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Spain's foreign minister Alfonso Dastis complained Monday morning about the disappearance of the Spanish-language U.S. White House website and Twitter account. “We regret that the Spanish version of the website has been deleted. It doesn’t seem like a good idea given...
The circumstances appear ideal for a conservative to win Ecuador’s presidency in 2017. The economy is in its second year of recession. Unemployment is up, as is the broader-reaching rate of under-employment. Support for President Rafael Correa has dropped below 40%,...
By Joanna Bender CuencaHighLife is expanding its editorial coverage and is launching a community journalism fund to support the effort. "Readers have been asking for more in-depth news and people features and the Cuenca Expat Journalism Fund will help us do this,"...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Compañía Nacional de Danza - The National Dance Company of Ecuador will present a program of 3 short performances, "Brecha, "Insania," y "En estado de" (Breach, Insania, and In state of) este...
Leaders of Ecuadorian indigenous rain forest communities have won the right to take Chevron to a short “mini-trial” to try to seize roughly $12 billion in company assets in Canada to enforce an environmental judgment, despite a technical legal ruling from a trial...
Text and photos by Fernando Pagés A crowd of about 70 joined worldwide women's rights demonstrations Saturday in Cuenca, many of them protesting the positions of new U.S. President Donald Trump. Gathered in front of Iglesia San Sebastian in San Sebastian Plaza, women...
After watching Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on Friday, United States Ambassador to Ecuador Todd Chapman is only certain of one thing. U.S. interests will come before those other nations and multi-nation organizations. Until policies are detailed and a new U.S....
A United Nations report is predicting that after contracting for two consecutive years, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to return to positive growth in 2017. But the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2017 Report released here this...
By Mark & Debi Cheslik Debi and I spent four months preparing our travel plans to Ecuador. Not an easy task when you consider we had to condense a house-full of "stuff" down to 10 suit cases. I attempted to leave no stone unturned in developing the perfect plan...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Teatro - "La gallina de Edmundo" (Edmundo's Hen) was Fri. in the sala "Alfonso Carrasco Vintimilla" at the CCE. Cost: $6.00. Articles about - Exposición - "Cosmos," a show by Venezuelan painter and ex-pilot...
The man who swiped a bucket of gold flakes from an armored truck in Midtown Manhattan has been busted in Guayaquil by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and local police. Julio Nivelo grabbed the 86-pound pail of gold from the truck when the driver left...
Ecuador’s presidential race continues to tighten, according to two national polls released this week. CMS and Perfiles de Opinión show Alianza País candidate Lenin Moreno leading conservative rivals Guillermo Lasso (CREO) and Cynthia Viteri (Christian Democrat) but by...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Teatro - There are two new dates for performances of "La Frastera" (The Border) which is based on a popular story in the Michoacán area of México. Actress Eloísa Ríos plays 6 characters. The...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Teatro - "La Gallina de Edmundo" (Edmundo's hen) will be shown today and viernes at 20:00 in the sala "Alfonso Carrasco" (Luis Corero y Pres. Córdova). Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Conferencia - The...
By Bill Scott Years ago when I made the decision to become a professional musician, my father gave me some words of wisdom that I have never forgotten. He said: Just remember there are all different types of musicians in the world. All great players are not...
Clowns are cool; or, are they really just creepy? There are all kinds of clowns and, just like people, they each have their own look and personality. There are circus clowns and rodeo clowns, and the list continues. Some have strange colored wigs and big, long shoes....
The campaigns of three presidential candidates have lodged complaints with the Organization of American States (OAS) about Ecuador’s election system. Representatives for Cynthia Viteri (Christian Democrat), Paco Moncayo (Democratic Left,) and Guillermo Lasso (CREO)...
The city of Cuenca announced Tuesday that the contract with Consorcio Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca (CCRC) for management of tranvía construction has been terminated. According to city tranvía project coordinator Guillermo Argudo, the decision was made following a detailed...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Fiesta de la Música - The Alianza Francesa started calling for participation in their Fiesta de Música which will be on 16-17/7. It is looking for musicians, helpers, private spaces, photographers, audiovisual...
Unemployment in Ecuador rose from 4.8% to 5.26% in 2016. More troubling, however, was the under-employment rate, which soared from 14% in December 2015 to 19.9% at the end of 2016. The Correa government maintains that the recession has bottomed out and that an...
