The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Mothers and relatives of hundreds of disappeared people in Jalisco gathered at the Niños Heroes monument in Guadalajara on Mother’s Day to demand action from the authorities.
In response to the May 1 cartel-provoked disturbances in the state, Jalisco’s Attorney General’s Office (FGE) has launched a web page where citizens can be aware of violent occurrences evolving on the streets in real time.
Following the drug cartel ambush of a police convoy in Soyatan on April 6, which caused the deaths of 15 officers, 23 members of Jalisco’s elite Fuerza Unica Regional (FUR) have resigned.
The Tequila Express tourist train has been suspended until further notice, according to Ferromex, the national railway company.
Agents from Profepa (Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente), the “legal enforcer” for Mexico’s environment agency, Semarnat (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales), this week supervised the removal of cyclonic fencing around a 42-hectare area bordering the Tenacatita beach erected in August 2010 by a Guadalajara developer claiming title to the land. The agency also says it took down an illegal metal gate that was restricting access on the only road leading to the pristine beach on Jalisco southern coast.
The cartel violence which killed 15 and injured at least 10 in Jalisco on Friday, May 1, has put Mexico’s drug war strategy back into the spotlight.
The deadly ambush of 15 state police officers in Soyatan, Jalisco earlier this month drew international attention and dramatically raised the profile of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
Despite the millions of pesos being spent on publicity this election season, the majority of voters in Jalisco don’t recognize the candidates for political positions, according to a survey conducted by Guadalajara daily El Informador.
Seven out of ten potential voters who took part in the survey were unable to name any of the candidates who aspired to political office in their municipalities or districts. In Guadalajara, where a fierce race is being waged for the job of mayor, some respondents thought that leading contenders Ricardo Villanueva and Enrique Alfaro were actually running for federal office in Mexico City. What’s more, four out of ten participants in the survey didn’t know which district they lived in.
Greg Stanton. the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, seems happy enough with the traditional Huichol-crafted gift he received from Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval during this week’s visit to Guadalajara.
