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"I don't know what I'm being tried for; I don't know of any documentation," said Vice President Verónica Abad. The Electoral Dispute Tribunal set a hearing for August 15th.

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Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves explained why the Turkish barge had already set sail for the region without a signed contract.

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Where to start this week? I’m taking a slight detour from what’s published in The Cuenca Dispatch (TCD) to discuss some other news from Ecuador, which is related to one of this week’s stories. You’ll read that the Correístas blocked the vote in the National Assembly to impeach Wilman Terán, former president of the Judicial […]

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Wilman Terán and Maribel Barreno Avoid Censure in Impeachment Trial
The National Assembly did not secure the necessary 92 affirmative votes. Members of Correa’s RC party abstained from voting. Wilman Terán, former president of the Judicial Council, and former member Maribel Barreno were not censured from holding public office. On the night of Wednesday, July 17th, the plenary session of the National Assembly did not approve the motion of censure presented by Construye legislator Jorge Peñafiel. Peñafiel promoted the impeachment against the two former officials, accusing them of failing to fulfill their duties. Peñafiel’s motion needed 92 affirmative votes to pass, but it fell short with only 88 affirmative votes....
Update to: Avianca inaugurates new direct route connecting Quito and Orlando Published: Volume 7, Issue 34 Starting August 31, 2024, Avianca will increase its flights between Quito and Buenos Aires to a daily service, adding three additional frequencies. This expansion will provide more than 2,100 seats per week on the route. Tickets are available for […]

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Fishermen from Salinas and other towns in Santa Elena describe how they succumb to pressure from drug traffickers, who pay up to $10,000 to transport drugs.

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Between February and June 2024, during the internal armed conflict, violent deaths in Ecuador increased by 61%.

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Providing Drinking Water to 10,000 People in Rural Ecuador: A Challenge Aiming to Change Lives
José Luis Álvarez, president of the Sumar Juntos Initiative, explains the scope of this project in a country where 35% of homes still do not have drinking water. In 2024, data on the population’s access to drinking water services in Ecuador remains discouraging. According to the 2022 Population and Housing Census, there are just over 5.5 million homes in the country in which one or more people live, but only 3.6 million have this basic service. That means around 35% do not have drinking water. Drinking water is also the basic service with the second-lowest coverage level at 84.2%, only...

Ecuadorians’ Harrowing Journeys: Personal Stories of Risking Lives to Reach the USA
More than 350,000 Ecuadorians have been deported from the United States between 2021 and May 2024. Unlike in the 1990s, when Ecuadorians fleeing social and economic crises left by boat from the country’s coasts to Central America, reaching Guatemala and crossing the border into the United States, the current wave of migration in Ecuador is concentrated in five irregular or clandestine routes. All of them are dangerous, and some are even deadly. Most of these routes have arisen due to immigration restrictions imposed by the United States, according to William Murillo, president of the company 1800 Migrantes, which provides advice...

Ecuador’s Country Risk Drops to 1,278 Points but Remains High Due to Persistent Uncertainties
The ITT issue, the upcoming elections, and normal market movements keep the indicator fluctuating. Ecuador’s country risk stood at 1,278 points on July 15, 2024. This figure is 60 points lower than the 1,338 points recorded last Friday. It is also the lowest recorded since June 24, when it stood at 1,462 points, marking a significant drop of 184 points. The fluctuations in the indicator are not due to any single determining factor but are instead a result of the normal development of the international market. High US interest rates reduce the appetite for bonds, which in turn drives up...