply Expo is good showcase (La Voz de la Frontrea, 2/16/13 by Alejandro Domínguez) Mexicali, BC - The next edition of the Mexicali Supply Expo will be a great opportunity to do business with other companies, and above all …
Baja & Border News Translations: TJ Mayor: We cannot prevent all crime; 20 Million pesos awarded for fisheries research; Alarming 87,000 unemployed in BC
TJ Mayor: We cannot prevent all crime (Tijuana Press, 2/14/13 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - Mayor Carlos Bustamante said the media generates and enhances reports of violence in the city. "In San Diego and Los Angeles we have already …
Baja & Border News Translations: Students march against education reform; SSPM rejects criminal impunity; Officers awarded for rejecting attempted bribes
Students march against education reform (Tijuana Pres, 2/15/13 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - The Secretary of Education in the State, Javier Santillán Pérez, criticized teachers who have taken their students from the classroom to demonstrate against education reform including …
Baja & Border News Translations: Xolos visit General Hospital; USA Consulate in Tijuana closed for holiday; Collective marriage in Tijuana
Xolos visit General Hospital (Uniradio Informa, 2/14/13) Tijuana, BC - Committed to the welfare of Tijuana society, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente and the Dr. Sonrisas (Smiles) Association visited the General Hospital of Tijuana in recognition of the World Day …
Baja & Border News Translations: Will seek to meet total employment demand; Catholics begin Lent; "Ideas x Tijuana"
Will seek to meet total employment demand (El Sol de Tijuana, 2/14/13 by John Guizar) Tijuana, BC - Many times the city has been close to reaching the total demand for employment, announced the Secretary of Economic Development of the …
Baja & Border News Translations: Aggravated penalties proposed for school thefts; Demand Federal Police stop extortion; Street flower sales banned on Valentine's Day
Aggravated penalties proposed for school thefts (La Voz de la Frontera, 2/13/13 by Gustavo Garcia Rivas) Mexicali, BC - As in the rest of the country, Baja California has had a worrying increase in thefts in all forms, among them …
Baja & Border News Translations: Dogs attack child; Dollar registers below 13.00 pesos; Over 100 pets sterilized in a month; Profeco intensifies surveillance operations
Dogs attack child (La Cronica, 2/13/13) MEXICALI, BC - Grave injuries were suffered by a 3-year-old child after being attacked by a pair of dogs German shepherd dogs in a southwest part of the city on Tuesday afternoon. A Municipal …
Baja & Border News Translations: Street abruptly ends with drop-off; This pothole is for you
Street abruptly ends with drop-off (El Vigia, 2/13/13 by Nicte Madrigal) Ensenada, BC - Residents of the Colonia Los Encinos face a daily risk involving a street which without any sign ends suddenly with a drop of more than 1.20 …
Baja & Border News Translations: No risk in train derailment; Carnaval has "patriotic" flavor; UABC recognizes graduates with highest averages
No risk in train derailment (Tijuana Press, 2/12/13) Tijuana, BC - The City Government advised citizens following an incident that occurred yesterday afternoon in Cañón del Vaso de la Presa Abelardo L. Rodríguez when four cars of LP gas derailed …
Baja & Border News Translations: Free bus route to assist deported migrants; 170 Million peso investment in science and innovation; 80% of Mexicans suffer oral problems
Free bus route to assist deported migrants (El Sol de Tijuana, 2/12/13 by Adam Mondragon) Tijuana, BC - The President of Calfia Transport, Arturo Aguirre, said that with the implementation of a "migrants route" implemented by the municipal government through …
Baja & Border News Translations: Rosarito Police apprehend wanted American; Two die in BC from cold weather; Fundadores Hospital closed
Rosarito Police apprehend wanted American (Uniradio Informa, 2/11/13) Playas de Rosarito, BC - The Director of Municipal Public Security, Francisco Castro, reported Rosarito police apprehended an American citizen allegedly responsible for the homicide of his mother and sexual abuse of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Carnaval detainees released; Child "Hitman" is freed; Unemployed mother asks for citizen support
Carnaval detainees released (El Mexicano, 2/11/13 by Marco. A. Flores) ENSENADA, BC - A total of 50 arrested Carnaval revelers were released today by the Royal Court, a tradition that has been practiced by the Municipal Public Security Secretariat each …
Baja & Border News Translations: Miracle baby to be named next week; Los Cabos to host Iron Man event; 600 whale calves born in Baja California Sud
Miracle baby to be named next week (Penisular Digital, 2/9/13) San José de el Cabo, BC Sur - Jorge Aaron Montano Dominguez, Counsel for the Defense of Minors and the Family System Municipal DIF Los Cabos, announced that next week …
