Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotopec).- With fire, dance, and knives, the fourth edition of the traveling festival «Jalisco Suena», a program promoted by the Ministry of Culture of Jalisco, the Directorate of Operation and Cultural Programming, and the Head of Festivals and Artistic Groups, kicked off in the municipality of Jocotepec.
In the first stop, among six other municipalities, the festival presented a contemporary dance show with a gypsy theme, performed by the group Gipsy Dandys. For a little over an hour the group danced and interacted with spectators in the main square of Jocotepec on the evening of Sunday, May 22.
Translated by Nita Rudy
El presupuesto contempla el sueldo para un segundo psicólogo que preste sus servicios en el Instituto de la Mujer, una patrulla violeta y uniformes para los elementos.
Jazmín Stengel.- Con la finalidad de suplir la falta del programa “Pulsos de Vida” en la región, se instalarán diez dispositivos geolocalizadores en Chapala como medidas de prevención y alerta en casos de violencia de género o intrafamiliar en el municipio, por medio del programa estatal “Estrategia ALE”. El presupuesto adquirido para ello es de 653 mil 625 pesos.
Aunque el programa Estrategia ALE se encuentra activo desde el año pasado en el municipio, este 2022 el Instituto de la Mujer logró gestionar más de medio millón de pesos para realizar la compra de diez dispositivos geolocalizadores y dos tabletas electrónicas que fungirán como monitor de estos, para obtener así la inmediata ubicación de víctimas bajo protección de violencia de género o intrafamiliar.
El presupuesto contempla el sueldo para un segundo psicólogo que preste sus servicios en el Instituto de la Mujer, una patrulla violeta y uniformes para los elementos de la misma, esta última se sumará a las dos patrullas y oficina central, ya existentes en el municipio.
Hasta el momento, el sistema de emergencias para protegidos cubre de entre 27 a 35 personas por semana en todo el municipio, según el reporte de Seguridad Pública en Chapala. Es decir, cuando un individuo es violentado y este lo reporta, Seguridad Pública acude al lugar de los hechos, neutraliza la situación y da acompañamiento a la víctima para realizar su denuncia oficial ante el Ministerio Público.
En los casos donde la víctima prevé que la situación se repita o el agresor continúa acechando, se llevan a cabo visitas cíclicas al afectado durante 60 días, por elementos de la patrulla violeta, con la finalidad de aumentar su seguridad y protección. Al vencer el plazo, si las circunstancias de la situación no mejoran, el servicio puede ser renovado.
Los dispositivos de geolocalización en forma de collar o pulsera, que serán implementados en las próximas semanas, serán entregados a las víctimas con niveles de violencia más altos o recurrentes. Al portar el geolocalizador la víctima sólo deberá presionar el dispositivo para que este active su ubicación en el monitor de manera inmediata, y así advertir a la patrulla más cercana.
A pesar de que los dispositivos estarán a cargo del Instituto de la Mujer y Seguridad Pública Municipal, el Ministerio Público Regional de Chapala es quien determina la necesidad de entregar el dispositivo geolocalizador a la víctima. En caso de sólo existir guardias, el síndico municipal, Gamaliel de Jesús Soto Pérez, también tiene las facultades de tomar una decisión al respecto, explicó el asesor jurídico Diego Muñoz.
De igual manera se especificó que, los servicios de protección y emergencia en caso de violencia de género o intrafamiliar, incluye a mujeres, hombres y comunidad LGBTTTQ+, ya que el Instituto de la Mujer al trabajar directamente con la Secretaría de Igualdad Sustantiva entre Hombres y Mujeres de Jalisco, atiende y canaliza a todos los ciudadanos, según sea el caso.
Basura acumulada tras el servicio irregular en algunos de los locales de Piedra Barrenada. Foto: Cortesía.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía.- Irregular y sin frecuencia, es como la asociación civil, Prestadora de Servicios de Piedra Barrenada A.C., calificó el servicio de recolección de basura. Según los restauranteros, fue a partir de negarse a pagar entre mil 500 y dos mil pesos, que el servicio comenzó con deficiencias.
Durante una reunión realizada el 31 de mayo, integrantes de la asociación conformada por al menos 12 de los restauranteros, se dijeron inconformes con el presunto cobro que dicen les planteó el Gobierno de Jocotepec hace aproximadamente un mes.
Luego de la negación, los restauranteros denunciaron que el servicio de recolección de basura comenzó a transitar de manera irregular y cada vez menos frecuente, provocando la acumulación de basura en sus negocios.
