by Rebeca Mendoza | Jul 13, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 36
Ideological alignment could cool trade tensions and deepen cooperation on security, migration and investment. Ecuador’s decision to remove a punishing surcharge on Colombian imports was more than a reversal of trade policy. It signaled that President Daniel Noboa...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jul 13, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 36
Authorities are examining cash-heavy transactions, municipal contracts and companies linked to Darío Macas and his family. A rapid fall from City Hall Machala Mayor Darío Macas has been sent to the Cotopaxi prison while prosecutors investigate allegations that he and...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jul 13, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 36
Officials urge victims to report threats promptly, follow investigators’ guidance and avoid making payments to criminals. Ecuadorian security authorities are urging people who receive extortion demands to contact police rather than confront the threat alone, as...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jun 22, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 33
Preliminary results give the conservative outsider a fragile mandate while his opponent challenges thousands of polling stations. Colombia’s presidential election remained politically unsettled Monday after conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella claimed victory...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jun 22, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 33
Advancing river damage has exposed years of delayed decisions and increasingly expensive temporary fixes. The relentless erosion of the Coca River has developed into a growing threat to two pillars of Ecuador’s economy: its largest hydroelectric plant and the...
