Single-use plastics and polystyrene containers will soon become extinct in Ecuador. On November 4, 2020, the National Assembly approved the Organic Law for the Rationalization, Reuse and Reduction that prohibits the use of single-use plastics in commerce. The law went...
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on December 16th, that it will grant $1 billion to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to help them acquire and distribute vaccines against the coronavirus and, above all, to guarantee access to the most vulnerable populations. IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone said that the new financial program […]
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I’ve often wondered about the meaning and history of the song Auld Lang Syne. After the 2020 we’ve all had, and the number of friends and family who have died, I decided it was time to get my answers to those questions. Auld Lang Syne is actually a Scottish language poem written by Robert Burns […]
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A few weeks ago, we ran an article on Ecuador Verifica, an initiative in the country that brings together 14 media, 9 civil society organizations and 7 universities. Its objectives are to combat misinformation, verify the veracity of the speeches of the candidates (and their supporters or detractors) for the 2021 Ecuadorian election, and to develop […]
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On December 16th, Ecuador delivered its first report in its effort to extend the country’s continental shelf, to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLPC). Its goal is to extend its maritime soil and subsoil from 200 miles to 350 miles. This effort is partially in response to the incursion […]
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Criminal on Azuay’s “Most Wanted” list arrested after 10 years on the lam One of the most dangerous criminals in Azuay was captured early last Sunday (December 21st) in an intense police operation carried out in the middle of a shooting. Police have been on the trail of Arcelio Rusol MG, since 2010, after he […]
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Update to: Death of Israeli citizen in Litoral penitentiary is tip of the iceberg in Bucaram Pulley case Published: Volume 5, issue 01 Jacobo Bucaram has charges of trafficking in patrimonial assets dropped, remains under arrest for other indictments Last Wednesday, Judge Juan Carlos Terán Moreno, from the Criminal North Judicial Unit 1, issued a […]
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Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: UPDATED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020 Two weeks ago, we reported a sharp turn in the spread of COVID-19 in Ecuador and stated that we felt the country seemed to have gotten better control of situation. We also said we would only believe that the […]
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