General News

Although the Jalisco government has been patting itself on the back for overseeing the relatively smooth process of restarting face-to-face classes after an 18-month hiatus, not all is completely well with the educative infrastructure in the state, the State Human Rights Commission (CEDHJ) revealed in a report released this week.

The attendance figure during the first week of face-to-face classes at Jalisco primary and secondary schools (education basica) was 84.4 percent, Governor Enrique Alfaro announced this week.

Did meteorologists miscalculate the intensity of the 2021 rainy season?

A Tlaquepaque householder surveys the havoc caused by floodwater that poured into the Ojo de Agua neighborhood in the early hours of Saturday, September 4, after heavy rains caused a nearby reservoir to overflow.

Ajijic’s traditional Regatta de Globos has been definitively cancelled for the second year running, in accordance with a state mandate prohibiting all mass gatherings for September festivities as a safety precaution against the Covid-19 pandemic.

This resident of San Patricio/Melaque scooped up a fish from the entrance of Hotel Hacienda Melaque before the mud that had held the floodwater was dislodged.

The immediate cost of flood relief and repairs in Jalisco communities ravaged by hurricanes and storms over the past few weeks is likely to soar to more than 500 million pesos ($US25 million), Governor Enrique Alfaro said this week.

With winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour, category one Hurricane Nora pummeled the Jalisco coastline on its northward trajectory last weekend, causing sea surges, landslides, flash flooding and extensive damage to property — catastrophic in a few cases.