Ecuador, the tiny country that wants to be a retiree’s paradise, but where deadly prison riots are commonplace
This is almost a bad joke, or misinformation, to use a more modern word, given the rampant violence in local...
October 6, 2022Section
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Ecuador seeks Spanish investment to relaunch and make its tourism more visible
With a budget of 47.5 million dollars to invest in tourism over the next three years, Ecuador is looking for...
October 5, 2022
Ecuador: Military intervenes in Cotopaxi prison after the riot that left at least 15 dead
On Tuesday, October 4, dozens of military personnel and a tank of the Ecuadorian Army entered the Cotopaxi prison in...
October 5, 2022
Ecuador’s prosecutor confirms 15 inmates dead in prison riot
At least 15 inmates were killed Monday in a riot at the Cotopaxi prison in the Ecuadorian city of Latacunga...
October 4, 2022
Ecuador’s president announces he will declare end to Covid-19 pandemic
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso announced Monday that he would declare the COVID-19 pandemic in the South American country over.
October 4, 2022
Protesters in Ecuador demand government action to stop femicides
Dozens of human rights activists and gender violence activists demonstrated in several Ecuadorian cities to call on the government to...
October 1, 2022
Chevron’s victims in Ecuador demand the State appeal The Hague’s decision
Members of the Union of Victims of Texaco (Chevron) demanded the State Attorney General appeal the ruling issued in the...
September 27, 2022
Ecuador’s interest in opening an embassy in Portugal
Non-oil trade between Ecuador and Portugal has been favorable for the country in US$54 million between January and July this...
September 26, 2022
Lasso sacks interior minister after Ecuador police scandal
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Friday called for the resignation of Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo after a series of police...
September 24, 2022