Contributor: U.S. Consulate in Mexico The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided the following guidance for U.S. citizens abroad preparing for the 2015 tax filing season. This IRS guidance is posted under Federal Benefits and Obligations on travel.state.gov. U.S. embassies and consulates cannot mail tax returns on behalf of U.S. taxpayers living abroad. Who Must File? […]
The City of Puerto Peñasco recently launched brigades of Public Service employees to fill pot holes along the city’s main boulevards, streets and avenues. Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta indicated strong rains from the most recent winter front led to further deterioration of many of the city’s main roadways. This in turn led to the urgent […]
Along with a 15% discount on 2015 Property Tax Fees, the Municipal Treasury is offering discounts of up to 80% on outstanding fees now through March 31st. Income Director Jesús García Goméz expressed payments for both Property Taxes and the Federal Maritime Zone (ZOFEMAT) may be made in pesos or dollars directly at the Collection […]
75% discount on late fees for renewal of license plates in February The local Fiscal Agency reports those who renew their Sonoran license plates during the month of February can receive up to a 75% discount on late fees. As at the beginning of every new year, the fiscal agency in Sonora offers discounts during […]
With their annual 207 mile bike ride from Peoria to Phoenix just a week away, members of 1Mission recently met with Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta and First Lady Rafaela Félix de Figueroa, who both acknowledged the benefits the international organization has brought to the community of Puerto Peñasco. A recent press release indicated […]
The critically endangered vaquita marina (Phocoena sinus) is a species endemic to this region. It is believed that only 100 vaquita remain and its very survival has been widely debated within the fishing sector. According to studies done by various organizations, including the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as of July 2014 there were […]
Contributor: JoinUs in Rocky Point – Find this article by José Antonio Pérez and more in the upcoming February issue of JoinUs With an investment of approximately 800,000 pesos, work is already underway to build a new monument at the entrance to Puerto Peñasco at the intersection of No Reelección and Blvd. Benito Juárez. This […]
The International Rotary Club in Utah has made a commitment to donate $3000 US and medical equipment to help support ongoing efforts to launch the first Dialysis Center in Puerto Peñasco, spear-headed by Peñasco’s First Lady Mrs. Rafaela Félix de Figueroa. This agreement was recently reached during a meeting held at the facilities of the […]
In an effort to strengthen programs and actions of the present administration, Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa recently presented new vehicles to the local Fire Department, as well as to various City offices. Nicandro Cornejo Torres, Fire Chief and Director of the Municipal Civil Protection Office (UMPC), explains acquisition of the two additional units for […]
Carlos Decina Torres, Director of City Sanitation Services (OOMISLIM), reports there has been a positive response from the community in paying 2015 fees for trash pick-up services. He indicates as an incentive to encourage timely payments, all those who cover the annual fee during the month of January will receive two months free – or […]
One of the natural spectacles offered just off the beaches of Puerto Peñasco is whale watching, which is becoming more frequent from the months of January through March. This migratory species, traveling from the coasts of Alaska, makes its way to the Sea of Cortez in November to reproduce and then head back out to […]
El berrendo [Sonoran pronghorn antelope] (Antilocapra americana ssp. Sonoriensis), native to the American continent and the fastest animal in North America dating back nearly 20 million years, has become an icon of the Pinacate and the region. Despite important gains in reproduction in recent years, this representative species is at risk of extinction. Given the […]
In an effort to encourage community members to pay their water bills in a timely fashion, the local Water Department (OOMAPAS) will once again be raffling off a car this year among all who are current with payments. OOMAPAS Director Héctor Acosta Félix explains in addition to having a chance to win a 2015 Volkswagen […]
The Municipal Office on Social Development launched an eye clinic on January 14th at the Community Center in Colonia Obrera with goals of seeing approximately 250 people. Arturo Félix Gastélum, Director of Social Development, explained this was made possible through an investment along the lines of $175,000 pesos, with 60% coming from the Federal level […]
As part of modernization work along Blvd. Benito Juárez, work has been completed to install lights along the stretch between No Reelección (near the stadium) and López Portillo (turn toward Police station), reports Engineer Heberto Reyna Orozco, City Director of Public Projects. Reyna Orozco explains the work consists of 69 LED energy saving lights that […]
For the local Santa Claus Club, under the watchful guidance of organizer John Fowler, January marks the beginning of yet another year of fundraising efforts and weekly visits to neighborhood barrios to deliver much needed items to individuals of all ages. On Saturday, Jan. 17th, the annual Santa Claus Club Garage Sale will set up […]