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President Lenín Moreno says he is frustrated that only three of the country's 221 cantons have opted to relax Covid-19 restrictions beginning today. Last week, all cantons continued the health emergency lockdown. "I am frustrated that more municipalities [cantons]...
Cuenca will continue in lockdown mode until at least May 17, the cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) decided Friday night. Committee members said they are concerned about overloading local hospitals with coronavirus patients and say that several other...
By Jeremiah Reardon Dedicated to Cary Riggs (pen name Jay Cardam). Former CWC Member. Died May 2, 2020 in New Orleans. You may have wondered what was going on in that back room of the Sunrise Café as you passed by to the bathroom or took a table in the light-filled...
It's time to get back to work. That's the message President Lenin Moreno delivered to the country Thursday night in a television address. "We have worked hard to overcome the deadly coronavirus and we continue with that mission but it is now time to begin our return...
Jueves, 7/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "Harry Potter en casa" - Harry Potter fans can learn more about his magical world at the web page wizardingworld.com where there are resources and activities for all ages. There are podcasts and...
By Ed Konderla In our present state we sure have a lot of time to reflect on things. In the pre-Covid virus days, many of us had an unlimited amount of distractions. We kept our heads locked, looking straight ahead, zeroing in on the next distraction like walking on a...
Ecuador’s number of confirmed Covid-19 cases dropped by more than 2,400 from Tuesday to Wednesday but the Health Ministry says it does not reflect any change in the spread of the virus. “This was a clerical error and it has been corrected,” said Deputy Minister of...
Miércoles, 6/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Serenades - El Comité de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) Nacional has approved a protocol to allow artists to work for Mothers Day. Serenades will be allowed on el 9 & 10/5 from 9-20:00 with...
I think everyone knows having a “knack” for something means that you’re a lot better at doing that thing than the average person. If you have a “knack,” it’s likely that others have noticed your enhanced abilities in what ever your area or areas of expertise happen to...
Martes, 5/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - Joyería y calzado, comercios a la baja (Jewelry and footwear, shops on the downside) - The health emergency is affecting the economies of eastern cantons such as Gualaceo, a shoe making center,...
Lunes, 4/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - MMAM - The Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno has two on line exhibits. The first is "Tiempo natural" by Juan Carlos León with photos of his sculptures on the themes of the stripping away of nature and...
Sunday was clean-up day in Cuenca following Saturday's floods. On Saturday, emergency responders were called to three neighborhoods to evacuate families as rivers overflowed following two days of heavy rain. According to the Cuenca fire and rescue service, damaging...
Yes, we are all still in lockdown, part of the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free," holding out hope that there really is light at the end of the tunnel. Some of our friends up north keep reminding us that we need to stop complaining, we are in paradise. So...
There will be no changes to the Covid-19 health emergency restrictions in Cuenca until at least May 17. The city joined all but five of the country's 221 municipalities Friday in deciding to delay changes to the current "red light" status. "It is not yet the time to...
Jueves, 30/4/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Alcaldes plantean que semáforo siga hasta el 17 de mayo (Mayors propose that traffic light continues until May 17) - Not one mayor in the country is willing to leave the isolation phase or...
A privately funded project aims to get Cuenca and Azuay Province back to "normal living and back to work" through mass Covid-19 testing of the population. The Trust Fund for Cuenca's Proof for Life is raising funds to administer tens-of-thousands of tests to allow the...
Miércoles, 29/4/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Digital publications - The Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar has put books and magazines on line at http://repositorio.uasb.edu.ec. The material is in the area of law and society and includes...
Martes, 28/4/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Alianza Francesa - The Alianza Francesa has complete concerts on its YouTube site with pop, jazz, electronic, rap and reggae performances. Go to...
Lunes, 27/4/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Azuay se niega a dejar aislamiento (Azuay refuses to leave isolation) - See Saturday's CHL for story. Trueque (barter) - The city governments of Sígsig in Azuay and Gualquiza in Morona Santiago...
The Cuenca municipal council has petitioned the government to maintain all Covid-19 health emergency restrictions in the city for the foreseeable future. Mayor Pedro Palacios agrees. "May 4 is too early to make any changes based on current conditions," he said in...
