telesurtv.net reported The South American president reiterated his call for the actor to visit the country and hear from the victims of the ecological disaster. Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa once again issued an invite renowned actor and producer Brad Pitt to visit the South American country. Correa’s repeat invitation came after reports that Pitt’s production company bought the rights to a book that aims to sow doubt about Ecuador’s efforts to have an oil firm pay for damage left by its operations in the Amazon. “I am certain that when he knows the truth he is going to object to participating in that farce, where Chevron is the victim and the (real) victims are the victimizers,” Correa said at a Wednesday meeting with press, where the leader said the book “distorted the truth,” and reiterated his plea to the actor to not develop a movie from the screenplay.
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Correa initially issued the invite to the U.S. actor on his weekly television May 2, challenging Pitt to witness the contamination left by the oil giant in the Ecuadorean rainforest. News outlets reported in April that Pitt had purchased the movie rights to Paul Barrett’s 2014 book “The Law of the Jungle.” The book presents Ecuador’s case for justice in a highly unfavorable light. It focuses on a character assassination of U.S. lawyer Steven Donziger, who has relentlessly pursued justice in the case of Chevron’s toxic legacy in the Amazon. “We invite (Brad Pitt) to dip his hand (in the contaminated soil). We’ll see if he continues with this movie project, which would be the biggest act of dishonesty,” said President Correa. Read Article
flygirl.jezebel.com/Bani Amor reported /The phone rang. “Hacienda San Augustín de Callo, buenas noches,” I said into the receiver, trying to keep my chattering teeth from affecting the delivery. A woman replied in what sounded like a drugged monotone. “Niña, my husband needs no less than eight pillows to comfortably lay on or else he can’t […]
telesurtv.net – The South American country is a regional leader for gender equity in politics. Ecuadorean lawmakers ratified Thursday three women to head up the country’s National Assembly, including Gabriela Rivadeneira from the leftist PAIS Alliance as President of the legislative body. “We seek to strengthen the public, and the capacity to decide our own […]
anna.aero reported… Located in the Tababela parish, about 18 kilometres east of the capital of Ecuador, Quito Airport (perhaps better known as Mariscal Sucre International Airport) is the primary international gateway to the country. Established in February 2013 to replace the old gateway, the airport caters for a population of three million and serves as […]
thepoultrysite.com reported Ecuador bans imports of all poultry products from the United States, reports the USDA. On 16 April 2015, Agrocalidad – Ecuador’s sanitary authority – suspended imports of US-origin live fowl, poultry meat and poultry products and eggs/egg products in response to APHIS reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the States of […]
telesurtv.net reported – Unsatisfied with a decision from the country’s high court, politicians are asking the IACHR to freeze the ongoing process to amend the constitution. Politicians opposed to the government of Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa visited the offices of the Organization of American States (OAS) Tuesday to request that they freeze efforts by the […]
GROUP OPERATING FROM JAIL USES FOREIGN WOMEN TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION ON VICTIMS Eluniverso.com reported …. From jail and using social networks three criminal organizations conducting extortion in Manabi and Esmeraldas. Operating Link XXIX, held between Tuesday and Wednesday, left 16 detainees. According to the police investigation, in Esmeraldas three foreign women had dedicated to collecting […]
eldiario.ec reported Chikungunya fever rises in Manabi. In the province 1,347 cases, of which 800 are from Manta, according to the Zonal Health Coordination 4 are recorded. On April 13 there had been 117 cases in Portoviejo. Yesterday there were 33th, nearly triple in less than a month. Carmina Pinargote, head of this coordination, indicates […]
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PANAMPOST.COM / OPINION – In 2014, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa gave an awkward interview at Harvard University in Massachusetts, with a level of English that belied his four years as a student in Illinois. Beyond the distraction of his nervous demeanor, though, one passage should have set alarm bells ringing. The United States is a […]
Rafael CorreaVerified account @MashiRafael Que he “agarrado del pecho” a chico que hizo gestos obscenos y he “derramado lágrimas” de iras. ¡A qué nivel han llegado! TODO es mentira. MACHINE TRANSLATION – I “catch chest” a guy who made obscene gestures and he “shed tears” of anger. At what level have arrived! Everything is a […]
