The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Although laws banning single-use plastic bags and non-decomposable plastic packaging (such as straws and foam food containers) in Jalisco officially kicked in at the start of the year, stores and businesses may continue to provide them as economic sanctions won’t start until January 1, 2021.
Jalisco Civil Protection officers restricted access to the Parque Nacional Nevado de Colima (which includes the Colima volcano) January 1 due to the inclement weather, which included heavy mist, rain and the potential for snow.
The slow process of certifying the number of deaths from dengue fever in Jalisco continues.
The tax for purchasing a used vehicle in Jalisco (Impuesto sobre la adquisición de vehículos automotores usados) will go up significantly in 2020, after state legislators approved changes to the Ley de Ingresos.
The American Society of Jalisco (Amsoc) elected its 2020 board of directors at its annual general assembly held November 30.
With Jocotepec’s Fiestas Patronales on the horizon in early January, Mayor José Miguel Gómez has led an initiative to regulate the use of cohetes (sky rockets) as a traditional component of the festivities.
The Jalisco government has instructed Catholic priests in the Guadalajara metropolitan area to urge parishioners to refrain from setting off fireworks during their religious festivities.
Jocotepec police arrested a man alleged to be responsible for the fatal stabbing of a dog in the village of Zapotitán de Hidalgo on the night of Tuesday, December 17.
The Jalisco Family Development Agency (DIF) has put into action a program to assist the state’s most vulnerable population during the winter months.
