rt.com reported that hacktivist group Anonymous said it had shut down the Ecuadorian government mail in retaliation for its decision to cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet connection for the period of the US presidential elections.
“Shut Down The Internet; We’ll Shut Down Your Communications!” read the tweet posted by Anonymous on Sunday night. The claim, supported by a screenshot with “connection timed out” messages in response to the pinging of the supposed government address/port, could not be immediately verified. Read Article
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mcclatchydc.com/Tim Johnson reported Wikileaks said Tuesday that Secretary of State John Kerry asked Ecuador to stop WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, from publishing leaked emails that could disrupt peace negotiations with a guerrilla group in Colombia. Assange, who has been in refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London for more than four years, saw his access to […]
MINDO CLOUD FOREST ECUADOR – TWO EXPATS FROM KANSAS VICTIMS OF HOME INVASION This event took place on October 16, 2016, in Mindo Ecuador. The victim Gary Schlitz is a partner in the Mindo Clourdforest Foundation. The other victim is Mr. Schlitz’s wife Karen Holmes Schliltz. Neither party reported as physically harmed. FROM VICTIM – […]
Latinamericacurrentevents.com recently reported that statistics show in Quito, Ecuador most homicides are committed with sharp objects and not firearms. This is a video that shows two men in a walkway in Loja, Ecuador when they apparently had words with each other. One man turns to the other and immediately stabs the other with some type […]
BUS TRAVEL (ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT) IN ECUADOR IS STILL RISKY BUSINESS FOR TRAVELERS FOR ASSAULTS EXPAT IS VICTIM OF THEFT AS BUS IS HELD UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON ROUTE FROM CUENCA TO GUAYAQUIL ———————————————————————————————– In my book “100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador”, I emphasize the risk […]
PICO Y PLACA Inter-American Development Bank Felipe Herrera Library Pollution or crime: the effect of driving restrictions on criminal activity / Paul E. Carrillo, Andrea López, Arun Malik. Abstract * Driving restriction programs have been implemented in many cities around the world to alleviate pollution and congestion problems. Enforcement of such programs is costly and […]
By Karen Catchpole / blogs.wsj.com Oct 5, 2016 10:54 am ET In 2010, Susan Netherton, a U.S. expat who was living near Lake Chapala in Mexico, found herself in a medical emergency. She needed a blood transfusion after a surgery-induced infection, but there was no match in the hospital’s blood bank for her O-negative blood. […]
Epidemiology of Tropical Neglected Diseases in Ecuador in the Last 20 Years Monica Cartelle Gestal,Alina Maria Holban,Santiago Escalante, Marcelo Cevallos Abstract Background journals.plos.org / Tropical and zoonotic diseases are major problems in developing countries like Ecuador. Poorly designed houses, the high proportion of isolated indigenous population and under developed infrastructure represent a fertile environment for […]
Emergency Department of a Rural Hospital in Ecuador Tara Johnson, MD, MPH,* David Gaus, MD, MPH/TM,† and Diego Herrera, MD‡ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ There is a paucity of data studying patients and complaints presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in low- and middle-income countries. The town of Pedro Vicente Maldonado (PVM) is located in the northwestern highlands of […]
September 25, 2016 eldiario.ec reported agents of the National Bureau of Crimes Against Life, Violent Deaths, disappearances, Extortion and Kidnapping (Dinased), indicated that they are investigating the death of Jorge Bocancho Gorozabel, 45 years old, who had allegedly been kidnapped. The uniformed noted that according to the versions of the relatives of the victim, he […]
From an Expat group in Ecuador. Name of victim from post has been removed. Scam Alert-Cuenca: CUENCA ECUADOR I went to the Pichincha cash machine on Mariscal Sucre and Borrero on Saturday. Pichincha is my bank and I know how to use the cash machines there. In this locale, there are 2 ATM’s. There was […]
