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TIJUANA, Mexico, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Worker's Housing Fund Institute (Infonavit) and the housing developer Urbi signed an agreement for mutual collaboration to develop and implement the first Community Development Model for a Sustainable City in Valle Las Palmas, Tijuana Integral and Sustainable Urban Development (DUIS). This model collects the maintenance fee along with the monthly mortgage payment and transfers it to a Community Maintenance Fund managed by the...
A study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Mexican researchers and health officials, shows that as many as 67 percent of injection drug users in Tijuana test positive for tuberculosis (TB) infection. The analysis, which underscores the urgent need for TB screening and treatment for populations that are also at risk for HIV infection, will be published in the May issue of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung...
ORLANDO, Fla., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Tijuana Flats Hot Foods is enjoying increased productivity and streamlined sales from a web-based shopping system completed by Spiderhost, a privately owned custom IT solutions, managed services, and data center company in Lake Mary, Florida. In March 2008 Tijuana Flats Hot Foods, a subsidiary of Tijuana Flats Burrito Co. and a popular TexMex restaurant chain based in Central Florida, realized they had outgrown their current web-based shopping...
SAN DIEGO, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John A. Torres, special agent in charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Los Angeles Field Division, issued a statement today cautioning college students planning on traveling to Mexico for spring break. Torres is concerned about travelers' personal safety and is cautioning them to avoid the temptation to bring firearms across the border. Torres is troubled about the recent violence plaguing Mexico and is concerned...
Playwright Edward Coward says he kept 157 stray dogs in a three-bedroom home in Tijuana, Mexico, to help them. Coward has been criticized for the conditions the dozens of canines were living in at the home, but the playwright insists his intentions were good, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Saturday. I cannot stand to see an animal looking for help, said Coward, whose Tijuana home was raided by Baja California state health officials Feb. 13. Once you've opened your eyes to the problem,...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Antonio "Tony" Margarito has announced that Viamericas Corporation will sponsor him in his world welterweight championship title fight this Saturday, January 24th. Margarito, the "Tijuana Tornado," is a three-time world champion. Coming off of his spectacular victory against Miguel Cotto in July 2008, Margarito will face the legendary Shane Mosley at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Joe Argilagos, Chairman of Viamericas, commented, "Viamericas is...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ("the Company" or "GAP") announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of December 2008 compared to traffic figures for December 2007. During December 2008, total terminal passengers decreased 16.8% compared to the previous year; international passenger traffic decreased 10.9%, while domestic passenger traffic decreased 19.9% compared...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ("the Company" or "GAP") announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of November 2008 compared to traffic figures for November 2007. During November 2008, total terminal passengers decreased 15.0% compared to the previous year; international passenger traffic decreased 9.5%, while domestic passenger traffic decreased 17.6% compared...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ("the Company" or "GAP") announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of October 2008 compared to traffic figures for October 2007. During October 2008, total terminal passengers decreased 15.2% compared to the previous year; international passenger traffic decreased 11.5%, while domestic passenger traffic decreased 16.8% compared to October...
By Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Police have found nine more bodies dumped around the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where nearly 50 people have been killed in a week of violence related to the drug trade. Municipal police found five of the bodies Saturday between two small shopping centers in the eastern part of the city. They had been beaten and had their hands bound. The bodies of two beheaded men were found wrapped in blankets on a road elsewhere in the city, according to...
