lahora.com.ec reported the Governments of Ecuador and Peru will hire a study to determine the potential development of an oil-border area in the Amazon, the Ecuadorian Ministry of non-renewable natural resources said yesterday. The announcement was made as part of ‘Binational workshop’ which brings together since yesterday Thursday to energy authorities of the two countries on Baltra Island, in the Galápagos archipelago, thousand kilometers to the West of the continental coast of Ecuador. At that appointment, the Ecuadorian Minister of natural resources not renewable, Pedro Merizalde, and his Peruvian colleague of energy and mines, Eleodoro Mayorga, agreed to hire the study to determine the development of the so-called ‘block 86’, in Ecuador, and the ‘lot 192’, in Peru, both located in the Amazon border. Read Article
RTUNOTICIAS.com reported Tungurahua, located in Ecuador’s Andean region, registered a significant emission of ash. Volcanic dust formed a column of 4 kilometers above the crater, approximately, which turned to the West and Northwest of the Colossus. According to Viviana Valverde, of the Observatory of the Tungurahua volcano, VPO, at noon (12:20) recorded a volcano-tectonic event […]
Mystery Flights – Questions as to why names of passengers may have been missing from flight manifest. rtunoticias.com reported United States (DEA) seized this week three planes of a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company whose operations had been the subject of an investigation of an assemblyman from the opposition of the Ecuador suspected that one of […]
telecompaper.com reported the government of Ecuador has submitted a bill to increase taxes on private telecoms operators’ profits. The bill stipulates that private telecoms operators should give 12 percent of their profits to the state and 3 percent to their workers. The state will invest the money in social projects, connectivity programs as well as […]
policiaecuador.gob.ec reportedThe national police through the various crimes of the Judicial police technical section, avoided get large amount of adulterated liquor for human consumption. This Thursday afternoon discovered the interior of a building, located in the Alcedo Street between mallet and Pío Montúfar 6, more than a thousand bottles of ethyl alcohol and hundreds of […]
ministeriointerior.gob.ec Quito-the police national rescued este miercoles 18 Teens lost in the forest of the Hill Ungui in Quito after exit abrupt career in the presence of several unidentified individuals who had threatened them with weapons, trying to steal their belongings. Agents Chilibulo, Mena, and Eloy district Lloa circuits Alfaro, managed to get safely to […]
cryptocoinsnews.com/ Venzen Khaosan wrote … besides representing a next-logical-step in the evolution of currency, Ecuador’s decision to adopt cryptocurrency must be driven, in part, by the many practical benefits of doing so. Reducing dependency on outmoded, cumbersome payment systems as well as reducing Dollar dependency are self-evident motivations. Consider, too, that Ecuador’s central government has […]
andes.info.ec reported the National Directorate for offences against life, violent deaths, disappearances, extortion and kidnappings (Dinased) met 1,650 disappearances in Ecuador, in the first half of this year, which means the 81% of effectiveness, reported a statement from the Agency. Of the resolved cases, has been located alive 1.597 people, representing 97%, and lifeless 53 […]
andes.info.ec reported President Correa maintains approval rate of 61% and “would win election”, according to survey. The approval of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa is 61%, according to pollster Cedatos, which carried out an investigation in June 2014. According to the opinion poll, made public during an interview in Teleamazonas, Cedatos confirmed that 53% of the […]
Banana Magnate politico.com reported ECUADOR BUSINESSMAN HIRES FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: Alvaro Noboa — a wealthy Ecuadoran businessman and perennial presidential candidate — has retained the services of Michael Patrick Glover for lobbying and consulting, according to a new foreign agent registration. Glover was a foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department until July […]
aviation-safety.net maintains an outstanding database of aviation accidents and fatalities from around the world. They also include Ecuador dating back to the first reported accident in 1938. There are some outstanding reports of the accidents and in some instances pictures of the aircraft. Ecuador Capital: Quito Continent: South America Fatal accidents in Ecuador: 45 Accidents […]
