Venezuelan migrants undocumented, for more than a week they have been on the Line of Concord, the border between Peru and Chile, asking to enter our country to be able to return to Venezuela. The mayor of Arica, Gerardo Espíndola, expressed his concern via Twitter, indicating that a humanitarian corridor could be established to resolve […]
Tag: Ecuador
Political drama from Ecuador: why do legislators want to impeach President Lasso?
Ecuadorian opposition lawmakers and the president William Lasso – or his lawyer – will testify this week at impeachment hearings in which the former conservative banker could be censured and removed from office. What is the president accused of? Lassowho has an antagonistic relationship with legislators, is accused of political responsibility for an alleged embezzlement […]
Tender to reactivate oil wells in Ecuador suspended
The state oil company Petroecuador announced this Friday that it suspended a contracting process to provide specific services aimed at the reactivation of oil extraction wells that have been closed in the country’s Amazon region. The public company recalled that last year it had begun a contracting process for specific integrated services under private financing […]
The stamp of death left by bird flu on beautiful Pacific beaches
The South American Pacific coast has become in recent weeks a sad and dangerous animal cemetery plagued by thousands of corpses of sea lionspenguins and other birds victims of an acute outbreak of bird flu that threatens to cause an environmental disaster in native marine species of the region. In Chile, where the first infected […]
South America leads coffee production despite its biggest drop in 20 years
South America It will continue to lead world coffee production in the 2022-2023 campaign, despite having registered its biggest drop in almost 20 years, with a decrease of 7.6% per year in 2021-2022, according to the International Coffee Organization (OIC). . The biannual report of this entity, which includes market prospects, reflects that coffee production […]
FAO: gender gap in food insecurity widening in Latin America
The gap between men and women in terms of food insecurity widened in Latin Americaespecially as a result of the pandemicand reached 11.3%, well above the world average, alerted this Thursday the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). in the report “The situation of women in agrifood systems”presented at the world headquarters […]
Ecuador reduces airfare taxes to boost tourism
The Government of Ecuador completed at the national level the reduction of two taxes applied to international air tickets with the aim of lowering costs and promoting the arrival of tourists to the country. The two taxes that will be reduced as of June 1 are the rate Echo Deltawhich is applied to Ecuadorians traveling […]
The fate of Lasso and his eventual replacement depends on the Parliament in Ecuador
The fate of the president Ecuadorthe conservative William Lassowill be debated in the National Assembly (Parliament), with an opposition majority, after the ruling this Wednesday of the Constitutional Court to admit the process of a political trial of censorship against him. Accused by the opposition of embezzlement (embezzlement), a figure accepted by the Court, the […]
Constitutional Court of Ecuador gives way to the request for impeachment against President Lasso
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court said Wednesday that impeachment hearings against conservative President Guillermo Lasso for alleged embezzlement, requested by a group of opposition lawmakers, can proceed. The decision could make it more likely that Lasso will dissolve the National Assembly and call snap elections for both his office and lawmaker seats. The Constitutional Court measure allowed […]
Ecuador x Brazil: see where to watch the game for the South American sub-17
This Thursday, the Brazilian Team makes his debut in the sub-17 South American Championship, at 21:00 (Brasília time), against Ecuador. The match in the first round of the competition, which will be played at the Christian Benítez stadium, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, will be broadcast exclusively by the channel SportTV. match summary Biggest champion of the […]