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By Stephen Vargha Cuenca is becoming a more diverse city. And that includes its music. “I was surprised how many people are following us around,” said Anayvis Beltrán. “People have told us how impressed they are with our music.” Anayvis is part of Trio NoAn. The 35-year-old from Havana, Cuba is the singer of the...
By Arthur Franks The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans’ sartorial style has sparked controversy. Forget your classic soccer jerseys — the streets of Doha have been transformed into a chaotic runway show in terms of fashion. Visitors from around the world...
After shutting down tram service for an hour on Friday, a group of street vendors is threatening to disrupt Sunday’s lighting ceremony of Cuenca’s giant Christmas tree in Parque Miraflores. Leaders of the Federation of Retail Traders of Azuay is demanding permits to sell their products to the public who visit the tree. Last week,...
Viernes, 2/12/2022 Hola, Todos Titular – Sicarios matan a director de cárcel (Hitmen kill prison warden) – Ayer, a las 8:30, motorcyclists shot at and killed retired Coronel Santiago Loza Moscoso, the warden of the El Inca prison, as he was driving to the prison in the north of Quito. Loza had been warden...
By Steven Lee Myers When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would punish California doctors for spreading false information about Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, he pledged that it would apply only in the most “egregious instances” of misleading patients. It may never have the chance. Even before the law, the nation’s first...
Finance Minister Pablo Arosemena assured the International Monetary Fund Wednesday that President Guillermo Lasso will veto National Assembly legislation that would repeal tax reforms and other economic measures instituted in 2021. The reforms were part of a loan agreement with the IMF. Lasso ordered the reforms by emergency decree, called the Organic Law for Economic...
By John Keeble One of Cuenca’s most respected American residents has been caught in an agonizing health trap that is a warning to every expat. Jean McCord, well-known in writing and church circles, has been left, through no fault of her own, with only the generosity and help of others as a lifeline. On Friday,...
By Michael Morgan Weak investment, low productivity and inadequate education have doomed Latin America to a period of economic failure worse than the “lost decade” of the 1980s, according to the region’s top UN economic official. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the new head of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said...
Miércoles, 30/11/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – La Compañía de Danza presenta obra en Cuenca (Dance Company presents work in Cuenca) – 11 members of the Compañía Nacional de Danza del Ecuador are in Cuenca to present “Hay alguien en casa” (Someone is at home), a contemporary dance performance. The free performances are at...
By Jeremiah Reardon A favorite expression of my Irish American mother went, “It’s a wonderful life if you don’t weaken.” A native of Coaldale, Pennsylvania, Genevieve’s family relocated to Millville, New Jersey, to find work during the coal strike of 1902. They rented their home to folks in exchange for making the mortgage payments. Well,...
The Constitutional Court has temporarily lifted some abortion restrictions based on a challenge to a new law passed by the National Assembly. The challenge, supported by women’s and human rights groups, claims that the abortion law is unconstitutional since it denies women the right to make decisions about their pregnancies. In its Monday decision, the...
Ecuador’s national football team failed to advance to the 16-team knockout stage of the World Cup on Tuesday, falling to Senegal 2-1. The loss confirmed coach Gustavo Alfaro’s fear that the Tri-Color would not be able to maintain the intensity it showed in its victory over Qatar and tie with the Netherlands. “I knew that...
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