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Pope Francis on Sunday called for “more humane” prison life in the wake of bloodshed in a prison in Ecuador in which 118 people died and dozens more were injured. Francis told the public in St. Peter’s Square that he was “very pained” by what happened last week in Guayaquil prison. He lamented what he...
Ecuador Health Minister Ximena Garzón said Thursday that the government cannot certify Covid-19 vaccinations obtained abroad. “We have hundreds of requests from people who have been vaccinated in other countries to have that information registered in our database but we are unable to do this,” she said. “We can only prove inoculations received from official...
The bodies of 42 of the 118 inmates murdered in the Guayaquil Penitentiary riot earlier this week have been identified, with 22 of them delivered to families. Police commander Fausto Olivo reports that the identification process is continuing around the clock but says, due to the condition of some bodies, verification of all victims could...
Up to 4,000 migrants, most of them Haitians, have passed through the treacherous jungles of the Darien Gap in Panama on the Colombian border as they make their way north to the United States, Panamanian government sources say. Panama’s foreign minister warned Wednesday that, in total, up to 60,000 migrants, most of them of Haitian...
Although prison officials say the violence has ended and control has been reestablished at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, police and military personnel say that two of the prison’s nine cell blocks remain in the control of prisoners. Army General Tannya Varela, whose troops are working with police, says that barriers erected by inmates remain...
A defiant President Guillermo Lasso’s said Thursday he will continue to push for passage of his “Opportunities Creation” law, despite its rejection by the Administrative Council (CAL) of the National Assembly. “There is nothing more important to Ecuadorian families than having good jobs that provide a good standard of living,” he said at the inauguration...
Jueves, 30/9/2021 Hola, Todos – Going to be a short issue today. My paper arrived soaking wet and sort of fell apart when I tried to separate the pages to dry them. No, I didn’t iron it – just hung what survived over the stair railings. Actividades – Al pasillo le rinden hoy tributo con...
Desperate families have gathered at the federal penitentiary in Guayaquil where police continue to struggle to bring fighting under control that has left at least 116 inmates dead. The battle first broke out on Tuesday, with prisoners using explosives and firearms on each other. Families are seeking news about the fate of loved ones but...
By Hanna Ziady Seafarers, truck drivers and airline workers have endured quarantines, travel restrictions and complex Covid-19 vaccination and testing requirements to keep stretched supply chains moving during the pandemic. But many are now reaching their breaking point, posing yet another threat to the badly tangled network of ports, container vessels and trucking companies that...
In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court removed Quito Mayor Jorge Yunda from office. He will be replaced by Santiago Guarderas who was chosen in June by the Municipal Council to replace Yunda. The council voted to impeach Yunda based on charges of mismanagement and unauthorized expenditures, including the purchase of 100,000 Covid-19...
By Leita Hulmes My name is Leita Hulmes, and I volunteer with the Ecuadorian foundation Hearts of Gold (HofG). Of their many programs, one that touched my heart is the program called “All Children Deserve to Dream”. Every child deserves to dream, but in Ecuador dreaming is a privilege. Some children do not know when...
Only hours after announcing that 30 prisoners had died in drug gang violence at the Guayaquil Litoral Penitentiary, national prison director Bolívar Garzón said the final death count could exceed 100. In a Wednesday afternoon press conference Garzón said that the earlier report was premature as was a National Police statement that order had been...
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