2016/ The text below is a copy of Jim Braman’s and Beatriz Benavides-Hilgert’s post in the Vilcabamba Bulletin Facebook Group. todoloja.com/Because they have done such tremendous work and because this post is so comprehensive and contains phone numbers, names and other pieces of information that might be useful in the future (I hope not !), […]
gringotree.com/Sara Chaca reported… Ah, beautiful, dreamy, wonderful Ecuador. Amid all the enchanting scenery, wildlife, mountains, beaches and culture to write home about, one might also ask: what’s to be done when “life happens?”, when one’s seemingly “amable” (the Spanish word for “friendly”) Ecuadorian doctor turns a routine procedure into a medical nightmare? As an Ecuadorian […]
Tranquilizers, escopalmine along with other tranquilizers being used by criminals in order to rob the victims of personal items along with cash. Most attacks happen in bars, discos. Escopalmine is also referred to as Burundanga/ The most dangerous drug in the world: ‘Devil’s Breath’ chemical from Colombia can block free will, wipe memory and even […]
A FEUD BETWEEN THE HATFIELD’S AND GARCIA’S EXPAT COUPLE ANGRY OVER MUSIC AND DANCING FROM THE NEIGHBORS – 911 SERVICES MAY BE DISCONTINUED FOR COUPLE Investigation of alleged conflicts between neighbors and foreign couple in Puerto Lopez. eldiario.com reported the authorities Emerging Operations Committee (COE) reported that they have had to intervene by alleged conflicts […]
policiaecuador.gob.ec Feb. 28, 2016 reported Near the tourist sector of Cerro Santa Ana, at 00:55 Saturday were apprehended by the support group District 9 October, three suspects and isolated a minor, the, alleged crime against property. Carlos Alfredo AC, Darío Javier BP, and Luis Alberto MM, today court orders were located and apprehended in the […]
Searching for Clues After the Ecuador Earthquake Justin Moresco/RMS.com wrote an RMS reconnaissance team recently visited Ecuador. Close to 7pm local time, on April 16, 2016, an Mw7.8 earthquake struck between the small towns of Muisne and Pedernales on the northwestern coast of Ecuador. Two smaller, more recent earthquakes have also impacted the area, on […]
engineering.stanford.edu/By Corey Binns writes…Days after the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook Ecuador, three Stanford researchers flew to the country to study the damage and learn from the recovery efforts. The temblor on April 16 triggered significant destruction and killed an estimated 660 people and injured more than 27,000 more. “Large earthquakes like these are, […]
AFP/24horas.cl reported… The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador reported on Sunday increased seismic activity inside the volcano Tungurahua, in the Andean center of the country, and estimated a possible reactivation of the colossus within “immediate short”. “Since September 24 at 14h00 (local time) has it registered a further increase in internal seismic activity of the volcano […]
FROM INTERPOL.INT – PURPLE NOTICES Applicant Country: Ecuador Date Posted: 08/03/2016 MODUS OPERANDI Type of crime: Extortions sexual mode using social networks / Payments being deposited to individuals in the Ivory Coast interpol.int provided following information – Date: July 26, 2016 Place: Quito, Carchi, Esmeraldas, Imbabura Country: Ecuador Circumstances: Through complaints in prosecution, related to […]
ELCOMERCIO.COM reported that heavy rains in the province has caused flooding, landslides and road closures. Some evacuations have been required of residents from their homes. Only one lane of the Baeza-Tena road is currently open due to a landslide. Heavy rains in the province of Orellana, recorded since Monday 19 September, caused landslides at km […]
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ADAPTED FROM A STORY BY ELCOMERCIO.COM/Sara Ortiz I have a very old and dear friend who lives in a quiet neighborhood in Quito. His name is Don Nadie and his wife is Doña Nadie are a fine couple that never bothers anyone. They are gracious and well mannered but, sometime a […]
eltelegrafo.com.ec reported…Cuenca / Loja / Ambato.- The center of Loja was affected by rain on Wednesday night. Until yesterday afternoon, Mayor Bolívar Castillo and staff of different municipal departments assessed the damage caused by the torrential downpour that lasted about four hours. The Gonzanamá street where urban regeneration works are carried out, was the most […]
