Kids vote on thorny municipal issues
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- Published on Friday, 29 November 2013 14:02
- Written by GR Staff
Schoolchildren in Guadalajara are taking part in a new social experiment that allows them to have a say in how municipal funds should be allocated.
Market vendors vent their anger at illegal rivals
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- Published on Friday, 29 November 2013 13:58
- Written by GR Staff
Hundreds of vendors at the San Juan de Dios market in downtown Guadalajara abandoned their stalls for several hours to block major city center arteries in protest at the municipal government’s inability to control the spread of unlicensed traders who sell merchandize in the streets and plazas surrounding the landmark commercial center.
‘Safe’ taxi service to start up
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- Published on Friday, 15 November 2013 20:20
- Written by GR Staff
Authorities hope that some 6,000 taxi drivers will register for the “Taxi Seguro” program discouraging drinkers from getting behind the wheels of their vehicles.
Security forces badly depleted
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- Published on Friday, 29 November 2013 13:47
- Written by GR Staff
Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval has admitted that state’s security forces are well below the strength required to provide adequate protection for the public.
Mother stuffs dead baby inside teddy bear
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- Published on Friday, 15 November 2013 19:54
- Written by GR Staff
A 19-year-old mother stuffed the corpse of her seven-month-old baby inside a teddy bear and then reported her as missing.
Israel takes center stage as city’s vast Book Fair kicks off
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- Published on Friday, 29 November 2013 13:18
- Written by GR Staff
Israeli President Shimon Peres will lead a major cultural delegation to the International Book Fair (FIL), which opens Saturday, November 30 in Guadalajara.
Traffic victims remembered Sunday
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- Published on Friday, 15 November 2013 19:12
- Written by GR Staff
More than 500 victims of traffic accidents in Jalisco in 2013 will be remembered on Sunday, November 17, 11 a.m. in Guadalajara’s Plaza de la Liberacion, where a “tree of life” will be erected.
On-duty governor not adverse to showboating
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 15:41
- Written by GR Staff
Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval broke with protocol Monday during Guadalajara’s annual parade to mark the Mexican Revolution.
Drink driving offensive primed to start
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- Published on Thursday, 14 November 2013 18:30
- Written by Michael Forbes
This Friday, the Jalisco state government launches its most ambitious plan to date to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities caused by people driving while intoxicated.
25 drunks spend time in cells during first weekend of DUI crackdown
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 14:42
- Written by Michael Forbes
An “unqualified success” was how a senior Jalisco traffic official described the first weekend of the state government’s much-publicized crackdown on driving while intoxicated.
Drunk drivers to feel the heat from Nov. 15
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- Published on Friday, 08 November 2013 11:34
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Drinking and driving is considered the primary cause of traffic accidents in Jalisco, particularly in Guadalajara, with the holiday season in December and January always bringing a peak in the number of fatal incidents.
Fog disrupts flights at GDL
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 14:25
- Written by GR Staff
Intense early morning fog enveloped a wide swath of the metropolitan area causing flight delays at the Guadalajara International Airport.
Publisher encourages new generation of readers
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- Published on Friday, 08 November 2013 11:24
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Around 600 Guadalajara schoolchildren packed the Degollado Theater this week to receive bilingual copies of New York Times bestseller “Otis,” written and illustrated by Loren Long.
Man killed on bus for jewels
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 14:24
- Written by GR Staff
A man who had just left a pawn shop with reclaimed jewels was shot to death aboard a city bus in a botched assault. The incident occurred on a 51A bus on Avenida Guadalupe, near Rafael Sanzio.
Zapopan cop shoots young man during routine stop
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- Published on Friday, 08 November 2013 11:21
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A 21-year-old male was shot dead by a Zapopan police officer in an apparent accident that occurred after he was pulled over in his vehicle in the early hours of last Friday morning.
Zapopan tries to end ‘ni-ni’ culture
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 14:23
- Written by GR Staff
The municipality of Zapopan has launched a ground-breaking program to get its 150,000 “ni-nis” off the streets and into a productive activity.
Authorities bust child prostitution ring
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- Published on Friday, 01 November 2013 13:39
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Four people were detained in Guadalajara this week for their involvement in a child prostitution ring dismantled by the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office (FGE).
Martyrs’ Sanctuary moves forward at snail’s pace
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- Published on Friday, 22 November 2013 14:23
- Written by GR Staff
Speaking recently about the progress of the ambitious Santuario de los Martires (Martyrs’ Sanctuary), Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez, the former archbishop of Guadalajara, said while work on the church structure is almost 80 percent complete, the total project, including all the adjacent infrastructure, has advanced by a mere 20 percent.
US sanctions local firms
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- Published on Friday, 01 November 2013 13:33
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The U.S. Treasury Department designated 20 businesses and one individual linked to infamous Guadalajara Cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero on Thursday.
Nobel prize winners to grace city’s multi-facted book fair
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- Published on Friday, 15 November 2013 21:00
- Written by GR Staff
Anyone who would like to learn more about Israel and its history and culture should head down to the Expo Guadalajara between November 30 and December 8, when the Middle Eastern country is the guest of honor at the humongous Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), the biggest literary event of its kind in the world.
Potholes ground planes
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- Published on Friday, 01 November 2013 12:46
- Written by GR Staff
Not only are Jalisco’s roads riddled with potholes, but even the runway at the city’s international airport needed smoothing on Sunday.