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Ecuador declared a state of emergency Sunday when a barge loaded with 600 gallons of diesel fuel capsized at a dock in the Galapagos Islands. The spill occurred when a crane collapsed onto the barge at a port on San Cristobal Island. On Monday morning, Ecuador's...
Ecuador’s Energy Ministry has reversed course and decided to maintain the electricity subsidy for owners of induction cooking ranges. A year ago, the ministry said it would discontinue the subsidy which was instituted by the government of former president Rafael...
Beer and foreign-based internet services are among the products that will see a tax increase or be taxed for the first time beginning in 2020. Most new taxes take effect January 1 but others will apply beginning in February and March. The excise tax on beer will...
A group of religious sisters in Santo Domingo has installed Ecuador’s first baby drop-off box, as an alternative to abortion for mothers who find themselves unable to care for their newborns. The Missionary Benedictine inaugurated the country’s first “Cradle of Life”...
By Joe Emersberger Organization of American States (OAS) election monitors published a “final report” on December 4 on Bolivia’s October 20 presidential election, won by President Evo Morales — 22 days later than promised. The tardy release of the final report...
On December 5, the first of a series of Canelazo Stories -- an evening of storytelling -- was held at La Guarida. It sold out within a few hours of being announced, which came as no surprise to me. Old-fashion storytelling, the kind that is done person-to-person and...
Beginning in January, Ecuadorians will pay for the convenience of using plastic shopping bags. The new tax will be progressive, starting at four cents per bag in 2020, increasing to 10 cents in 2023. The tax was included in the Tax Simplification Law enacted earlier...
President Lenin Moreno said Friday that the government’s intention to end the subsidy for gasoline and diesel fuel is alive and well and will be considered again early next year. It was Moreno’s first announcement that the subsidy would end that sparked nationwide...
The UK’s tradition of giving small gifts and leftover food to servants, squires and bicycle messengers on day the after Christmas is celebrated across the Commonwealth to commemorate the Boxer Rebellion. The tradition is often attributed to Roger Ring, Sir Loin of...
The Hogar de Esperanza Foundation (HEF) and The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), a collective of city agencies that supports local entrepreneurs and artisans, are hosting a crafts fair and fashion show at the City Museum. Over 15 artisans will offer...
Jueves, 19/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Christmas concerts - The Cuenca Symphony Orchestra along with the Childrens' and Youth Choruses of the Conservatorio José María Rodríguez and the Polifónico of the U. de Azuay will perform Friday a...
By Robert Bradley Restaurants in Cuenca are as numerous as leaves on a tree, and it seems they often share a similar fate. The promise of spring gives way to turbulent weather. The shock of a late-season chill is all it takes and the leaves are gone. All too often,...
By Julia Jacobo The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel advisory to Mexico because of an increased risk of violent crime in some parts of the country. Violent crime, such as homicides, kidnappings, carjackings and robbery, are "widespread" and the U.S....
As a result of what Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute calls “moderate but continuous activity,” volcanic ash from the Sangay volcano is blanketing a large area of western Morona Santiago Province. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health announced it planned to relocate...
Miércoles, 18/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Santa Isabel - Santa Isabel will celebrate its 77 years as a canton this weekend. The festivities start el sábado with a proclamation a las 16:00, and a dance and light show with the Mambo...
Author's note: This is an update of my original story of "The Gift" that appeared two years. The original appears below it. Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all been sufficiently naughty or nice to get some Santa action coming your way. Over here, we are more than ready....
By Nelson Bocanegra Uber driver Juan Jose is quick to cover his cell phone with the red rag he keeps in his front seat whenever he spots a police officer on the streets of Bogota. Juan Jose, whose car was impounded for the second time last month, is one of thousands...
Police say the Venezuelan man accused of murdering a 79-year-old U.S. expat was involved in an argument with the victim the day before her death. The body of Nancy Bradbury Thalmann, a Houston, Texas native, was discovered Sunday morning in the bedroom of her home in...
Martes, 17/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - Northamerican artist Sandra Doren has a watercolor show of landscapes at the Galería Illescas on calle Larga y Manuel Ángel Estrella. One part of the exhibit is landscapes of the Cajas...
The Unitary Workers Front (FUT) said Tuesday that it is willing to take to the streets if the government doesn’t hike the minimum wage by at least 25 percent. "We have lost 50 percent of the purchasing power of our wages in the last seven years," says union boss...
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.
