Seven out of the eight presidential candidates vying for the upcoming elections in the Republic are set to face scrutiny over their tax payments. The Internal Revenue Service (SRI) has scheduled appointments with these candidates as part of their tax payment control process. Francisco Briones, the director of the SRI, revealed that seven candidates have […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Ecuadorians who aspire to migrate to the United States have four main legal pathways available to them. Many don’t need to risk their lives in dangerous desert crossings with ‘coyotes.” According to a recent survey conducted by the Interdisciplinary Development Consulting (CID Gallup), 47% of Ecuadorians expressed their desire to migrate to the United States […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Three Zone 8 cities account for over 1,200 murders in first three months of 2023. During the first quarter of 2023, the cities of Guayaquil, Durán, and Samborondón in Zone 8 of Ecuador experienced a disturbing surge in violent deaths, with a staggering total of 1,255 murders. This marked an alarming increase of nearly 100% […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

In case you haven’t figured it out, when I write about something that is going to be in the current issue of The Cuenca Dispatch, it’s because I get an advanced copy each week so that I can see if anything in it raises the hackles on my neck. And so…let’s talk crime. Wow, how […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!