Elcomercio.com reported inn Ecuador were marketed 52 brands of vehicles during 2013.Of that number, 21 correspond to brands from Asian countries such as China, Japan and Korea in the South and India, according to figures from the Association of automotive companies of Ecuador (Aeade). I.e., the 40% of automotive brands that circulate in the Ecuador […]
Elcomercio.com reported the border between Ecuador and Colombia has 62 clandestine passages that are used for the traffic of drugs, military ammunition, medicines, cement, firearms, chemicals, goods and smuggling of fuel and gas tanks. Thus the military have determined in their research. In the villages of El Carmelo, Chicał, Maldonado and Tufiño, in Carchi, an […]
elcomercio.com reported the report “judicial independence in the Ecuadorian justice reform”, by Luis Pásara jurist, was presented today, on July 29, 2014, with the endorsement of the Foundation for due process (DPLF, for its acronym in English). The study denounces the interference of the Executive power in judiciary, after the reformation that was promoted with […]
AMAZONWATCH.ORG REPORTED On July 17, Oliver Utne, a U.S. citizen residing in Ecuador with a valid visa, was abruptly questioned, detained, and forced to leave the country after being targeted by Ecuadorian immigration officials. Utne had been living in the country for several years. He was coordinating an innovative solar canoe project with the Achuar […]
Ecuavisa.com reported the Tungurahua volcano recorded an increase in their activity, which had remained “at low levels” for almost two months, reported today the Instituto Geofísico (IG) of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional of Ecuador. The Colossus yesterday underwent “a small issue” and although “not heard any cannon or associated noise” was seen “a column emission […]
streetinsider.com reported… Rollins Inc., a global consumer services company (NYSE: ROL), announced today that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkin, established a franchise in Quito, Ecuador. Orkin Quito will offer commercial and residential pest control and termite services. “We are proud to further expand Orkin’s services in South America,” said Tom Luczynski, Orkin group […]
elpais.com reported oil has propped up Ecuador’s economy since the 1970s. For every $100 earned in exports, $60 come from oil sales. During Rafael Correa’s seven years as president, the price of oil has been between $80 and $100 a barrel. Still, the country has had to take on loans in order to fund public […]
andes.info reported Quito, Jul 28 (Andes).- The Ecuadorian Minister of Security, Fernando Cordero, announced this past Sunday the investment of USD $112 million destined to the purchase of radars for border surveillance. “The purchase of radars for USD $112 million has been authorized. In a few months, we will have a whole radar-system in Ecuador”, […]
timesofindia.com reported Indian security equipment manufacturer MKU on Monday said it has bagged an order to provide 40,000 pieces of body armour to Ecuador, which is upgrading the protection ability of its police force. “India is looked upon primarily as an importer of defence and security equipment. Orders like this will help in putting India […]
elcomercio.com reported In Ecuador, the last crash of a commercial flight, with fatalities, occurred 12 years ago. The aircraft from a local company, with 92 passengers on board, crashed against a flank of the Cumbal volcano, in Colombian territory. The flight departed at 10:30 from January 28, 2002 from Mariscal Sucre airport. After 25 minutes […]
Phase V of Ecuador’s Arturo Salazar Orrego hydroelectric power plant (Saymirin) is nearly ready to begin commercial operations. The 7.52-megawatt (MW) project will be connected to the national grid within 60 days, officials with project owner Generadora del Austro S.A. (Elecaustro) (Cuenca, Ecuador) told Industrial Info. Read Article
In an apparent challenge to calls for alert on the environmental situation of Putumayo – full border with Ecuador – by systematic spills of crude oil on the roads, front 48 of FARC guerrillas yesterday stopped the March of two tanker trucks and forced drivers to open cisterns for spilling oil transporting, via the Alea […]
eluniverso.com reported El Oro health authorities are investigating the death of a young woman of 22 years whose underlying cause would be serious dengue, according to the death of the IESS hospital. She died the night of Wednesday at the hospital of the Social Security. Her husband said that the weekend before she went to […]