Entre lo comentado, algunos restauranteros manifestaron que el cobro que se pretendía realizar era injusto, ya que el servicio de recolección de basura es el único apoyo que reciben del municipio, mientras que se dicen estar al corriente con el pago de sus impuestos.
“Nosotros pagamos todos nuestros impuestos puntualmente, que la licencia, cada vez más cara, que el predial, haciendo todo y qué beneficio o apoyo estamos recibiendo, esto era lo único en lo que nos apoyaba el Ayuntamiento”, dijo uno de los restauranteros durante la reunión, que pidió el anonimato para “evitar problemas”.
Respecto al monto que les habían propuesto, algunos consideraron el cobro parejo como injusto, argumentando que algunos restaurantes generan mucha más basura que otros. Pese a las inconformidades y la negación del pago mensual propuesto, los integrantes de la asociación aseguraron estar dispuestos a acceder a pagar lo que consideran “una aportación justa”, de acuerdo al metro cúbico de basura que generan.
Al final, los comerciantes coincidieron en que se debe buscar una solución al tema de la basura, mostrándose preocupados por las deficiencias que últimamente ha tenido el servicio de recolección, dando mala imagen a un punto clave del turismo en la ribera de Chapala y una de las zonas restauranteras más conocidas de Jalisco.
In Querétaro, the local Congress approved the privatization of potable water services.
By: Abigail A. Correa Cisneros
Drought stalks the whole country. Climate change is wreaking havoc in various parts of México, whether due to floods, fires or drought. In the midst of this situation, the people of Querétaro are now facing the privatization of water, after the approval of a law that grants concessions to private companies.
What several civil organizations have been warning about for weeks has become a reality in the Querétaro Congress. The majority of PAN congressmen approved the privatization of the drinking water service through operators who will be in charge of granting and charging citizens for the distribution, drainage and hydraulic works in the 18 municipalities of the state.
This is not bad, as long as a quality service is offered and the companies do not take advantage of the population’s need. In several parts of the country this is a reality; but corruption has allowed the plundering of aquifers under individual interests.
Querétaro has 26 dams that are already in a critical state, below 50 percent of their capacity. There is also an alert for the death of animals. A few days ago, the president of the Regional Livestock Union of Querétaro (UGRQ), Alejandro Ugalde Tinoco, stated that in the Querétaro Sierra the first four animal deaths were registered due to lack of water; therefore, he warned that if water is not available, the same could happen in San Juan del Río and the other municipalities.
The National Water Commission (Conagua) reports that 39 percent of the state’s surface area is in abnormally dry conditions, 29.9 percent in moderate drought and 31.1 percent in severe drought.
The purpose of this new law is to regulate the provision of public drinking water, drinking water treatment, drainage, sewerage, sanitation, wastewater treatment and disposal services in the state, including the recirculation and reuse of water, and mechanisms for its distribution and transportation.
Civil organizations have said that the approval did not contemplate important aspects for the regulation of water, such as its relationship with the ecological support of life, the rural context and climate change. In addition, its approval was made with inconsistencies and in a very early manner, according to the PRI deputy, Paul Ospital.
The mismanagement of this law exposes the population of Jaalisco to shortages because on other occasions these concessions are granted to private companies that use them for large real estate developments, excluding those who have the least.
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In the framework of World Bee Day, the General Coordination of Livestock of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development highlighted that, at the close of 2021, México produced 63,400 tons of honey, which was an increase of 17 percent compared to the 54,200 tons registered a year ago, which keeps national beekeeping in the first places of the livestock subsector, due to its economic and social importance. The commercial exploitation of bees takes place mainly in the southeast of the country, in entities such as Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo and Chiapas. There are currently around 43,000 beekeepers nationwide, registered in 508 specialized livestock associations, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The economic income generated by this activity benefits one of the most unprotected rural sectors, favors the development of related industries and generates temporary jobs during the honey harvest season.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
The body was collected by forensic medical service.
Laguna Staff.- While walking on the bicycle path of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway, a man fell to the ground after suffering a heart attack. The man, an expat, was helped by people who saw him fall including a private security guard who assisted him with CPR. Unfortunately, even with an immediate response, nothing could be done to save his life. He died on May 23rd, at about 11:15 a.m. at the corner of Aquiles Serdán, just west of central Ajijic.
Translated by Amy Esperanto
Town ID letters’ initial location was at the traffic light on North Cardenal Street and the Chapala-Jocotepec highway. Photo: File.
Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosalá).- The Mexican town ID letters of San Juan Cosalá will be relocated by the City Hall of Jocotepec to the small square in the neighborhood of Fátima, on the Chapala-Jocotepec highway. The identity signage was initially placed on Cardenal Street in September 2018.
Last May 8, personnel of the municipal government began gathering support to move the colorful letters to the small plaza on Zaragoza Street, at the crossroads of the village.
The delegate of San Juan Cosalá, Carlos Vázquez Reyes, said that the change in the location of the letters was made at the direction of the Department of Urban Image of the municipality of Jocotepec.
«The Department of Urban Image says that this small square looks very lonely,” he commented, “and the reason for placing them [the letters] there is to encourage people to visit the neighborhood of Fátima and to make the square look nicer.”
The huge decorated letters spelling out the town’s name are part of a nationwide government initiative promoting Mexican tourism. As such, their design captures characteristic aspects of the town such as its main square, the parish, the views towards Lake Chapala and the impressive landscape of the San Juan Cosalá mountain range.
Translated by Mags Petela
Vaccination module for children under nine, installed on Jocotepec’s main square was part of the health fair. Credit: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- As part of the First National Health Day (JNSP) 2022, Jocotepec held several health fairs. They began in Jalisco on May 16th and ran through May 27th. The municipality of Jocotepec held several health fairs in different parts of the municipality. Health fair locations included Jocotepec’s main square and San Cristóbal Zapotitlán. In San Cristóbal Zapotitlán, there was a health fair at the Centro Artesanal de Hoja de Maiz.
According to Miguel Ibarra Garabito, coordinator of the Jocotepec Health Center, the health fairs featured different preventive and detection activities. Among them were questionnaires for the detection of chronic diseases such as diabetes, as well as glucose tests, hypertension, and certain types of cancer such as cervical and breast cancer. Anyone who received a test result requiring follow-up was referred to a private consultation, said Ibarra Garabito.
Routine vaccination schedules were completed for children under nine. Children received vaccines against measles, several types of rotavirus, smallpox, and others
«We are completing all the vaccination schedules for children under nine years of age, fortunately, we already have the vaccines and supplies,» said Ibarra.
Additional screenings included PCR or Papanicolau (Pap test) screening, as well as clinical breast screenings. Finally, health fair workers screened for potential domestic violence. Screeners aimed to identify both physical and psychological damage, as well as referring those who need help to resources in the community.
Translated by Amy Esperanto
The makeshift dwelling was left in ashes.
A makeshift house built on the side of a stream was left in ashes after it caught fire at noon on Friday, May 20, with no injuries reported in the incident.
At the site, located in the neighborhood of La Purísima, Chapala Public Safety, Civil Protection and Firefighters were present and worked to extinguish the blaze. Only material damages were reported.
Translated by Christalle Dalsted
The extortion attempt was registered in a store in Hidalgo Street, in Riberas del Pilar. Photo: District Attorney’s Office.
Laguna staff.- A new extortion attempt was registered in the municipality of Chapala, this time in Riberas del Pilar, where officers of the State Security Secretariat (SSE) attended and thwarted the crime.
During a surveillance tour on Hidalgo Street, the state officers were stopped by a man who said that he was receiving calls from an unknown number asking for money in exchange for the release of an employee who was supposedly being held hostage.
The police officers accompanied the man and advised him to avoid making any payment and to continue providing information to the alleged kidnappers, they proceeded to search for the employee, who was found near a hotel, confirming that he was in good health.
Translated by Sydney Metrick
Sergio Herrera Robledo, director of the Civil Protection and Fire Department of Jocotepec. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- With the onset of the rainy season, work began on the clearing and cleaning of watercourses and streams in Jocotepec.
The Civil Protection and Firefighters Unit of Jocotepec began the operation on May 15. The purpose is to address the factors that may pose a risk to citizens with the arrival of the rainy season.
Work is being carried out to clear obstructions, such as debris and trash from the watercourses under a plan of operations in coordination with the Parks and Gardens, Public Works and Rural Development departments.
Sergio Herrera Robledo, head of the fire department, said that in addition to the clearing work, flood prevention and other actions have also been carried out in different parts of the municipality.
The points considered at risk have already been cleaned by heavy machinery from the Rural Development Department.
Although the social communication department assured that «all year round, before, during and after the rainy season» they carry out clearing operations, there is no record of the amount of material removed to support this.
In contrast, residents of the community of San Juan Cosalá, such as Francisco, said that there are still points that the Civil Protection Unit should work on, such as the channels at the height of Piedra Barrenada, as they have even removed dead dogs and considerable amounts of trash from there in the past.
Translated by Sydney Metrick
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