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Guns do kill people, so stop the hyperbole

Guns do kill people, so stop the hyperbole

by | August 12, 2019 |

This past week saw more gun violence in the US, with horrendous mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. Right now, it’s easy to blame President Trump for this; his continual use of rhetoric and what many of us consider hateful and racist speech certainly has some impact on what happens day to day in that […]

CRIME REPORT AND ACCIDENT REPORT

by | August 12, 2019 |

Cuenca Area Traffic Accidents A motorcycle crash on Monday took the life of Edwin Geovanny Huerta Sangurima, 18. Family members reported that the accident occurred around 3:00AM on the road to Barabón. They said that the motorcycle was driven by a cousin of Edwin Geovanny, and that he was in the back as a companion. At […]
Radar installations working to reduce accidents related to speed

Radar installations working to reduce accidents related to speed

by | August 12, 2019 |

Speeding was the third most responsible cause of traffic accidents in Cuenca last year. This motivated the Mobility Company (EMOV) to place seven radar photosensors in four sectors of the city. Now, there are two photo radar units on Avenida de las Américas, near Hospital del Río, where the maximum speed allowed is 70 kilometers per […]
Kidney disease continues to be a serious problem in Cuenca

Kidney disease continues to be a serious problem in Cuenca

by | August 12, 2019 |

There are currently 2,468 dialysis patients in the records of the Jose Carrasco Arteaga IESS Hospital in Cuenca. The head physicians of the Nephrology area of the hospital are worried about that number because most people come to seek attention for this kidney disease very late in the game. According to the experts, there are […]
Spanish tech company Wings Mobile starts operations in Ecuador

Spanish tech company Wings Mobile starts operations in Ecuador

by | August 12, 2019 |

The Spanish company Wings Mobile—with its headquarters in Barcelona—started out as a business-to-business telecom provider back in 2006. In 2017, it decided to migrate to becoming a retail company with the approach of multilevel marketing. The company is bringing its whole cell phone line, as well as computers, smart watches and laptops to market. Their […]
Eight couples share vows in Ecuador’s first same-sex marriages

Eight couples share vows in Ecuador’s first same-sex marriages

by | August 12, 2019 |

Just as she didn’t believe in love at first sight, she couldn’t imagine that their relationship would become a struggle, Pamela Troya confessed to Gabriela Correa in her wedding vows. Friends, family and activists for the rights of the LGBTI (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex) population witnessed the promise of love of the two […]
Moreno pardons Pablo Chambers, critic of Fabricio Correa contracts

Moreno pardons Pablo Chambers, critic of Fabricio Correa contracts

by | August 12, 2019 |

This past Monday, President Lenín Moreno, announced his decision to grant a presidential pardon to Pablo Chambers, the ex-seer of the contracts that Fabricio Correa had with the country. Moreno said, “Consistent with the line of not criminalizing opinion or criticism, I have arranged to immediately process the presidential pardon for Mr. Chambers, who was […]

Nearly 14% of Ecuadorian high school and middle school students fail final exams

Published on August 12, 2019

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The Ministry of Education published the statistics from the 2017-2018 academic year for both the Coast and the Sierra regions. From the 4.1 million students in the two regions, over 560,000, meaning 13.7% had to retake their final exams. The two subjects in which most students fail are math and English. […]

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