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By Agnes Edwards A number of expats have asked me if I have knowledge of someone producing fake vaccination certificates, using them, or selling them to other expats, and how can they report this to the authorities. The law is clear: fabricating a false vaccination certificate in Ecuador is a crime. Article 328 of the...
The national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) announced new reductions in pandemic restrictions Wednesday, including the elimination of the requirement that international travelers present a negative Covid-19 test entering the country. The change also applies to visitors to the Galapagos Islands. Health Minister Ximena Garzón said the country is “transitioning” to a new phase of the...
If international oil prices continue to rise, Ecuador will be a major beneficiary. Oil prices hit the $90 per barrel mark last week and many industry analysts believe it will reach $100 before the end of the year. “If the trend continues, the government could see a substantial windfall in 2022,” says economist Alberto Acosta....
Martes, 8/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Titular – Se reencuentran alumnos y maestros (Students and teachers meet again) – Yesterday, rural students in the whole country went back to face-to-face classes in all grades. In urban zones, the return to classes was obligatory for Bachillerato (high school) and Básica Superior (I think, older primary students). At...
By Erin Brockovich Most people have probably heard of Chernobyl, or the BP oil spill. You may also know about my legal battle over contaminated water in California, dramatized in the namesake movie Erin Brockovich. Yet far fewer people have heard about what transpired in the Ecuadorian Amazon – though it’s considered by some activists,...
By Alexandra Valencia As Ecuador and China concluded four days of meetings on a free trade agreement, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister says the deal could have an “extraordinary impact” on Ecuador’s economy once it’s en force. “I believe we could see a 35 percent increase in our exports to China,” said Julio Jose Prado on Monday....
Lunes, 7/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Carlos Ballarta se presentará en Cuenca con su gira “Rebelde Comodino” (Carlos Ballarta will perform in Cuenca with his tour “Rebel Comodino”) – Comedian Carlos Ballarta who has been on Netflix and Comedy Central (in Spanish) will perform in Cuenca and Guayaquil. The 2 hour show in Cuenca...
Two U.S. Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress to spur closer U.S. security and economic cooperation in Latin America and turn back what they see as the growing influence of China and Russia in the region. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the ranking member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senate Foreign...
By R.E. Hawley I cannot start any document — a novel, a letter, an invoice — without first clicking on the drop-down menu labeled “Font” and considering my options. There are the obvious choices: Times New Roman, reliable if bland; Arial, crisp and austere; Proxima Nova, clean and versatile. But what about those occasions that...
By John Naughton Facebook was much in the news last week, although you may not realize that because it has been renamed Meta in the hope the bad vibes associated with its maiden name would gradually fade from public memory. (Google tried the same stunt with Alphabet and that hasn’t worked either.) For a change,...
Ecuador and China signed a memorandum of understanding for a free trade agreement Saturday and said details would be worked out in the coming months. The announcement was made following a meeting between President Guillermo Lasso and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lasso’s press secretary said talks are also underway on a plan to restructure Ecuador’s...
By Jane Chambers In a tiny house on the outskirts of Lima, Gabriela Zarate lives with her husband and eight children. Four are her own. The other four, two girls aged seven and 15, and two boys aged nine and 12, are the children of her younger sister, Katherine. It is hard to squeeze them...
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