As crime is becoming “more sophisticated,” only 5% of murder cases lead to a sentence. In 2022, violent deaths in Ecuador are increasing; in just two months of the current year there have already been at least 568 murders. The problem is that sentencing someone for the crime is no easier than taking down organized […] 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!

Of every ten suitable jobs, between six and seven are occupied by men and three by women. According to figures from the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment (Enemdu) with a cut-off date of January 321, 2022, women lost more ‘full employment’ positions than men in the last month. Thru December 2021, women with *adequate […] 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!

“What have we become?” That is what I was thinking late last week as I was reading the news about the Russian (Putin) invasion of Ukraine. I meant, to myself, what has man become? That we need to posture and preen like a peacock to the extent that we invade other countries? That we feel […] 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 Constitutional Court’s ruling cheered environmentalists and sent shock waves through the mining industry, which now must prove that projects don’t harm ecosystems or endanger species. Until recently, so-called “rights of nature” provisions that confer legal rights to rivers, forests and other ecosystems have been mostly symbolic. But late last year, Ecuador’s top court changed […] 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!