Interprovincial transporters in Ecuador have announced a national strike on July 16 and 17, 2024, in protest against the elimination of gasoline subsidies and increasing insecurity on the roads. This decision comes as a major challenge for the government of Daniel Noboa, which is preparing to face its first significant strike since taking office.
Tim Ballard, a former U.S. security agent and activist who exposed a case of child pornography in Canoa (Manabí), which inspired the movie “Sound of Freedom,” is set to deliver three lectures in Ecuador.
Roberto Luque, former Energy Minister and current Minister of Transport and Public Works announced that the barge the government will rent to address the electricity crisis is already in route to Ecuador, despite the contract not yet being signed.
Ecuador’s economy is facing a challenging year in 2024, with significant hurdles such as power outages and political uncertainty due to upcoming elections.
Community members are ending half a millennium of waiting by building a highway that will link the Central Sierra with the Coast and the Amazon. Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, and Bolívar have united in a $2 million project to realize this dream, with hopes to inaugurate it within a year.
Rapid erosion threatens Ecuador’s largest hydroelectric plant, Coca Codo Sinclair, prompting concerns about its stability and operational future.
I’m traveling right now for a few weeks—in the US—and it has put me in a pensive mood. I find myself somewhat disconnected from my surroundings. Denver is still familiar to me but does not seem like home anymore. Nor does Florida, my mother’s adopted home state. I feel like I’m a passenger on a […]
The total number of kidnapped migrants is in the thousands, and many do not report these incidents out of fear. Organized crime networks intercept groups of migrants, with taxi or bus drivers sometimes selling travelers to traffickers.
Despite no judicial experience, Martínez says she aims to modernize and bring transparency to the Council.