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The Jóvenes del Nuevo Ecuador 2026 program offers 3,276 scholarships for higher-education students age 18 to 29. Applications opened June 4 and close June 28 through the official platform.
HIV patients at Quito's Carlos Andrade Marin Hospital say they have gone more than 15 days without TLD antiretroviral medication. Patient advocates estimate 1,600 HIV patients are treated at HCAM, while national health figures put Ecuador's HIV population at 52,357 people.
El Universo reports Solca Quito received more than 18,000 oncology medicines from Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health. The donation includes 17 essential medicine types and is expected to benefit 130 patients in the first half of 2026.
El Universo reports intense rain on June 1 caused water accumulation in several sectors of Santo Domingo de los Colorados. The report cited flooded streets, affected homes and businesses, stalled vehicles, and an activated municipal response team.
El Universo reports Ecuador's national registration for public higher education runs from June 2 to 6 for the second 2026 academic period. The virtual process is mandatory for applicants seeking seats in public universities, polytechnic schools, institutes and conservatories.
El Universo reports ECU911 and the Armed Forces have removed around 1,000 irregularly installed cameras across Ecuador, including 95 in Guayaquil and recent removals in Fertisa and the Trinitaria port zone.
Primicias reports CNEL published a search tool for electricity cut schedules on Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31. The schedules matter for residents planning errands, work, charging and travel over the weekend.
Primicias reports BlaBlaCar has entered Ecuador as a carpooling platform, joining a transport-app market that already includes Uber, DiDi, inDrive, Clipp and Redi. The company says its platform operates in 21 countries.
Primicias reports that Ecuador's Superintendence of Companies warned on May 27, 2026 that 354 mercantile companies offer higher education without legal authorization. The companies were notified to reform their corporate purpose within 30 days.
La Hora reports complaints from users who say they could not access surgery at the Ambato IESS Hospital, while the institution says it has two operating rooms active 24 hours a day and performed 438 procedures since April 2026.
La Hora reports that Ecuador recorded 262 massacre events in 2025 and 94 more in the first quarter of 2026, citing the Observatorio Ecuatoriano de Crimen Organizado.
El Telegrafo reports that scientists identified Microeledone galapagensis, a small blue deep-sea octopus first collected near Darwin Island during a 2015 expedition with the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos National Park Directorate.
