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Sate agrees to cover 50% of urea cost, to increase Human Development Bonus, but rejects increased fuel subsidies

Sate agrees to cover 50% of urea cost, to increase Human Development Bonus, but rejects increased fuel subsidies

by | June 21, 2022 |

Starting July 1st, more than 100,000 farmers will receive subsidized urea to prevent the high cost of this fertilizer from continuing to affect production costs and prices. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock indicated on Monday, June 20, 2022, that it will allocate $27 million in this subsidy, which consists of covering 50% of the […]
Armed Forces pledges support for Lasso government

Armed Forces pledges support for Lasso government

by | June 21, 2022 |

Early on Tuesday morning, June 21st, Ecuador’s Minister of Defense, General Luis Lara, gave a press conference in which he said that the Armed Forces offer their support to President Guillermo Lasso. This came after 9 days of national strike in which violence has escalated to levels that had only been seen in the demonstrations of October 2019. General Lara was […]
When is enough, enough?

When is enough, enough?

by | June 21, 2022 |

This is a democracy here in Ecuador. Right? Because it sure doesn’t seem like one when 6.2%* of the population can shut down the entire country. The indigenous population of the country is 1.1 million; there are 17.7 million people in the country. [CONAIE, who is leading the current protests is composed of three regional […]

How Ecuador ended up in another national strike: gas prices were always the main issue

Published on June 21, 2022

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The price of fuel has been, for a year, the main disagreement between the indigenous movement and President Guillermo Lasso. The first efforts to reach an agreement on gasoline prices were in June 2021, but the negotiation broke down in November, and the tension has been escalating since. The national strike […]

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