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By Matthew Partridge At the moment, the debate over Brexit has focused on how leaving the EU will affect trade between Britain and the rest of Europe. Given that the rest of the EU currently accounts for nearly half of UK trade, this is clearly a big concern. However,...
National Court Judge Janeth Arias rejected a petition by five Alianza País (AP) National Assembly members Monday to void President Lenin Moreno’s appointment of María Alejandra Vicuña as interim vice president. The petitioners claimed that Vice President Jorge Glas is...
Lunes, 30/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Monday's events included flag ceremony, a seminar which was part of the Festival de Danza Folclórica Tradiciones y Culturas, and a children's workshop in Santa Ana parish. Catalogue - The...
The number of deaths in Ecuador from consumption of methanol (industrial alcohol) has risen to 15, with 21 other people under observation, the Ministry of Public Health announced Monday. The first nine deaths occurred last Thursday in Quito, when health authorities...
United States Ambassador to Ecuador Todd Chapman believes the time is right for an improvement in U.S. Ecuador relations. Those relations have been tense since the government of former president Rafael Correa refused to renew the lease on a U.S. military base in Manta...
By Christopher Lux A video about how North Americans, particularly U.S. citizens, are seen in other countries has received almost two million views on YouTube. The video carries a disclaimer: "This video contains stereotypes toward Americans and does not necessarily...
Domingo, 29/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Encuentro - "Convergencias" was Sunday in the Plaza San Francisco with 9 hours of proposals by 21 artists. <Did they break through the construction fencing to get into the plaza and would...
National assemblywoman Silvia Salgado made it official Friday that there are opposing factions among members of the Alianza Pais (AP) National Assembly delegation. “We cannot deny the fact that there are different schools of thought within AP on serious issues,” she...
By Robert Bradley I often traveled to northern Idaho when I was younger, and always loved it. I saw an incredible variety of migrating birds at rest in the wetlands of Lake Ponderay, or among the bugs in the aspens, hawthornes, and cottonwoods leading to the...
Ecuador is expanding and improving its electrical system's operational efficiency thanks to a $150 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The program will support the government’s efforts to bridge the gap in access to electricity...
It will be the biggest cultural event in Loja history and local officials expect hundreds of out-of-town guests, including many from outside Ecuador. In fact, the 2017 Loja International Festival of Living Arts, to be staged from November 16 to November 26, will be...
An Ecuadorian start-up venture that created an internet platform for Latin America's emerging writers was declared the winner of the Inter-American Development Bank's fifth “pitch” competition, held as part of the "Demand Solutions" event in Miami earlier week. Galo...
Viernes, 27/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Just finished making 3 gallons of colada morada. Everything is splashed with purple. Going to be a short column. Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Concierto - The Brass Band of the OSC played Friday in the gardens of CIDAP....
No one disputes the fact that Vice President Jorge Glas is in jail awaiting trial on corruption charges. The question is whether or not he’s on vacation. According to five Alianza País (AP) National Assembly members, President Lenin Moreno’s appointment of María...
The Azuay Province Chamber of Tourism wants more small buses, or busetas, transporting travelers to and from Cuenca. It also supports legislation that would allow tour van companies to legally join the inter-provincial transportation market. According to Patricio...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer organizations, with a mission to increase awareness and to raise funds for breast cancer research into the cause, prevention, diagnosis,...
Jueves, 26/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Program - The "Cuenca, ciudad de los cinco sentidos" (Cuenca, city of the five senses) program is at the Catedral Vieja, de 9:00 a 21:00, extended hours. Muestra (Show) - "Ríos de Cuenca," a...
Mexican drug cartels may be adopting the use of weaponized drones with remote detonators and even machine guns. On October 20, Mexican police pulled over four men in a pickup truck near the city of Salamanca in Guanajuato state, discovering an AK-47 rifle and an...
Six months after his election, Lenin Moreno remains the most popular president in modern Ecuadorian history according to a new poll. Seventy-eight per cent of respondents to a survey by Profiles in Opinion rate Moreno's performance “good” or “very good.” The poll...
National police arrested a woman in north Quito on Wednesday for making death threats against federal prosecutor Diana Salazar and her family. The threats, delivered as text messages and a video, were received on Friday and Saturday. A judge ordered the suspect,...