eLUNIVERSO.COM reported a study presented the University of Cuenca, entity engaged on June 11, passed by the Council of this city, determined that it must be increased in this jurisdiction the minimum race day of $1.14 to $1.39 and the night $1.36 to $1.67. The study concluded that the cost of the boot should be […]
Eluniverso.com reported the airline’s low-cost VivaColombia opened its route to Ecuador.So Juan Emilio Posada, said yesterday that company President, to submit to the company at a press conference, although he clarified that the operation in the country is subject to approvals and final certification of the National Airport Authority.The route that would operate in Ecuador […]
ibtimes.co.uk reported Ecuador has banned digital currencies including bitcoin, but is looking to create a state-run digital currency, taking cues from modern cryptocurrency technology. An amendment to the country’s existing monetary and financial laws approved by the National Assembly of Ecuador bans all decentralised digital currencies. The amendment was approved by 91 members, and President […]
laht.com reported Ecuador’s controversial plans to develop oil fields in the Amazon jungle can be successfully brought to fruition but there is little margin for error in that bio-diverse region, according to experts taking part in an international forum in this capital. They reached that conclusion at the “Applying the Best Technologies in Extremely Sensitive […]
telesurtv.net reported A United Nations Development Program report reveals that Ecuador has reduced poverty by half since 2003.In working to to meet its Millennium Development Goals, Ecuador has seen a 50 percent reduction in poverty since 2003. In its report released on Thursday, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has shown that Ecuador is one […]
Christian Parra M. Gabriel Barriga B. Ricardo Narváez Abstract This paper describes the current state of bioenergy production in Ecuador, its present distribution among areas, present projects, and the current legal framework focusing on the evolution of each sector. It is analyzed the future development in function of energy subsides and current incentives for renewable […]
coindesk.com reported the National Assembly of Ecuador has effectively banned bitcoin and decentralized digital currencies while establishing guidelines for the creation of a new, state-run currency. With 91 votes in favor of the amendments to the country’s existing monetary and financial laws, the National Assembly approved a bill that now goes to President Rafael Correa […]
eluniverso.com reported that hidden among furniture pads were found close to $100,000, apparently false. It happened in an apartment in Nicolás Augusto González and Babahoyo. Banknotes of 100 and $10 find occurred around 17:30 yesterday when officers of the Brigade Anticriminal performed investigative tasks in this sector in the South of the city. According to […]
Manuela Picq – upsidedownworld.org reported Ecuador’s constitution is the only one in the world to declare water as a human right. Yet the government of this South American nation may not fully agree with its own constitutional rights. Last month, Ecuador’s government fast-tracked a new water law endorsing further privatization of water and allowing extractive […]
My Soul’s Rebirth by Jason Pednault Jason’s note.In 2011, in Ecuador I had a close encounter with death. This event was followed by an unbelievable, but completely true spiritual encounter that has changed my life. This is my story On July 2nd, 2011, my life was turned literally upside down, but before I go into […]
Telecompaper.com reported Ecuador’s telecoms cellphone authority Supertel reported six non-programmed interruptions in the mobile telephone sector during the second quarter of 2014. Mobile operator Claro reported four non-programmed service interruptions. CNT and Movistar both registered one service interruption. Supertel stated the companies have been directed to compensate cellphone users for certain service interruptions. Read Article […]
Bloomberg.com reported Ecuador, who uses the U.S. dollar as its official currency may create its own parallel currency. This currency would be used for local transactions. Apparently the government is having difficulty in making its spending commitments according to the article. Congress has until the end of today to vote on President Rafael Correa’s banking […]
