In seven years, Wilder Sánchez Farfán, alias ‘Gato’, went from being the right hand of Telmo Castro to one of the most important drug traffickers in the world. June 6, 2013 was the first time that Wilder Sánchez Farfán appeared on the scene. That day the authorities arrested him in the Galaxia operation, when he […]

The sustained downward trend in covid-19 cases in Ecuador, after the Ómicron peak, shows a positive scenario for the authorities amid the pandemic. According to the epidemiological report of February 10, 2022, in the fifth week of the year, 25,858 reported infections were reported. This compares to 50,168 registered in the second week of January. This was a reduction of 48%. The decrease was also seen […]

At least four changes are being analyzed for a reform of the Social Security Law, according to Francisco Cepeda, president of the Board of Directors of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS). The manager said last Friday, February 11, 2022, that raising the retirement age, adjustments to the calculation basis for retirement pensions, and the creation of a personal contribution account to access a higher retirement pension will be discussed. Changes in the State contribution to the pension fund will also be […]