The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
On June 5, the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office (FGE) arrested three officers from the Ixtlahuacan de Membrillos municipal police force in connection with the death of Giovanni Lopez, a 30-year-old construction worker, who died in mysterious circumstances a few hours after being taken into custody on the evening of May 4.
Even though Jalisco is currently reporting its highest numbers of Covid-19 infections, many businesses deemed nonessential have been given the green light to reopen.
Phase Zero, the first stage of Jalisco’s gradual reopening of its economy, kicked in last Monday with the start of a two-week period for nonessential businesses to make preparations for opening their doors for the first time since mid-March.
The Jalisco’s Prosecutor’s Office (FGE) has confirmed it is investigating the death of a 30-year-old man, who passed away shortly after he was arrested by Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos police officers on the evening of May 4.
For everyone living in or visiting the state of Jalisco, wearing a face mask in public looks likely to become a regular part of everyday life – at least for the foreseeable future.
The Jalisco government has received authorization to solicit a 6.2-billion-peso ($US279 million) loan to offset spending redirected to the Covid-19 emergency, as well as from loss of tax revenue and federal funding.
A ten-month-old Benagal tiger that was filmed hot-footing down a Tlaquepaque street last week has been impounded by the Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa).
As Jalisco opens segments of its economy on Monday, June 1, Governor Enrique Alfaro is warning that the Covid-19 epidemic in the state is far from over.
Claiming that he was misunderstood, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has clarified that the reopening of the state economy won’t begin until June 1, and that the next two weeks (phase zero as he calls it), will be used for prepping and putting in place protocols for the new normalcy.