startribune.com / AP reported Authorities in Ecuador say prominent physician Carlos Figueroa has been detained near Quito and sent to prison to serve a six-month sentence for defaming President Rafael Correa.The arrest was confirmed Tuesday on the Interior Ministry’s Twitter account. Read Article THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK
Elpais.com reported 0il has underpinned the economy of Ecuador since the 1970s. Of every 100 dollars entering the country export 60 correspond to this hydrocarbon. In the seven years leading Rafael Correa as head of State, barrel has quoted between 80 and nearly 100 dollars, surpassing expectations. Even so, the country has had to borrow […]
elcomercio.com reported Quito is the city of the country where there was the largest number of thefts commercial premises from January 2013 until last April with 1531 cases, according to statistics from the Ecuadorian Centre for the analysis of integrated security (Ceasi). That means 95 monthly cases. At the national level, the second city where […]
globalpost.com reported Ecuador and Chile signed here on Monday a joint declaration on bilateral long-term energy buy-sell contracts.The document was signed by Ecuador’s Coordinating Minister for Strategic Sectors Rafael Poveda and Chile’s Electricity Minister Maximo Pacheco at a ceremony chaired by Ecuadoran Vice President Jorge Glas, who is currently acting president while President Rafael Correa […]
theatlantic.com/William Wheeler reported In 2008, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved a new constitution that recognizes unfettered mobility across borders as a basic human right, advocating “the principle of universal citizenship, the free movement of all inhabitants of the planet, and the progressive extinction of the status of alien or foreigner as an element to transform the […]
eluniverso.com reported that in the midst of a period of waves which ends today and the absence of lifeguards in the respective towers, at least 11 swimmers were swept away by the sea and 3 of them died drowned in the Montanita municipality last Saturday afternoon. Washington Méndez, police officer of this town located in […]
itar-tass.com reported detectives believe that during loading in Ecuador a port employee had been hiding packs with cocaine in service spaces of the ship. Serbian citizen Ivan Savkic accused of launching a large-scale drug trafficking channel was handed over to Russian law enforcement agencies at the airport of Ecuador’s capital, Quito, the press centre of […]
Eluniverso.com reported dengue cases are on uptick so far in 2014. The three provinces most impacted are Esmeraldas, Guayas and El Oro Province. The number of cases is higher then for the same time in 2013. In other provinces, the number of cases has diminished. So far in 2014 (26 weeks) there have been 9,705 […]
voanews.com reported Ecuador sealed a free-trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, giving the Andean nation greater access to the EU’s 500 million consumers and offering the EU’s fragile economy another market for its cars, whiskey and luxury goods. Ecuador joins Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru in the group of Latin American economies that […]
Eluniverso.com reported that a gang with Colombian nationals has been dismantled by authorities using cloning devices to steal money from ATM’s in Quito. Prosecutors reported that five people were detained who averaged 40 thousand dollars a week in thefts. Four houses were raided where 200 credit and debit cards were confiscated. The culprits used a […]
On Tuesday during his visit to Brazil, President Rafael Correa announced the signing of a decree for the manufacture of drones or unmanned aircraft in a Research Center, which will move from Latacunga to the City of Knowledge in Yachay. The president visited the San Jose Dos Campos Technology Park in the province of the […]
miamiherald.com reported… After years of vowing that he wouldn’t seek office when his term ends in 2017, Correa recently announced that his Alianza País political party would push for a constitutional amendment that would open the gates for the charismatic socialist to keep his job permanently. Stung by recent municipal elections where his party lost […]
reuters.com reported the Mexican conglomerate Bimbo, a large bread maker is set to acquire the Ecuadorian bread maker Supan. The reason for the purchase is to expand Bimbo’s presence in South America. The Ecuadorian firm employs 900 among two factories located in Guayaquil and Quito. The sale price was not disclosed. Read Article
