I believe tomorrow could be one of the most important elections America will hold in its history. As you all know, I am a Democrat. Nonetheless, I thought that on the eve on the next election, it would be captivating to reprint a speech Ronald Reagan gave on the eve of the 1980 Presidential election. […] 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!

Owners of commercial premises in downtown Cuenca have received phone calls or visits from extortionists asking for money in exchange for “security.” At the end of September 2022, dozens of business owners located on Calle Larga, in the Historic Center of Cuenca, received phone calls with a threat: they had to deliver a weekly amount […] 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’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of exception in two provinces last Tuesday, after at least five police officers were killed and prison guards taken hostage in the latest wave of attacks in the deadly gang war consuming the country. The state of exception and nightly curfew in the coastal provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas […] 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!

Alexander Levoyer, commander of the Esmeraldas Joint Task Force, gave an interview this weekend about the security problems in this province. On the morning of October 31, 2022, in the center of Esmeraldas, two bodies appeared hanging on a pedestrian bridge, at the entrance of La Guacharaca, a Los Tiguerones fort. The following day, in […] 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 Quito Astronomical Observatory (OAQ) announced that Ecuador will be able to enjoy a total lunar eclipse this Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The eclipse will begin at 04:09 a.m. on Tuesday and will have two phases: the penumbra (shadow or partial) and the umbra (total), according to the entity. The twilight zone will begin at 03:02, where the Moon will dim a bit. While later the partial eclipse, visible to the naked eye, will begin […] 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!