Customers of the Jocotepec subsidiary of Banamex are scrambling after discovering that the bank closed its doors several weeks ago and transferred all accounts to the Chapala branch office.

The Chapala municipal government will apply for a loan from the Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (Banobras) as spelled out in an debt restructuring initiative approved by a majority vote at the October 28 session of the city council. 

After more than a week of heated wrangling over the most desirable method to refurbish Ajijic’s central streets, the verdict is in. Municipal authorities have prevailed in their plan to resurface four blocks of roadway with cobblestones fixed in concrete, providing temporary jobs to 40 unemployed local construction workers.  

A group of highly qualified registered nurses and educators have designed and developed a physician-sponsored health care assistant program so that bilingual area Mexican men and women can learn professional and health care skills that will prepare them for jobs in private homes, nursing homes and medical offices.

An appreciative audience enjoyed a close gander at a fascinating array of 19th- and early 20th- century treasures that were brought for evaluation at the Faux Antiques Roadshow, held Saturday, October 25 as a fundraiser for the Tepehua Community Center education program.

The unexpected launch of an infrastructure and street improvement project in the center of Ajijic has provoked heated criticism of the municipal government, a rumpus among the village populace and a brewing debate over the pros and cons of modernization.