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A day after being sworn into office, President Daniel Noboa has ordered the repeal of controversial guidelines established a decade ago that eliminated penalties for people found carrying illegal drugs in small amounts. The repeal fulfilled a campaign promise by Noboa...
By Stephen Vargha Enter the operations room of ECU911 and it looks like it could be the war room scene from the 1964 Stanley Kubrick movie, “Dr. Strangelove.” But there is no General "Buck" Turgidson (George C. Scott) screaming, “He'll see the Big Board!” Nor is...
Viernes, 24/11/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda cultural - 24/11, 10:00 - Workshop on creative writing - Manuel Muñoz Library. 25/11, 14:30 - Book event - Memorias de mi embarazo (Memories of my pregnancy) - 'Catalina Sojos' Auditorium. 26/11, 8:00 - Exposition...
By Carolina Mella When Guillermo Lasso stepped down as president on Thursday, he had been in office for 913 days. During this period, Ecuador gradually collapsed politically, socially and economically. The state of affairs has become so extreme and rapid that for the...
While recent rains have boosted electric generation at the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant on the Rio Coca, drought conditions to the south continue to restrict production at the Rio Paute facilities. “Although we are operating at 75% to 80% of capacity at Coca...
In an inaugural speech lasting only eight minutes, President Daniel Noboa said he will lead a “new Ecuador” guided by new ideas. "We respect experience and maturity; however, youth is synonymous with strength, and this will dictate our path forward,” he said. “Ecuador...
Author’s note: The is the second of a multi-part series about medical marijuana. By Garnett Stewart Last week, I detailed why and how a conservative provider changed her mind and lifestyle to become a medicinal marijuana user. I never used this product for over 40...
By Harrsion Pierce Peru is famous for many things, but two stand out – adventure and food. Peru is famously home to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu. And it’s not all nature and history; in the 2023 edition of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants,...
By Ellis Rouchelle If you’re considering moving to another country to work or retire — even if you’re just planning a vacation abroad — be sure you understand the health insurance requirements before you go. In a growing international trend, countries across the world...
Miércoles, 22/11/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Molleturo con recorrido por ´Camino de García Moreno' (Molleturo with a tour of 'Camino de García Moreno') - Molleturo parish is offering a new tourist route to the "bold and fearless" to enjoy contact with nature and...
The culmination of our 3-part series focuses on our relationship with the world. Released from the bondage of the past and the future, we now focus on the meaning of life itself. The key to the meaning of life is simplicity itself. I use the term "singularity," but...
By Grant Burrier Traffic through the Panama Canal is nearly half-capacity these days. Normally, 40 ships take the world’s greatest shortcut through its locks each day. Last week, the Canal Authority reduced daily passages to 25, while predicting further cuts to 18 by...
Human rights groups in Ecuador appealed to the country’s judiciary to lift restrictions on Ola Bini, a Swedish digital rights activist and a friend of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, after he was declared innocent in January of charges of illegally accessing a...
Government subsidies for fuel, electricity, Social Security deficits and other services amount to a staggering 24% of Ecuador's national budget, or 6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the most recent Central Bank statistics. Economists say those...
By Stephanie Vermillion “We know more about the moon than we do the Amazon forest canopy,” says National Geographic Explorer Meg Lowman, executive director of the TREE Foundation. Forest crown science is in its infancy. Canopy analyses began four decades ago when...
Argentine president-elect Javier Milei ran his campaign on promises to ditch the peso for the US dollar and do away with a central bank -- all in the name of subduing rampant inflation. The far-right outsider is hoping to reign in inflation that has hit 140 percent,...
By Leita Hulmes I would like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! Hearts of Gold is grateful for all the support we receive from all of you. During these past 10 years you have made it possible for 50.000 individuals to have access to a better life with education,...
Lunes, 20/11/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Antología de poesía cuencana - The Dirección de Cultura municipal and the U. del Azuay are launching "Antología de la poesía cuencana vanguardista," edited by the writer, María Augusta Vintimilla. The 232-page book can be...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court heard arguments Monday in a Quito woman’s lawsuit to overturn a law that prevents assisted suicide. Forty-two-year-old Paola Roldán wants the country’s criminal code changed to allow those who suffer from painful, incurable diseases the...
By Stephen Vargha Because a Cuencano did not believe what he saw on television, Cuenca has a talented man producing unique and interesting furniture and furnishings. “I went to Lake Titicaca in 2006 to see if they were telling the truth,” said Juan Fernando Hidalgo...