CSmonitor.com reported the relationship between media and the government in Ecuador has been referred to as a ‘war.’ But all sides agree the media landscape there and across Latin America is moving toward online as the population of internet users rapidly grows. A printing press sits idle in Diario HOY, one of Ecuador’s most respectable […]
Conflict over water rights in Ecuador Manuela Picq/aljazeera.com Indigenous people protest over water rights, as Ecuador’s government continues to ignore their demands. If you are going to pass unpopular legislation, you may as well do it while everyone is watching the World Cup. When Ecuadorians were focused on soccer, the government fast-tracked a new water […]
Ecuadvisa.com reported The Ministry of Health took samples to investigate the causes that led to a weekend a mass poisoning in Santa Rosa, in the province of El Oro. There were 405 people reported ill. Ten of the victims remain hospitalized with abdominal pain, fever and dehydration. Individuals started feeling ill after consuming chicken and […]
ELDIARIO.EC reported police agents intensified a campaign launched by the Ministry of Interior on the transfer of securities to prevent people being mugged after leaving banks campaign. Those who want police protection should only call the ECU-911 or 115. Protection at no cost. Read Article THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK
ifex.org reported the repressive effects of Ecuador’s one-year-old communications law can be seen in a regulator’s decision to fine a newspaper just days after the daily said the law was the reason it was shuttering its print edition, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Ecuador’s Communication and Information Superintendence Office (SUPERCOM), which the communications […]
blogs.wsj.com reported Ecuador posted a trade surplus of $483 million for the January-May period from a deficit of $626 million one year before as exports grew 9% and imports fell 2%, the country’s central bank said on Monday. Exports rose to $11.10 billion during the first five months of 2014, while imports fell to $10.61 […]
hrw.org reported..the National Assembly should modify provisions in its constitutional reform proposal to ensure that it respects Ecuador’s international human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 26, 2014, the president of the National Assembly, a member of the government official party, submitted a proposal to the Constitutional Court that would revise 17 […]
Miamiherald.com reported Ecuador is building a research university and city in the middle of a remote pasture. Can it succeed where others have failed? URCUQUI, Ecuador — It’s the year 2043 and this burgeoning city of 100,000 is a high-tech Mecca. Using rare plants from the Amazon, university researchers have cured many diseases; factories churn […]
eluniverso.com reported Emerging Pasaje Canton Operations Committee told this canton in State of health emergency by cases of dengue have been registered. In this jurisdiction have been reported 24 people with dengue fever during the first 28 weeks of the year (until the first of July), four of them serious. In the province of El […]
eluniverso.com reported goods acquired by internet and enter the country through the postal system 4 x 4 (which currently allows assets of up to $400 and up to four kilos do not pay tax) will have a rate, said yesterday the Minister of production, employment and competitiveness, Richard Espinosa. After the second Council Advisory cited […]
THEHILL.COM REPORTED the government of Ecuador is paying more than $6.4 million for the services of two U.S. public relations firms, a stunning figure in the niche business of foreign government lobbying. The contract, which was revealed in forms released on Thursday by the Justice Department, states that the government of Ecuador is employing the […]
dw.de reported the ruling Alliance country proposes to amend on 17 points the Constitution of Ecuador. The most striking of them: allow indefinite re-election. What it would mean for the country’s democracy approval? Rafael Correa took office in 2007, after a decade marked by a severe economic crisis and the release of seven Presidents. Very […]
TEN MOST COMMON CRIMES IN ECUADOR 1. ROBBERY OF INDIVIDUAL 2. HOME BURGLARY 3. VEHICLE THEFTS 4. ROBBERY OF BUSINESS 5. MOTORCYCLE THEFTS 6. SEXUAL ASSAULTS 7. THEFT OF VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES 8. VEHICLE DEATHS 9. HOMICIDES 10. THEFT OF OUTBOARD MOTORS SAFETY AND SECURITY IN ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK Elcomercio.com reported… Did […]
