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By Allan Smith Ethics experts fear that the week-long standoff at a Panamanian hotel between ownership and the Trump Organization just presented one of the most consequential conflicts of interest yet for President Donald Trump. The dispute broke out into the open...
For Ecuador’s cash-strapped economy, one of the biggest budget drains in 2017 were subsidies that totaled $3.47 billion. Of that, more than $3.2 billion was for diesel, gasoline and propane gas. Some say most of the subsidies should end, and the sooner the better....
Domingo, 4/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Libro - A poetry book, "Palabra de Río" by Spanish author Andrés de MÜller <I still haven't found the umlaut for the lower case.> will be presented el próximo martes a las...
I got up with the sunrise. I didn't do it on purpose. But, the noise of some parrots that live in the trees across the street from us left me no choice. The little flock (I think that's what you call a group of parrots) numbers about eight birds. They really are...
A proposed city ordinance that would crack down on unlicensed, short-term rentals has the votes in the municipal council to become law, its supporters say. Cuenca’s hotel and hostal owners, sponsors of the legislation, blame most of a 12 percent decline in occupancy...
By C. Edward Kelso The government of Ecuador launched an all-out war on cryptocurrency about four years ago, even going so far as to push its own state-backed version of digital money. With local lapdog media attempting to scare the country’s populace, something of a...
My computer is being repaired so I was unable to write to you this week. Instead, I relied exclusively on my camera. This is what caught my eye. I love the play of light on street art, how the sun and weather contribute to the painting itself. I love how current, or...
Despite impressive gains of the last decade, President Lenin Moreno said Friday that supporting law enforcement requires more resources than ever. In a ceremony honoring the country’s national police, Moreno also announced new agreements with the U.S. to fight drug...
Viernes, 2/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda events - "Alza la voz feminina" (The feminine voice rises) - There will be an event from el martes hasta el domingo próximo in the museo Remigio Crespo with multiple artistic activities for the...
Ecuador is cleaning up its diesel fuel. According to Ecuador Minister of Hydrocarbons, Carlos Pérez, when upgrades to the Esmeraldas refinery are completed in July, the diesel produced at the facility will have a particulate count of 50 to 60 pollutants per million,...
By Jamil Enrique Moscoso Villegas The followers of former president Rafael Correa have decided on a name for their new political party: Revolucion Alfarista. Their first choice was Revolucion Ciudadana, but it was already being used by Alianza Pais, the party they...
Jueves, 1/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Cine - As part of a film cycle dedicated to women, "Cleo de 5 a 7" was shown Thursday in the Auditorio of CIDCP. Archeology - The Colegio de Arqueólogos del Ecuador presented a program titled...
A reader asked me, “Is white rice good or bad? I rarely touch the stuff, but my Ecuadorian friends keep telling me it’s good for you.” Yes, Ecuadorians do eat a lot of white rice, compared to North Americans. However Ecuador’s consumption pales in comparison to Asia....
Story and photos by Bartley D’Alfonso “O Fortuna, like the moon you are ever changeable, ever waxing, ever waning . . .” These are the opening words to the popular cantata “Carmina Burana," written by German composer Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), which premiered in 1937,...
By Liam Higgins Although Wednesday’s National Assembly agenda issue was the appointment of new members of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS), the attention of legislators was dominated by charges and counter-charges between the assembly...
Miércoles, 28/2/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Library opening - La Unidad Educativa La Asunción (Asunción School) opened a library/playroom Wednesday. Taller - Wednesday CIDAP and the Japanese Embassy presented the latest in the cycle of...
By Matthew Hayes The tragic death of two teenagers from north of Cuenca who tried to stow away on a Latam jet bound for the U.S. draws attention to the privileged mobility of North Americans relocating to Ecuador — some of whom have commented on these deaths in ways...
The 2018 flu season is still hitting North Americans hard. At least 22 children died from the virus between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10, bringing the total as of Feb. 26 to 85, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They report “during week 7 (Feb. 11-17)...
They were high school students who dreamed of moving to the U.S. to work. Instead, the bodies of Marco Pichasaca and Luis Chimbo, aged 17 and 16, will be delivered to their grieving families in Cañar Province for burial. The boys were cousins, their homes less than...
I was a rebel in high school. The year was 1970 and Virginia Beach had largely avoided the upheavals of the 1960s, but we were making up for lost time. We grew our hair long, wore tattered jeans with American flags sewn on the butt, and talked in lingo: a cool guy was...
