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Volume 4, Issue 14
November 3, 2019
Urban agriculture program beginning to sow results

Urban agriculture program beginning to sow results

The Urban Agriculture Program (PAU), has been designed for two specific purposes: to strengthen community relationships and to generate vertical orchards that allow individuals to recycle waste generated at home to generate life and to sow and obtain food production...

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Colombian Navy arrests 3 Ecuadorians for illegal fishing in protected area

Colombian Navy arrests 3 Ecuadorians for illegal fishing in protected area

Elements of the Colombian Navy advanced an operation of maritime interdiction in the sanctuary of Fauna and Flora of Malpelo, in the jurisdiction of Valle del Cauca. During the operation, they seized 270 kilos of illegal fish on an Ecuadorian flagged vessel, with three Ecuadorian crew members on board. The operation was carried out by […]

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New Museum of Modern Art events

New Museum of Modern Art events

The Museum of Modern Art has installed some new exhibitions for the city’s independence holidays. The first will exhibition is “La fiesta”, a drawing and watercolor show by artist Mayra Silva, whose work “is characterized by small characters with party and identity characteristics”. This exhibition opened on Wednesday, in the gallery of the City Hall. On Thursday […]

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More Venezuelans leaving Ecuador than arriving

More Venezuelans leaving Ecuador than arriving

The trend changed in September. In that month there were more Venezuelan citizens who left Ecuador than those that arrived. This has generated, for the first time since 2012, a negative balance of migrants of Venezuelans in the country. According to data from the Ministry of Government, in September 2019, only 2,458 Venezuelans entered Ecuador, […]

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New sports area and pedestrian bridge open in Miraflores

New sports area and pedestrian bridge open in Miraflores

On Friday, October 25, 2019, Mayor Cuenca, Pedro Palacios, inaugurated the new pedestrian crossing and sports area in Miraflores. These works that will benefit the more than 30 thousand inhabitants of the El Vecino parish. The park includes an area of almost 10,000 square meters with two multipurpose courts with a hard platform for sports such as indoor […]

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Tariffs removed from phones, tablets and computers lead to lowered prices

Tariffs removed from phones, tablets and computers lead to lowered prices

The price of certain cell phone models has been reduced in Ecuador as a result of the resolution of the Foreign Trade Committee (Comex), which establishes the elimination of tariffs (0% rate) for products such as smart phones, tablets and computers. The measure is in effect ack-dated to October 8th. The telephone tariff was 15%. For computers and laptops […]

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IACHR begins investigating human rights abuses from protests in Ecuador

IACHR begins investigating human rights abuses from protests in Ecuador

A team of the “Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR),” began inquiries in Ecuador concerning possible human rights violations during the 11 days of social protests that the country experienced this month. The delegation met with the Minister of Government, María Paula Romo, with Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner, with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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$55 million allocated for renewable energy projects in the Galapagos

$55 million allocated for renewable energy projects in the Galapagos

The Government of Ecuador has allocated—thanks to the support of international cooperation—more than $55 million for the construction of renewable energy projects in the Galapagos Islands, with the aim of promoting wind and solar power. This was reported on Monday by the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources, specifying that the projects are part […]

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We are all so unimportant

We are all so unimportant

Rainy season is starting here in Yunguilla. What that means is that the mornings bring beautiful sunshine and as the day goes on, rain settles into the valley and brings with it the moisture needed to turn everything green. And if one is lucky enough (or dumb enough) to get up at 6:15 a.m. as […]

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Anti-corruption research to begin at University of Cuenca

Anti-corruption research to begin at University of Cuenca

A framework agreement for inter-institutional cooperation on issues related to corruption was signed between the Anti-Corruption Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic, Dora Ordonez and the rector of the University of Cuenca, Pablo Vanegas. According to the Anti-Corruption Secretary, both institutions will build lines [of cooperation] around this theme through scientific and academicresearch projects. The agreement will be […]

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CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) Thirty-two months in prison, a fine of eight unified basic salaries and $1,500 of comprehensive reparation was the sentence issued by the Criminal Guarantees Court in Cuenca to two individuals who on December 26, 2018 physically and verbally assaulted uniformed men the Citizen Guard. The incident occurred in the front of […]

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New law to enforce lower Internet rates in Ecuador in 2020

New law to enforce lower Internet rates in Ecuador in 2020

According to Andrés Michelena, Minister of Telecommunications, the goal reform of the Telecommunications Law that President Lenin Moreno sent to the National Assembly last week,” is to grow access to 4G technology in the next six months from 50% to 80%.” To do this, Michelena said in an interview last Tuesday with Teleamazonas, “structural reforms” […]

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Ecuador launches copper exportation, plans for more mining projects

Ecuador launches copper exportation, plans for more mining projects

In a few weeks, Ecuador could go from being an exploration area to an industrial copper exporter, as the country plans to ship its first large cargo of this metal within a few weeks. This shipment will leave from the Mirador copper mine, owned by a unit of the Chinese CRCC-Tongguan consortium (that began operations […]

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ECU 911 promotes tourism campaign with surveillance postcards

ECU 911 promotes tourism campaign with surveillance postcards

The Integrated Security Service, ECU 911, launched the ‘Ecuador Renace’ campaign that will show the best postcards from different areas of the country that are captured through surveillance cameras throughout Ecuador. With the hashtag #EcuadorRenace, messages are being sent out that seek to highlight the beauty of the country. In these “postcards”viewers can see mountains, […]

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Ufologists trained in Cuenca become part of Ufology Community of Ecuador

Ufologists trained in Cuenca become part of Ufology Community of Ecuador

Two years ago, Juan José Correa and Jane Sarmiento attended a lecture by Jaime Rodríguez, an Ecuadorian Ufologist, known throughout the country. At first, they had decided to listen to the man who talked about UFOs to know “what was going on”. Both were curious. At the conference Juan and Jane met Eduardo Ortega, who was 15 years […]

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Azuay victims of sexual violence acknowledged in public ceremony

Azuay victims of sexual violence acknowledged in public ceremony

A plaque was placed in the Province House this week as public recognition to Azuay victims of child sexual abuse. Children, students and justice authorities of the province participated in this ceremony that recalled the actions of the victims. Catalina Mendoza, Gender, Childhood and Adolescence coordinator of the Azuay Prefecture, explained that the public acknowledgement […]

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Planetarium needs to equipment update

Planetarium needs to equipment update

The Planetarium needs to update its equipment. Take for example the equipment for screening of films; it’s over six years old and obsolete, having been purchased in 2013 when the Planetarium was restored. The four “RSA Cosmos Planetarium Designer,” high-powered image and sound computers were acquired in France. This is where all the films that are presented in the […]

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