Every year on April 22, over a billion people celebrate Earth Day by inspiring awareness of and appreciation for earth's environment. If you are in Puerto Vallarta, consider joining in the beach/river clean-up efforts organized by Langostinos Restaurant and Monzon Brewing Company.
Starting Tuesday, April 6th, 252,900 vaccines from four different laboratories will be applied to health personnel and the elderly in 39 Jalisco municipalities. 32,760 are from Pfizer-BioNTech and will be used to give second doses to medical personnel and people over the age of 60 in Puerto Vallarta.
On March 28, interim mayor Jorge Antonio Quintero Alvarado delivered new equipment and vehicles to the Puerto Vallarta Lifeguard, Civil Protection and Fire Department for the protection, pre-hospital attention, and rescue of citizens - just in time for the Semana Santa holidays.
On March 23 the Vallarta Food Bank will have officially been in operation for one year. To date, this amazing team and volunteers have delivered almost 2 MILLION meals and distributed clothing, medicines, household items, and more to Puerto Vallarta families struggling to survive the pandemic.
The Jalisco State Health Board on Wednesday presented the guidelines for Semana Santa 2021 with the aim of avoiding further COVID infections. Restrictions include the prohibition of religious pilgrimages, as well as limited hours for beaches, bars, restaurants and cabarets in Puerto Vallarta.
On a working tour of Puerto Vallarta last Friday, Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez gave the green light for work to begin on a Master Plan for the restoration of Estero El Salado. Rehabilitation of the 169 hectares urban eco-reserve represents an investment of 25 million pesos.
Puerto Vallarta Mayor Arturo Dávalos Peña has stepped down from his position as municipal president to pursue his political aspiration of sitting on the Chamber of Deputies for the 65th Congress. Former municipal trustee Jorge Quintero Alvarado will act as interim municipal president.
Late Wednesday afternoon, 21,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived at the Puerto Vallarta International Airport. The vaccines will be administered to the elderly (60 years and older) throughout the municipality over 5 days, from February 25 to March 1.
Last week, Mayor Arturo Dávalos delivered the first of 580 tablets to be distributed to small businesses in Puerto Vallarta as part of the 'Reactiva Municipios' program, an effort to support this sector by the providing tools and technologies to facilitate the online sale of their products.
Boulder, Colorado firefighter Manny Garcia has been collecting old fire gear at his department and donating it to fire departments in Puerto Vallarta. Donations from Boulder have included about 150 fire suits, boots, masks and fire hoses. One of Garcia's goals is to add a newer fire truck to the donation pile.
