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President Rafael Correa says that national police and military personnel will make a second attempt to capture a fugitive national assemblyman and two associates believed to be harbored by the Sarayaku community, an indigenous tribe in Ecuador’s Amazon region. Two...
Supporters of a national referendum on oil drilling in the Yasuní national park are calling a preliminary government rejection of almost 500,000 out of 757,000 voter signatures an “assault on democracy.” The official announcement from the National Electoral Council...
By José Jasán Nieves Cárdenas “The objective is getting there to go beyond,” confess Mario and Ismaray, a couple of young Cubans who plan to travel to Ecuador on the first leg of a journey to the United States. “We have investigated various means, with various prices...
In a new crime survey Ecuador ranks as one of the safest countries in Latin America. The 2014 Latin American Security Index ranks Ecuador only behind Costa Rica, Uruguay, Chile and Panama for serious crimes. The most dangerous countries in Latin America, according to...
Banco del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (BEISS) Says it is processing more mortgage applications and taking less time to do it. The home lending wing of Ecuador’s Social Security system says it has processed 7,449 mortage applications, amounting to more...
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. The first order by the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS)...
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 shows that Venezuela has 35 fatalities from road crashes per 100,000 population,...
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 to the U.S. Peru was second at 17%. One travel agent says price is a big...
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 areas of anesthesiology, emergenciology, epidemiology and physical medicine as well as general...
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 60. The policy change opens the door to foreign retirees who are legal...
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 streets last week, pointing out the remains of two dogs killed in traffic....
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 U.S., particularly to Miami, report that out-going flights are full from...
