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Doctors sound alarm as Cuenca’s main hospital buckles under crisis

Doctors sound alarm as Cuenca’s main hospital buckles under crisis

by | August 19, 2025 |

Cuts, shortages, and broken equipment leave Vicente Corral Moscoso struggling to serve southern Ecuador’s patients. A system under pressure Cuenca’s Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, the largest public medical facility in southern Ecuador, is collapsing under mounting demand and shrinking resources. Despite treating more patients every year, the hospital’s 2025 budget was cut by 12% compared […]
Government declares Venezuelan cartel a terrorist threat as Ecuador aligns with U.S. stance

Government declares Venezuelan cartel a terrorist threat as Ecuador aligns with U.S. stance

by | August 19, 2025 |

Ecuador intensifies fight against transnational crime with new decree targeting Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns. Ecuador takes aim at regional crime networks President Daniel Noboa has formally designated the Venezuelan “Cartel of the Suns” as a terrorist organization, escalating Ecuador’s fight against transnational crime and aligning the country’s stance with that of the United States. […]
But it’s safe here!

But it’s safe here!

by | August 19, 2025 |

Michael is on vacation this week, but he left you this classic column from 3 years ago. Enjoy!  ********** Wow, I saw a draft of this week’s edition of The Cuenca Dispatch, and it seems like it could be called the “Annual Crime Edition.” But I guess as stuff happens, it has to be written. […]
Noboa reshapes fuel subsidy system to secure billions in state savings

Noboa reshapes fuel subsidy system to secure billions in state savings

by | August 19, 2025 |

Gradual adjustments avoid social unrest while shifting costs toward consumers and reducing fiscal pressure. Billions in savings through gradual cuts In less than two years in office, President Daniel Noboa has managed to chip away at one of Ecuador’s largest and most politically sensitive expenses: fuel subsidies. According to Finance Ministry estimates, measures adopted since […]
Cotopaxi’s restless past warns of uncertain future

Cotopaxi’s restless past warns of uncertain future

by | August 19, 2025 |

Ecuador’s iconic volcano shows signs of renewed activity as scientists intensify monitoring and communities prepare. Earthquake rekindles fears Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s most closely watched volcano, has once again captured national attention. The renewed concern follows a magnitude 4.8 earthquake on August 16, 2025, that shook the surrounding region and unleashed more than 140 aftershocks near the […]
Ecuador dismantles migration pact with Venezuela after 15 years of validity

Ecuador dismantles migration pact with Venezuela after 15 years of validity

by | August 19, 2025 |

End of bilateral statute raises uncertainty for Venezuelans in Ecuador while Peru imposes tougher citizenship rules. Assembly advances repeal of binational agreement The Ecuadorian National Assembly is moving forward with the annulment of the Ecuador-Venezuela Migration Statute, a framework that has regulated mobility between the two nations for the past 15 years. On August 15, […]
Coca Codo Sinclair secure despite Coca River erosion

Coca Codo Sinclair secure despite Coca River erosion

by | August 19, 2025 |

Engineers advance with protective works as regressive erosion continues downstream of Ecuador’s largest hydroelectric plant. Dry season offers opportunity for works Ecuador’s Electric Corporation (Celec) has confirmed that the regressive erosion of the Coca River does not currently threaten power generation at the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric facility. The intake that channels water to the […]

Correísmo Faces Deepening Rift as Internal Disputes Threaten Movement’s Future

Published on August 19, 2025

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Mounting tensions over Venezuela, leadership, and local authority disconnect raise doubts about Ecuador’s main opposition force. A Movement at a Crossroads Ecuador’s Citizens’ Revolution, long the country’s most powerful opposition force, is facing an internal rupture that could determine its survival. While Daniel Noboa’s administration has inflicted significant political and judicial […]

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