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Government subsidies for fuel, electricity, Social Security deficits and other services amount to a staggering 24% of Ecuador's national budget, or 6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the most recent Central Bank statistics. Economists say those...
By Stephanie Vermillion “We know more about the moon than we do the Amazon forest canopy,” says National Geographic Explorer Meg Lowman, executive director of the TREE Foundation. Forest crown science is in its infancy. Canopy analyses began four decades ago when...
Argentine president-elect Javier Milei ran his campaign on promises to ditch the peso for the US dollar and do away with a central bank -- all in the name of subduing rampant inflation. The far-right outsider is hoping to reign in inflation that has hit 140 percent,...
By Leita Hulmes I would like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! Hearts of Gold is grateful for all the support we receive from all of you. During these past 10 years you have made it possible for 50.000 individuals to have access to a better life with education,...
Lunes, 20/11/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Antología de poesía cuencana - The Dirección de Cultura municipal and the U. del Azuay are launching "Antología de la poesía cuencana vanguardista," edited by the writer, María Augusta Vintimilla. The 232-page book can be...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court heard arguments Monday in a Quito woman’s lawsuit to overturn a law that prevents assisted suicide. Forty-two-year-old Paola Roldán wants the country’s criminal code changed to allow those who suffer from painful, incurable diseases the...
By Stephen Vargha Because a Cuencano did not believe what he saw on television, Cuenca has a talented man producing unique and interesting furniture and furnishings. “I went to Lake Titicaca in 2006 to see if they were telling the truth,” said Juan Fernando Hidalgo...
By Jeremiah Reardon In 1988, guitar maestros of Quito organized Cuenca’s branch of the National Association of Guitarists of Ecuador. Taking the position as president of Cuenca’s nucleus was Maestro Carlo Magno García, and as secretary Dr. Pablo Carrión Durán. The...
By Jack Nicas Argentines on Sunday chose Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who has drawn comparisons to Donald J. Trump, as their next president, a lurch to the right for a nation struggling under an economic crisis and a sign of the enduring strength of the...
Ecuador's National Assembly chose a conservative as its president on Friday as the new legislative period began, amid a deal between the parties of President-elect Daniel Noboa and ex-President Rafael Correa to form a majority. Businessman Henry Kronfle, 51, was...
The man accused of killing University of Cuenca student Abigail Supliguicha was found dead Saturday morning at the Turi prison. Officials say that Segundo Carlosama was found “suspended by the neck” in his cell and are calling his death a suicide. They said he was...
The streets of Cuenca were filled with angry protesters Friday following the identification of the body of University of Cuenca student Abigail Supliguicha. In protests that continued late into the night, thousands gathered at national and district prosecutor's...
Viernes, 17/11/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda Cultural - 18/11 a las 9:00 - Encuentro: Festival y concurso de guitarra (Meeting, Festival and Guitar Competition) - Antigua Escuela Central. 19/11 a las 10:00 - Encuentro: Festival Intercultural - Ciudadela...
There will be no electric service blackouts from Friday to Sunday, the Ministry of Energy announced Wednesday. In addition, blackouts will be suspended on Wednesday and Thursday, November 22 and 23, next week, due to the presidential inauguration of Daniel Noboa. The...
Author's note: The is the first of a multi-part series about medical marijuana. By Garnett Stewart My elder brother truly embraced the 1960s. I was a 70s girl. He used drugs, and I witnessed firsthand the impacts of cocaine, amphetamine, marijuana, and even LSD. The...
By Andres Oppenheimer If Sergio Massa wins the Nov. 19 elections, he should enter the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s first sitting economy minister who wins a democratic election despite having led his country to a 140% inflation rate and driving up poverty...
Miércoles, 15/11/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - El documenal se cuenta historia de Neisi Dajomes (Documentary tells Neisi Dajomes' story) - "Neisi: la Fuerza de un Sueño," a documentary about the Olympic champion, Neisi Dajomes is in the Multicine in the Batan...
By Calvin Spinks Ecuador owes Clemente Yerovi Indaburo a debt of gratitude for establishing the original "Banana Republic," and making the country number one in banana exports. Between 1948 and 1950, Yerovi served as Minister of Economy in the government of President...
By Ana Teresa Solá Americans who move abroad still have a responsibility to file their taxes with the IRS, sometimes in addition to taxes paid in their place of residence. Unsurprisingly, the thought of renouncing their U.S. citizenship may have crossed their minds at...
Former interior minister José Serrano claims that the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was ordered by the Albanian drug mafia working with the Los Lobos gang. “The order came from the top, from [Dritan] Rexhepi, and the investigation should be...
Week of August 16
Azuay stays under state of exception as authorities track criminal groups expanding around Cuenca.
Older adults and people with disabilities can now request vehicle tax break online.
That unresolved bank complaint has another place to go and the service is free.
