lahora.com.ec reported lack of awareness and a culture of health in the middle has made the disease more aggressively, one of these is diabetes, according Miguel Pasquel, president of the Ecuadorian Society of Endocrinology, exceeded the estimated as presented levels of impact on the world, as is predicted that by 2025 there would be more cases, but this is already reflected in today. And if we landed in Ecuador, know that this disease kills expert- -according to a diabetic every two hours. In 2013 4.600 patients with this disease died.
All this could be prevented and ensures professional. In fact, it is the leading cause of death in the country, according to a study by the INEC (1997 compared to 2011), which states that in 1997 killed 1,896 and in 2011, 4,455. A considerable rise completely. Read Article
(Prensa Latina)prensa-latina.cu reported President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said today on the destabilizing attempts that seek to overthrow the Citizen Revolution with strategies such as the media attack and urge people to go the streets. In his account of the social network Twitter, the president issued: “Prepare the same thing they did to Dilma (Rousseff) […]
telegrafo.com.ec reported Ecuador’s trade balance was a surplus of $ 502.3 million as of September The trade balance for the period from January to September this year recorded a surplus of $ 502.3 million. Total exports in FOB value (in port) were $ 19,946.4 million, while imports amounted to $ 19,444.1 million. This result shows […]
americaeconomia.com reported Ecuador will have until 2015 with eleven rehabilitation centers for drug and alcohol users, the president, Rafael Correa said. “We are doing a comprehensive policy to combat drug use. By 2015 we will have eleven specialized centers of which two are for Quito to Guayaquil and two, which reach to have 600 beds, […]
abc.es reported, Forty political and social organizations of Ecuador have applied to the National Electoral Council (CNE) call for a referendum to treat of stop the indefinite presidential re-election, which would make it possible to Rafael Correa perpetuation in power. «Commitment Ecuador» group request – led by Guillermo Lasso, movement I think, and César Montúfar, […]
Advice to current and future expats according to Coronel Borja told to Walker Lowry from the U.S. in the 1940’s. By Nicholas Crowder I first heard about Ecuador when I was 12 years old. My mother and father had given me a GE shortwave radio so I could listen to broadcasts from around the world. […]
elcomercio.pe reported…Mention Aragoto in the province of Ayabaca (Piura) is like saying a forbidden name. Researchers eye perch upon which mentions it, through it’s entire body. People are put on guard. It is not common that unknown persons mentioned, loose bones, the name of a town that seems forbidden. One confused it with undercover COP […]
telesurtv.net reported Ecuador seeks to increase investment in public spending despite declining oil prices. During his weekly address to the nation, President Rafael Correa declared that Ecuador is no longer an oil dependent country. President Correa stated today that only 18 percent of total oil revenues would be allocated towards the budget for the fiscal […]
laht.com reported Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has defended his government’s plan to extract oil from the Yasuni National Park in the Amazon, and said that it will affect less than 200 hectares (494 acres) of the nearly 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of the natural reserve of high biodiversity. According to the latest calculations, […]
By securing sovereignty over its energy sources, Ecuador is looking to export and promote regional integration. As part of a larger policy of ensuring energy sovereignty and promoting regional integration, Ecuador is in the process of building 8 hydroelectric dams that are projected to be finished by 2016 with a US $5 billion investment. Currently, […]
elcomercio.com.ec reported A unit of interprovincial transport of the cooperative Panamericana, with plates PAA – 8086, fell into a ravine at 16 km in the via Aloag-Santo Domingo. The accident was reported at 04:20, 8 November. 15 people died after a fall of 300 meters. One more person was killed, while she was transferred by […]
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WSJ: By Mercedes Alvaro QUITO—Ecuador and Venezuela plan to present a joint proposal at the next meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries that will “imply” cutting some production, President Rafael Correa said. Read Article – Registration Required
hellenicshippingnews.com reported Ecuador’s oil exports will grow by 5.2pc in 2015 to 422,740 b/d, up from 401,917 b/d in 2014, according to new finance ministry projections. But the higher shipments will not necessarily augment revenue in light of falling oil prices. The oil price assumption underpinning the government´s 2015 budget is $79.70/bl, compared with $86.40/bl […]
