-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved a plan that will be used to help uninsured people get mental health and substance abuse treatment thanks to a grant that will help the vulnerable population. Imperial County Behavioral Health Services has been working on implementing services and programs to expand …
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Southwest High School Crowned Academic Decathlon Champion
-Editorial On Saturday, February 5, 2022, the Academic Decathlon team from Southwest High School has crowned the 2022 Academic Decathlon champion for Imperial County. Congratulations to Brawley Union High School (2nd place) and Imperial High School (3rd place) for their dedication to the Academic Decathlon and exceptional performance. The Academic …
Read More »HELICE FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 13 YEARS OF PROMOTING CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
-Editorial This Thursday, February 3, Fundación Hélice AC celebrates 13 years since its creation, a time in which it has dedicated itself to promoting care for the Environment, through Education and campaigns for the responsible management of Urban Solid Waste, managing to capture in this period, more than 4 thousand …
Read More »El Centro Saw 19.4% Increase in New Business Applications
-Editorial The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on small businesses, which are estimated to employ nearly half of all American workers. A recent Federal Reserve Bank study noted that the pandemic caused an additional 200,000 businesses to close their doors last year, with small businesses comprising the bulk of …
Read More »Medical tourism in pandemic times; Medical tourism generated by consequences of COVID
By: Dr. Elton Luis Gómez, a specialist in Regenerative Medicine. Reading time: 15 minutes. Houston, Montreal, Costa Rica, Marbella, Tuscany, the Swiss Alps, Munich, Bangkok, Istanbul, Dubai… and Mexicali? Tourism, in general, has received a strong blow from the pandemic around the world, but health tourism, also called medical tourism, …
Read More »Home Sales Sales Show Record Year Growth
-Editorial The recent jump in home values over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic has given U.S. homeowners record amounts of housing wealth that are helping the economy. Annual home price gains averaged 15% in 2021, up from 6% in 2020, according to CoreLogic. Strong pandemic-driven demand, record low supply, …
Read More »SDSU IV adds majors, more reasons to apply for fall 2022 admission
-Editorial The reasons to attend San Diego State University Imperial Valley just keep getting better. Beginning fall 2022, a wealth of new majors, additional student services and a growing faculty are among the advantages the campus will provide. The deadline to apply for admissions to the fall semester is March …
Read More »CALIENTE CORPORATION LAUNCHES ONLINE UNIVERSITY
-Editorial Convinced that training is the best tool for human and labor development, Corporación Caliente inaugurated in 2018 the first corporate university in the entertainment industry under the name of Caliente University. Since its inception, hundreds of collaborators of this company have benefited from the educational offer, since it offers …
Read More »IID Board Discusses Several Energy Matters
-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors held their regular meeting on Feb. 1 where most of the agenda focused on energy matters and cost adjustment that was reviewed by the board. As the national market changes, the IID has to adjust to continue providing the services to its …
Read More »JOURNALISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WILL STRENGTHEN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF PROTECTION
-Editorial Fulfilling the commitment of the Government of Baja California, headed by Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, to promote protection mechanisms for journalists and human rights defenders in the State, the General Secretariat of the Government (SGG) summons these social groups to present proposals that strengthen institutional action. The head …
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