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Baja & Border News Translations: Woman Captured for Alleged Extortion
Woman Captured for Alleged Extortion (Tijuana Press, 1/5/13 by Nora Leticia Garcia) Tijuana, BC - Linked with a case of extortion, Ministerial agents arrested Esperanza Noemi López González, a young woman, 19, originating in Nayarit, who allegedly tried to extort …
Baja & Border News Translations: 9 Men Captured for Various Offenses; Return of Electronic Fines Inevitable
9 Men Captured for Various Offenses (Tijuana Press, 1/6/13 by Nora Leticia Garcia) Tijuana, BC - In various cases, 9 people were arrested for offenses linked to the narcomenudeo and theft. In the downtown area the first case, according to …
Baja & Border News Translations: Another More Sophisticated Narcotúnel Discovered; 30% of Insured are Unaware of Illnesses
Another More Sophisticated Narcotúnel Discovered (El Mexicano, 1/6/13 by Eduardo Villa Domingo) MEXICALI, BC - A sophisticated narcotúnel still under construction was discovered yesterday morning in the historic center of the city, a few meters from the international line, where …
Baja & Border News Translations: Alarming Increase in Migrant Children; Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Alarming Increase in Migrant Children (El Sol de Tijuana, 1/4/13 by Victor Martinez Jimenez) Orizaba, Veracruz - As a result of violence by those who live in their homes, coupled with poverty surrounding them, the flow of migrant children has …
Baja & Border News Translations: First Gas Price Gouging of 2013
First Gas Price Gouging of 2013 (EL MEXICANO, 1/5/13 by FELIPE GUTIERREZ REYES) TIJUANA, BC – In the early hours on Saturday, gasoline price increases were recorded for the second time in the new administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto, …
Baja & Border News Translations: General Hospital Attended to 126 patients at End of Year; Traffic Agents Carry Gifts to 120 Children
General Hospital Attended to 126 patients at End of Year (El Mexicano, 1/3/13 by Maria Elena Diaz) MEXICALI, BC - A total of 126 people were served in all the services of the General Hospital of this city of which …
Baja & Border News Translations: Kuwait Ambassador Visits BC
Kuwait Ambassador Visits BC (Tijuana Press, 1/3/13 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - The Ambassador of Kuwait in Mexico, Sameeh Johar Hayat, was on tour in Baja California this Thursday. The Arab diplomat met with the Governor of the State, …
Baja & Border News Translations: New Customs Facility was Once a Narcotunnel; Domestic Violence Allegations Increase
New Customs Facility was Once Narcotunnel (Tijuana Press, 1/4/13 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - A new inspection station between Mexico and the U.S. Point of Entry (POE) is where there once was a narcotúnnel. It is property acquired by …
Baja & Border News Translations: BC Inmujer Provided Services to More than 4,000 Women in 2012; First Baby of 2013 in Playas de Rosarito is Born
BC Inmujer Provided Services to More than 4,000 Women in 2012 (El Sol de Tijuana, 1/3/13) Tijuana, BC - More than 4,500 social work, psychological and legal counseling services, as well as attention to 1,506 women who suffered violence for …
Baja & Border News Translations: 34 Minibuses Removed from UMT Service
34 Minibuses Removed from UMT Service (EL MEXICANO, 1/3/12 by MARCO A. FLORES MANCILLA) Ensenada, BC - Pursuant to the direction of Ensenada Municipal President Enrique Pelayo Torres, transport companies that do not comply with legal requirements for their vehicles, …
Baja & Border News Translations: First TJ Homicide of 2013; TJ Murders Down in 2012
First TJ Homicide of 2013 (SOURCE: Tijuana Press, 1/1/13 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - Police authorities found the body of what is recorded as the official first homicide of the new year. Municipal Police established an investigative cordon in …
Baja & Border News Translations: Mexicali Pollution is 10x Above Normal; Congress Approves Reforms to Benefit Pregnant Women
Mexicali Pollution is 10x Above Normal (Uniradio Informa, 1/3/13) MEXICALI, BC - Mexicali pollution exceeded by 10 times the quantities permitted due to the burning of rockets and fires during the first hours of the year. Stated it so the …
Baja & Border News Translations: State 2012 Weapon Donation Campaign Concludes; Wind Power Generators will be Built in La Rumorosa
State 2012 Weapon Donation Campaign Concludes (Uniradio Informa, 1/3/13) Tijuana, BC - With 433 weapons donated, the so-called "State 2012 Weapon Donation Campaign" closed Thursday morning, said the leader of the Municipal Secretariat of Public Security (SSPM), Alberto Capella. He …
Baja & Border News Translations: General Duarte to End Command of 2nd Military Region
General Duarte to End Command of 2nd Military Region (AFN, 1/2/13) TIJUANA, BC - On this date, the General Alfonso Duarte Mugica ceases to be the Commander of the 2nd Military Region, which includes Baja California following his satisfactory work …
Baja & Border News Translations: Finding of Burned Body Confirmed; International Day of the Police Celebrated
Finding of Burned Body Confirmed (Tijuana Press, 1/3/13 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - State authorities officially confirmed the discovery a burned body in colonia Obrera Tercera Sección on January 1st. It was the first homocide of 2013 in Tijuana. …
Baja & Border News Translations: 3% Water Rate Increase Approved; New Year Celebration Cost Varied
3% Water Rate Increase Approved (El Sol de Tijuana, 1/2/13) Tijuana, BC - The Congress of the State approved budget expenditures for Baja California in 2013 as 37.1 million pesos ($2.86 million US) although it reduced an increase in vehicular …
Baja & Border News Translations: Tragic Beginnings of 2013 in Tijuana; License Plates will Cost Only 9 Pesos More
Tragic Beginnings of 2013 in Tijuana (El MEXICANO, 1/2/13 by SAID BETANZOS) TIJUANA, BC - A 16 year-old boy died yesterday when hit and 10 other people, mostly children and women received injuries resulting from two rollovers. The young boy …
Baja & Border News Translations: Poverty Migrates to Baja California
Poverty Migrates to Baja California (El Mexicano, 1/1/13) MEXICALI, BC - Baja California includes over 320,000 people living in situations of poverty, and of them, around 100,000 live in extreme poverty, which means that they can not satisfy their basic …
Baja & Border News Translations: Boy is First Baby of Year; Celebrating New Year, Man Dies of Bronchial-Aspiration
Boy is First Baby of Year (EL MEXICANO, 1/1/13) Tijuana, BC - A boy weighing 3 kilos and 40 grams was the first baby of the new year born at the General Hospital. The birth occurred at 1:39 a.m. by …
Baja & Border News Translations: Rommel Moreno Purges PGJE; Man Dies of Hypothermia
Rommel Moreno Purges PGJE (El Mexicano, 1/1/13) MEXICALI, BC - The Attorney General of Justice of the State ratified his commitment to citizens by his purging of personnel in his unit by dismissing 831 employees in the administration through the …