General News

Of almost 2,800 Covid-19 tests performed during this year’s International Book Fair (FIL), not one returned positive, FIL General Director Marisol Shultz said during a summary of this year’s event, which ran November 27 to December 5.

Jalisco’s 8-year-old “Salvando Vidas” campaign, which seeks to curb drunk-driving with strict measures such as random breathalyzer stops, has turned up the heat on inebriated motorists from a simmer to a boil, just in time for the year’s most besotted season.

The Zapopan City Council has approved a new city ordinance to deal with businesses and individuals who disturb the lives of others by making excessive noise.

A Jalisco state congresswoman has started an initiative inviting children to replace their toy guns with other toys.

Hass avocados cultivated in Jalisco during the harvest season beginning in April 2022 have been authorized for importation into the United States, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader).

Since assuming office on September 30, Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus has directed his staff to pull out all the stops to reactivate the economy in the historic center of the city.

Eighty-one medical personnel from Jalisco last week received the Miguel Hidalgo Medal in recognition of their labors during the pandemic. This is one of the country’s highest awards for citizens who have contributed their service for the good of the nation.

SEGITTUR, a division of Spain’s Ministry of Tourism dedicated to the management of innovation and tourism technologies, has designated the town of Tequila as the first Smart Tourist Destination (DTI) in Mexico and Latin America.