infobae.com reported according to Luis Calderon, the incident with the president of Ecuador , Rafael Correa , he took place in Quito when passing caravan leader and adolescent beckoned: down thumbs and the right forearm with the left hand was taken, a gesture commonly known as “yuca” in the country and considered obscene. According to […]
Villagers and police strive to reduce theft in Montanita Santa Elena eluniverso.com reported about thirteen robberies in hotels so far this year and an average of fifteen thefts of vehicle accessories in recent weekends concern to the inhabitants and tourists Montañita commune in the province of Santa Elena. The figures were confirmed by Colonel Bolivar […]
Quito (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Ecuadorans, including President Rafael Correa, his supporters and anti-government protesters turned out Friday for May Day rallies across a handful of cities. Correa, a leftist and economist by training who has been in power since 2007, walked arm-in-arm with ministers, assembly members and other officials to Quito’s central […]
cnn.com / When people think Ecuador they think the Galapagos and while those enchanted islands are incredible there’s a lot more to this Andean country. Adventure seekers will love the active volcanoes, Romeos will make the most of the cheap red roses and fine chocolate and anyone with a sense of the fun won’t want […]
José Hernández /Ecuadorreview.com reported… Who will put more people in the street on May 1? This is Rafael Correa’s latest challenge to his critics and opponents, but by no means the first of its kind. During his eight-year Presidential term, Correa has turned the public domain into an arena, where he aims to show that […]
andes.info.ec reported the Guagua Pichincha volcano, whose last eruption process ended in 2000, presented on Wednesday tremor signals not recorded in the last 15 years and are associated with fluid movements within the volcano although ” these may not necessarily lead to an eruption, “said Thursday the Andes, Daniel Pacheco agency, shift manager Monitoring Center […]
Elcomercio.com/Diego Bravo reported: The ads are broadcast on the Internet. Substances that are used by criminal gangs to lull people and commit crimes are promoted freely. “Buy scopolamine or burundanga by the pound …” says one of the messages through the network. In other websites chemicals that act like are offered scopolamine and causes victims […]
eluniverso.com reported strong winds at high latitudes of the South Pacific will generate groups of high-energy waves that approach to the insular and continental regions of Ecuador from May 1, announced the INOCAR. On May 2 most intense waves expected. It is anticipated that this wave will be of greater intensity than the one presented […]
sputniknews.com reported Ecuador’s National Assembly was briefly evacuated Tuesday after a bomb threat, Assembly President Gabriela Rivadeneira said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to local media, the bomb threat was received by the parliament building’s administrator, who called the evacuation of all employees and visitors. “Bomb hoax in the National Assembly. We currently continue our normal […]
June 28, 2013 What Happens to Leakers in Ecuador? By Juan Carlos Hidalgo and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos cato.org With the political asylum request by Edward Snowden to Ecuador—which hasn’t been approved yet—and Julian Assange’s one-year ordeal in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, there is a lot of self-righteousness coming from the administration of Rafael […]
thepacker.com reported Fresh blackberries and raspberries from Ecuador will be given access to the U.S. market under a new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA said it will consider comments on the proposal until June 23. Potential imports of blackberries raspberries from Ecuador aren’t expected to be heavy, according to the USDA. […]
presstv.ir reported a strong earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has hit southeast Ecuador causing chaos, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage. Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said the earthquake occurred at 6:20 a.m. local time (1120 GMT) in Guayaquil, Guayas Province, at a depth of 71 kilometers (44 miles). Ecuador’s […]
4 Places to Own a Retirement Home and Rent it Out In these overseas cities you can purchase a beautiful home and earn rental income when you’re not there. U.S. News and World Report Renting out your home can give you an additional source of retirement income. By Kathleen Peddicord A retirement home overseas can […]
telesurtv.net reported Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said the opposition is deliberately trying to provoke problems in the country by spreading rumors. Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa denounced efforts by the opposition in his country to copy the strategy of the opposition in Venezuela and try to destabilize his government and the country. “Let’s not fool ourselves, […]
OPINION Walter Spurrier Baquerizo/opinion/eluniverso.com / machine translated No $1, $ 50 or USD 100 bills in market The authorities explained that no dollar bills because they wear quickly, replace costly and there are coins of the same denomination. Valid arguments. What materializes is not the central bank does not care bills USD 50 or USD […]
