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By Matthew Smith For decades, oil rich Ecuador proved to be a risky and unprofitable jurisdiction for foreign companies seeking to tap its vast mineral wealth. This peaked with the $9.5 billion court ruling against integrated international energy major Chevron in...
Lunes, 27/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - La vía Cuenca-Déleg-Azugues, intransitable (The Cuenca-Déleg-Azogues road, impassable) - This road is one of the alternatives to get from Azuay to Cañar and is in bad condition. Users complain...
By Mariah Banks On Friday, Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment officially declared Sangay Podocarpus, the country’s first connectivity corridor. Sangay Podocarpus extends over 1.4 million acres of diverse and fragile ecosystems, linking Sangay National Park in central...
A former consul at Ecuador's London embassy claims that he and other officials were victims of espionage by the Spanish company hired to provide embassy security. Although the primary spy target was WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had been granted asylum at the...
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno reported on Saturday that he has requested meetings with Pacific Ocean coastal nations to seek a regional stance in the face of the threat of international fishing fleets. He said that the Exclusive Economic Zone around the Galapagos...
Union groups, indigenous organizations and some local governments are urging President Lenin Moreno to impose a two-week nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19. In a letter to the president, the Workers Front United, mayors of seven cantons and four other...
By Tim Lister Even as coronavirus cases soar in Latin America, another calamity looms: Sharply contracting economies, unsustainable debt and deepening inequality could unleash social turmoil in the region.The regional economy of Latin America and the Caribbean is...
By Miriam Drake During your residency in Cuenca, there will be times when you are sick for a day or two. It could happen that you are ill for a longer period of time or your illness is so severe that you can’t get out of bed, walk down the hallway, prepare something...
In the weeks since Panama loosened restrictions in an attempt to gradually reactivate its economy, new coronavirus infections have surged, especially in the densely populated poorer neighborhoods of its capital. Since late March, Panama had managed to maintain its...
The city of Cuenca and public bus owners have agreed to use the same Mobilize transit card for both the tram and buses. The agreement paves the way for full integration of the two systems, with buses providing a “feeder” service for the train. “This is an important...
By Cristina Medina A recent study led by the World Bank estimates that Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador, most of them highly educated young people, could raise the country’s GDP by up to 2 percent if they have access to jobs and income that correspond to...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced a $1 billion loan to Latin America and the Caribbean for Covid-19 vaccine access during a virtual gathering with his Latin American counterparts on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Mexican Foreign Affairs...
Ecuador is monitoring a large fleet of fishing vessels, most of them Chinese, off the Galapagos Islands protected waters area and has increased patrolling to ensure the ships do not enter the area of the ecologically sensitive islands, Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrín...
Jueves, 23/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Ética y confianza, mensaje de Muñoz (Ethics and trust, message from Muñoz) - María Alejandra Muñoz was sworn in as Vice President yesterday. She was sworn in with only 30 people in attendance...
The national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) has extended the nightly curfew and prohibited public gatherings of more than 25 people in 14 of Ecuador’s 24 provinces. Beginning Thursday, the curfew begins at 9 p.m. instead of 11 p.m. in 10 sierra provinces and 4...
Miércoles, 22/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Integración no se ata a voluntades (Integration is not tied to wills) - The city debates how the Tranvía and buses will be integrated today. This weekend, after a 60 day test, the Tranvía...
Latam-Ecuador will resume service between Quito and Guayaquil and the Galapagos on August 3, offering two flights a week. They will be the first commercial flights to the islands since March 16 when the Covid-19 health emergency was declared. “We are beginning small...
Martes, 21/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Colapsa vía a Mazar (Road to Mazar collapses) - A stretch of the via Matrama-Mazar at the San Pedro community in the Pindilig parish in Azogues collapsed last sábado, leaving 3 houses at risk....
The Covid-19 pandemic is showing “no signs of slowing down” in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) director said on Tuesday, with the virus landing in Guianese shield countries on the continent`s northeastern coast. Carissa Etienne told a...
Ecuador's National Electoral council decided Sunday to suspend four political organizations, including the Fuerza Compromiso Social party of former president Rafael Correa. The registrations for Podemos, Fuerza Compromiso Social (FCS), Libertad es Pueblo and Justicia...
