Zapopan hospital suffers partial collapse
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- Published on Friday, 11 October 2013 10:43
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Four people were injured and eight others suffered nervous breakdowns after the roof of the pediatric ward in Zapopan’s Civil Hospital collapsed on Saturday.
Female teams to prowl city for DUIs
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- Published on Friday, 11 October 2013 10:42
- Written by GR Staff
An army of female inspectors will take to the streets next month as Jalisco authorities step up efforts to clamp down on drinking and driving, considered the major cause of traffic accidents in the state, particularly in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
Police and street vendors lock horns in city center
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- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 11:25
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Six street vendors were detained and later released on Wednesday following violent clashes with the police in downtown Guadalajara.
Astronauts to touch down in city in 2016
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- Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 11:25
- Written by GR Staff
The Expo Guadalajara has been chosen as the venue for the International Astronautical Congress in 2016.
High-price city real estate project rises from the dead
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- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 11:24
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Renamed Iconia, the ambitious Puerta Guadalajara development project to the north of the city that was abandoned last year has been revived by new investors.
Woman abandons baby hours after giving birth
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- Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 11:10
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Zapopan police detained a feckless mother on Saturday for leaving her baby boy in a vacant yard just hours after giving birth.
US says local tequila firm is drug cartel front
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- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 11:20
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The U.S. Treasury Department has designated six companies – including a prominent tequila producer – under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for laundering money for a Guadalajara-based drug gang.
Consulate soldiers on as US shutdown starts to affect Mexican economy
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- Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 10:55
- Written by GR Staff
The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara continues to work on its regular schedule despite the partial government shutdown in the United States provoked by the budget battle between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Barack Obama. Visa appointment times will remain the same and citizen’s services are not being affected, this newspaper has been informed.
Governor confirms Zapopan-Tlaquepaque rail line
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- Published on Friday, 20 September 2013 12:34
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Governor Aristoteles Sandoval confirmed this week that the third line of Guadalajara’s Tren Ligero (light-rail network) will run diagonally across the city from Zapopan to Tlaquepaque.
Tlatelolco wounds still open 45 years on
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- Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 10:52
- Written by Duncan Tucker
About 200 people took part in a demonstration in Guadalajara on Wednesday to mark the 45th anniversary of the infamous Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City.
1,000s marched in Guadalajara’s independence parade Monday
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- Published on Friday, 20 September 2013 12:29
- Written by GR Staff
Fiestas de Octubre begin Sunday
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- Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 10:50
- Written by GR Staff
The Fiestas de Octubre opening parade takes place Sunday, October 6, starting 10 a.m. from the Agua Azul Park and running along Avenida 16 de Septiembre and Alcalde to La Normal traffic circle.
Lesbian couple to make history in Guadalajara’s first same-sex union
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- Published on Friday, 20 September 2013 12:16
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Mexico took another step toward sexual orientation equality last week as a federal judge granted a lesbian couple from Guadalajara the right to wed.
International Book Fair to welcome 3 Nobel Prize winners
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- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 11:41
- Written by GR Staff
Three Nobel Prize winners are set to grace the halls at this year’s International Book Fair (FIL), the largest literary festival on the continent.
Alarm ‘jammers’ active in city malls
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- Published on Friday, 20 September 2013 11:47
- Written by GR Staff
According to reports on social media, tech-savvy criminals are employing a new modus operandi for breaking into parked vehicles in Guadalajara.
Tlajomulco the big loser as new light train line is awarded to Zapopan-Tlaquepaque
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- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 11:36
- Written by GR Staff
Former Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez spent 2.5 million dollars on studies to build a third Tren Ligero (light-rail) line to the Tlajomulco suburbs that federal officials are now saying they never considered a viable option.
AeroMexico to launch new budget airline service
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- Published on Friday, 20 September 2013 11:38
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In a bid to compete with budget airliners Volaris and Interjet, AeroMexico will launch a new low-cost service dubbed “AeroMexico Contigo” out of Guadalajara Airport from October 1.
Students, parents, teachers vent fury at private education tax
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- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 11:34
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Around 100 students from Guadalajara’s many private schools protested the federal government’s proposal to tax private education in the Parque Metropolitano last Sunday.
Tonala government owes more than one billion pesos
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- Published on Friday, 13 September 2013 11:59
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Delivering his first annual informe this week, Jorge Arana Arana lamented the public debt of over one billion pesos which limited his work as Tonala mayor over the past year.
Drunk driver leaves trail of destruction
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- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 11:31
- Written by Duncan Tucker
An inebriated driver dragged a motorbike under his vehicle for seven kilometers along busy city streets with Tonala police officers in hot pursuit.
Tlajomulco mayor flaunts transparency but laments environmental disaster
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- Published on Friday, 13 September 2013 11:57
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Ismael del Toro Castro talked up his achievements as mayor of Tlajomulco during his first annual informe on Tuesday, but admitted greater improvements are needed in certain areas.