General News

Phase Zero, the first stage of Jalisco’s gradual reopening of its economy, kicked in last Monday with the start of a two-week period for nonessential businesses to make preparations for opening their doors for the first time since mid-March.

The next time Jalisco schoolchildren sit together in a classroom five long months will have passed.

For everyone living in or visiting the state of Jalisco, wearing a face mask in public looks likely to become a regular part of everyday life – at least for the foreseeable future.

For us, there is no Mother’s Day, read placards at several small rallies organized May 10 by family members of missing persons in Jalisco.

A ten-month-old Benagal tiger that was filmed hot-footing down a Tlaquepaque street last week has been impounded by the Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa).

Jalisco will take the first step to restart its economy Monday, May 18, permitting scores of previously “non-essential” businesses to reopen, just as long as they observe strict hygiene guidelines, which include cleanliness, social distancing and the obligatory use of face masks.

Claiming that he was misunderstood, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has clarified that the reopening of the state economy won’t begin until June 1, and that the next two weeks (phase zero as he calls it), will be used for prepping and putting in place protocols for the new normalcy.

The pitaya season is now in full swing but, unfortunately for vendors of this cactus-type fruit, sales outlets are at a premium.