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The city of Cuenca announced Tuesday that the contract with Consorcio Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca (CCRC) for management of tranvía construction has been terminated. According to city tranvía project coordinator Guillermo Argudo, the decision was made following a detailed...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Fiesta de la Música - The Alianza Francesa started calling for participation in their Fiesta de Música which will be on 16-17/7. It is looking for musicians, helpers, private spaces, photographers, audiovisual...
Unemployment in Ecuador rose from 4.8% to 5.26% in 2016. More troubling, however, was the under-employment rate, which soared from 14% in December 2015 to 19.9% at the end of 2016. The Correa government maintains that the recession has bottomed out and that an...
Seventy young leaders of university governments and political organizations met over the weekend to develop an agenda to present to Ecuador’s presidential and National Assembly candidates. “The youth of Ecuador feel unrepresented in the current political campaign and...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Telecommunications says its decision to postpone the country’s transition from analog to digital television broadcast was prompted by public ignorance of the change-over. Originally scheduled for December 30, the move to digital is now set for...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing agenda event - Free classes - The Casa de Juventud (Youth House) has classes in orchestra, folk dance, hip hop, batucada, cheerleader, singing and hula dancing sponsored by the Mayor's Department of Social Development. Articles...
By Daniel Marans The election of Donald Trump sent shock waves throughout the world, most notably in countries like Mexico and China that the president-elect made whipping posts during his campaign. But scores of other countries are also closely watching the new...
President Rafael Correa claims he will leave the country with a "stable and growing" economy and says his 10 years in office have been a turning point in the history of Ecuador. During his weekly address to the nation and in a Sunday interview, Correa said his...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Article about - Complejo de Todos Santos - An area of the convent in Todos Santos is being planned for an hostal of about 17 rooms. The area used to house the Hermanas oblatas for 20 years was left unoccupied and has fallen into...
Two early Sunday morning earthquakes provided a rude awakening to residents of Salinas and parts of Manabi Province. The quakes, 4.4 and 5.0. magnitude, occurred within minutes of each other at 4:05 and 4:44 a.m. early Sunday morning. Both quakes were centered about...
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...
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
