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Internal war declared by Noboa affects crime and reorganizes it

Ecuador has eighty days of internal armed conflict. The Government of Daniel Noboa declared the existence of an internal confrontation against 22 criminal gangs, which were classified as terrorist groups. With this declaration, the uniformed men were sent to the streets to...
Posted On 29 Mar 2024
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Witness says he heard Leandro Norero speak with Rafael Correa by video call

A former cellmate of drug trafficker Leandro Norero, named Marcelo Lasso Saavedra, who has described himself as his “trusted man,” has testified during his anticipated testimony at the hearing for the Metastasis Case, which he witnessed, in two occasions,...
Posted On 28 Mar 2024
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The Constitutional Court endorses the extension of the state of exception ordered by Noboa

The Constitutional Court of Ecuador endorsed this Tuesday the 30-day extension ordered by the Government of President Daniel Noboa to the state of exception that it decreed on January 8 to put an end to a spiral of violence on a national scale linked to organized crime gangs. ,...
Posted On 27 Mar 2024
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Mexico: 27 Ecuadorian migrants were rescued by authorities

The Foreign Ministry of Ecuador reported, in its official channels, that from Mexico the rescue of 27 Ecuadorians was confirmed inside a home located in Barrio Bahías, town of La Ventosa de Salina Cruz, State of Oaxaca. The compatriots, 13 men, 11 women and a family unit of...
Posted On 27 Mar 2024
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The Government of Ecuador repudiates the murder of the mayor and offers to go after those responsible

The Government of Ecuador expressed this Sunday its condemnation of the shooting of the mayor of the coastal city of San Vicente, Brigitte García, and offered to do everything possible to find those responsible for this crime. “We are working with the State Attorney...
Posted On 25 Mar 2024
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The price of cocoa exceeds USD 9,000 per metric ton for the first time

The price of cocoa exceeds USD 9,000 per metric ton for the first time on March 25, 2024, due to the lower supply of this tropical fruit. This rebound has even caused cocoa to be more expensive than copper (the reference industrial metal), Bloomberg reported. The National...
Posted On 25 Mar 2024
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Daniel Noboa on Tourism Law: “we comply with our legislative agenda for this period”

The President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa, reacted to the approval of the bill for the Strengthening of Tourist Activities. Before coming into force, the Executive has two options: veto it (partially or totally) or send it directly to the Official Registry. The fifth urgent...
Posted On 22 Mar 2024
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New special force focused on kidnappings and extortion

The Anti-Extortion Investigation Force (FICE) already operates in the territory, the National Police announced on March 20. For three months, several agents were trained in anti-terrorism investigation for extortion and kidnapping with explosives. The FICE is also made up of...
Posted On 22 Mar 2024
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Christian Gavilanez submits Shayne Armstrong in his professional debut

The Ecuadorian lightweight, Christian Gavilanez, successfully begins his professional journey by submitting the American, Shayne “The Payn” Armstrong, in the first round of the fight they held on the undercard “Peak Fighting 34: Pfister vs Beck” on the...
Posted On 21 Mar 2024
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Government denies publication that talks about “farra” by Daniel Noboa in Madrid

A Spanish newspaper called El Debate claims that President Daniel Noboa had a disrespectful attitude during his stay in Madrid last January. The Ecuadorian Government denied, on March 21, 2024, that it had received “any communication from the government of Spain” due...
Posted On 21 Mar 2024
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