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Baja & Border News Translations: Baja California Test Won in Last 1000 Meters; Kayakers and Canoeists Compete
Baja California Test Won in Last 1000 Meters (Frontera, 12/22/12 by Angel f. González) TIJUANA, BC - The proof was in a thousand meters of the K4. The competition is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. She is at the …
Baja & Border News Translations: 16 Breathalyzers Will be Out on Christmas Eve; Border will be Cloudy but Without Rain this Saturday
16 Breathalyzers Will be Out on Christmas Eve (Frontera, 12/22/12) TIJUANA, BC – On the occasion of the Christmas holidays, 16 breathalyzers will be established throughout the city, during the night of the 24th and the morning of December 25. …
Baja & Border News Translations: Landfill Dispute Frustrates Town Hall; Agency Approved for New Transport Route
Landfill Dispute Frustrates Town Hall (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/21/12 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - As it happened, the Calle Ocho City Government headquarters was destroyed while the industry prepared to deal them a Christmas gift. They planned to …
Baja & Border News Translations: CDHDF Supports 3rd Migrant Caravan; Segob Collaborates on "Congresswoman Amiga, Deputy Amigo" Program
CDHDF Supports 3rd Migrant Caravan (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/21/12 by Manuel Carvallo) Mexico City – With the purpose of safeguarding human rights and other guarantees, the Commission on Human Rights of the Federal District (CDHDF) will support the participants …
Baja & Border News Translations: 400,000 Mothers Trained in Disease Detection; Rains Help Identify Needed Work in Cañón Otay
400,000 Mothers Trained in Disease Detection (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/21/12 by Juan Guizar) Tijuana, BC - More than 400,000 mothers have been trained to detect diseases or serious illnesses that can cause the death of children. Temperatures, runny noses, …
Baja & Border News Translations: Criminal "Cockroach Effect"; Children Fighting Cancer have Christmas Posada
Criminal "Cockroach Effect" (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/21/12 by Adam Mondragon) Tijuana, BC - The Secretary of Public Security of the State, Daniel de la Rosa Anaya, revealed there will be a shield in the region in order to avoid …
Baja & Border News Translations: School Performs Remembrance Presentation; Company Fails to Pay Bonuses
School Performs Remembrance Presentation (El Vigia, 12/21/12 by Enrique Rojas) San Quentin, B. C. - With the title "Remembranza", based on the story of a few nuns in a convent, San Quintin extension students at the Benemérita State Normal School …
Baja & Border News Translations: Vicente Guerrero Seeks 2 Traffic Lights for 5th Time; 6 Students Receive Uniform Scholarships
Vicente Guerrero Seeks 2 Traffic Lights for 5th Time (El Vigia, 12/20/12 by Enrique Rojas) Vicente Guerrero, BC - For the fifth time, municipal delegate, Justin Herrera Martinez, asked the Mayor of Ensenada, Enrique Pelayo Torres, for the installation of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Casino Does Not Justify Land-Use; Truck Driver Leaves Migrant Laborers Stranded
Casino Does Not Justify Land-Use (El Vigia, 12/20/12, by Gerardo Sanchez) Ensenada, BC - For not filing an authorization for a change of land use, the Tenth District Court denied a final suspension requested by Play Entertainment Company, operator of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Social Reintegration of Women Convicts Promoted; Babies Continue to be Born with HIV
Social Reintegration of Women Convicts Promoted (El Mexicano, 12/20/12) Tijuana, BC - In order to promote the social reintegration of former convicts, the 20th City Hall, through the Municipal Institute for Women (Immujer), provided the necessary support to achieve early …
Baja & Border News Translations: Secretary of Health Increases Flu Vaccines; Improved Security Image in Mexico is Sought
Secretary of Health Increases Flu Vaccines (El Mexicano 12/20/12 by Hilario Ochoa Movis) TIJUANA, BC - The Baja California Secretary of Health increased the number of available seasonal influenza vaccines from 181,580 to 281,580 so more people, mainly children and …
Baja & Border News Translations: PGJE to Verify Pawn Shops and Flea Markets; Airport Must Pay Property Taxes
PGJE to Verify Pawn Shops and Flea Markets (Radio Informa, 12/17/12) MEXICALI, BC - To combat home thefts, the Attorney General Justice of the State (PGJE) will use a program targeting flea markets and pawn shops. Thus, the Prosecutor Rommel …
Baja & Border News Translations: Domestic Violence Persists due to Culture; Ignacio Anaya Will Run BC in 33 Days
Domestic Violence Persists due to Culture (Uniradio Informa, 12/18/12) TIJUANA, BC - Despite the legal instruments to defend women who suffer domestic violence, a culture lacking the effort to denounce it persists along with a fear to proceed with action …
Baja & Border News Translations: Complaints Persist on International Migrants Day; Altiplano Families Must Walk in the Mud
Complaints Persist on International Migrants Day (Uniradio Informa, 12/18/12) TIJUANA, BC - To once again celebrate the International Day of the Migrant in Tijuana, hundreds of people who roam the streets after being repatriated, remain the same; victims of police …
Baja & Border News Translations: 39.4% of BC Offenses Committed Carrying Weapons; Use Extreme Caution Moving Money
39.4% of BC Offenses Committed Carrying Weapons (Tijuana Press, 12/18/12 by Nora Leticia Garcia) Tijuana - According to a national survey of victimization of businesses where a victim was present, of more than 940,000 crimes reported to INEGI in Mexico …
Baja & Border News Translations: Cold Weather to Continue; Student Vacation Begins
Cold Weather to Continue (Tijuana Press, 12/18/12 by Nora Leticia) Tijuana, BC - The State Directorate of Civil Protection in the State issued a notice, starting tomorrow, there will be clear skies in Tijuana however the climate will remain cold …
Baja & Border News Translations: GPS Installed on Garbage Trucks; Only 8 Days Remain to Pay Utility Fines
GPS Installed on Garbage Trucks (Tijuana Press, 12/18/12 by Daniel Angel/Leonardo Ortiz) Tijuana, BC - The City Council bought GPS locators for garbage trucks in the City, at the direction of municipal public services. According to a list of direct …
Baja & Border News Translations: Rosarito Fiscal Crisis Closes Libraries
Rosarito Fiscal Crisis Closes Libraries (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/13/12) Playas de Rosarito, BC – Libraries in the Rosarito municipality will suspend services their readers, until an economic crisis ends in the city’s government. The Council President, Dora María Esquivel …
Baja & Border News Translations: Mexico Migration Falls
Mexico Migration Falls (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/17/12 by Victor Manuel Chávez Ogazón) Guadalajara, Jalisco - December 18th is celebrated as Día del Migrante (Day of the Migrant), and perhaps today we should celebrate that recent internal migration into the …
Baja & Border News Translations: Chihuahuenses Drink 163 Liters of Soft Drinks a Year
Chihuahuenses Drink 163 Liters of Soft Drinks a Year (El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 12/17/12 by Marina Martinez) Chihuahua - Chihuahuenses consume, on average, 163 liters of soft drinks per year, i.e. about half soda a day, increasing their risk of …