Ecuador’s Astinave starts maintenance work on the Ecuadorian corvette Loja
Ecuadorian Naval Shipyards (Astinave) has announced that the corvette BAE Loja (CM-16) of Ecuador's Navy has entered
June 8, 2022Section
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Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ecuador consider their “green commitment” irreversible
the presidents of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves-Robles; Colombia, Iván Duque; and Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, stressed that their countries'
June 8, 2022
Ecuador: Inflation was 3.38% in May
The year-on-year inflation rate in Ecuador accelerated to 3.38% through last May compared to the same period in 2021,
June 7, 2022
Ecuador watches foreign fishing fleet on its way to Galapagos exclusive zone boundary
t is already that time of year: the large fishing fleet, mainly under the Chinese flag, is supposedly looking for...
June 6, 2022
Ecuador bans carrying bladed weapons after rising street violence
The Ecuadorian capital banned from Thursday the carrying of bladed weapons in public spaces, informed Mayor Santiago Guarderas, in a...
June 3, 2022
Latin American children lost almost two years of learning due to pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the World Bank, children who have returned to school in Latin America after...
June 3, 2022
Drug mafias fight for territories in Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuador is experiencing a profound crisis of violence and insecurity. Killings in prisons, hired killings...
June 2, 2022
Ecuador’s National Assembly removes its president from office
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, May 31, Ecuador's National Assembly (Parliament) dismissed its president, Guadalupe Llori -the first...
June 1, 2022
Ecuador and Mexico: Trade agreement still does not see the light of day
There is still no white smoke in the negotiations between Ecuador and Mexico.
May 31, 2022