US Consulate gets a jump on Fabulous Fourth
Susan Abeyta, the U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, raises a toast to the U.S. holiday at a party thrown by the Consulate on July 2.
Susan Abeyta, the U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, raises a toast to the U.S. holiday at a party thrown by the Consulate on July 2.
AARP recently published an article about scams, including advice that is just as pertinent to expats living in Mexico as their core readership in the United States.
The Vancouver Language Centre in Guadalajara celebrated Canada Day Wednesday, July 1 with a party.
One more reason to visit Plaza Mexico in Guadalajara: the mall is hosting an exhibit of classic antique cars through the end of the month.
The U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara is reporting that the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently experiencing technical problems with visa systems and that passport applications accepted overseas between May 26 and June 14 are also affected by technical problems.
Three years ago, a screaming, drug-addicted baby who had been delivered on a Guadalajara street by a taxi driver was deposited at the door of La Ola girls’ home in Jocotepec.
The third edition of the Copa de Amistad Canada-Mexico 8-Ball Pool Tournament had unexpected winners – the Guadalajara Reporter team led by publishers Michael Forbes and Sean Godfrey. Hosted and sponsored by the Canadian Consulate in Guadalajara at Bolerama Tapatio, the event drew 16 teams made up of Canadians, Mexicans and other nationalities. Teams participated from government organizations, private companies and the Canadian Consulate. The tournament celebrated 70 successful years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Mexico.
Canadian Consul Francis Uy (center) is joined at the prize-giving ceremony by Reporter publishers Sean Godfrey and Michael Forbes (blue shirts), and the second-placed team comprising Jacobo Gonzalez (right) and Alejandro Alonso (left) from the Instituto Jalisciense de Tecnologias de la Información (Ijalti) software center in Guadalajara.