Hospitals accused of price fixing hit with fine
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- Published on Friday, 20 September 2013 11:52
- Written by GR Staff
Six private hospitals in Jalisco have been slapped with a fine of more than 14 million pesos for price fixing, according to information released by the Federal Competition Commission (CFC).
Arrests made in Lagos de Moreno multiple murder case
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- Published on Friday, 20 September 2013 11:45
- Written by GR Staff
Four men aged between 18 and 24 have been charged in connection with the murder of six young men and a 38-year-old waiter in Lagos de Moreno in July.
Right-wing legislators oppose same-sex unions
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- Published on Friday, 23 August 2013 11:48
- Written by GR Staff
Legislators from the conservative National Action Party (PAN) say they have not been directed by Roman Catholic leaders to oppose the same-sex union bill currently in the committee stages of the State Congress.
State deputy looking to lengthen mayors’ terms, permit re-election
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- Published on Friday, 13 September 2013 11:21
- Written by Michael Forbes
Legislator Hector Pizano Ramos has submitted a proposal to the Jalisco Congress that would increase the terms of mayors in the state from three to four years.
‘Queen of the Pacific’ jailed upon return to Mexico
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- Published on Friday, 23 August 2013 11:41
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Despite having been freed by a court in Miami last month, Sandra Avila Beltran, better known as “La Reina del Pacifico” or the “Queen of the Pacific,” found herself behind bars once again upon returning to Mexico this week.
Truckload of marijuana found under groceries
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- Published on Friday, 06 September 2013 11:35
- Written by GR Staff
Federal police arrested a man driving a truck laden with over a ton of marijuana in northern Jalisco this week.
Supreme Court ruling saves flood-threatened pueblos
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2013 14:44
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Residents of Temacapulin rejoiced last Thursday at the news that the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation had blocked plans to flood the town by raising the Zapotillo dam to 105 meters.
Governor seeks life terms for some crimes
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- Published on Friday, 30 August 2013 10:40
- Written by GR Staff
Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval has instructed his secretary general to send a package of penal reforms to the State Congress that would see terms of life imprisonment imposed for certain crimes, including murder with aggravating circumstances, murder of a police officer, feminicide (the killing of females by males because they are female) and parricide (killing one’s father, mother or other close relatives).
Most Jalisco drivers ignore car insurance regulations
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2013 14:43
- Written by GR Staff
Car insurance (third party minimum) is obligatory in Jalisco but only one-fifth of all motorists in the state are taking out cover for their vehicles, according to two automobile sector institutions.
Jalisco police accused of torturing indigenous leader
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- Published on Friday, 30 August 2013 10:38
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A local indigenous leader claims he was tortured by state police and told to falsely implicate a number of officials after being arrested last week.
Tightfisted government accused of withholding seniors’ pensions
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2013 14:38
- Written by GR Staff
A group of retired citizens protested outside the Jalisco Government Palace this week to demand the release of federal pension funds denied to them since the beginning of the year.
Construction of geriatric hospital stagnates as state celebrates grandparents' day
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- Published on Friday, 30 August 2013 10:21
- Written by Duncan Tucker
August 28 marked the “Dia del Abuelo” in Mexico, leading politicians across the country to speak, purportedly in earnest, of the importance of caring for the elderly.
Infant killed in bee attack
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 12:09
- Written by GR Staff
A seven-year-old girl was stung to death by a swarm of bees in San Agustin, Tlajomulco on Sunday.The girl, identified only as Jocelyn, died just before 8:30 p.m. at a private hospital in Santa Cruz de las Flores after being stung more than 50 times that afternoon.
Jalisco Attorney General’s office rife with corruption
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- Published on Friday, 30 August 2013 10:17
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The Jalisco Prosecutor General’s Office (FGE) has been undermined by a “web of corruption,” the state government admitted this week that.
500 drug plantations go up in smoke
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 12:06
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The National Defense Department (Sedena) destroyed hundreds of marijuana and opium poppy plantations across western Mexico last month.
Lagos kidnap victims’ relatives condem insensitive authorities
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- Published on Friday, 23 August 2013 12:13
- Written by Duncan Tucker
On Saturday, July 6, four youths went out to attend a party in the town of Lagos de Moreno and never came back.
La Huerta reservoir on the mend from molasses fish kill
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 12:05
- Written by GR Staff
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Tlajomulco city hall says the Arroyo San Isidro that leads into the La Hurtado reservoir is clear of pollution following an intense clean-up effort that cost the municipality over two million pesos.
Santiago, Verde rivers to receive helping hand
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- Published on Friday, 23 August 2013 12:12
- Written by GR Staff
Two federal environmental agencies have given the green light for Jalisco state legislators to start a process that will eventually designate the Santiago and Verde watersheds as naturally protected areas.
State’s plans for free internet delayed to 2014
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2013 11:57
- Written by Duncan Tucker
The state government has fallen a year behind schedule in its plans to provide free wireless internet in the main plazas of all 125 municipalities in Jalisco.
Back to school: State distributes 1.5 million backpacks, supplies to students
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- Published on Friday, 23 August 2013 11:57
- Written by GR Staff
Jalisco Governor Jorge Aristotoles Sandoval looked on proudly as pre-school, primary and secondary school students were given free supplies on Monday, thus keeping a promise he made during his election campaign last year.
Vice admiral killed in rural ambush
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 12:12
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A group of assassins employed by the Knights Templar cartel shot dead a vice admiral of the Mexican Navy in a remote area of Michoacan on Sunday.