CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) After rejecting their appeal, the Criminal Guarantees Chamber of Azuay ratified the sentence of 34 years and 8 months… Read More

It’s cultural

We’re nearing the end of our remodel in Yunguilla. Last week the third layer of plaster was sanded, and the painting began. It will probably… Read More

ECU-911 responded to almost 3,800 emergencies during holidays

Ecuador’s Integrated Security Service (ECU-911) coordinated the care of 3,797 emergencies during the Fiestas of Cuenca and Azogues, (from Thursday,… Read More

Holiday tourism numbers expected to exceed last year

During a press conference on Monday, The Minister of Tourism, Rosi Prado, described the country’s internal tourism during the holiday… Read More

Traffic accidents increased during Holidays but public transport proved to be very safe

ECU-911 reported 2,479 traffic accidents, during this year’s the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca holidays. That’s in… Read More

Ecuador to install ethics committees in companies to prevent government contracting corruption

The Anti-Corruption Secretariat announced that in the next few days, they will start having people working in the oil, electrical… Read More

Textile sector loses over 12,000 jobs in the last year

The textile sector is going through a sensitive situation. More than 12,000 people in the industry lost their full employment… Read More

Local and national flower producers lost millions during November strike

After incurring losses of $40 million during the 11-day strike against Executive Decree 883, Ecuador’s floriculture sector is facing the… Read More

Tourist ship runs aground in the Galapagos

A tourist boat suffered a mishap when it was sailing and ran aground in the Punta Vicente Roca sector, located… Read More

Moreno visits Cuenca and talks about investments

The investment that the National Government has earmarked for Cuenca in the last two years is $450 million, announced President Lenin Moreno during his visit to the city last week. The Ecuador’s Head of State visited Cuenca to celebrate its 199 years of independence alongside… Read More

7 National Court of Justice judges under investigations for “disproportionate increases” in assets

The results of an evaluation of the assets of the judges of the National Court of Justice is part of the report that the Evaluation Committee delivered to the Judicial Council at the beginning of last October. One of the findings was the ‘disproportionate’ increase… Read More

Air Canada Quito to Toronto flights start in December

On December 8, 2019, Air Canada will begin operations in Ecuador with three weekly direct weekly flights between Toronto and Quito. “This marks a new stage in connectivity between the two countries and constitutes an additional means to promote the tourism, commercial, investment and academic… Read More

Ecuador begins its official withdrawal from Unasur

Ecuador initiated the notification of its official departure from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), after President Lenín Moreno had in late October denounced “in all its contents” the… Read More

Swiss hiker dies on Cotopaxi after falling into crevasse

Three Swiss mountaineers fell into a crevasse during an ascent of the Cotopaxi volcano on Sunday, November 3rd. One of the three hikers—a 57-year-old woman— died from the fall; her… Read More

It may not be long before Chinese cars take over the Ecuador market

Like the rest of the world, Ecuador’s automotive market has been steadily adding cars from China over the last few years. Today, over 40 Chinese car brands are available in… Read More