General News

A climate of uncertainty surrounds the start of the 2023-24 academic year for Jalisco’s primary and secondary school students, set for Monday, August 28.

July 2023 is on track to be the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. 

Presidential hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum (right) gets a warm embrace from a supporter as she touched down in Guadalajara on Thursday for her penultimate “primary season” rally before her Morena Party decides on its candidate in the 2024 election. 

Ferrero,  the second biggest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the world, is collaborating with the Jalisco government to kick start the “Joy of Moving,” a scientifically recognized methodology that aims to get children moving through play while developing key skills in major areas such as physical fitness, motor coordination, cognitive function, creativity and life skills.

A cautionary warning about Covid in Mexico issued by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) has been played down by federal health authorities, as well the Jalisco state government.

An international NGO that investigates violations of “the rights of nature” has given a massive thumbs down to the Mayan Tourist Train project that is set to open in December.

In a controversy not dissimilar to the battles raging in some U.S. states, a row has exploded in Mexico over the content of the free text books that are distributed to educación básica (primary and secondary) school children at the start of each academic year.

The United Sates will be the invited country of honor at the upcoming Cervantino Festival in the city of Guanajuato, scheduled October 13 to 29.