TELESURTV.NET reported the Isaias brothers, two bankers wanted over defrauding the state, could be turned in by the U.S. The brothers fled Ecuador and are living in exile in the United States. The United States could help the Ecuadorean government to extradite the fugitive Isaias brothers, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño announced after meeting the […]
Black Sheep Inn is an inexpensive ecologically friendly hotel high in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. The rural lodge is a perfect place to discover centuries-old culture and diverse ecosystems. Dayhiker’s Paradise: People come here because the Inn is perfectly situated in the middle of breathtaking high Andes beauty. The Iliniza Ecological Reserve, the Rio […]
andes.info.ec reported…As a “totally inadequate” response scored Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino the explanation secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson gave, on that country’s military involvement in the bombing on the Colombian border in March 2008. During the bombing, 26 people were killed, including the number two of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia […]
cpj.org reported the Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a decision by Ecuador’s highest court that has paved the way for a constitutional amendment that would categorize the news media as a “public service” subject to government regulation. The Constitutional Court announced on October 31 that the proposed amendment should be decided by the […]
larepublica.ec reported a lightning strike killed a woman and her son in Ibarra On Tuesday a thunderstorm during the afternoon contributed to the death of a mother and son in Zuleta at about 5:00 pm. The woman and her fifteen year old son trying to seek shelter from the storm under a tree were hit […]
INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT RAFAEL CORREA IN 2008 DISCUSSING THE CHEVRON LAWSUIT AND OTHER ISSUES IN ECUADOR INTERVIEW BEGINS AT 47.52 IN THE VIDEO GOING TO MOVE OR VISIT ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK democracynow.org reported …. play highlights of an exclusive interview with Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa. In a wide-ranging conversation with journalist Greg Palast, […]
Quito, Nov 4 (Andes).-andes.info.ec reported aA total of 34,704 different kinds of emergencies were attended by security and rescue agencies during the three-day holiday for All Souls Day and the Independence of Cuenca, reported the Integrated Service Security ECU-911. Only the Red Cross attended 656 eventualities, of which 43 corresponded to traffic accidents, 20 to […]
Ecuador’s Tankay scoops GLOBAL G.A.P award Tankay, the social enterprise company from Ecuador, scooped the GLOBALG.A.P. award this year for the innovative use of of Physalis. More popularly known as ‘Golden Berry’, Physalis is a rare fruit that is rich in vitamin C and calcium. The GLOBALG.A.P. Summit took place in Abu Dhabi for the […]
af.reuters.com reported Ecuador said on Tuesday it is cutting some low-priority investments in its oil sector to protect the South American OPEC country’s finances because of lower crude prices. “The cuts are for projects that don’t affect oil production, we’re not cutting investment for production, we’re cutting projects that aren’t priorities,” Finance Minister Fausto Herrera […]
telegrafo.com.e reported according to the study by the Legatum Institute, the best performance of the country is in the subscript of Personal liberty, where he occupies the number 37. The index of prosperity 2014, which annually produces the Legatum Institute, revealed yesterday that Ecuador climbed a position in the ranking of this year up to […]
hrw.org reported sSecurity forces used excessive force to disperse largely peaceful demonstrations in Quito, Ecuador on September 17 and 18, 2014, arbitrarily detaining and beating protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on interviews and written testimony, dozens of detainees suffered serious physical abuse, including severe beatings, kicks, and electric shocks, during arrest and in […]
elespectador.com reported This year(2014) we have a terrible and regrettable sum that exceeds the 600 children who travelled unaccompanied”looking for their families, Vice-Minister of human mobility, María Landázuri told AFP. The number triples the cases reported in 2013.Son many, but no one speaks openly of “migrant children” because their families or friends know who travel […]
