Residents of Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta will be hit by a barrage of “new year” Covid restrictions due to come into effect on the evening of Friday, December 25.

In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our December editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.

The young professional soccer player who caused the deaths of a newly married couple by reckless driving after a night out on the town in June, 2019, has been released from the Puente Grande prison after 17 months behind bars.

Checking for gas deals in Guadalajara can save motorists a fair slice of cash. The difference between a liter of regular Petro and BP gas this week was 2.11 pesos.

Although 2020 is not the first year that the FM4 Paso Libre shelter in Guadalajara has requested community support during the winter, this year’s drive has taken on special urgency due to the pandemic.

CUSTOMS BUST AT AIRPORT – Federal authorities at the Guadalajara International Airport seized 55 kilograms of a chemical precursor that is used for the manufacture of fentanyl.