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The battle lines have been drawn even before all the candidates are known for next February’s presidential election. “Ecuadorians are over-taxed and over-regulated by a government that has grown far too large,” says Cynthia Viteri, an announced center-right candidate...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events (why can't you just read the heading which says Martes? Not all of you - just those of you who ignore the day and express your confusion as if it were my fault.) - Martes de Cine - Today's Tuesday movie at the...
Former Cuenca Mayor Paúl Granda is blaming the current city administration for the delay in completion of the tranvía. “The project would be finished today if they had used the plans we developed five years ago,” Granda said in a radio interview Monday. Granda also...
Snowfall was reported Monday along several highways connecting Ecuador’s central valley to the Amazon region. Traffic was slowed on highways east of Ambato and Quito and at least one accident was blamed on the unusual weather. The National Institute of Meteorology and...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Lunes) agenda events - Taller - Intensive workshops in theater with the Meisner technique and in dance with the Realease technique started today at 19:00 in the Sala da Laboratorio de Artes Escénicas in the Subsuelo of the...
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned Saturday of the existence of a new Operation Condor, as the repressive action of Latin America's military dictatorships in the 1970's and '80s was called, this time against the "progressive governments" of the region. "This is...
After months of relative calm, Ecuador’s Tungurahua and Cotopaxi volcanoes are showing signs of increased activity. Over the weekend, dozens of earthquakes were registered at Tungurahua and plumes of steam and gas were visible above Cotopaxi. According to Ecuador’s...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing agenda event - Exhibit - A show of the graphic art of Gunter Grass (1027-2015) (My goodness, he had a long life - longer than Methuselah?) will be at the Centro Alemán (Simón Bolívar y Benigno Malo above the Botica Sojos)....
A 51-year-old man who listed his home as Av. Ordoñez Lasso in Cuenca was arrested at Miami International Airport Friday night on charges of human trafficking and currency violations. Police said that Randolph Easterling, originally from Indiana, was taken into custody...
President Rafael Correa says that Ecuador industries that export their products to the European Union will be protected if a trade agreement with the EU is not signed this year. Special trade preferences on a number of products will expire on December 31. “We have a...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Viernes) agenda events - OSC - The Orquesta Sinfónica will perform tonight at 20:00 in th Catedral Vieja. Salvador Bustamante Celi's "Auroral" and Anton Bruchner's Sinfonía N. 4 are on the program. Recital - Actress Pilar...
Ecuador said Thursday it will reduce the import surcharge on some products by 12.5% to 40% beginning October 26. The announcement coincides with a visit to European capitals by Vice President Jorge Glas and Foreign Trade Minister Juan Carlos Cassinelli, who are...
By Colin Perkel Lawyers for a group of Ecuadorian villagers and oil giant Chevron squared off in court again on Thursday in the latest skirmish of a seemingly endless legal war that has already cost tens of millions of dollars to wage and has billions more at stake....
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Jueves) agenda events - Film - "Muerte en Granada" (Death in Granada), about the assassination of Federico García Lorca in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, will be shown today at 19:00 in the Sala de Conciertos in the CCE....
A mini-bus plunged over a Cajas Mountain cliff early Wednesday, killing four members of the Urakan Tropical orchestra, including the lead singer. Sixteeen others were seriously injured in the crash, including 12 members of the Guayaquil-based band. Although the cause...
The University of Cuenca consultants responsible for redesigning San Francsico Plaza have completed their work, turning finished plans over to the city. Director of the Cuenca Historical and Heritage Committee Paul Barzallo says that bidding specifications will be...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Miércoles - I figure by now you ought to know the days of the week in Spanish. And if you don't, learn them.) agenda events - Homage to Federico García Lorca - There will be a panel discussion (I think) about the works of...
A U.S. citizen living in Cuenca has been arrested on sexual assault charges in the U.S.. R.M. Godwin was identified when he tried to buy property and was picked up Tuesday outside the immigration office near the El Vergel Supermaxi. Immigration officials say he will...
City officials have a warning for those who violate dog pooper scooper and trash collection laws: expect to pay a fine. Andrea Arteaga, manager of Cuenca public utility company EMAC says it’s time to get tough on people who routinely ignore the law. “These household...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its 2016 economic forecast for Ecuador, predicting a contraction of -2.3% instead of the -4.5% predicted two months ago. The revised number is in line with Ecuador Central Bank’s prediction of -1.7%. The IMF says the...
