Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn In a speech given this past Tuesday, President Lenín Moreno announced that the government is looking to improve air service throughout the country. He also said that air service should be competitive and of high quality. The objective of the government’s work is to expand routes and air frequencies, and with […]
Government pushes for more carriers, airline routes and lower prices for air travel
Published on September 23, 2019
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Cuenca Medical Resources – A Lifeline for Many Expats
[by Irene Gardner] 16 September 2019 One of the many challenges that new (and even “seasoned”) Expats may face when beginning their lives here in Cuenca is learning where to turn for help if a medical emergency arises. Often complicating matters is a language barrier if these Expats do not know Spanish. Locating and communicating […] 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!
Traffic changes for El Valdo, El Centro and Loja junction
Several new traffic patterns have been put in place for a “trial” that will surely confuse many of Cuenca’s drivers. In one of the most travelled areas in the city, these traffic patterns are being implemented as an initiative of the Llactalab Research Group, the University of Cuenca and the Municipal Mobility Management Office. 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!
Ecuador looking for China to remove import restrictions on Ecuadorian shrimp
On September 16th, an Ecuadorian delegation led by of the Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments Fisheries, headed to China to try to persuade the Chinese government to reduce its restrictions on Ecuadorian shrimp importation. In August, China issued a sanitary alert about shrimp from Ecuador, and in September the two largest Ecuadorian shrimp exporters—Santa […] 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!
CRIME REPORT AND ACCIDENT REPORT
Cuenca Area Traffic Accidents Three occupants of a truck were injured as the result of a rollover on the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road. The accident happened around 08:00 last Friday in a curve of the Irquis sector, of the Victoria del Portete parish. The occupants of the vehicle were treated at the scene by doctors and paramedics […] 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!
Posting photos of minors in social media is a risk to be considered
Javier Avila, Executive President of the Ecuadorian Foundation of Healthy and Safe Internet (FEISS), states that 75% of parents in Ecuador do post photos of their children online. This practice can put minors at risk. Pedophiles have used social media pictures with underage kids, to share among pedophilia and child pornography groups, especially if kids […] 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!
Red crab season opens again in Ecuador
Ecuador reopened its red crab fishing season on September 16th. Red crab sales in the markets are allowed again until the season closes. Ecuador puts a halt on red crab fishing two times a year, the first is during the month of March, and the second is from mid-August to mid-September. There are various periods […] 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 Red Cross opens up a volunteer training school in Chordeleg
The Provincial Board of the Red Cross of Cañar in Azogues, has created a school to training of all those who wish to do volunteer work with the institution in Cañar. The school will train people that already have experience as volunteers with the institution and any new volunteer candidates. A total of 105 people […] 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!
Regional hospital in Cuenca creates nutritional clinic for chronic disease patients
The Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital has created the Comprehensive Metabolic Clinic of El Austro. This is the first public nutritional clinic with the purpose of aiding recovery from chronic illnesses like diabetes and morbid obesity, among others. This new service is being run by a multidisciplinary team, with professionals that can diagnose and prescribe treatment […] 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!
EducationUSA 2019 is visiting South America to exhibit US college options for foreign students
Various United States colleges and institutions recently held the EducationUSA 2019 fair in Ecuador. The venues were the Swissotel in Quito and the Hotel Oro Verde in Guayaquil. In addition to Quito and Guayaquil, EducationUSA is holding the fair in 10 other South American cities. EducationUSA 2019 is a free-to-attend fair organized by learning institutions […] 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!
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