unomasuno.com.mx reported Ecuador announced greater military control on the border with Colombia, to lower levels of violence arising from actions of illegal armed groups, illegal mining and smuggling. The Ecuadorian Deputy Defense Minister Carlos Larrea, said in statements that reproduce Ecuadorian media, one of the measures that will raise the military patrols, both on land […]
buenosairesherald.com reported Quito says financial issues behind Hoy shutdown but director blames clampdown on freedoms The controversy surrounding the closure of a leading Ecuadorean newspaper became a matter of international debate this week after the country’s Communications Secretariat issued a statement in which it questioned the reasons behind the shutdown. The communiqué was forwarded by […]
mdzol.com reported Ecuador: Correa management approval reaches 83% The approval of the management of the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, amounts to 83 percent, according to a survey published by the company profiles of Opinion and collected by the Ecuadorian State News Agency, Andes. The survey was conducted during the month of June between 620 […]
Ecuavisa.com reported from January to may 2014 1,081 deaths in the Ecuador have been road traffic, which was located at 922, in the same period in 2013. According to the sector Manager of the national agency of transit (ANT), Juan Pazos, the Agency adopted control measures to lower the mortality rate on the roads. “It […]
larepublica.per reported trade restrictions imposed by the Government of Ecuador have hurt more than one hundred national exporting companies, according to the Manager of the Association of exporters (Adex), Jorge Rochabrunt, said yesterday during the presentation of the “Expoalimentaria” which will be held in Lima from 27 to 29 August. The Manager stressed Ecuador there […]
Three Chinese workers were killed on Tuesday and another was injured to the overflow of a river due to heavy rains registered in the province of Zamora Chinchipe, in the southeast of Ecuador, reported the ECU 911 emergency services. The incident happened at the overflow of a river which destroyed the camp Delsitanisagua, company Hidrochina, […]
ansa.it reported as many as 100 young Ecuadorians have been taken from their families by Italian authorities, he added. Landazuri De Mora said the problem has only been encountered in Italy. “We are grateful for the welcome that Italy offers our immigrants, giving them opportunities, but we ask for transparency and a greater exchange of […]
eluniverso.com reported in countries like Peru, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico already occur made this week experts have interpreted as evidence of an imminent arrival of the El Niño phenomenon. This probability, which until last month was 70%, increased to 80%, according to the ‘ newsletter the child / girl today ‘ presented on Thursday passed […]
According to eluniverso.com – The ECU-911 Samborondón system statistics reflect that from January to May this year 16.881 traffic incidents have been recorded in the provinces of Guayas and Santa Elena. The statement points out that Guayaquil is the canton where most accidents have raised in this period with 11.558, representing 68,47%. Statistics also indicate […]
eluniverso.com reported the captain of the port of Salinas reported yesterday that eight ships were affected by the waves which ended yesterday and in which the Navy Oceanographic Institute (Inocar) had foreseen that the largest waves would be submitted during the year. The port of Chanduy reported involvement in at least two boats and the […]
gringosabroad.com reported June 2012. We were visiting friends for the evening and came home around 9 pm. Our daughter Drew wasn’t feeling well so she went upstairs. Our neighbor was outside and Dena and I stayed downstairs to chat with him. We left our gate open after we drove our truck in. He was having […]
Petroamazonas and municipal governments in the province of Sucumbíos I be delivered from Monday a thousand food rations for 10 communities affected by the spill of oil that polluted the rivers Parahuaico and Aguarico Wednesday, reported on its website El Comercio. About 2,000 barrels of oil spilled last Wednesday due to a landslide that common […]
businessinsurance.com reported… Draft proposals for regulatory changes for the insurance sector in Ecuador have been released, reports EntornoInteligente.com. The law is aimed at strengthening the private insurance system. The bill says that minimum capital required for establishing an insurer should be $8 million and for a reinsurer $13 million. Read Article THOUGHT OF LIVING IN […]
