ICE removes Philadelphia illegal alien wanted for murder in Ecuador
**Philadelphia, PA -** U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Luis Gerardo Pelaez Llivichuzca, an Ecuadorian national with a final removal order who was wanted for murder in Ecuador, back to his…
Murder of Ecuador presidential candidate spooks voters in unsettled election
By Alexandra Valencia and Tito Correa QUITO (Reuters) – The murder of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has made some voters more wary of going to the polls on Aug. 20, making…
Explainer-Why has Ecuador become so violent?
(Reuters) – Ecuador was reeling on Thursday from the slaying of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio the night before, less than two weeks before elections were to take place. The killing of Villavicencio,…
Six killed in gang clashes in Ecuador prison, officials targeted
QUITO (Reuters) -At least six inmates were killed and 11 more were injured in weekend clashes between gang members in an Ecuadorian prison, authorities said on Sunday during the latest outbreak of…
Surging Guayaquil violence highlights security ahead of Ecuador presidential vote
By Yury Garcia and Alexandra Valencia GUAYAQUIL/QUITO (Reuters) – Violence is rising sharply in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, as criminal groups brawl to control transport of drugs despite increased seizures, security forces…
China, Ecuador sign free trade agreement, says Chinese commerce ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Ecuador signed a free trade agreement on May 11, China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday. The two sides will create a more favourable, transparent and stable business…
Ecuador committee report does not recommend Lasso removal, lawmaker says
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – The oversight committee of Ecuador’s National Assembly will debate a draft report that concludes President Guillermo Lasso did not participate in embezzlement and recommends against his…
Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port Guayaquil
(Reuters) -An armed attack has killed 10 people in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil, the public prosecutor’s office of Ecuador and police reported on Sunday. Three people were wounded, including a…
Gang clash leaves at least 12 dead in Ecuador prison
QUITO (Reuters) – At least 12 inmates were killed in an Ecuadorian jail amid a new clash between gangs, the SNAI prison agency said on Saturday, in the latest chapter in the…
Ecuador central bank cuts 2023 growth forecast due to lower oil exports
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s central bank on Friday cut the Andean country’s economic growth forecast for the year to 2.6%, from 3.1%, citing the impact of reduced oil exports, and said economic…
Ecuador lawmaker says there is ‘compelling’ graft evidence against President Lasso
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s opposition has compelling evidence to present against President Guillermo Lasso at his impeachment hearing, a lawmaker said on Thursday, including irregularities in a crude oil shipping contract, accusations Lasso…
Ecuador lawmakers declassify documents in bid to impeach Lasso
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s national assembly on Tuesday voted to declassify documents tied to investigations into allegations of corruption at public companies, in a bid to shore up impeachment…
Ecuador Indigenous organization ends talks with gov’t, calls for Lasso resignation
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – A major Ecuadorean Indigenous organization said on Friday it will not continue talks with the government of President Guillermo Lasso, saying the government has not complied…
Head of Petroecuador resigns following prosecutor raid on offices
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Hugo Aguiar, general manager of Ecuadorean state-run oil company Petroecuador, resigned after his home was among locations searched by the attorney general’s office in a corruption probe,…
Ecuador top drug trafficker captured in Colombian border city -police
QUITO (Reuters) – One of Ecuador’s most wanted drug traffickers, accused of having close ties with Mexican drug cartels, was captured in a Colombian city close to the border between the two…
Ecuador lowers taxes on capital sent abroad, guns
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador will lower taxes on capital sent abroad and items like alcohol and trim overall value-added tax on specific shopping days this year, President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday.…
Ecuador insecurity, drug crime hitting exporters -business group
GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) – Insecurity in Ecuador is hurting the Andean country’s exports of products like bananas and shrimp, an exporters association said, amid assaults on shipping containers and contamination of shipments with…
Ecuador not looking for new agreement with IMF, will maintain ties
GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) – Ecuador has fully financed its budget for next year and is not looking for a new credit agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the country’s economy minister said…
Soccer-Valencia double helps Ecuador cruise past hosts Qatar in World Cup opener
By Andrew Cawthorne AL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) -Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with first-half goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in a one-sided affair that was the…
Ecuador exploring potential new deal with the IMF for 2023 -Minister
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s government is exploring a possible new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of its 2023 financing plans, which could also see bond…
U.S., Ecuador agree to establish fair trade working group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Ecuador have agreed to establish a fair trade working group and explore potential negotiations on labor, environment, and digital trade, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s…
Human rights concerns grow over Ecuador prison riots -U.N. officials
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -United Nations human rights officials are concerned about Ecuador’s prison violence crisis, they said on Thursday, after yet another riot at a Guayaquil jail left at least…
Latest Ecuador prison riot leaves at least 11 injured
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – A prison riot in Ecuador’s coastal city of Guayaquil on Wednesday has left at least 11 inmates and police officers injured, the SNAI prison authority said…
Ecuador plans referendum to cut to assembly seats, fight drug trafficking
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – President Guillermo Lasso said on Monday he will ask Ecuadoreans to approve a reduction in the number of lawmakers, allow the military to support police work…
Ecuador affirms deficit target of 2% of GDP despite protests -minister
QUITO – Ecuador is holding firm to its fiscal deficit target for the year of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), economy minister Pablo Arosemena said on Monday, despite losses to oil…
Ecuador government, indigenous leaders hold first talks amid protests
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO -Ecuador’s government and indigenous leaders met on Saturday for the first formal talks since mass protests began two weeks ago, and President Guillermo Lasso eased security measures. The…
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