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Ecuador voters go the polls Sunday to elect a president and new National Assembly. The election comes only 17 months after the cross death election ordered by former president Guillermo Lasso. Voters will choose from a record 16 presidential candidates, including...
By Parker Asmann Fresh threats of tariffs from the US government may prove counterproductive in combating migrant smuggling and fentanyl trafficking networks, and could empower the very organized crime groups they seek to weaken. In a February 1 executive order, US...
By Kate Marin Wohlfeld You are never too old to feel young again! Azuay Community Theater celebrates Valentine’s weekend with the sparkling, modern comedy, Kalamazoo, about two seniors finding love again. Written by a team of award-winning playwrights, Michelle Kholos...
The campaigns for president and National Assembly concluded Thursday at midnight at the beginning of the two-day “quiet period” before Sunday’s election. At noon Friday, the prohibition of the sale, distribution or consumption of alcoholic beverage takes effect until...
Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project. Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino told reporters the US assertion about...
By Steven Dudley Ecuador’s presidential candidates come from a wide ideological spectrum, but when it comes to organized crime, their campaigns – and their political survival thereafter – will depend on presenting themselves as hardliners. On February 9, the country...
By Caitlin Gilbert and Gretchen Reynolds Have you ever mixed up the names of your children? Struggled to remember key dates or the year a loved one died? Recent news of mental lapses by President Biden and Donald Trump have sparked a national conversation and social...
By Alexandra Valencia Citizens Revolution presidential candidate Luisa González says her plans to increase spending on social welfare as well as imposing stiffer penalties on criminals will work better than what she calls the ad-hoc policies of President Daniel Noboa,...
Days before the election, President Daniel Noboa is sticking to his guns in making the “battle against terrorism” his top priority. On Monday, the president sent a proposed constitutional change to the Constitutional Court that would make it easier for judges to keep...
President Daniel Noboa announced Tuesday that the government will provide three monthly payments of $470 dollars to Ecuadorian migrants who are deported or decide voluntarily to return home. He also said funds are being set aside for scholarships and job training to...
By Erin Blakemore If you’ve ever visited a new friend at home, you may have encountered the dilemma of whether to keep your shoes on — or offer to remove them at the entrance. It’s an awkward social ceremony steeped in cultural traditions and personal preferences, not...
The possible closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could have major negative impacts on several local projects. Last week, newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the temporary suspension of all USAID funding and indicated that the...
The Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional two executive decrees issued by President Daniel Noboa. Decree 500, declared on January 7, named Cynthia Natalie Gellibert vice president. Decree 505, issued a week later, assigned presidential duties to Gellibert...
By Stefano Pozzebon and Jessie Yeung El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday, in an unprecedented – and legally problematic deal – that has alarmed critics and...
By Lance Amison According to one social media entrepreneur, there is no mystery why the Chinese AI program DeepSeek surged to the forefront of the emerging technology. “China’s educational system is far superior to those in the U.S. and Europe,” says Telegram founder...
The Ministry of Education announced Thursday it is prohibiting most cell phone use in Ecuador schools, both public and private. The ban applies to 9,253 grade one to 12 schools. The ban goes into effect May 5 in schools in the coastal region and in the Galapagos...
Ecuador and Canada have finalized a new trade accord following months of negotiations, both governments announced on Sunday. The agreement eliminates tariffs on hundreds of products, including seafood, flowers, textiles and auto parts. The Canadian trade office said...
It is common to see resident eagles gliding high over the village of Zhumir when the air currents are favorable; a cast of raptors scanning the valley floor flecked with grasses bearing swollen grain and wildflowers. It is a perfect landscape for hunting careless mice...
The Advisory Council of Engineering and Economics warned Friday that government action “to mitigate and solve” Ecuador’s energy crisis has fallen behind schedule. The council said electric blackouts could return as soon as late April. “Since the end of blackouts in...
The Azuay College of Agricultural Engineers is urging the city to adopt a more “sophisticated” approach tree and plant management in parks and other public areas. The recommendation follows the Thursday’s deaths of two children in Parque de la Paz after they were...
