General News

In a bid to encourage the technological and educational development of indigenous communities in northern Jalisco, the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) is translating 40,000 Wixarika words for online use.

Politicians, academics and activists gathered Wednesday at the State Congress to fete the passage of new legal reforms.

Jalisco State Congress employees ended a sit-in this week after being promised payment of their final two-week paychecks and end-of-session bonuses. 

In order to officially certify their products as “Made in Jalisco,” local manufacturers must now pay 2,705 pesos per year.

Around 500 people were evacuated from their homes in the village Corralillos near Zapotlanejo, Jalisco after a Pemex gas pipeline caught fire Thursday, October 19.

A major study by Guadalajara’s ITESO university released this week shows that 71 percent of Jalisco’s citizens feel unsafe. 

In one of the current legislature’s final sessions, the Jalisco Congress unanimously passed the Protection of the Health of Nonsmokers Act this week.

Over 3,000 artists from 26 countries are taking part in the 40th edition of Guanajuato’s International Cervantino Festival (FIC),  up and running until October 21.