El Centro, CA. – Has your business suffered due to COVID-19?  The City of El Centro is excited to announce that a Microenterprise Loan Program has been established to help local businesses cope with the difficulties caused by the pandemic. This program is made available by the Department of Housing …

-Editorial The Calexico City Council welcomed Mexicali Mayor Marina Del Pilar at their meeting held on July 15. She received the keys of the city as a symbol of friendship between both cities, from Mayor Rosie Fernandez. Mayor Fernandez thanked Marina Del Pilar for coming and visit them to make …

-Editorial Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through joining the COVAX Facility, a mechanism designed to guarantee rapid, fair, and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. The 75 countries, which would finance the vaccines from their own public finance budgets, …

By: Dr. Elton Gomez, Regenerative Medicine Specialist If someone were to face a situation, to tell us how it happened, what he did, and above all, what problems that situation left him, we must listen to him, it is true that the COVID19 pandemic left us with very important lessons, …

By: Mario Conde, Reporter Frontline workers have worked nonstop since the pandemic started in the United States, that’s why the Imperial County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to Senators Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein urging them to work to ensure that direct financial support for counties and the creation …

-Editorial The first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in the U.S. boosted the immune systems of the study’s participants and is being hailed a major step in the right direction towards eradicating COVID-19. The development of a vaccine has been the wish for many people around the world in order to …

-Editorial In the first 5 years of this company’s life, The Garage Project Hub, an innovation department at the Educational Group “16 de Septiembre” has been positioning itself not only locally in the Cali-Baja Megaregion, but also nationally and internationally, both for the participation in robotics’ competitions for children in …

SAN DIEGO, CA. – California State Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) a few days ago convened a half-day meeting at the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant between officials from both sides of the border to discuss the binational efforts that are underway to stem the flow of toxic wastewater in …

-Editorial California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Monday all counties in the state to close indoor operations for a handful of businesses, including restaurants, bars, movie theaters, and museums, as Covid-19 cases continue to climb. The businesses will be allowed to operate outdoors, if possible, he said. In addition to the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the conclusion and success of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advance program, which provided U.S. small businesses, non-profits, and agricultural businesses a total of $20 billion in emergency funding.  In order to assist the greatest number of small businesses, the EIDL …