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Date: Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 10:54 AM
Subject: Message to Canadians / Avis aux Canadiens CRM:0082009
To: <[email protected]>
Dear Canadians,
You are receiving this email because you are registered with the Government of Canada's Registration of Canadians Abroad service. Please share the following important information with other Canadian nationals in your area.
Emergency measures:
On March 3, 2023, the government of Ecuador declared a state of emergency in the province of Esmeraldas. Emergency measures are in place in the province for a period of 60 days starting March 3, 2023.
On April 1, 2023, the government of Ecuador declared an additional state of emergency in the cities of Guayaquil, Samborondón, and Durán as well as in the provinces of Santa Elena and Los Ríos. Emergency measures are in place in these jurisdictions for a period of 60 days starting April 1, 2023.
The measures are in response to high levels of crime, homicides, and other gang and drug-related violence.
While a state of emergency is in effect, police and military have the power to:
restrict freedom of movement and the right to assembly and association
monitor correspondence and communications
enter private properties to conduct searches
A daily curfew is in place throughout the province of Esmeraldas between 9 PM and 5 AM. A daily curfew is also in place throughout the cities of Guayaquil, Samborondón, and Durán as well as in the provinces of Santa Elena and Los Ríos between 1 AM and 5 AM.
There are very few exceptions. If you need to travel to or from an airport during those hours, you must take a copy of your flight details with you to show police upon request.
If you are in one of these jurisdictions:
expect a heightened security presence at times, including on roads, in public spaces, and in residential neighbourhoods
ensure family or friends know where you are
monitor local media for information on the evolution of the situation
follow the instructions of local authorities, including curfew orders
If you have completed your trip and have no intention to return to Ecuador in the near future, simply access your file here and modify the travel date and destination details by changing the departure date to today’s date. If you are unable to change the departure date, you may send an email to [email protected].
We encourage you to stay connected with the latest travel advice and advisories, via the web at Travel advice and advisories for Ecuador, our mobile TravelSmart application, available at http://travel.gc.ca/mobile. You may also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/travelGoCor find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/travelGoC.
Canadians in need of emergency consular assistance should call the Embassy of Canada to Ecuador in Quito at +593 (2) 245-5499 or the Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa directly at +1 613 996 8885 (collect calls are accepted where available). An email can also be sent to [email protected].
Global Affairs Canada- https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/ecuador
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
01JUL25 - SOUTHCOM’s TMPI: Towards Integrated Deterrence in the Americas by Building Maintenance Capacity- #ECUADOR - "Analyzing Ecuador’s foreign policy trajectory over the past two decades is pertinent to illuminating the region’s evolving political and security landscape. During President Rafael Correa’s administration between 2007 and 2017, Ecuador pivoted by severing its military relations with the US.
This comprehensive shift included ordering the closure of the security cooperation office in the US Embassy and honoring but not renewing the lease term for the Manta Air Base, causing the withdrawal of approximately 300 US military personnel stationed there.
However, this period of strained relations was followed by the re-establishment of the Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) in 2018, signaling a potential shift that ultimately materialized with new military cooperation agreements signed with the US in 2023 under President Lasso and ratified in 2024 by President Daniel Noboa. ...
25JUN25 "Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced this Thursday the capture of Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias "Fito ," considered the leader of the Los Choneros organized crime group.
"For those who opposed and doubted the need for the Solidarity and Intelligence laws : thanks to those laws, Fito was captured today and is in the hands of the Security Bloc," the president posted on the social network X.
"We have done our part to proceed with Fito's extradition to the United States , and we await your response. Have a good afternoon, Ecuador," Noboa added.
The criminal leader had been on the run for over a year and a half , after escaping from the Guayaquil Regional Prison and hiding his tracks while the country was engulfed in a spiral of violence, culminating in the brief takeover of a television station.
'Fito,' who was serving a 34-year sentence for organized crime, drug trafficking, and murder , escaped on January 7, 2024, as he was about to be transferred to La Roca, a ...
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