The OAS Promotes Inter-Institutional Cooperation for Civil Registry along the Borders of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA) today accompanied the national registration authorities of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru in the signing of a cooperation agreement that seeks to combine their efforts to ensure full identification of citizens in the border areas of the three countries.
Representatives of the Main Directorate of Civil Registry, Identification and Certification of Ecuador, the National Registry of Colombia and the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) of Peru gathered at the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC to formalize the initiative that establishes the mechanisms for cooperation and interoperability that will allow for the gathering of information on the identification of people as well as the creation of opportunities for the exchange of human resources, training and information. Read Article
Ecuadorian capital Quito’s basic services utility Epmaps has awarded the contract for the final design studies of its US$440mn Vindobona wastewater treatment plant project to American-Colombian consortium, Hazen and Sawyer-PiEpsilon, BNamericas has learned. The final design studies are to include the wastewater treatment plant, a 34km sewage collector pipeline linking the La Tola neighborhood with […]
UPI.COM reported… A delegation of 300 representatives of Chinese companies in the textile, chemical and food business conferences conducted in this country. Asians will meet with their counterparts from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Ecuador itself, in a round of appointments in which they expect to do business in the short and medium term. […]
Quito, August 5 (Andes).- In the first quarter of 2013, Ecuador’s income reported as remittances from migrant workers around the world continues to decline, reported Ecuador’s Central Bank. This trend is supported by the decline in remittances sent from Spain since 2011. In the period analyze, Ecuador received USD $547.26 million from Ecuadorian migrants all […]
The government initiated pre-feasibility studies for charging an electric train originating from points of production and export from ports of the country. This was reported by the Ecuadorian Institute Preinvestment, which detailed studies were made with a budget of $ 1.4 million. The study will analyze additionally, the possibility of developing passenger rail lines between […]
csmonitor.com reported…The real security threat in Ecuador lies in the heightened profile of organized crime in the country. As InSight Crime has reported, transnational criminal organizations have been steadily building up influence in Ecuador. Last summer Jay Bergman, the director of US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) activities in the Andes, told Reuters that Ecuador is […]
Elnorte.ec reported that “Equal Rights Coordinator YA! Human rights activist of LGBT citizens. Lesbian conviction and political decision! Well defined Pamela Troy in her Twitter account @ pametroya. Yesterday, she and her girlfriend Gabriela Correa submitted their documents in the Registry of Quito in order to get an appointment and get married. In a telephone […]
Author Paul Dosh – Although social movement continue to often rely on a standard repertoire of protest tactics, movement objectives have evolved considerably. During the Correa period, for example, Ecuador’s Indigenous movements have made steady efforts to advance concrete policy proposals. As in other Latin American nations, this represents a shift from the practices of […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador Ecuador Interest Rate tradingeconomics.com reported the benchmark interest rate in Ecuador was last recorded at 8.17 percent. Interest Rate in Ecuador is reported by the Banco Central del Ecuador. Ecuador Interest Rate averaged 20.78 Percent from 1970 until 2013, reaching an all time high of […]
Conflict between the tribes Huaorani and Tagaeri-Taromenane Miamiherald.com reported…Ivonne Yánez with the Acción Ecológica environmental group, which works extensively in the area, says the recurring violence is a direct effect of the outside pressures on these ancestral communities. Starting in the 1950s, U.S. missionaries and oil companies began operating in the area, bringing massive changes. […]
plenglish.com reported that 55 percent of the food consumed in Ecuador at the city level is produced by people who participate in a popular and solidarity economy, the cooperatives, a sector that represents the 26 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). The 71 percent of the economic enterprise of the sector is developed in rural […]
TO COME UP with our list, we considered climate, cost of living and access to health care. – Sandra Block Ecuador. The weather is mild; temperatures range from springlike in the Central Valley to tropical in the rainforest areas. The cost of living is very low: A retired couple could live well on $1,500 a […]
