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14 universities in Ecuador are in the Times Higher Education ranking

The international magazine specialized in higher education published the ranking of the best universities in Latin America, according to 13 performance indicators. Times Higher Education magazine released its 2023 Latin American University Ranking, which lists 14 higher education...
Posted On 04 Jul 2023
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Ecuadorians are still among the largest groups that cross the Darién

The Panamanian authorities reported that the number of migrants who crossed the dangerous Darien jungle quadrupled during the first half of 2023. The Darién jungle, the wild natural border between Panama and Colombia, was crossed by 196,370 irregular migrants in the first half of...
Posted On 04 Jul 2023
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National Government sends humanitarian aid to the inhabitants of the Galapagos Islands

The National Government has coordinated six flights to provide emergency support to Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal while maritime transport and logistics to the Galapagos are regularized. This was stated by Mario Cuvi, Vice Minister of Government. The flights have the support of...
Posted On 01 Jul 2023
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These will be the costs and challenges of El Niño for Ecuador

The Government met with bank representatives to coordinate the placement and purchase of domestic debt for USD 200 million, and with ambassadors to discuss international aid. The Government will send, next week, a decree law to expedite the processes of public contracting, in the...
Posted On 28 Jun 2023
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The drama of hundreds of Ecuadorian fishermen imprisoned abroad

Nearly 300 fishermen from the Jaramijó canton, in Manabí, are detained for drug trafficking in prisons in Central and North America. The drug-criminal organizations offer them between USD 5,000 and USD 30,000 for a ’round’. In the last decade, in Ecuador the reports...
Posted On 27 Jun 2023
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Álvaro Noboa supports his son Daniel in the presidential campaign

The businessman and politician Álvaro Noboa Pontón has decided to support the presidential candidacy of his son, Daniel Noboa Azín, after considering his initial participation in the early elections. This news was made public through an emotional letter that Álvaro Noboa shared...
Posted On 26 Jun 2023
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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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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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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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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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