freshplaza.com reported Gustavo Marún, president of the Regional Corporation of Ecuadorian Banana Producers, said that, despite winter being good for the banana sector, they were worried about El Niño’s arrival. According to him, the sector is holding meetings with the mayors of Los Ríos, Guayas and El Oro to discuss irrigation systems in low areas […]
larepublica.ec reported around 2,000 barrels of oil they poured in the Amazon rain forest, and one part became two rivers of the sector, after a landslide in a nearby road to common a secondary pipeline, reported on Wednesday the State-owned Petroecuador. In a statement stressed that the fact occurred on Tuesday night in a secondary […]
tHEGUARDIAN.COM REPORTED…Ecuador planned power plant in Yasuni national park, documents show Government appeared to be preparing plans at the same time as pursuing a high-profile scheme not to exploit the oil Government appeared to be preparing plans at the same time as pursuing a high-profile scheme not to exploit the oil. Ecuador’s government was moving […]
CPJ.ORG reported…Blaming government harassment and a related advertising slowdown, the daily newspaper Hoy ceased its Quito-based print edition Monday, and said it would transform into an online-only newspaper. In an editorial published in its final print edition on Sunday, Hoy said that Ecuador’s restrictive Communications Law, which went into effect last year, and the government’s […]
freshfruitportal.com reported Ecuadorian scientist Diego Quito Ávila has identified a new virus in papaya plantations that had not yet been reported internationally, through the process of plant virology. As part of the Prometheus Project (Proyecto Prometeo in Spanish), a government initiative, he has been working closely with commercial growers to determine how this new virus […]
blogs.reuters.com reported….Analysts at risk consultancy Eurasia Group warn investors not to be misled by Ecuador’s recent conciliatory moves, which it says are motivated by necessity rather than any ideology shift. The government has a $4.9 billion deficit this year, and public spending is over 40 percent of GDP. They write:”Though Correa is currently on a […]
business-standard.com reported a US laboratory sold across at least eight countries, including India, blood samples taken without consent from an indigenous group, Ecuador alleged today after a months-long investigation. The samples were taken from the Huaorani ethnic group of about 3,000 people who live in a corner of Ecuador’s isolated Amazon basin region, it is […]
ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM reported….Partrick Minga admits he planned ‘sex tours’ with girls in Ecuador A former Florida resident admitted in Orlando federal court Wednesday that he operated a prostitution business in Ecuador and coordinated “tours” for Americans to have sex with girls. Federal agents in Central Florida began investigating Patrick Minga in August, when they spotted his […]
plenenglish.com reported that US writer and researcher Eva Golinger warned today that the attempt of soft coup in Ecuador continues working under the surface, despite of having been under control on September 30, 2010. I believe that September 30 was the beginning of a soft coup in Ecuador that was controlled at that time, but […]
Vistazo.com reported…Citizens may denounce the useless procedures through a web page. President Rafael Correa said that it is a framed program in the “fight for the good life, a much more efficient State”. Quito-Ecuador’s President, Rafael Correa, announced that, in its efforts to achieve a more efficient State, begins a program to capture complaints of […]
ecuadortimes.net reported in accordance to the commitments of the Peace Agreement between Ecuador and Peru since 1998, three roads were concluded and the fourth is being executed. This was announced yesterday by Vicente Rojas, Executive Director of the Binational Plan. Rojas explained that the highway that connects Saramiriza (Peru) with Loja (Ecuador) advances by direct […]
US scientists took thousands of unauthorized blood samples from an indigenous group known for a unique genetic profile and disease immunity, some of which have been sold, Ecuador charged Monday. There were some “3,500 procedures” in which blood was drawn without authorization from 600 Huaorani, who live in a corner of Ecuador’s isolated Amazon basin […]
NPR.ORG INTERVIEW WITH ECUADOR’S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.: AMBASSADOR NATHALIE CELY: It’s been difficult. And I’m not going to deny that. It’s been difficult. It’s been also difficult to educate different actors here in the United States about what is the government of President Correa about. KELEMEN: Rafael Correa has been president for seven years […]
