By: Dr. Alejandro Diaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) and research professor at the Northern Border College (COLEF). Economic and commercial analysis of NAFTA and the new USMCA. NAFTA entered into force on January 1, 1994. The first trade agreement contained provisions on tariff and non-tariff barriers, customs procedures, agriculture issues, public procurement, …
July, 2021
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12 July
COPARMEX Mexicali asks the Baja California Secretary of Public Health to review data
MEXICALI, BC- COPARMEX Mexicali gave a press conference in which they asked the State Secretary of Health to review the data that keeps the city in the yellow tier, by being the only city in the state, while the remaining cities are in the green. The president of COPARMEX Mexicali, …
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8 July
Elections 2021: a look into the future
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, social activist, philanthropist, and law professor. As each election day, the past June 6 marks a historic day for Mexico, citizenship participation is still not ideal, however, a large number of citizens responded to their call and fulfilled their civic duty to go out …
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7 July
IID Reviews Coachella Energy Commission Bylaws Before Approval
-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors is close to establishing a new energy commission in the Coachella Valley as they reviewed the draft bylaws at their July 6th meeting. This was a follow to a project introduced by IID Director J.B. Hamby to create an energy commission that …
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6 July
Canada to Ease Border Restrictions with US
-Editorial Pandemic restrictions on travel between Canada and the U.S. began to loosen Monday for some Canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said plans to totally reopen the border would be announced over the next few weeks. Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have had a full dose of a …
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6 July
IN BAJA CALIFORNIA THERE IS NO MIGRANT CRISIS: JAIME BONILLA VALDEZ
-Editorial The state governor, Jaime Bonilla Valdez, categorically refuted that there is a crisis in Tijuana due to the migratory flow, national or foreign, and reaffirmed that “Baja California is considered a sanctuary for migrants and a land of opportunities for those seeking a better future.” This was expressed during …
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5 July
BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE JOIN EFFORTS
-Editorial The Government of Baja California will continue working with organizations that work in favor of the people, as the Governor of the State, Jaime Bonilla Valdez, has done during his tenure. The above was said by the Undersecretary of Attention to Civil Society Organizations, Bárbara Patricia Pacheco, during a …
June, 2021
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30 June
Heber and Calexico Residents Invited to Apply for IVC Area 1 Vacancy
-Editorial Residents that live in the Imperial Valley College Board Area 1 now have the opportunity to serve on the board of education and fill the vacancy Annette Gonzalez-Buttner left after serving only five months. The Board will conduct interviews and make the provisional appointment at a special meeting on …
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30 June
SCJN decriminalized the recreational use of marijuana
MEXICO CITY. – This Monday the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) approved with 8 votes in favor and 3 against, the General Declaration of Unconstitutionality regarding the prohibition of the recreational use of marijuana, for which five articles of the General Health Law will remain without effect. …
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29 June
California and Mexico pledge enhanced collaboration with New Port of Entry
-Editorial The governments of California and Mexico signed an agreement today reinforcing their mutual commitment to support the Otay Mesa East/Mesa de Otay II Port of Entry project, a major cross-border infrastructure initiative that will greatly expand trade capacity along the busiest border region in the Western hemisphere and provide …
