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Ecuador and the United States form a bilateral defense group

The Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States, Daniel Erickson, described the meeting between his country and the Ecuadorian government as “historic.” The Governments of Ecuador and the United States will develop a road map to address...
Posted On 23 Jun 2023
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Gustavo Manrique signed the accession of Ecuador to the Artemis Agreements for space exploration

With its integration into this international treaty, Ecuador will be part of the discussion on proposals to explore space. The Artemis program includes sending the first woman and the next man to the surface of the Moon in 2024. Ecuador became the twenty-sixth signatory of the...
Posted On 22 Jun 2023
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More Ecuadorians face deportation in the United States

A total of 25,769 Ecuadorians have been detained this year under Title 8, which allows their deportation from the United States with a ban on entering that country for at least five years. A total of 6,526 Ecuadorians were detained in May at the US borders, according to...
Posted On 22 Jun 2023
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2.9 million children have been vaccinated against polio, measles and rubella

The government’s objective is to vaccinate 3.7 million children by July 2023. The vaccines are applied in 2,000 health centers in the country. The Ministry of Health has applied more than 2.9 million vaccines against measles, rubella and poliomyelitis as part of the...
Posted On 21 Jun 2023
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Ecuador faces El Niño without strategic food reserves

According to the liquidator of the National Storage Unit (UNA), the only reserves there were were 55,000 quintals of rice that disappeared. Ecuador does not have strategic reserves of rice, corn or soybeans, this on the eve of an El Niño phenomenon, which threatens to destroy the...
Posted On 21 Jun 2023
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Alert for high temperatures and extremely high UV radiation in Ecuador

The daytime temperature will increase significantly nationwide through Friday, June 23. The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi) activated weather warning No. 30 that warns of temperatures that will reach 33 degrees Celsius in some provinces of the country....
Posted On 21 Jun 2023
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Fight against smuggling will be of ‘national interest’, decrees the Government

Through Decree No. 783, the Government provides to strengthen the fight against smuggling and reinforce customs controls, in the face of possible crimes such as money laundering. The Government issued decree No. 783, on June 19, with which it declares the fight against smuggling...
Posted On 21 Jun 2023
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Ecuador maintains exports of yellowfin tuna to the US.

The United States supports that Ecuador continue with its exports of yellowfin tuna products to that market. The nod is due to Ecuador’s work to promote and maintain sustainable fishing and fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. In this sense, the...
Posted On 19 Jun 2023
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Alert for high UV radiation and extreme heat in Ecuador

El Inahmi emitió una nueva advertencia para este 19 de junio, porque varias ciudades presentarán índices de radiación UV entre alto y extremadamente alto. Además, las temperaturas diurnas aumentarán en las tres regiones. At least 23 cities in mainland Ecuador and another three in...
Posted On 19 Jun 2023
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Visa prices to the United States rise from June 17, 2023

El aumento de las tarifas de Estados Unidos aplica para visas de turismo, negocios, trabajos temporales, comercio e inversión. The United States will raise the prices of tourist, business, student, temporary worker and investor visas from June 17, 2023. Initially, these were...
Posted On 16 Jun 2023
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