General News

Most countries have enacted legislation regarding the safe transportation of children in motor vehicles. While some laws do exist in Mexico, they have been loosely enforced in most states.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro this week checked on the progress of the fourth Tren Ligero (subway) line that will provide residents of Tlajomulco and Tlaquepaque with a fast link into Guadalajara.

Highway robbery of cargo trucks is out of control in Mexico and seriously affecting foreign investment, the president of the country’s influential Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) declared this week.

Zapopan city hall has begun construction of a new municipal health clinic/small hospital on a plot of land located adjacent to the bustling Tianguis del Sol (market) at Avenida Tepeyac.

Cruise bonanza

More than half a million passengers arrived on 174 international cruises to dock in Puerto Vallarta in 2023, an increase of 18.6 percent compared with the previous 12 months, according to the Jalisco Tourism Department (Secturjal).

More than 1,000 people took to the streets of the Jalisco town of Ocotlan on January 12 to protest alleged abuses by officers from the Mexican Army and National Guard (GN) who have been deployed to the region to support municipal and state law enforcement agencies. 

What’s the main reason people call Jalisco’s 911 emergency line?  In reality, most calls are not for emergencies. 

The Jalisco Tourism Department (Sectural) is in the process of revamping the citizen committees (comites ciudadanos) in the state’s 12 Magic Towns, among them Ajijic.