EL CENTRO, Calif.—Construction crews will close all freeway lanes on Interstate 8 (I-8) between Forrester Road and 4th Street/State Route 86 (SR-86) in the City of El Centro Thursday night from 6:30 to 7 in the morning, Friday, according to Caltrans. The 12.5- hour closure is needed to remove and demolish …
July, 2020
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21 July
High School Sports Suspended This Fall in Imperial Valley
-Editorial It will be a different kind of year for many students as they will be starting school online this fall forcing them to adapt to a new reality. California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all California counties that are in the State’s monitoring list to begin school distance learning this …
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20 July
Colombian Movie to Debut in The United States
-Editorial Days of the Whale (Los días de la Ballena), the auspicious debut feature by Colombian writer-director Catalina Arroyave, will have its U.S. Virtual Cinema Premiere beginning Friday, July 24, 2020. Set in the city of Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city, Days of the Whale follows Cristina (Laura Tobón) and Simon …
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20 July
Baja California is projected as one of the states with the fastest recovery in Mexico
-Editorial Mexicali, B.C.- In a virtual press conference, Mario Escobedo Carignan, head of the Secretary of Sustainable Economy and Tourism, shared that Baja California is in an economically privileged place compared to other states in the country, as well as the gradual resumption of economic activities. The Secretary mentioned that …
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20 July
USCIS Rule Strengthens Employment Eligibility Requirements for Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a regulatory change to deter aliens from illegally entering the United States and from filing frivolous, fraudulent, or otherwise non-meritorious claims for asylum to obtain an employment authorization document. This rule does not alter asylum eligibility criteria in any way and will be …
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20 July
Newsom Orders Counties That Are in Monitoring List to Keep Schools Closed
– All Imperial County Schools to Start 2020-2021 School Year in Distance Learning Only Model -Editorial California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered all California counties that are in the State’s monitoring list to begin school distance learning this fall. “Education in California is non-negotiable and schools must provide meaningful instruction …
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20 July
Newsom to release 8,000 prisoners in California by end of August
-Editorial California officials announced that an additional 8,000 inmates would be released early from state prisons to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus among both inmates and staff. The move will allow prisons to use the extra space to impose social distancing rules, isolation, and quarantine measures, the state …
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19 July
About women and the pandemic
By: Melissa Dorame, Reporter Among the pandemic and its consequences are those already recognized, ranging from the health sector to the economic sector, but there are others less visible, which apparently are not in the general interest, but are vital. Home confinement has drastically changed our lives and has had …
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19 July
EU-India Virtual Summit Promises a Great Future for Trade
-Editorial India and the European Union committed to a framework for strategic cooperation until 2025 and vowed to cooperate on their response to the coronavirus pandemic, and at the United Nations Security Council. The assurances came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with the European Council President Charles Michel …
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18 July
Extension of Unemployment Benefits Is Important for Self-Employed People
-Editorial Jesus Yvette Angulo has worked independently most of her life. After years of hard work, she was able to open her own hair salon business in Indio, California. She was forced to shut her business down in March when the Stay-At-Home order began due to COVID-19. “I applied for …
