Tag: Ecuador

Saturday, October 21st 2023 - 10:53 UTC
Ecuador undertakes Amazon reforestation project

Ecuador's Environment and Ecological Transition Minister José Antonio Dávalos announced that some 4,000 hectares of native forests in the Amazon region will be reforested because they are “sources of life” that provide clean air, water, and recreational spaces, it was reported in Quito.
Monday, October 16th 2023 - 09:59 UTC
Ecuador: Noboa wins runoff to complete Lasso's term

At age 35, Daniel Noboa Azin, the son of Banana tycoon Álvaro Noboa, was elected Sunday to become Ecuador's youngest-ever president after defeating lawyer Luisa González in the runoff, it was reported from Quito. Álvaro Noboa, one of the richest men in the country, had tried on five occasions to reach the presidency.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:26 UTC
Neverending Ecuador's violence leaves one prosecutor killed, one former mayor kidnapped

The latest episode of Ecuador's seemingly endless violence consisted of the assassination of Babahoyo Prosecutor Genaro R. and the kidnapping of former Durán Mayor Mariana Mendieta de Narváez, in addition to the death of six other prison inmates just over a week before the presidential elections.
Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:28 UTC
Candidates outline their plans ahead of Ecuador's presidential runoff

Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa on Sunday outlined their plans ahead of the October 15 runoff election to determine who will be Ecuador's next president.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Ecuador back to online schooling due to extreme violence

A practice that expanded worldwide during the Covid-19 lockdowns to avoid physical proximity, online schooling returns to Ecuador in a move to minimize the dangers of living in the crime-ridden coastal province of Guayas, particularly its capital, Guayaquil, where shootings and murders have become commonplace, it was announced Sunday.
Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 09:42 UTC
Kidnapped Ecuadorian councilman found dead

Councilman Bolívar Vera, 42, of the municipality of Durán was kidnapped and murdered in a new episode of Ecuador's political violence saga one month ahead of the presidential runoff. Vera's body was found Friday on a road in the rural sector of Salitre with his hands tied in the province of Guayas, it was also reported. He had been reported missing on Thursday, Sept. 7.
Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 07:15 UTC
Multiple explosions rock Quito downtown in suspected car bomb attack

A car bomb, believed to be loaded with two gas cylinders and dynamite sticks, caused multiple explosions in a commercial area of Quito on Wednesday night. The event is generating concern due to the ongoing climate of violence in Ecuador.
Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:29 UTC
Ecuador voted to ban mining and oil drilling in an Amazon national park

The Ecuadorian electorate voted on Sunday against oil drilling, according to results of an election-day referendum published early Monday. Voters were asked whether to ban mining in the highlands and further oil drilling in Yasuni National Park in the Amazon.
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 11:30 UTC
Elections in Ecuador: González and Noboa advance to runoff

Luisa González of former President Rafel Correa's Revolucion Ciudadana (RC) was the most-voted candidate in Sunday's elections in Ecuador marred by last week's murder of Movimiento Construye's (MC) hopeful Fernando Villavicencio.
Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 10:31 UTC
Ecuador: 3 people arrested in Manta mayor murder probe

Ecuadorian authorities Friday announced the arrest of three people suspected of being involved in the July 23 murder of Manta Mayor Agustín Intriago and a young woman when gunmen opened fire at a municipal construction site.