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Ecuador is expanding and improving its electrical system's operational efficiency thanks to a $150 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The program will support the government’s efforts to bridge the gap in access to electricity...
It will be the biggest cultural event in Loja history and local officials expect hundreds of out-of-town guests, including many from outside Ecuador. In fact, the 2017 Loja International Festival of Living Arts, to be staged from November 16 to November 26, will be...
An Ecuadorian start-up venture that created an internet platform for Latin America's emerging writers was declared the winner of the Inter-American Development Bank's fifth “pitch” competition, held as part of the "Demand Solutions" event in Miami earlier week. Galo...
No one disputes the fact that Vice President Jorge Glas is in jail awaiting trial on corruption charges. The question is whether or not he’s on vacation. According to five Alianza País (AP) National Assembly members, President Lenin Moreno’s appointment of María...
Six months after his election, Lenin Moreno remains the most popular president in modern Ecuadorian history according to a new poll. Seventy-eight per cent of respondents to a survey by Profiles in Opinion rate Moreno's performance “good” or “very good.” The poll...
National police arrested a woman in north Quito on Wednesday for making death threats against federal prosecutor Diana Salazar and her family. The threats, delivered as text messages and a video, were received on Friday and Saturday. A judge ordered the suspect,...
In a Sunday interview with CNN Español, Ecuador’s jailed vice president Jorge Glas said he is the victim of a political vendetta by President Lenin Moreno, the federal prosecutor, and the judge handling his case. Glas made the claim on the same day that a new...
Ecuador’s director of government-owned media lashed out Tuesday at the management of public newspapers and television stations during the Rafael Correa administration. “What happened during the past 10 years is disgraceful,” said Andrés Michelena. “The public media...
The manager of state oil company Petroamazonas defended Ecuador’s plans to expand exploitation of major oil reserves in one of the world’s most species-diverse rain forests, saying it will use the latest drilling technology to minimize the environmental impact....
President Lenin Moreno signed two presidential decrees on Monday, ending requirements imposed by former president Rafael Correa on non-governmental organizations, or NGOs. Moreno said the old policies put unnecessary restrictions on private organizations and violated...
For the fifth time in seven years, chocolate produced the Ecuadorian Pacari brand has won the most awards at the World International Chocolate Competition. Pacari won 18 gold, silver, and bronze medals in this year’s competition, held in London. In a new category...
Ecuador’s office of police intelligence says extra agents have been assigned to protect prosecutor Diana Salazar and her family following new death threats. A police spokesman said the threats were delivered on the social media WhatsApp platform on Friday and...
By Ananya Roy A teacher working in a Quito public school was arrested on allegations that he sexually abused children aged 12 to 14. The arrest was part of a wider investigation into "alleged sexual offenses in the field of education", a federal prosecutor said on...
President Lenin Moreno agreed Friday to make changes to a retaining wall on the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border to satisfy concerns of the Peruvian government. Meeting with Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Trujillo, Moreno also said that the two countries are...
Operations at the Esmeraldas petroleum refinery will be suspended for 30 days early next year for repairs to key machinery. The shut-down will not affect the availability of gasoline and diesel fuel, the government said Monday. “We are experiencing critical levels of...
Government-owned Tame airlines is considering dropping flights between Quito and Venezuela’s main international airport in Caracas. According the airlines CEO, Ignacio Vallejo, the Venezuelan government has been slow to repay a debt of $20 million and there are...
Ecuador’s National Court ruled Sunday that Vice President Jorge Glas will remain in jail until the conclusion of his Odebrecht corruption trial. In a habeas corpus petition, Glas’ attorney Franco Loor claimed that pre-trial detention was "illegitimate and illegal" and...
By Simeon Tegel You might think that the world’s best-known fugitive from U.S. law would want to stay on good terms with the government that is shielding him. But that's not the way Julian Assange operates. The WikiLeaks founder, who has been holed up in the Ecuadoran...
Ecuador and China signed three cooperation agreements on Wednesday for the construction of hospitals destroyed by the 2016 earthquake and for advanced education technology. The deals cover construction of hospitals in Chone and Bahia de Caraquez, replacing ones...
President Lenin Moreno promoted his seven-question national referendum Tuesday in Guayaquil, insisting that his goal is to reestablish trust among Ecuadorians. "We are working to heal the country by recovering its unity, promoting reconciliations between families,...
