The Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES) has determined the child support requirements that will be in force in this 2020. These payments (or “pensions” are calculated based on the number of children, the income of the parent and, also, any degree of disability of the child. The new annual pension table consists of […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

One of the most important reasons expats move to Cuenca is for the availability of excellent health care at reasonable rates.  And that includes dental care. Because dental care in the U.S. is more expensive than any other developed country in the world, millions of people, especially seniors and children go without much needed dental […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The subsidy for diesel fuel will not be targeted this year. This according to Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner who made the assertion during a radio interview in Quito on Wednesday. “I understand that, this year the decision of the president (Lenín Moreno) has been clear, diesel will not be touched,” he said. Sonnenholzner did say […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Sometimes, when I sit down to write this column, I’ve got a whole lot of pent up thoughts that I’m just waiting to pour out onto the page. Sometimes, just one simple word is stuck in my head and that makes me build an entire column around it. Today is more of the later. I […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

A deadly rollover crash, just outside of downtown El Paso, Texas (USA), involved a drunk driver, border patrol and migrants from Ecuador. One migrant, 19-year-old Dennys Coronel Quezada, from Santa Isabel, lost his life on Monday night in the accident on the border between the United States and Mexico. Police say Border Patrol agents spotted […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Repairing the cracks in the road and slopes, the fissures in the concrete and stopping the many landslides at the Challuabamba Terminal of the Pascuales-Cuenca Poliduct, is going to cost at least $35 million according to a study recently released by the Public Company of the National Polytechnic School (EP-EPN). EP-EPN was hired to do the […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

“Physical medicine and rehabilitation are aimed at facilitating, maintaining or returning the greatest degree of functional capacity and independence of the patient to return to their daily activities,” said Yolanda Neira, head of the rehabilitation service at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital (HVCM). During 2019, the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service of the HVCM provided […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Through March 15, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) will carry out a rabies vaccination campaign in the canton of Cuenca. Vaccination brigades are now mobilized in the neighborhoods and communities of the canton in search of dogs and cats to immunize them. The vaccine is free and is applied every year. Also, the vaccine is […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Ludwig Van Beethoven and Luis Humberto Salgado are separated by two centuries. One was German, the other Ecuadorian. The two were innovators of their times and created great musical works. One is the most interpreted composer in the world, the other is the “Ecuadorian Beethoven.” Michael Meissner, conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Cuenca, is a researcher and […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!