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When Ecuador’s Emergency Operations Committee agreed to allow travel into and out of El Oro Province for vaccinated passengers last week, it was the first time the government had imposed a vaccine mandate. Fernando Sacoto, president of the Ecuador Public Health...
Lunes, 2/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Abren taller de narrativa y poesía (Narrative and poetry workshop opens) - Los Cronistas has organized a narrative and poetry workshop this month. If you are interested in learning how to write your own stories and poems...
By Jonathan Look Living your retirement abroad can be an immensely rewarding experience. I know; I've been doing it since I left my U.S. home, at 50, three years ago to begin my early retirement traveling around the world. But there are four things to keep in mind...
By Maria Elena Vizcaino and Stephan Kueffner Across the world, government bondholders have seen losses pile up this year as a pickup in inflation and economic growth puts central banks under pressure to raise interest rates. That makes even more remarkable the...
It took 25 years for Ecuador to win its second Olympic Gold medal. It only took a week for it to win its third. To sweeten the deal, Ecuador also won a silver medal on Monday. Weightlifter Neisi Dajomes made history Sunday not only for winning a gold medal in the 76...
By Jeremy Parfitt I wrote this at the request of a friend who is receiving enormous pressure to take the jab. She asked me to write something to help her explain why she won’t take it. An enormous amount of pressure is being placed on people, from politicians, public...
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted essential health services in most countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, threatening immunization of children and care of expectant mothers and people with chronic conditions. “We urge countries to ensure...
Scattered among the many sublime features of Cuenca is a multitude of fine restaurants which are inviting guests once again. The range is expansive. There are a few places that encourage men to wear a sportscoat, or at least a well-pressed shirt and fine trousers, ...
As countries prepare for the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council meeting tomorrow, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is urging the European Union (EU), Norway, the United Kingdom, and...
President Guillermo Lasso announced Friday that the currency exit tax (ISD) will be eliminated for airline ticket income. He said the move would provide a boost to the airline industry and help revitalize Ecuador’s tourism industry that has been hard-hit by the...
Unless scientists are able to save it through gene-editing mechanisms, chocolate could go the way of the horse and buggy by 2050. The persnickety cacao plant contains seeds that are the vital ingredient in chocolate. But the plant only grows in narrow bands of land in...
By Gavin Haynes You’d think Covid-19 would’ve put clear white water between medicine and the wellness movement. But in many ways, the gurus of “alternative health” are having a good pandemic, informational chaos and legitimacy crises bolstering their...
By Alexandra Valencia At one of Ecuador's oldest flower farms, workers are planting hemp on land that traditionally used for roses, making a bet that selling cannabinoid products will help offset the decline in flower sales caused by the pandemic. Declining sales...
The national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) voted Thursday to allow travel to and from El Oro Province for those who are fully vaccinated. Previously, the state of emergency in the province prohibited all inter-provincial bus and car travel to stop the spread of...
Jueves, 29/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Musicalizarán cortometrajes ecuatorianos (Ecuadorian short films will be musicalized) - The 2021 edition of Expocine will show 9 films and hold talks and round tables. The organizers of the event are working with the city,...
Author's note: Time is running out for Ecuador to save its Amazon rainforests -- areas which have 10,000 times the biodiversity of the Galapagos islands. Ethno-ecologist Adam Gebb looks at the problems and possibilities in a seven-part series. This article explores...
By Elizabeth Melimopoulos Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV-2, has mutated multiple times, with some strains being more infectious and deadlier than others. Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified four...
Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso met Wednesday morning with new Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, hours before Castillo’s inauguration, saying he looked forward to working with the new government in Lima. Castillo said he wanted to meet first with Lasso to get...
Miércoles, 28/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - En deciembre será la inauguración de Bienal de Cuenca (Inauguration of the Cuenca Biennial in deciembre) - The 15th Edition of the Bienal is titled "Bioceno. Cambiar el verde por el azul" (Biocene. To change green for...
By John Rapley Early in 2020, after a mysterious coronavirus emerged out of China and then raced across the globe, a quiet new year took a screeching turn. Stark images of ventilated patients in Italian hospital hallways soon filled our newsfeeds. Panic erupted across...
