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Raise funds to promote Puerto Peñasco in Arizona

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Perform charro event in Hacienda La Cordobesa
With the goal of raising funds to promote Puerto Peñasco in the state of Arizona, yesterday at about 5 pm La Hacienda La Cordoba was the scene of a great event horse dance, skirmishes, flourish of rope, folk dance and singing, especially with the beautiful Mexican stamp that identifies our beloved Mexico: the rodeo.

The sun was slowly disappearing, attendees were ready and excited to witness the great event, participants were organized to find its place of participation, suddenly, the voice of Miguel Guevara announces the start of the event by presenting participants in Mexicali skirmishes and spontaneous applause started and stayed for all other presentations.

It was a fresh air but it seemed that people who cooperated in this event, did not feel it was much more whip looked up the various artists who had the cool evening, really enjoyed the event!, Whose presentations were by the association of charros de Mexicali.

Miguel Guevara Askar, owner of the hacienda and host of the night commented that he hopes to multiply the money with the municipal, state and federal project the image of Puerto Peñasco abroad, “we are in a difficult situation and we must unite the rocaporteneses to do something, and I really want to give thanks to the American community who are mostly those who support us and also many Mexicans and everyone puts their bit to where I can “he said.

It is important to note that this is the fourth event set by the estate of Cordoba, the first was to collect and distribute groceries to the community of Puerto Peñasco, the second was to help the church in Puerto Penasco La Guadalupana, the third party which enjoyed the presentation of Jenny Rivera was to help the school of Music in Puerto Peñasco and this most recent to promote Puerto Peñasco abroad.

Askar said that Guevara will continue to do events for different causes that benefit the people of Peñasco, “We are not professionals, we are not dedicated to this, but if we can do and raise money for what we do and also doing a lot of fun

Train staff of the Public Municipal Security

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

 

With the goal of having more police forces trained and equipped to provide better service to citizens the Public Security Bureau launched the “Training Program 2011 ¨ the elements of the Municipal Police provides 16 workshops to be held this year .

Items such as weapons and shooting, human rights, police ethics, basic manual, reporting among others are part of this training will be given to police officers by the City and the Grant for Municipal Public Security (Subsemun) in addition to the Institute of Public Safety of the State (ISSPE).

On behalf of Mayor Alejandro Zepeda Munro, the Secretary José Ramón Campos Santos welcomed the audience by emphasizing the great importance that have this type of training for agents, which will help them continue with due regard to the public.

He stressed that these programs allow them to better public servants, men and parents, instilling respect for the peñasquenses, stressing the commitment of the Municipal Government to continue providing the necessary tools to do a better job.

“This course is for the benefit of you, to continue honoring this corporation and what care is their job, all in support of our community,” he said.

Highlighted the work of the Inhabitant of the efforts so far to the elements that make up the Municipal Police have this kind of training and a good team, hoping this will become one of the best in the state and national levels, said Santos Campos.

For its part, the Director of Public Safety Lazaro Hernandez Bravo said that these workshops will give better guidance elements and preparation for the city, and inspire warmth and trustingly on people.

He urged the staff of this corporation to put total dedication and commitment during this training which is part of a better preparation to continue with their daily work to the benefit of the integrity of the inhabitants of this Municipality

