Volume 10, Issue 31 Archives - The Cuenca Dispatch

Phone records expose alleged effort to derail Villavicencio murder investigation

Investigators say seized devices reveal political contacts, witness pressure and attempts to discredit the assassination case.

Country risk drops below 400 points as Ecuador’s borrowing outlook improves

The indicator reached its lowest level in nearly 12 years as investors responded to shifting economic conditions.

Esmeraldas refinery restores diesel output after three months of repairs

Diesel production resumes as a separate plant fire is controlled without disrupting electricity service.

Celec awards first dry-season power rental contract as other tenders remain stalled

The $13.16 million Guangopolo agreement will add 10 megawatts of diesel generation capacity before October.

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Ecuador faces possible new U.S. tariff over forced labor enforcement

Proposed surcharge could replace an existing tariff as Washington reviews import controls across dozens of economies.

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Contractor remains liable for Coca Codo Sinclair protection dam repairs

Minister says contractor guarantees remain active because the unfinished structure was never formally accepted.

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Still Under Repair

There are weeks when Ecuador feels less like a country than a house where every room has a different leak. Someone is in the kitchen replacing a pipe. Someone else is on the roof holding a blue tarp over a hole that has been there since last winter. The lights flicker whenever it rains too […]

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