miamiherald.com reported that the Yasuní-ITT Initiative was designed to leave more than 846 million barrels of crude oil untouched, in perpetuity, beneath Yasuní National Park — rioting with unknown species and tribes living in voluntary isolation. In exchange, the government asked the world to cover just half of the crude’s $7.2 billion market price. 100 […]
INSIDE SECRETS OF ECUADORIAN CULTURE volcanodiscovery.com reported the trend of increasing activity has continued over the past days. The volcano has been producing nearly constant steam and ash emissions to a maximum height of 2 km height, as well as discrete strombolian to vulcanian-type explosions accompanied by atmospheric shock waves and ground vibration. Ash fall […]
STOLEN VEHICLES OUT OF ECUADOR BEING SOLD WITH FALSE DOCUMENTS IN COLOMBIA ELPAIS.COM.CO reported that researchers reviewed the cars Dijin suspects detained in different parts of the country(Colombia), especially in Bogota, and crossed the details of these vehicles with databases Ecuadorian authorities. Then they discovered they had been reported stolen in that country and then […]
The Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal, said Friday it is considering the creation of a marine reserve of 650,000 hectares in northwestern Peru, Ecuador border, to protect biodiversity under threat of predation and pollution. “We have been studying the proposal and to create a marine reserve of 650,000 hectares in northern Peru, Ecuador border, to […]
Tradingeconomics.com reported that the inflation rate in Ecuador was recorded at 2.68 percent in June of 2013. Inflation Rate in Ecuador is reported by the INEC, Ecuador. Ecuador Inflation Rate averaged 23.96 Percent from 1970 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 107.87 Percent in September of 2000 and a record low of -2.67 […]
WSJ.com reported that Ecuador’s National Assembly approved a law late Tuesday to compensate exporters affected by the expiration of the U.S.-Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, or Atpdea. The law was approved with 103 votes in favor and only one against. It will compensate exporters with about $23 million a year. The law allows […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador Cuencahiglife.com reported that Ecuador’s national police say that crime is dropping in Cuenca. According to a police “security index” of Ecuadorian towns and cities, the city’s overall crime rate has declined 21% in the last four years. Within recent months, Cuenca has put 250 traffic […]
MOVING TO ECUADOR? THIS BOOK WILL HELP IN YOUR RESEARCH bnamericas.com reported that the Ecuadorian government is to strengthen security measures to combat spying on public officials, government news agency Andes reported security minister Homero Arellano as saying. “The plans are confidential but generally speaking, we are working on the encryption of communications, security protocols […]
Xinhuanet.com reported that the H1N1 Influenza A virus has killed 11 and infected 137 people this year in Ecuador, spreading to 14 provinces out of its 24 provinces, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday. The latest report said 4 deaths were registered in the Andean province, while the province of Pichincha had most infections […]
A project by state-run oil holding Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) and Petroecuador to build the “Eloy Alfaro” Pacific refinery in Ecuador postponed commissioning from 2015 to 2017, waiting for China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to provide most of the necessary capital. Precisely, a meeting this week in Caracas between Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and his […]
Undercurrentnews.com reported that Chinese buyers are now turning to Ecuador, a place that is experienced in growing shrimp to large sizes and has yet to detect EMS at any of its farms, sources said. “It appears they cannot produce bigger shrimp, but the Chinese love big shrimp, and in Ecuador there’s a lot of big […]
Huagrauma Park Reportedly rampant with criminal activity With several blows to the face and semiconscious ended a 20-year-old who, yesterday afternoon, was assaulted by three men who stole his cell phone and his jacket in broad daylight. The incident took place around 13:00 on River Street and Avenue Cutucú Yanahurco, witnesses, offenders left the park […]
hollywoodreporter.com reported that Imax has a deal for two new theaters in Ecuador, a move that follows the giant screen exhibitor last year restructuring an agreement with the Racimec International Group to remove a drag on its South American expansion. The new agreement with Supercines, Ecuador’s largest exhibitor, will see two Imax screens go into […]
The government of Ecuador must do more to protect the human rights of the indigenous people of Sarayaku if it is to fully comply with an international court ruling said Amnesty International. A year ago today the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruled that Ecuador must apologize, consult with and recompense the Sarayaku people […]
