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Volume 8, Issue 26
March 31, 2024
Where are you all?

Where are you all?

I’m taking a break from my column this week, but I wanted to leave you with a column I wrote back in August of 2017 (Volume 2, Issue 17). Why this? And why now? Well, because the results of the recent census say that Cuenca has 5,000 expats. So….. It seems like every day Codie […]

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“It looked like scabies, and it hurt as if my stomach had been hit,” says a woman who contracted dengue

“It looked like scabies, and it hurt as if my stomach had been hit,” says a woman who contracted dengue

There are 13,075 cases of dengue reported in Ecuador in 2024. Deaths reached fifteen as of March 16, almost half of the 33 deaths in all of 2023.

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Growing Indigenous Resistance Against Mining Projects in Ecuador

Growing Indigenous Resistance Against Mining Projects in Ecuador

Governments are actively promoting foreign investment in mining, resulting in substantial exports totaling $3.324 billion between January and December 2023.

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Prosecutor Salazar Confronts New Attack from Ronny Aleaga: “They Will Not Distract Us”

Prosecutor Salazar Confronts New Attack from Ronny Aleaga: “They Will Not Distract Us”

Ronny Aleaga’s recent video announcement, pledging to expose chats with prosecutor Diana Salazar, has drawn swift response from the Prosecutor’s Office, labeling it a “new smear campaign.”

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Update: The Central Bank forecasts a 1% growth for the Ecuadorian economy in 2024, reflecting decreased consumption among Ecuadorian families and a reduction in government spending

Update to: Growth of Ecuadorian economy expected to be minimal in 2023 Published: Volume 7, Issue 14 According to the Central Bank’s latest projection dated March 28, 2024, Ecuador’s economy is expected to grow by 1% this year, attributed to decreased household and government expenditures. This growth is a decline compared to the 2.4% positive […]

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Update: Nene Case: Hearing Scheduled for Francisco Sebastián BA’s Preventive Detention Appeal on April 3

Update to: Vice President Verónica Abad’s son to face trial in ‘Nene’ case Published: Volume 8, Issue 25 Francisco Sebastián BA, the son of Vice President Verónica Abad, is currently held in La Roca prison in Guayaquil, considered a maximum-security facility. The First Court of the Specialized Criminal Chamber for the Judgment of Crimes related […]

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