Baja & Border News Translations: 40,000 join Popular Insurance in BC; 3,000 girls at risk for Human Papillomavirus; 2,000 notified they are living in danger zone; Colonists complain about heavy truck traffic
40,000 join Popular Insurance in BC (El Sol de Tijuana, 2/8/13) Tijuana, BC - A total of 40,298 people joined or reafiliated with Seguro Popular in January of this year in Baja California, said Mirna Rincon Vargas, Director General of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Theft of cables generates millions in losses; Tijuana Fire Department offers Open Water Lifeguard Certification; Children who ran-away are located; Second "Gasolinazo" of 2013 will come Saturday
Theft of cables generates millions in losses (EL UNIVERSAL, 2/8/13) ECATEPEC –The theft of cables generates millions in losses to the Metropolitan Municipalities Industry, said Francisco Sánchez Escobar, Regional Coordinator of the Industrial Union of the State of Mexico (Unidem). …
Baja & Border News Translations: LGBT demand more respect; Cable thief dies by electrocution; 2013 National Olympiad “Yo soy Baja”
LGBT demand more respect (EL VIGIA, 2/8/13 by Benjamin Pacheco) Ensenada, BC - Representatives of the LGBT community in Ensenada sought an apology from a regional newspaper for publishing a carton that alluding to an Alliance between the National Action …
Baja & Border News Translations: Tijuana Auditorium Languishes; No detainees in Acapulco-Spanish rape case; Efforts made to formalize workers; 46,000 children will go to Museo El Trompo for free
Tijuana Auditorium Languishes (Uniradio Informa, 2/7/13 by Carlos Linaldi) TIJUANA, BC – Now languishing, the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium’s original gym area is dismantled due to leaks that have raged, the floor sank in several sections, cracks threaten walls and floors, …
Baja & Border News Translations: BC State debt doubles in 5 years; Broken dreams of Salvadorans deported from U.S.; Range of alternative medical options offered
BC State debt doubles in 5 years (El Sol de Tijuana, 2/6/13 by Adam Mondragon) Tijuana, BC - Baja California’s public debt has doubled during the current administration of Governor Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, going from 6.4 billion pesos ($507 …
Baja & Border News Translations: Program to improve BC image strengthened; Remittances being sent from United States are growing; Cancer is an undesirable and feared condition
Program to improve BC image strengthened (La Voz de la Frontera, 2/3/13 by Alejandro Domínguez) Mexicali, BC - Members of the Image Committee of Baja California agreed to strengthen actions aimed at improving the image and perception of the Organization, …
Baja & Border News Translations: Women more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's; Vitamin thief caught; Infant dies in fire
Women more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's (El Mexicano, 2/4/13 by Hilario Ochoa Movis) TIJUANA, BC - Persons who are older than 70 have a 15% chance of developing dementia disease and the possibility increases to 50% at age 80 …
Baja & Border News Translations: Use of Condoms Recommended; Reforms Needed to Protect Women; A Violent January
Use of Condoms Recommended (Tijuana Press, 2/1/13) Tijuana, BC - In order to prevent the spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), the Chief of Epidemiology of the Tijuana General Hospital, Dr. Samuel Navarro Alvarez, urges the use condoms during each …
Baja & Border News Translations: 3 Arrested for Providing Alcohol to Minor; Confidence in Municipal Police Increases; Alleged Rapist Captured
3 Arrested for Providing Alcohol to Minor (La Cronica, 2/4/13 by Gina Rodríguez) SAN LUIS RÍO COLORADO, Sonora - Two men and a woman were arrested for the corruption of a minor after providing alcohol to a girl less than …
Baja & Border News Translations: Indigenous Group Complains about New Delegate; Tamales offered at Fiesta de la Candelaria; Ensenada supports Home for the Elderly; 11 Million Mexicans Suffer with Mental Disorders
Indigenous Group Complains about New Delegate (El Sol de Tijuana, 2/3/13 by Rocio Galvan) Tijuana, BC - Unknown to many indigenous groups in the State and considered a despot and negative person to those who do know him, the new …
Baja & Border News Translations: All American Canal’s Concrete Lining affects Mexicali Valley Wetlands; BC Education Report considered Suspicious; Migrant Dining Room Reopens in Huehuetoca
All American Canal’s Concrete Lining affects Mexicali Valley Wetlands (La Voz de la Frontera, 1/31/13) Mexicali, BC - Officials of the Secretariat of Protection to the Environment (SPA) have recognized wetlands that were created by nature, are drying-out due to …
Baja & Border News Translations: More than 68,000 Cars Towed in Tijuana; Colef and UABC donate books to Public Libraries; Saturation of Gas Stations in Tijuana Harms Business; Relatives Protest Children Killed by Ricketts
More than 68,000 Cars Towed in Tijuana (Uniradio, 2/1/13 by José Luis Camarillo) TIJUANA, BC - So far the administration of Carlos Bustamante Anchondo has towed a total of 68,232 cars to nine different municipal impound yards for failure to …