telesurtv.net reported President Rafael Correa has issued a renewed call for legislators to dump presidential term limits, just days after the constitutional court backed the controversial measure. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa stated Monday the removal of term limits on his office would improve the country’s democracy. “I believe in the power of love, not the […]
OP-ED Ruxandra Guidi nytimes.com / For the 60,000 residents of this rural county of green hills and small villages, migration is something of a rite of passage. The share of Cañar’s people leaving the country is greater than that of any other district in Ecuador. More than 70 percent of its households receive remittances every […]
eluniverso.com reported 4 dead and 25 wounded leaves via bus accident Papallacta – Pifo A bus of the cooperative fleet Pelileo, TAV-232 plates, turned on via Papallacta – Pifo approximately at 14:30 on Monday, November 3, the national police said through his Twitter account. The fact leaves four fatalities (three adults and a two-year-old girl) […]
lainformacion.com reported the President of the Constitutional Court (CC) of Ecuador, Patricio Pazmiño, warned Monday that it is building “a great social fraud” by criticism of opposing the decision of the High Court reject holding a referendum to amend the Constitution in order to, among others, legalize the indefinite re-election. “I want to warn the […]
sbs.com.au reported Ecuador’s Constitutional Court gave lawmakers the green light on Friday to set new rules on term limits that would allow President Rafael Correa to extend his rule beyond 2017. The court said parliament may pursue amendments tabled by 16 deputies, including one that tweaks term limits to all elected offices, reports said. Ecuadoran […]
blogs.ft.com / Andres Shipani/ Of the generation of radical Latin American leaders that have won office in the last decade, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa – perhaps best known internationally for sheltering WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at his country’s London embassy – is among those with the most successful record. He has reduced poverty, promoted faster economic […]
Why Latin American socialism isn’t what it seems (Opinion Piece) By Ananda Paez / Tufts November 3, 2014 Ananda Paez Ananda Paez is a junior majoring in economics. She can be reached at Ananda.Paez@tufts.edu. “The Citizen’s Revolution moves forward!” These words, which I have heard countless times enounced passionately on TV, whispered like a prayer […]
freshplaz.com reported China’s great interest in Ecuadorian bananas, the market growth in the United States and Guatemala’s imminent position as the second largest exporter were just some of the issues discussed. But the issue that recently rocked the banana sector has been Chiquita’s acquisition by the Brazilian companies Cutrale and Safra. “It could be a […]
Elcomerico.com reported that armed assailants assaulted passengers on an inter-provincial bus traveling on the Quito-Cuenca-Loja route at 23:00 hours. Passengers reported, the Santa cooperativa bus line picked up three passengers the bus terminal located in Azogues. At about ten minutes after departing, one of the passengers picked up in Azogues approached the driver and pointed […]
One of the common crimes in Cuenca Ecuador is earring snatching. In this video you can see how fast the act happens. At about 9 seconds you will see a man come up behind a woman riding in the back of a trick when the thief strikes fast and is gone before she can react. […]
latinao.foxnews.com reported a Spaniard wanted by authorities in his home country in connection with a shipment of 7,680 kilos of hashish found on his yacht in 2008 was arrested in Guayaquil, a city in southwestern Ecuador, Ecuadorian officials said. The suspect, identified only as Antonio Manuel C.G., was captured in Guayaquil by agents from the […]
Supermakets must comply with the Good Practices Manual, starting November 1 Quito, Nov 1 (Andes).- ANDES.info.ec reported Supermarkets and similar businesses and suppliers must comply, starting this Saturday with the Manual of Good Practice, issued by the Superintendency of Control of Market Power (SCPM), which sets deadlines for payment of purchases, minimum selling goods among […]
aljazeera.com/Ricardo Patino/ Opinion/ Ecuador has undergone a profound social, economic and political transformation over the past seven years, prioritising the needs and rights of its citizens, in order to tackle a great moral challenge of the 21st century: establishing people’s control over the forces that reign supreme in trade and commerce. Transnational corporations enjoy special […]
telesurtv.net reported the women of “Palabra Libre” radio station, produce, edit and conduct shows every week, which cover topics ranging from sexuality to environmental issues, and technological innovations. Operated by incarcerated women from inside the Latacunga Social Rehabilitation Center, Palabra Libre, meaning Free Word in Spanish, is a radio ran from behind the bars of […]
