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- Blackouts reduced on Saturday and eliminated Sunday as hydro plant conditions improveEnergy Minister Roberto Luque announced Friday that power blackouts will be reduced to two hours on Saturday and suspended altogether on Sunday as a result of rising water levels at the Mazar-Paute hydroelectric complex. Luque said the change is partly due to lower electricity usage on weekends. “It is easier… Read more »
- IMF loan will pay off another IMF loan; Surveillance is upgraded in public spaces; Another trafficking bust; Reservoir water levels rise; Cartoon expo at La LiraViernes, 26/4/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Exposición de caricaturas ‘Hoy sí vino Vini’ en La Lira (Cartoon exhibition ‘Hoy sí vino Vini’ (Vini did come today) at La Lira) – An exhibit of cartoons by artist Vinicio Jiménez Morales is open at the Casa de la Lira until el… Read more »
- Eight die in Pastaza Province helicopter crashFive soldiers and three civilians were killed Friday morning when their army helicopter crashed in a remote area of Tiwino canton in Pastaza Province. The civilians were officials from Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat. The flight was carrying food and other supplies to three Amazon communities affected by recent flooding. The… Read more »
- Attorney General Diana Salazar is facing the toughest challenge of a challenging careerBy María Teresa Escobar In the hours after midnight in March, a police task force swept through the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s main port and business capital. The force made 12 arrests, including seven judges and a former congressman, as part of major investigations known as “Metástasis” and “Purga” (“purge”… Read more »
- Noboa’s popularity holds steady despite blackouts, embassy raid; IMF approves $4 billion loan; Ecuador ‘risk’ drops; U.S. expat killed in robbery near MantaAccording to Álvaro Merchante, director of the Comunicaliza polling service, President Daniel Noboa’s public popularity has remained high despite electric blackouts and the government raid on the Mexican embassy. “There was some concern in the government that the electricity crisis would negatively affect the referendum but this did not happen,”… Read more »
- Ecuador’s raid of the Mexican embassy poses a threat to Latin American diplomacyBy Tessa Flemming For years, Ecuador and Mexico looked like two countries in diplomatic harmony. Despite their political differences, the pair worked as partners tackling gang crime and migration and boasted a two-way trade of $US368 million ($562 million) in 2023. Then in early April, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López… Read more »
- New business offers e-Bike rentals and tours, makes it easy and safe to explore Cuenca and EcuadorIf you’ve been using advanced age or physical limitations as excuses for not getting on a bicycle in Cuenca, there’s a new service in town that might change your mind. eBikes de Cuenca offers bike rentals as well as guided tours to introduce expats and Cuencanos to the many benefits… Read more »
- South Korea donates Coast Guard ship to help Ecuador fight drug trafficking and illegal fishingThe Korea Coast Guard announced that it will transfer a 3,000-ton patrol vessel to Ecuador after signing a memorandum of understanding with its defense minister on Thursday. According to the Coast Guard, Ecuadorian Defense Minister Giancarlo Loffredo signed the memorandum with the KCG to transfer the decommissioned patrol vessel —… Read more »
- Rains increase electric production at Mazar-Paute but lack of maintenance plagues hydro systemEnergy Minister Energy Roberto Luque said Wednesday that two of the three hydroelectric generation plants at the Mazar-Paute complex are increasing power output as a result of recent rains. “The reservoir levels on the Rio Paute have risen quickly over the past week, and electric production capacity is improving,” he… Read more »
- Military to start assisting police; New airline to fly Quito-Cuenca route; Remembering Father Crespi; Cañar bridge collapses; Nabón hemp productsMiércoles, 24/4/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – “Cine Lux” recuerda a padre Carlos Crespi (“Cine Lux” remembers Father Carlos Crespi) – The Salesiana community is remembering Father Carlos Crespi with a schedule of social and cultural activies. The “Cine Lux” event will be mañana (jueves) a las 18:30 in the… Read more »
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