Noboa aims to boost international visibility with high-profile guests while maintaining a frugal approach to inauguration spending.
Noboa’s Next Inauguration to Be More Frugal, but Guests and Expectations Are Growing
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Volume 9, Issue 29
May 4, 2025
Markets Respond to Stability After Noboa Victory
Country risk drops sharply as reelection eases investor fears.
Cuenca Gains Jobs as Quito Slips in 2025 Labor Report
Underemployment climbs in Quito while Cuenca leads in full-time work.
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Noboa’s Veto Barrage Leaves Laws in Limbo
As political alliances crumble, the President opts for total rejections of legislation passed by the National Assembly.
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Ecuador Emerges as High-Tech Hub for Global Drug Camouflage Operations
Smugglers embed cocaine into fertilizer, paper, coffee, and more as Ecuador’s ports become ground zero for international narco-innovation.
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Grief
My mother died today. She was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. But it turned out to be an encapsulated endocrine tumor—something we were told would be easily treated with radiation. Fifteen sessions. Three minutes each. She made it to three. Then she caught the flu. With her immune system already compromised, the flu […]
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Erosion Threat Creeps Closer to Ecuador’s Largest Hydroelectric Plant
Government races to defend Coca Codo Sinclair facility as river degradation inches forward.
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Human Remains and Ransom Notes: Durán Extortion Plot Traced to Fugitive Gang Leader
Authorities say ‘Gato Celi’ ordered extortion attacks using body parts to terrorize restaurants.
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Fewer Flowers for Mom This Year as Exports Dip Ahead of Mother’s Day
Unseasonal weather, not U.S. tariffs, blamed for 8% drop in flower shipments.
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