THIS MARCH 31, BEGINS THE COLLECTION OF THE RED CROSS PEÑASCO

Friday, April 1st, 2011


It will be next March 31 when starting the National Collection of Mexican Red Cross delegation to Puerto Penasco, and will be there until May 1, whose goal is to raise 250,000 pesos, said Jorge Valdez Felix.
The Chairman of the distinguished institution indicated that in this municipal collection will be present in the main boulevards, cruises, businesses and schools in the city, and where the boat will participate in the board members and volunteers.
He stressed that this activity is attached to the national and state collection officially kick off the morning of March 31 in Mexico City, where the first donation to the worthy institution is made by the president, Felipe Calderón, also said, in the State of Sonora is made by the Governor Guillermo Padres, and Puerto Penasco responsible for jump-start the municipal collection does President Alejandro Zepeda Munro, to kick off 33 days of collection.
“It’s a bit difficult to predict and set ourselves a target, as in the best times of Peñasco as we collectively were 280 thousand pesos, now with the economic situation we are in is difficult, but we want to raise 250 thousand pesos, offices that already sent to different schools so that we agendas, “said Felix Valdez.
He said he was very active during these days of collection for the Red Cross Penasco, it said, but fortunately these altruistic activities fall in the days of Easter, where the influx of tourists in this port will benefit when it intends to collect.
“The collection is the responsibility of the board, so we must put to hard on the chamber pot, while aid workers and Red Cross people will be aware of emergency calls in the Easter holidays,” enunciated .
He noted that without this collection that takes place annually, the functions of the Red Cross would be difficult to develop, it said, over the years are few contributions that are made to the worthy institution which is requested by understanding and support of the community of Puerto Peñasco

ROCKY POINT CHARTER FLIGHTS GLOBAL TOUR APRIL 15

Friday, April 1st, 2011


With the airways of Juarez. Queretaro and Tijuana, Peñasco is the closest beach destination

Will be tentatively on 15 April when he restarted for the second time the rate charter tourist flights, the Air Globar Mexican company, with routes Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Queretaro and Tijuana, Oscar Palacio Soto, representative of the Port Hotel Peñasco.
The dynamic is the same as the one held last year, said Stewart Hall, where charter flights from three different points of the Mexican Republic arrive in the Sea of ​​Cortez airport on Monday and Friday of each week, so that new account is opened the air travel market in the northwestern state.
He noted that thanks to the efforts of Mayor Alejandro Zepeda Munro, the state governor, Guillermo Padres, the coordinator of Tourism, Javier Tapia Camou and the company Global Air, you bet again to Rocky Point as a destination top tourist and where entrepreneurs from different sectors need to be united and ready to receive important air travel market.
“We have a strong promotional campaign in Ciudad Juarez, Queretaro and Tijuana for opening of tourist type charter flights company Global Air, April 15, so we’re betting a lot on tourism by air, the government state and the company chartered and conventions and we for our part we are in the logistics for transporting passengers, “said the representative of the hotel in Rocky Point.
Soto Palacio states that Puerto Peñasco is the closest beach destination to all the people out of Querétaro and the center of the republic in terms of flight hours, so you must take this situation certainly benefiting all sectors tour of the port.
He recognized that the new airport Sea of ​​Cortez is sacrificing economic revenue for this market is an embodiment air, so the hotel developers must do their part to attractive promotions, in addition to the population and service providers must improve care for the new tourist feel comfortable and safe in your care.
He noted the gratitude to the state government when these conventions and be a guarantee to the airline and the support of municipal authorities for facilitating the things that allow a greater influx of tourists in Puerto Peñasco and the opening for the second time in the tourist market air in this beach resort in northwestern Sonora

3000 pets vaccinated in Puerto Peñasco

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

With an excellent response from the community conducted ¨ Rabies Vaccination Day National exceed the target ° to about 3000 pets vaccinated throughout the site on Saturday March 26 reported, Socorro Ruiz Villareal.

The Municipal Health Coordinator called positive vaccination campaign who attended most of the colonies of the city with the aim of preventing diseases among dogs and cats, especially now that seasons are approaching the strong heat.

Revealed that during this long day was attended by staff of the agency in charge as well as the Health Ministry who from an early hour were covering all the animals that required immunizations.

Be stressed that continuously implementing such programs in the area with the sole purpose of working on rabies prevention and disease transmission risks that may impair the health of animals and their owners.

Ruiz Villareal called on all citizens to participate in this program, taking their dogs and cats to be vaccinated inviting them to come to the offices of the Municipal Health Coordination where permanent vaccination

Mayor support for coastal fishermen

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

  Resources for more than 18 thousand pesos were given this day to coastal fishermen by the Mayor Alejandro Zepeda Munro to carry out three steps that need to be able to obtain fishing permits.

The Mayor, accompanied by the trustee Noe Bañaga Farias, the town clerk, José Ramón Campos Santos and Councilman Luis Lopez Lopez, presented the support of representatives of the fishermen.

