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According to National Security Secretary Wagner Bravo, the majority of murder victims in 2023 had criminal records. “More than 70% of those killed had been prosecuted for previous criminal activity and most of those had served prison sentences,” he said Friday. “Murders committed in 2022 show a similar crime-on-crime pattern.” Bravo said the statistics are...
By Michael Stott and Joe Daniels The US has expressed concern to Peru that China is gaining control over critical parts of the South American nation’s infrastructure, including electricity supply to the capital Lima and a new megaport on the Pacific coast. Chinese companies have been buying power, mining and port assets across Latin America...
Four hours after announcing that most of Ecuador would go dark on Thursday afternoon, the Energy Ministry said it had reached an agreement with Colombian utility officials that will keep the electricity flowing. Ecuador depends on Colombia to meet about 20% of its power demand. According to Gabriel Argüello, director of National Electricity Operations, Colombia...
The suspension of Equair flights is a reminder of the difficulty small airlines face in the Ecuadorian domestic market. The two-year-old carrier serving Quito, Guayaquil and the Galapagos ended service Saturday, citing high operating costs and low passenger loads for its decision. Despite Equair’s demise, EcuaCondor, a new domestic carrier that will serve Cuenca, Loja...
Lunes, 2/10/2023 Hola, Todos – Titular – El debate no alcanzó mayor contundencia (The debate did not achieve greater forcedfulness) – See today’s (lunes) article in CHL for a review of the debate. Patul, el conflicto entre avance y conservación (Patul, the conflict between progress and conservation) – <Here’s a side of Ecuador I’ve never...
Mexico’s president said Monday that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blamed U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the number of migrants reaching Mexico’s northern border with the United States was partly due to about 6,000...
In a presidential debate described by one analyst as “boring, flat and linear,” Luisa González and Daniel Noboa stuck to their campaign talking points Sunday night, offering no surprises. The debate was held two weeks ahead of the October 15 election. “Both candidates were faithful to their scripts in terms of addressing their respective constituencies,”...
By Adrian Chiles Ronnie O’Sullivan has won an awful lot of snooker championships. This month he has added the 2023 Shanghai Masters to his collection. But he won’t be keeping the trophy. He doesn’t want his trophies. “I don’t want any memorabilia left by the time I’m 70 or 80,” he said. “I’m preparing for...
U.S. ambassador to Ecuador Michael Fitzpatrick explained on Friday the decision to offer a $5 million reward to find the masterminds of the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. “We have been very successful in our rewards program to bring criminals to justice,” Fitzpatrick said in Quito. “In recent years, we have seen more than...
Luisa González and Daniel Noboa finished preparations for Sunday night’s presidential debate with experts saying González needs a dominant performance to overtake Noboa in the October 15 runoff election. Six public opinion polls authorized by the National Electoral Council show Noboa leading by 5% to 12%. González spent the weekend in Mexico, meeting with members...
Viernes, 28/9/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Bienal se inaugurará en la Plaza Otorongo (Biennial will open at the Plaza Otorongo) – Art and the public will converge at the opening of the Bienal de Cuenca for the first time. It will be in the Plaza Otorongo and people will not need an invitation to...
Author Dan Buettner worked for more than a decade to identify hot spots of longevity around the world. With the help of the National Geographic Society, Buettner set out to locate places that not only had high concentrations of individuals over 100 years old, but also clusters of people who had grown old without health...
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Week of September 08
Expert Warns: Ecuador May Face Extended Blackouts Without Immediate Action.
President Noboa Highlights Need for Legislative Support in Manabí Amid Key Infrastructure Deliveries.
Travel time between Guayaquil and Cuenca could be reduced by at least one hour with a new highway.
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