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Volume 7, Issue 16
January 22, 2023
“Is there anybody out there?”

“Is there anybody out there?”

For those of you who have read my column for a few years or more (hard to believe I’ve been writing it for over 6 years), you know how I used to feel about all the anger and hatred spewed out in response to some of the things I wrote. The threats, the crazy comments...

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Ecuadorian car buyers moving away from sedans and into SUVs

Ecuadorian car buyers moving away from sedans and into SUVs

Sedan-type vehicles are losing market share to SUVs offering more room and models.

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The outlook for Ecuador’s exports in 2023

The outlook for Ecuador’s exports in 2023

Free trade agreements and the economic recovery after the pandemic are some of the factors that will influence foreign trade this year.

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Seven benefits for women in the new ‘Violet Economy’ Law

Seven benefits for women in the new ‘Violet Economy’ Law

The regulations, which are already in force, promote equal pay between men and women in companies and shared maternity leave.

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How China Targets the Global Fish Supply

How China Targets the Global Fish Supply

With its own coastal waters depleted, China has built a global fishing operation unmatched by any other country.

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Foot-long dwarf boa found in Ecuadorian Amazon

Foot-long dwarf boa found in Ecuadorian Amazon

Scientists have identified a tiny new species of dwarf boa living in the Ecuadorian Amazon that even a snake hater could love: these small reptiles are just a foot long. Alex Bentley, research coordinator of the Sumak Kawsay field station, in the eastern foothills of...

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Government fails to stop illegal mining in Napo or Imbabura

Despite the operations, illegal mining is taking hold in La Merced de Buenos Aires (Imbabura) and in three cantons of Napo.

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Service animals will be allowed on public transport under new requirements

Service animals will be allowed on public transport under new requirements

The ANT issued a regulation on the requirements for pets and other assistance animals to travel with their owners on public transport. One of the obligations is that they have an identification collar.

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Air passenger traffic grows in Quito after the pandemic

Roughly 4.3 million passengers were transported on national and international flights through Quito’s Mariscal Sucre Airport in 2022.

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