Bank robberies drop by half
There were 47 bank robberies in Jalisco during the first ten months of the year, down about half on the same period in 2011.
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
There were 47 bank robberies in Jalisco during the first ten months of the year, down about half on the same period in 2011.
This state’s presence in the United States will kick up a notch on December 7 with the opening of the third Casa Jalisco north of the border.
With the aim of promoting tourism in Jalisco, the state government has paid out over 401 million pesos (30 million dollars) in sponsorship deals since 2009.
Citing various human rights violations, the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) has criticized the Mexican and Jalisco governments over the construction of the Yesca and Zapotillo dams.
Jalisco authorities are searching for the brother of local boxing hero Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, following the murder of a 19-year-old man on the outskirts of Guadalajara.
The Jalisco DIF has purchased thousands of sweatshirts, shirts and scarves for families vulnerable to the cold of winter.
Not only is their sacred land threatened by Canadian mining corporations, but the indigenous Huichol people must now also contend with the Mexican government undermining their peyote-infused religious rituals.
The U.S. State Department updated its advice for travel in Mexico this week, declaring “no recommendation against travel to Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.”
Jalisco’s outgoing Governor Emilio Gonzalez introduced a bill to the State Congress this week proposing that citizens with no party affiliation be allowed to stand for political office.