doingbusiness.org/World Bank report..This page summarizes Doing Business 2015 data for Ecuador. The first section presents the Ease of Doing Business rank (out of 189 economies) and the distance to frontier (DTF)** measure, overall and by topic. The second section summarizes the key indicators for each topic benchmarked against regional averages. Region Latin America & Caribbean […]
andina.com.pe reported Peruvian President Ollanta Humala today said Peru and Ecuador are willing to continue working on peace and aim to strengthen the friendship between their two peoples that share a common historical background and the same development needs. After arriving at the airport in the Ecuadorian town of Arenillas and being received by his […]
HOTELS/LODGING IN ECUADOR BREAKINGTRAVELNEWS.COM reported Ecuador is proving to be a very popular destination in 2014, with the South American country receiving over a million international arrivals in the first eight months of the year. Specifically, 1,009,665 foreign tourists have visited the Andean so far this year, representing an increase of 14 per cent over […]
laht.com reported Ecuador has signed an agreement with Eximbank of China by which the bank will finance an electrical power transmission system originating at Coca Codo Sinclair, the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, which is expected to become operational in January 2016. The agreement was sealed Wednesday during the visit by Ecuador’s Coordinator Minister of Strategic […]
EMILIOPALACIO.COM REPORTED On October 7, 2014, a deceased dog (Siberian Husky) was placed at the home of social media independent citizen journalist, Bolivar Loján. The dog apparently had been killed with a knife that was still positioned in the heart to the Siberian. Mr. Lojan (aka Cuy del Valle) is a well known critic of […]
telesurtv.net reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, every country in the region has succeeded in narrowing their overall gender gap. Three countries from the Latin American and Caribbean region — Cuba, Nicaragua and Cuba — are in the world’s top ten regarding women’s parliamentary representation. The Global Gender Gap Report 2014, released Monday, […]
Favorable results of import substitution are occurring in Ecuador. telesurtv.net reported as part of a larger policy of import substitution to change the nation’s productive model, it has been revealed that Ecuador has managed to reduce imports of primary materials and other goods by US$1.7 billion dollars, since the beginning of this year. The reduction […]
bbc.com reported where once there were 15, now more than 1,000 giant tortoises lumber around Espanola, one of the Galapagos Islands. After 40 years’ work reintroducing captive animals, a detailed study of the island’s ecosystem has confirmed it has a stable, breeding population. Numbers had dwindled drastically by the 1960s, but now the danger of […]
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Peru.com reported the Peruvian María Orozco is in intensive care in the hospital Isidro Ayora from the province of Loja, in the South of Ecuador. She is one of the people injured after the October 15-motor vehicle accident that killed four people. Ronald Castle, husband of Maria, in dialogue with Buenos days Peru requested legal […]
Ecuavisa.com reported Figures from the Ministry of health, according to a latest national survey revealed that 5 million 500 thousand people aged between 19 and 59 have overweight. This is compounded by a new and troubling fact: a survey by the Cedatos firm in partnership with others in the network Win Gallup International, called “Eating […]
peopledaily reported police dismantled in Ecuador international bandwidth dedicated to card cloning Ecuador police cracked down an international band comprising four African and three Latin America, dedicated to the cloning of credit cards, said today the Ministry of the Interior. The foreigners were detained in “flagrante delicto” during operations made the day before in the […]
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latino.foxnews.com reported Famous chefs gathered at the University of the Americas School of Gastronomy in Quito for an international fair showcasing new dishes of national and international cuisine in which the main feature was the inclusion of cacao in the recipe. Chocolate, the gods’ brew in indigenous Latin American religions, is not limited to desserts […]
bbc.com reported an Ecuadorean woman has died in Israel after succumbing to wounds sustained in a car attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to two. A Palestinian driver ran his car into a tram station.The driver died after being shot by police as he attempted to flee. Officials say they are treating […]
