General News

Although some rain is still forecast across Western Mexico in the coming days, the 2022 temporada de lluvias (rainy season) will soon reach its conclusion.

The Jalisco State Congress has backtracked on implementing a measure that would have made smoking while driving a private vehicle a traffic offense. 

With Covid-19 cases falling to minimal levels over the fall, the Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) has lifted the rule mandating the use of face masks on public transport and in all hospitals and health facilities.   

A new study by the Institute of Statistical and Geographic Information of Jalisco (IIEG) has revealed that between 2016 and 2021, Guadalajara metro area municipal authorities euthanized 47,286 stray dogs and cats, while only 1,136 animals were adopted.

Despite having the second highest number of criminal investigators assigned to its prosecutor’s offices, Jalisco also ranks second in the number of “open case files” on its shelves.

Staff from the United States Consulate in Guadalajara will hold a town hall meeting with U.S. citizens on Thursday, October 27, 10 a.m., at the Lake Chapala Society, Calle 16 de Septiembre 16-A in Ajijic.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has taken issue with Mexican Interior Minister Adán Augusto López Hernández, who described the states of Jalisco, Guanajuato and Michoacan as being “bathed in blood” and “a paradise for criminals.”

Following an oral trial lasting ten days, the former health secretary in the administration of Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of engaging  in various corrupt practices, including the “diversion and misuse of public resources.”