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President Guillermo Lasso said Tuesday that his government expects to announce final details of its agreement with the International Monetary Fund within a matter of days. “We have defined the broad outline of the plan but continue to refine the small points,” he...
As new cases of Covid-19 drop in Cuenca, the cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) plans to reduce restrictions imposed to protect public health, some of them as long ago as March of 2020. The COE held its first meeting Tuesday to consider relaxing capacity...
By Al Goodman The grip of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the United States and the world continues to have travel ramifications as the summer travel season winds down. Spain is the latest nation to tighten access to its borders. In a change from policy earlier this...
By Matthew Smith Ecuador, which left OPEC in January 2020 to avoid production quotas, has embarked on an ambitious plan to double its oil output. The Andean nation with a population of about 17 million, has struggled for years to grow its hydrocarbon sector as a means...
By Adrianna Rodriguez With extensive funding and training, federal agencies and health care systems have spent years working together to reduce hospital-acquired infections and increase overall patient safety in the U.S.. From 2018 to 2019, there was up to an 18%...
President Guillermo Lasso said Monday night that he will put his plan to revise labor laws and reactivate the economy directly to the people. “We will do this by the end of the year and allow the citizens of Ecuador have a direct voice in the future of their country,”...
A statue of Christopher Columbus that was removed last year from its position along Mexico City's main thoroughfare won't be returned to its former spot, city officials said. Instead, it will be replaced by a statue of an Indigenous woman to recognize the...
Hundreds of Ecuadorians are being detained in at airports at Mexico City, Monterrey and Cancun, Mexico because they cannot prove that they are tourists. Due to lack of lodging plans and vacation funds, Mexican immigration authorities believe that those being held in...
By Ernesto Londoño, Daniel Politi and Flávia Milhorance Just a few weeks ago, Covid-19 was spreading with alarming ease across a cluster of nations in South America, overwhelming hospital systems and killing thousands of people daily. Suddenly, the region that had...
I was having another fluky day tootling around El Centro. As I wandered along Calle Larga towards Inglesia Todos Santos, I realized with regret that it has been two years since I last set foot in the restaurant right across the street, Sunrise Cafe. I also realized...
By Sylvan Hardy Being an expat is a lot more difficult than advertised. Cultural and language differences, as well as missing friends and family back home and general homesickness pose insurmountable problems for many. "I don't criticize the publications and websites...
By Claudia Torrens It took just a few days for Monica Muquinche to reach New York after leaving Ecuador’s Andean highlands with her 10-year-old son. She flew to Mexico City, took a bus to the U.S. border, boated across and was detained by the Border Patrol. After one...
Jueves, 2/9/2021 Hola, Todos - I will be taking next week off from translating to catch up on stuff I've been putting off. Actividades - Nada. Titular - Reviven las aulas (The classrooms revive) - The first day of in-person school was difficult for many students who...
Central America and Mexico are facing unprecedented pressure as the number of people seeking international protection rises at a time when access to asylum and territory is being limited through troubling border restrictions, said Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant...
In a Wednesday night address to the nation, President Guillermo Lasso reported that he had fulfilled his pledge to vaccinate nine million Ecuadorians in his first 100 days in office. "We have met our goal," he said, saying that 75% of the population over the age of 16...
Miércoles, 1/9/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Charla de astronomía (Astronomy talk) - The Club de Astronomía Cruz del Sur will hold a talk about ancestral astronomy of the equatorial Andes mañana a las 19:00 in the Planetarium with limited seating. Curso de guitarra...
To strengthen controls against the Covid-19 virus, the Ministry of Health is requiring that all air travelers to Ecuador present a completed health form prior to boarding flights to Quito and Guayaquil. Previously, passengers filled out a form during the flight and...
A study by the Seismic Risk Center at the University of Chile reported that large portions of the South American coastline are susceptible to massive tsunamis capable of destroying coastal communities and killing thousands. In Ecuador, the study identified several...
Martes, 31/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Pérdidas económicas (Economic losses) - The Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas (MTOP - Ministry of Transport and Public Works) declared an emergency at km 49 after 20 days of constant slides. Transport...
By Glenn Reynolds In recent years, there have been a lot of catchphrases around science: “Follow the science!” “We believe in science!” Even “The science is settled!” Well, sometimes it’s not settled. Sometimes it’s not even really science. But lots of people believe...
