The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The collapse of the front landing gear of a Viva Aerobus plane preparing to take off from the Puerto Vallarta airport Thursday afternoon initiated a full-blown emergency.
The United States Consulate General in Guadalajara has presented Zapopan law enforcement officials with certificates of recognition for their role in the arrest of U.S. citizen Jeffrey Winston Forrest in May of last year.
Jalisco’s Covid-19 hotline, which this week marked one year in service, has received over 150,000 calls, José Parra Sandoval, the call center’s director, said this week.
On February 23, the second class of participants enrolled in the British Council’s Active Citizens social leadership training program, organized in collaboration with the Jalisco state government, initiated their learning cycle in Guadalajara.
The Jalisco Public Finance agency has extended the discount period for payment of the annual car tax (refrendo) for another month.
The General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) has given its approval for the Va por México coalition to contest all 20 of Jalisco’s electoral districts in June’s election for the federal Chamber of Deputies.
The Zapopan Symphonic Band will resume its traditional free, open-air recitals, scheduled Thursdays in the Plaza de Las Américas (facing the Zapopan Basilica) at 6 p.m. and on Sundays at the Glorieta Chapalita at 5 p.m.
According to the State Institute of Statistical and Geographical Information (IIEG), the number of foreigners visiting Jalisco by air declined by 48.7 percent in 2020. The total of 1.35 million was the lowest for eight years.
A commando of hooded assailants armed with high-caliber assault weapons gunned down 11 bricklayers who were sipping beers on the street while waiting for their employer to pay them for their week´s labor.
