A state official told a lawmaker that the football program at one of Baja California’s high school systems will be launched again under new undisclosed rules.
State Secretary of Education Mario Herrera met Assemblywoman Cynthia Ruiz in order to address the issue.
During the gathering, the state official said football and flag football are set to continue at Colegio de Bachilleres high school system statewide with regulations yet to be announced.
“We had to make changes in hiring coaches due to the new regulations mandated by the Professional Teaching Service on the education reform,” Herrera said. “We want to make sure students, parents and teachers know that the football and flag football leagues will continue at Cobach.”
The secretary said the state is committed to provide sports activities to students.
The programs were canceled months ago after Cobach General Director Amparo Pelayo, who was present during the meeting, fired football and flag football coaches, which was responded angrily by community members.
Ruiz criticized the firing during a recent legislative session.
Sports beverages seized
Staff from a state agency seized days ago an undisclosed amount of sports beverage bottles at a retail store in southern Mexicali after two cases were reported of human intoxication.
In a press release, the state Secretary of Health said the Office to Protect against Sanitary Risks, or Cofepris in Spanish acronym, took several bottles of the drink, allegedly Gatorade.
Authorities did not disclose the name of the beverage drink, but was funneled by media outlets.
The bottles apparently contained methamphetamine, according to those reports.
Cofepris Director Leopoldo Jiménez said Mexicali’s General Hospital staff reported on Aug. 12 a case of human intoxication after drinking a beverage purchased at the store that according to the media was Mega store at Anáhuac Boulevard.
The next day Cofepris personnel seized the drinks and on Monday all bottles of the same product were taken off shelves and kept by authorities.
The official said on Monday the patient was released from hospital while the second person received medical assistance in a private hospital.
Jiménez said the Attorney General’s office is in charge of the investigation.
Homicide suspect arrested
A man who allegedly killed an individual on June was arrested by state Ministerial police officers, said the Attorney General’s office.
In a press release, authorities said the suspect was identified as Gilberto “Doe,” aka “El Piña”, who had an arrest warrant for the homicide of Juan Pablo Ochoa Cibrián, 26.
Special Investigations Unit coordinator in Mexicali David Lozano said the murder was reported on June 6 after the victim and the suspect had an argument related to a transit incident at Lázaro Cárdenas Boulevard in eastern Mexicali.
At Calzada Rosa del Desierto Street at Fraccionamiento Valle del Pedregal neighborhood the victim stopped his gray Toyota Corolla and left it along with two passengers.
The suspect allegedly arrived on a white Ford Explorer with several men later and shot Ochoa Cibrián with a firearm.
The suspect presumably left scene.
Private investment report released
Two out of every three dollars spent by private companies in Baja California come from the United States, according to a report.
The state Secretary of Economic Development said the state was tenth nationwide and fourth among the northern border states in private investments during the second quarter of the year with a total of $241 million.
Secretary Carlo Bonfante said the amount represents 4.5 percent of total private investments made by companies in the country.
According to a report from the Mexican Secretary of Economy the country received $5.3 billion in private investment n the April-June period, which is 13 percent less than investment made during the same lapse of 2015.
As of today, Mexico has observed investments of $14.3 billion in the year, according to the report, with Baja California obtaining $775.5 million of that amount.
The state reported a growth of 66.1 percent in the first six months of the year, compared to the same period of 2015, the state agency said.
United States companies have invested $515.8 million and South Korean $135 million, with corporations from other six countries from Europe and Asia investing $111.3 million.
The investments were made mainly in the transportation equipment, paper, production of computer, weighting and electronic accessories, and duct transportation sectors.
