CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Ecuador) Police dismantled a dangerous gang that operated in three provinces of the country committing robberies of financial entities and… Read More

We’ve survived worse than this

Wow, a lot has sure happened in the week since my last column. And a lot more will happen before this week’s edition hits the… Read More

SRI reminds citizens to file tax declarations

A total of 18 officials from the Azuay Internal Revenue Service (SRi) toured various businesses in the Historic Center this… Read More

90% of companies in Cuenca comply with labor laws

In 2019, the Regional Directorate of Labor carried out a total of 3,967 labor inspections in Cuenca and found that… Read More

Digital Marketing Workshop to be held in Cuenca

If you’re looking to raise your online presence or to bring more exposure to your business, there will be a… Read More

A dark secret hides in the Museo Pumapungo

Many of Cuenca’s residents know of Pumapungo museum and think they’ve seen everything it has to offer. Pumapungo is home… Read More

Guayaquil to limit motorcycle travel to one person overnight

In response to the increase in robberies being perpetrated by pairs of criminals on motorcycles, Guayaquil has instituted a new… Read More

Ecuador Yields Surge Above 20% as Oil Rout Boosts Default Risk

Ecuador’s dollar bonds have slumped as investors price in a higher probability of default following the crash in crude oil… Read More

Embassy officials trying to help Canadian reportedly roaming Galápagos Islands

Officials in Ecuador are attempting to help a Canadian man in the Galápagos Islands who locals say has been seen… Read More

Ecuador braces for further unrest as Moreno unveils austerity package

Ecuador is bracing itself for more protests after President Lenin Moreno announced a new austerity package including public-sector cuts. Speaking on national television on Tuesday evening, Moreno said that he will seek to improve debt payment terms and slash $1.4 billion from the government’s budget… Read More

Scientific and medical researchers complain about lack of coronavirus information from Ministry of Health

What is known in Ecuador about the COVID-19 coronavirus? Critics say only what the Ministry of Health makes known in daily reports on the number of cases and people in isolation, and the general state of the internees. There is no scientific research on the SARS-CoV-2… Read More

Argentinian killed in Ballenita had multiple skull fractures

An Argentinian who was missing for several days was found dead Tuesday night in a septic tank sealed with cement, at the home she was renting in Ballenita, a town… Read More

Minister of Finance says economic measures announced by Ecuador would have a positive impact of $2.252 billion

Ecuador’s Minister of Finance, Richard Martínez, said that with the economic measures that the Government has proposed, a positive impact of some $2.252 billion could be obtained. The greater amount has… Read More

Domestic exports being impacted by coronavirus in China and beyond

The spread of the coronavirus throughout China (and the rest of the globe), has led to reductions in the export of Ecuadorian goods to the Chinese market. On Tuesday, the… Read More

Galápagos Islands activate plans to prevent the entry of novel coronavirus to the archipelago

The Government of the Galápagos Islands, an Ecuadorian archipelago considered a world heritage site, has activated a plan to prevent the arrival of the coronavirus to the islands without harming… Read More