Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, and PetStar, Mexico's leading PET recycler, will invest 175 million pesos this year in the construction and expansion of PET collection and recycling plants in Jalisco. New collection centers will be built in Puerto Vallarta, Tepic and Colima.

On May 3, the Ministry of Economy published a new inspection requirement for light vehicles over four years old that was set to take effect in November. But, on Monday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador scrapped the planned inspection requirement, saying his government wouldn't “pick people's pockets” as its predecessors did.

From May 23-31, 2022, some of Mexico's largest online retail companies and e-commerce sites are participating in the country's biggest Internet shopping event. The annual 'Hot Sale,' a nine-day version of 'Cyber Monday,' offers online shoppers incredible discounts and deals.

The director of the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust, Luis Villaseñor Nolasco, recently announced that this tourist destination will be part of the Jalisco pavilion at the Tianguis Turístico, which will be held May 22-25 in Acapulco, where they expect to have more than 100 appointments with business partners and airlines.

Don't be alarmed if you hear sirens going off and see hordes of people heading for higher ground on Monday morning. The City of Puerto Vallarta is among the coastal cities that will be participating in a national tsunami warning drill set to take place on May 16 at 10:40 am.

Although the wearing of masks is no longer mandatory for most activities in Jalisco, there are some places where they must still be worn. Masks continue to be required when using public transportation and while within their facilities, as well as in health care facilities.

As preventive measures before the coming rainy and tropical cyclone season, the Puerto Vallarta Public Works Department is busy cleaning and desilting rivers, streams and canals throughout the municipality. This, in order to avoid floods that could put Vallartenses' lives and properties at risk.

The director of the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, Cristian Amador Lizardi, recently announced that Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico has canceled the construction of the airport's new terminal building. The current plan is to add a third floor to the existing terminal and continue investing in state-of-the-art technology.

The interest of international markets in traveling to Puerto Vallarta continues to grow, this time with the announcement of the arrival of Canada's low-cost Flair Airlines in the coming fall-winter season. Starting in the first week of November, Flair will offer two flights from Edmonton and one from Vancouver every week.

This afternoon, Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez announced that the use of face masks will no longer be mandatory in the State of Jalisco starting tomorrow, May 10, 2022. He said the Health Board decided to eliminate the mandatory use of face masks for almost all activities, except for public transport and hospitals.