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Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said on Tuesday the Supreme Court had ordered his detention amid an investigation into alleged witness tampering and fraud. Uribe, a mentor of President Ivan Duque who now serves as a senator, has repeatedly declared his...
Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin is warning environmental groups not to take private action to disrupt the operations of a Chinese fishing fleet that is anchored near the Galapagos Islands. “I understand the anger but this situation must be coordinated through official...
Lunes, 3/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Video - Cuencano Sebastián Monsalve gathered 11 Latin America's most important women singers to produce 2 songs of hope. "Vengo a ofrecerte mi corazón" by Fito Páez was put on Youtube and Spotify el...
By Akash Goel, Michel Nischan, Bill Frist and Tom Colicchio This global pandemic has given a new meaning to the idea of American exceptionalism. The United States is faring far worse than other countries and shoulders a disproportionate share of global disease burden...
Ecuador said on Monday that it has won investor support to move ahead with a $17.4 billion renegotiation of its foreign debt, a victory for the South American nation that has suffered from the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices. President Lenin Moreno's...
Argentina broke past 200,000 COVID-19 cases on Sunday and Colombia set a daily record as grim milestones topple in Latin America, pushing the world’s worst affected region towards a combined five million cases. The region, which topped 200,000 deaths on Saturday, has...
"We are struggling and we see no light at the end of the tunnel," is how Cuenca tour guide Alex Muñoz described the state of Ecuador's tourism industry Friday when he met with Ministry of Tourism director Rosi Prado de Holguín. "Many of us who work in the sector have...
A judge of the Electoral Dispute Tribunal has blocked a decision by the National Electoral Council (CNE) that would have kept supporters of former president Rafael Correa from running candidates in the February 2021 national election. Judge Fernando Muñoz ruled Sunday...
By Miriam Drake Those of you who read my book, “Expat Medical Emergency Preparation Manual” are aware of our need as expats living in Cuenca and in other parts of Ecuador to form and develop what I call Care Communities or Contact Groups. These groups are essential...
By Sanjay Gupta and Andrea Kane We're now more than seven months into the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of most of Earth's inhabitants. And while it is true that the scientific community has learned many things about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the...
Statistics from the national Civil Registry show that 25,519 more deaths were recorded between March and July of 2020 than during the same period of 2019. The Ministry of Health concedes that most of the excess deaths are probably the result of the Covid-19 virus....
Authorities want to make an example out of a Cuenca man who was caught violating the nightly curfew for the third time. Victor Manuel G. was arrested outside his historic district home Thursday night and Azuay Governor Xavier Martínez said he will ask prosecutors to...
Ecuador is one of a very few countries in the world which currently allows travelers from the U.S. to enter the country, and even here, there is a mandatory 14-day quarantine. However, if you are over 65 and can show a recent clean Covid test, you are permitted to...
By Tamar Lapin British scientists have determined that there are six different “types” of Covid-19 distinguished by specific clusters of symptoms — which could help in the treatment of the deadly contagion. The study, conducted by King’s College London, analyzed data...
Ecuador Health Minister Juan Carlo Zevallos insisted Thursday that the country's health system is not "collapsing" under the strain of the Covid-19 pandemic but said residents may have to live with the disease for "many more months and probably longer." Zevallos also...
I have been pondering this essay for quite some time, well before the current global crisis began. I have been living in paradise for the past 18 months, and I have witnessed quite an interesting phenomenon during this time. Those who have come to visit our eco resort...
Jueves, 30/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Aprueban la ley Seca (Dry law approved) - See Thursday's article in CHL for story on increasing the hours of curfew and prohibiting evening liquor sales on weekends. Religious crowds also...
By Patrick Gillespie Argentina faces a mounting exodus of multinationals that have concluded that doing business in Latin America’s third-largest economy is just too complicated and unprofitable, even disregarding the coronavirus pandemic. Powerful labor unions,...
The U.S. National Security Council said Wednesday that it stands ready to help Ecuador defend Galapagos protected waters from a Chinese fishing fleet anchored nearby. “We offer our support to Ecuador through our Southern Military Command in the face of any aggression...
The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE) has issued new restrictions for 18 provinces, extending the nightly curfew and prohibiting liquor sales on weekends. Under the new rules that affect Cuenca and Quito and other communities under yellow light protocols,...
