The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
At a time when many cultural happenings—crowded stage presentations, traveling artists, etcetera—are on hold due to the Covid pandemic, Guadalajara’s 24th annual Festival Cultural de Mayo, which normally draws on talent from North and South America and Europe (areas hard hit by the pandemic) is trying a novel approach.
A cargo train passing through the Guadalajara metropolitan area collided with a city bus that, according to its driver, had lost its brakes.
Guadalajara’s 24th annual May Cultural Festival will take a different turn from past editions, offering locals what organizers are calling “an unforgettable multi-sensory experience,” that includes both live and virtual events.
Yet another gruesome crime, allegedly committed by the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel (CJNG) and apparently targeting innocent citizens, has shocked citizens in the state of Jalisco and brought renewed calls for a more concerted response from authorities.
New York-PV flights
JetBlue airlines announced this week that it will begin direct flights between JFK airport in New York and Puerto Vallarta, starting in either January or February of 2022.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has urged the federal government to adopt the fluid model for vaccinations used between April 28 and May 4 that saw 161,689 doses of the CanSino vaccine administered to the state’s teachers and educational personnel.
A University of Guadalajara (UdG) study has revealed that 20 percent of people vaccinated against Covid-19 with one dose of the Pfizer/BioTech vaccine are still at risk of infection and becoming seriously ill.
A day after this week’s tragic metro line overpass collapse in Mexico City that killed 24 people, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro ordered an immediate safety review of Guadalajara’s three Tren Ligero lines, with special emphasis on the elevated section of the recently opened 21-kilometer Line Three.
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