General News

Conventional wisdom suggests that the fiestas patronales in San Antonio Tlayacapan usher in the summer rainy season at lakeside, but this year it seems that San Juan Bautista was the one that got the job done.

Governor Enrique Alfaro has joined Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in calling for a “vote by vote” recount in the Jalisco gubernatorial election,

The Jalisco state government has hit back in response to repeated criticism about its failure to clean up the polluted Santiago River, and address the serious health implications for residents of zones bordering this waterway that meanders 270 miles from Lake Chapala, around Guadalajara, down to the Pacific coast.

Monday, June 18, Ken Salazar, the United States ambassador to Mexico, made a lightning visit to Guadalajara, participating in ribbon-cutting duties  at the city’s brand new U.S. Consulate General building.

Mexico’s Ministry of Education has announced the official calendar for the 2024-2025 academic year, applicable to public and private schools that provide preschool, primary and secondary level studies.

The residents of three Jalisco towns/villages that were threatened with inundation under the waters of the new Zapotillo Dam on the Verde River have received a formal apology from the federal government.

The Jalisco government has started to roll out its  free health insurance program to cover all residents of the state  (not specifically excluding  legal permanent foreign residents) not covered by either the  Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) or the public employees program known as ISSSTE.

Guadalajara’s transformed Trompo Magico Children’s Museum—a major infrastructure project of the current Jalisco administration—will open its doors on Sunday, June 16 with an official inauguration.