capital.gr reported the Republic of Ecuador is targeting a 10-year maturity and an 8% coupon for its planned U.S. dollar-denominated bond, an investor said Friday. The country, whose debt is rated Caa1 by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. and B by both Standard & Poor’s Corp. and Fitch Ratings, hosted a series of roadshows in London, […]
eluniverso.com reported…According to the agreement signed by the Ministers of the Interior, José Serrano, and tourism (e), Vinicio Alvarado, will sell alcoholic beverages at the following times: -Restaurants, cafes, fast food, and accommodation establishments, until 22:00;and -Rooms for banquets, marinas and docks, among the 10:00 and 16:00. “These establishments may dispense alcoholic beverages, according to […]
platts.com reporte that tanker loadings and oil exports at Petroecuador’s Balao port terminal are continuing despite ongoing cleanup efforts in the aftermath of the crude spill discovered Tuesday, the company said Wednesday. Petroecuador said it has declared an emergency due to the spill, which will hasten cleanup efforts. The Balao terminal is near Esmeraldas on […]
HUGGINGTONPOST.COM/kathleen peddicord reported…Many retirement destinations are promoted on the basis that they’re “just like the United States”… touted for the fact that living there you’d be in familiar surroundings. That’s not the case with Cuenca, Ecuador. Walking these cobblestoned streets past the historic Spanish architecture and the old colonial churches, you know that you’re not […]
A spot about 3 miles de Dia de left in the mar de 250 to 300 barrels de fuel oil spill, said Captain Hernán Peñaherrera, jefe de Operaciones del command de operations North de Esmeraldas, while Petroecuador reported that it is crude light. This spill occurred by the break de a pipeline located in a […]
Luisa Feline Freier – London School of Economics: Open doors (for almost all): visa policies and ethnic selectivity in Ecuador Luisa Feline Freier, l.f.freier@lse.ac.uk Department of Government, LSE Abstract There is broad consensus that immigration policies moved from prevalent negative ethnic selectivity towards widespread ethnic neutrality after World War II. This assessment is biased because […]
elnuevoherald.com reported about 80 percent of the refugees arriving in Ecuador, most Colombians, want to stay in this country rather than return to their home, said Monday in Quito, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), John Fredrikson. Between 60,000 and 70,000 people have the condition of refugees in Latin America […]
How can Ecuador develop national “green sectors” to create new productive capacity, employment and export diversification opportunities while promoting sustainable development? This question will be addressed at the first national workshop in a new UNCTAD green exports programme in Quito, Ecuador, on 10 and 11 June 2014. The workshop marks the first step in an […]
defensenews.com reported Ecuador has added three C295 transports to its fleet of Airbus Defence and Space military aircraft. The European aerospace company announced June 9 that it had already delivered the first aircraft from its factory here. The order has been on Airbus’ books for sometime but the company has only just been cleared to […]
Theeconomist.com reported…Squeezed between limited borrowing options and ambitious spending plans, Mr Correa has grudgingly worked to restore investor confidence lost as a result of the default in 2008. Ecuador has kept current with payments on a different $650m bond that matures next year. Congress has passed legislation to meet international anti-laundering standards; the finance ministry […]
univision.com/efe reported the Government of Ecuador hoped the early arrival in that country of the exlegislador opponent Galo Lara, sentenced to 10 years in prison as an accomplice to murder and arrested today in the morning in Panama, where she had been isolated until last May. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño, today told reporters that, […]
reuters.com reported that the Republic of Ecuador will begin meetings with fixed-income investors this week ahead of a potential US dollar-denominated bond offering, according to market sources. The sovereign, rated Caa1/B/B, has mandated Citigroup (global coordinator) and Credit Suisse to arrange the meetings, which will take place in London on June 10, Boston on June […]