British and Colombian authorities have seized nearly £4.4 billion (US$7bn) in US securities from an alleged international drug and money-laundering ring, officials said last night. The stocks and bonds were seized in London, along with about £7 million (US$11 million) in cash and drugs such as ecstasy and speed, a Colombian official revealed. The National […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador Eltiempo.com.ec reported that the contract for the recapavement, which will cost $ 215,000, has already been awarded and the works are scheduled for August. Intervention time is 60 days. According to Juan Ignacio Ordóñez, director of Cuenca Airport Corporation, the work will not disrupt normal […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador Elcomercio.com reported that the yellow cylinder shortage has caused an increased demand AustroGas white. During this month increased from 8000 tanks per day by 9000, according to Andres Murillo, the director. However, so far there are long lines at the distribution centers. The Pacheco Rosario […]
eldiario.ec reported, yesterday at the hospital Manta Rafael Rodriguez Zambrano a 11 year old girl became a mother. The lower site hails Pile of Montecristi. She was operated on afternoon and gave birth to a baby girl. The lower, minutes before being prepared for caesarean section, said he was nervous. It was now supported by […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador gulf-times.com reported….Two long pips of the whistle are followed by a series of jerks and the steam engine slowly pulls away. The grey seats in the two wooden-panelled carriages are all occupied. The train has hardly set off and already passengers are brandishing cameras and […]
elnuevoempresario.com reported the flu, anti-inflammatories and painkillers classified as counter may only be issued with a prescription, a provision that was upheld Wednesday by the Ministry of Health. The temporary decision and avoid self-medication preventive character and potential clinical complications of influenza A (H1N1), so far leaves three dead and 51 confirmed cases. 100 Points […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador AFP reported …. Sent to a center offering to “cure” her attraction to women, Denisse Freire was raped and tortured — in a practice Ecuadoran authorities admit has been tolerated for too long.The country of 15.8 million people has at least 80 unlicensed drug and […]
After kidnapping one of the officers of the credit union Trade Limited, antisocial six would have been seized $ 300,000 in cash from one of the agencies of the financial institution during last Thursday night. Versions of the affected state that at 20:00 that day Sara M., financial cooperative agency located in the streets Pedro […]
100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador From Eluniverso.com: Jorge Ordonez, the Geophysical Institute at the Observatoire de Guadalupe, said the volcano’s activity is still high. Meanwhile, it maintains orange alert. The decline of lahars (mudflows stone) because of the rain last Thursday in the sector of the volcano Tungurahua obstruction caused […]
qz.com reported that Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism turned to one of its largest exports, bananas, to attract tourists. Colorful QR code stickers were placed on every banana that left the country. The QR codes led snackers to a video promoting different adventures and directed viewers to the official tourism website of Ecuador. Read Article 100 […]
swtimes.com reported that the family said August Reiger disappeared during a family hike on a mountain trail crowded with other tourists. Chris Reiger has said that his son hiked a few minutes ahead of the rest of the family but wasn’t at the spot where they expected to meet him. Authorities first thought August had […]
According to AP through nzherald.co.nz/ The privileges and perks enjoyed by officers in Ecuador’s armed forces could be in danger. President Rafael Correa called Thursday for officers to be stripped of separate dining facilities and meals. In a speech marking Navy Day, he called such practices anachronistic, hateful vestiges of inequality. Read Article
According to a Facebook post on Cotacachi Expats group, a former U.S. expatriate (Bonnie Cosenza) stated….”My daughter was sexually abused at the private school across from the market….cardinal bernadino echeveria by a man named Daniel. The director, English teacher, and gym teacher are also aware of this and involved. The English teacher, a woman dresses […]
Reuters.com reported that Ecuador, which renounced longtime U.S. trade benefits last month, is on the verge of getting its wish when the program expires next week, congressional aides said on Thursday. 100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador Key committees in both the Senate and the House of Representatives have no plans […]
23 year old become sixth victim, lived in Manabi. Eluniverso.com reported that a 23-year-old from the parish Tarqui Manta Canton, was confirmed as the sixth victim of the H1N1 virus because in Ecuador, it was announced today Health Minister Carina Vance. The official visited the port manabita where 57 ambulances delivered the plan prepared for […]
