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The government has declared Thursday a holiday for public and private school students following the Wednesday announcement by public transportation unions of a nationwide strike. The unions, representing owners of buses and passengers vans, are protesting the increase...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios says he is still waiting for federal support to assist the city take care of thousands of Venezuelan refugees. “I am asking the president and the interior ministry to declare the city in humanitarian crisis due to the large number of...
Miércoles, 11/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - Pamela Hurtado opened her exhibit, "Jardines Desordenados" Wednesday in Saledentro gallery. Her oils of plants, many of them in her garden, are hyperrealistic. <The photo shows...
President Lenin Moreno announced an end to the government subsidy for gasoline and diesel fuel Tuesday night but said the value added tax (IVA) will remain at 12 percent. The elimination of the fuel subsidy will result in a savings of $1.3 billion annually, he said....
Martes, 1/10/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - The 4th World Meeting of Brilliant Women opened a jewelry show Tuesday in the galleries of the Museo Pumapungo. There will be traditional jewelry, accessories, and sculptures and...
It feels so good to be not only sitting here typing but also wanting to. It has been a while since my last column so perhaps an explanation is in order. Three days before my 90th birthday in May I passed out, striking my head on the toilet paper holder as I went down,...
Fresh off Saturday’s national football championship victory over Quito, the Deportivo Cuenca Lionesses face off Friday night against the 2004 Cuenca men’s team, the last men’s squad to win a national title. Dubbed the “Duel of Champions,” the game kicks off at 7:30 in...
By Stephan Kueffner and Peter Millard Ecuador said Tuesday it will leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in January. For OPEC, the departure matters more in symbolism than barrels -- Ecuador is one of its smallest producers, but stated clearly it...
Ecuador’s Interior Ministry has granted Cuenca’s Citizen Guard permission to carry protective gear following an increasing number of physical assaults. Beginning October 22, the guard will be authorized to carry small billy clubs and tear gas and wear protective body...
By Kimberley Brown The sun had already set when a group of 10 Venezuelans trickled into Carmen Carcelen's home in northern Ecuador late last month. They joined about 100 others who were already there. Two volunteers immediately invited the new houseguests to put down...
Lunes, 30/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - "A poder de la boca," (To the power of the mouth) a showing of paintings by Santiago Guillermo and 19 of his students is showing in the gallery of the Empresa Municipal de Desarrollo...
A Spanish private security firm, which is under investigation in Madrid, spied on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of the CIA while he was inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the Spanish daily El Pais reported Friday. Citing unspecified documents and...
Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner says that there are “difficult times ahead” for Ecuador’s economy and asks citizens for their understanding as the government introduces stringent new measures to meet public obligations and to reduce the national debt. “Despite the...
Marching to the strains of “We are the champions” by Queen, the Cuenca Lionesses took a victory lap around the track at Alejandro Serrano Aguilar stadium Saturday night following their 2-0 win over the Quito Ñañas. With the victory, Cuenca was crowned national...
Editor’s note: This is the last of an eight-part series about the climate and biodiversity crises. John Keeble is a former Guardian and London Evening News journalist. He is part of Cuenca’s thriving hiking, cycling and writing communities. You can download free his...
I imagined the day would prove to be rather uneventful. The gray dome that commands the sky almost all day was encouraging folks into the comfort of home; so it seemed to me like a good time for me to catch up on a little reading, fix a pot of hot tea and hang around...
Scientists with the United Nations Wednesday released their most alarming report yet on climate change. Oceans are warming, sea levels are rising and polar ice is melting — all of that is accelerating because of increasing carbon dioxide levels. The effects have been...
Formed just six months ago, the Cuenca Lionesses hope to do something tonight the Cuenca men’s football team hasn’t done in 15 years: win a national championship. The team is also likely to do something else the men rarely do: fill Alejandro Serrano stadium with fans....
Viernes, 27/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - "Papakuna - Agrotreatro Cómico Musical, a comedic history of the potato, will be presented Friday in the teatro Pumapungo. The play developed in parallel with extensive research and points...
Editor’s note: This is the seventh of an eight-part series about the climate and biodiversity crises. John Keeble is a former Guardian and London Evening News journalist. He is part of Cuenca’s thriving hiking, cycling and writing communities. You can download free...
