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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 was monitored through surveillance cameras and then the staff of the National Police arrived and managed to capture four subjects.
The suspects had it several firearms and money. Read Article
eltiempo.com.ec REPORTED a new strategic plan for tourism development was presented by the Municipal Foundation of Tourism for Cuenca, whose implementation is planned over a period of five years, ie until 2021. Matthew Estrella, director of the Strategic Plan, said the ultimate goal of the plan, which took more than six months to develop, is […]
telesurtv.net reported – At stake is not just the future of small and sustainable agriculture in Ecuador, but also the food sovereignty of all humanity. Ecuador’s campesinos and civil society have launched a campaign to protect food sovereignty against transgenic firms, as they seek to impose intellectual property rights on seeds which campesinos have been […]
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 […]
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theconversation.com/Philipp Horn – Ecuador is known for promoting the ‘Buen Vivir’ development policy agenda. But the state’s response to a recent earthquake brought its commitment into question. So it went after Ecuador’s recent earthquake, which not only represents the largest humanitarian but also the most significant housing crisis for the country since decades. More than […]
The earthquake in Ecuador on April 16, which resulted in 659 deaths (a figure that is still growing) and thousands of homeless, has also added to the population’s tax burden. The Government has increased VAT from 12% to 14% for a one year. For the same period, companies will pay a 3% tax on profits […]
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 […]
Ecuador Confirms Another $20 Billion in Oil Reserves telesurtv.net reported a U.S. oil engineering company said that the Amazonian site has 1,672 million barrels of proven reserves, nearly twice what was previously believed. Ecuador’s proven oil reserves grew recently with the announcement by Vice-President Jorge Glas that Block 43 in the Amazonian province of Orellana […]
Ecuador’s Correa Takes Aim at Politicians Utilizing Tax Havens Telesurtv.net reported Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is a fierce critic of tax havens and said he would fight them both domestically and internationally. Rafael Correa is seeking a mandate from the Ecuadorean people to see that politicians and public servants who store their money in offshore […]
HRW.ORG reported Ecuador has the largest number of refugees in the region. The expulsion without due process of dozens of Cubans during the last few days shows the enormous risk that asylum seekers face when government authorities have impunity to ignore their obligations under international refugee law. Detained Cubans in a cell at Quito’s court […]
Liberalism in Ecuador: In Search of a Constitution Johanna E. Andrango, Diego F. Grijalva and Pedro P. Romero Draft May 19, 2016 Abstract: Ecuador is not a society that upholds classical liberal values. Since its inception as a republic in 1830, the country has had twenty constitutions with an average duration of nine years, that […]
internationalliving.com/Suzan Haskins wrote: Ecuador…the small South American country that sits right on the equator…is blessed with many advantages—particularly its diverse, gorgeous terrain, and fantastic climate. No matter what you’re looking for…from lush rainforest to majestic mountains to sun-kissed beaches, you’ll find it here. And about that climate…daytime temperatures in the Sierras—along the Andes Mountains range […]
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 fasebj.org/ Currently, the most common micronutrient deficiencies in Ecuador are: Zn, vitamin A, and Fe deficits in all age groups. These deficiencies have been associated with short stature, immune-defects, sight deficiency, anemia, and diminished cognitive performance. Several micronutrient supplementation programs have been implemented with limited impact. These programs have had poor acceptability by the […]
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 […]
telesurtv.net reported a group of Cubans want Mexico or Ecuador to pay for their trip to the United States, where they intend to apply for residence. The government of Ecuador confirmed Thursday the detention of 63 Cuban citizens who were occupying a park in the capital of Quito, those arrested could be subject to deportation […]
IMF granting loan under Rapid Financing Instrument Loan does not come with conditions, money being disbursed immediately enca.com reported the International Monetary Fund said Friday it approved a $364 million emergency loan to Ecuador after the country was hard-hit by an earthquake in April. The money will help the country steady its finances while it […]
IN 2014 SPEECH AT HARVARD RAFAEL CORREA STATED: April 11, 2014 harvard.edu – “Democracy has been firmly established in Ecuador,” Correa said. “Not only democracy in the formal sense, but real democracy, in terms of people’s access to rights, equal opportunities, and dignified living conditions. This is the so-called ‘Ecuadorian Miracle.’ ” Between 2007 and […]
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 […]
