Message for U.S. Citizens School and Business Closures and Significant Planned Electrical Outages - April 17, 2024
Alert: School and Business Closures and Significant Planned Electrical Outages
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Alert: School and Business Closures and Significant Planned Electrical Outages
Location: Nationwide
Event: On April 17, 2024, Ecuador鈥檚 President Daniel Noboa issued a new decree suspending the school and workday for both public and private institutions on April 18 and 19. Some private businesses may remain open, but planned electrical outages will significantly impact the availability of services.
The United States Embassy and Consulate in Ecuador will remain open; all consular appointments remain as scheduled.
The Government of Ecuador鈥檚 Ministry of Mines and Energy announced a series of planned electrical outages across the country that began on April 16, 2024 and will continue until otherwise announced by the Government of Ecuador. Electrical outages vary based on zone.
Outage schedules will be available on each of Ecuador鈥檚 electrical power provider鈥檚 websites. Electrical outage schedules posted on the provider鈥檚 websites may not be exact and outages may be intermittent and unpredictable. Be aware that power cuts may affect traffic lights, power in buildings (including elevators) that do not have independent generators, cellular service, and the internet.
Shopping centers and restaurants may not be open during a power outage.
Actions to Take:
Monitor announcements from the Ministry of Mines and Energy for information about electrical outages in your area.
For information about electrical outages in Quito, visit
https://www.eeq.com.ec/.
For information about electrical outages in Guayaquil, visit https://www.cnelep.gob.ec/.
Monitor ECU911 for information on road closures.
Track official communications from the Government of Ecuador for additional information and updates.
Follow credible media sources for accurate information on closures, electrical outages, and security threats.
Read previous security alerts at ec.usembassy.gov.
Review the Travel Advisory and safety and security information for Ecuador at Travel.State.Gov.
Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security updates.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.
Assistance:
U.S. Embassy Quito, Ecuador
+(593)(2) 398-5000
ACSQuito@state.gov
U.S. Consulate General Guayaquil, Ecuador
+(593)(4) 371-7000
ACSGuayaquil@state.govt
16APR24 (20:00) is showtime on TA, today in Ecu History is the 8 year anny of the M7.8 EarthQuake in North Manabi where former Ecu VP Jorge David Espinel (slick as) Glass
stole majority of the inter... View More16APR24 (20:00) is showtime on TA, today in Ecu History is the 8 year anny of the M7.8 EarthQuake in North Manabi where former Ecu VP Jorge David Espinel (slick as) Glass
stole majority of the international community donations for the 1000s of poor homeless victims in Manabi y Esmeraldas Provinces💰💵💸
"April 16, 2016, a day many Ecuadorians will never forget. Exactly eight years ago, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the country. The quake's epicenter was near the Manabí town of Pedernales. More than 670 people were killed nationwide.
Manta, Pedernales and Portoviejo accounted for over 75 percent of total casualties. Hundreds of homes and other buildings were either damaged or destroyed.
To this day, there are still some people waiting for government help to rebuild their homes and their lives, THANKS TO The corruption and malfeasance of office of former VP of Ecu Jorge David Espinel (slick as) Glass."🪞
14APR24 - 馃攲馃挕"New power outages at dawn this Monday in several cities in Ecuador. In Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, citizens reported a power outage of at least three hours. As reported by users on socia... View More14APR24 - 馃攲馃挕"New power outages at dawn this Monday in several cities in Ecuador. In Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, citizens reported a power outage of at least three hours. As reported by users on social networks, the power outage began at approximately 01:00 in several sectors and lasted until 05:00.
馃敠馃暞 Citizens expressed their complaints to the electrical companies of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca. Given the complaints, the Centrosur company, which supplies Azuay, Ca帽ar and Morona Santiago, reported that the power outage was due to emergency maintenance. The Ministry of Energy said these cuts in electrical service are "temporary disconnections" due to the preventive maintenance that is carried out.
