General News

Women in Guadalajara and Mexico City marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, with boisterous marches drawing attention to how local and federal authorities are failing to respond to widespread gender violence in the country.

Thirteen Jalisco-resident female Mexican firefighters have been formally incorporated into a special unit that – for the time being – will carry out labors in the Bosque La Primavera, the large forestal zone located on the western edge of Guadalajara.

Unfortunately, only a handful of strong women who have used their voices to speak up for themselves and their gender have emerged on the national stage throughout Mexico’s long history.

The Jalisco state government and several Guadalajara metro-area municipal governments have committed themselves to the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST), a U.K.-developed program that seeks to improve transparency and accountability in public infrastructure.

The continent’s largest literary event, the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), starts its annual nine-day run Saturday, November 30, at Expo Guadalajara.

More than 30,000 motorcyclists will come together for a massive rally/caravan on Sunday, December 1 to demonstrate the “unity” that exists within the many groups that participate in the hobby.

Tere and Carolina have become the first couple in Jalisco to officially register the birth of a child naming two parents of the same gender. 

In contrast to the recent predictions of the Jalisco Health Department, the number of dengue cases in the state continues to increase.