Ecuador extradites Daniel Salcedo, ex-officer Ronald Herrera and Los Choneros’ ‘Churrón’ to the United States
GUAYAQUIL — Ecuador handed three high-profile prisoners to United States authorities on Thursday, October 29, 2026: businessman Daniel Salcedo Bonilla, dismissed police lieutenant Ronald Herrera Ramírez and Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua, known as…
Ecuador’s electricity use jumps 13% this year as mining, shrimp farms and electric cars strain a tight grid
Cenace data show Ecuador consumed 27,532 GWh between January and September 2026, up 13% on a year earlier, with September alone up 17% as the Amazon dry season cuts hydropower output.
Ecuador pays a $303.99 emergency bonus to rain-hit families in Milagro and other coastal cantons as storm warning stays active
The Labour and Human Development Ministry is paying a one-time $303.99 contingency bonus to families affected by floods in Guayas and Manabí, with 1,171 more people in El Oro, Esmeraldas and Los Ríos still pending.
Judge orders pretrial detention for Vinces mayor and nine others in Ecuador money-laundering case
A judge ordered pretrial detention for Vinces mayor Alfonso Montalván and nine other defendants, a day after police and prosecutors arrested 16 people in Operation Gran Fénix 066.
Plane linked to Flávio Bolsonaro refuelled in Guayaquil before heading to Miami; Argentina confirms he crossed its border
Flight records show a Gulfstream G400 spent 35 minutes at Guayaquil’s airport early on Wednesday. Argentina reversed its earlier denial and confirmed the senator’s entry.
Prosecutors raid Cuenca’s city hall, municipal companies and ex-officials’ homes in embezzlement probe
Ecuador's Attorney General's Office and the National Police searched the Cuenca municipal palace, public utilities ETAPA and EMAC and homes of former officials on Tuesday in a preliminary embezzlement investigation tied to the administration of suspended…
Guayaquil and Milagro under water: photos, videos and figures from Ecuador’s record October rains
Ecuador’s coast is living through one of the wettest Octobers on record. Guayaquil was paralysed again on Monday, October 26, with more than 60 sectors under water after a torrential afternoon downpour and an overnight electrical storm, while…
Schools in flooded parts of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón switch to remote classes as Inamhi forecasts another rain peak this afternoon
Ecuador’s Education Ministry activated non-classroom learning for Tuesday in areas where Monday’s storm left streets under water. The city’s emergency committee recorded 170.37 mm of rain and 57 affected zones, and Inamhi expects the heaviest rain…
Guayaquil braces for another night of electrical storms after a Monday downpour leaves 42 sectors under water
Segura EP keeps its alert in place for Monday night and asks residents to stay home during heavy rain, after a second wave of flooding hit northern Guayaquil in the afternoon.
Guayaquil wakes up to flooded streets as Ecuador’s coast stays under a heavy-rain warning until Wednesday
At least 18 flooding points were reported in Guayaquil by dawn on Monday, a lightning storm hit Manta, and Inamhi says Monday and Tuesday will be the wettest days of the current warning.