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By Fernando Ramos and Sanika Tank Colombia’s health ministry declared a nationwide health emergency on Thursday due to the “active circulation” of yellow fever. Since September 2024, there have been 75 recorded cases of yellow fever and 34 deaths from the illness,...
Defeated presidential candidate Luisa González and other leaders of the Correista movement are calling the government’s claim that terrorists are plotting to assassinate President Daniel Noboa and other officials a “diversionary ploy.” They insist that the alleged...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for taking "political prisoners" held by Venezuela. In a post on X, Bukele asked that Venezuelan President...
By Mawuna Remarque Koutonin In the lexicon of human migration there are still hierarchical words, created with the purpose of putting white people above everyone else. One of those remnants is the word “expat.” What is an expat? And who is an expat? According to...
Alausí’s famous Devil’s Nose train will resume operations within 30 days, according to the Ministry of Transportation. One of Ecuador’s most iconic tourist attractions, the train service was suspended at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and has remained...
Within a six-block radius of San Sebastian Plaza are two saddlers, at least five furniture makers, a knot of tailors, a sprinkle of goldsmiths, a colorful stained-glass studio, a thriving farmers market, more bakeries than I can count, and twice as many restaurants as...
Ecuador has declared a state of “maximum alert” over an assassination plot against President Daniel Noboa. In a statement entitled “The revenge of the bad losers” issued early on Saturday, the Ministry of Government said “all security protocols have been activated”...
At least 11 people were killed and nine injured Thursday night when a group of armed attackers, disguised as soldiers, stormed a cockfighting event in the rural community of La Valencia in Manabí Province. The assailants, believed to be linked to the Los Lobos cartel,...
Vice President Verónica Abad is accusing President Daniel Noboa of gaining an advantage over other candidates in the country’s recent elections by “violating the democratic code” In Sunday’s runoff election, Noboa beat leftist Luisa González by an 11% margin after...
Brazil’s President Lula and China’s President Xi Jinping have signed a joint declaration strengthening bilateral relations. Lula praised a series of agreements between the two countries, saying that China offers Brazil “more opportunities with fewer commercial risks”...
Editor's note: See the author's previous article, Survey shows an ‘approaching tsunami’ of demand for expat assisted health care Cuenca; Can it be met? By Harry Watkins I was shopping at Coral, in the Batan Shopping Center the other day, when I saw a 70s something...
Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez and Quito Mayor Pabel Muñoz defended their decision Wednesday to recognize Daniel Noboa as the winner of Sunday’s presidential runoff. “I remain committed to the Citizens Revolution agenda, but I am also committed to providing...
By Mie Hoejris Dahl Angélica Herrera, a homemaker in her 40s, voted to elect Ecuador’s next president on Sunday not because she loves incumbent Daniel Noboa’s vision, but precisely because of how difficult she feels life in Ecuador has become. “I had to choose the...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that Mexico would not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador as long as Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa remains in office. The rift is a result of Ecuador's raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito in April of 2024,...
As European Union election observers reported earlier, the Organization of American States issued a preliminary report Tuesday afternoon that its team found no indication of fraud in Sunday’s presidential runoff election. “We observed no major irregularities and found...
Ecuador's economic risk indicator dropped 562 points on Monday, to 1,282 from 1,844, a day after Daniel Noboa won the presidential runoff election. Discounting government debt defaults and payment moratoriums during the Rafael Correa presidency, the drop was the...
Editor's note: For those who want to sample Cuenca's traditional Easter soup, the Cuenca Markets Directorate is sponsoring a “fanesca tour” of city markets on Wednesday, April 16. Soup will be served at the city’s six largest markets beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the 4 de...
By José Álvarez and Jack Guy Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian-Spanish Nobel Prize-winning author whose work focused on the evils of totalitarianism and who once ran for president, has died at age 89, according to his family. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce...
Leaders of the Citizens Revolution party are divided over President Daniel Noboa’s victory in Sunday’s runoff, with many accepting the results, saying it’s “time to move on,” while defeated candidate Luisa González and godfather of the Correista movement Rafael Correa...
By Jeremiah Reardon A year ago, I rehearsed on guitar the songs I’d play for a live appearance on GM 7 Digital Radio in Azogues. The station broadcasts exclusively on its internet Facebook platform, where listeners can watch both live and recorded events. What led to...
