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Volume 7, Issue 29
All we need now is Groucho and a duck

All we need now is Groucho and a duck

The impeachment trial of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has been nothing short of a farce. The proceedings have devolved into a political circus, with the Correístas (supporters of the former President Rafael Correa) dominating the process and using it to advance their own agenda. The trial has been a prime example of how politics in […]

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Deadline for evidence presentation in President Lasso’s impeachment trial is set for Wednesday

Deadline for evidence presentation in President Lasso’s impeachment trial is set for Wednesday

On Wednesday Guillermo Lasso’s defense will present its exculpatory evidence. Then, the Oversight Commission will have ten days to prepare the report.  The political prosecution against Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso for alleged embezzlement promoted by four opposition assembly members, Viviana Veloz, Mireya Pazmiño, Pedro Zapata, and Rodrigo Fajardo, is reaching its final stages. The applicants for […]

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Facial recognition and license plate readers at center of Azuay’s new security plan

Facial recognition and license plate readers at center of Azuay’s new security plan

The system will detect and prevent the entry of criminals into the province by comparing the faces and vehicles captured to a database of missing persons, wanted criminals, and stolen vehicles. The newly elected Prefect of Azuay, Juan Cristóbal Lloret, who is set to take office on May 16, 2023, has already formed a partnership […]

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Radar consortium plans to fight Cuenca’s new mayor on contract termination

Radar consortium plans to fight Cuenca’s new mayor on contract termination

Movil Technology Ecuador is adamant about keeping its radar contract in Cuenca, even though the incoming mayor, Cristian Zamora, has indicated his intention to terminate it.  The conflict between the Municipality of Cuenca and the Movil Technology consortium over the contract to install radars in the city has been escalating, with no clear resolution in […]

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Scientists discover pristine deep-sea Galápagos reef ‘teeming with life’

Scientists discover pristine deep-sea Galápagos reef ‘teeming with life’

Diving to 600 meters, researchers find reefs full of octopus, lobster and fish, raising hopes for corals’ survival amid rising sea temperatures. Scientists operating a submersible have discovered deep-sea coral reefs in pristine condition in a previously unexplored part of the Galápagos marine reserve. Diving to depths of 600 meters (1,970ft), to the summit of a […]

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