-Editorial Starting Monday, March 16, all daily and Sunday Masses in the Diocese of San Diego that includes Imperial Valley will be canceled and diocesan Catholic schools will be closed. Churches will remain open, however, for parishioners and others who wish to pray and seek spiritual assistance. A decision on …
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Imperial Valley College is Open!
Imperial Valley College has developed a preliminary emergency action plan in connection with the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). As of right now, the campus is open and offering instruction and services. IVC Superintendent/President Martha Garcia held a COVID-19 Campus Forum on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. We are currently working with …
Read More »NEW MEXICALI INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS TAKE OATH
Rodolfo Andrade Pelayo took oath as the new president of the Mexicali Industrial Development Commission (CDI). Mexicali, B.C.- At a meeting that took place in the office of the Mayor of Mexicali, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, Rodolfo Andrade Pelayo, took oath as the new president of the Mexicali Industrial …
Read More »NBA temporally suspends basketball season due to Coronavirus (Covid-19)
By: Fidel Gastelum, Reporter After the CoronaVirus case of a Utah Jazz player was officially confirmed, the NBA has decided to suspend the games and activities of this season until further notice. The Covid-19 has already wreaked havoc on other sports leagues such as Italy’s Serie A soccer, and the …
Read More »The economic cost of “One Day Without Women” strike in Mexico reached 43.5 billion pesos
By: Dr. Alejandro Diaz-Bautista, Economist, (Ph.D.) The economic value of unpaid work in domestic work and care of women represents 23.5% of the country’s GDP. According to INEGI data in the “Satellite Account of the Unpaid Work of Households in Mexico, 2018”, which provides information on the economic valuation of …
Read More »Two Coronavirus Cases Have Been Confirmed in Imperial Valley
-Editorial El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) announced today that they have received confirmation from the San Diego Public Health Department that two individuals have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. One individual is a current patient at ECRMC, and the other is quarantined in their home. The samples were …
Read More »Possible Case of Coronavirus in Imperial Valley Still Inconclusive
-Editorial El Centro Regional Medical Center held a Press Conference to update the public about the possible case of COVID-19 in the Imperial Valley. The test results of the patient are inconclusive for Coronavirus, according to doctors. It was informed that the patient has been resting comfortably and is being …
Read More »Bell Rings in New Legislative Round Between IID and Assemblyman Chad Mayes
By: Mario Conde, Reporter The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors will have a second round of the legislative fight against Assemblyman Chad Mayes who introduced legislation that would require the California Energy Commission to study and report to the legislature options for IID’s electrical service to the Coachella Valley …
Read More »Imperial County Ratifies Local Health Emergency Declaration Due to Coronavirus
By: Mario Conde, Reporter While it is determined if a local resident has the Coronavirus, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors ratified the declaration of a health emergency at their March 10 meeting. The board unanimously approved the declaration setting in motion actions by the health department in response to …
Read More »Vice Mayor Maria Cecilia Cruz Attends Ground Breaking Ceremony for State Route 189
-Editorial San Luis, Arizona Vice Mayor Maria Cecilia Cruz joined elected officials and stakeholders in Nogales, Arizona for the Ground Breaking Ceremony of State Route 189. State Route 189, commonly known as Mariposa Road, is a 3.75-mile highway in Nogales, Arizona and is maintained by the Arizona Department of Transportation. …
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