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cetredaily.com reported that Daniel Larson the current dean at Eberly College of Science at Penn State is to become the founding chancellor of Yachay University in Ecuador. Mr. Larson has been the dean at Eberly since 1998. He will be leaving Penn in January of 2015. Read Article FOR A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF ECUADOR’S CULTURE […]
Ecuador is run by the left-wing caudillo windbag Rafael Correa, whose hero was Hugo Chavez The great eighteenth century lexicographer and wit Samuel Johnson described second marriage as the “triumph of hope over experience.” How then might one characterize the tendency of Canadian mining companies to return again and again to the altar of commerce […]
globalvoicesonline.org reported leaked diplomatic cables between Ecuador and the European Union, which were released on October 8, have reignited public debate over the merits of a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two. The cables refer to recent negotiations between the Latin American country and the EU over a commercial treaty that is currently […]
telesurtv.net reported Four policemen were found guilty of involvement in the 2010 attempted coup against Ecuador’s President. On Wednesday, an Ecuadorian Criminal Court denied an appeal made by four policemen who were charged for their involvement in an attempted coup against President Rafael Correa on September 30, 2009. The policemen received sentences of 12 years […]
paymentviews.com reported Ecuador’s Central Bank has embarked on an ambitious course to launch an affordable and widely available mobile payment scheme. In fact, it will be the national wallet. With some uncertainty, it appears that Ecuador’s initiative may be the second central bank effort to enter this space. Jordan’s central bank has launched “JoMoPay”, but […]
LSE Global South Unit WORKING PAPER SERIES Strategies and Counter-strategies: China in the Andean Region of South America. By Ádam Chimienti and Benjamin Creutzfeldt. ABSTRACT . lse.ac.uk/ By employing a comparative method that analyzes China’s increasing presence in di erent Latin America countries, this study explores key features and implications of Beijing’s approach towards this region. […]
telesurtv.net reported investments in the Ecuadoran health sector have yielded positive results while contributing to the Plan for Good Living. A review of the budget for the first half of 2014, presented by Finance Minister Fausto Herrera, reveals that investment in healthcare has led to favorable results. A sharp reduction in cases of malaria has […]
fasebj.org – Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem. Vitamin D levels in Andean Ecuador have been assumed to be sufficient given its equatorial high altitude, which is conducive to cutaneous production of vitamin D3. However, there is a dearth of data on 25(OH)D status in children in Andean Latin America. Objective: […]
chicagobusiness.com reported….Will people pay $260 for a fair-trade, organic dark chocolate bar? Jerry Toth hopes so. Mr. Toth, 36, a former Wall Street analyst who was born in Winnetka, moved to Ecuador in 2002, following a girlfriend. There, the two helped develop a 1,000-acre forest preserve in coastal Ecuador and worked with nearby farmers to […]
telesurtv.net reported the Ecuadorian government is challenging a lawyer cited in a Human Rights Watch report to prove his allegations and cites political motivations. The Ecuadorian government hit back on Tuesday against a report claiming it repressed protestors during a recent demonstrations. The Ecuadorian government is challenging a lawyer cited in the report to prove […]
hrw.org reported Security forces used excessive force to disperse largely peaceful demonstrations in Quito, Ecuador on September 17 and 18, 2014, arbitrarily detaining and beating protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on interviews and written testimony, dozens of detainees suffered serious physical abuse, including severe beatings, kicks, and electric shocks, during arrest and in […]
How Many Cuy (Guinea Pigs) are there in Ecuador? agronegociosecuador.ning.com reported The guinea pig production in Ecuador is generally a rural activity located in the Ecuadorian highlands, where the traditional farming system predominates – familiar to produce meat for consumption, with low production levels. The estimated population is 15 million head of guinea pig, the […]
elcomercio.com reported Ecuador is considered according to the American Police Community (Ameripol) in a report entitled Situational Analysis of Drug Trafficking – a crossing of drugs and identifies Guayaquil (Guayas), Manta (Manabi) and Puerto Bolívar (El Oro) as vulnerable international drug trafficking. The narcotics agents require that the most common way to transport narcotics is […]
