Nokia Powers Ecuador’s 5G Rollout in Partnership with CNT E.P.

Nokia and Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones E.P. (CNT E.P.), Ecuador’s national telecommunications operator, have officially launched the country’s first commercial 5G network, marking a major step in its digital transformation. Powered...

Spanish drugmaker brings ICSID claim against Ecuador

Shutterstock, Tada Images A Spanish pharmaceutical company has lodged an ICSID claim against Ecuador after a local court declined to enforce an ICC award over a terminated licence agreement. Register for limited access Register for free to receive...

"The 50-pound plantain box sells for $20 to $22, a record price range in the Ecuadorian market"

The Ecuadorian plantain industry is facing one of its most challenging periods in recent years. José Cañas, a producer and owner of the Cañas Trejos export company, describes a critical situation driven by the spread of moko (Ralstonia...

U.S. Coast Guard joins offshore drug patrols; AG’s office begins strike prosecutions; Noboa ends state of emergency; Cuenca students protest health ‘collapse’

Cocaine seizures and arrests off Ecuador’s coast have more than doubled since May when the U.S. Coast Guard committed ships and personnel to the mission. Joint Ecuadorian-U.S. patrols have resulted in the seizure of more than 200 tons of cocaine...

Healthy New Albany Bookmarks | November/December 2025

The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and a Life-Changing Journey Around the World By Kim Dinan, 2017 Before Kim Dinan and her husband quit their jobs, sold their home and left everything behind to travel the world, they were given a yellow...

RI Veterans: Did you know? 30.10.25 (VETS SNAP Relief, Events, Health Ins, Resources) – John A. Cianci

by John A. Cianci, contributing writer, veterans issues Local Veteran Organization Offering SNAP RELIEF/THANKSGIVING for Veterans and Spouses of Deceased Veterans The Italian American War Veterans of the United States (ITAM) is offering local...

The Ecuadorian golden berry is gaining popularity in the United States

The golden berry, called uvilla in Ecuador, uchuva in Colombia, and aguaymanto in Peru, has shifted from a local Andean fruit to a growing presence in the international market, explains Denis Brito Madrid of Golden Sweet Spirit. © Golden Sweet...

Global Disease Outbreaks: A 2025 Snapshot and Implications for the U.S.

Each year, there are multiple infectious disease outbreaks (defined as the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what is expected) throughout the world. Some of these become severe and have global and domestic implications, including, most...

Noboa attempts to explain his IESS health care plan following a ‘firestorm’ of public reaction

Members of Ecuador’s Social Security system (IESS) would continue to receive free health care under his proposed changes to the constitution, President Daniel Noboa said Tuesday. In what he called “a clarification,” the president said his Friday...

Colombia authorizes sale of legal medicinal marijuana

Colombia, a key battleground in the war on drugs, has authorized the sale of marijuana for medicinal use, according to a decree made public Tuesday from the Ministry of Health. The Latin American country legalized medical cannabis in 2016 and...

Ecuador president seeks to reduce number of legislators by half

Ecuadorian President Daniel NoboaF's plan calls for the National Assembly toshrink from 151 members to just 71. This change could save the country about $16 million a year, according to Ecuavisa TV network File Photo by Gaston Britos/EPA Oct. 27...

Colombia authorises sale of legal medicinal marijuana

Colombia, a key battleground in the war on drugs, has authorised the sale of marijuana for medicinal use, according to a decree made public Tuesday from the Ministry of Health. The Latin American country legalised medical cannabis in 2016 and...

Ecuador, Japan, Mexico join travel warning list after deadly fake alcohol poisonings

Travel warnings were issued for eight countries due to the risk of methanol poisoning from fake alcohol, the United Kingdom Foreign office announced. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) created methanol poisoning warnings...

Ecuador’s Indigenous communities face violent state repression

On 30 September, hundreds of Indigenous people formed a long procession through the small Andean town of Quiroga, Ecuador. Flying colourful wiphala – the square-patterned emblem of South American Indigenous nations –alongside Ecuadorian tricolores...

BANA takes on banana crisis: Climate, tariffs, price hikes, and disease threaten North American supply

Last week, amid climate challenges and regulatory hurdles, banana giants officially announced the birth of BANA, the Banana Association of North America. Led by executives from global industry leaders Dole, Fyffes, Fresh Del Monte, and Chiquita,...

How countries in the Americas are strengthening their capacity for safe medical waste management

A PAHO program, funded by the Canadian government, is reducing the risk of spreading disease and pollution through workshops and improved public policy October 27, 2025 (PAHO) — In response to the urgent need to improve medical waste management,...

Cuenca holidays will showcase hundreds of vendors; Chordeleg celebrates UNESCO recognition; Taste of France; New hospital will offer doctor’s visit for $10

Bored? Fiesta cultural en Chordeleg – Chordeleg is preparing to celebrate its 8th anniversary as a Ciudad Creativa de la Unesco en Artesanías y Arte Popular (UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art). The activities will start el domingo, 26/10...

Ecuador’s Hidden Guardians Chart a Future the World Can’t See

Along the Bobonaza River in Ecuador’s Pastaza province, the Kichwa families of Pakayaku move by canoe and patrol with spears, not for ceremony but survival. They defend seventy-one thousand hectares of rainforest—ancestral land mapped by hand,...

Ecuador's President says they tried to poison him with jam and chocolate

Friday, October 24th 2025 - 19:47 UTC Noboa's safety has been questioned ahead of a Nov. 16 referendum to change the Constitution Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa insisted that he was the target of an alleged assassination attempt through...

In Ecuador, the river never forgets — nor do the communities

The oil slick flowed downstream for more than 80 km until reaching the Pacific Ocean, where it left at least nine beaches heavily polluted. Photo: Pontificia Universidad Católica Sede Esmeraldas (PUCESE), used with their permission. This story is...