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Tijuana Receives Most Remittances

Tijuana residents collectively received $476 million in money sent home by Mexicans living abroad in 2019, which was the highest amount for any municipality in Mexico, according to BBVA Research report The earnings sent home, known as...

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Baja California Extends Authorizations for Desal Plant

The Baja California state government extended authorizations for the Consolidated Water’s Rosarito desalination plant, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere Water authorities say the desal plant is needed to...

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City Closes Several Chinese Restaurants

Tijuana city officials are cracking down on Chinese restaurants after discovering five locations with cages full of rats inside their kitchens The Tijuana City Council summoned the owners of several Chinese food restaurants to City Hall in...

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Canaco Monterrey estimates holiday losses that amount to US$37.1 million

MONTERREY – The National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism of Monterrey reported that due to the business closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, losses in commercial companies will be around US$371 million The president of Canaco...

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Sonora gets prepared to reactivate the touristic sector

SONORA – As of June, plans are underway to establish tour routes for local visitors and tourists to different points of natural attraction in several areas of Sonora, in order to reactivate the tourist industry which has been strongly hit by the...

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USMCA will simplify commercial transactions

CIUDAD JUAREZ – Once the commercial treaty between the United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA) comes into force, any commercial document may guarantee the purchase of merchandise, as long as it contains minimum data identifying the...

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U.S. and Mexico get prepared to simultaneously reopen automotive manufacturing plants

JUAREZ – Specialists of the Ministry of Health are currently training Mexican workers of the automotive industry in the implementation of sanitary measures against Covid-19, this in order to simultaneously restart operations in conjunction with...

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Non-essential Travel Restricted at the U.S.-Mexico Border

The long lines at the land Ports of Entry at the US-Mexico border are now almost empty The Trump administration has restricted all non-essential travel across its border with Mexico The measure was taken to avoid the spread of Coronavirus and will...

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CBP Expands Biometric Facial Comparison at the Southwest Border

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expanding the use of biometric facial comparison technology at land Ports of Entry (POEs) Nowadays, this technology is used in 10 land POEs at the southwest border CBP is testing biometric facial...

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The U.S. Restricts Birth Tourism

The Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, amended its regulation governing the issuance of visas in the “B” nonimmigrant classification for temporary visitors for pleasure This rule establishes that travel to the United States with...

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