By: Mario Conde For that reason, actor Enrique Castillo was honored in his hometown of Calexico by the Calexico Arts Council and was inducted into the “Distinguished Artist Wall” for success as a Calexico native actor in Hollywood. Castillo is known for this work on the movie “Blood in, Blood …
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Trump elected President
By: Mario Conde The election is over and we have a new President of the United States and his name is Donald J. Trump. Despite the predictions that Secretary Hillary Clinton was going to be the winner of this election by a comfortable margin, Donald Trump made a comeback and …
Read More »Volatility and panic in the currency market after Trump’s Election Triumph
By: Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, PhD in Economics. Trump’s victory is considered an earthquake for the Mexican economy and collapses the peso. The dollar surpassed the barrier of 20 pesos per dollar and suffered the biggest intraday fall in history. The Triumph of Trump brings the Mexican currency to a new historical …
Read More »14 Reasons You Should Take the Family to Costa Rica
For parents, it’s the never-ending question: Where do we take the kids on vacation this year? You’re looking for a trip that’s affordable, relatively convenient, kid-friendly and memorable (for all the right reasons). Theme parks often end up high on the list; some might even be considered a rite of passage. But before …
Read More »Breast Cancer Today
Breast cancer isn’t what it was 20 years ago. Survival rates are climbing, thanks to greater awareness, more early detection, and advances in treatment. For roughly 200,000 Americans who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful. Symptoms: Breast cancer often has no …
Read More »The Mega Binational Economic Region of Baja California and Southern California
The economic Megaregion of Tijuana and San Diego equals more than 200,000 million dollars annually. Tijuana and San Diego are seeking to become the most productive border worldwide, because of the link already maintained in areas of trade and cultural exchange. The Binational Mega economic region of Baja California and …
Read More »How much is “some”?
By: Miguel Urriza We´ve all heard or read about how English has become the lingua franca for business and trade. As a result, most jobs in Mexico and other countries require some level of proficiency in the language. Many employers advertise jobs that require the applicant to have 80% of …
Read More »American Prosperity
By: Mexican Senator, Victor Hermosilo In the last year we have developed two scenarios that have the potential to change the dynamics of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico, on one hand, the negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP by its acronym in English) were completed and …
Read More »EMISSARIES OF HATRED AND REVENGE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE GRANTED TO PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA
By: Teodoro Rentería Arróyave Monday, October 10th, 2016 The Nobel Peace Prize granted to the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, as it is considered by the leader of the colombian revolutionary armed forces, the FARC, Rodrigo Londoño, Timochenko, is “a tribute to the victims of conflict”, it is the …
Read More »Indirect Elections
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, lawyer and former professor. In these times of elections in the United States the concern to understand better the process to select the president of the nation arises, due to the difference of this process compared to Presidential elections in Mexico. Both countries have a …
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