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Speaking at a ceremony marking Cuenca’s independence anniversary, Vice President Alfredo Borrero repeated the government pledge to rebuild a section of the highway connecting Cuenca and Guayaquil as well as to multi-lane the Pan American highway from Cuenca through neighboring Canar Province. He also promised funding for restoration of the Benigno Malo High School. “We...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has shortened the length of President Guillermo Lasso state of emergency from 60 days to 30, saying conditions do not warrant suspension of constitutional rights for two months. The emergency, ordered by Lasso on October 18 to combat what he described as a “drug-related crime wave,” will now end November 17. The...
By Rob Picheta Europe is facing a potentially devastating winter that could see half a million people die with Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday, as it sounded the alarm over a surge in cases and bemoaned stuttering vaccination rollouts on parts of the continent. Much of Europe is battling spikes in...
By Vanessa Buschschlüter When Guillermo Lasso took up office as Ecuador’s president in May, there was little doubt that he would face an uphill struggle. The images of bodies lying in the streets of Guayaquil as Ecuador’s most populous city struggled to bury those who had died from Covid were still fresh in people’s minds....
The Ministry of Health is offering Covid-19 booster shots to residents 65 and older in eight more provinces beginning today. The boosters are also now available in the urban districts of Quito. Eligible residents in Chimborazo, Pastaza, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Los Ríos, Bolívar, Santa Elena and the Galapagos can receive boosters beginning Thursday, November 4 at...
The cost of airline tickets is on the increase, according to the International Air Transport Association. IATA said the price hikes will affect both national and international flights, worldwide. “There are two major factors driving air travel costs higher in all markets,” says Willie Walsh, president of Geveva, Switzerland-based IATA. “First, fuel prices have increased...
By Sherry Liang A full belly makes a happy heart, but your heart will be happier if you focus on sustaining long-term habits. Heart-healthy eating starts with your eating patterns, according to the American Heart Association’s recent scientific statement, “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.” That doesn’t mean giving up takeout or that five-minute...
Ecuador will pay $5.123 billion in subsidies in 2022, including $1.33 billion for fuel, if President Guillermo Lasso’s budget proposal is approved by the National Assembly. The largest subsidy will go to the country’s Social Security system, which was financially strapped even before the Covid-19 pandemic. The budget passed its first legislative hurdle Tuesday when...
Two foreigners are challenging the decision by local Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials to deny their application for permanent residency. Officials at the Zone 6 office, located in Azogues, based the denial on the fact that the applicants had not been in Ecuador for 21 continuous months. According to Cuenca attorney Lina Ulloa, who represents...
By Marco Ugarte and Lissette Romero Mexico returned Sunday to mass commemorations of the Day of the Dead, after traditional visits to graveyards were prohibited last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the one-year hiatus showed how the tradition itself refuses to die: Most families still celebrated with home altars to deceased loved ones,...
Officials and business owners throughout the country say tourism could set records during the long Cuenca independence and Day of the Dead holiday weekend. “If the numbers are not the best ever, they are certainly approaching the level we had before the coronavirus pandemic,” says Ecuador Tourism Minister Niels Olsen. The Transportation Ministry estimated that...
By Sylvan Hardy If you want to stir up a spirited discussion among Ecuador expats, bring up the subject of tipping. Ask what you should leave the waitress, the tour guide, the baggage handler, or the maid, and you’ll likely get as many answers are there are expats in the room. In the U.S. and...
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