Although the insecurity crisis has been dragging on for almost three years, Ecuador It hit rock bottom in 2023 and will end with a violent death rate of more than 40 per 100,000 inhabitants, making it the most violent country in Latin America. And it is that in Ecuador Almost every hour a person dies […]
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Andean Community approves rule to advance in the Regional Andean Electricity Market
The Andean Community Commission (CAN) approved a community standard to launch the short-term Regional Andean Electricity Market, a project started in 2017 to achieve electrical interconnection between Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and BoliviaThis South American bloc reported this Monday. The Andean Community Commission met within the framework of the 128th period of ordinary sessions, convened by […]
Petroecuador exceeded 411,000 barrels per day of crude oil and gas
The public company of Petroleum of Ecuador, Petroecuadorreported that this Sunday it exceeded 411,000 barrels of oil equivalent (raw and gas). “Thanks to successful planning and the commitment of all workers, we have achieved this day, 401,863 barrels of oil and a consolidated 411,071 including gas,” said the acting general manager of Petroecuador, Reinaldo Armijos […]
COP28: Ecuador is the first country to vote to close an oil exploitation
Ecuador will arrive at the world summit on climate change in dubai (COP28) with the challenge of implementing in the coming months two of the greatest environmental milestones in its history: the closure of one of its largest oil fields by popular mandate and the largest debt-for-nature swap to conserve the Galapagos Islands. Last August, […]
Businessman Daniel Noboa takes office as the youngest president of Ecuador
The millionaire businessman Daniel Noboa will take office this Thursday before the Congress of Ecuador as the youngest president in the history of a country shaken by the violence of the drug trafficking and the political instability. Self-proclaimed center-left and supported by right-wing forces, the son of banana magnate Álvaro Noboa came to power at […]
Ecuador will promote humanitarian corridor for Venezuelans expelled from Peru
He Government of Ecuador announced this Thursday that it will raise Colombia to establish a “humanitarian corridor” so that Venezuelans who are expelled from Peru starting next Saturday can reach their country of origin. The Ecuadorian Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata, anticipated that he will propose this measure to the Minister of National Defense […]
Ecuador repairs and puts into operation thermoelectric plant during period of blackouts
The state Electric Corporation of Ecuador (Celec) announced this Sunday that it completed repairing a generator at the Esmeraldas I thermal power plant and put it into operation at a time when the country is subject to periods of rationing. energy before a small generation. Said steam thermoelectric plant, which runs on fuel and has […]
Spain, Peru and five other Latin American countries create a network against document falsification
The security forces of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Paraguay and Peru agreed this Friday in Madrid to launch a network against documentary falsificationa crime that is usually associated with others such as human traffickingirregular immigration or terrorism. Athens Network: A multinational initiative The future Athens Network aims to act “in an agile way” against […]
Chile displaces Ecuador as the main buyer of Peruvian watermelon: prices drop by half
Between January and September 2023, shipments of Peruvian watermelon They plummeted to 5,310 tons (US$648,000), a decline of -37.2% in volume and -63.6% in value compared to the first nine months of the previous year, according to Fresh Plaza. According to information collected by the Agraria.pe portal, Chili This year, it became the main buyer […]
Lasso will travel to Peru with three ministers and military leadership to celebrate 25 years of peace
The president of Ecuador, the conservative Guillermo Lasso, will travel this Wednesday to Peru to commemorate the 25 years of the peace agreements with the neighboring country accompanied by a delegation including three ministers and the military leadership of the Armed Forces. In the decree published this Tuesday that officially announces his trip for Wednesday […]