Sunday, March 3, 2013

"Ecuador At Your Service" radio show on the Oversees Radio Network

"Ecuador At Your Service" radio show on the Oversees Radio Network.
 
Ana Lucia Serrano, who heads up the Cuenca Immigration Office, will be the featured guest on the "Ecuador At Your Service" radio show on the Oversees Radio Network. The show airs live on Monday at 11:00 AM, but can be downloaded from the archives at any time. Ashley & Michel will interview Ms. Serrano about the "3 R's": Rules, Regulations, and Requirements for getting visas and cedulas in Ecuador. http://ecuadoratyourservice.com/

500 North Americans Have Come to Cuenca So Far in 2013

ECUADOR NEWS : 500 North Americans Have Come to Cuenca So Far in ...: Ecuador news - In the past, there was a net migration of people from Ecuador going to the United States mostly looking for work.  Now the ...Of the 500 US and Canadian citizens who have come to Cuenca in January and February of this year, some are visitors looking to see if they like the city to spend their retirement years. 

Others have already made this decision and are settling in. Foreign retirees are a benefit to the economy of Cuenca. 

Many of them bring their retirement savings to invest in the country. They also spend their money on rent, food, clothing, transportation, and medical services.

Intense rain accompaied by electrical storms - Guayaquil

Intense rain accompaied by electrical storms - Guayaquil
via Susan Schlesinger: Intense rain accompaied by electrical storms of throughout tha afternoon yesterday, Saturday March 2, 213 in Guayaquil, Samborondón y Durán.

Sectors in the north, center and south of Guayaquil were the most affected by the precipitation where the water covered up to half the car height and caused blockages in the roadways.

Power outages are causing diversion of planes to Manta and information is being shared by sms on twitter.: http://www.eluniverso.com/2013/03/03/1/1445/calles-anegadas-caos-trafico-intensa-lluvia.html

Ecuador remains in the list of countries not cooperating in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

 Ecuador remains in the list of countries not cooperating in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI). The Attorney said in a statement that it will continue in that status “at least until the next meeting, in June 2013, and which will be reviewed again your situation and progress.” At the meeting of the FATF, 20 and 22 February in Paris, adopted the report of the Review Group for International Cooperation (ICRG).

http://latinamericacurrentevents.com/ecuador-on-list-of-countries-not-cooperating-in-fight-against-money-laundering-terrorist-financing/26984/

Saturday, February 23, 2013

ECUADOR NEWS : US woman(70) jailed in Ecuador

ECUADOR NEWS : US woman(70) jailed in Ecuador: Ecuador news - QUITO, Ecuador—An American senior citizen on a flight to South America was seized and jailed by Ecuador immigration authoriti...

Tuesday, February 19, 2013