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The presentation of the Plan to Strengthen Citizen Security for Guayaquil was held this afternoon at the Playita del Guasmo. In the event, President Guillermo Lasso delivered boats to take care of the estuary, which […]

The World Bank pointed out that the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are on the way to recovery, after the COVID-19 crisis. This growth will occur, despite the consequences of the pandemic. The […]

The Ecuadorian Government announced that progress towards signing a Free Trade Agreement with China is satisfactory. In this context, the Foreign Trade Committee (Comex) will begin the dialogues and negotiations for the possible signing of […]

General Pablo Ramírez, director of the Comprehensive Care Service for Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI), reported that transfers of persons deprived of liberty (PPL) are constant. “The previous year we had 2,000 transfers to prevent […]

Ecuadorian migrants once again become the breadwinner for many families in Ecuador. According to data from the Migrant Alliance, in 2018 USD 3,030 million were received. In 2019 there were USD 3,234 million. In 2020, […]

“All these people have an essential role in the preservation and protection of nature and indigenous lands and should not have been criminalized,” the statement said. The International Federation for Human Rights and the Observatory […]

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health registers 863,398 confirmed cases of Covid-19. Of these, 9 occurred in just 24 hours. The Ministry indicates that there are 1,801,913 discarded cases, 147,644 probable and 35,461 deaths. The Ministry […]

The National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI), together with the National Police, seek to incorporate 1,400 new prison officers. This recruitment process will begin on Monday, April […]

Overcrowding in the 36 prisons in Ecuador is 14.38%. In December 2021, the percentage of occupation in prisons was 24%, according to the director of the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of […]

President Guillermo Lasso met with the leadership of the National Police and the Ministers of the Government, Francisco Jiménez, and of the Interior, Patricio Carrillo. The authorities were summoned to deal with citizen security issues. […]