In a recent interview, the Minister of Defense, Luis Hernández, acknowledged failures in the exchange of intelligence between the Armed Forces and the Police. General Luis Hernández, Minister of Defense, experienced soldier, and hero of the Cenepa War, says that the Armed Forces need a new doctrine to deal with the new dilemmas of internal […]

It’s hard to believe how much the world has changed in the last two weeks. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (or as Putin puts it, a “special operation”) is turning an already crazy world, crazier. Now we are seeing the humanitarian impact of the war, with over 2 million people fleeing Ukraine, and thousands of civilians […]

“One day, there were no patients,” Dr. Esteban Ortiz said of the covid outbreak in Guayaquil. “The next, there were five thousand looking for beds in intensive-care units.”  By Daniel Alarcón The problem with any story, big or small, is that you’re always starting in the middle. All beginnings are constructions we use to make sense of what […]

The price of crude oil continues to rise since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It has reached values ​​not seen for more than 10 years. The price of oil continues to rise due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the night of March 6, 2022, the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil, […]

As crime is becoming “more sophisticated,” only 5% of murder cases lead to a sentence. In 2022, violent deaths in Ecuador are increasing; in just two months of the current year there have already been at least 568 murders. The problem is that sentencing someone for the crime is no easier than taking down organized […]

Of every ten suitable jobs, between six and seven are occupied by men and three by women. According to figures from the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment (Enemdu) with a cut-off date of January 321, 2022, women lost more ‘full employment’ positions than men in the last month. Thru December 2021, women with *adequate […]

“What have we become?” That is what I was thinking late last week as I was reading the news about the Russian (Putin) invasion of Ukraine. I meant, to myself, what has man become? That we need to posture and preen like a peacock to the extent that we invade other countries? That we feel […]

The CAL qualified the draft for processing along with eight other bills proposed by assembly members. The Investment Attraction Law project, sent by President Guillermo Lasso to the National Assembly on February 22nd, has been given the green light to begin its analysis and debate by the National Assembly. The Legislative Administration Council (CAL) qualified the project and appointed […]

The Constitutional Court’s ruling cheered environmentalists and sent shock waves through the mining industry, which now must prove that projects don’t harm ecosystems or endanger species. Until recently, so-called “rights of nature” provisions that confer legal rights to rivers, forests and other ecosystems have been mostly symbolic. But late last year, Ecuador’s top court changed […]

Unions describe the last meeting of the Trade and Investment Council with the United States (TIC) as positive and one more step in the bilateral relationship. The strengthening of relations between the United States and Ecuador, achieved at the IV meeting of the Trade and Investment Council with the United States (TIC), is applauded by the […]

President Guillermo Lasso took advantage of an unexpected visit to Cuenca, last Thursday, February 17th, to talk with local authorities, social leaders and businessmen in an attempt to ease tensions that have arisen in the city in recent weeks. The President planned to carry out activities in Chunchi (Chimborazo), but the weather conditions were not […]

The oil spill off the coast of Peru, sparked by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away, is twice as big as previously reported. Dozens of beaches near Lima were deserted and thousands of fishermen remained without work last Tuesday, one month after an oil spill at a refinery created what the United Nations called […]

Two scientists answer Is the end of the pandemic near? This is one of the most recurrent questions raised separately by health authorities, scientists and a large part of society. Some figures on the evolution of the pandemic have aroused optimism in local authorities. One of them is the progress presented by the vaccination plan […]

Michael is on vacation for the next two weeks. We’re reprinting one of his old columns that a lot of people thought was amusing. When Codie and I went back to the US last month, one of the things on our list of “to dos” was to get my driver’s license renewed. Now, we all […]

The deadlines for abortion in case of rape, between 12 and 18 weeks of gestation depending on the age of the victims, are criticized by politicians and activists. Last Thursday, with 75 affirmative votes, the plenary session of the Legislature approved the new complete final text of the bill to allow abortions in the case […]

INA Investment Corporation is an offshore company founded in 2012 by Edwin Moreno Garcés, the brother of Lenín Moreno. INA Investment Corporation is an offshore company founded in 2012 by Edwin Moreno Garcés, brother of former President Lenín Moreno. The company was incorporated in Belize, a tax haven in Central America. According to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, tax […]