I just don’t understand what has happened to “civics” among the expats here in Cuenca. I’ve beaten this topic like a dead horse over the last few years, but the use of social media to attack people is simply ridiculous, uncalled for and childish. The old adage, “if...

Stephanie Pesantez, a 15-year-old native from Sigsig, was tragically hit by a truck on August 12th while riding her bicycle in Moriches, Long Island, New York. She was taken to Long Island Community Hospital and then transferred to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she died of her injuries and was declared brain dead shortly afterward. […]

Many public plazas are holding dancing sessions, cardio routines and yoga during this vacation season. These events are focused on providing activities for seniors to have activity early in the morning, or at night. Many of these events are organized by the IESS, others by the municipality. “These activities help improve self-esteem of senior citizens […]

On August 17th, Bulgarian authorities announced that a warehouse worker had discovered 75 kilos of cocaine hidden in an Ecuadorian banana shipment. The banana shipment belonged to the fruit distribution company InterCitrus. “The ship parted from Ecuador, made a stop in Italy and finally arrived on July 27th in Burgas (a port city in Bulgaria),” […]

Authorities of the Naval Hospital of Guayaquil and the Ministry of Health have confirmed that the death of a former Navy member was caused by the AH1N1 influenza virus, forcing the development of an epidemiological quarantine and other measures. Last Sunday, August 18th at 2:00AM, a 64-year-old former naval officer arrived at the Naval Hospital with […]

The Market has been selected to be turned into Ecuador’s first market specialized for tourists. A plan is already set to refurbish the entire market, including both the retail and the wholesaler warehouses. This would be an option to enjoy gastronomy and purchase products typical of the region. There will also be added services to […]

The medical clinic of ‘Clinical Surgical Specialty,’ was temporarily closed by the Agency for Quality Assurance of Prepaid Health and Medicine Services (ACESS). Agency staff said that the clinic’s medical professional did not have his specialty documentation and was not registered in the computer systems of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation […]

The Ministry of Tourism and the Prefecture of Azuay have created a plan and approved the budget to enhance and improve five tourist spots in the province. Four of these spaces are expected to be completed by the end of this year. These five zones are all located in rural areas. “Our main goal is […]

This week the city inaugurated a new Property Registry building, located in the south of Cuenca. The property, located on Avenida Doce de Octubre and Isabela Católica, has eight floors with an area of ​​almost 5,000 square meters of construction. Two subfloors have parking for 34 vehicles. Pedro Palacios, the Mayor of Cuenca, reported that […]

The city of Manta is starting to complete the formalities to make itself one of the main tourism venues of Ecuador, alongside Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca. But, Manta is going to promote itself as a center for international business.  The president of the Chamber of Tourism of Manabi, Esteban Fiallos, states that Manta already meet […]

The Bank of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (BIESS), is setting aside $900 million to be used for mortgage loans of up to $130,000. The Government of Ecuador is guaranteeing the loans for up to 100 percent of the appraised value of the property. This new mortgage commitment was reported by President Lenín Moreno, at […]

A picture from Ola Bini’s phone was leaked to a local journalist, who published an opinion piece with this photo in it. The picture showed an alleged attempt by a user called ‘OlaBini,’ requesting access to one of the National Telecomm Corporation (CNT) servers. Now that information may be used against Bini unless his lawyers […]

On August 17th, teams of students from numerous schools competed in a “knockout round” in Guayaquil to gain three spots to go to this year’s International Final of the World Robot Olympiad in Hungary. This year’s Ecuador event, held at Universidad Catolica de Guayaquil, boasted the largest attendance ever in the country. The robots in […]

Clinica Guayaquil is the first clinic in Ecuador to receive a permit to transport human organs by air. This permit will only apply to human organs, which the clinic will be allowed to transport to any Ecuadorian province. The institution that provides this permit is the General Civil Aviation Directorate (DGAC). The company in charge […]

The Ministry of Production, Foreign Commerce, Investments and Fishing (MPCEIP), has sent the National Assembly the new Organic Law Project for Fishing and Aquaculture. It has been 45 years since the last time the fishing sector was provided a new regulation. The new regulation will rule over sectors that weren’t included before; marine farming, inland […]