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A legal battle between Chevron and Indigenous villagers from Ecuador, spanning several decades and across three countries, is now playing out in Canada as Ontario courts consider whether to enforce foreign judgments here. In 2011, Chevron Corp., the third-largest oil...
The stars are coming to Loja! Fourteen top international theater and performances troupes, as well as Ecuador's best theater talent, have signed on for the 2017 Loja Festival of Live Arts (Festival Internacional de Artes Vivas Loja 2017), November 16 through 26. The...
Ecuador Attorney General Carlos Baca said Monday that a Chinese construction firm may have paid bribes to Ecuadorian government officials. The investigation of China International Water and Electric (CWE) stems from testimony in the Odebrecht bribery case, he said....
“It’s clean, it’s simple, and it’s safe,” is how Romero Salazar describes the slate of questions that President Lenin Moreno has chosen to include on the national referendum to be held in January or February. “The questions also show Moreno as a savvy, sophisticated...
Editor’s note: Only 75 miles northeast of Cuenca, the Sangay volcano is the least accessible and least studied volcano in Ecuador. Even its name is shrouded in mystery. In 2016, University of Wyoming of Geology professor Kennith Sims led a team of scientists to Sangay...
The vendors who make a living renting umbrellas and selling fruit and cold drinks to tourists on Manta’s beaches are up in arms about a city project that has removed tons of sand. The federal government is also awaiting an answer from the municipal government. The...
When people think Ecuador they think the Galapagos and while those enchanted islands are incredible there's a lot more to this Andean country. Adventure seekers will love the active volcanoes, Romeos will make the most of the cheap red roses and fine chocolate and...
For the first time since 1970, Ecuador’s inflation rate is negative through the first three quarters of the year and economists predict the trend will continue through the fourth quarter of 2017. Prices, as measured by Ecuador’s National Institute of Statistics and...
President Lenin Moreno has named former Housing Minister Maria Alejandra Vicuña as acting vice president following the pre-trial jailing of the elected vice president, Jorge Glas, on Monday night. Moreno made the decision Wednesday following conversations with Justice...
Construction companies and real estate agents are applauding the questions that President Lenin Moreno has chosen to include on the upcoming national referendum. In particular, they like the one that would eliminate the 2016 Law of Goodwill, which substantially...
After three days of meetings, the leadership of Alianza Pais (AP) says it is unable to reach a consensus on calling for the resignation of Vice President Jorge Glas. This, despite Monday night judge’s order that sent Glas to jail. On Saturday, AP officer and National...
As expected, Ecuador’s voters will decide whether Rafael Correa will be allowed to run again for president. The question is one of seven that will appear on a national referendum announced Monday night by President Lenin Moreno. Voters will be asked if they want to...
A national court judge ordered the arrest and jailing of Ecuador Vice President Jorge Glas Monday afternoon. The order follows the recommendation of Attorney General Carlos Baca that Glas be committed to pre-trial detention. Glas was booked into the El Condado...
In the most impassioned speech of his young presidency, President Lenin Moreno said Saturday that he will govern by listening to the people, not by following a “rigid, preordained philosophy” that relies on an authoritarian approach to meet its objectives. “Our...
For the first time, members of Alianza Pais (AP) are calling for the resignation of Vice President Jorge Glas. New revelations about Glas’ relationship with his uncle and what one party member calls the “distraction factor” have proven to be the tipping point. "The...
Ecuador’s economy grew at an unexpectedly strong rate of 3.3% in the second quarter of 2017, the central bank reported Friday. Although bank director Verónica Artola was expecting growth of about 2%, strong numbers in consumer spending, telecommunications and...
If there was any doubt about the biggest question that could appear on the forthcoming public referendum announced by, it was dispelled Thursday night when President Lenin Moreno met with the leadership of his Alianza Pais (AP) party. AP officers, most of them loyal...
José Conceição Santos has doubled-down on his charge that Vice President Jorge Glas received bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. In early August, Santos implicated Glas in the scandal in testimony and taped conversations with Ecuadorian officials...
By Martin Weil A two-alarm fire sent flames leaping from the roof and attic of the Embassy of Ecuador early Wednesday morning in the Columbia Heights area of Northwest Washington. At least three firefighters were injured in the blaze. The blaze was on top of the...
As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 200 questions had been submitted for possible inclusion on a national referendum called by President Lenin Moreno. According to Secretary of Policy Management, Miguel Carvajal, many more questions are expected today, the deadline for...
