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In a press conference Monday, President Lenin Moreno announced he will provide a weekly televised report to the nation. Unlike the three-hour, live-audience presentations of his predecessor, Rafael Correa, Moreno said his event will be 10 to 15 minutes, and focus on a...
Ecuador’s economic policy is about to change, says new Finance Minister Carlos de la Torre. “In the last 10 years, the government played the major role in developing the country’s infrastructure, both physically ans socially,” de la Torre says. “Today, it is time for...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Festival de la Guitarra - Sunday was the last day of the San Bartolomé Guitar festival. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Conversation - El próximo martes at 18:00 at the Unidad Educativa Francisco Febres...
Ecuador has spent $13.9 billion on university construction and education since 2006, the highest per capita expenditure in Latin America. According to Ecuador’s Secretary of Higher Education (SENESCYT), Rene Ramírez, the government has built four national universities...
The National Customs Service of Ecuador (Senae) has relaxed its allowances of what travelers are allowed to bring into the country tax-free. The rules apply to Ecuadorian citizens and permanent residents as well as tourists. Among the major changes are the increase in...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Saturday that he will publish evidence of government corruption in Ecuador if it finds it. He was responding to President Lenin Moreno’s request that he refrain from meddling in Ecuador’s internal affairs. Assange has been...
By Robert Bradley I am a fresh resident of Cuenca, only three month on. I’d like to share with you a snapshot of my early days and the people who influenced my first impression. I arranged housing a month or so prior to my arrival. I chose the Cuenca Inn, a classic...
Michael J. Fitzpatrick, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, says the U.S. expects to strengthen its relationship with Ecuador following the inauguration of Lenin Moreno. Fitzpatrick, who represented the U.S. at last week’s inauguration in Quito, said that...
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno received the spiritual command staff from indigenous leaders of Ecuador on Thursday. In the symbolic ceremony at the Cochasquí archeological park north of Quito, the new president accepted the bastón de mando, or baton of the mandate,...
By Andrew Blake Ecuador’s newly inaugurated leader warned Julian Assange against meddling in the affairs of Ecuador and its allies on Thursday as the administration of socialist President Lenin Moreno looks to resolve the international custody battle surrounding the...
By Max Fisher and Amanda Taub Venezuela, by the numbers, resembles a country hit by civil war. Its economy, once Latin America’s richest, is estimated to have shrunk by 10 percent in 2016, more than Syria’s. Its inflation that year has been estimated as high as 720...
Text and photos by John Keeble It's easy to blow hot and cold about Ecuador – they are both fantastic. And, if you are energetic enough, you can catch both in a day: the equatorial heat of the deserted beaches and the chill of the Andes. I took the slow way, enjoying...
It has taken longer than importers predicted but the benefits of Ecuador’s trade agreement with the European Union (EU) are finally showing up on store shelves and at cash register. Ecuador’s larger supermarkets, such as Supermaxi and Megamaxi, say they are beginning...
New research from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association shows that although 35% of Americans experience warning symptoms of a stroke, only 3% seek immediate medical attention. And ignoring any symptoms can be deadly. Maybe you’ve heard of a ‘TIA’?...
By Manuella Libardi Despite their different political affiliations and ideologies, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, and former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo have one rather damning connection: their futures are...
Emphasizing his commitment to all the people of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno began his presidency on Wednesday by promising to begin a national dialogue to include the full range of social and political ideas "to move the country forward." “We are all made of the same clay,...
Mid-afternoon, a couple of weeks or so ago, found me strolling near Mercado Diez de Agosto in Cuenca. I’ve shopped there on numerous occasions and was parched, so in and upstairs I went for something to slake my thirst. As the cold glass full of fresh squeezed...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - "El arte desde la mirada infantil" (Art from a child's viewpoint) will open Thurs. at 18:30 in the Centro Cultural Quinta Bolívar. Presentation - "Avida Vida" (Life Time) poetry by...
Ex-President Rafael Correa admitted himself into Quito's Carlos Andrade Marín Hospital shortly after the conclusion of of President Lenin Moreno's inaugural address on Wednesday. A doctor at the hospital said that a CT scan showed that Correa was suffering from...
“There will be accidents,” says Cuenca Councilman Xavier Barrera, referring to the operational risks for Cuenca’s new tram system. “Our challenge is to establish safety rules and protocols to keep them at a minimum. Most of all, we must educate the public about their...
Week of October 25
Ecuador heads into a four-day November holiday built around Cuenca’s Independence Day.
El Niño’s early rains have already affected more than 30,000 people across Ecuador.
Exporters press Constitutional Court to move three major trade agreements forward
