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Ecuador has angrily rejected a United States State Department report that the country has a poor record combating the international drug trade. Ecuador was included with 17 Latin American countries and 79 countries worldwide the U.S. says is not doing enough to stop...
Four forensic specialists from Mendoza, Argentina have begun their work in Montañita to provide a second opinion in the murder case of two Argentine women. The families of the victims had requested an independent investigation and Ecuadorian officials agreed to allow...
By Joanna Bender The new U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Todd Chapman speaks softly and has an easy smile that makes him immediately approachable. He’s the kind of man you would invite to dinner at your house, just because you know he would be a good addition to any mix of...
President Rafael Correa named Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino as Defense Minister on Thursday, replacing Fernando Cordero, who resigned earlier in the week. The change is the result of ongoing antagonism between the government and the military. Cordero, who...
By Christopher Woody The ascent of Donald Trump has caused dismay for many leaders, inside and outside the U.S. But for Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador, a Trump presidency may be a positive development. “When a type [like Trump] arrives, I think it would be very...
The families of two young Argentinian women murdered in Montanita are questioning the accuracy of police accounts of the crime. The families are asking that a forensic team from Argentina be allowed to examine evidence and question witnesses. The women, Maria Jose...
With unemployment rates rising to levels not seen in almost 10 years, President Rafael Correa last week sent a package of labor reforms to the National Assembly. The measures would for the first time establish an unemployment insurance fund to be administered by the...
President Rafael Correa says another round of budget cuts is necessary to protect the economy from low oil prices. The country’s 2016 budget was based on a price of $35 a barrel but the new budget will assume a price of $25. “This is the hard reality that we must deal...
Organizations representing workers say they will stage a national strike in March in opposition to new government rules aimed at reducing unemployment. The Workers Union of Ecuador calls the rules “criminal” and a capitulation to large companies. The strike has been...
Government scientists and risk management officials have a warning for the thousands of residents living in the evacuations zones for the Cotopaxi volcano: The danger has not gone away and an eruption is possible at any time. In recent weeks, government risk...
Tourism and airport officials say that new JetBlue flights between Quito and Fort Lauderdale could increase travel between Ecuador and Florida by as much as 40%. The low-cost U.S. carrier begins service tomorrow. According to Juan Carlos Garcia, a Quito travel agency...
Ecuador’s Association of Private Banks believe the condition of the country’s banks is improving. Julio José Prado, executive director of the private banking association, says the trend of net withdrawals from banks has reversed and that more deposits are being made....
Government-owned Tame Airlines is eliminating routes and selling aircraft in an effort to cut an operating deficit that totaled $58 million in 2014 and 2015. The government says the airline could cease operations altogether if it does not return to profitability. Tame...
Following months of indecision, former Vice President Lenin Moreno says he is considering running for president in the January 2017 national elections. He would only run, he says, as the candidate of Alianza Pais (AP), the party of President Rafael Correa. Earlier,...
President Rafael Correa says he will not change his mind about leaving the presidency next February when his term ends. He was responding to a “draft Correa” campaign aimed at convincing him to run for a third term. The campaign proposes to rescind wording in a...
President Rafael Correa’s legal secretary, Alexis Mera, says that the $41 million over-charge by armed forces pension fund (ISSFA) for a public park in Guayaquil, was an "honest mistakes.” Last week, when Correa ordered the return of the $41 to the national treasury,...
Several structures were destroyed and more were closer to destruction following strong wave and tidal activity along Ecuador’s coast Sunday through Tuesday. Most of the damage occurred in Manabí and Esmeraldas Provinces. According to reports from several cantons, at...
Angry about last week’s government decision to take $41 million from a military retirement fund, retired military commanders say the will protest tomorrow in Quito. Organizers say that members of 20 national military organizations representing 30,000 retired personnel...
A government program intended to promote academic research and innovation in higher education has awarded 950 grants to foreign researches who work full-time in the Ecuador for two to 12 months. The Prometheus program, started in 2010, has so far produced 935 projects...
Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry has conveyed its “unease” over the use of force against its citizens by guards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a demonstration in the capital of Quito, Turkish officials have confirmed. The incident took place Friday as a...
