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Violence soars in Ecuadorian city under state of emergency

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:41

Quito, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Violence soared between Monday night and early this morning in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, where at least five people died as a result of armed attacks.

Hydroelectric power generation falls in Ecuador, blackouts return

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:25

Quito, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The drought season in Ecuador has reduced to less than half the operation of the country's main hydroelectric plants, while concerns are growing about the return of blackouts.

Ecuadorian government allocates funds to fight forest fires

Published on: September 1, 2024
12:00

Quito, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Ecuador announced that it transferred 577 thousand dollars to the municipalities of Quilanga and Sigchos where forest fires persist today after devastating thousands of hectares.

Ecuador lacks protection system for children, says Unicef

Published on: August 29, 2024
17:12

Quito, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Ecuador, Luz Ángela Melo, said today that this nation is the only one in Latin America that currently lacks a system to protect its infant population.

Talks give way to agreements among Ecuadoran leftist groups

Published on: August 29, 2024
16:22

Quito, Aug 29 (Latin Prensa) Leftist groups in Ecuador today announced eight agreements aimed at strengthening security, economic development, food sovereignty, the fight against corruption and protection to migrants.

Parliament says that Noboa failed to comply with the Constitution

Published on: August 27, 2024
11:34

Quito, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Parliament commission that analyzed the Report to the Nation offered by President Daniel Noboa determined today that the head of State failed to comply with the Constitution by omitting information.

Ecuadorean teachers demand security for schools

Published on: August 26, 2024
17:04

Quito, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s National Union of Educators (UNE) demanded on Monday that the Government install a security plan for educational facilities prior to the start of classes in the country.

Ecuador’s leftist groups seek unity ahead of polls

Published on: August 26, 2024
14:20

Quito, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Leftist movements and parties in Ecuador are seeking some middle ground that helps them face the 2025 presidental polls with some sense of unity.

Another violent weekend in Ecuador despite states of emergency

Published on: August 26, 2024
13:22

Quito, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador experienced another violent weekend with at least eight murders in the coastal city of Guayaquil, considered today one of the most insecure in the country.

Active forest fires in southern Ecuador raze 345 hectares

Published on: August 25, 2024
11:21

Quito, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) The forest fire in the town of Quilanga, in the southern Ecuadorian province of Loja, remains active and the flames have already razed 345 hectares of forest, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SGR) reported on Sunday.

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