The second tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season formed off southern Mexico on Tuesday, though forecasters said it’s unlikely to threaten land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Blas could reach hurricane force late Wednesday before losing force while moving into the open ocean.
The Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over. Proof of this is that in the last week, 3 schools and government buildings in Puerto Vallarta had confirmed cases, which led to additional measures being taken. Further proof of this was evidenced by the SARS-CoV-2 detection tests that were carried out in the module that was installed in Parque Hidalgo last week.
Starting June 19th and every Sunday from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm, two lanes on Av. Grandes Lagos - from Fluvial to Prisciliano Sánchez - will be closed to vehicular traffic, allowing bicyclists, joggers, skateboarders, families out for a stroll, people walking their dogs, etc., to do so unimpeded by traffic.
As a result of the coordinated efforts of several civil associations and the invaluable work of the Puerto Vallarta Green Patrol, 40 orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) that were in the hands of illegal traders were recovered, rehabilitated and returned to their natural habitat on June 10.
The Jalisco Ministry of Health is observing a dozen employees of the Puerto Vallarta hotel where a tourist who was diagnosed with monkeypox stayed, before fleeing to Dallas on June 4. The SSJ calls on all who attended the city's Gay Pride celebrations between May 27 and June 4 to monitor their health status.
Puerto Vallarta will soon have the first gay police unit in Mexico. The municipality will have patrols and officers that specialize in dealing with emergencies and cases of violence in the gay community, with the aim of responding to the needs of LGBTQI+ people, who have an important presence and social impact in the city.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro is overseeing construction progress of the Costalegre airfield to ensure the airport will have the appropriate infrastructure, corresponding permits, and capacity to receive planes from different parts of the world.
Since its opening in 2005, Vallarta Botanical Garden has won numerous awards, and now, for the fourth time, it has placed on USA Today's 2022 '10 Best' list of public gardens and arboretums in North America. This year the VBG came in third, the highest it has ever placed.
It seems everyday, U.S. news reports reinforce why this election is perhaps the most important of our lifetimes. If you have been putting off registering to vote this calendar year, now is the time. Register at votefromabroad.org or in person at various locations in Puerto Vallarta this month.
According to official figures from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, the overall crime rate in Puerto Vallarta decreased 27.1% from January to May 2022, compared to the same period in 2018. This was reported by Governor Enrique Alfaro during a security meeting held on June 1st in the port city.