馃懛鈥嶁檪锔廡he power outages occur in the midst of a complicated situation at hydroelectric plants. 馃寠 The Mazar reservoir, the largest in the country, is close to reaching its minimum operating limit. There is also a significant drop in the Amaluza reservoir, which supplies the Paute hydroelectric complex. While Colombia reduced the sale of electricity to Ecuador due to the serious drought it is going through...." -
https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/ecuador/cortes-de-energia-se-registran-en-varias-ciudades-de-la-c osta-este-domingo-nota/?fbclid=IwAR2UAOLiotL3ap33kUVeue8xPuKk0ch-a0GYNUH9GiM78Q-8Ru1Eg2V62ms_aem_AaGWrFuyGu7Y4sdPiTr-wZ2EGg7toJNiDVBsS4LdG3YVXbd8Xn8aYAvD9fJbJaPZUcwxlfVI7WvSeRSZP2-xWT5w
Cortes de energ铆a se registran en Guayaquil, Manta, Portoviejo y otras ciudades de la Costa este domingo, 14 de abril
La Corporaci贸n Nacional de Electricidad (CNEL) dijo que, debido a mantenimientos emergentes, se presentan algunas desconexiones el茅ctricas temporales.
11APR24- 10 Common Injuries During Societal Breakdown- "If you look at the statistics for injuries around the world you鈥檒l find they are often divided into categories defined by workplace injuries, ho... View More11APR24- 10 Common Injuries During Societal Breakdown- "If you look at the statistics for injuries around the world you鈥檒l find they are often divided into categories defined by workplace injuries, home injuries, injuries related to crimes and violence, and injuries related to natural disasters.
The reason those statistics are defined that way is because of the unique dangers that each presents on an everyday basis. But that all changes during a societal breakdown and every possible injury becomes an everyday threat.
Gunshot and stab wounds
If one thing is common in a time of societal collapse it鈥檚 an increase in crime, violence and general civil unrest. Gunshot wounds will be common and stab wounds and injuries from assaults and robberies will increase.
Preps for Gunshot and stab wounds
The obvious advice is to avoid areas where crime or unrest commonly occur. Unfortunately, many of the victims of gunshot wounds are innocent victims far from the gunfire, and on the receiving end of a gunshot that can travel for miles.
Stabbings will most often occur during robberies or physical altercations. Blunt force trauma from weapons to baseball bats are another inevitable possibility..." -
https://collapsesurvivalsite.com/common-injuries-during-societal-breakdown/?fbclid=IwAR1ADoyzuCBNwUf4X7E11G4lp8N-0o1ZzvLBmsESE3TSzpnyX_2u4xrFH2A_aem_AWTXAakl8eViIq9O3-JHZyfE0g3yyXZqZx2Q88rWPwJTtCvZkeoxSfiGR3PmGOBoDm7wRlpmaPDycJ3kZbb-9hpN#google_vignette
10 Common Injuries During Societal Breakdown
These are the most common injuries during a societal breakdown. Here are the first aid treatments for each one.
10APR24- ⚖️ "A former Odebrecht executive, José Conceiçao Santos, said he paid bribes to former vice president Jorge Glas. His testimony under oath came within the trial taking place in the United Sta... View More10APR24- ⚖️ "A former Odebrecht executive, José Conceiçao Santos, said he paid bribes to former vice president Jorge Glas. His testimony under oath came within the trial taking place in the United States against the former Ecuadorian Comptroller General Carlos Pólit.
Conceiçao said that he did not remember the amount exactly, but that it was between $17 million and $18 million and that he gave it to Glas both in cash and through bank transfers. He also admitted to having paid some $12 million in bribes to Pólit. Some of this information had come out before.
Meanwhile, the former member of the Judiciary Council, Xavier Muñoz, said there was planning among former president Rafael Correa, the former president of the Judiciary Council, Wilman Terán, and the former president of the Citizen Participation Council, Alembert Vera to suspend and dismiss the attorney general, Diana Salazar. They were allegedly trying to annul Correa's sentence for bribery.
