In the throes of a bloody drug war, a shrinking economy and an acute energy crisis, Ecuadorans are remarkably optimistic ...
That “mano dura” approach has shown limited results. The homicide rate in 2024 dropped nearly 20 percent — but figures remain ...
It has been a year since Shirley Tobar’s husband, a security guard at a mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was killed amid an ...
Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...
President Daniel Noboa is favored to win Sunday’s presidential election as many voters embrace his heavy-handed tactics to ...