The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Chapala resident Edgar Alonso Hernandez Rojas, 22, died in the early hours of Sunday, May 12, from injuries sustained when he accidentally tumbled headfirst from the second-story balcony of a popular downtown Chapala watering hole.
The Ajijic branch of Mexico’s postal service, Correos de Mexico, was relocated to a new address at Carretera Oriente 29 as of May 6.
Feeling the heat of public outrage, executives of Comers – the private company running downtown Chapala’s paid parking system – have agreed to negotiate with city hall officials and civic representatives to sort out conflicts over penalties, exemptions, operating hours and other issues.
Lakeside area environmental activists and organic food proponents will be joining the worldwide March on Monsanto campaign slated for Saturday, May 25.
A rally scheduled for 10 a.m. at the outdoor amphitheater on Ajijic’s Malecon will focus on critical global issues related to the production, availability and safety of food.
Two employees of the Jocotepec Water and Sewage Department (Simapa) died Monday, May 6 in a work related accident.
An all-breed dog show will be staged at Tobolandia from Thursday, May 23 to Sunday, May 26, beginning at 10 a.m.
It is sponsored by Federacion Canofilio Mexicana (the equivalent of the American Kennel Club in the United States or the Canadian Kennel Club in Canada). Should be spectacular for dog lovers. The show managers do not charge for entry to the event.
To learn more about Federacion Canofilio Mexicana, visit www.fcm.mx.
Two of the six Chapala police officers arrested on allegations of criminal activity regained their liberty last week. Isaac Barrionuevo Vazquez and Felipe de Jesus Ojeda Palacios have been freed following a release order issued by the Chapala criminal court.
Operators of downtown Chapala’s parking meter system announced that inspectors are being equipped to issue bar-coded receipts permitting the payment of fines at all branches of the Oxxo convenience store chain as of Friday, May 17.
In a new chapter for the troubled development of the waterfront malecon (boardwalk) in San Antonio Tlayacapan, the National Water Commission (Conagua) is slapping Chapala government with a steep fine and threatening partial demolition of the project.
