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Ecuador faces the consequences of Moreno´s economic reform plan

As protests against the government’s economic reform plan continue—primarily the removal of gasoline subsidies—the death toll in the country continues to rise. The office of the Ombudsman of Ecuador confirmed Thursday that another protester, a leader of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (CONAIE) which was participating in the protests in the Ecuadorian capital, has died […]

New Governor of Azuay appointed during protests

Xavier Martínez has been appointed as the new Governor of Azuay. The executive decree of his appointment was published the on Thursday, October 3, 2019. President Lenin Moreno accepted the resignation of Oswaldo Larriva, who was in charge of the province since September 5th. Larriva presented his resignation this week due to ongoing health problems. In […]

Domestic gas reserves completely exhausted in Cuenca

Austrogas tank trucks that move gas for domestic use from the terminal of Chorrillos in the province of Guayas to Cuenca, have not been able to leave the loading station, generating a “total shortage” of the product in the city. This was reported on Tuesday by Austrogas manager, Gerardo Maldonado, who said that the closure […]

Curfew to be enforced nationwide and covers pedestrian movement as well

On Tuesday afternoon, Ecuador President Lenín Moreno ordered—through Executive Decree 888—the restriction of freedom of transit and mobility throughout the national territory between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from Monday to Sunday. The decree covers areas adjacent to buildings and strategic facilities where the government operates and others as defined by the […]

CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

*Note: This week we are including crimes that have happened throughout the country under the cover of the national protests Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) On Tuesday, police captured five subjects for allegedly starring in vandalism during social protests in Cuenca. Xavier Martínez, governor of Azuay, said that in response to citizen complaints five […]

Central and South American governments support Moreno and blame Maduro for unrest

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay and Peru issued a joint statement yesterday in which they expressed “their strong support” to President Lenin Moreno, in the face of the institutional and political crisis that the country is experiencing in the wake of protests against its economic measures. The Governments of these seven countries also […]

Adacapia Autismo is changing lives one child at a time

“As you can see, I’ve got my hands full.” Those were the first words Veronica Peralta, the Founder and Executive Director of Adacapia Autismo said to me when we met to talk about her therapy center. She was referring to her 17-year-old autistic son Tommy. It was a therapy day for him, and he was […]

Revolution is not an adventure

Published on October 14, 2019

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Some of you know my background well enough to know that I have a Masters in English. Like a lot of English majors, I had a fascination with Hemingway. Studying the way he wrote—his simple and direct way of writing without the elaborate prose of many of the writers of his […]

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