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How deep does it go?

How deep does it go?

by | October 28, 2019 |

Turmoil. On the phone today, that’s about the best way I could describe South America to my friend who lives in Thailand. He’s seeing it there too; the King is tossing out and making moves that to many people there, look like he is taking a stronger autocratic position than his father did. As for […]
Ecuadorian dies participating in protests in Santiago Chile

Ecuadorian dies participating in protests in Santiago Chile

by | October 28, 2019 |

An Ecuadorian citizen died in the social protests that are ongoing in Santiago, Chile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Andean country confirmed on Monday. “Unfortunately, Romario Wladimir Veloz Cortez, [a 26-year-old an Ecuadorian citizen from Quito], died yesterday in Santiago, Chile, during the protests,” the Foreign Ministry confirmed in a […]
Economic reform package sent to National Assembly without mention of fuel subsidies

Economic reform package sent to National Assembly without mention of fuel subsidies

by | October 28, 2019 |

On Tuesday, October 22nd, the National Assembly began the analysis of the tax reform project presented by Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno, after having repealed a decree that eliminated the fuel subsidy and caused eleven days of protests in the country. The president of the Assembly, César Litardo, said that the Legislative Administration Council (CAL) decided […]

CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

by | October 28, 2019 |

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) On Tuesday, a group of five criminals stole an ATM that was installed in a building located in Challuabamba, east of Cuenca. The ATM of the Pacific Bank was located in a mini-market. A security camera located in one of the commercial premises of the area showed the criminals […]
Conaie blames protests on IMF and tells them to leave Ecuador alone

Conaie blames protests on IMF and tells them to leave Ecuador alone

by | October 28, 2019 |

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) closed ranks on Monday against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and demanded that the agency cease pressures to apply new austerity policies in the country. In a “letter with intent” addressed to the IMF Director, Kristina Georgieva, the Conaie demanded that the agency officials “stop with the […]
Salaries suspended for Ecuadorian politicians hiding in Mexican embassy

Salaries suspended for Ecuadorian politicians hiding in Mexican embassy

by | October 28, 2019 |

The Legislative Administration Council (CAL) of the Parliament of Ecuador, has suspended the salary of several assembly members who have been staying inside the Mexican embassy for more than a week. The assembly members sought “protection” from political persecution from the Mexican government. The president of the National Assembly, César Litardo, explained on Twitter that […]
Back pain is taken seriously at IESS hospital rehabilitation unit

Back pain is taken seriously at IESS hospital rehabilitation unit

by | October 28, 2019 |

Intense back pain, lack of sensation in the extremities and posture problems are some of the symptoms of a spine ailment, the most common being, low back pain. Patients affiliated with the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute, IESS, can now receive rehabilitation therapies at the José Carrasco Arteaga hospital to relieve these ailments. One of the […]
Cuenca Independence Day schedule available for download

Cuenca Independence Day schedule available for download

by | October 28, 2019 |

The Municipality of Cuenca presented the agenda of events for the “199 years of Independence of Cuenca,” which will be held during the last days of October and throughout the month of November. Among the notable events are, on November 1st in the Parque La Libertad, the “National Music Concert,” with several artists among them, Yavirac, Margarita […]
Attorney general may files charges against Vargas for statements about indigenous army

Attorney general may files charges against Vargas for statements about indigenous army

by | October 28, 2019 |

The Attorney General’s Office has initiated a preliminary investigation into the statements made in Macas by the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), Jaime Vargas, who circulated a video that went viral on social networks in which he called for called for the creation of a “proper army” of the indigenous […]

Finance Minister says new proposal for fuel subsidy changes will go to legislature by end of October

Published on October 28, 2019

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The Ministry of Economy and Finance says that a new decree on the “rationalization” of fuel subsidies will come out before October 31, when it presents the budgetary pro-forma for 2020 (which must be presented 60 days before the new fiscal year). This means that the State has less than ten […]

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