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Ecuatoriana Airlines, the new startup carrier in Ecuador, plans to launch operations using a fleet of Boeing 717-200 and Dash 8-Q400 aircraft, according to a statement released by the company. While the actual debut for Ecuatoriana remains to be determined, everything seems to be moving towards a launch by the end of 2021. Currently, no...
President-elect Guillermo Lasso introduced eight members of his new cabinet on Monday and said he intends to maintain a “laser focus” on ending the Covid-19 epidemic and restoring the economy. Of the new ministers, five are women. “I have chosen my ministers carefully, not just for their competence but for their dedication,” he said. “We...
Lunes, 26/4/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Sinfónica de Cuenca estrena nueva concierto (Cuenca Symphony releases a new concert) – The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca put a new concert onto its digital Sala de Conciertos on YouTube. The program includes works by Pietro Mascagni, Joseph Haydn, Camille Saint-Saens, y José...
By Tobi Amidor Although bread gets shunned by many, choosing the right type of bread can have positive effects on your gut. Of course, the opposite can possibly be true as well. Here is a rundown of five surprising side effects bread has on your gut. Read on, and for more on healthy eating, don’t...
By Dan Gelernter If you’re in a high-risk group and you’d like to get the vaccine, go right ahead. I’m not a doctor and I have no wish to advise anyone in the matter — but, equally, I resent people throwing unsolicited advice at me. I am not in a high-risk group. I’m a young,...
The Pan American Health Organization is describing South America as the “epicenter” of the Covid-19 virus as new cases and deaths soar in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and lowland areas of Bolivia. Other countries, including Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile are also experiencing increases of infections and overloaded health care systems. Last week, Brazil...
By Emma O’Brien and Claire Che With the resumption of global travel on the horizon, some people are discovering that their choice of vaccine could determine where they’re allowed to go. Already, the European Union is planning to allow Americans vaccinated with shots approved by their drug agency to enter over the summer, European Commission...
The government has reversed an earlier decision to include Friday’s Labor Day holiday in a three-day weekend lockdown. On Saturday night, President’s Lenin Moreno’s communication office announced that Friday will be subject to the same 8 p.m. curfew that applies from Monday to Thursday. “The weekend curfew will begin at 8 p.m. Friday night and...
Israel and Bahrain on Thursday reached what Israel calls the world’s first bilateral agreement for mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccine passports for quarantine-free travel between two countries, an Israeli diplomat who helped forge the deal tells NPR. “This is the most effective way to enable movement of people between countries,” says Ilan Fluss, head of...
The weekend lockdown begins a day early next week due to the Labor Day holiday, which will be observed Friday, April 30. Confinement will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday and continue until Monday, May 3 at 5 a.m. “There will be no Labor Day events this year due to the health emergency and because the...
Ecuador’s National Assembly approved a law late on Thursday granting autonomy to its central bank, a move celebrated by President Lenin Moreno’s government on Friday as a step toward economic stability. Moreno’s market-friendly administration had pushed the reform as a way to prevent future governments from draining the bank’s reserves to finance public spending, a...
By Sylvan Hardy The weekend’s lockdown that begins tonight didn’t have to happen. Neither did the Monday through Friday nighttime curfews. According to several medical and public health administration experts, the new state of emergency to control the Covid-19 virus is the result of the government failure to manage the pandemic. “What Ecuador is facing...

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Week of September 22

Ecuador on the Brink: Corn Shortage Sparks Food Crisis.

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Country Faces Severe Rainfall Deficit Across Multiple Regions.

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The United States Clarifies No Plans for Permanent Military Presence in Ecuador, Amidst Growing Cooperation.

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