“We have a commitment to you, so we are now handing this check to perform the procedures they lack, and know that they have our support, “he said.

Obtaining the registration and safety certificates, in addition to the certification of procurement, are the processes which will be allocated the resources that the municipal government gave them.

The fishermen expressed their gratitude to the mayor to comply with a commitment made ​​to them and expressed their confidence that this situation comes to an end as soon as possible and thus able to return to fishing activities

Progress in paving by 85% at Malecon

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

A 85% advance in the work of paving the waterfront is what is recorded until today and confirmed the date for delivery of the work to be before 16 April reported Curiel Fernando Navarro.

The Public Works director of the council, said details are to close the sidewalk to continue with the pavement on the south side of the pier, which includes the first part of the pavement from the building where the offices of finance to Hotel Viña del Mar.

Reported that already have facilities ready to receive the lighting, which is already engaged and is having the same characteristics of what is already installed in some areas of the port.

With regard to electric power lines for delivery said this first stage is covered 100%, so everything will be underground and will be eliminated facilities currently air.

As for the rest of what is the Malecon, and out of main and side streets cavalcade, reported that the process to lower the resources in this period, it goes very well on the way, for what is expected very soon have favorable news and to announce the start of the second stage, which covers the rest of the pier in its entirety.

He finished by explaining that the coming days of Holy Week will be paved and potholes the rest of the streets so that visitors can travel safely and comfortably the boardwalk

Benefit more than 2000 families with ¨ Opportunities ·

Friday, March 25th, 2011


With the goal of benefiting 120,000 families in the state and more than 3000 in Puerto Penasco, the Federal Officer program · opportunities · Jorge Bueno Carrasco and city officials made the official handover of support to vulnerable groups of the community adding to the time a total 2000.

In the presence of Secretary José Ramón Campos Santos on behalf of Mayor Alejandro Zepeda and Noah Munro Bañaga Trustee Attorney, the Federal Officer presented the first 5 support to families who gathered at the Plaza to the Mother to receive this contribution given by the Federal Government.

Santos Campos highlighted the work of Inhabitant in managing these types of programs that improve the quality of life for all peñasquenses, reiterating the administration’s support to continue managing and working so that increasingly more people benefit.

He thanked the support from the Federal Government to listen and respond to requests from citizens of this town, and the work done so far where we are already seeing very good results in support of the population peñasquense.

Well Carrasco said that so far Rocky has 2000 families affiliated with this program so it will continue working closely with the Municipal Government in order to exceed this figure and reach over 3000 people who receive this assistance.

The Federal Officer highlighted the efforts made by municipal authorities for this program to reach more and more people who may have the resources to food, health and education.

For its part Portugal Garcia added that these actions are part of a commitment we have with the community’s most vulnerable families so it will continue to work together to raise the number of beneficiaries to over 3000 in this port.

Mrs. Carmela James one of the beneficiaries and representative of the Colonia San Rafael took the floor to thank the support given by the authorities for their work so they can have this support for themselves and their children

Rocky Point INFOMEX Login

Friday, March 25th, 2011


In Puerto Peñasco have a commitment to transparency so asking to be included in and the technology platform INFOMEX Access to Information, said the Mayor Alejandro Zepeda Munro.
Mayor mentioned his interest because citizens have confidence that there is good use of public resources for which signed the agreement through which citizens can access information more easily and faster, and thus advance transparency in governance.
Puerto Penasco is one of the 10 municipalities of Sonora which together with State Government agencies and government information transparency, made the Sign Letter of Accession to Infomex system with which formalized the commitment to transparency, acting as witness of honor, the General Director of the Company and Institutional Relations of IFAI, Enrique González Tiburcio
Through this new system in the state, all citizens, within and outside the agency may release the information to Hermosillo, Guaymas, Cajeme, Navojoa, Huatabampo, Nogales, San Luis Río Colorado, Agua Prieta, Caborca ​​and Puerto Penasco; and three executive, legislative and judicial branches, and Information Transparency Institute (ITI).
“With this addition, the new sound is added to an advanced technology platform and also to facilitate and enhance access to information by citizens, such access extends beyond the borders of our state,” said Governor Guillermo parents.
The signing was carried out by the Governor Padres, Gonzalez Tiburcio and the mayors of Puerto Peñasco, Alejandro Zepeda Munro, of Hermosillo, Javier Gandara Magaña, Caborca, Dario Murillo Bolanos, of Huatabampo, Prospero Ibarra Otero, of San Luis Rio Colorado, Baldenegro Jesus Manuel Arredondo, of Guaymas, César Adrián Hernández Lizárraga; and Navojoa, José Abraham Lopez Mendivil.

