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By Liam Higgins Internal disputes among the indigenous movement's major social and political organizations is threatening to reduce its effectiveness in the coming cross death elections. Less than year after the movement mounted a powerful national strike that forced...
By Brian Stewart The novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has long distinguished himself as one of Latin America’s shrewdest observers of human nature, as well as one of its scarce classical liberals. Owing to a desire “to have one foot in the street,” Vargas Llosa has never...
Miércoles, 31/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Con informes definirán el futuro de los radares (Reports will define the future of radars) - There will be a meeting this week to talk about what actions will be taken to fulfill mayor Zamora's promise to remove the speed...
By Nathan Proctor Andy Harding has been running his small electronics-repair shop, Salem Techsperts, in Salem, Massachusetts, for the past eight years. He does steady business fixing phones for college students and nurses from the nearby hospital. But soon after the...
By Eduardo Campos Lima Catholic Church activists from the province of Orellana in the Ecuadorian Amazon have been staging weekly protests since February against mining and oil exploitation in the rainforest. Protesters say extraction activities are contaminating the...
On May 11, Ecuador and China officially signed a free trade agreement that aims to boost bilateral trade, including that in the agricultural sector. The deal was signed by Ecuador’s Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries Julio José Prado and...
By Daniel Politi He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished. He also could be Argentina’s next president. Javier Milei, an admirer...
By Stephen Vargha “This building is the most neglected in the city!” Andrés Tola Alvarez is talking about Colegio Benigno Malo, located on Av. Fray Vicente Solano and 700 feet south of the Tomebamba River. “The New Cathedral, the building of the Court of Justice, and...
Lunes, 29/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - El Tranvía tiene dos pendientes (The Tranvía has 2 pending issues) - Marcelo Toral Roura, the new director of the Tranvía announced that he expects to receive a batch of 20,000 Movilízate cards in the first 15 days of junio....
Ecuador Attorney General Diana Salazar says she will not only ignore a call for her suspension by Ecuador’s Council of the Judiciary but will prosecute council members who support it. According to the Council’s discipline subcommittee, Salazar should be suspended...
By Louis Bourgeois I have learned over a lifetime of study and experience a most valuable lesson. This is about our function, which translates to the all-important "meaning of life." I was quite young when I had my first "encounter" with God. I actually had no belief...
By Jordan Pandy Dan and Michelle Bagby were worn out. They had succumbed to the United States' round-the-clock work mentality, pulling extra-long days in their digital marketing and project management jobs. They wanted a more laid-back lifestyle and decided Portugal...
The driver of a soft drink trailer truck is blaming brake failure for a multi-vehicle accident that resulted in three deaths and 18 injuries Saturday afternoon on the Pan American highway north of Quito. Meanwhile, medical professionals claim that many of those who...
The list of candidates for president in the August cross death election grew by one over the weekend while previously announced candidates consolidated their support with new endorsements. Guayaquil business leader Eduardo Maruri, sponsored by the Democratic Center,...
Nearly every trip I’ve made to Cuenca recently included visiting IdiomArt (Marscial Lamar y Estevez de Toral), for good reasons. I first went there to shop for a very special gift: a Nancy Galloway fiber art piece. I next caught a truly extraordinary show by many of...
Viernes, 26/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del jueves, 25/5 (1 agenda): Agenda Cultural 27/5 a las 15:00 - Museos - Guided visits at the Museo Remigio Crespo (Calle Larga y Borrero). 28/5 desde 11:00 a 15:00 - Observatorio (Planetario) -...
The management of public oil company Petroecuador is going on the offensive against the public referendum that would end oil production in Yasuní National Park. “If this effort is successful, the country will lose billions of dollars in revenue and face large loss...
A poll released Wednesday by Click Research offers a first post-cross death look at how Ecuadorian voters feel about the prospective presidential candidates. It is also clarifies what they think of the cross death and the biggest issues facing the country. Among...
Former National Police lieutenant Germán Cáceres was sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison Thursday for the murder of his wife, attorney María Belén Bernal. In addition to the sentence, the maximum allowed under the criminal code, Cáceres was ordered to pay...
By Cristina Gallardo, Suzanne Lynch and Hans von der Burchard In the struggle for hearts and minds against Russia, Europe has it sights on a new target. Unfortunately for them, Latin America's not listening. An extended charm offensive by senior diplomats from major...
