Ecuador Energy Minister Carlos Perez has announced an ambitious plan to increase the country’s oil production from 540,000 to 700,000 barrels a day by 2021. “The plan is to reach 700,000 barrels a day by the end of 2021 and I believe this is a goal that’s achievable,” Perez said Saturday. “The second part of […]
National Court Judge Miguel Jurado has authorized Ecuador’s attorney general’s office to use “any and all useful information” provided by the U.S. justice department in its prosecution of the Odebrecht corruption scandal. The court ruling is necessary when legal evidence comes from a foreign government. According to Attorney General Carlos Baca, the information handed over […]
Domingo, 24/9/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda event- Ceremonia Cívica – The “Abdón Calderón” Military High School No. 4″ will celebrate Flag Day with a ceremony proclaiming the Flag Bearers, Standard Bearers, and Escorts for the 2017-2018 school year on martes, 26/9 a las 9:00 in the Campo de Marte del Plantel. […]
By Sylvan Hardy Until the Amazonian ritual of head shrinking disappeared in the 1950s, almost any head was fair game for shrinking, including those of foreigners. The best-known case is that of young German anthropologist Franz Bosch, who arrived in Cuenca in November 1906 to study the rituals of the Amazonian Shuar community. A century […]
By Liam Higgins Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa escalated his attacks on President Lenin Moreno this week, for the first time suggesting a plan for his return to power. Moreno, who is attending United Nations meetings in New York, responded by voicing his “deep disappointment” at the behavior of his predecessor and former colleague. “He […]
Viernes, 22/9/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Teatro – The 1st performance of “Amor de Don Perimplín con Belisa en su jardín” will be hoy a las 22:00 <Can that be right? It’s hours past a lot of your bedtimes.> en La Guarida Centro Cultural (calle La Mar y Luis […]
The rapid spread of “super malaria” in Southeast Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning. The new, dangerous form of the malaria parasite cannot be killed with the main anti-malaria drugs. The new strain first emerged in Cambodia but has since spread through parts of Thailand, Laos and has arrived in southern Vietnam. […]
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi) is advising those who live in Ecuador’s moutain region to limit their exposure to sun. On Thursday, UV readings hit 13 in Quito and 10 in Cuenca, both in the “extreme” UV danger range. In Quito, the government asked public schools to keep children indoors as much […]
