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Volume 7, Issue 07
Exports of shrimp could pass $7.0 billion in 2022

Exports of shrimp could pass $7.0 billion in 2022

Ecuadorian shrimp exports could close the year at approximately $7.0 billion, the highest figure in the Central Bank's historical record. In the first nine months of 2022, shrimp exports amounted to $5.676 billion, a growth of 54% compared to the period...

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Guayaquil forest fire endangers sloths, hawks and jaguarundis among other species

Guayaquil forest fire endangers sloths, hawks and jaguarundis among other species

A forest fire in Cerro Azul, northwest of Guayaquil, destroys the habitat of several critically endangered species. Days after the forest fire in Cerro Azul, which occurred on November 5th, volunteers from the Sacha Project inspected the area devastated by the fire. They went up to a viewpoint on the hill, located in the north […]

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National Assembly working on the 16th reform to the Comprehensive Penal Code (COIP)

National Assembly working on the 16th reform to the Comprehensive Penal Code (COIP)

The security reforms that the Assembly is processing include a new reform to the COIP, which will focus on reinforcing measures such as preventive detention in people with criminal records. Long sought-after reforms on security issues won’t be ready until the end of the year, but the National Assembly is ‘pressing the accelerator’ so that […]

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Only invoices of less than $50 will be issued to the final consumer

Update to: Briones says ‘SRI will tighten control of personal income tax’ Published: Volume 6, Issue 52 The SRI lowered the limit of invoices that can be issued as a ‘consumidor final’ or without customer data, from $200 to $50. The Internal Revenue Service (SRI) reduced the limit of invoices that can be issued to […]

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Thanks for the memories

Thanks for the memories

My father would have been 80 years-old today. He would have shared that milestone with Joe Biden. That would have been something special. But, as some of you who know me will remember, he died almost 7 years ago now, on February 3, 2016, from complications related to kidney disease. Not a day goes by […]

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Only half of Ecuador’s children have access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Only half of Ecuador’s children have access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Only half of Ecuador’s children have access to safe drinking water and sanitation The lack of access to basic services, such as drinking water and sanitation, is closely related to the quality of childhood nutrition, a primary cause chronic malnutrition. Access to basic services in Ecuador is limited. A survey by the United Nations Children’s […]

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Congress of Peru admits to process complaint against Castillo

Update to: Prosecutor investigates the president of Peru for influence peddling Published: Volume 6, Issue 41 The Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office has been investigating President Pedro Castillo since mid-October for the crimes of criminal organization, influence peddling and collusion. The Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations of the Peruvian Congress admitted this Wednesday for processing the constitutional complaint […]

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Attacks, massacre and escapes in the prison reorganization

Attacks, massacre and escapes in the prison reorganization

The government’s intervention in the prison on November 1, 2022, leaves 6 policemen and 10 prisoners dead in its wake. Three prisons have been impacted by the ‘Service for Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI), the National Police and the Armed Forces (FF. AA.)’ in 18 days: Litoral Penitentiary CPPL Pichincha No. 1 (El […]

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