The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Jalisco’s underachieving vehicle emissions inspection program is set for a revamp this year, with state environmental authorities studying the possibility of resurrecting dedicated “smog check” stations to either supplement or replace many of the repair shops authorized to carry out the tests and issue stickers.
There were 28 percent less fatalities on Jalisco’s roads during Semana Santa compared to 2013, the State Council for the Prevention of Accidents reported Tuesday.
The Jalisco Red Cross will distribute 15,000 collection boxes around the state during its March 20 to April 27 annual fund-raising drive.
Time is running out for residents of Temacapulin, an historic village in north-eastern Jalisco that seems destined to disappear under millions of gallons of water.
Since June 2013, 38 foreigners – most of them middle-aged males from the United States – convicted in their home countries of sexual crimes against minors have been refused entry into Mexico by immigration staff working at the Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta airports.
Colima lime growers say their harvests have decreased by 30 percent this year and the market uncertainty surrounding the citrus fruit is threatening their livelihoods as thieves and “middleman” reap all the profits.
Jalisco-Quebec accord
Jalisco and the Canadian province of Quebec have signed a student mobility agreement that will help young adults achieve their professional and personal development goals in an international context.
Tourism chiefs in Jalisco and Baja California have become intoxicated on the idea that wine and tequila are more than just a potent alcoholic mix.
Less than 20 percent of the 3,000 patients awaiting a kidney transplant in Jalisco will undergo the procedure in the next 12 months. Many of those needing transplants are destined to die because of the shortage of kidneys.