Telesurtv.net / Just like Chile, Peru and Colombia, Ecuador is a subduction zone, meaning earthquakes occur inland. Quito’s earthquakes are the result of a system of fault lines which go from the south of Quito to San Antonio de Pichincha—about 37 miles long, explained Alexandra Alvarado, director of the Ecuador Geophysical Institute. “Quito’s fault line […]
laht.com reported Ecuadorians must begin to acquire “seismic awareness” that will allow them to coexist with earthquakes, an all too likely occurrence in this part of the world, said the director of the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School, Alexandra Alvarado. The latest aftershocks registered on the country’s north coast, which was shaken last […]
laht.com reported quick action can save the life of someone bitten by a poisonous snake, but in some remote areas of Ecuador it can take six to seven hours to get medical attention and that, unfortunately, can lead to amputation and even death. This Andean country, which imports snakebite serums from countries like Costa Rica […]
CRIME IN SOCIETY ECUATORIANA Science magazine Security and Defence Revista de Ciencias de Seguridad y Defensa (2016) Jorge Miño University of the Armed Forces – ESPE *machine translated from Spanish to English Summary The following article is an analysis of the evolution of Ecuadorian crime, Considering how the community unfolded a few decades ago and […]
FROM TWITTER FEED Seguridad Ecuador @Seguridad_Ec 5m5 minutes ago Quito, Ecuador Ministro de Seguridad @navasveracesar confirma que epicentro del #Temblor se localizó en la parroquia Puembo, al nororiente de #Quito. — conmicelu.com reported at 19:22 an earthquake shook Quito, Ecuador and registered a 4.6 on the Richter scale. The quake’s epicenter was 10.75 kilometers from […]
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eldiario.ec(Machine Translated) REPORTED Fabricio Correa, a businessman and political activist, said last night during the Vote 2017 program, broadcast by Manavision, still thinks which organization is best suited to participate in the upcoming elections of 2017. He said that if would accept to run for president because, he said, is well positioned in the polls. […]
NOTE: CROWDER PUBLICATIONS IS PUBLISHING THIS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. CP TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AS TO THE VERACITY OF THESE PREDICTIONS – AS STATED IT IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM earthquakepredict.com – It is the first time to our knowledge that a published research-based technique is used as a systematic predicting tool for earthquakes. Our methods […]
Two Tourists From Argentina murdered in Montanita, Ecuador found to have Scopolamine in their systems according to toxicology reports. may/2016 radiocentrodolores.com.ar… Last Friday transpired that toxicology tests performed on samples of the bodies of Marina Menegazzo and Maria Jose Coni, the mendocinas(Argentinans) killed in Ecuador, resulted in the presence of burundanga (scopolamine). “It’s absurd. But […]
NUMBEO.COM is a website that catalogs reports as to cost of living, quality of life, real estate, and crime/safety of cities and countries around the world. Data is collected from participants of the website. A good starting point when you conduct your research on living in another location. Numbeo is recommended in the book “100 […]
CURRENT EXPATS IN ECUADOR RECOMMEND THIS IS ONE BOOK THAT SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE MOVING TO ECUADOR “100 POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE MOVING OR RETIRING IN ECUADOR” may be a book of interest to you if you are researching the possibilities in living in Ecuador. There are many publications that tout many of the […]
ELUNIVERSO.COM REPORTED …. Edmund and Barbara Chladek The Germans were the owners of the house where he now lives Attorney General, Galo Chiriboga. This property is located in La Vina, in the valley of Tumbaco (east of Quito) and is in the name of Madrigal Finance Corp., the Panamanian offshore that belongs to Chiriboga. After […]
