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Volume 8, Issue 49
September 8, 2024
Benches Confirm They Will Not Vote to Censure or Dismiss Prosecutor Diana Salazar

Benches Confirm They Will Not Vote to Censure or Dismiss Prosecutor Diana Salazar

The Legislative Administration Council (CAL) consolidated two requests for impeachment proceedings, both originating from Correísta party members. However, no date has been set for the process to begin.

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Everything That’s Fit to Print

Everything That’s Fit to Print

This week, The Cuenca Dispatch isn’t really focused on one topic so much as it’s giving attention to some of the things that go on in an ever evolving a country. I don’t necessarily mean that politically—though politics clearly played a role in more than one of this week’s stories. What I mean is that […]

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Number of Ecuadorians Detained at the Southern U.S. Border Increases by 40.8% Compared to 2023

Number of Ecuadorians Detained at the Southern U.S. Border Increases by 40.8% Compared to 2023

While the number of detainees has already surpassed the total for 2023, there was a decrease from May to July 2024.

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Ecuador’s Budget Increasingly Dependent on Taxes, Not Oil

Ecuador’s Budget Increasingly Dependent on Taxes, Not Oil

Ecuador faces declining oil revenues, increasing reliance on tax income, and production challenges, with future oil revenue uncertain.

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Petroecuador Faces Criticism for Lacking Essential Supplies for Oil Spill Containment and Environmental Restoration

Petroecuador Faces Criticism for Lacking Essential Supplies for Oil Spill Containment and Environmental Restoration

Petroecuador’s spill response deficiencies lead to widespread environmental and legal issues.

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Update: Avianca reopens the Guayaquil-Cartagena route from December 2024

The Guayaquil-Cartagena route closed in August 2023, after five months of operations. Avianca will reopen its flights between the two coastal cities; find out about the itineraries. Colombian airline Avianca is reopening the Guayaquil-Cartagena route starting December 17, 2024, with two weekly flights. Between March and August 2023, Avianca operated this same route, as well […]

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Update: Turkish Barge to Temporarily Dock at Former Ecuagran Pier on the Guayas River

The Turkish barge, which arrived on August 12th at Las Esclusas, in southern Guayaquil, will be relocated and temporarily dock at the former Ecuagran pier, according to Karpowership, the company that owns the vessel, in a statement issued Friday, September 6th.

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