telesurtv.net reported the Ikiam research university has been inaugurated in the Amazon, and is working to democratize a quality education able to compete with the best universities in the world. Located in the Amazonian province of Napo with a campus of nearly 23,000 acres, the Ikiam research university officially began classes on Tuesday. 150 students […]
lainfo.es reported Ecuador and Colombia in orange alert for volcanic eruption Ecuador and Colombia triggered the alert likely eruption of Chiles (Knot of the Grass in the Colombian Andean Western Cordillera) and Cerro Black volcanoes (southern Ecuador and northern Colombia), after strong earthquakes recorded yesterday in the area. The Department of Risk Management Ecuador enacted […]
theglobeandmail.com reported Kinross Gold Corp. has agreed to sell its mothballed gold project in Ecuador for $240-million (U.S.) to Fortress Minerals Corp., a company controlled by the Lundin family. The sale of Fruta del Norte is a relief for the beleaguered Kinross, which was forced to write down the asset after clashing with the Ecuadorean […]
emiliopalacio.com reported the successful outcome of the opposition on September 17 could be repeated. This Saturday, October 18, unions United Workers Front, organizations of the indigenous movement and its various allies met in Guayaquil. After a quick assessment of the 17 S, attendees spoke to convene on Wednesday, November 19 new protests in every city […]
Redatos.com.ec reported The pollster(Cedatos) also asked whether they would vote for Rafael Correa in the case of re-election for the amendment is adopted. In September, 38% said yes vote for the current head of state, 53% said no and meanwhile, 10% did not know or did not respond. According Cedatos, the survey has a confidence […]
theglobeandmail.com reported Chevron Corp. is trying to convince Canada’s courts to impose “novel and unnecessary” barriers to block a group of Amazon villagers seeking to enforce a controversial $9.5-billion (U.S.) Ecuadorean environmental judgment against the U.S. oil giant, a coalition of Canadian human-rights groups alleges.The battle over the cleanup bill for oil pollution left in […]
voanoticias.com reported the Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP) expresses concern at the setbacks suffered by Latin America in the field of freedom of expression. Gathered in Chile, experts such as Edison launches considered that “the situation of freedom of expression that is lived every day in the region leaves us breathless”. Lance, who serves as […]
Walter Spurrier Baquerizo/eluniverso.com – opinion Hard times are coming In its July report on Ecuador, the Monetary Fund, after dialogue with the authorities Ecuadorian and those who follow the national economy (everything in Washington or by Skype; not allowed that a mission came to the country), observes in what remains of the 2014 and 2015 […]
telesurtv.net reported the Ecuadoran President announces cyber attacks against his government originated in Colombia. At a meeting with representatives from various media outlets on Thursday, President Rafael Correa revealed that the hacks which have targeted members and institutions of his government were of Colombian origin. The cyber attacks “originated from Colombia, this is the work […]
telesurtv.net reported an emblematic landmark of Quito, the Eloy Alfaro Chimbacalle Station with its renowned Cruise Train has undergone extensive restoration to become a principal tourist attraction of the country. Under the international campaign All You Need Is Ecuador, the government entity Trains of Ecuador has undergone a revival in recent years. “We found a […]
Canuc Divests its Mining Interests in Ecuador Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – October 17, 2014) – Canuc Resources Corporation (TSXV: CDA) (“Canuc” or the “Company”) wishes to report that it has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership of the Company’s wholly owned Ecuadorian subsidiary to Mr. Jorge Guzman of Quito, Ecuador. The agreement calls for […]
fortmilltimes.com reported Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ecuador’s long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B’. The issue ratings on Ecuador’s senior unsecured foreign bonds are also affirmed at ‘B’. The Rating Outlook on the long-term IDR is Stable. The Country Ceiling is affirmed at ‘B’ and the short-term foreign currency IDR at ‘B’. KEY […]
Disasters , 2002, 26(1): 28–48 © Overseas Development Institute, 2002. Published by Blackwell Publishers, Oxford OX4 1JF, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA. Community Resilience and Volcano Hazard: The Eruption of Tungurahua and Evacuation of the Faldas in Ecuador Graham A. Tobin Linda M. Whiteford Dept of Geography Dept of Anthropology University […]