More transparency
The state ruler said that the system INFOMEX be accessible to all who request it abroad or here in the country, wishing to know the information state and the municipalities that joined this effort and also the powers of the State of Sonora such as the legislative and judicial branches and agencies of our state.
“Here in our state so far we had the Request System Public Information of the State of Sonora (SIPS), which set and puts the public activity information available to all who require Sonora.”
The system complied with the provisions of Article 6 establishes and regulates Constitutional Right to Information, but did only within the state territory.
“With the Infomex the required information in our organization is no longer available only to the Sonoran, but of all Mexicans,” said the Head of the Executive.
In the event, witnessed one of the first requests for information, the Director General Care and Institutional Relations Society of IFAI, Enrique González Tiburcio, the President of the Supreme Court, Max Gutierrez Cohen, Chairman of the State Legislature Sonora, Guerrero Nathanael Lopez, deputy David Cuauhtemoc Galindo, the secretary of the Comptroller General, Carlos Francisco Tapia Astiazarán, the Vocal Chair of Transparency Institute of Information of the State of Sonora, Ricardo Ibarra Hurtado, and the President Commissioner State Commission for Access to Public Information in Sinaloa, Alfonso Alvarez Paez.
INFOMEX system has been implemented and tested on a large number of bodies across the whole country as the National Human Rights Commission, the Federal Judiciary Council, the Federal Electoral Institute, the Supreme Court of Justice nation and the Electoral Tribunal of the Judiciary of the Federation.
This technology platform serves as a ’single window’ Access to Information and with it, Sonora joins the other 23 states of Mexico that have this system: Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal, Durango , Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Nayarit, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Zacatecas.
For his part, Secretary of the Comptroller of the State Government of Sonora, Carlos Tapia Astiazarán said that on instructions from Governor Fathers, “we will continue working for the New Sonora, Sonora are always well informed.”
At the end of the event held in the Governors Room of the Government Palace, Guillermo Padres thanked the representatives of the Federal Institute of Access to Information (IFAI), the powers of the State of Sonora and the municipalities present, for the support to enable that from this Thursday, join the system Sonora INFOMEX

Positive weekend in Rocky Point

Thursday, March 24th, 2011


During last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Rocky Point were received over 20 thousand visitors leaving a shed more than 8.5 million pesos, said Alejandro Zepeda Munro.
The Mayor noted that only in the month of March have had an influx of 80,000 tourists who are estimated to have represented an economic benefit of nearly 2 million 700 thousand dollars.
“We had a good weekend in Puerto Peñasco with the arrival of 20 thousand tourists only during Friday, Saturday and Sunday, this represents a 10 percent increase compared to last year, ” he said.
“The presence of vacationers, ” he said “was notorious in the city as hotels occupancy records were taken from 70 to over 90 percent full with cases of. ”
He said that the results obtained during these days have been positive and encouraging to note a revival in the economy of Puerto due to spills generated in the various establishments related to tourism.
“We expect this trend to continue in the coming weeks, in fact we already have reports that indicate that for Easter already have reservations at the hotels at a rate exceeding 80 percent, “he said.
With the results obtained so far, he said, reaffirms that Puerto Penasco is a favorite spot for vacationers from Arizona and northwestern cities of the state and country.
He said they will continue with promotional activities both nationally and abroad as well as the arrival of charter flights to continue consolidating as the best destination Peñasco.