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Ecuador’s National Transit Agency says fraudulent emails are using its name, logo and institutional image to claim unpaid fines or vehicle taxes. The agency says official checks for fines, licenses and vehicle procedures should be made through its official portal.
A truck overturned in the Las Bromelias sector on the road to Nayón, leaving one person injured and closing traffic in both directions near UDLA’s Ekopark campus. Authorities were working to remove the truck and restore circulation.
The Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil has developed accessibility tools for students with visual disabilities, including a specialized workstation and keyboard. The project has helped five students complete their degrees.
Ecuador has identified 45 cantons considered strategic points for organized-crime routes involving drugs, weapons and illicit money. Twenty-seven are rated high risk, showing that security risk is no longer limited to the largest port cities.
Quito’s municipal control agency closed two establishments in Conocoto after complaints about possible irregularities and improper charges. The warning is practical: use official municipal channels and be careful with anyone promising to “speed up” paperwork.
Ecuador’s July 16 forecast calls for variable skies, isolated rain and elevated temperatures, with radiation levels ranging from high to extremely high. Inamhi’s Alert 51 remains active through Friday, July 17.
Ecuador’s Council of Higher Education has started an intervention process at Universidad Amawtay Wasi and suspended its top authorities. A temporary intervention commission will assume the university’s rectorate and administration while the measure is in effect.
Commercial transport drivers in several categories can no longer invoice clients directly under new SRI rules. Operators or transport companies must handle client billing, while drivers bill the operator they belong to.
A depressed passage at Nazacota Puento, between 6 de Diciembre and Galo Plaza Lasso, is closed for 10 days. AMT says the main avenues remain open, but drivers should expect a pinch point around the work zone.
Hospitals and health centers in Ecuador will begin using the WHO’s CIE-11 system for diseases, diagnoses, and medical conditions. The goal is more uniform records across the health network.
President Daniel Noboa issued Decree 448 to make Ecuador’s 2025-2029 National Security Plan mandatory public policy nationwide. The plan names organized crime, narcotrafficking, illegal mining, money laundering, corruption, and cyberattacks among the country’s main risks.
Durán’s garbage collection service was set to resume on July 14 after nearly three weeks of suspension. The dispute involved a municipal debt above $9.7 million and about 350 tons of daily waste.
