By: Fidel Gastelum, Reporter A group of residents of the city of Nogales, Sonora gathered to block access to people coming from Arizona with cars, as a demonstration act to demand Mexican border customs strengthen security measures and prevent any cross-border transmission of Coronavirus into Mexico. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has …
March, 2020
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23 March
Public consultation for Constellation Brands takes place despite COVID-19 health warnings
-Editorial In the midst of the COVID-19 health contingency, public consultation or plebiscite about the permanence of the Constellation Brands brewery, took place this weekend amid the controversy between residents of the Mexicali Valley and supporters that live in the city in relation to the impacts it would bring to …
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21 March
Who Can Cross to The U.S. During The Border Restrictions?
-Editorial U.S. officials announced new restrictions on the Southern border Friday as they try to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Only “essential travel” will be allowed to cross. Essential travel includes U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States, people traveling for medical purposes (e.g. people …
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12 March
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 …
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10 March
Coronavirus arrives to US and Mexico with financial and economic impacts
By: Dr. Alejandro Diaz-Bautista, Economist, (PhD). President Trump establishes new travel restrictions on the coronavirus, considering the closure of the United States border with Mexico. Global economic and financial impacts of the coronavirus in 2020. Global markets plummet about 10% in the worst week since the 2008 crises. Concerns about …
February, 2020
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18 February
“The Tijuana-San Diego Economic Integration increased in 2020”: Díaz-Bautista.
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (PhD) “We see a great strength for the bi-national region of Tijuana and San Diego. The Tijuana-San Diego mega-region represents a population of more than 6.5 million people and a GDP of more than 230 billion dollars by 2020,” said Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, an economist, …
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8 February
COMVIN Mexicali had its first informative Business Breakfast of 2020
-Editorial The Mexicali Linkage Committee held an informative breakfast a few days ago, where speakers, experts in business, migration and tax matters at a binational level, gave a series of conferences regarding how to establish a business in the United States, and the requirements to be met, particularly in Imperial …
January, 2020
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11 January
Red Alert Issued at Mexicali Border Due to A Possible Iranian Terrorist Threat
-Editorial The Mexicali and San Luis, Rio Colorado Port of Entry continue to be on high alert due to the possibility of an Iranian terrorist threat. Authorities were in a high alert Friday to an advisory from the Customs and Border Protection in Arizona. Mexicali Police Chief Ana Maria Andrade …
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4 January
A Positive Vision for the Border Wall
-Editorial The border barrier between Mexico and the U.S. means the division of two countries but also the opportunity to make something fun out of it for all. Architect Ronald Rael took pink teeter-totters to the U.S.-Mexico border fence in New Mexico, wanting people on both sides of the wall …
December, 2019
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23 December
House Approves USMCA Deal
-Editorial By a vote of 385-41, lawmakers sent to the Senate floor the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement – a restructuring of the North American Free Trade Agreement initially passed in the 1990s. The Agreement is the result of a 2017–2018 renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by its member …
