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Ecuadorian avocado exporter diversifies its offer with new products and regional partnerships
Ecuadorian company Interanza, renowned for its avocado export expertise, has diversified its offerings to include mango, pitahaya, and banana. Dennise Alarcón announced this expansion at an event held at the Ecuadorian Embassy in the Netherlands,...

Ecuador's tropical fruit exports increase by 38%
Ecuadorian tropical fruit exports from January to August increased by 38%, according to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE). This rise is largely driven by non-traditional products like pitahaya, pineapple, passion fruit, tree tomato, and lulo,...

To date, Ecuador has eliminated 1,235 banana plants that are suspected of being affected by TR4
Ecuador remains highly vigilant after an outbreak of what authorities believe is Fusarium Race 4 (Foc R4T) in El Oro in early September. While awaiting official confirmation, authorities are strengthening biosecurity measures to prevent the...

Ecuador’s Indigenous Movement Maintains Month-Long Strike Amid State Repression
Several Indigenous organizations and communities in Sucumbíos are holding a peaceful March for Dignity and Life through the streets of Nueva Loja during the national strike. Photo: CONAIE. October 20, 2025 Hour: 3:31 am As Ecuador entered the 28th...

Defenders of the Amazon targeted in Ecuador
COP30 will soon be held in the heart of the Amazon in Brazil, but with less than a month to go, Global Witness has found that the Ecuadorian government is moving to criminalise dozens of those who fight to defend the "lungs of the earth" from...

US will send survivors of strike back to Ecuador and Colombia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Donald Trump said Saturday. The military rescued the pair...

Ecuador and Colombia to Receive Survivors of Trump’s Drug Boat Strike.
- Advertisement - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that two men who survived a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean will be sent back to their home countries, Ecuador and Colombia, for arrest and trial. He...
Ecuador confirma que llegó al país el sobreviviente del ataque de EE.UU. a lancha en el Caribe
Por Ana María Cañizares y Anabella González, CNN en Español Uno de los sobrevivientes del ataque de Estados Unidos ocurrido el jueves contra una embarcación en el Caribe fue enviado a Ecuador este sábado y ya se encuentra en el país, según...

Trump says the U.S. is repatriating survivors of the Caribbean attack to Colombia and Ecuador
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the two survivors of Thursday’s strike in the Caribbean will be repatriated to their home countries, Colombia and Ecuador, where they will face detention and prosecution, News.Az reports citing...

Trump: US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to Ecuador, Colombia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Donald Trump said Saturday. The military rescued the...

Trump says US will repatriate 2 survivors of ‘submarine’ attack to Ecuador and Colombia
The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Donald Trump said Saturday. The two survivors of an American military...

U.S. SENDING SURVIVORS OF CARIBBEAN STRIKE HOME TO ECUADOR, COLOMBIA
President Trump confirms survivors of suspected narco-sub attack to face prosecution in home countries WASHINGTON (Times Caribbean) — UPDATED 6 PM ECT U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the two surviving crew members of a...

US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia,Ecuador : Trump
The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and prosecuted, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday. The move, which was first reported by...

Trump Sends ‘Drug Sub Terrorists’ Back To Colombia & Ecuador | ‘25k Americans Could Have Died’
DRONE VISUALS: Millions Of Americans Revolt Against Trump Amid 'NO KINGS' Flood In U.S. Massive crowds filled the streets in cities like Atlanta, New York, Boston, and San Francisco as part of the second wave of nationwide “No Kings” protests....

US to return two survivors of submarine strike to Ecuador, Colombia
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that two "narcoterrorists" who survived a US strike on a "drug-carrying submarine" were being returned to Ecuador and Colombia. "It was my great honour to destroy a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE that...

US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to Ecuador and Colombia, source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, a U.S. official said Saturday. The military rescued the pair after...

Trump Says 2 Survivors of US Strike on Drug Submarine Being Returned to Colombia, Ecuador
A screenshot of the moment before a U.S. military strike on a submersible vessel suspected of carrying narcotics in the Caribbean Sea, on Oct. 16, 2025. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social The U.S. government is repatriating two survivors of an Oct....

Trump says survivors of U.S. strike on drug boat will be sent to Ecuador, Colombia
Two men rescued after a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-laden vessel in the Caribbean will be returned to their home countries, Ecuador and Colombia, for prosecution, President Donald Trump announced Saturday. The strike, carried out...

U.S. will send survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ back to Ecuador and Colombia, says Trump
“The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution,” U.S. President Trump said on Truth Social. File. | Photo Credit: AP The two survivors of an American military...

Survivors of US strike on ‘drug vessel’ to be sent back to Ecuador, Colombia
The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday. The military rescued the pair after...