Muñoz testified about a meeting in a hotel in Brasil, in mid-2023, in which Rafael Correa personally told him that they as a political movement are going to analyze political support in the bloc, but he clarified that Muñoz has to support Wilman Terán. Terán was also the judge who allegedly prepared the precautionary measure that freed Jorge Glas from prison in 2022.
And Correismo lost a seat in the Assembly after the resignation of Xavier Jurado. He was one of the seven assembly members of Correismo who, at the end of March, broke the party line and voted in favor of the government's Tourism Law...." -
https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/pague-sobornos-a-jorge-glas-en-efectivo-y-en-transferencias-ratifica-jose-conceicao-santos-en-estados-unidos-nota/?fbclid=IwAR2UmIP1jtQi6dn5Vp1gFc8mC3lcPjV-hq5cqy7lvtCqhkWYAeNvTqvpq6A_aem_AUM68PXo12AY_2wMQYO6Sl4uAhhrnuB5vDS3kb93tNYpv8zoXBxrhzqENYsu1raxxkAbiC8o8-lHMt-YmZp2zNbT
鈥楶agu茅 sobornos a Jorge Glas en efectivo y en transferencias鈥, ratifica Jos茅 Concei莽ao Santos en Estados Unidos
El exejecutivo de Odebrecht afirm贸 que las autoridades estadounidenses ya conocen estos pagos, los cuales oscilaron entre los 17 y 18 millones de d贸lares.
10APR24- "Ecuador is calling up 1,800 military reserves for training. They are not being recalled to active duty (yet), but the way things are going they may soon be." - 'get ready to rumble / let the... View More10APR24- "Ecuador is calling up 1,800 military reserves for training. They are not being recalled to active duty (yet), but the way things are going they may soon be." - 'get ready to rumble / let the good times roll' -
https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/seguridad/reservistas-ecuador-reserva-militar-consulta-popular/
驴Qu茅 son los reservistas y por qu茅 el Ej茅rcito de Ecuador los convoca?
En los pr贸ximos d铆as, 1.800 reservistas de las Fuerzas Armadas acudir谩n a un reentrenamiento militar.
10APR24- (13:00) "Interesting analysis from an independent media called 'Breaking Points' , it is a media outlet hosted by one liberal and one conservative hosts.
The main hosts are Saagar Enjeti a... View More10APR24- (13:00) "Interesting analysis from an independent media called 'Breaking Points' , it is a media outlet hosted by one liberal and one conservative hosts.
The main hosts are Saagar Enjeti and Krystal Ball, the latter who used to be on MSNBC.
I haven't finished the entire video, but there are some interesting points regarding what happened at the Mexican embassy and Mexico's history in Latin America of being the country where politicians took refuge when being persecuted.
There's also a bit about Fernando Villavicencio and Diana Salazar (the latter I have to listen again) being US assets." -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g7Fv8OmkWk
Mexico Releases SHOCKING Embassy Raid Footage
Ryan and Emily are joined by Guillame Long to discuss Ecuador's raid on a Mexican Embassy.
To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: http
TUE 09APR24 - #Urgente CORREA WANTS THE SAFE CONDUCT FOR JORGE GLAS!
"I ask Europe and the world to exert the necessary political pressure against Ecuador," said former President of the Republic Rafa... View MoreTUE 09APR24 - #Urgente CORREA WANTS THE SAFE CONDUCT FOR JORGE GLAS!
"I ask Europe and the world to exert the necessary political pressure against Ecuador," said former President of the Republic Rafael Correa.
#EcuadorConNoboa #ladata -
https://x.com/ladataec/status/1777773769458692321?s=46&t=i54L5FgQ-47_fA61IWaAQg
馃嚜馃嚚 La Data Ec (@LaDataEc) on X
#Urgente ¡CORREA QUIERE EL SALVOCONDUCTO PARA JORGE GLAS!