plenglish.com reported the Geophisics Ecuadorian Institute reported today a high seismic activity en the Tungurahua volcano area. The volcano has 5 thousand meters of altitude and it was detected constant tremors because of the expulsion of gases and ashes. The Tungurahua volcano is located 180 kilometers to the south of the capital Quito, and the […]
telesurtv.net reported Ecuador is commemorating 10 years since a successful citizen rebellion led to the overthrowing of former President Lucio Gutierrez. Ecuadoreans are marking 10 years since the ousting of a former president, which ushered in a period of deep social change. Former Col. Lucio Gutierrez himself had been one of the main actors in […]
telegrafo.com.ec / Antonio Acosta, president of Banco Pichincha, said the Ecuadorian financial system does not cross no crisis for with $ 25,600 million in deposits and a return that exceeds 12 percentage points is stable. Acosta, who was speaking in the context of an agreement with UN women for gender empowerment in the financial system, […]
lahora.com.ec reported that a poll conducted by Cedatos in March, 2015, revealed that for the first time during his tenure, President Rafael Correa is not believed by 49 percent of the respondents. 45 percent do believe Mr. Correa. Also, approval of the administration has dropped to 54 percent. The poll was conducted in 15 cities […]
telesurtv.net reported sex workers are looking to be incorporated in the social security system under the recently passed Law for Labor Justice and Social Security. Lourdes Torres has been working as a sex worker in Quito for the past 30 years. She was driven to create the Pro-Defense Association of Women after suffering abuse at […]
Guayaquil Ecuador has a rich cultural heritage. During the ages some of the traditions have disappeared. However, one still exists that any visitor will find quaint but is not on the tourist route. In Ecuador serenades for you lover have existed for centuries. And Guayaquil has a long tradition of Lagarteros who perform serenades for […]
eurekalert.org…Philornis downsi is a parasitic muscid fly that is native to mainland South America. Decades ago, it was accidentally introduced to the Galápagos Islands, where it harms Darwin’s finches and other land birds. Females lay eggs inside active bird nests, and then the resulting larvae feed on the nestlings. The first-instar larvae feed inside the […]
internationalliving.com reported while the wind blows and the snow flies in Colleen Thom’s old stomping grounds of Alberta, Canada, she and her husband Bill are enjoying their new life in a year-round paradise. For the last year Colleen and Bill have been living a life of warmth, friends, and adventure in the small Andean mountain […]
elcomercio.com reported a two-year investigation led Thursday April 16, 2015 to the arrest of eight people in Quito, The Core, Ambato and Tulcán. This was announced by the Ministry of Interior of Ecuador. The suspects, Pakistan and Ecuador, are the alleged leaders of a network of trafficking, said State Portfolio. According to research, citizens of […]
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elcomercio.com reported the Ministry of Health reports 2,603 people infected in Ecuador with the chikungunya virus. The ministry is warning there is a risk of spreading throughout Ecuador. The virus is spread by the same breed of mosquito that carries the dengue virus. Esmeraldas Province has had more than 1,000 cases. There have also been […]
laprensasa.com (EFE) REPORTED – Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Tuesday denounced an apparent threat to attack him while he was making a tour of projects in the Tabacundo zone, some 60 km (37 mi.) north of Quito. The president, in remarks to journalists, said that, after visiting several projects, he was scheduled to have lunch […]
aljazeera.com / Jennifer S. Rosenberg (opinion) reported in this vacuum, some refugee sex workers in Quito are referred to a local anti-trafficking organization that takes an explicit anti-prostitution position: Everyone who engages in sex work is presumed to be a victim of trafficking to some degree. The organization teaches them alternative ways to generate income, […]
aljazeera.com/Harris Whitbeck – The money fuelling Rafael Correa’s popular presidency might be running out as oil prices show no signs of recovering. The first time I returned to Ecuador after several years, I was impressed by the astonishing rate of public investment that was clearly everywhere. A gleaming new airport has replaced the drab 1960s […]
foxnews.com reported Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says a telephoned death threat forced the abrupt cancellation of a presidential lunch with citizens in a town near Quito. Correa read aloud a threat at a news conference that he said the town’s mayor received via text message on his cellphone. Read Article LEARN SPANISH SLANG OF ECUADOR […]