eluniverso.com reported that in a video , Edmund and Barbara Chladek who are German announced Friday that in September they filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General of Ecuador, Galo Chiriboga. The couple claim in 1999 Chiriboga, without paying a fair price and using deceptive tactics, he snatched their home located in the valley of […]
Magnitude 5.2 Region Near Coast of Ecuador Date time 2016/08/26 04:25:27 Location 0.95°S 80.53°W Depth 4 km Phases 68 Status M RMS 1.1 Azimuthal Gap: 127.3° AgencyID IGEPN SOURCE SAFETY, SECURITY, HEALTH – READ THIS BOOK – 100 POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE MOVING OR RETIRING IN ECUADOR
eltelegrafo.com.ec reported the report of the Department of Information Analysis and Public Safety (Daisc) notes that Loja recorded favorable indicators, which is considered one of the safest provinces of Ecuador. In the first half of this year it dropped to 43% robberies homes. That is, muggings 184 less than in 2015 when there were 428 […]
hoyenimbabura.com reported at 10h38 today, entered a call to ECU911 Ibarra, who warned of an apparent robbery in interprovincial transport unit San Cristobal CAA-1350 plates, covering the Ibarra-Tulcan route. Three subjects addressed the transport unit in the field of Olympic Stadium Ibarra, and then up to the entrance Yahuarcocha, took flight after the driver intimidate […]
catholicnews.com reported four months after the April 16 earthquake — which killed more than 670 people, injured nearly 5,000 and left as many as 80,000 homeless — residents of northern Ecuador are slowly rebuilding. But the disaster exposed long-standing problems that will take longer to solve, especially in rural areas. “People speak of before and […]
Eluniverso.com reported that two Austrian trekkers and an Ecuadorian who were lost in the Rucu Pichincha volcano, Quito, Ecuador, were rescued in good health, reported Sunday the 911 ECU. Near midnight on Saturday, “the relief units managed to find the three missing, at the height of Arenal, between the Ruco Pichincha and Guagua Pichincha”, at […]
Eluniverso.com reported that the British firm, Economist Intelligence Unit has rated 80 countries regarding the quality of care during death. Ecuador was ranked 40th. Accessibility of palliative medicine, environment, human resources and participation were elements of the study. In Latin America there were 15 countries studied. Ecuador ranked 7th after Chile, Costa RIca, Panama, Argentina, […]
U.S. Citizens Deaths (non-natural casuses) Jan. 2016 through May 2016. 01-06-2016 Banos Other Accident 02-28-2016 Cotocachi Other Accident 02-19-2016 Guayaquil Homicide 04-17-2016 Jama Disaster 02-20-2016 Montanita Drowning 01-02-2016 Quito Veh. Accid-Auto 02-07-2016 Quito Drug-Related 01-01-2016 Salinas Drowning ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ECUADOR EMERGENCY ON FACEBOOK? IF NOT YOU CAN JOIN TODAY SOURCE US STATE […]
Guayaquil Ecuador – U.S. citizen critically wounded last week while playing Pokémon Go Eluniverso.com reported ten days after the attempted assault of a foreigner who was shot while playing Pokémon Samanes Go, the police managed the arrest of two suspected involved in the case. The commander of the Police Zone 8, Edisson Barrera, reported Thursday […]
Dan Collyns/bbc.com reported…José Isidro Tendetza Antún’s battered body was found in an unmarked grave and loved ones blame his death on his opposition to $1.4bn Chinese-backed mine Dark clouds loom over the Tundayme bus station where José Isidro Tendetza Antún said goodbye to his family for the last time. The moody skies above the Cordillera […]
Sex Extortion cases on the uptick using social networks to capture their victims, says Polivio Vinueza, head of the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion (Join) Unit. Eluniverso.com reported that according to the Interior Ministry, in recent months there have been several complaints of sectorition. The modus modus operandi begins with alleged foreign models who send friend requests […]
elcomercio.com reported the tourists had traveled for two weeks the beaches of the Ruta del Sol . Yesterday, August 16, 2016, at dawn the 20 foreign tourists took a bus from Salinas to Guayaquil, to board a plane to their countries. But at kilometer 53 of the road to the Costa the courtesy car crashed […]
