Opposition Senators demand elections in Michoacan
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 12:10
- Written by Duncan Tucker
With Michoacan’s governor still absent through illness, opposition parties demanded a new gubernatorial election this week.
40 percent of Jalisco lives in poverty
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:57
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Poverty levels continue to rise in Mexico, with the latest statistics from the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval) showing that over 53 percent of the population can no longer afford to pay for the basic food basket.
Poetry in motion
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:45
- Written by GR Staff
“With eyes closed, and dreams awake” is one of many lines of poetry daubed in public places by students from El Salto’s Preparatoria Regional as part of the Accion Poetica Jalisco project.
Dengue cases increase dramatically
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 11:55
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The number of dengue cases recorded in Jalisco in 2013 is up 400 percent on the same period in 2012.
Student transport plan takes shape
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:39
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Governor Aristoteles Sandoval is fulfilling his campaign promise of providing free public transportation for students in Jalisco.
Jalisco public school students go back to class in style
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:47
- Written by GR Staff
The Jalisco government will distribute school supplies to almost 1.5 million students for the coming academic year.
Artisans to get more $$$
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 12:23
- Written by GR Staff
Jalisco’s thousands of artesanos (craftsmen and women) received a verbal promise of a better future from Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who dropped into Tlaquepaque last week to host the annual National Ceramics Prize ceremony.
Lagos de Moreno plagued by unsolved kidnappings
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:43
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Crowned one of Mexico’s “Pueblos Magicos” only last year, the once-sleepy town of Lagos de Moreno in northeastern Jalisco has been hit by a spate of kidnappings in recent weeks.
Jalisco woos Japan, Japan woos Jalisco
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 12:06
- Written by GR Staff
Governor Aristoteles Sandoval (R) receives Shuichiro Megata (C), the Japanese Ambassador to Mexico, at the Casa Jalisco this week.
Jalisco Congress passes bold new transportation law
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2013 12:25
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A Mobility Law permitting yearly hikes in public transportation fares and introducing mandatory detentions for DUI has been approved unanimously by the Jalisco State Congress.
7 severed heads found on GDL-Colima highway
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 12:03
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The search for seven headless bodies continued in Jalisco this week, following the recent discovery of seven severed heads at a property close to the Guadalajara-Colima highway.
Jalisco beauty pageant
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 13:58
- Written by GR Staff
Twelve young women will compete for the Nuestra Belleza Jalisco crown at the Teatro Diana on Tuesday, July 30, 8 p.m.
Ecological disaster provokes outrage among local community
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 12:01
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Local authorities have demanded strong action against those responsible for the death of thousands of fish at La Hurtado reservoir in Acatlan, Jalisco last week.
Affected fishermen receive cash handout
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 13:08
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Jalisco government is providing financial compensation for the fishermen in Acatlan affected by the ecological disaster that left over 530 tons of fish dead in La Hurtado reservoir.
Colima legalizes same-sex unions
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 11:59
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Colima state congress has approved a bill permitting the legal union between same-sex couples, with 23 of 25 votes in favor of the resolution.
Tlajomulco government is most transparent in Mexico
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:58
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The municipality of Tlajomulco, run by the liberal Citizen’s Movement, has the most transparent government in all of Mexico, according to the latest study by non-governmental organization Citizens for Transparent Municipalities (Cimtra).
Sudden spike in dengue cases
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- Published on Friday, 12 July 2013 11:57
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The number of dengue fever cases reported in Jalisco spiked suddenly last month, with 69 cases recorded from June 23 to 29.
‘Taliban Lawyers’ who bleed dry small businesses face criminal investigation
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:55
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Jalisco Department of Labor (STPS) has urged the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate possible crimes committed by a group of “extremist” attorneys known as the “Taliban Lawyers.”
New anti-smoking rules announced
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- Published on Friday, 05 July 2013 15:08
- Written by GR Staff
Some civic organizations say new regulations published last week that detail how Jalisco’s anti-tabacco laws are to be enforced aren’t restrictive enough.
‘Top 15’ fugitive may be living near you
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- Published on Friday, 19 July 2013 12:50
- Written by GR Staff
A recent report in a Mexican newspaper has suggested that David Benjamin Creamer, a fugitive from justice facing child pornography charges in the United States, may be living in either the Lake Chapala, Guadalajara or Puerto Vallarta areas.
Thousands of fish die in contaminated reservoir
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- Published on Friday, 05 July 2013 15:06
- Written by GR Staff
Molasses dumped illegally into a canal leading to La Hurtado Reservior in Acatlan, Jalisco have caused the deaths of at least 500 tons of fish.