This week, I’m stepping away from the usual topics and focusing on something different—two stories in TCD that caught my attention: “American Teen Promotes Camp for Low-Income Children in Ecuador” and “Chronic Childhood Malnutrition Highlights Equity Gaps in Ecuador, According to PAHO.” I’m setting aside all the usual policing, politics, and power plays because, frankly, […]

IDB finances Ecuador’s new police model to combat organized crime. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plans to finance a new police model tailored to regions most affected by crime, including a criminal intelligence system. Additionally, social service centers will be established to prevent the recruitment of minors into criminal activities. Nathalie Alvarado, coordinator of the […]

The ongoing political tension within Ecuador’s highest offices took a significant turn as the Electoral Disputes Tribunal (TCE) admitted a complaint of alleged political gender violence filed by Vice President Verónica Abad Rojas against President Daniel Noboa Azín. This case also implicates several other members of Noboa’s administration, including Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld, Vice Minister […]

Panama begins deporting Ecuadorian migrants after U.S.-backed repatriation agreement. Panama is intensifying its efforts to deport migrants who have crossed the treacherous Darien jungle, with Ecuadorians set to be among those repatriated in the coming days. The initiative is part of a broader plan backed by the United States, aimed at managing the increasing number […]

Noboa orders modernization of force manuals to combat rising threats. In response to increasing threats from organized crime and emerging terrorist tactics, President Daniel Noboa has issued Executive Decree No. 371, mandating the immediate modernization of the operational manuals governing the legitimate use of force by the National Police and the Armed Forces. This move […]