Extra.ec reported police confirmed that the death of Australian tourist Adam Noel Artley, age 26, death in Montanita, Ecuador was an “unfortunate accident. The tourist fell from the third floor of a nightclub on August 14th, 2016. Police surmised that the tourist recklessly went into an area of the nightclub that is off limits to […]
On or about August 9th, 2016, a senior expat asleep with his wife heard noises in their house located near “La Mirage Hotel and Spa”. The expat observed what he thought was a light from a flashlight in the hallway at which time he got up to investigate. He discovered that a new laptop and […]
Two foreigners and an Ecuadorian die in bus crash on the way to the Costa Karla Alvarez Naranjo A tourist bus and transport workers struck at kilometer 54 of the Santa Elena – Guayaquil, just after a curve. In the accident occurred at 05:15 on Tuesday killed 3 people. In addition nine individuals were injured. […]
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wikipedia.org / The 1983 TAME Boeing 737-200 crash was an aviation incident in which a Boeing 737-2V2 Advanced, operated by the Ecuadorian national airline TAME, which was flying on a domestic route from Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito to Mariscal Lamar Airport in Cuenca, crashed into a hill during final approach just one mile […]
Rescue eleven mountain hikers lost in Ecuador la-razon.com reported late Saturday night, “after the whereabouts of the 11 citizens, resources found that hikers were in good health, so they started down the mountain to a safe area,” said ECU911 in a release. Once Ecuadorians, including eight minors, who were lost in the mountains Iliniza in […]
Montañita Ecuador Eluniverso.com reported Adam Moel Martley, 26 and Australian citizenship, he was identified the tourist who fell from the terrace on the fourth floor of Alcatraz nightclub, located in Montañita, municipality of Santa Elena, in the province of the same name. The incident occurred past 02:30 AM The foreigner was taken to a medical […]
Elpais.com reported that 100 new cases detected in the last two weeks a malaria outbreak. 100 new cases have been confirmed in the last two weeks prior to August 6, 2016. The Ministry of Health established epidemiological surveillance along the eastern border with Peru. New infections have been detected in ZamoraChinchipe and Pastaza. Border controls […]
lahora.com.ec reported Following a meeting in Carondelet, the President of the Assembly issued a statement responding to the General. The Army Commander Luis Castro Ayala, he no longer cares for the president, Rafael Correa. In the military promotion ceremony last Wednesday, where the officer requested the file of the Bill of Social Security of the […]
There are only two dollarized countries among the 20 worst. The figures are from the Economist Intelligence Unit. lahora.com.ec reported Ecuador is the seventh worst economy in the world according to the group Economist Intelligence Unit. A single outgrow Ecuador Venezuela, which ranks first, and countries such as Guinea, Syria, Libya, Azerbaijan and Brazil. The […]
Thedialogue.org Ecuador Unsteadied Low oil prices. A stronger dollar. The aftermath of an earthquake. A looming general election with no clear outcome. Every day Ecuador sinks deeper towards a state of outright crisis. In the face of an economic contraction, the country must overcome enormous obstacles to recovery and growth. Its politics do not offer […]
Improve security measures against a new form of theft Elizabeth Miranda what worries the residents are recent cases of thefts that have occurred with mode enter houses making holes in the walls of the adjoining enclosures; before more robberies were seen by scaling, says José Pacheco, head of Juan Bautista Aguirre circuit. Eluniverso.com reported John […]
Guayaquil: Increases stolen cell by playing Pokémon Go Robberies are made for people between 18 and 24 years. metroecuador.com.ec reported Pokémon Go has become the fashion game in Ecuador. Going with the cell phone in hand in a kind of virtual hunting has made the thieves have a field day. According to the report of […]
Fernando Medina August 9, 2016 / Elcomercio.com He was kidnapped in the Ecuadorian jungle for 20 days. His captors were presented as members of the so – called “guerrilla ecuatoriana”, a group that for a month frightens border communities of Sucumbios. Victor M. is 66 years old and since it was released has not returned […]
