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After announcing two weeks ago that all independent professionals must join Ecuador’s Social Security system, the agency has decided that it does not have the authority to make membership mandatory. […]

Venezuela ranks first in the number of car accident fatalities among Latin American countries while Ecuador ranks sixth, according to a new study by the University of Michigan. The study […]

The U.S.  remains the favorite travel destination for Ecuadorians. According to a study by the National Institute of Statistics and Census, 34% of international plane trips out of Ecuador were […]

Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health (MSP) plans to hire more than 5,000 public health doctors in the coming months, it announced on Tuesday. MSP said it was focusing on the […]

Beginning January 2014, the age limit for voluntary membership in Ecuador’s Social Security heatlh care system will be eliminated. Currently, the program will not cover those over the age of […]

Citizens of Quito are demanding that the city do something about the dead dogs that litter streets and highways. Residents of one neighborhood walked two Quito city councilmen through area […]

Ecuadorians, including dozens of Cuencanos, are heading to the U.S. to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving sales that mark the opening of the Christmas shopping season. Airlines flying to the […]