After the declaration of unconstitutionality of the state of exception, which was reported on Saturday, January 2, 2021 by the Constitutional Court, the National COE issued new resolutions on Sunday, January 3, aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the...
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...
Update to: Ecuador plays an unfortunate role in South America’s drug trade Published: Volume 5, Issue 8 Ecuador ends 2020 with more drugs seized and more violent crimes than in 2019 During 2020, Ecuadorian Police seized 54 more tons of drugs than last year. In 2019, 70 tons were seized, in 2020 a total of 128 […]
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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 […]
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Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: UPDATED FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020 THE NUMBERS In our last two reports, we were optimistic with the COVID-19 situation in the country; unfortunately, that optimism has been replaced with serious concern...
Cyclist hit the tram in Cuenca A cyclist was hit by the tram last Wednesday while he was traveling on Avenida de las Américas, around the Feria Libre sector, in Cuenca. According to the first investigations, the man made an improper turn and as a result of the collision, he received several serious blows. The […]
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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 […]
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Now that eight criminal proceedings related to acts of corruption have been concluded, and with their final sentences in the justice system, the Ecuadorian State—a victim of crimes such as illicit enrichment, bribery, fraud, embezzlement, illicit association and money laundering—begins the long road to recover a total of $145.4 million defined as “financial reparation” and […]
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As many of you know, I lost two friends to COVID-19 last year. One in May and one in August. Some people didn’t believe me when I wrote about this, said it was all a hoax. With all the death and illness since then, I suspect many of those doubters have now been...
At the end of 2016, the United States Department of Justice made it known that Ecuador was part of a corruption plot led by the Odebrecht company to obtain public contracts through the delivery of bribes. Last week, they clued Ecuador in to another scandal: between...
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 […]
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Update to: Women quarantine to keep the virus out, but inside the house the danger of domestic violence grows in Ecuador and worldwide Published: Volume 4, Issue 48 Violence due to gender identity affects 74.5% of women “Defend yourself as a man to see if you can” a group of 4 men shouted at María […]
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According to the Ecuadorian intelligence agencies, the flow of foreigners (Venezuelans and Colombians) using interprovincial transport buses on the road from Tulcán to Huaquillas has increased significantly over the last three months; most of them are hoping to illegally enter into Peru using clandestine crossings. Police investigations have revealed that there is an entire human […]
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Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: UPDATED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 This week we openly challenge announcements made this week proclaiming that the Galapagos had the highest rate of increase in new cases, followed by Azuay province. Our challenge is because the government is continuing to rely on sampling data […]
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On December 16th, Ecuador delivered its first report in its effort to extend the country’s continental shelf, to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLPC). Its goal is to extend its maritime soil and subsoil from 200 miles to 350 miles. This effort is partially in response to the incursion […]
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Last month, the National Assembly approved a bill that seeks to reduce the use and trade of single-use plastic material such as bags, straws, containers for beverages and food. The bill now awaits the signature of Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno for final approval....
Expectations regarding the “first phase agreement” that the United States and Ecuador signed in early December are high for the national cocoa sector. This so-called “short agreement” has only four chapters: facilities for international trade, good regulatory practices, benefits for medium and small business enterprises, (MSMEs) and the fight against corruption in international trade. Francisco Miranda, President of the National […]
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With the reforms to the Organic Law of the Legislative Function, in force since November 6, 2020, the Ethics Committee of the National Assembly has resurfaced, after having been eliminated first in the 2008 Constitution, and then again in parliamentary law in 2009. Before 2008, the Ethics Committee acted as the legislators’ trial court and […]
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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, since 2010, after he […]
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The new Unified Basic Salary (SBU) of the Ecuadorian worker for 2021 remains at $400. This was decided by the Ministry of Labor, after the workers and employers did not reach an agreement in the National Labor and Wages Council (CNTS), made last Friday. The...
Young man murdered in early morning hours in Miraflores The National Police reported that it is investigating a violent death that occurred in Cuenca at dawn on Sunday, December 6, 2020. The crime occurred around 04:30 in the morning, on the Camino a Miraflores and Calle De la Tonada, in the Miraflores sector. Juan Bermeo, […]
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With the strain of COVID rippling thru the country’s business sector, one of the hardest hit areas is the real estate market. In a country that only 6 years ago often had inventory shortages, the impact of the pandemic is leaving behind a housing slump. In addition to the new houses that were either recently […]
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Last November 11th marked four years since the signing of the Multiparty Trade Agreement (MCA) between Ecuador and the European Union (EU). It was signed in Brussels before representatives of Colombia and Peru, who were already part of that treaty since June 26, 2012....
Update to: Ecuador has no immediate plans to open borders with Peru and Colombia Published: Volume 5, Issue 4 Ecuador will maintain border closures with Peru and Colombia for the remainder of 2020 Juan Carlos Zevallos, Ecuador’s Minister of Health, announced last Thursday after meeting with the Emergency Operations Committee that there will be no […]
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The Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE) ordered the National Electoral Council (CNE) to qualify the list of national assembly members submitted by the Fuerza Ecuador (Fuerza EC) party, which includes the former president of the Republic, Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz. “Provide the qualification of the list of candidates for national assembly members proposed by the Political Party FUERZA EC, list 10, for the […]
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Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: UPDATED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020 Like last week, across the country, reported cases of coronavirus are going up, hospitals are close to full and ICU beds are becoming scarcer, and places that had seemed to stop the virus—for example, Guayaquil and Quito—are seeing it […]
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A couple of 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...
Finance Minister Mauricio Pozo announced on Thursday that the country is negotiating the support of multilateral organizations to issue a bond in the international markets to support the private productive sector. Ecuador is in negotiations to issue an international...
As I sit here in Yunguilla relatively protected from the coronavirus, I can’t help but read about the devastation it is causing worldwide. Europe seems to be going thru a serious “second wave” of the infection (though some claim it may even be a third wave). The US doesn’t seem to have ever stopped its […]
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“I’m thankful.” It’s the time of year for us to all look back on how things have gone, and are going for us, and hopefully feel that way. This year that will be difficult for so many people. Not just here, or in the US, but throughout the world. So many people have...