Jalisco’s Ministry of Transport (Setrans) is finalizing plans to establish a permanent regional office for issuance of driver’s licenses in Chapala.

As the Ajijic recycling project nears its six-month milestone, the initiative’s committee says significant advancement has been made in raising public awareness, encouraging residents to change their waste disposal practices and promising expectations for financial returns.

Chapala’s Ecology Department is hitting the ground to prepare local businesses for full implementation of a state ban on the use of plastic bags and other disposable goods, set to take effect at the start of 2020 with application of fines for non-compliance.

Three fatalities and more than 20 injuries were reported following the crash of a bus carrying a youth folkdance troupe and family members from the Chapala pueblo of Atotonilquillo.

At last report, firefighters have made headway in combating an extensive wildfire that has been raging deep in the mountain range dividing Lake Chapala’s north shore and Ixtahuacán de los Membrillos since Saturday, April 27.

Lakeside communities will benefit from substantial government investment in street and highway infrastructure improvement programmed for this year, despite inconveniences that may arise as projects get rolling on par with the start of the summer rainy season.