Ecuador names new health minister after vaccine program criticism
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Monday, March 1st, named an experienced surgeon as the Andean country’s health minister, following the...
March 2, 2021Topic
Ecuador
Analysis: Ecuador’s insecure dam and unpayable debt – another of Xi Jinping’s questionable deals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While China's Xi Jinping's foreign policy is becoming increasingly nationalistic, he is maintaining unchanged his...
March 1, 2021
Coronavirus Ecuador: pilot plan to reopen schools amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Emergency Operations Committee (COE), in charge of addressing the covid-19 pandemic in Ecuador, on Sunday announced that it will...
March 1, 2021
Ecuador health minister resigns after criticism of coronavirus vaccine plan
Ecuadorean health minister Juan Carlos Zevallos tendered his resignation on Friday following accusations of irregularities in a pilot program for...
February 26, 2021
Death toll of Ecuador prison riots climbs to 79
At least 67 prisoners died on Tuesday, February 23rd, during violent riots in three Ecuadorian prisons due to clashes between...
February 24, 2021
Fleeing the pandemic in Brazil, Haitians are stopped at Peruvian border
Over 400 people displaced by unemployment, fear of the covid-19 pandemic in Brazilian territory and dengue fever have been stranded...
February 22, 2021
Ecuador’s Arauz calls for international vigilance during 2nd round of presidential vote
Andres Arauz, Ecuador's leading presidential candidate, on Sunday called on the international community to be "vigilant" during the voting process...
February 22, 2021
A look at these pictures will marvel you by the beauty of South America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - You will hardly find a travel photographer who doesn’t dream of going on a long...
February 18, 2021
Colombia’s Attorney-General reaches Ecuador to deliver intel on ELN support for Arauz’s campaign
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a message posted on the investigating body's official Twitter account, Francisco Barbosa arrived...
February 13, 2021