The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Almost two years after Hurricane Jova devastated the Jalisco coastline, the State Congress finance commission has finally approved a credit of nearly 300 million pesos to help repair the damaged communities.
Jalisco state police say they have arrested a man in connection with the October 2012 murder of 64-year-old Canadian expatriate Ron Lloyd MacKintosh in Barra de Navidad.
A dozen or so Jalisco state police officers have been assigned to Tenacatita to ensure no one enters any of the deserted properties in the zone and that visitors do not stray from the sandy beach.
Puerto Vallarta has lost its third police chief in eight months after Silvestre Chavez Garcia failed a mandatory integrity and psychological evaluation.
After almost three years, tourists and locals are free to access the Tenacatita beach without being scrutinized by surly, armed security guards.
A federal police checkpoint set up on the southbound lanes of the Manzanillo-Colima highway this weekend caused a four-kilometer tailback near the town of Tecoman.
Police found the charred body of a five-year-old boy who disappeared from his Puerto Vallarta neighborhood after being sent by his grandmother to buy tortillas.
Four U.S. citizens wanted in connection with the sexual exploitation of minors and child pornography have been detained in Puerto Vallarta and deported, Jalisco Government Secretary Arturo Zamora said this week.
A mass same-sex commitment ceremony open to all couples regardless of gender or nationality will be a major feature of this weekend’s first annual LGBT “Vallarta Pride” event.
The three-day event will also include music festivals, beach parties, fashion shows and activities in participating bars and clubs.
The commitment ceremony takes place Saturday, May 25, 11 a.m. on the beachfront of Lido Beach Club and Restaurant on Los Muertos beach.
