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With teachers, military personnel, medical interns and contractors protesting in the streets, the government said Wednesday it is prioritizing its finances to pay salaries and bills, some of which date back to May. “We recognize our obligations and are organizing our...
Miércoles, 2/9/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Protestas y carencias al comenzar clases (Protests and absences when starting classes) - The school year in the Sierra and Oriente started yesterday with 288,438 students and about...
By H.L. Mencken A dog is standing proof that most so-called human rights, at bottom, are worth nothing. A dog is proverbially devoid of any such rights and yet it lives well and happy. For one dog that is starved and mistreated, there are 10,000 that are coddled and...
The economy will not return to pre-coronavirus levels for a “very long time,” the chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank warned Wednesday. Business activity in the Euro zone dropped sharply in the wake of the strict lockdown measures imposed in March, but have...
A football player in Ecuador was fined $1,200 Monday for kissing the ball in breach of hygiene rules brought in to combat the coronavirus. Argentine midfielder Sergio Lopez, who plays for Quito-based Aucas in the country’s top-tier Liga Pro, became the first player to...
Attending an international conference in Germany on combating the Covid-19 virus, Ecuador Minister of Public Health Juan Carlos Zevallos warned Tuesday that no country will be able to overcome the pandemic on its own. He also voiced concerns about the availability and...
Martes, 1/9/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Bicentenario article on "Los "Guanderos" - Without the indigenous guanderos, Cuenca would not have grown in the early 20th Century since there were no roads. These porters brought Viennese furniture,...
Long concerned about Colombian guerillas in the border area of Esmeraldas Province, the Defense Ministry says it is now combating another incursion in the Amazonian Sucumbíos Province. In operations carried out since August 27, the army has captured weapons, firearms...
Scientists say that a Guayaquil man is the first person in South America to be infected twice with the Covid-19 virus. Researchers confirmed the reinfection following analysis of the man's blood at the Institute of Microbiology at San Francisco de Quito University....
Fast action by four people, three of them expats, saved the life of an elderly woman Monday afternoon following a gas explosion in her Edificio Otorongo apartment. Witnesses say William Wilson and another man who lived in the building rushed to the woman’s apartment...
Creating what they call an “unbeatable coalition,” Ecuador’s Social Christian alliance decided Monday to support the presidential candidacy of Guillermo Lasso. Lasso, of the CREO movement, lost narrowly to President Lenin Moreno in the 2017 election and shares many of...
Lunes, 31/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Clases vuelven en medio de crisis (Classes return in middle of crisis) - 1,822,615 students in the Sierra-Amazonía will return to classes el martes in the midst of difficulties due to...
By Gonzalo Solano Flower growers in Ecuador are trimming back their fields, cutting plants at the root and in some cases tossing out piles of colorful blooms entirely as the pandemic delivers a devastating blow to one of the nation’s biggest export industries. Demand...
Despite faring better that the country’s other major cities in its fight against the Covid-19 virus, Cuenca’s economy is operating at less than 50 percent capacity. “We are moving forward but the growth is extremely slow,” the city’s Chamber of Industries reported...
By John Bonifield and Elizabeth Cohen When a coronavirus vaccine comes on the market, people will likely need two doses, not just one -- and that could cause real problems. Some of the potential problems are logistical. Difficulties procuring test kits and protective...
At the beginning of March, artist and lithography instructor Lanner Diaz had three jobs lined up for 2020. By the end of the month, all offers had been retracted, victims of the coronavirus. “Today, there are no projects, no work,” Diaz, says. “If you’re an artist and...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios says it is time for city residents to assume the responsibility for combating the Covid-19 pandemic. "The goal remains the same but the burden shifts to individuals and it is time to think about what we should and should not do to protect...
By Karla Freeman I wrote Creating Magic in Midlife with 101 questions and answers to navigate tricky terrain of finding and exploring new personal directions. Many have felt clearer using the easy to read two page chapters, and so can you. Each question addresses an...
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to loan Ecuador $6.5 billion to reactive the economy and to restructure other financial obligations. Calling the agreement “great news for Ecuador,” President Lenin Moreno said the money will help the country recover from the...
By Ollie Williams The golden age of fat tax-free salaries and cushy overseas lifestyles has passed, killed by the coronavirus. Expats are no longer living the dream, they say, as many prepare to come home. A typical expat weekend in Dubai used to revolve around...
