by Jonathan | Feb 27, 2020 | Volume 4, Issue 31
In early February, the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) launched the IESS App mobile app, that allows priority groups (those over 65 and under five years of age) to schedule medical appointments with their phone. The service is available for appointments in...
by Jonathan | Feb 27, 2020 | Volume 4, Issue 31
The Prosecutor’s Office for “Persons and Guarantees of Cuenca” opened a trial last week against the physician Juan Pablo A., for the alleged crime of manslaughter for professional malpractice. The physician’s victim Sofía G., 8, died during tonsillectomy surgery. At...
by Jonathan | Feb 27, 2020 | Volume 4, Issue 31
The Minister of Government, María Paula Romo, ruled out that the government is seeking the mass deportation of foreigners in the country with its requested reforms to the Human Mobility Law. What the Government is looking for, she said, is that changes be made in the...
by Jonathan | Feb 27, 2020 | Volume 4, Issue 31
During the Carnival holiday period, hotel occupancy in Cuenca reached 70 percent according to the Municipal Tourism Foundation for Cuenca (FMTC). This data was obtained after consulting several hotels and hostels in the city. Several cultural and artistic events were...
by Jonathan | Feb 27, 2020 | Volume 4, Issue 31
Authorities announced this week that celebrations for Carnival left 55 people dead and 171 people injured in Ecuador, most of them in traffic accidents. During the holiday period between Saturday and Tuesday “55 people died due to different causes,” announced the...
