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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...
The National Court of Justice on Monday dismissed an appeal of former president Rafael Correa’s conviction in the so-called Sobornos [Bribes] 2012-2016 case. Correa’s defense team is expected to file a final appeal before he is ordered to begin an eight-year prison...
Within a matter of days, it appears that Quito will pass Guayaquil in total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases. On Monday, Quito registered 10,599 cases while the Guayaquil total stood at 11,640. From the end of April to July 20, Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos...
Lunes, 20/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - From el periodico del sábado - Drive in theater - The parking lot of the Hotel Oro Verde will become a drive in theater el próximo 31/7. The hotel joined with a company that provided technical...
The commercial operation of the Cuenca tramway begins next week without a payment system that integrates it with the city's bus system. Officials say the lack of a unified system is the result of a disagreement between bus owners and the city about how to collect...
Ecuador's National Assembly has named María Alejandra Muñoz to replace Otto Sonnenholzner as vice president. Sonnenholzner resigned two weeks ago and is considering running for president in the February 2021 election. In the Assembly vote, Muñoz beat out interior...
By Miriam Drake When you are not feeling well and need medical attention in Ecuador, it’s probably not the best time to learn how to use IESS or the private healthcare systems here. There are good doctors in the IESS system, but you need to know who they are and how...
By David Neald A massive new study has found evidence that blood iron levels could play a role in influencing how long you live. It's always important to take longevity studies with a big grain of salt, but the new research is impressive in its breadth, covering...
The Cuenca Emergency Operations Committee voted to keep the city under yellow light restrictions as several members lashed out at the federal government for not allowing a tightening of the rules to combat an increase of Covid-19 cases. "We will push our case more...
By Dan Sewell Millennials, you’re taking a big hit — again. And you’re not OK, either, boomers. Sometimes at odds, America’s two largest generations now have something to agree on: The coronavirus pandemic has smacked many of them at a pivotal time in their lives. For...
By John Keeble A British city that traded 500,000 slaves during the 17th and 18th centuries has been catapulted into the Black Lives Matter forefront by the toppling of a slaver's statue and its replacement in a dawn protest raid with a resin-and-steel figure of a...
By Marianne Brooker The Constitutional Court of Ecuador, the highest court in the land, has announced it will take on the case of the threatened Los Cedros Protected Forest by using the Rights of Nature enshrined in the constitution. The Constitutional Court chose to...
Jueves, 16/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Making bricks out of plastic - For 2 years, a group of students and their professor at the Universidad Católica de Cuenca have been working on a project to convert plastic bottles into bricks. First...
