Court in session: Jalisco tries to catch up
Students at the Tec de Monterrey University campus in Guadalajara gathered recently to witness a courtroom drama, the like of which could become the norm in Mexico in years to come.
Students at the Tec de Monterrey University campus in Guadalajara gathered recently to witness a courtroom drama, the like of which could become the norm in Mexico in years to come.
The ongoing dispute over bus prices in Jalisco continued this week, with the Citizen’s Movement (MC) quickly putting a halt to a one-peso rise in fares implemented on Tuesday.
Just an hour’s drive west of Guadalajara, the town of Teuchitlan is the place to visit for spring equinox celebrations this weekend.
The president of the Guadalajara chapter of the National Chamber of Commerce (Canaco) has called on Governor Aristoteles Sandoval to crack down on informal labor in Jalisco.
As one of ten austerity measures proposed by Governor Aristoteles Sandoval, the Jalisco government is selling 500 vehicles designated to state officials in the previous administration.
The murder rate in Jalisco has soared in 2013, with an average of 4.7 killings per day in the first two and a half months of the year.
More than half of the inmates housed in Jalisco’s prisons system could be released if the State Congress finally approves penal reforms first proposed back in 2008.
Following the assassination of Jesus Gallegos on March 9, hotelier Enrique Ramos Flores was sworn in as Jalisco’s new Secretary of Tourism the following Friday.
Jalisco officials are investigating the case of a seven-year-old boy who died on Saturday, March 9 following an allegedly violent bullying incident at school.