We’re nearing the end of our remodel in Yunguilla. Last week the third layer of plaster was sanded, and the painting began. It will probably be done this week. And then the new flooring will go in. After that we will have to wait sometime for our cabinets to be...

On December 8, 2019, Air Canada will begin operations in Ecuador with three weekly direct weekly flights between Toronto and Quito. “This marks a new stage in connectivity between the two countries and constitutes an additional means to promote the tourism, commercial, investment and academic mobility sectors with Canada,” the Foreign Ministry said in a […]

The results of an evaluation of the assets of the judges of the National Court of Justice is part of the report that the Evaluation Committee delivered to the Judicial Council at the beginning of last October. One of the findings was the ‘disproportionate’ increase in the assets of seven national judges, over afour-year period. […]

The investment that the National Government has earmarked for Cuenca in the last two years is $450 million, announced President Lenin Moreno during his visit to the city last week. The Ecuador’s Head of State visited Cuenca to celebrate its 199 years of independence alongside the Mayor of Cuenca, Pedro Palacios Ullauri. Moreno mentioned that […]

Ecuador initiated the notification of its official departure from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), after President Lenín Moreno had in late October denounced “in all its contents” the treaty establishing the organization. “The Foreign Ministry will notify its peers from the States that continue to belong to Unasur, of its decision” said the […]

A tourist boat suffered a mishap when it was sailing and ran aground in the Punta Vicente Roca sector, located north of Isabela Island, in the Galapagos archipelago. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and forced the evacuation of all the passengers. The ship, named the Celebrity Xpedition, partially ran aground on […]

Like the rest of the world, Ecuador’s automotive market has been steadily adding cars from China over the last few years. Today, over 40 Chinese car brands are available in the country. According to information from the Association of Automotive Companies of Ecuador (Aeade) the Chinese car brands that compete in the local market are: […]

The textile sector is going through a sensitive situation. More than 12,000 people in the industry lost their full employment in the last year. The figure represents a 9% drop, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). This Tuesday, the Association of Textile Industries of Ecuador (AITE) presented a report […]

The Anti-Corruption Secretariat announced that in the next few days, they will start having people working in the oil, electrical and telecommunications companies. The Government’s fight against corruption will have a new structure: ethics committees. Its mission is to prevent bribery in government procurement. This is an idea of ​​the Anti – Corruption Secretariat of […]

Three Swiss mountaineers fell into a crevasse during an ascent of the Cotopaxi volcano on Sunday, November 3rd. One of the three hikers—a 57-year-old woman— died from the fall; her two companions were injured. The Swiss Foreign Ministry did not reveal the identity of its three compatriots, who fell into a crevasse and remained trapped there […]

ECU-911 reported 2,479 traffic accidents, during this year’s the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca holidays. That’s in comparison to 2,211 traffic accidents in 2018 (in increase of about 12%). Juan Zapata, General Director of ECU 911, also reported 24 deaths due to traffic accidents occurred during the November holidays. Carla Arellano, Executive […]

During a press conference on Monday, The Minister of Tourism, Rosi Prado, described the country’s internal tourism during the holiday for the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca, from November 1 to 4, 2019, as “positive.” Prado saidmore than 565,000 people toured Ecuador during the holiday. The most visited tourist destinations were on […]

Ecuador’s Integrated Security Service (ECU-911) coordinated the care of 3,797 emergencies during the Fiestas of Cuenca and Azogues, (from Thursday, October 31 to Monday, November 4, 2019) in the Azuay and Cañar provinces. About 83% of those occurred in Azuay province; 17% were in the Cañar province. Azuay In Azuay, 3,152 emergencies were recorded. Those […]

After incurring losses of $40 million during the 11-day strike against Executive Decree 883, Ecuador’s floriculture sector is facing the challenge of increasing national sales and exports to make up for the shortfalls. To calculate the total losses, the Association of Producers and Exporters of Flowers, (Expoflores), interviewed their 206 members who have farms in […]