America Ecuador Tragedy keeps on striking the nation’s prisons, with Guayaquil's recent riot leaving 68 inmates dead; President Guillermo Lasso addressed the situation by stating that new constitutional rules are urgently needed
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso announced at the COP26 climate conference that the country will create a marine reserve of over 60.000 square kilometres at the Galapagos Islands
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso declared a national State of Exception due to the rising criminality and drug trafficking rates in the country
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso set the objective of doubling national oil production by the end of his term in 2025; many view the move as a strategy to attract investors
America Ecuador Due to the ongoing emergency in the country’s prisons, the state deployed 3.600 soldiers and policemen within the facilities in order to ensure the inmates’ safety
America Ecuador Due to the country’s rising fiscal deficit, president Guillermo Lasso declared that he will lower the inheritance tax as well as remove the VAT tax from a series of basic products
America Ecuador Manifestations in the country’s capital, Quito, were held by citizens claiming that Guillermo Lasso’s government has not been compliant with its electoral campaign promises ever since the new mandate began
America Ecuador The country had never won a Paralympic medal before the current edition, were the nation concludes with a total of three medals, including a gold
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso announced that the government will fund a US$75 million action to rebuild from scratch the penitentiary system with the aim of bettering the social reintegration of former inmates
America Ecuador The country had its best results ever in this year’s Olympics, by bringing home two gold medals and a silver one; the country’s pride can be seen through social media and news outlets
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso officially declared a state of emergency in the country’s prisons due to the constant and ongoing riots that have led to fleeing inmates, harmed officers and several deaths
America Ecuador Richard Carapaz became the second Equatorial athlete to ever win a gold medal at the Olympics, he did so by winning his Road Cycling category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
America Ecuador 1.634 people, including academics and producers, logged on to the first of six virtual conferences that will cover regional experiences and regulatory frameworks on organic food, to promote and foster its production and consuption