Mexican journalist Maria Elena Ferral Hernandez, who was murdered in March 2020, was awarded yesterday with the 2021 Courage in Journalism Award from the Legatum Institute. Each year, the prize is awarded posthumously to a journalist who has been murdered as a direct result of his work.
Jalisco state governor Enrique Alfaro is urging Mexico's government to resume works on two major dam projects that have been in limbo for years. According to the governor, the dams, El Zapotillo and El Purgatorio, could solve state capital Guadalajara's water problems.
The protocol to produce cloned coastal pineapple in laboratories in Jalisco is progressing steadily, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Authorities seek to expand the production of the fruit due to the demand for it both in the national market and abroad.
Reinforcing the use of technology to strengthen distance education, the Jalisco State Government on Friday began delivering the 11,083 tablets that will be given to students from the 50 schools in 14 municipalities that are enrolled in the 'Recrea, Escuela para la Vida' program.
A Mexican government official announced states are working with the Ministry of Foreign Relations to ensure all employees associated with the tourism industry, including employees of bars and restaurants, receive a coronavirus vaccination as soon as possible.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum last week inaugurated the first two stations of a new cable car line, dubbed the 'Cablebus'. The aerial public transit system is expected to improve mobility in the Cuautepec neighborhood of this metropolis of more than 9 million people.
While Americans will be turning their clocks ahead for daylight-saving time on Sunday, March 14th, in Mexico we won't be 'springing forward' until the first Sunday of April. So make a note if you'll be traveling to Vallarta this month - there will be an extra hour difference in time.
The U.S. government returned more than 270 pre-Columbian archaeological pieces, the majority of which are made from stone, to Mexico in an effort to recover and respect the country's cultural heritage, according to a statement from the Mexican government on Tuesday.
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved on Wednesday the cannabis regulation law that legalizes the recreational use of marijuana and the possession of up to 28 grams of it for personal use, as well as allowing the cultivation of up to six plants for self-consumption.
A federal judge has ordered the definitive suspension of the Maya Train railroad project in three Yucatán municipalities. In a decision handed down last week, Yucatán-based Judge Karla Domínguez Aguilar ordered a halt to construction work in Mérida, Izamal and Chocholá.
