Azuay residents await long-promised repairs to the hazardous Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road, still plagued by delays. The Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road, a vital connection between Azuay and El Oro provinces, remains in a dire state despite repeated promises for improvement. In...
Government seeks significant oil output boost amid ITT closure and new gas import strategies. The Ecuadorian government, led by President Daniel Noboa, has unveiled a bold initiative to ramp up oil production by 105,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2025, increasing from...
Trump-era policies spark fears of mass deportations and reveal Ecuador’s lack of reintegration plans. The plight of Ecuadorian migrants facing deportation from the United States has taken on a new urgency under the Trump administration’s policies. While deportations...
Cuenca-based public company assumes leadership to address Ecuador’s looming energy crisis with emergency measures. Facing an ongoing electricity crisis expected to worsen in 2025, Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy has handed over responsibility for electricity generation contracts to Elecaustro, a public company headquartered in Cuenca. This decision comes after repeated delays and controversies surrounding Celec’s management […]
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court delays ruling on Noboa’s decrees as he campaigns and delegates power to Gellibert. The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has yet to issue a ruling on the legality of President Daniel Noboa’s executive decrees transferring presidential duties to Cynthia Gellibert, acting vice president. Despite expectations for a decision during the Court’s January 23rd […]
Infections doubled, deaths tripled Covid-19 fatalities, as government measures fail to meet the challenge.l Outside the emergency ward of Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante Hospital in Guayaquil, Shirley González, 27, stands vigil for her 10-year-old son Ronald. For five days, he has battled severe dengue, a potentially fatal viral infection spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. “He […]
Despite slowing rains, water levels approach maximum; hydroelectric operations remain secure for the coming months. Mazar Reservoir’s Slow Rise Recent rains in the Austro region have helped replenish the Mazar reservoir, bringing it close to its maximum operating level. However, the pace of filling has slowed significantly over the past 10 days. From January 1st […]
Copper and gold sales slump due to energy shortages, irregularities in concessions, and government investigations. Ecuador’s mining sector faced one of its most challenging years in 2024, with exports declining sharply due to a nationwide electricity crisis and investigations into irregularities in mining concessions. According to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE), the country exported […]
I have to admit, I thought Donald Trump’s pardons of the January 6th rioters would be the most outrageous move of his early presidency. Oh, how wrong I was. I won’t waste my time—or yours—running down the ever-growing list of things that should alarm any intelligent American. It’s too long, too exhausting. Instead, let’s focus […]
Confrontation and style during the debate spark shifts in voter preferences ahead of the February election. A recent electoral survey conducted after Ecuador’s presidential debate has unveiled notable shifts in voter preferences, highlighting a race dominated by President Daniel Noboa and Luisa González, the Citizen Revolution (Correísmo) candidate. However, a surprising shake-up in the third […]