nytimes.com/ SHIVANI VORA reported:The 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador in April that killed at least 410 people and injured more than 2,000 emotionally devastated the country and caused enormous damage. A disaster that severe can often lead to a downturn in tourism, but that may not be the case in Ecuador. Travel specialists say that the […]
SKETCH OF GUSTAV WALLIS. GUSTAV WALLIS, the indefatigable traveler and botanist, whose death at Cuenca, Ecuador, we recently announced, was born May 1, 1830, at Lüneburg, Prussia, where his father was an advocate and proctor of the superior court. He died at the early age of forty-eight years, of which the last eighteen were spent […]
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 […]
Telesurtv.net reported the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to declassified documents and testimonies of previous agency officials, had a permanent operation to intervene in political and social decisions of Ecuador. Starting from the 60s, the CIA infiltrated governments, police, civilian groups, and NGOs to advance U.S. interests in the country, and continues to fight […]
ELCOMERCIO.COM reported… They repeated the tests over and over again, until you find the index case. Seven years ago, doctors Alfredo Bruno, Domenica de Mora and other researchers tried to identify the first frame of H1N1 influenza in the country. It was in May 2009. In that year, because of the pandemic, the team conducted […]
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 […]
2014 thecija.org report on drug trafficking in Ecuador Key Points + In the five years since the United States withdrew its Forward Operating Location (FOL) from the Eloy Alfaro Air Base in Manta in 2009, there have been dramatic changes in the level of drug trafficking and counternarcotics efforts in Ecuador, and how the U.S.-led […]
Meridith Kohut/NYtimes.com reported — The courts? Closed most days. The bureau to start a business? Same thing. The public defender’s office? That’s been converted into a food bank for government employees. Step by step, Venezuela has been shutting down. This country has long been accustomed to painful shortages, even of basic foods. But Venezuela keeps […]
startribune.com reported – Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said he will partially privatize a state-run airline as damage from last month’s earthquake compounds hardships facing the oil-dependent economy. In Tuesday’s annual address to lawmakers, Correa said he will either sell or allow investors to buy shares in Tame airline. Also on the auction block are a […]
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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 […]
longroom.com/infowars.com reported customs and Border Protection agents arrested an illegal immigrant from Pakistan along the Texas border with Mexico, the agency recently revealed.On May 8, CBP picked up Javaid Muhammad who allegedly admitted to illegally crossing into the US, according to court records filed in McAllen, Texas. Muhammad had told the FBI he had never […]
The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said today that one person died and 85 others suffered minor injuries as a result of the earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale that struck the northern part of the Ecuadorian coast around noon. Advertising From the Integrated ECU Safety 911 in Quito System, Correa said that […]
6.8 earthquake near Mompiche In the aftermath of April’s devestating earthquake and over a thousand aftershocks, Ecuador has been hit today with two 6.8 quakes in the northwestern section of the country near the coast (Mompiche) No reports yet of damage and or injuries. Various reports indicate both quakes have been between 6.7 and 6.8. […]
ALSO READ: ECUADOR SHAKING IT UP TODAY At least 18 aftershocks of an earthquake of 6.8 occurred in Ecuador An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rocked Ecuador early today, May 18, 2016. In Quito the COE was activated to assess the possible consequences of the earthquake. In Quito the COE was activated to assess the possible […]
Correa encourages its followers on social networks to harass critics Ecuador President asks people to “reclaim the streets” cartoonist for his drawings Bonil Soraya Constant/internacional.elpais.com REPORTED Quito 3 MAY 2016 Caricatura de Bonil sobre Rafael Correa Cartoon Bonil on Rafael Correa Bonil The cartoonist humor Xavier Bonilla , better known as Bonil, has angered President […]
Even the 7.8 earthquake, many people began to understand that, in times of crisis, political and economic problems have direct effects internacional.elpais.com (PUBLIC COMMENT)/ Ezequiel Vazquez-Ger wrote During the presidencies of Rafael Correa between 2007 and 2015 oil revenues reached 80 billion dollars. A comparatively bulky amount, taking into account that oil revenues in the […]
Earthquake devastated northern Ecuador means of production for hundreds of thousands of people. elpais.COM reported a month after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Ecuador , the situation on the ground is still devastating. “Some 33,000 [victims] are in formal shelters or camps and 40,000 are staying with neighbors or […]
reuters.com reported Ecuador is negotiating credit lines to finance reconstruction after this month’s devastating earthquake with multilateral agencies that include the International Monetary Fund, a government official said on Thursday. The Andean nation has already opened an emergency credit with multilateral agencies including the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank for about $600 million, […]
