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President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday he will ignore the results of the Yasuní referendum vote and continue oil production in Block 43-ITT for the remainder of his term. In a Wednesday morning news conference, Energy Minister Fernando Santos explained that the president disagrees with the “premise” of the referendum, saying the decision should have been...
In television and radio interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday, the president of the Citizens Revolution movement admitted she expected “much better results” from Sunday’s election. She claims that the party’s candidates were “severely harmed” by the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio but added that “mistakes were made” in campaign strategy. “It is true, we...
By Franklin Briceño Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions. The port of Chancay, 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of the...
By Liam Higgins Almost all members of the newly elected National Assembly agree that the Assembly disbanded by President Guillermo Lasso’s cross death decree was the least effective in the history of Ecuadorian legislatures. Although they disagree on the reasons, they say the goal of the Assembly that takes its seats later this year is...
By Daryl Austin People around the world are triggering the release of their feel-good hormones in ways they may not realize; athletes chase that elusive runner’s high; people laugh out loud to shared memes, couples spark a connection between the bedsheets. But chemical reactions are not associated with every physical activity, and certain behaviors do...
By John Olson Azuay Community Theater’s next production is Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted. It’s the funny and moving story of the brilliant, but abrasive screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who stubbornly held to his principles in the face of persecution by the US Congress and the film industry in the era of the Hollywood Blacklist that...
Lunes, 21/8/2023 Hola, Todos – Titular – Luisa González y Daniel Noboa, a segunda vuelta (Luisa González and Daniel Noboa, to a run-off) – See today’s (lunes) article in CHL for the story. Elecciones – El correismo y un ‘outsider’ al balotaje (Correismo and an ‘outsider’ on the ballot) – Various experts attributed the surprise...
How does a presidential candidate go from 5% in the polls to almost 24% at the ballot box in 10 days? How does another drop from 15% to 4% in the same period? How is it that the leaders of National Assembly and of the movement to impeach President Guillermo Lasso failed to be reelected?...
By Stephen Vargha Known as the Dean of American Cookery, James Beard once said, “Good cheese needs good companions.” Many expats in Cuenca yearn for that companionship. They found it difficult to get quality cheese in the city. Until now. “We started small with a place on Calle Rafael Torres Beltrán,” said Maria Augusta Naula....
In an election overshadowed by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, 35-year-old Daniel Noboa is the surprise challenger to Luisa González in the October 15 runoff. With 97% of ballots counted, González of Citizens Revolution led the field of eight candidates with 33.28% of the votes while Noboa, National Democratic Action, had 23.7%. Christian...
Sábado, 19/8/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Cuenca ofrece una ruta vegana (Cuenca offers a vegan route) – Once more, Cuenca has surprised residents and tourists with new culinary offerings. Following is a list of restaurants that offer plant-based menus. This is in addition to the wave of eating based on fresh unprocessed foods that...
More than 14 million Ecuadorians will go to the polls Sunday in an election that is being defined by indecision, anger and fear. “This is an extraordinary election in many respects and voters are approaching it differently than others,” says Joaquin Ortiz, a political science lecturer at the University of Guayaquil. “First, there is the...
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