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Although there will be no electricity blackouts for the Christmas and New Years holidays, Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy is cancelling an earlier plan to suspend blackouts from December 15 to January 2. In addition, the ministry said it will increase blackout periods...
By Carolina Mella Only a few hours passed between Karol Noboa learning about the death threat and her getting on a plane, bound for exile. For the 28-year-old Ecuadorian journalist, those hours felt like days. She said goodbye to the country, where she had worked as a...
By Umair Irfan For centuries, off the coast of what’s now Peru and Ecuador, fishers noticed that every few years, around Christmas, the sea surface warmed up. Ordinarily, a chilly swirl of currents would churn up nutrients that feed wildlife near the surface, yielding...
Lunes, 11/12/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 'Musa Takina', una huella ecuatoriana en Cuenca ('Musa Takina', an Ecuadorian imprint in Cuenca) - The 'Musa Takina' gallery shows creations from 80 craftspeople from different provinces in Ecuador. The business was...
By Liam Higgins Despite its small size, Ecuador hosts the fourth greatest number of foreign refugees in the world. The United Nations estimates the country is home to 475,000 Venezuelans and 58,000 Colombians who have fled their home countries due to economic and...
Argentina's new president has vowed to deliver economic "shock treatment" in his first speech after formally taking office. Javier Milei warned Argentines "there is no money" and recommitted to a program of harsh austerity measures. The populist outsider won a...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Ecuador President Daniel Noboa Sunday in Buenos Aires following the inauguration of Argentina President Javier Milei. "President Daniel Noboa and I discussed the possibilities of developing bilateral cooperation between...
Although more tourists are returning to Ecuador following the Covid-19 pandemic, crimes against tourists have dropped sharply since 2021. According to the National Police, there were 4,391 reported crimes against tourists through November, down sharply from the 5,685...
Pink Floyd founder and political activist Roger Waters played to a full house, including thousands from Cuenca, at Quito’s Atahualpa Olympic stadium Saturday night. The concert was the final stop of the “This is not a drill” tour, and Waters said it would be his last...
By Stephen Vargha The visitors are back! It could be one reason why Cuenca recently was recognized by the country as a “Rincón Mágico del Ecuador” (Magic Corner of Ecuador). “Rincón Mágico del Ecuador is part of a bigger program for all of Ecuador,” said María Rosa...
United States ambassador to Ecuador Michael Fitzpatrick claimed Thursday that illegal drug money is being laundered through Ecuadorian football teams. He made the statement at the Universidad de las Américas during a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the United...
Viernes, 8/12/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Histórica sequía hidrológica (Historic hydrological drought) - Cuenca has completed 100 days of drought with river flows at unprecedented lows. The rivers with their normal and current flows (in cubic meters per second)...
By Roger Livingston Several months ago I attended the Japan Day fair at the city museum on Benigno Malo and talked to one of the Japanese-Ecuadorian vendors. He told me about all the support the Japanese government offers its citizens living overseas. He explained...
Electricity blackouts could be extended through February 2024, says Energy Minister Andrea Arrobo. “We hope this is not necessary, but it is important that we are honest with the public and that people understand the severity of the situation,” she said. Arrobo added...
Author’s note: The is the fourth and final article of a three-part series about medical marijuana. By Garnett Stewart In the last three installments, we examined and discussed various elements of taking medicinal marijuana (MMJ). Anything consumed can be dangerous....
Miércoles, 6/12/2023 Hola, Todos - Sorry all, but this is a long issue following a long issue so I'm very tired. I'm not proofreading anything. You'll have to take the typos with the news. Actividades - Concierto - The Casa de la Cultura Núcleo del Cañar will present...
Although it was widely criticized by his opponents during the election campaign, President Daniel Noboa insists his plan to send prison ships and barges out sea is a practical short-term solution to Ecuador’s prison crisis. “Prison ships are being used successfully...
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato By Steven Chasson A year ago Karla Sanchez, Director of the Grace Foundacion (Give Refugees a Chance) of Cuenca, started a dream to help refugee children...
Ecuador's National Assembly on Tuesday approved the Private Security and Surveillance Law to help bolster the fight against rising crime in the South American country, the legislative body said. The Assembly passed the law following its second and final debate with...
In a report released Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Ecuador must increase the pace of economic reform and reduce its reliance on oil and other natural resources to fund its budget. The report said earlier efforts to achieve fiscal security were...
