On another issue, a month has passed since the partial stoppage of urban buses in Guayaquil.
Is he International Day Against Corruption, a problem that, according to data from the Development Bank of Latin America, costs the region $ 220 billion annually. Mauricio Alarcón, from Citizenship and Development, says that citizens must understand that every dollar that is lost due to corruption is a dollar that is no longer used for services for the benefit of the population.
On another topic, it is a month since partial stoppage of urban buses in Guayaquil. Carriers are asking for an increase in the fare of the passage, which is $ 0.30 and $ 0.35, but the Municipality says that it will not harm the economy of the citizens. Users ask for consensus and prompt solution to problems.
Regional weather forecast for this Thursday, December 9 in Ecuador
‘Every dollar that is lost due to corruption is no longer used by the citizenry’
Every December 9, the United Nations Organization remembers the International Day Against Corruption, to highlight the rights and responsibilities of all people in the fight against this problem. According to data from the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), it is estimated that corruption costs the region $ 220 billion annually. Equivalent to the Gross Domestic Product of Peru or the international reserves of Germany.
Without solution the partial stop of buses
For a month in Guayaquil the urban transport service has operated only with half of the units and users deal with this situation that has affected their routine with no signs of a consensus so far between local authorities and carriers. Public transport drivers aspire to an increase in the fare of the passage, which currently stands at 30 and 35 cents on the dollar. But, the Municipality does not foresee an increase in the passage. Meanwhile, the disagreement continues for the citizens who use the buses.
On video
Rukopashni boi, a hand-to-hand fighting system that Russia hopes will become widespread in Ecuador
Three Ecuadorians had the opportunity to learn about concepts about the russian melee fighting system known as rukopashni boi -also spelled rukopashniy boy- (Рукопа́шный бой) during the Hand-to-Hand Fighting World Cup 2021, held in Moscow from 10 to 14 November.
In our networks
Chile approved same-sex marriage
Chile became the eighth country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage after the approval of the draft law allowing same-sex unions, one of the greatest wishes of the LGTBI community in the country.
The most read
Why is the AstraZeneca vaccine given as a booster dose in Ecuador?
Since last December 1, the Ministry of Public Health opened the booster vaccination to the population over 18 years of age before the appearance of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, which causes covid. Yes OK there are still aspects of this variant that are being discovered, the World Health Organization has already classified it as a concern about the mutations it registers. (I)
Paul is a talented author and journalist with a passion for entertainment and general news. He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he has established herself as a respected voice in the industry.