Eluniverso.com reported that Ecuador, considered drug transit country, confiscated 611 pounds of marijuana in a coastal borders Colombia (North), said Thursday the prosecution Ecuador. He said the drug operation, which left no prisoners, was fulfilled in the area of El Rompido, in the province of Esmeraldas, where police gave the stash of marijuana. Read Article
Eluniverso.com reported that Assemblyman Pachakutik, Pepe Acacho declared Wednesday as political persecution government of Rafael Correa and announced to be delivered to justice to pay his conviction for sabotage and terrorism issued last Friday against long as “jail either to innocent “. “Within two months of being in office as elected Assemblyman Morona Santiago, unfortunately […]
Do you live in Ecuador or Planning on moving – You may like this book Plan across the country should be completed by December 2013. Begins August 2013. Eltiempo.com.ec reported that the National Traffic Agency, ANT, announced the placement of security devices in the units of public transport in the province, which includes taxis, buses […]
Eltiempo.com.ec reporte that of the 198 private educational institutions that are registered in the province, the Directorate of District 2 Intercultural and Bilingual Education of Azuay, announced that when 16 known establishments that do not usually offer their services for the next school year. Alejandro Quilambaqui, director of District 2’s Education Intercultural Bilingüe of Azuay, […]
WSJ.com reported By Mercedes Alvaro The U.S government expects to reinitiate bilateral talks with Ecuador later this year in an attempt to improve relations between the two countries, the U.S. envoy to the South American nation said Monday. One book on Ecuador you should own if you are living there or planning on moving “Ties […]
The new law, which will add to the current body of communications regulations, contains good ideas, but it has also received numerous criticisms from civil society and international organizations. The implementation of the law will present both problems and opportunities. By Analía Lavin, Association for Progressive Communications (APC). Until recently, communications laws in many Latin […]
hrw.org reported: Dear Mr. Patiño, We are writing in response to the public statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ecuador on June 20, 2013,[1]regarding a letter we had sent that day to President Rafael Correa on refugee rights.[2] As you know, Human Rights Watch’s letter urged President Correa to revoke problematic provisions included […]
Ecuador Balance of Trade Tradingeconomics.com reported that Ecuador recorded a trade deficit of 336017 USD Thousand in May of 2013. Balance of Trade in Ecuador is reported by the Banco Central del Ecuador. Ecuador Balance of Trade averaged -8399.54 USD Thousand from 1985 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 619602 USD Thousand in […]
Wikipedia update mining in Ecuador – Mining had a very small impact on the Ecuadorian economy back in the 1980s, contributing only 0.7 percent to the GDP in 1986 and employing around 7,000 people. Minerals were located in regions with little to no access, thus exploration activities were hindered. Although it was believed that Ecuador […]
Greenleft.org reported thta when Ecuador granted asylum to Assange in mid-2012, Sydney Morning Herald’s Peter Hartcher accused Assange of “hypocrisy” for accepting asylum from President Rafael Correa, “one of the world’s leading oppressors of free speech”. Annabel Crabb joined in, writing in the SMH: “A gazillion Assange Twitter fans [hailed] Ecuador and its president, Rafael […]
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Hoteldesigns.net reported that InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has recently announced the opening of the 122-room Holiday Inn® Hotel Guayaquil Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The seven-story new-build hotel is adjacent to the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, and is the second IHG®-branded hotel for Ecuador, with the first being the Holiday Inn Express® Quito, located […]
Prensa Latina reported that relations with Latin America will be one the priorities of the next Iranian government, said the president-elect Hassan Rohani in a message to President Rafael Correa released today. Rohani expressed hope that during his tenure both countries expand bilateral ties in all areas, according to a version of the letter released […]
On July 18, 2013 La República Noticias reported that the Consul General of Ecuador in Piura, Patricio Rodríguez Pérez, lamented that the border zone between Peru and Ecuador is being increasingly used as a corridor for human trafficking, particularly for exploitation in the sex trade. In addition, the consul considered that in the absence of […]
Desertnews.com reported that Laramie Riggs is a “guiding light” to those around her, her family says, and it was her strong faith and “a miracle” that kept her alive when the bus she was travelling on through Ecuador crashed Saturday. “We’ve been told by everyone it’s a miracle she’s alive,” her sister, Ashlynn Anderson, said […]