telegraph.co.uk reported Colombian police have in the past 48 hours found two home-made submarines in their waters, used by drug traffickers to move cocaine up to the United States. On Friday they announced the discovery of a 45-foot semi-submersible craft off the coast of Candelilla de la Mar, in the far south, close to the […]
Ten years (2004–2014) of Chagas disease surveillance and vector control in Ecuador: successes and challenges by Leonardo Quinde-Calderón1, Paulina Rios-Quituizaca2, Luis Solorzano and Eric Dumonteil Chagas disease, or American tripanosomiasis, is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted through the faeces of hematophagous insects of the triatomine family. Following a short acute […]
THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS WORSE THAN 1999 – Emililo Palacio wrote… In the first quarter of this year, nearly 100,000 urban workers plunged into the abyss of unemployment in Ecuador. That represents half a million people (considering five members per family on average) who were left without a steady income in just three months. Unemployment […]
HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY IN ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK QUITO, May 11 (Xinhua) news.xinhuanet.com reported the influenza A virus subtype H1N1 has claimed the lives of at least 39 people in Ecuador since April, announced Public Health Minister, Margarita Guevara, on Wednesday. He told local newspapers that up till now 239 cases of affected patients […]
wallstreetexaminer.com/David Zeiler /June 6, 2014 wrote: Unbowed by fines and new regulations, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has simply looked elsewhere for fresh victims. In a deal that barely registered with the mainstream media, Ecuador’s central bank agreed earlier this week to swap half of its gold reserves – worth $580 million – with Goldman in […]
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OPINION FROM FACEBOOK: spanish with mechanical english translation. Santy Gomez RAFAEL CORREA: EL PUEBLO ECUATORIANO NO SE DA X VENCIDO NI LO HARA. NO PIENSE UD QUE XQ CAMBIA MINISTROS, O SE QUEDA CALLADITO, O SE HACE EL HUEVON SE VA A SALIR CON LA SUYA. ECUADOR YA CONOCE SUS ARTIMAÑAS, SUS CORTINAS DE HUMO, […]
cuencahighlife.com reported Although current maps show Santa Elena and Guayas in an area of moderate earthquake risk, former United States Geological Survey (USGA) scientist Larry Edenfield says that information from the April 16 earthquake near Manta will be used to redraw the map. “These maps are updated after every major earthquake,” he says. “New data […]
metroecuador.com.ec reported the Municipal STAGE announced by an official statement today, May 2, 2016, from 21h00 the water service will be suspended in the historic center of Cuenca. The temporary cut answers to supplementary water works in the matrix of the street Colonel Talbot and Gran Colombia. STAGE indicated that workplaces and homes that are […]
Known as helpers (ayudantes) or collectors (cobradores), theY return to buses this week for an evaluation period of their usefulness. metroecuador.com.ec reported – Aides buses in Cuenca will be for this week It is expected to evaluate the result of the return of collectors to urban transport units. Aides buses in Cuenca will be for […]
el19digital.com reported units of the Police and Fire Department Quito rescued Monday night three foreign tourists and an Ecuadorian who were in emergency situation when conducting a journey through the Ruco Pichincha volcano, located west of the Ecuadorian capital. A phone call to the System Security and Safety 911 ECU warned about the situation of […]
Elcomercio.com reported a spark sufficed for the 208 sticks of dynamite being transported illegally in a private vehicle to explode and cause damage in about four blocks around. The material for military use circulated by the Pan American Highway, in Imbabura, heading Carchi. Army intelligence indicates that the cargo apparently was aimed at irregular armed […]
ecuadorreview.com reported six Ecuadorian journalists from the daily newspapers El Universo and El Comercio were part of the global investigation known as the ‘Panama Papers.’ Coordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), reporters had access to more than 11 million documents leaked from Mossack Fonseca (MF), a company providing offshore services, i.e. the […]
ecuadorreview.com reported According to the book ‘Criminalization of Protest’ by activist Karla Calapaqui, published in January 2016, 82 cases of government repression were recorded in Ecuador between 2007 and 2015, affecting 681 people. Some of the more controversial cases are outlined below, evidencing excessive use of force and rights violations. 1. Where it all started: […]
telesurtv.net reported the Minister of Public Health of Ecuador, Margarita Guevara, said that “there are no epidemics in the disaster area to date” and ruled out possible epidemiological tables. Government of Ecuador will sell assets to help victims “We are in our epidemiological phase, alert and attentive in monitoring to prevent outbreaks and preventable diseases,” […]
. Quito, May 2 (Andes) andes.info.ec .- The government of Ecuador will make changes in the president’s cabinet. These will be formalized in the next few hours, according to agency ANDES met. The changes will be specified in the portfolios of Foreign Trade, National Water Secretariat (Senagua), National Secretariat for Risk Management, Cultural, Economic and […]