"Hago el pedido a Europea y al mundo para que se hagan las presiones políticas necesarias en contra de Ecuador", Manifestó el expresidente d
08APR24- "At the end of the state of emergency, the President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa , signed Executive Decree No. 218, through which he recognizes the persistence of an "internal armed conflic... View More08APR24- "At the end of the state of emergency, the President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa , signed Executive Decree No. 218, through which he recognizes the persistence of an "internal armed conflict" in the country and maintains the participation of the military in security activities. control of the internal security of the nation.
The General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency reported, this Sunday, April 7, on the president's decision to recognize the persistence of an internal armed conflict carried out by organized armed groups.
Within the framework of this internal armed conflict, some of Noboa's provisions are:
To the Armed Forces, carry out military operations to prevent and eradicate the activity of organized armed groups in the national territory.
To the Police and the Armed Forces, continue with the operational and tactical deployment required to neutralize armed attacks, threats or risks orchestrated by organized crime, organized armed groups or terrorists.
The coordination necessary to establish multi-year budget programming regarding internal security, strategic intelligence and counterintelligence systems, among others.
In addition, the president declared detention centers as security zones.
According to the Executive, these decisions will allow the Government, with the support of law enforcement, to continue deploying priority actions to protect citizen security and well-being.
On January 8, President Noboa, who had barely been in power for less than two months, decreed a state of emergency for sixty days, which was then renewed for another month. This measure was taken in response to a series of attacks and violent actions perpetrated by criminal gangs, which reached their peak the following day with the assault by a group of hooded armed men on the TC Televisión channel during a live broadcast.
On that same day, Noboa declared the beginning of an "internal armed conflict" against 22 criminal gangs, which he called "terrorists."
In 2023, Ecuador was positioned as one of the most violent countries in Latin America, registering a rate of 45 intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants...." -
https://www.vistazo.com/actualidad/nacional/presidente-noboa-decreta-que-militares-y-policias-sigan-en-las-calles-tras-fin-de-estado-de-excepcion-KB7120279?fbclid=IwAR2-EAsRXxA5bjVnXuF2ivbiSlvTumSzw8rSQxkJKRg-uvs2THLzZQgccic_aem_AeYzZazozihBxSKIooK7QVPeqbZ0g-O79Jc5G1WKzcCfe9tiiajem9_FXiKoemYiCSQyPuohbINcGF4ohY70AM4v
Presidente Noboa decreta que militares y polic铆as sigan en las calles, tras fin de estado de excepci贸n
Al finalizar el estado de excepción, el presidente de la República, Daniel Noboa, suscribió el Decreto Ejecutivo No. 218, mediante el cual reconoce la persistencia de un "conflicto armado interno" en
08APR24- "Arrested on the same day as his friend Julian Assange in 2019, software developer and activist Ola Bini has faced years of persecution in Ecuador.
Despite being declared innocent in 2023, ... View More08APR24- "Arrested on the same day as his friend Julian Assange in 2019, software developer and activist Ola Bini has faced years of persecution in Ecuador.
Despite being declared innocent in 2023, an appeals court has now convicted him for 鈥淎ttempted Non-Consensual Access to a Computer System....鈥 -
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/04/08/activist-ola-bini-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-after-ecuadorian-court-overturns-acquittal/?fbclid=IwAR0nCnjV82TU764fHy5FNcE6mBVwxeJktW3DGK9GLNEs3mQtYWpsX3xQK7M_aem_AeYabsxdKohOySQ-8XML99QZtlFLWyxnatXJCbaDJ7nAB3SwdXWsuyt1i0Cj-ZsaFG60x7QOwDyZZFjIBGdOvAi5
Activist Ola Bini sentenced to one year in prison after Ecuadorian court overturns acquittal : Peoples Dispatch
Arrested on the same day as his friend Julian Assange in 2019, software developer and activist Ola Bini has faced years of persecution in Ecuador. Despite being declared innocent in 2023, an appeals c
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