Bloody riot in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas prison leaves 44 dead

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Cuenca creates more full jobs than the rest of the country
Ecuador becoming a key transit connection for cocaine shipments to Europe
Photo caption: Tadpoles of the marsupial frog were released in protected areas of the Bicentennial Park in Quito.
Ecuador pays lower interest rates for most of its foreign and public debt
Zone 8 Commander says “We are concerned about the amount of weapons entering the country”
Los Choneros and Los Lobos may become the next big drug cartels
The Court of Justice of Guayas revokes habeas corpus to alias ‘JR’
But it’s safe here!
Prado acknowledges that Ecuadorian shrimp has problems entering China
Inflation reached 2.89% in April 2022, according to the INEC

Bloody riot in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas prison leaves 44 dead
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Cuenca creates more full jobs than the rest of the country

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

Six out of 10 people have full employment in Cuenca, the highest rate in the country. The Azuay capital also registers the highest labor income. The situation of the labor market in Cuenca stands out in the first quarter of 2022. This is evidenced by the latest National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment (Enemdu), […]

Ecuador becoming a key transit connection for cocaine shipments to Europe

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

During the first four months of 2022, at the national level, more than 85 tons of drugs have been seized nationwide in Ecuador: double what was registered last year. More than half of the seized substances were already in the containers, about to leave for North American and European ports. In the balance of 2021, […]

Photo caption: Tadpoles of the marsupial frog were released in protected areas of the Bicentennial Park in Quito.

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

In danger of extinction, the marsupial frog returns to Quito Of five species of frogs that once existed in the Ecuadorian capital, three no longer exist. Approximately 200 marsupial frog tadpoles were reintroduced into protected areas in Quito’s Bicentennial Park, where the old airport used to be, in the north of Quito. On Saturday morning […]

Ecuador pays lower interest rates for most of its foreign and public debt

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

The financial cost of Ecuador’s foreign debt has fallen since 2019, however domestic debt obligations are becoming more onerous. The average interest rate on Ecuador’s public debt stood at 3.99% in February 2022. This is the lowest indicator since 2019, when the financial cost was 6.16%. The fall occurred due to a reduction in the […]

Zone 8 Commander says “We are concerned about the amount of weapons entering the country”

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

In a recent interview, the Police Commander of Zone 8, Víctor Zárate also questioned why the Police should guard people under house arrest instead of patrolling the streets. General Víctor Zárate, Commander of Zone 8, made up of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón, says that the Police are wasting resources in guarding people under house arrest, […]

Los Choneros and Los Lobos may become the next big drug cartels

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

The so-called ‘cockroach effect’ adds to the mutation of the hegemonic gangs that seek to become cartels. In the middle of everything is the operation of microtraffickers, who compete for space. The Minister of the Interior, Patricio Carrillo, says that all the linked acts of violence, especially in Guayaquil, as well as the strengthening, in […]

The Court of Justice of Guayas revokes habeas corpus to alias ‘JR’

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

Update to: Alias ’JR’ house arrest under habeas corpus cancelled Published: Volume 6, Issue 30 The Specialized Chamber of the Guayas Provincial Court of Justice revoked the habeas corpus issued in favor of Junior Roldán, alias ‘JR,’ second in command of the Los Choneros criminal gang. With this decision, ‘JR’ must remain in the Guayas […]

But it’s safe here!

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

Wow, I saw a draft of this week’s edition of The Cuenca Dispatch, and it seems like it could be called the “Annual Crime Edition.” But I guess as stuff happens, it has to be written. And this week, the gangs seemed to have jumped to the front pages. And there wasn’t even a story […]

Prado acknowledges that Ecuadorian shrimp has problems entering China

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

Update to: China says coronavirus found in Ecuador shrimp packaging; Ecuador says all exports meet international biosafety protocols Published: Volume 4, Issue 41 China’s temporary suspensions of companies in the shrimp sector and the closure of the port of Shanghai have complicated exports of this product. The Minister of Production, Julio José Prado, stated that […]

Inflation reached 2.89% in April 2022, according to the INEC

by Rebeca Mendoza | May 11, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 31

Update to: Inflation, driven by transportation, reaches 2.71% in February, Published: Volume 6, Issue 22 The cities where consumer prices increased the most, in annual terms, are Cuenca, Santo Domingo and Manta. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose and stood at 2.89% in April 2022, compared to the same month in 2021, according to the […]

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In this article

More from this issue

Cuenca creates more full jobs than the rest of the country

Ecuador becoming a key transit connection for cocaine shipments to Europe

Photo caption: Tadpoles of the marsupial frog were released in protected areas of the Bicentennial Park in Quito.

Ecuador pays lower interest rates for most of its foreign and public debt

Zone 8 Commander says “We are concerned about the amount of weapons entering the country”

Los Choneros and Los Lobos may become the next big drug cartels

The Court of Justice of Guayas revokes habeas corpus to alias ‘JR’

But it’s safe here!

Prado acknowledges that Ecuadorian shrimp has problems entering China

Inflation reached 2.89% in April 2022, according to the INEC

Bloody riot in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas prison leaves 44 dead

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