By alleged threat to President Correa an event is suspended in Tabacundo Quito eluniverso.com reported By altosparlantes it was announced that the popular lunch with President Rafael Correa in the Park Mayday Tabacundo (parish northeast of Quito) would not continue, at a time when some of the guests only reached to taste the soup. The […]
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 U.S. found dead in apartment in Salinas / Laying face up in bathtub eluniverso.com reported a US citizen, 65, was found dead on Sunday in the bathtub of a small apartment building on the boardwalk of the canton Salinas. The discovery came after the guards of the property will report in […]
Seven hundred cases of dengue fever treated at the provincial hospital Verdi Cevallos, and 200 cases of classic dengue and chikungunya 117 registered only in Portoviejo, from January to March this year, seized the alert health authorities. That is why this week will begin mingas and care in various health units will expand Garcìa Brucker, […]
telesurtv.net reported, continuing tough legislation against Venezuela while normalizing relations with Cuba makes no sense, Rafael Correa said. The contradictory actions by U.S. President Barack Obama in Latin America are incoherent, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa told teleSUR, in an exclusive interview. In the wake of the Summit of the Americas that took place Friday and […]
elcomercio.com reported the women were deceived by false promises. Caribbean native, traveled to find opportunities in Ecuador. You hopeful. Borrowed hundreds of dollars needed to obtain letters of invitation and undertake to pay airfare foreign funded by unknown men, Ecuadorians and. But the debt and the trip were his trap. On reaching the country, those […]
telesurtv.net reported the government of Ecuador is looking to improve tax regulation and facilitate the cancellation of debt for businesses and individuals. With the objective of improving tax regulation and helping businesses and individuals cancel outstanding debt, the government of Ecuador is putting forward the “Organic Law of Interest Remission, Penalties and Surcharges on National […]
Ecuador Rejects Statement by SIP telesurtv.net reported – The Inter-American Society (SIP) released a statement accusing Ecuador and other Latin-American governments of violating human rights. The Ecuadorean National Secretary of Communication rejected Friday the statement of the SIP urging the Latin-American heads of states “not to be indifferent” before the alleged violations of human rights […]
Belén Marty/panamapost.com reported… On his first day in office, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa vowed to wage a war on the media, a promise which his critics claim he continues to keep today more than ever. His administration’s latest moves towards censorship include launching a criminal investigation against cartoonist Xavier Bonilla, a new website designed to […]
On 7:20 AM – 9 Apr 2015, Twitter account of Guillermo A. Cochez @willycochez reported that former Ecuadorian President Osvaldo Hurtado referred to President Rafael Correa as a typical Faschist.( Ex Presidente Osvaldo Hurtado explica en foro d @flibertad el xq régimen d @MashiRafael es típico fascista). LEARN THE SPANISH SLANG OF ECUADOR – READ […]
radiohcjb.org reported this morning light ash fall in the areas of Chacauco and Manzano was reported. In the morning light ash fall in the areas of Chacauco and Manzano was reported. The Tungurahua volcano, located in the central Andean Ecuador, reported today increased its activity after a semester of relative calm, the Geophysical Institute (IG), […]
LATINO.FOXNEWS.COM/ Andrés Páez Benalcázar is a legislator in the National Assembly of Ecuador w wrote ….without question, the control of the Inter-American system is key for Correa’s regional ambitions. With Pazmiño’s faithful service and Sierra’s blessing, will he be able to do it through the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica? This is […]
Chinese companies are welcomed to invest in Ecuador to help improve the country’s infrastructure and boost its economy, said Ecuador’s ambassador to China. The bilateral relationship has experienced its fastest development in recent years, with more Chinese companies expanding their businesses in the Latin American country, said José María Borja, the ambassador. Ecuador’s largest hydropower […]
eluniverso.com / Manuel Toro reported EPIDEMIC DECLARED IN ESMERALDAS Health authorities in the province of Esmeraldas are already talking about an epidemic of chikungunya which threatens to expand if drastic measures, including government support are not taken and other entities such as municipalities and parish councils for joint and coordinated manner, face this health emergency. […]
Panamapost.com / Rebeca Morla reported Ecuadorian police destroyed the houses of 40 families in Isla Trinitaria, a deprived neighborhood in the port city of Guayaquil, on Friday citing environmental protection reasons. On March 27, over 200 officers from the irregular housing prevention agency STPAHI arrived at the squatter settlement on the shores of the Estero […]
