General News

Nine employees at Cruz Roja Chapala are back home after five days of intense labor in Mexico City, where they were assigned to dig out ruins left by the calamitous September 19 earthquake.

Tardiness and information overload were the hallmarks of this week’s back-to-back informes de gobierno (government reports) staged by Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado and opposition City Councilor Juan Carlos Pelayo.

Countless lakeshore inhabitants and visitors have traveled streets or come across schools bearing the names Marcos Castellanos, Encarnación Rosas and José Santana. Few are well versed in the historical background of these designations.

Jalisco Attorney General Eduardo Almaguer has disclosed the recent capture of 13 suspects linked to the operation of two criminal gangs involved in kidnappings, forced disappearances, murder and drug trafficking in the municipality of Jocotepec.

September has been a bonanza month for local students who have long dealt with out-of-pocket transportation expenses and other difficulties in getting to and from the places where they study.

A large crowd of doctors, government officials and local residents attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new hospital on Sunday, September 10.

At last, work on the highly touted Ajijic highway improvement project is underway.

Caring people residing in the Lake Chapala area have come up with various options for supporting disaster relief for victims of the September 7 earthquake in Oaxaca and Chiapas.