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NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 17 /CSRwire/ – The legal arm of the National Organization for Woman (“NOW”) is under attack from rainforest indigenous villagers and their allies for accepting a large donation from Chevron and then filing a legal brief in favor of the oil company in its campaign to evade an Ecuador court judgment […]
telegrafo.com reported that the government has issued new rules on the content permitted for broadcast by Ecuadorian TV stations between the hours of 06:00 to 18:00. All programmig must be deemed suitable for all age groups including children. Regulators say the rules do not prohibit the broadcasting of telenovelas (soap operas), as long as they […]
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Risk of ebola in Ecuador would be lower, according to authorities eluniverso.com reported national director of epidemiological surveillance, Pablo Acosta, reported yesterday that the national airports are not ‘scenarios’ that control measures be implemented by the ebola. That due to which, according to the official, are the international air terminals where is capturing suspected cases […]
telesurtv.net reported 3,858 archeological pieces and a bit more than 1,000 copies will arrive in Ecuador from Italy in mid-November. Sebastián González, head of the Technical Commission Against Illegal Trade of Goods, informed that before December they expect to have recovered at least 10,000 ransacked archeological treasures. To accomplish the 10,000 goal, the Ecuadorian government […]
Belén Marty/panampost.com reported On Wednesday, October 8, Ecuadorian officials from the Ministry of the Interior and National Police presented a new citizens’ manual that aims to better involve local communities across the country in crime prevention. The “Guide for Civilian Safety, Civilian Solidarity” was first introduced last week in the south Quito neighborhood of Solada, […]
Ecuavisa.com/EFE reported a study presented Tuesday on the situation of children and adolescents in Ecuador reveals gaps in terms of violence and in the quality of education and access to health, but it also says advances in the policies of protection to minors. The work indicates that the Amazon region and the provinces of Bolivar, […]
eldiario.ec reported President Correa refutes report by BID that places Ecuador among the worst bureaucracies on the continent. President Rafael Correa refuted a report by the Inter-American Bank of development (IDB), which places the bureaucracy of the country among the worst in the continent. “The latest farce”, wrote strap on his Twitter account, commenting on […]
By Ariel Smilowitz, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations cuslar.org / On the heels of the “largest climate march in history,” where hundreds of thousands of activists, demonstrators, politicians, and environmentalists gathered together to protest in solidarity against climate change; NYC’s sixth annual Climate Week; and the United Nations Climate Summit, the issue of climate change […]
ELCOMERCIO.COM reported floods this past weekend were worse than reported in 2012 which had the worst floods in 40 years. The overflowing rivers caused serious emergency situations so far this year. Rains are expected to continue, so the threat of the four rivers continue dormant. The preliminary assessment is (two serious) eight homes affected four […]
Ecuador invests resources to avoid the entry of ebola, despite low risk Quito, Oct. 14 (Andes) –Health Minister of Ecuador, Carina Vance, said the risk of Ebola in Ecuador is low, however the government is taking all the measures proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent the entry of the virus that has […]
greenleft.org.au/Linda Pearson reported…As US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks show, USAID has worked in conjunction with other arms of the US government to further US foreign policy goals in Ecuador. USAID programs were used to garner support for Plan Colombia, the US-supported militarisation of drug interdiction efforts in Colombia. The agency’s “democracy promotion” activities were […]
plenglish.com reported Ecuador expects a 1,5 million foreign tourists in 2014 after the encouraging growth experienced by this sector from January to September this year, announced today the ministry of that sector. According to a statement released Saturday, the arrival of visitors to the country in the first nine months of the year increased by […]
dinero.com reported…Special rates through travel agencies will be Colombians traveling to the Ecuador. The announcement of the industry of that country, Sandra Naranjo, Minister came during a meeting with the President of Anato, Paula Cortes Street, who comes ahead of international contacts in order to promote cross-border tourism. “It’s great news thanks to the joint […]