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howtogeek.com reported in the 1920s, two things that appear entirely unrelated on the surface intersected in a rather curious way. The economy of Ecuador was seriously depressed and in need of a massive infusion of capital. At the same time in America, the Eskimo Pie was invented; an ice cream treat covered in chocolate. The […]
telesurtv.net reported President Correa said he considered calls for sanctions against Ecuador to be an affront to the country’s sovereignty and dignity. An opposition supporter who recently emerged after a year in hiding as a fugitive from justice told a private media station Friday that he intended to go to Washington in order to have […]
sbs.com.au reported the death toll has reached three dozen and is expected to rise in extreme storms along Pacific coastal regions of South America, reports say. At least 25 people had died during intense rains, landslides and high waves in Ecuador, officials said on Saturday. Lightning strikes on a police school in the capital Quito […]
bloomberg.com reported tThe rate of growth in Ecuador, South America’s seventh biggest economy, slowed for a third year in 2014 as falling crude oil prices and a refinery shutdown offset gains from higher fishing and electricity output. Gross domestic product rose 3.8 percent in 2014 from a year earlier, less than the government’s 4 percent […]
ELCOMERCIO.COM reported that six people were trapped by a landslide in Loja, amid heavy rain, are the latest victims of the winter. The tragedy occurred at 01:00 on Friday and caused pain in neighboring Sierra Nevada sector in South lojana capital. A landslide came off the top and destroyed the room where eight people were […]
Police detained 8 people dedicated to express kidnapping in Quito eluniverso.com reported that criminals used a unique communication system that was used by alleged members of a gang of express kidnapping operating in Quito was discovered by the Judicial Police (PJ) of Pichincha who followed their trail about four months ago. The early Thursday were […]
themoreheadnews.com / Shayla Menville reported after several delayed hearings, an Ecuadorian court has sentenced Dennis Walling of Morehead to 10 years in prison for possession of cocaine. His story began when he flew to Ecuador last year for what he said was a job interview. He was arrested April 21 at the airport as he […]
eltiempo.com.ec reported (machine translation) Known to the victim identified him as Henry Driker M., 64, a US citizen. Preliminary data on the murder, given by the provincial fiscal Lizandro Martinez, the victim was at least 30 stab wounds from the offender who fled. The alleged murderer was captured at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, where […]
newsmax.com reported Ecuador’s leftist President Rafael Correa on Saturday accused the United States of trying to destabilize his government, by infiltrating it with spies. The 51-year-old economist trained in the US has faced opposition protests as he seeks constitutional changes that would allow him to seek re-election next year to another four-year term. “There has […]
WSJ.com/Mercedes Alvaro reported Ecuador’s Minister Coordinator for Economic Policies Patricio Rivera says the government isn’t planning new budget cuts despite the fall in oil prices and the appreciation of the U.S. dollar. In January, President Rafael Correa’s government announced a $1.42 billion cut in public spending, equivalent to 4% of its fiscal budget, due to […]
WSJ.com/ Mercedes Alvaro / reported organizations representing indigenous people, workers unions and nongovernment organizations announced plans Friday for national demonstrations next week to protest President Rafael Correa’s policies. Analysts say the protests, planned for Thursday in Quito and several other cities in Ecuador, would be a measure of discontent against Mr. Correa, who has enjoyed […]
Ecuador to spur development of 36 mining projects By Alex Emery – iii.co.uk reported Ecuador’s government, which halted mining operations in 2008 in a bid to redraft mining legislation, said it now plans to spur 36 projects to produce gold, copper and molybdenum. The Andean country has lined up 96 projects in the mining and […]
radiohcjb.org and telegrafo reported seven foreign nationals were rescued by members of the Navy of Ecuador at the tip of the beach of Montañita, in the province of Santa Elena, early Thursday March 12th. Catch Naval Staff Palmar had received a call from the ECU-911 on Wednesday night March 11, reporting that foreigners were trapped […]
gringotree.com reported an auditor and two officers of the Sumak Yari Cooperative have been held in custody since last Wednesday by members of the banking institution, who are demanding the return of their savings in exchange for releasing the woman and two men. According to co-op members, the damages at present amount to $485,000, but […]
reuters.com reported Ecuador’s determination to keep coupons below 8% is forcing it to target a short maturity as it markets a new bond offering to international investors, according to a source familiar with the situation. The oil-exporting nation, rated B3/B+/B, hopes to raise at least US$1bn through the sale, which will help plug a widening […]
