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Single-use plastic containers and bags on their way out in Ecuador

Single-use plastic containers and bags on their way out in Ecuador

by | December 29, 2020 |

Single-use plastics and polystyrene containers will soon become extinct in Ecuador. On November 4, 2020, the National Assembly approved the Organic Law for the Rationalization, Reuse and Reduction that prohibits the use of single-use plastics in commerce. The law went into effect in the country on Monday, December 21st, after it was published in the […]
IDB allocates$1 billion for purchase, storage and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

IDB allocates$1 billion for purchase, storage and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

by | December 29, 2020 |

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on December 16th, that it will grant $1 billion to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to help them acquire and distribute vaccines against the coronavirus and, above all, to guarantee access to the most vulnerable populations. IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone said that the new financial program […]
For Auld Lang Syne

For Auld Lang Syne

by | December 29, 2020 |

I’ve often wondered about the meaning and history of the song Auld Lang Syne. After the 2020 we’ve all had, and the number of friends and family who have died, I decided it was time to get my answers to those questions. Auld Lang Syne is actually a Scottish language poem written by Robert Burns […]
Ecuador Verifica fact checks more Presidential campaign claims

Ecuador Verifica fact checks more Presidential campaign claims

by | December 29, 2020 |

A few weeks ago, we ran an article on Ecuador Verifica, an initiative in the country that brings together 14 media, 9 civil society organizations and 7 universities. Its objectives are to combat misinformation, verify the veracity of the speeches of the candidates (and their supporters or detractors) for the 2021 Ecuadorian election, and to develop […]

UPDATES 12-28-2020

by | December 29, 2020 |

Update to: Death of Israeli citizen in Litoral penitentiary is tip of the iceberg in Bucaram Pulley case Published: Volume 5, issue 01 Jacobo Bucaram has charges of trafficking in patrimonial assets dropped, remains under arrest for other indictments Last Wednesday, Judge Juan Carlos Terán Moreno, from the Criminal North Judicial Unit 1, issued a […]

Cuenca Shorts 12-29-02

Published on December 29, 2020

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Criminal on Azuay’s “Most Wanted” list arrested after 10 years on the lam One of the most dangerous criminals in Azuay was captured early last Sunday (December 21st) in an intense police operation carried out in the middle of a shooting. Police have been on the trail of Arcelio Rusol MG, […]

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