The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Jalisco’s recent political shift has been so profound that the two parties that ruled the roost in the state for nearly 90 years have been reduced to virtual bit part players in the 63rd State Legislature (LXIII), sworn in October 25.
NGOs and families with missing relatives have slammed “misleading” statements by Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro, who in a report on the security situation in the state this week, claimed, without offering any proof, that 80 percent of all homicide victims are linked to organized crime.
The Jalisco Health Department is accommodating 41 hospitals where adolescents from ages 12 to 17 with specific health conditions can obtain Covid-19 jabs.
The latest statistic regarding impunity for crimes in Jalisco is nothing to write home about, but at least it’s a downward trend.
The Lake Chapala Chapter of Democrats Abroad (DA) will present a free Zoom interview on “Democrats Abroad Mexico in 2022,” with William Chapman, Country Chair of Democrats Abroad Mexico on Monday, October 18, 4 p.m.
The public will be welcome at the 2021 Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) although the massive event will be scaled back in line with current Covid-19 regulations and to limit potential contagion.
Introduced in May this year, the Agave Responsable Ambiental (ARA) certification is a protocol designed to ensure that by 2027 the agave-tequila production chain will be 100-percent free of deforestation.
Jalisco is one of 11 states currently in the yellow (medium risk) category of the federal Health Ministry’s epidemiological traffic light that measures the risk of coronavirus in Mexico’s 32 states.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and various organizations have teamed up to promote the culture of prevention and timely detection of this disease.
