Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: UPDATED FOR MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 First, we need to notify readers of an update to the spreadsheet of information accompanying this report. You’ll notice that a new field “POSITIVE TESTS AS % TOTAL TESTS” has been added to the prior statistics. We’ve done this […]

While the entire nation has been busy watching COVID-19 infection rates and the tumbling economy, it seems mining companies have been eyeing Ecuador with an intent to expand drilling throughout the nation. In reviewing investor relations press announcements for the last month, The Cuenca Dispatch has learned that several mining companies are expanding their operations […]

A ministerial resolution in Ecuador to regulate participation of the armed forces in law enforcement operations could encourage the use of lethal force in circumstances that go beyond what international human rights standards allow, Human Rights Watch said today. The Defense Ministry adopted the resolution on May 29, 2020. It provides that military operations should observe […]

Cuenca is now in its fourth week of YELLOW epidemiologic “traffic light” restrictions, after a measure to continue at this designation was approved by the Cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE), on Friday afternoon. Mayor Pedro Palacios, said that after reviewing the citizen compliance with the restrictions and the indicators of health, mobility, security, risk management and productivity, “it was determined that there are […]