telesurtv.net reported newly revealed documents show that the Ecuadorean military was part of Operation Condor. After reviewing declassified CIA documents, the Ecuador’s Attorney General Galo Chiriboga revealed Wednesday that former Ecuadorean President Jaime Roldos could have been murdered, a theory that has surrounded the 34-year old case. President Roldos was the first democratically elected president […]
Rebeca Morla/Panampost.com reported Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior has issued new regulations forcing businesses that cater to the local nightlife to install security cameras within their facilities. The measure, adopted January 30, stipulates that video surveillance systems must be in place by the end of March for business owners to receive operating licenses for nightclubs, bars, […]
According to a Globedia report Esmeraldas mayor, Lenin Lara, declared the state of emergency to allocate resources to combat the spread of the mosquito borne viral disease. Since the first autochthonous transmission of chikungunya reported was reported in the country in December, Ecuador has seen in excess of 200 cases, with approximately half being reported […]
Mercedes Alvaro/WSJ.com reported Ecuador’s crude oil export revenue totaled $598 million in January, down about 44% from a year earlier, due to lower oil prices, the central bank said on Friday. Lower oil prices are expected to drag down economic growth, in a country whose oil sector generates about one-quarter of total government revenue and […]
Rebeca Morla / Panampost reported Xavier Bonilla, the celebrated Ecuadorian cartoonist known as Bonil, and local newspaper El Universo have been warned that they are at risk of a jihadi attack, similar to the shooting that occurred in France against the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and its staff members. Fundamedios, an NGO that advocates for […]
greenleft.org reported Ecuador’s pro-US neoliberal president Lucio Gutierrez was ousted in 2005. Since then, relations between Ecuador and the United States have deteriorated, with the Andean nation’s increasing rejection of US hegemony. The government of Rafael Correa, first elected in 2006, has broken from the neoliberal doctrines Washington has imposed on Latin America. It has […]
Sources report that defendants in the assault, robbery, and kidnapping of U.S. expat couple in August of 2014, were sentenced to prison in Loja Ecuador before a court. Two of the Ecuadorian kidnappers received a prison sentence of 17 years. A third culprit received 5 years. On Tuesday Auguust 12, 2014, a couple from the […]
vistazo.com reported starting this March 1, entered into force the new value of the Transit Control Card (TCT) to enter the Galapagos Islands, which will be $ 20. The measure was taken by the plenary of the Governing Council of the Special Regime Galapagos ordinary meeting of December last year, through a resolution that was […]
couriermail.com.au reported infrastructure consultancy Cardno has raised the alarm that one of its subsidiaries could be entangled in a corruption scandal involving Ecuador-government contracts. Contracts with state-owned businesses in the South American nation are also under investigation by “independent external advisers” appointed by Cardno, the Brisbane-based company told the stock exchange on Monday afternoon. The […]
Theguardian.com The insider’s cultural guide to Quito: ‘Sun, fog, corn, stone, cars …’ From alternative radio stations to contemporary art and digital cumbia beats, musician and researcher Ata Wallpa introduces Ecuador’s vibrant capital. Santa Clara market at lunch time. Located at the northern limit of downtown, close to Ecuador’s oldest university, Universidad Central, this a […]
elcomercio.com reported the Ministry of Health of Ecuador today reported February 28 that to date there are 222 cases infected with chikungunya in the country, a figure that has doubled in the last week due to an outbreak of more than 100 infections in the coastal province of Esmeraldas. The entity indicated that works with […]
elcomercio.com reported users of the 9285 accounts of electronic money that were enabled since last December 24 can make transactions from Friday February 27, 2015 at 200 points between pharmacies, restaurants, supermarkets and banks. This is the second stage of the financial system of electronic money the Central Bank carried out with 75 macro agents […]
andes.info.ec reported the French citizen Danielle Ruellan died Wednesday in the province of Chimborazo (centroandino) allegedly for health related causes, local media reported. The deceased who have entered the country last February 12 was part of a tour group that sought to ascend to the Chimborazo volcano, which has a height of 6268 meters above […]
In a statement released Wednesday, the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed concern about the threats he received an Ecuadorian citizen identified through digital user “Crude Ecuador”, after there were accusations by senior government officials. This account was reporting satire and criticism through social networks Facebook […]
