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By Susan Burke March There’s a saying attributed to more than one male philosopher that says, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” Education is no doubt, important. It is a key component of...
Since government-owned Tame airlines resumed flights between Cuenca and Guayaquil July 31 it has sold less than 50% of its seats on the 60-passenger ATR aircraft that cover the route. “The response has been disappointing but there are reasons for it,” says Carlos...
Lunes, 16/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - Paintings reflecting 40 years of work by Julio Montesinos Burbano are on show at the Casa de la Provincia (sector San Blas). Cine foro (Film Forum) - "Pompoko," a film...
Operations at the Esmeraldas petroleum refinery will be suspended for 30 days early next year for repairs to key machinery. The shut-down will not affect the availability of gasoline and diesel fuel, the government said Monday. “We are experiencing critical levels of...
By Salim Lamrani According to a recent international study, Cuba is the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean to have a high quality education system. The World Bank recently published a report on the status of education in Latin America and the Caribbean....
Government-owned Tame airlines is considering dropping flights between Quito and Venezuela’s main international airport in Caracas. According the airlines CEO, Ignacio Vallejo, the Venezuelan government has been slow to repay a debt of $20 million and there are...
Ecuador’s National Court ruled Sunday that Vice President Jorge Glas will remain in jail until the conclusion of his Odebrecht corruption trial. In a habeas corpus petition, Glas’ attorney Franco Loor claimed that pre-trial detention was "illegitimate and illegal" and...
Domingo, 15/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Cuarto Ciclo de Cine (4th Film Cycle) - CIDAP and the Instituto de Cine y Creación Audiovisual <all cognates so you can do your own translating> will present a film cycle...
By Simeon Tegel You might think that the world’s best-known fugitive from U.S. law would want to stay on good terms with the government that is shielding him. But that's not the way Julian Assange operates. The WikiLeaks founder, who has been holed up in the Ecuadoran...
By Robert Bradley I was stopped on the street the other day by a chap who did a double-take as he passed. He turned right around, called me by name, then asked if it was true. “Are you Robert Bradley?” “Why, yes, I am," I replied, with a combination of surprise and...
Viernes, 13/9/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Festival de Danza - Ecuador will be the location for the Primer Festival Internacional de Danza en Pareja (1st International Couples Dance Festival) from 18-21/10. On el...
By Ramiro Crespo After teasing the public for several weeks, president Lenin Moreno last week finally presented seven questions that will appear on a public referendum. There were some surprises. Momentum appears behind him as the opposition, including key leaders...
By Louis Bourgeois An important element of Conscious Living is the awakening and strengthening of the spiritual mind. This is our evolutionary imperative. We integrate the tribal and egoic levels of consciousness and then begin to develop our more expansive spiritual...
Jueves, 12/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Thurs.) agenda events - Festival - There was a meeting Thurs. to organize the Free Media Festival. (I wonder when the festival is supposed to start - this coming Monday? or in a few months?) Upcoming and...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera’s latest explanation for why the signing of the tranvía has been delayed was not enough to keep dozens of business and property owners from blocking Av. Las Americas Thursday. The protestors say they will ask the Ministry of Public works,...
Ecuador and China signed three cooperation agreements on Wednesday for the construction of hospitals destroyed by the 2016 earthquake and for advanced education technology. The deals cover construction of hospitals in Chone and Bahia de Caraquez, replacing ones...
I apologize in advance for my rant redux today, but I’m just fed up…again! Here are my second bunch of worst of the worst manufactured foods that have no place in a healthy diet. For the previous four worst foods ever, click here, and weep. #4: Salad Dressings. Not...
By Samantha North Annual leave is a foreign concept for branding strategist Julian Stubbs. He can travel whenever he feels like it and manage his business uninterrupted from anywhere in the world, including beaches, airports and parks. Originally from Cheltenham,...
President Lenin Moreno promoted his seven-question national referendum Tuesday in Guayaquil, insisting that his goal is to reestablish trust among Ecuadorians. "We are working to heal the country by recovering its unity, promoting reconciliations between families,...
Two police officers were injured Tuesday afternoon as they escorted officials from the Rio Blanco gold mine between meetings in Molleturo. Molleturo, located 20 miles west of Cuenca in the Cajas Mountains, has been the scene of several protests against the mining...
