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Easily (Not) Replaced

Easily (Not) Replaced

“It’s not just stuff! No, it’s not just stuff, it’s junk!” That is always an debate that Codie and I have when she wants to keep something that I think is junk and that she thinks has some value to it. Simply put, she saves everything with the idea that she may need...

CRIME REPORT AND ACCIDENT REPORT

Cuenca Area Traffic Accidents An interprovincial transport bus of the San Cristóbal cooperative crashed in the early hours of Sunday, June 23, 2019, in the province of Los Ríos. The Quevedo Fire Department reported that the incident occurred around 00:34 at the height...
IESS paid millions in questionable surcharges

IESS paid millions in questionable surcharges

The National Anticorruption Commission says that in IESS there were surcharges on medical supplies that were acquired in the period from April to December 2018. Five cases of acquisition of medicines and medical supplies with surcharge were presented yesterday to the...
False alert on bomb scare

False alert on bomb scare

Last Friday, June 21st, rescue institutions were alerted about a possible bomb in a building located near the intersection of Calle Larga and Borrero streets. After firefighters searched the building, Cuenca Fire Chief Cuenca, Jorge Patricio Lucero, confirmed that it...
City to examine bus stop congestion

City to examine bus stop congestion

A study starts this week to assess the pertinence of interparroquial and intercantonal bus stops in and around the city. This was announced by Guilherme Chalhoub, municipal director of Mobility Management, after a complaint from the Chamber of Transportation of Cuenca...