eff.org reported according to a leaked internal memo of the multinational ISP Telefónica in Ecuador, the Association of Internet Providers of Ecuador (AEPROVI) collaborated with the Ecuadorian government to block their users’ access to websites. The memo was obtained and published by the Associated Whistleblowing Press and the Ecuadorian whistleblowing platform, Ecuador Transparente. The memo […]
Reuters:dailymail.co.uk reported Rafael Correa the president of Ecuador has named a new oil minister after the resignation of Carlos Pareja. Jose Icaza as the Andean nation’s new oil minister, according to a government document published on Monday. Icaza was named to the post following the resignation of former minister Carlos Pareja. The decree did not […]
ROCKIN & ROLLIN ON A SATURDAY NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!WITHOUT THE BAND Ecuador 7.8 EARTH QUAKE APRIL 16, 2016 Written Friday April 29, 2016 by Cheryl and Don PaPania Just found out I can get internet at the mall in Bahia. Envision and entire food court with every chair taken with a person with a laptop, pad, pod, […]
Concern for breach of protocols rescue survivors in Ecuador elpais.com.co reported in an interview with Caracol Radio, the captain said that heavy machinery is being used in areas where relief agencies work, which could lead to a destabilization of the ground. “We have asked our teams will continue their discipline defending the areas where crashes […]
Three men were arrested in a police operation for allegedly selling drugs in a shelter. eldiario.ec reported – The Interior Ministry said the operation was carried out in Libertad 2 citadel, in Portoviejo. The police report states that the suspects used six nearby homes to shelters Coliseum California and the airport to keep the drug, […]
cbc.ca/Susan Burgess reported the beheading of Canadian hostage John Ridsdel this week in the Philippines has brought back disturbing memories for one member of Parliament. Nathan Cullen, the NDP MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, was kidnapped at gunpoint while working with a small NGO in Ecuador more than 20 years ago. Cullen and his colleagues were […]
reliefweb.int reported: April 30th, 2016 Two weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Ecuador on April 16th. The daily life in Pedernales, Manabi Province, located in the northwestern coastal region, has somewhat regained normalcy, however, worsening of sanitary conditions is foreseeable due to the arrival of the rainy season. To prevent this, AMDA-USFQ joint […]
panampost.com reported Ecuador President Rafael Correa announced this Monday, April 25 that it is time to place some responsibility on those who did a poor job constructing buildings in areas affected by the massive earthquake that hit the country earlier this month. Through his Twitter account, the president warned that he will release the names […]
Information is obtained from a post ong gringopost.com » Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Gringopost.com Missing American An American named Roger Bienvenu has been missing in Cuenca for 20 days — since April 2. Roger’s also known as “Don Pedro” and is the owner of the Don Pedro coffee shop just down the road from the […]
Elcomercio April 29, 2016 The number of infected virus in Ecuador to Zik stood at 97, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Health indicates that there are 171 suspected cases of people with the disease. Two more than last week and patients are recorded among pregnant patients are eight, one more than […]
FREEDOMHOUSE.ORG REPORTED – Ecuador’s backbone is not highly centralized. The government does not place limits on bandwidth, nor does it impose control over infrastructure, although a new provision in the 2015 Organic Law of Telecommunications grants the government the power to takeover telecommunications services in times of national emergency.[24] Some civil society groups have raised […]
abc7chicago.com QP reported….State Department spokesman John Kirby didn’t identify the American who was killed but said the U.S. government will work with Ecuadorean authorities to locate and ensure the well-being of all Americans. The area of pristine beaches where the quake struck is popular with American tourists and expat retirees. Aggravating matters were reports of […]
wradio.com.co reported Colombian police, together with the Ecuadorian authorities seized 230 kilos of cocaine in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, in an operation that left two Ecuadoreans and Colombian captured. Dijin said: “The operation, coordinated from Bogota, allowed the National Police of Ecuador capture three people when a vehicle carrying 230 kilograms of cocaine.” […]
elcomercio.com reported Cuenca flights were suspended after a plane lost track airline Tame the morning of April 28, 2016, in the Mariscal La Mar airport in southern Ecuador. Preliminary reports indicate that there are no victims. According to the itinerary planned Mariscal La Mar Airport, six flights were scheduled to Guayaquil and Quito round trip […]
Official numbers contradict reports by relatives, as citizens turn to social networks to locate loved ones liverostrum.com – Ecuador’s authorities say 130 people are still missing 10 days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the country, although reports by victims’ families on social media indicate the number could be much higher. People Locator, a website […]
