The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Sporting heroes don’t come around frequently in Mexico. This weekend, two of the most prominent in the current era — both natives of Guadalajara — will seek to further cement their megastar status.
Tlaquepaque City Hall has cancelled its hugely popular Day of the Dead festival this year, although some local businesses are offering tours and other activities.
The public will be welcome at the 2021 Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) although the massive event will be scaled back in line with current Covid-19 regulations and to limit potential contagion.
Jalisco’s recent political shift has been so profound that the two parties that ruled the roost in the state for nearly 90 years have been reduced to virtual bit part players in the 63rd State Legislature (LXIII), sworn in October 25.
Jalisco is one of 11 states currently in the yellow (medium risk) category of the federal Health Ministry’s epidemiological traffic light that measures the risk of coronavirus in Mexico’s 32 states.
NGOs and families with missing relatives have slammed “misleading” statements by Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro, who in a report on the security situation in the state this week, claimed, without offering any proof, that 80 percent of all homicide victims are linked to organized crime.
The Jalisco Health Department is accommodating 41 hospitals where adolescents from ages 12 to 17 with specific health conditions can obtain Covid-19 jabs.
The latest statistic regarding impunity for crimes in Jalisco is nothing to write home about, but at least it’s a downward trend.
The Lake Chapala Chapter of Democrats Abroad (DA) will present a free Zoom interview on “Democrats Abroad Mexico in 2022,” with William Chapman, Country Chair of Democrats Abroad Mexico on Monday, October 18, 4 p.m.