Andes.info.ec reported in Ecuador, 6 out of 10 deaths are for non-communicable diseases. The Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC – National Statistics and Census Institute) announced that in 2011, 8,311 people died due to hypertensive and cerebrovascular diseases. Cancer appears as the second cause of death in the country – it took 6,333 […]
amazonwatch.org reported through a press release…….. Puyo, Ecuador – Amazonian indigenous leaders mobilized today in the regional capital of Puyo to oppose the Ecuadorian government’s attempts to close bids on eight million acres of its pristine southeastern Amazon. The region is Ecuador’s last remaining tract of virgin rainforest and is home to seven indigenous nationalities. […]
According to the World Bank, in the early 2000’s there were 65 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants in Ecuador. In 2011, the number has increased to 90 per 1,000. Did you know despite Ecuador being an oil producer, it has to import diesel fuel. 100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador
The World Bank has approved a project information document to improve water, sanitation and public transportation services in Ecuador’s Manta city, in Manabí province. Despite substantial improvements in urban water and sanitation services coverage, especially in the large cities, Ecuador still faces a significant challenge in providing better services in medium and small size cities […]
andes.info.ec reported that Ecuador started a campaign against loan sharking promoted by the Ministry of Domestic Affairs and the National Judicial Council that includes a rewards plan of up to USD $50,000 for identifying and providing information about individuals engaged in this illegal activity. 100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador Loan […]
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Huffingtonpost.com reported that: After researching various properties on five continents over five years, we found just what we were looking for in Ecuador. So much so that we agreed to buy our property five minutes after seeing it on our first day ever in South America. We hadn’t even seen the nearby town of Vilcabamba […]
Ecuador has earmarked US$101 million for the construction of a thermoelectric power plant in Esmeraldas, northwestern Ecuador, Vice President of Ecuador, Jorge Glas said. He said the Termoesmeraldas II project, which is part of the National Plan of electrification and energy sovereignty, is 78 per cent completed and has so far generated employment for 500 […]
On the opening day of its annual conference for teachers, coordinators, school heads and other educators who provide an IB education to students in North, Central and South America, the International Baccalaureate (IB) announced new research findings that focus on the implementation of the Diploma Programme (DP) in state schools in Ecuador. The DP is […]
Ecuador said Tuesday it was considering taking legal actions against the “hacking” of private communications and e-mail accounts of high officials, including President Rafael Correa. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told local radio that “Yes, we are considering it. We have to see exactly what we can do, what types of legal actions to take in […]
Ecuador pushes bid deadline for 11th oil licensing round. Ecuador has extended for the second time the deadline to submit offers for companies interested in the country’s 11th oil licensing round to explore for oil in…Read Article NEW BOOK ON MOVING OR RETIRING TO ECUADOR
Eluniverso.com reported that the Health Director Tungurahua, Lorena Velasco, reported Monday that the weekend killed a man was afflicted with influenza AH1N1, who was admitted to the hospital’s Social Security Institute (IESS) of Ambato. This is the third death from this condition. Also reported that up to 23-24 the number of suspects for H1N1, to […]
On July 4, 2013 Ecuavor Noticias reported that police from the Child Protection Unit (Dinapen) in Quito have rescued several children forced to work as garbage recyclists in an area north of the city. The rescue of three children, aged 1, 3 and 7, occurred following several weeks of investigation by Dinapen. According to police […]
Buzzfeed.com reported that the intelligence agency of Ecuador appears to have sought in recent months to obtain new equipment for a large-scale surveillance, according to confidential government documents obtained by BuzzFeed. The capabilities sought by Ecuador resemble the National Security Agency practices revealed by Edward Snowden, who is reportedly seeking asylum in the left-leaning Latin […]
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Kfor.com reported that search and rescue elements are searching for 18 year old August Reiger from Oklahoma City. The teenager disappeared on Sunday June 16, 2003 while hiking near Baños, Ecuador. The report from KFOR.com indicated that officials may fear he was kidnapped by rebels albeit it is a very rare occurrence. Read Article
On June 14, 2013 La Razón reported that the respective Interior Ministers of Ecuador and Bolivia, José Serrano and Carlos Romero, have met in Quito to assess their countries’ progress in policies targeting drugs and human trafficking, including migrant smuggling. According to a statement from the Ecuadoran Ministry of Interior, the two ministers also discussed […]
