General News

The U.S. sex abuse trial of Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the Guadalajara-based Luz del Mundo evangelical church, has been put back until January 2021.

Representatives of Guadalajara’s yellow cab drivers say the new “solidarity” fares agreed for all journeys taken within the borders of the city’s beltway (Periférico) during the current lockdown (botón de emergencia) should be extended until February 2021.

Guadalajara Airport is showing that it is not only concerned about the comfort of human passengers but also the canines that sometimes accompany them.

Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, announced Wednesday that Guadalajara will be the World Book Capital in 2022, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee.

Angélica Fregoso, the sole Green Party (PVEM) legislator in the Jalisco Congress, has asked her colleagues to urge the state’s Health Department to work with researchers from the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), trainers and canine associations to acquire dogs of suitable breeds and train them to detect positive Covid-19 cases.

A survey by the American Psychological Association in early October found 68 percent of Americans feeling high stress over the presidential election.

Interjet on brink of bankruptcy

According to various media sources, Mexico’s low-cost carrier Interjet is on the verge of collapse after the airline cancelled flights last weekend and a union representing its workers called for a strike to protest unpaid wages.

In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our October editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.