Manta | Manabi extra.ec reported Dana Wackerlig Irene, 37, a Swiss national, died after the truck she was riding in hit a tree, in the Los Sauces, the Manta-Puerto Cayo way in Manabi. Foreign mobilized with David Gracia Diego Hurtado, who had a head wound. Apparently he was driving the car and his condition is […]
NOTE: nzherald.co.nz reported the victim’s name as Mitchell Cleve William ELUNIVERSO.COM reported CW Mitchell, a US citizen who was walking Sunday night with his wife, Emilia M .., by Teodoro Alvarado Avenue, a few meters from Samanes park, was seriously wounded after resisting a robbery. It happened about 21:00, when the US citizen was playing […]
SPEAK LIKE AN ECUADORIAN – SPANISH SLANG ECUADOR – READ THE BOOK telesurtv.net reported seventeen years ago a banking crisis that had simmered for years finally boiled over. Ecuadoreans protest the neoliberal measures adopted by the government of Jamil Mahuad in order to save the banking industry in 1999. On March 8, 1999, Ecuadoreans awoke […]
thesun.co.uk reported tWO British backpackers have been raped while on holidays at a surfing destination in Ecuador at the same resort where two young women were murdered earlier this year. A man has been arrested on suspicion of the rape after the two British women were targeted while staying at a hotel room in the […]
telesurtv.net reported…The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador registered it as an earthquake and not an aftershock from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 16. An earthquake struck the capital of Ecuador at 11:23 p.m., local time. Although only a 4.6 magnitude earthquake, reports are that it felt very strong and power was lost in several areas […]
American was seriously shot and robbed in Guayaquil near park U.S. citizen just left park while playing Pokémon Go on his tablet Victim fought off robbery attempt – shot twice – once in the stomach Wife received head wound by being hit in head with pistol Eluniverso.com reported Michael W. a U.S. citizen arrived in […]
plenglish.com Quito, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian National Police Units dismantled recently five groups devoted to drug trafficking, robbery and extortion, as part of the struggle against the organized crime, currently in effect in this South American country. By means of the actions Tsunami 2 and Tempestad Azul 12 (Blue Storm 12), the authorities put […]
cemnet.com reported With severe earthquakes, massive debts and low crude oil prices, Ecuador’s way ahead appears uncertain. The country’s future is dependent on the outcome of the 2017 elections and a recovery in oil prices to get the economy moving again in the right direction under positive leadership. By Rob Roy, ROI Consulting, USA. Ecuadorian […]
On Saturday 16 April, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador killing hundreds of people, leaving thousands wounded and causing severe damage to infrastructure. It was Ecuador’s largest earthquake since 1979. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), at least 750,000 were affected by the earthquake and more than 28,000 people […]
Expat was known for helping the poor and disadvantage: Victim shot through the neck. Machine Translated from French to English journaldequebec.com reported the death of a Quebecer in Ecuador who spent her life helping the poor remains unclear, although his friends believe it could be a robbery gone bad. Yvan Dionne owned for eight years […]
NOTE: Since the original report of Mr. Dionne’s death, Journaldequebec.com reported that the victim was killed in Puerto Quito, Ecuador. mondaymag.com reported relatives of a Quebecer living in Ecuador say he has been killed under suspicious circumstances. Yvan Dionne was shot in the back of the neck and killed at his cocoa and coffee plantation […]
Chikungunya Ecuador Tropical Diseases International Health South America elcolombiano.co/EFE reported aA total of 11,512 dengue cases were recorded in Ecuador, where there are 1,528 confirmed cases of chikungunya, according to reports from the Ministry of Public Health. According to the statistics of that institution, the province of Manabi, on the coast, reported 4,348 dengue cases, […]
