GUAYAQUIL ON ALERT: THIS SUNDAY YOU MIGHT BE WITHOUT WATER — CHECK IF YOUR AREA IS AFFECTED
This Sunday, Guayaquil will face a challenge that has become all too familiar: a temporary suspension of water service affecting thousands of residents. The city’s water utility has announced that several northern and central-eastern neighborhoods will be without running water for up to fourteen hours due to maintenance work on a main distribution pipe. The […]
YOU DON’T DRAFT A CONSTITUTION WITH THE UNPREPARED
The proposal that any Ecuadorian citizen aged 18 or older could be eligible to draft a new Magna Carta without any requirement of training, experience, or suitability raises serious questions about the democratic quality we intend. A constitution is no ordinary text: it defines the state’s framework, structures public powers, and establishes fundamental rights. Allowing […]
ECUADOR GEARS UP FOR A TOUGH OIL YEAR: FEWER BARRELS, LOWER PRICE
Ecuador’s oil outlook is entering a phase of forced adjustment. According to the 2026 national budget forecast, the country expects a significant drop in crude oil production—around 4.4 million fewer barrels compared to the previous year—and projected oil revenues barely reaching 3.156 billion dollars. This projection signals not only a shift in the country’s economic […]