‘Ready to Kill’–Ecuador’s teen Sicarios murder for twenty dollars

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Sate agrees to cover 50% of urea cost, to increase Human Development Bonus, but rejects increased fuel subsidies
Lasso responded to each of Conaie’s demands on Saturday in a 16-page letter
How Ecuador ended up in another national strike: gas prices were always the main issue
Five of the Conaie demands that Lasso agreed to will increase the budget by $518 million
Armed Forces pledges support for Lasso government
When is enough, enough?
Shrimp sector takes more credit to support its position as top producer

‘Ready to Kill’–Ecuador’s teen Sicarios murder for twenty dollars
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Sate agrees to cover 50% of urea cost, to increase Human Development Bonus, but rejects increased fuel subsidies

by Rebeca Mendoza | June 21, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 37

Starting July 1st, more than 100,000 farmers will receive subsidized urea to prevent the high cost of this fertilizer from continuing to affect production costs and prices. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock indicated on Monday, June 20, 2022, that it will allocate $27 million in this subsidy, which consists of covering 50% of the […]

Lasso responded to each of Conaie’s demands on Saturday in a 16-page letter

by Rebeca Mendoza | June 21, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 37

President Lasso confirmed that he sent a letter to Conaie on Saturday, June 18, 2022, with the government’s response to their demands. After eight days of strike in different sectors of the country, President Guillermo Lasso spoke on social networks on Monday and said that last Saturday he answered the letter from Conaie that contained […]

How Ecuador ended up in another national strike: gas prices were always the main issue

by Rebeca Mendoza | June 21, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 37

The price of fuel has been, for a year, the main disagreement between the indigenous movement and President Guillermo Lasso. The first efforts to reach an agreement on gasoline prices were in June 2021, but the negotiation broke down in November, and the tension has been escalating since. The national strike facing the government for […]

Five of the Conaie demands that Lasso agreed to will increase the budget by $518 million

by Rebeca Mendoza | June 21, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 37

Five of the eight government promises to meet the requests of the indigenous movement will require additional spending within the 2022 State Budget. Five of the eight measures announced by President Guillermo Lasso on June 17th imply an expense of $518.3 million for the State. In response to the 10 demands made by the indigenous […]

Armed Forces pledges support for Lasso government

by Rebeca Mendoza | June 21, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 37

Early on Tuesday morning, June 21st, Ecuador’s Minister of Defense, General Luis Lara, gave a press conference in which he said that the Armed Forces offer their support to President Guillermo Lasso. This came after 9 days of national strike in which violence has escalated to levels that had only been seen in the demonstrations of October 2019. General Lara was […]

When is enough, enough?

by Rebeca Mendoza | June 21, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 37

This is a democracy here in Ecuador. Right? Because it sure doesn’t seem like one when 6.2%* of the population can shut down the entire country. The indigenous population of the country is 1.1 million; there are 17.7 million people in the country. [CONAIE, who is leading the current protests is composed of three regional […]

Shrimp sector takes more credit to support its position as top producer

by Rebeca Mendoza | June 21, 2022 | Volume 6, Issue 37

Ecuador has managed to position itself as the world’s leading shrimp producer, surpassing giants in this sector, such as China and India. Ecuador’s shrimp sector seeking to maintain its position as world production leader and one of the largest exporters. To achieve this goal, companies in the sector are injecting more capital. The volume of […]

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In this article

More from this issue

Sate agrees to cover 50% of urea cost, to increase Human Development Bonus, but rejects increased fuel subsidies

Lasso responded to each of Conaie’s demands on Saturday in a 16-page letter

How Ecuador ended up in another national strike: gas prices were always the main issue

Five of the Conaie demands that Lasso agreed to will increase the budget by $518 million

Armed Forces pledges support for Lasso government

When is enough, enough?

Shrimp sector takes more credit to support its position as top producer

‘Ready to Kill’–Ecuador’s teen Sicarios murder for twenty dollars

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