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Correista and indigenous presidential tickets could be removed from the February ballot
The leading leftists presidential tickets are in danger of being booted from the February national election ballot, legal experts say. Both the Unión por la Esperanza (Unes), supported by former President Rafael Corre...
Local Covid cases on the rise again; Bus riders get free transfer on tram; Number of voters drops in Azuay; Big int’l banks loot Venezuelan funds
Martes, 22/9/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Aumentan contagios (Infections increase) – During the past...
Chinese fishing fleet leaves Galapagos Islands area and drops anchor off Peruvian coast
Ecuador’s navy said on Tuesday that Chinese fishing vessels have gradually left the area near the Galapagos Islands and are now operating in international waters off Peru, following months of fishing that spurred criticism...
High court approves Cuenca’s request to hold an anti-mining referendum to protect water sources
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has given Cuenca the green light to hold a public referendum that could ban large and medium-scale mining activity near water sources. The Monday decision was denounced by the co...
Sangay ashfall is on the downtrend as communities clean streets and assess agricultural losses
As small amounts of ash from the eruption of the Sangay volcano continued to fall, municipal workers in Guamote, Alausí, Chunchi, Guayaquil and Portoviejo were busy Monday afternoon sweeping streets and cleaning pa...
Tram begins commercial operation today, six years after construction began; Sangay eruption ashfall declines; SOS Galápagos project gathers support
Lunes, 21/9/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Comienza pago del pasaje en el tranvía (Paid fares begin on t...
Quarantine as punishment: Thousands of Latin Americans are held in ‘police state’ detention centers
By Duncan Tucker Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, authorities in Venezuela, El Salvador and Paraguay have held tens of thousands of people in inadequate state-run quarantine centres withou...
Work resumes on ambitious El Centro residential project that connects the historic with the modern
By Sylvan Hardy Construction has resumed on the Casa del Huerto residential project in Cuenca’s historic district and Juan Heredia wants to spread the word. “With all the disruption and uncertainty with the...
Colombian indigenous activists topple statue of the Spanish conquistador who founded Quito
Angry activists destroyed a statue of 16th-century Spanish conquistador Sebastian de Belalcazar in Colombia. The incident follows a wave of similar attacks on historical monuments in the U.S. Videos from the scene s...
Renovated El Vergel Supermaxi is country’s ‘biggest and best’; Two more stores are on the way
Delayed for three months by the Covid-19 pandemic, the renovated Supermaxi in Cuenca’s El Vergel shopping mall reopened Saturday morning to large crowds of shoppers. “This is the biggest and best supermar...
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Need to renew your Certificate of Deposit? Or change the bank you have it in??
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The importance of prevention
Many months ago we would not have imagined going through a pandemic, much less leaving our comfort...
Barazek, a mouth-watering cookie
Barazek is an Arabic cookie covered with sesame seeds. We will share with you a FREE piece of this...
Prevent yourself future troubles; what do you need to know when purchasing a property.
If you purchase a property in Ecuador while single; and then you get married, DON’T WORRY, this...
