Volume 4, Issue 39
From the week of June 28, 2020
Red or Blue doesn’t matter when you’re building a fence
This week we heard that a couple who had been regular customers at our restaurant, were selling all of their things and moving back to the US. In fact, she had already left, and he was staying behind to sell of the last of the things they had collected here over time....
How to Help in Ecuador’s Response to COVID-19
Ecuador is confronting the COVID-19 pandemic with support from national and international public and non-profit organizations, the private sector, and private individuals. For those interested in learning more about organizations helping Ecuador respond to this public...
Covid-19 in Ecuador: An Exclusive Q&A with Ivonne A-Baki, Ecuador’s Ambassador to the United States
Staff of the Ecuadorian custom facilities disinfecting the 8.8 tons of medical aid donated by Direct Relief, which arrived in the county on June 4, 2020 to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 emergency in Ecuador. (Isadora Romero for Direct Relief) By Noah...
Interprovincial bus travel continues to be on hold
The owners of the interprovincial and intercantonal buses continue to await authorization from the Cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) to resume service in and out of Cuenca, despite the fact that they’ve been authorized by the Minsitry of Transport and...
U.S. Ambassador Announces $31 Million in New Assistance to Migrants and Refugees in Ecuador on World Refugee Day
Quito, June 20, 2020–On the occasion of World Refugee Day, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Michael J. Fitzpatrick reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to protecting and assisting migrants and refugees worldwide. The United States remains the single largest provider of...
