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Miércoles, 9/2/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - USD 300 mil falsos ($300,000 counterfeit) - The Prosecutor's Office and Policía Nacional executed an operation in which 4 people who were part of a counterfeiting organization were arrested in San Pablo de...
By Agnes Edwards A number of expats have asked me if I have knowledge of someone producing fake vaccination certificates, using them, or selling them to other expats, and how can they report this to the authorities. The law is clear: fabricating a false vaccination...
The national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) announced new reductions in pandemic restrictions Wednesday, including the elimination of the requirement that international travelers present a negative Covid-19 test entering the country. The change also applies to...
If international oil prices continue to rise, Ecuador will be a major beneficiary. Oil prices hit the $90 per barrel mark last week and many industry analysts believe it will reach $100 before the end of the year. “If the trend continues, the government could see a...
Martes, 8/2/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - Se reencuentran alumnos y maestros (Students and teachers meet again) - Yesterday, rural students in the whole country went back to face-to-face classes in all grades. In urban zones, the return to classes was obligatory for...
By Erin Brockovich Most people have probably heard of Chernobyl, or the BP oil spill. You may also know about my legal battle over contaminated water in California, dramatized in the namesake movie Erin Brockovich. Yet far fewer people have heard about what transpired...
By Alexandra Valencia As Ecuador and China concluded four days of meetings on a free trade agreement, Ecuador's Foreign Minister says the deal could have an "extraordinary impact" on Ecuador's economy once it's en force. "I believe we could see a 35 percent increase...
Lunes, 7/2/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Carlos Ballarta se presentará en Cuenca con su gira "Rebelde Comodino" (Carlos Ballarta will perform in Cuenca with his tour "Rebel Comodino") - Comedian Carlos Ballarta who has been on Netflix and Comedy Central (in...
Two U.S. Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress to spur closer U.S. security and economic cooperation in Latin America and turn back what they see as the growing influence of China and Russia in the region. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida,...
By John Naughton Facebook was much in the news last week, although you may not realize that because it has been renamed Meta in the hope the bad vibes associated with its maiden name would gradually fade from public memory. (Google tried the same stunt with Alphabet...
Ecuador and China signed a memorandum of understanding for a free trade agreement Saturday and said details would be worked out in the coming months. The announcement was made following a meeting between President Guillermo Lasso and Chinese President Xi Jinping....
By Jane Chambers In a tiny house on the outskirts of Lima, Gabriela Zarate lives with her husband and eight children. Four are her own. The other four, two girls aged seven and 15, and two boys aged nine and 12, are the children of her younger sister, Katherine. It is...
By Ayngelina Brogan South America tourism is heating up. Travelers are flocking towards the equator for a glimpse at a stunning patchwork of beautiful landscapes with snow-capped mountains, spectacular jungles, and awe-inspiring deserts. Whatever you plan on embarking...
President Guillermo Lasso hit the ground running on his arrival in China this week, attending a series of meetings and visiting with Ecuador's only entrant in the Winter Olympics. On Thursday and Friday, he and his advisors met with corporate and government officials...
In a victory for indigenous communities in Ecuador, the country’s highest court ruled Friday that they should have a much stronger say in oil, mining and other extractive projects affecting their lands. The ruling is a blow to the ambitions of President Guillermo...
By Angie Speaks Just as you thought the 2020s couldn't get any more dystopian, we are now witnessing the enthusiastic embrace of corporate censorship by the Left in the name of combatting the nebulous scourge of "misinformation." Joe Rogan, the most popular podcaster...
The National Assembly’s second debate of a new abortion law ended without resolution Thursday night. The debate, which turned nasty at times, centered on the issue of the length of time after a rape during which abortions will be allowed. In March, the Constitutional...
By Adam H. Graham While the Egyptians were building pyramids, the Druids were hauling blocks to Stonehenge and the Chinese were mapping out their wall, Ecuadorians were making drinks. But what they were imbibing may well have had a bigger impact on the world than...
OCP Ecuador, operator of the South American country's private oil pipeline, said on Tuesday that repairs to tubing damaged over the weekend by falling rocks will take between seven and 10 days because of new damage sustained in the same area. A rock fall following...
The national Emergency Operations Committee announced new Covid-19 pandemic rules Wednesday, fully reopening schools in most of the country and increasing capacity limits for businesses, offices and public events. “We are seeing rapid improvement in pandemic...
