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By Sylvan Hardy In his May 24, 1981 speech commemorating the Battle of Pichincha and Ecuador’s independence from Spain, President Jaime Roldós claimed that the fight for independence continued for Latin American countries. Ecuador should not become involved in “inconsequential entanglements,” he said, a reference to pressure by the U.S. to oppose leftist insurgencies in...
The National Elections Council’s decision to include a referendum question that could end oil production in the Yasuní National Park could have a major impact on the presidential and National Assembly elections, environmental activists and political analysts say. “Not much attention has been paid to the Yasuní issue, since the focus is on the presidential...
A major oil spill earlier this month in the Ecuadorian Amazon has sparked criticism of cleanup efforts and the lack of transparency from the government regarding the spill’s environmental impact. An oil pipeline operated by the state-owned Petroecuador ruptured earlier this month outside of the city of Nueva Loja, the capital of the province of...
Lunes, 22/5/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De El Mercurio del sábado, 20/5 (1 article): Baños, nicho de los ‘beauty trips’ (Baños, a niche for beauty trips) – The parish of Baños in southwest Cuenca, is full of locations for ‘beauty trips’ where you can get a relaxing massage and spa services. From underground, water...
By Aimee Gabay It was a Sunday in late February, and Eduardo Mendúa was doing what he was famous for: organising against the oil drilling that had transformed his ancestral lands in Ecuador. A member of the Indigenous Cofán people, Mendúa had seen pipelines and wells spring up throughout the rainforest his community called home. Oil...
With less than weeks weeks remaining for presidential candidates to register for the special cross death election, political experts say three strong contenders – two familiar names and a newcomer – are already known. Cuenca attorney and environmental activist Yaku Pérez announced Saturday he intends to run again for president. Pérez came within two percentage...
Six people were killed and at least seven were injured Saturday night when gunmen opened fire in a Montañita restaurant. Police are calling the attack a ‘revenge killing’ in which a gang leader of the Los Águilas was confirmed dead. As of late Sunday, only three of the dead, including Emilio López, alias Morro, had...
Viernes, 19/5/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Agenda cultural – 20/5, 19:30 – Teatro – Las damas sin perrito (The ladies without a dog <Poor deprived ladies – life is better with a dog>) – Sala Alfonso Carrasco. 22/5, 11:00 – Exposición – Tagore en el tiempo – Museo de la Universidad de Cuenca. 24/5,...
By Arturo Torres and Samantha Schmidt A day after he dissolved the National Assembly, averting his looming impeachment but triggering new elections this year, Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso said he has no plans to run in them — and doesn’t care who replaces him. “My goal is not to prevent someone from returning to Ecuador,”...
By Will Freeman A leader in exile — or, according to the government, on the run from justice. Top cadres in jail or scattered across continents. A society still nursing the wounds of a decade of polarization. These are not exactly the makings of a political comeback. But don’t tell that to Ecuador’s left-populist ex-President...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday night that President Guillermo Lasso’s use of the cross death to close the National Assembly is legal. In a unanimous vote, judges threw out six lawsuits claiming the president’s action was unconstitutional. In its statement, the court said Lasso properly invoked the cross death under constitutional rules. “Based on Article...
Four people were killed and 16 were injured during a funeral Thursday morning in Manta in what police are calling gang-related “revenge killings.” Four of those injured were children. The attack occurred at about 10 a.m. at the Jardines del Edén funeral home in Manta at the service for transit officer Andrés Moreira who was...
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