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The impeachment process drags on as Correístas play games

The impeachment process drags on as Correístas play games

by | April 11, 2023 | ,

As the start the third week of the impeachment process initiated by the National Assembly begins, discussions about disregarding the Constitutional Court’s decision cast doubt on the entire process. After the Constitutional Court deemed the impeachment process against President Guillermo Lasso admissible, the National Assembly regained control of the process. However, as the process has […]
Prison Dialogue Commission says peace between 4 gangs is in the works

Prison Dialogue Commission says peace between 4 gangs is in the works

by | May 18, 2022 |

Commissioner Claudia Garzón was appointed as spokesperson to mediate a peace agreement with criminal organizations. The Prison Dialogue and Pacification Commission, formed by the President Lasso on December 16, 2021, announced that four criminal organizations that operate in the country’s prisons are willing to start a peace process. These gangs are Los Tiguerones, Lobos, Chone […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.
Lasso’s partial veto of the rape abortion law will go to the Constitutional Court

Lasso’s partial veto of the rape abortion law will go to the Constitutional Court

by | April 12, 2022 | ,

Assembly members and constitutional experts have divided opinions on whether the Legislature has the power to refer the veto to the Court.  The plenary session of the National Assembly decided to send to the Constitutional Court President Guillermo Lasso’s partial veto of the law of interruption of pregnancy in cases of rape. However, constitutional experts are divided on whether […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.
Holidays in Ecuador during 2020

Holidays in Ecuador during 2020

by | February 13, 2020 |

The Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador has published the holiday calendar for the year 2020. This definition of “holidays” is based on the Law of Holidays in Ecuador, approved in 2016, that defines in advance, holidays at the country level. Among those are the National holidays such as May 24th (Battle of Pichincha), October 9th […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.
Female scientists and academics battle gender stereotypes throughout Ecuador

Female scientists and academics battle gender stereotypes throughout Ecuador

by | February 13, 2020 |

Gabriela Vázquez is one of the few scientists in the city. She is in charge of the water laboratory of the University of Cuenca, and among her aspirations is that more women occupy technical positions and break the gender stereotypes in the academic, scientific and professional worlds. To support Gabriela’s belief, a study conducted by […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.
Contamination by illegal mining leaves legal actions and pollution in its wake

Contamination by illegal mining leaves legal actions and pollution in its wake

by | February 13, 2020 |

Pollution of rivers by cyanide, mercury and arsenic, as well as multimillion-dollar lawsuits for tax fraud and money laundering, are the effects left behind by illegal mining activity in the south of the country. According to the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) and the Economic Financial Analysis Unit (UAFE)—in charge of investigating possible cases of money […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.
79% of women in Azuay were violated at least once in their life

79% of women in Azuay were violated at least once in their life

by | February 13, 2020 |

Azuay province records the highest number of cases in Ecuador of violence against women in any field: psychological, physical, sexual and heritage, both throughout her life and in her last year. This comes from the National Survey on Family Relations and Gender Violence Against Women, whose figures show that 79.2 percent of Azuayan women over […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.
Obesity in school children continues to increase in Ecuador

Obesity in school children continues to increase in Ecuador

by | January 16, 2020 | ,

Every day, in fast food places, people are tempted with a “do you want to super-size your order? Maybe more fires or soda?” And many impulsively say “Yes.” But these types of products are on the ‘red list,’ as they have been shown to be part of an obesity epidemic, which affect more than 30% […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

by | January 13, 2020 |

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) A woman and her 20-year-old son have been arrested by the Police for the crime of extortion. The police report notes that after learning of the complaint made by two citizens about telephone calls to demand the delivery of $300 to return a television that was stolen from them, […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.
Brilliant ideas

Brilliant ideas

by | January 13, 2020 |

Today I was talking to a friend who lives in Thailand and he told me about a “brilliant” (as in not really brilliant) idea that someone we know has come up with. The guy he mentioned has decided to open a Cajun restaurant. In Thailand. When pressed on whether he thought he would have enough […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Municipality collects 14% of 2020 taxes in the first week

Published on January 13, 2020

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn In the first week of collection of taxes for urban and rustic properties, the Municipality has brought in 14% of the projected fees for 2020, says Patricio Abad, the financial director of the local government. According to the latest property tax collection report, citizen payments totaled $1,750,000 in the first week; […]

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