Archive for August, 2005

Xiutla Ballet 11 Years Old

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

The Xiutla Municipal Folkloric Ballet troupe celebrated its 11th anniversary recently. At the ceremony, Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez awarded a token of recognition to Enrique Barrios Limón, the group’s founder and director, for his work over these years, and to the 250 youngsters who make up the group. The Mayor pointed out that this recognition was [...]

Out and About in Puerto Vallarta

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

It seems Don Gallery, Writers’ Group president and man about town, keeps on celebrating his 84th birthday nonstop. And, hey, why not? He did get a big unanticipated surprise he would rather not have experienced, but we’ll leave it up to you to ask him about that. Lazy Lizard restaurant on the beach attracted a [...]

Casinos, Horse and Dog Race Tracks

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

At the end of July, the Federal Department of State announced that it was about to authorize the opening of 160 establishments for games of chance, 2 horse race tracks (one of which would be in Puerto Vallarta) and a dog race track. In an interview following the nation-wide announcement, PV Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez stated [...]

Federal Zone Reports 60% Increase in Revenue

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

Over $17.208 Million Pesos have been collected so far, in taxes on the use and exploitation of federal land and land recouped from the ocean. Originally, it was forecast that only $13 Million would be raised. This represents some 33% more than expected, according to Manuel Galindo. Galindo, who is in charge of collections for [...]

Puerto Vallarta Trust to Be Eliminated

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

The Municipal Trustee’s office will submit a proposal to City Council to continue the process to terminate and eliminate definitely the Puerto Vallarta Trust, hopefully by the end of this year. Miguel Ángel Yerena, City Council Trustee, explained that the motion was backed by the Mayor, and aims to eliminate the Trust once the purpose [...]