Ecuador News
The government has ordered a “work holiday” Thursday and Friday as part of the national energy emergency. According to acting Energy Minister Roberto Luque, the suspension of public and private working hours will allow the government to impose longer blackout periods to make repairs in hydroelectric power generation equipment. All public and private school classes...
Miércoles, 17/4/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Presentación de libro — There will be a book launch of “Los recicladores” by José Luis Crespo el jueves, 18/4 a las 18:30 in the Salón del Pueblo Efraín Jara Idrovo (Sucre y Benigno Malo). Free. Taller de danza Shuar – The FIDAF Ecuador will hold a Shuar...
According to hydrology professor and consultant Marcelo Iglesias, the government should have prepared Ecuadorans for an electricity shortage in February. “This is when the reservoir levels at the power plants began to drop after a brief rise in December and January,” he said. “It was clear then that we were in a drought of historic...
Although acting Energy Minister Roberto Luque said Tuesday there are no “easy short-term solutions” to Ecuador’s energy crisis, measures are being taken to “control the damage” of the blackouts that began Monday night. “With better management and scheduling we can reduce and sometimes eliminate the hours of disruptions,” he said. “Poor planning is a big...
By Luke Taylor Couples in Bogotá are being asked to shower together as water supplies are rationed in the Colombian capital. Major neighborhoods were cut off from the water grid on Thursday to preserve dangerously low water levels at reservoirs that have been starved of rain by the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. “Shower...
The Energy Ministry announced Monday night a new round of scheduled electric blackouts. It blamed the interruptions on the continuing drought conditions and did not say how long the blackouts would last. According to schedules released Monday, the blackouts will be for periods of three hours, with times announced by local utility companies. For the...
Lunes, 15/4/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De El Mercurio del domingo, 14/4 (1 article): ‘Ice Goumet´ refleja el empeño de un emprendedor (Ice Gourmet’ reflects the commitment of an entrepreneur) – <This article is for those of you for whom a day without ice cream is not a good day.> Rafael Bernal founded ‘Ice...
By Prue Lewarne Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa has thrust his country into the international spotlight over the past several days as never before. His order to raid Mexico’s embassy in the Ecuadorian capital Quito to arrest his country’s former vice president has provoked an international outcry. So why did he do it? I am the...
By Jeff Abbott Mexico has severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador after heavily armed police raided the country’s embassy, in a direct violation of international norms. Late in the evening on April 7, police entered the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had requested political asylum in...
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said Sunday he hopes Ecuador and Mexico can reconcile their differences in bi-lateral discussions. “It’s always better for countries to resolve disputes and reduce tensions through dialogue,” he said Sunday. “If they can’t, the United Nations can become involved but his is always a last resort.” Mexico is demanding...
Ecuador’s government has issued the guidelines for the implementation of euthanasia following the Constitutional Court’s (CC) instructions in a ruling granting the request of 42-year-old amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient Paola Roldán who died on March 11. The disease is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. With a 95% disability due to ALS diagnosed three...
Ecuador’s National Court of Justice ruled Friday that the seizure and arrest of former vice president Jorge Glas from inside Mexico’s embassy in Quito was “illegal and arbitrary.” The three judges, however, upheld Glas’ ongoing imprisonment, saying he cannot be released since he has not completed previous sentences and has other charges pending against him....
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