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By Stuart Braun Back in 1970, the earth's biocapacity was more than enough to meet annual human demand for resources. But in the half century since, we have steadily outgrown our single planet. Humanity now consumes around 60% more than Earth can yield in a year,...
By David Agren While touring southern Chiapas state last month, Mexico’s coronavirus czar took aim at a vice he considers culpable for the country’s pandemic problems: rampant soda consumption. Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell tried to connect soda consumption...
The Cuenca Emergency Operations Committee decided Friday that it will not participate in a pilot project to allow person-to-person public and private school classes. The program is being pushed by the national government but the local COE says that current Covid-19...
Pending certification by the National Electoral Council (CNE) and a ten-day period in which parities may decide to consolidate tickets, voters could have as many as 18 presidential candidates to choose from in the February 2021 national election. The deadline for...
I was chatting with my friend, German Zhina, the other day. He’s a taxi driver, and all around, “What else can I do for you?” kind of guy who has chauffeured me on numerous occasions, fixed an electrical connection in my oil heater, programmed my cell phone, performed...
Ecuador voters will have plenty of choices for president in the February election. Sunday is the deadline for political parties to name their presidential and vice presidential candidates and 15 of the tickets have ready been identified. There are 23 parties certified...
A Quito doctor and infectious disease specialist disputes claims that most of the excess deaths recorded in Ecuador are from Covid-19 infections. Instead, he says that a majority of the deaths are the result of fear that keeps people sick with other health conditions...
The national Emergency Operations Committee on Thursday voted to allow more ridership on buses and trains and to reopen movie theaters and some sports training facilities. The change increases the maximum capacity from 50 percent to 75 percent for interprovincial,...
Jueves, 20/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Mobile library - The Casa de la Cultura del Azuay is getting to roll out the "BiblioAzuay" project. The project was created last year, but its start date in marzo was delayed by the health...
By Joe Emersberger The London-based news service Reuters routinely buries information that would badly damage the reputation of U.S. allies in the Americas. Whether those allies are bureaucrats from the Organization of American States and the dictatorship they helped...
By Andrew Wight Despite being home to millions of people, the city of Guayaquil is right on the edge of coastal mountains and mangrove habitats swarming with biodiversity – and possibly still a jaguar. Juan de Dios Morales, nature photographer and principal founder of...
In response to questions from the National Electoral Council (CNE), National Court of Justice Judge Daniela Camacho wrote Wednesday that former President Rafael Correa’s conviction in the Bribes 2012-216 case is “fully enforceable” and that an appeal filed by his...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios said Wednesday that delays in production of electronic passenger cards mean the tram will, most likely, continue to be free until at least mid-October. “Because we had a very late start in the process, we need more time to produce the...
Miércoles, 19/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - "Chat Comunitario" para evitar delitos ("Community Chat" to avoid crimes) - The Policía Nacional is boosting a project called "Chat Comunitario" to reduce insecurity in Azuay. The program...
By Peter Andrews The coronavirus misinformation that scientists, politicians and media have fed to the public has been shocking. Take a tour through the bizarre, contradictory and downright ludicrous myths that have done more damage than Covid. Myth 1: Slowing the...
Ecuador’s armed forces said on Tuesday that dozens of vessels from a predominantly Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the Galapagos Islands have turned off tracking systems to prevent monitoring of their activities. Of around 325 ships still fishing in the...
Martes, 18/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Los jóvenes y sus propias propuestas (Young people and their own proposals) - The discussions about how to observe and celebrate Cuenca's bicentennial were cut short by the pandemic. But the...
Beginning September 16, Ecuador will begin applying the 12% value added tax to foreign-origin digital services. The Internal Revenue Service (SRI) is in the process of notifying 213 providers that offer 169 digital services of the new charge. Among the services to be...
By Bruce Horovitz Imagine this scenario, perhaps a year or two in the future: An effective COVID-19 vaccine is routinely available, and the world is moving forward. Life, however, will likely never be the same — particularly for people over 60. That is the conclusion...
The nomination of former President Rafael Correa as vice presidential candidate for the Unión por la Esperanza (Unes), has launched a constitutional debate that will be decided by the National Electoral Council (CNE) or, possibly, the Constitutional Court. In its...
