General News

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant the completion date for the revamp of the Guadalajara International Airport has been put back two years until 2026, Martín Zazueta of the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), the facility’s operators, announced last week.

This year’s Guadalajara International Book Fair will become a virtual event from November 28 to December 6.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro made an impassioned defense of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) at its inauguration November 28, rebutting recent criticism by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that the humongous literary showcase is a “conservative” event that targets his liberal government.

Supporters of Raúl Padilla, the president of the International Book Fair (FIL) and a key figure in the Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) hierarchy, have leaped to his defense after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused him of belonging to “a bloc of conservatives” that seeks to denigrate his administration.

Ride share firms in Guadalajara have launched new applications in a bid to attract more women drivers, as well as create safer spaces for them.

Tapatios took to the avenues of Guadalajara last Sunday after the municipal government gave the green light for the resumption of the car-free exercise activity, the Via RecreActiva, following eight months of forced closure. 

A well-known local entrepreneur was seriously injured during an armed assault at his place of business around 1 p.m. on Monday, November 23.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro brushed off criticism of his decision to allow up to 6,000 fans into the Akron Stadium on Wednesday to watch the Chivas in action against arch-rivals America (“El Clasico”) in a Liga Mx playoff game.