A species of palm tree in a section of Ecuador, can travel about 20 meters a year! This palm tree species, Socratea exorrhiza, can grow new roots to ‘sidestep’ and walk about 20 meters a year, according to Karl Gruber from the BBC. Read Article GOING TO LIVE IN ECUADOR READ THIS BOOK
Shrimp prices from Ecuador have gone up after the impact of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on April 16. The earthquake caused several hundreds deaths and generated billions of dollars of damages, particularly in Pedernales, located in Ecuador’s central Pacific Coast. Sources told Undercurrent News previously that 80% of producers pools in […]
ndtv.com reported – United Nations: More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on April 16, leaving at least 120,000 children temporarily without education, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. “Education is a lifeline for children going through the trauma of chaos and destruction,” said Grant Leaity, the UNICEF representative […]
panampost.com reported….Telefonica (Movistar) confirmed that the government of Rafael Correa ordered in 2014 to limit access to some websites Transparent According to Ecuador, the Government, through “opaque agreements” with the AEPROVI, has the technical ability to block websites throughout the national territory without being accountable. ( Effect Naim ) The Ecuadorian Government and the Association […]
panampost.com reported last Friday , the television network Ecuavisa Ecuador announced its refusal to transmit the TV campaign by the government “Citizenship speaks to the media” driven. The management and channel campus believe that this campaign aims to discredit the media and journalists. “Ecuavisa refrain from transmitting national chains on the campaign ‘Citizenship speaks to […]
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panampost.com reported the Constitutional Court of Ecuador approved a request from the “Rafael With You Forever” group that would allow a referendum to ask Ecuadorians if they want to repeal a constitutional provision preventing current-President Rafael Correa from running for reelection in 2017. According to Pamela Aguirre, a member of the group, the most important […]
The house didn’t stand a chance. It fell like a house of cards cbc.ca reported a Quebec father and daughter are sharing their story about the tragic event that cut their family in half in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. Pascal Laflamme and his 13-year-old daughter, Laurie-Ann, were slightly injured when the ceiling of their apartment […]
The following is a post from a Facebook group posted on April 25/2016. The information is provided by the poster. LAC has not verified the information and takes no responsibility for the veracity of the post. It is presented for informational purposes and opinion of the poster. Justin Graceful shared LevantateEcuador’s video. 6 hrs I’ve […]
CANADIAN TOURIST Jolene Delange IS MISSING IN ECUADOR – Last known location about two weeks ago was last known to have visited Vilcabamba and Banos. Contact information is below. Also contact Canadian embassy in Quito. INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM FACEBOOK GROUP ECUADOR EMERGENCY JOLENE’S FACEBOOK PAGE My family and I are searching for my cousin […]
eluniverso.com reported: Jose Betancur was charging his cell phone to call his native Colombia when Manta, Ecuador’s Pacific town, began to tremble. As a survivor of the earthquake that shook the Colombian coffee axis in 1999, he only thought of running. “We never thought this would happen. I was with my oldest daughter, 13, and […]
Cara Chapman/ pressrepublican reported On April 16, Ticonderoga natives Alan Corliss and Cathy Cooper Corliss were trying to file their 2015 taxes online from their home in Canoa, Ecuador. Their daughter Kyrstin, 26, was inside as well. “My brother said as soon as the earth started shaking, they didn’t have a second to get out,” […]
nytimes.com/ NICHOLAS CASEY reported In Ecuador, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake a week ago helped set off what many say was a debate years in the making. Over the last decade, the government made significant investments in infrastructure and education while depleting emergency funds set aside for disasters like earthquakes, analysts say. Spending on government salaries also […]
By MARTÍN PALLARES(NY TIMES OPINION PAGE)The earthquake that shook Ecuador last Saturday has proved to be the most destructive in nearly seven decades and has caused the worst humanitarian catastrophe here in memory. Official figures record more than 577 dead, but according to the hundreds of volunteers in the disaster zone, there are many more […]
By Kevin G. Hall and Vera Bergengruen/ McClatchy Washington Bureau In the weeks after the release of the documents now known as the Panama Papers, Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa called out his country’s journalists and boasted that, unlike other countries, he and his government weren’t found in the leak. However, the secret documents show that […]
During one of his visits to Manta after the earthquake, President Correa engages in a shouting match with a victim asking for water. At 2.30 in the video you will see the President clearly agitated at the crowd of victims and directs his anger at one man. He states: “A ver señor, estamos en emergencia […]