eluniverso.com/EFE reported aftershocks that the April 16 hit a section of the northern coast of Ecuador arrived today to 2,280, according to the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School. IG report notes that in the last twelve hours there have been four more aftershocks, most of them with a magnitude of 3.1 degrees, […]
eldiario.ecreported a rose 1,106 the number of infected by the virus Zika in Ecuador, according to a report issued today by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), which notes that, in those cases, 73 correspond to pregnant women. Manabi, with 940 cases, four of them imported, is the province most reported infected with the virus, […]
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SAVE THE DAY Eltiempo.com.ec reported this afternoon an assault will fustró in a laundry in the streets Mexico and National Unity. Date: 20/07/2016 18:00 The incident occurred at 15:43 when an emergency call to ECU-911 Austro indicated that some people tried to rob the premises. According to the report of the ECU-911, theft […]
NEW YORK/PANAMA/QUITO, 18 July 2016 – UNICEF.ORG Three months after the Ecuador earthquake, the number of Zika Virus cases increased from 92 to 1,106 country-wide, with the sharpest increase in the quake-hit areas. According to national data, 80 per cent of the Zika cases are in the province of Manabí where the April 16 earthquake […]
Current figure of contraction does not include impact of April’s earthquake. Bank will have to update its statement. Reuters.com reported / Ecuador’s economy contracted by 3 percent in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the same period a year earlier, the central bank said late on Friday. This was driven by a contraction of […]
Eluniverso.com reported the Health Minister Margarita Guevara, said Thursday that the country currently has recorded 1,106 cases of the Zika virus, transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito disease. Of that total infected, 73 are pregnant women, representing 6.60%. Guevara said that of those 73 cases, 10 babies have been born and are healthy. The incidence […]
eltelegrafo.com.ec reported: The “in situ” investigation is the strength of the National Office for Crimes Against Life, Violent Deaths, disappearances, Extortion and Kidnapping (Dinased) Police Ecuador. So says Colonel Victor Araus, national head of the special unit. This action allowed the Dinased, created in 2014, halving the violent crimes that occurred in the country. The […]
Chagas Disease Has Not Been Controlled in Ecuador Citation: Dumonteil E, Herrera C, Martini L, Grijalva MJ, Guevara AG, Costales JA, et al. (2016) Chagas Disease Has Not Been Controlled in Ecuador. PLoS ONE 11(6): e0158145. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158145 A recent study by Cartelle Gestal et al. reported an analysis of data from the Ministry of Public […]
Abstract – ONLY jmh.sagepub.com/ The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS estimates that between 0.3% and 0.7% of adults aged 15 to 49 years were living with HIV in Ecuador in 2013. However, very little is known about the HIV prevalence rate among men who have sex with men (MSM) in that country. A cross-sectional […]
heraldnet.com/Sharon Salyer reported the second case of a Zika infection has been confirmed in Snohomish County, this time in a young woman who traveled in Ecuador. Snohomish Health District officials said Tuesday that the woman was between 18 and 25 years old. Ecuador is one of the areas known to have mosquitoes infected with the […]
Blog Post from Gringopost.com 1. I was robbed Two days ago, my El Centro apartment was robbed during the hours of 10:45 and 11:30 AM, while I was at the dentist. They had to have already scoped out my place and knew when I left my apartment (creepy to think I am being watched), most […]
business-standard.com reported a total of 74 people have died of swine flu in Ecuador, so far this year, the Ministry of Public Health said. Besides, the country has also seen 691 cases of swine flu in 2016, the ministry said on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. This number of victims is still lower than that […]
