By: Mario Conde The San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus Borderlands Institute, in collaboration with KPBS Latino Public Broadcasting, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, announced a free screening and discussion of the film, Willie Velasquez: Empowering the People. The screening will take place Friday, September 30, at 6:30 …
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88 events presented at October Fest
By: Claudette Sánchez. Mexicali, Baja California. September 26th, 2016.- The Institute of Culture (ICBC) will be celebrating the first 15 years of its October Festival, announced under the slogan “Culture Flourishes in Autumn,” which will be held throughout the month and throughout the State, presenting over 88 events. The Director …
Read More »SDSU Research Foundation holds certification ceremony
By: Mario Conde Students celebrated the culmination of months of work and received their Sustainable Power Plant Operation Certificate from the SDSU Research Foundation. Around 62 students celebrating the end of their time studying several subjects such as introduction to power plant, supervisory control and date acquisition, introduction to sustainable …
Read More »The Three-Strikes Law: Changes and Implications for Our Border Community
By: Veronica Henderson, Attorney In the United States, habitual offender laws (commonly referred to as “three-strikes laws”) are statutes enacted by state governments which mandate courts to impose harsher sentences on those individuals convicted of new, criminal offenses if they have been previously convicted of two or more prior, serious …
Read More »Leadership change in FAPERMEX
By: Teodoro Rentería Arróyave. Ensenada, Baja California.- The leadership of the Federation of Mexican Journalists Association (FAPERMEX) period concluded, electing M.A. in journalism Maria Consuelo Eguía Tonello, better known as Colila Eguia, as its president for the period of 2016-2019, relieving the Bachelor Raul Teodoro Rentería Villa in the period …
Read More »Rep. Juan Vargas Introduces Deported Veterans Bill Package
Rep. Juan Vargas Introduces Deported Veterans Bill Package Preventing veterans from being deported and helping deported veterans get access to medical care Washington, D.C. (September 21, 2016)—Today, Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51) introduced a bill package that will prevent veterans from being deported and help veterans that have been deported get …
Read More »Automotive Industry Strengthens New Investments in Baja California
Press Release. Tijuana.- The new Hyundai plant in Rosarito will be completely inaugurated next October; this project signifies an investment of $85 millions and a creation of 2,000 direct jobs. On a tour accompanied by top officials of the company, the Federal delegate of the Ministry of Economy in Baja …
Read More »The Mexican Consulate in Calexico organized the traditional “Grito de Independencia”
By: Mario Conde The Mexican Consulate in Calexico, on September 17th, organized the traditional “Grito de Independencia” at Crummet Park in Calexico where families enjoyed a great evening full of music and Mexican tradition. The artisitic lineup this year was made of Edgar Valentin with Mariachi Mixteco, Ballet Folklorico Municipal …
Read More »Early Kidney Transplant
By: Dr. Cesar González, Transplantologist Early kidney transplant is defined as follows: When kidney transplant is performed before reaching dialysis or hemodialysis. This is required for a timely detection of chronic kidney disease in its early stages. Patients with increased susceptibility to chronic kidney damage are the following people: Obese, …
Read More »Conference: “Footwear Mythology” by photographer Lourdes Almeida
By: Claudette Sánchez. Mexicali, Baja California. Tuesday, September 13th, 2016.- Within the framework of celebrations for the centenary of the Cuauhtémoc School, the conference “Footwear Mythology” by photographer Lourdes Almeida was presented on Tuesday in the Rufino Tamayo Gallery inside the Casa de la Cultura facilities (House of Culture) of …
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