General News

Christian doctrine literally comes to life through traditional reenactments of the Passion of Christ that will take place in lakeside communities from April 14 through 20.

Just as Chapala’s own traffic department got started on enforcing rules of the road, Jalisco’s Secretaría de Transporte (STJ) initiated its own crackdown at different points of the community, apparently focused on catching motorcycles operated in violation of state law.

Officers serving in Chapala’s police and traffic departments sat in on a training course, held April 2 and 3 at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia, to boost their expertise in handling penal matters, including the detention of criminal suspects and responsible parties involved in vehicular accidents.

Progressives from across Mexico gathered at Hotel Posada de la Aldea in San Miguel de Allende to attend Democrats Abroad Annual General Meeting (AGM) from March 30 to April 1.

Students at Chapala’s Conalep vocational high school explored options for advanced education and future employment during the Career Days program brought to the campus March 28 and 29 under the sponsorship of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS).

In the coming days, Jalisco authorities are expected to announce the launch of a new project that will see the construction of a BRT (rapid transit) bus line to the Guadalajara International Airport, that will eventually extend to El Salto and Chapala.

The Jalisco Attorney General’s office (FGE) has announced the capture of a prime suspect in the case of an attempted homicide that occurred February 13 in Ajijic.

April 8 will mark the 99th anniversary of the grand opening of Chapala’s former railway station, an architectural gem that has survived a checkered history to stand out as the city’s most imposing landmark in its reincarnation at the Centro Cultural González Gallo (CCGG).