By Casto Ocando/verticenews.com – A criminal investigation into a network of alleged money laundering, which mobilized hundreds of millions of dollars from Ecuador to the United States and other destinations through operations with gold bullion, he points to the personal lawyer of President Rafael Correa and other former senior officials of his cabinet, according to […]
It is father’s day 2016. I am working in my library on another book and my wife is inside getting ready to take me to lunch with my grown children. But, I cannot help to think and feel today for the fathers who no longer have their children to hug, kiss, laugh with, and to […]
WEATHER TO BLAME ALONG WITH UNPREPARED VISITORS IN REMOTE AREAS OF CENTRAL SIERRA IN ECUADOR 18 people reported missing in last two weeks – increased calls to 911 calling for help eltelegrafo.com.ec/ reported Tungurahua authorities could find alive 8 of the 10 people who had strayed into the area near Mula Corral, Tiliví Chico community […]
univision.com reported almost two months of the earthquake measuring 7.8 in Ecuador , its most vulnerable communities continue to suffer the serious effects of the disaster. President Rafael Correa has just updated the death toll to 668 people and the government estimates that reconstruction will cost 3.344 billion. Thousands of people, meanwhile, live in extremely […]
Ecuador extended the state of emergency declared on 16 April, following the earthquake that devastated populated coastal leaving more than 600 dead and thousands of homes destroyed, said Saturday President Rafael Correa. “We will renew the state of emergency because we still have tens of thousands of families in shelters, some in official shelters,” Correa […]
#Missing John Spencer Campbell since 10/8/15 COCONUT GROVE, Fla. (WSVN) — Miami-Dade Police are seeking the public’s help to find a man who went missing last week. John Spencer Campbell, 54, was last seen Oct. 8 near Virginia Street and Day Avenue in Coconut Grove. Campbell is six feet tall and weighs about 195 pounds. […]
lahora.com.ec reported Ecuador has registered an average of 39 daily aftershocks up to 6.8 magnitude, the devastating earthquake of last April 16, said Wednesday, May 31, 2016, the Geophysical Institute (IG) of Quito. “So far we have a total of 1,745 aftershocks since the earthquake of April 16,” the IG said in its latest report. […]
Eluniverso.com reported… Thousands of Ecuadorians went Tuesday to the public health centers to be vaccinated against H1N1 flu, which has seen a resurgence in recent weeks and has left 593 infected and 57 dead so far this year. The government imported 300,000 doses of the vaccine. 100,000 doses are slotted for Pichincha province. THe remaining […]
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Nancy Thorton/nancythorntonwriter.com wrote: i’m safe. alive. and have all my body parts.close to an hour ago i was robbed at the bus stop. i was waiting for the #16 to take me to Otorongo Plaza for my biweekly Spanish class. usually several people are waiting with me but today i was alone. i pulled out […]
elcomercio.com reported a total of 135 people, nine of them pregnant, are infected by the virus Zika in Ecuador, according to a report issued today by the Ministry of Health, who notes that there are 217 suspected cases. The greatest number of infected is reported in Manabi (48) and Esmeraldas (20), the provinces most affected […]
freemedia.at reported…Although there are still more than six months to go before the campaign to elect a new president in Ecuador begins, efforts to control political discourse in the country have long since begun. According to a new study, part of this battle is being waged on social networks, where the current president, Rafael Correa, […]
theglobeandmail.com/Kayla Cotton wrote: At the exact moment that I realized the beach looked different, deserted, I heard the distant purr of a motor. I glanced back and in the moonlight saw an ATV creeping toward me along the shore. From Day 1, my exchange leaders had drilled the mantra “don’t walk on the beach alone […]
Ecuador: Mental health after the earthquake Interview with Ionara Rabelo, MSF psychologist working in Ecuador 19 May 2016 Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) teams are providing psychological and logistical support to people in the areas affected by the 7.8 magnitude Ecuadorian earthquake on 16 April 2016. Health workers in the hardest-hit areas of Ecuador have felt […]