Posts:
By Cécile Pouilly The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), welcomes the passing by Ecuador’s National Assembly of a Human Mobility Law, which regularizes the situation of people on the move. including refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons and...
Hola, Todos - Stay out from under ladders and don't spill salt. Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Concierto - The OSC performed Fri. night in the Teatro Pumapungo with violin soloist Santi Abril. The program included works of Weber, Saint Saens y Mozart....
Commenting last week on Ecuador’s presidential campaign, one Quito journalist called it “colorless, odorless, and empty.” The reference was aimed mostly at front-runner and presumed heir apparent to President Rafael Correa, Lenin Moreno, and suggested that voters know...
According to our man in Quito, it will be a while before there’s real clarity to Ecuador’s new immigration law. And that lack of clarity will probably continue well after the law takes effect, probably in a few weeks. Jorge Duarte, who works with half a dozen Cuenca...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Thurs.) agenda events - First Human Anatomy Book - A reproduction of "Humana Corporis Fabrica," drawn and published by Andrea Vesalio in 1543 was donated to the U. of Cuenca this afternoon. (Wonder how it compares with Gray's...
Supporters and members of Ecuador’s largest environmental organization are crediting international pressure for keeping the group in business. On Thursday, Minister of the Environment Walter Garcia rejected a request from the Ministry of the Interior to dissolve...
Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Minister Juan Carlos Cassinelli said Thursday that 116 domestically produced products have been ordered to change their names or recipes as a result of the trade agreement with the European Union (EU). Among the products affected are Ecuadorian...
Expat Jeff Achison was one of the first to buy a ringside seat to Saturday’s Fight Night America mixed martial arts competition at the Jefferson Perez Coliseum. “When I lived in Atlanta I was a big UFC (Ultimate Fighting Champsionship) fan and went to as many fights...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - FIMAC - The Festival Internacional de Música y Arte Sonoras Contemporáneas continued Wed. with workshops in the School of Arts at the U. of Cuenca. There will be a concert last night in El Prohibido. Teatro -...
An 5.2 magnitude earthquake caused minor damage near the coastal resort towns of Muisne and Quinindé in Esmeraldas Province Tuesday night. No injuries were reported. The quake, which was felt as far away as Quito and Guayaquil, is the latest in a series of strong...
President Rafael Correa travels to United Nations headquarters in New York this week to accept Ecuador’s presidency of the G77 group of nations. Ecuador takes over the one-year rotating leadership role from Thailand. According to Foreign Minister Guillaume Long,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Tues.) agenda events - Cine - "Castillos de Arena" screened at the Alianza Francesa on Tues. Película (movie) - A film series of movies by film maker Nicolás Pereda started today at 19:00 in the Museo Pumapungo with "Perpetuum...
By Adriaan Alsema Under former President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010), Colombia’s U.S.-backed security forces murdered more civilians than FARC guerrillas have in more than 30 years. This is the most inconvenient truth Colombia’s electorate will have to accept once a...
As we completed introductions and I turned to go to our room, the ornate crystal chandelier caught me just above the left eyebrow. Both my hat and luggage hit the floor as I struggled to steady the shaking light fixture. Our host looked on with a smiling, shocked...
The city of Cuenca moved a step closer to terminating its contract with the Spanish company responsible for managing tram construction. Four Rivers Consortium of Cuenca (CCRC) was notified last week that its request for a 480-day work extension was rejected and that...
All eight of Ecuador’s presidential candidates say they will maintain the U.S. dollar as the country’s official currency. Front-runner Lenin Moreno has given one of the strongest defenses for the dollar, saying that its adoption 17 years ago, following the failure of...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Concierto - There will be a concert by accordionist Rubén Ruipérez, who is afflicted with a serious illness (but probably not advanced Parkinsons if he's still playing the accordion), el miércoles at...
By Stephen Ellis Reading the reactions on social media — including those in the comments section on this website — to the new immigration law passed last week by the National Assembly, I am struck by two things. First, a lot of readers have never taken a civics class...
Although Ecuadorian distributors have yet to receive their first shipments of duty free liquor under the new EU trade agreement, prices on store shelves have already began to drop. Liquors and wines, as well as fertilizers and other agricultural products, will be...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Correction - The drag show "Rosca de Reyes" is not about The King's Threads. A Rosca de Reyes is a kind of cake (Same idea as a Mardi Gras King Cake) served on Epiphany in honor of the 3 Kings. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events -...