EFE/elcomercio.com reported The regional government of Amazonas warned the central government of Peru on the hostility that is recorded in northern Peru among the Pueblo Indians Aguaruna and illegal miners entering Ecuador Peruvian territory, said Wednesday February 25 regional institution a statement. The vice president of Amazon, Carlos Navas, met in Lima with officials of […]
telesurtv.net reported President Rafael Correa issued a statement warning of a resurgence of right-wing forces throughout the region. In his weekly presidential address Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa warned that a “resurgence of conservative sectors is occurring both nationally and internationally” in an attempt to undermine his administration and other progressive left-wing Latin American governments. “You […]
elcomercio.com / Marcel Bonilla reported after testing performed in 30 patients suspected of the city of Esmeraldas, northern Ecuador, confirmed that one of them had chikungunya . The district health authorities of the town was made known by press conference on February 24, 2015. Sampling began on Friday, February 20, 2015, after several cases were […]
ecuavisa.com reported the government plans to neutralize air operations drug gangs from Ecuador is a government priority. The Interior Ministry has a plan that will be launched in the coming days. The Secretary of State shall destroy clandestine airstrips that could be used for aerial drug trafficking operations. This was announced by Minister José Serrano. […]
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WSJ.com/Mercedes Alvarado / President Rafael Correa said Ecuador will implement measures to curb the economic impact of the drop in oil prices and the stronger U.S. dollar, two events that private-sector economists say will hurt growth this year. “We are taking all measures needed to be prepared. A good economic policy is to make the […]
Mid-Missouri Public Radio Alexander Brockwehl, a Latin American and Caribbean researcher for Freedom House in Washington, D.C. Mauricio Alarcón-Salvador, program director at Ecuadoran press freedom group Fundamedios Carlos Andres Vera, an Ecuadoran political activist, filmmaker and journalist INTERVIEWED BY Managing Editor/Host, Global Journalist Jason McLure is the managing editor and host of Global Journalist. A […]
Connection with Sinaloa Cartel: The Office of Ecuador reported yesterday that two tons of cocaine found in a fishing sailing near the Galapagos Islands and had sailed a week of Manta port area in the west of the mainland of the country makes. The drug allegedly was bound for Mexico, informed the prosecution in his […]
telesurtv.net reported the country’s President said will slash high level public servant wages – including his own – to fund 2,000 medical specialists. Plan is to reduce significantly reduce maternal mortality The Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa announced Saturday that he will make a reduction on high-ranked public servants salaries — including his own — in […]
GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press/ An Ecuadorean satirist whose biting online political humor provoked the ire of President Rafael Correa announcing on Friday that he’s ceasing and desisting after receiving anonymous death threats. The man known as Crudo Ecuador directly addressed Correa on his website. “You won,” he said. “My family comes first and I don’t […]
HRW.ORG reported the administration of President Rafael Correa has expanded state control over media and civil society. In 2014, tactics included criminal defamation prosecutions and administrative sanctions against critical journalists and media outlets, and aggressive efforts to discredit human rights advocates within the country. In September, security forces used excessive force to disperse largely peaceful […]
Quito, February 19 (Andes) reported that the Ecuadorian police on Sunday arrested a Chinese citizen Hexiang Z., 59, who tried to leave Ecuador carrying 220,000 euros (equivalent to 250 540) without having declared, so it is assumed it is a case of money laundering, the Ministry of Interior. The Asian national was arrested at José […]
DURING CARNAVAL CELEBRATIONS lanacion.com.ar reported two Argentines drowned at sea in a seaside resort in the province of Santa Elena, in southwestern Ecuador, authorities said Monday. Young Antonio Calvo and Franco Mantegna, both 28, died on Saturday at “being swept away by strong currents” on the beach in Manglaralto, informed the Secretariat of Risk Management […]
aimdigital.com.ar reported Diego Aulestia today was named Minister of Foreign Trade of Ecuador, replacing Francisco Rivadeneira, according to reports from the website of the Presidency of the Republic. The institution said it also was named Maria de los Angeles Duarte as head of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. By Executive Decree refusals to […]
elcomercio.com reported Roberto Fernández expected in a few months leave behind his life in Venezuela. Just get a ticket will fly with his two sons and his wife to Quito, where he expects a job in the computer area. Two of his friends went before and told him of what Venezuelans who emigrate looking elsewhere. […]