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“Living conditions are not good in Ecuador’s prison system and they are terrible in some cases,” Interior Minister Alexandra Vera said Thursday in a Tweet. She added that she expects the forthcoming investigation by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IACHR)...
Global wealth tripled over the last two decades, with China leading the way and overtaking the U.S. for the top spot worldwide, Bloomberg reported. A report by McKinsey & Co. that examines the national balance sheets of ten countries representing more than 60 per...
Jueves, 18/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Regresa "Escenarios del Mundo" ("Scenarios of the World" Returns) - "Escenarios del Mundo" is returning not only to Cuenca, but coming to Guayaquil, Quito and Biblián with the sponsorship of the U. of Cuenca, the Spanish...
In the public perception crime is increasing rapidly in Cuenca, according to Citizen Security Council Director Froilán Salinas. “In fact, this is incorrect and the facts don’t support it,” he says. “Reviewing crime data from 2018 to the present, rates have held very...
Peru is the latest country joining the global push to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC), central bank President Julio Velarde said on Tuesday. The move is part of the effort of policymakers worldwide to keep pace with fast-spreading cryptocurrencies....
Miércoles, 17/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - El viernes inicia la Fería de la Construcción, Vivienda y Decoración (Construction, Housing and Decoration Fair starts on Friday) - The 19th edition of this fair will run from viernes, 19/11 to domingo, 21/1 in the...
By Maximiliano Appendino Inflation has surged in the largest economies of Latin America, prompting large central banks in the region to raise interest rates before economic activity has fully recovered. The International Monetary Fund’s latest Regional Economic...
Martes, 16/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Ejército ingresa a cárceles (Army enters prisons) - See Tuesday's article in CHL for story. Cuenca - Presentan proyecto de Ley para Diabetes (Project for a Law for Diabetes presented) - The draft of the Ley de...
Ecuador's constitutional court judges traveled to the heart of the Amazon to hear indigenous communities defend their right to oppose mining projects in their territories during a historic hearing in the jungle. "We want our feelings to be heard and reflected in a...
By Daniel Cossío Latin American farms and fields produce a lot of food, but 47 million people still remain hungry. The region accounts for about a quarter of global exports in agricultural and fisheries products, including fruits and vegetables, salmon, maize, sugar...
The Armed Forces and National Police will be responsible for maintaining security for the national prison system effective immediately, President Guillermo Lasso said Monday night following a day-long meeting of top officials at the Presidential Palace. The emergency...
Lunes, 15/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Cierre indefinido (Indefinite closure) - The roughly 6,000 vehicles which use the vía Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme that connects Azuay and Guayas will need to use one of two other routes. These are...
By Ben Collins In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr. Carrie Madej outlined the ingredients for a bath she said will “detox the vaxx” for people who have given into Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The ingredients in the bath are mostly not...
By Pamela Druckerman Miami is often called the “capital of Latin America” — a city that has, for some 40 years, been run by Latin Americans and their descendants. Most Miamians, from waiters and dental hygienists, to politicians and bank presidents, have Latin...
Viernes,15/1/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Acitivities of the fiestas de Cuenca continue through the month of November. To keep up with them, click here. Otras cosas - Titular - Sueño de clasificar, en firme (Dream of qualifying, firm) - The Tricolor is holding...
By Jane E. Brody Coconut oil continues to be widely touted as a miracle food. Proponents, including a slew of celebrities, claim it promotes weight loss, lowers blood pressure and blood glucose, protects against heart disease, increases energy, reduces inflammation,...
A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25 on Saturday, while authorities said it took most of the day to regain control at the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country’s worst prison...
“Ya’ just gotta love this place! It is the best,” said the newcomer from Louisiana as we swished away from the tram platform on skinny tracks heading south. “I’m kind of a good old boy looking to move out of town and get me some chickens and maybe a goat next year,...
The Interior Ministry reports that crime increased in most categories through the first nine months of 2021. Auto theft showed the largest jump, up 55 percent while personal robberies increased 27 percent. Home and business burglaries increased 16 percent while...
Ecuador's Attorney General's Office said on Friday that it had frozen the bank accounts of several business leaders and former government officials, including former President Rafael Correa and members of his administration, who were sentenced last year for breaking...
