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Martes, 26/9/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Teatro - "Elízabeth o la Esclavitud" (Elizabeth or the Slavery - I think that should be your word for the day.) <And I think we should all consider by whom or what we are enslaved, and how do...
Willagers in the Peru Amazon have shut down 50 oil wells in protest against the negotiations of a new oil field development contract between Lima and Canadian Frontera Energy Group. The Amazon communities, who have been complaining for years about the environmental...
Ecuador’s government needs fresh faces and new ideas, President Lenin Moreno said Monday night. “We need an on-going renewal of government which means bringing young people into the process,” he said. “The public consultation will allow voters to participate in this...
With a contract manager selected to finish construction of Cuenca's tranvía, the city is now looking for a company to manager its operation. "We have two offers from transportation management companies, one from Medellín (Colombia) and the other from Tenerife (Canary...
Lunes, 25/9/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing agenda event - CIDAP - The crafts shop, "El Barranco," was reopened, and a new space was created in the Cafetería del CIDAP <never knew they had one> where you can enjoy Belgian waffles. Articles about -...
By Matt Weinberger One day, not too soon — but still sooner than you think — the smart phone will all but vanish, the way beepers and fax machines did before it. Make no mistake: We're still probably at least a decade away from any kind of meaningful shift away from...
Ecuador Energy Minister Carlos Perez has announced an ambitious plan to increase the country’s oil production from 540,000 to 700,000 barrels a day by 2021. "The plan is to reach 700,000 barrels a day by the end of 2021 and I believe this is a goal that's achievable,”...
National Court Judge Miguel Jurado has authorized Ecuador’s attorney general’s office to use “any and all useful information” provided by the U.S. justice department in its prosecution of the Odebrecht corruption scandal. The court ruling is necessary when legal...
By Louis Bourgeois Working on my farm the other day, my wife watches me and suggests that I could take down a section of fence, making a much shorter trip as I carried heavy bags of soil to a new planting bed. I thanked her for the suggestion but shared that I liked...
Domingo, 24/9/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event- Ceremonia Cívica - The "Abdón Calderón" Military High School No. 4" will celebrate Flag Day with a ceremony proclaiming the Flag Bearers, Standard Bearers, and Escorts for the 2017-2018 school...
By Robert Bradley The news is laced with tragedy, destruction, fear, and foreboding. Seemingly, at every turn, there is danger beyond understanding or even recognition while we are subjected to chattering pundits who pontificate on who did what to whom. It can be so...
By Liam Higgins Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa escalated his attacks on President Lenin Moreno this week, for the first time suggesting a plan for his return to power. Moreno, who is attending United Nations meetings in New York, responded by voicing his...
Viernes, 22/9/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Teatro - The 1st performance of "Amor de Don Perimplín con Belisa en su jardín" will be hoy a las 22:00 <Can that be right? It's hours past a lot of your bedtimes.> en La Guarida Centro...
The rapid spread of "super malaria" in Southeast Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning. The new, dangerous form of the malaria parasite cannot be killed with the main anti-malaria drugs. The new strain first emerged in Cambodia but has since spread...
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi) is advising those who live in Ecuador’s moutain region to limit their exposure to sun. On Thursday, UV readings hit 13 in Quito and 10 in Cuenca, both in the “extreme” UV danger range. In Quito, the...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera reported Thursday that the federal government is still on-board to assist with funding for Cuenca's tranvía. His comments came after he met with Ecuador Finance Minister Carlos de la Torre. In addition, de la Torre said the government will...
Domingo, 3/9/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Publication - The publication "Cuenca: La próxima Tragedia" (Cuenca: The next Tragedy) was presented hoy a las 18:00 in the Unión Nacional de Periodistas (UNP) (Paucarbamba 3.23 y Los Fresnos)....
Police in Myanmar's Rakhine state have fired warning shots to disperse a Buddhist mob trying to block a boat carrying aid, reports say. The boat was bound for the violence-hit north, where a military campaign sparked by militant attacks has forced hundreds of...
By Sylvan Hardy No one is quite sure how Luis Caldas earned the title of “Governor.” It might be because he shined the shoes of the governors of Azuay Province, as well as those of presidents and mayors. It might be because his shoeshine stand, on the east side of...
In a short but impassioned speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Ecuador President Lenin Moreno urged world leaders to stop spending "precious resources" on war, and to "embrace the inclusiveness" that leads to peace. "We need to focus on the...
