Brazil and Ecuador Unearth Four Newly Recorded Orchid Bee Species

A groundbreaking study has identified four never-before-recorded orchid bee species in Ecuador, bringing the total to 119 types in the country. Conducted by researchers from Ecuador and Brazil, these discoveries highlight the biodiversity of the nation’s …

Guayaquil Massacre a Harsh Reminder of Ecuador’s Security Reality

Warring factions of the Tiguerones criminal group carried out one of Ecuador’s worst-ever massacres, as the government continues to struggle to deter lethal criminal battles. A March 6 gang attack left at least 22 people dead in Ecuador’s port city and …

Dannya Bravo, the girl who forced Ecuador to stop burning gas in the Amazon: ‘The struggle of a few is for the future of ...

When Dannya Bravo was six years old, she would cycle around the giant oil platform she knew as “plant C,” located right next to her home in the Amazonian town of Francisco de Orellana. From there, she would observe the houses inside the complex, but she …

A quiet recognition of Black soldiers in South Africa, and new rights in Ecuador

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled that marine ecosystems have rights The court’s decision expanded a 2008 constitutional provision, then the first of its kind in the world, that granted nature legal rights but thus far had been applied only to …

Ecuador receives first two of five H225 Super Puma helicopters

The two Airbus H225s in Ecuador. (Ecuadorian Army) The Ecuadorian Army accepted delivery of two Airbus H225 (AS332) Super Puma helicopters on 5 March. Ecuador purchased five H225s in 2023 for USD90 million in a deal including logistics and spare parts. …

Intense Rain Floods Ecuador’s Central Coast

Ecuador President’s Oil-Revival Plan Crumbles as Election Looms

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s plan to revitalize the nation’s biggest oil field is crumbling as he scrambles to secure re-election weeks before a runoff vote. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Stephan Kueffner …

MASSACRE IN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR! 22 People Brutally Murdered by Criminal Gangs

The massacre in Nueva Prosperina, Guayaquil, where at least 22 people were brutally murdered by criminal gangs, is further proof of the disaster that the left and the progressives have left in Ecuador. As bodies fall and the streets are stained with blood, …

Ecuador offers huge £780,000 for whereabouts of brutal drug cartel leader Fito after jail break

Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias El Fito, broke out of jail ( Image: Ecuadorean Armed Forces/AFP via) A one million dollar reward has now been put up for information to help find the leader of one of the most dangerous drug cartels in Latin America. …

The Old Guard of Correísmo Returns to Ecuador’s Political Arena

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