The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Slap on sunscreen and drink plenty of water, for the hot season is here with a vengeance. Temperatures reached a scorching 43 Celsius last week in Santa Rosa, Amatitan, less then 50 kilometers north of Guadalajara.
Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met with Cardinal Jose Francisco Robles Ortega last week to repair his damaged relationship with the local Archdiocese.
Jalisco’s informal economic sector has grown some 15 percent in the last six years, employing 885,000 people, up from 769,000 in 2006.
A handful of thriving Mexican craft breweries will be thirsting for success at the World Beer Cup, the most prestigious international beer competition.
President Felipe Calderon has named former Guadalajara Mayor and Jalisco Governor Francisco Ramirez Acuña (2001-2006) as the new Mexican ambassador to Spain.
Under state government instructions, schools and public offices across Jalisco will run an earthquake simulation on Monday, April 23, 12.30 p.m. Although this comes in the wake of tremors felt in Guadalajara and other parts of the state last week, it was scheduled to coincide with State Civil Protection Day, celebrated annually in Jalisco on April 22.
Buried on two public television channels, the first debate between the five candidates for the Jalisco governorship will have to compete with popular telenovelas for a meaningful share of the audience.
Jalisco’s 2.2 million students started classes again last Monday after two weeks of Easter vacation, but can look forward to two long weekends soon. Classes are suspended on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 for Dia del Niño and Labor Day, respectively. Another mini vacation will be taken on May 14 and 15 to celebrate Teacher’s Day.
