Death of mining executives faked in ‘pump and dump’ scam?
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 15:51
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In a mysterious case which appears increasingly likely to be linked to an elaborate scam, two foreign mining executives were reportedly found dead on Saturday in the Rio Santa Rosa which divides Jalisco and Nayarit.
Foreign mining executives reportedly found dead in river
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- Published on Monday, 11 February 2013 15:09
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Two men believed to be foreign mining executives were reportedly found dead in the Santa Rosa river which divides the states of Jalisco and Nayarit on Saturday.
Incoming governor ready to wage war on hunger
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 11:40
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Having accompanied President Enrique Peña Nieto to the launch of his National Crusade Against Hunger in Chiapas this week, Jalisco Governor-elect Aristoteles Sandoval has prepared a plan to eradicate hunger in his state.
Congress to create migrant shelters?
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- Published on Friday, 08 February 2013 11:54
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The State Congress is considering a reform to welfare laws which would oblige the Family Development Agency (DIF) to create shelters for migrants passing through Jalisco.
Jalisco governor-elect taps into US brains
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 11:30
- Written by GR Staff
Aristoteles Sandoval traveled to the U.S. this week to tap into some learned minds and forge relationships that he hopes will be useful.
Outgoing Jalisco governor flaunts achievements in annual report
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- Published on Friday, 08 February 2013 11:43
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Governor Emilio Gonzalez’s sixth and final annual report (informe) was presented in writing to the State Congress on Friday, February 1.
State borrows 2.4 billion pesos to pay off debts
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 11:09
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The State Congress has approved a credit application made by Governor Emilio Gonzalez for 2.4 billion pesos to pay off outstanding debt from the Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games.
Jalisco leads clothes production
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 13:01
- Written by GR Staff
Jalisco is the leading state in Mexico for the manufacturing of clothes, the State Secretary of Economic Development said at the IM Intermoda Guadaalajara 2013 fashion fair last week.
US citizens advised to avoid southeast Colima
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- Published on Friday, 18 January 2013 11:05
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara issued an advisory last week warning against visiting certain parts of Colima, following a sharp increase in violence over the last year.
Kidnappers asking for smaller ransoms
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 12:35
- Written by GR Staff
Kidnappers in Jalisco are changing their modus operandi by identifying less wealthy targets and seeking smaller ransoms, usually between 70,000 and 150,0000 pesos, according to the Attorney General’s Office (PGJEJ).
3 out of 4 criminal investigations in Jalisco ‘shelved’
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 12:16
- Written by GR Staff
The large number of cases that the Jalisco State Attorney General’s Office (PGJE) “shelves” serves as “an incentive” to criminals to “carry on as normal,” University of Guadalajara (UDG) professor Dante Haro told Spanish-language daily Mural this week.
US commission endorses state traffic police
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 12:30
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Having undergone training and adopted new practices and technology for the past five years, Jalisco’s traffic police department was accredited for crime prevention and security by the U.S. Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) on Tuesday.
PAN membership in freefall following election debacle
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 12:02
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Having lost badly in the 2012 presidential election, Mexico’s National Action Party (PAN) admitted this week that membership has plummeted by 80 percent.
Key arrest leads to surge in drug violence
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 11:48
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The recent arrest of the nephew of late Guadalajara capo Ignacio Coronel has sparked an upturn in violence across western Mexico, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
Drug lab finds down
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 11:46
- Written by GR Staff
The number of drug labs discovered by authorities in Jalisco dropped by over 50 percent from 62 in 2011 to 29 in 2012.
Governor-elect vows to save Los Altos pueblos from inundation
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013 11:46
- Written by Michael Forbes
Governor-elect Aristoteles Sandoval has promised to modify a half-finished dam in north-eastern Jalisco to avoid displacing some 3,000 citizens.
Bank clients targeted
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 11:44
- Written by GR Staff
Jalisco credit rating recovers
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 12:16
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Fitch Ratings has restored Jalisco’s credit rating to BB+, having reduced it from A+ to D- late last month.
Army, state and federal police reinforce Michoacan border
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 11:42
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Over 1,000 federal and state police have been deployed to the border between the states of Jalisco and Michoacan following a recent spate of violence in the region.
Guanajuato looking to grab Jalisco’s tequila tourism crown
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 11:44
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Jalisco is rightly famed as the home of Mexico’s national drink, but now Guanajuato is attempting to rival its neighbor state in the tequila tourism stakes.
Deranged man takes revenge on folk healer
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 11:41
- Written by GR Staff
A 38-year-old man in a rural community outside Lagos de Moreno has been charged with stabbing to death his curandero (folk healer) after paying more than 300 dollars for a “spiritual cleansing” that he said “didn’t work.”