Hrw.org reported that the Communications Law that the Ecuadorian National Assembly approved on June 14, 2013, seriously undermines free speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The law includes overly broad language that will limit the free expression of journalists and media outlets. New Book on moving or retiring to Ecuador to be released soon- Video […]
From La Tarde on June 13, 2013- According to the Chief Narcotics officer of the Azuay province, the practice of trafficking drugs through the mail has become more commonplace. One of the latest incidents resulted in the seizure of 1,012 grams of heroin hidden amongst various breads. The packaged was heading to Portchester, United States […]
Elcomercio.com reported that more details were revealed yesterday after the apprehension of excapitán from Earthforce, Telmo Castro , for alleged drug trafficking . Police Intelligence confirmed that other uniformed assets and passive belong to that criminal organization. “There some who go to rise (to since it leaves Castro). There’s everything military, civilian, of all …”, […]
Eluniverso.com reported that four guards in the women’s prison in Guayaquil were arrested yesterday. The guides Campoverde Henry Ulloa, Carabalí Ruben Ponce, Paul Mina Torres and Lourdes Torres would have dedicated Alcívar drinking with two inmates in work hours and apparently neglected the criminal safeties. Erika Guzman Zambrano, director of the prison, reported that at […]
Eluniverso.com reported that last Wednesday a taxi passenger in Guayaquil was robbed by the driver, when the victim was picked up in the El Fortin area to go to the International Airport. The victim described the taxi driver as being 60 years old with white hair and did not look like he would be a […]
Eluniverso.com reported that Aibao Yan and Chinese citizen was kidnapped on May 28, 2013, in the Villaflora area. He was taken by heavily armed men. The kidnappers ordered a ransom of $60,000 from the victim’s family. The extortion phone call was from someone with a Chinese accent. The Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit rescued the victim […]
eluniverso.com reported that moments of anguish and despair experienced by the passengers on Flight 1506, the airline LAN, last Saturday. Even two people were fainting. The plane came from Guayaquil to Quito bound must return to José Joaquín de Olmedo by turbulence and strong winds that occurred before landing and they did shake the aircraft. […]
Independent.co.uk reported that Ana Alban, Ecuador’s ambassador to Britain, is being recalled to Quito over her failure to bring an end to the Julian Assange asylum saga, in which the WikiLeaks founder has been holed up in her west London embassy for nearly a year. Ms Alban, whose relations with the Government are said to […]
The Central Dossier is an investigation conducted in the southern part of Ecuador which highlights how North socioeconomic changes strongly affect the decision of older Americans moving to live in Cuenca or other Andean cities and small towns. A U.S. and Canadian crisis should join a growing market that offer retirement in the Andes as […]
The early hours of June 7 was a collision between a bus and a car cooperative Loja, in the Cuenca-Azogues in Zhullín sector. The two passengers in the Chevrolet Aveo died and their bodies were taken to the morgue of Azogues. The accident occurred about 02:30. The bus was going in the direction towards Cuenca […]
Jipijapa Manabí’ Elcomercio.com He died after being shot by a person who was traveling on a motorcycle. It happened yesterday, at 07:00, at the time when he was returning after leaving their grandchildren in school. When your vehicle down a black colored Ford Explorer, driven by his wife, the perpetrator came up and unloaded the […]
Fake Mechanics scamming drivers on streets of Quito engaged mechanical harm vehicle owners The new type of fraud is that you drive your car while a person is standing on a street corner you said the front tire your vehicle. At the next corner appears indicating else the same. The owner of the vehicle stops […]
Threat from increased cases in Colombia, Venezuela Eluniverso.com reported thatPhysicians Health Ministry along with immigration personnel perform preventive screenings H1N1 virus on the northern border. Monitoring began two weeks ago due to the increase of cases in Colombia and Venezuela. Jose Castillo, epidemiologist Carchi Health Directorate, said that there are two control offices, on the […]
Eluniverso.com reported that local authorities in the Amazon region of Peru reported that since yesterday morning and oil stains are observed in rivers of the country, from the oil spill by the break, after a mudslide, Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE), the Last Saturday, in the province of Sucumbios. The stain was a Napo River area […]
From La Hora on June 4, 2013- Recent drug seizures have shown that drug activity in Ecuador is moving away from the traditional border areas to the interior of the country due to increased controls on the border. Between 2010 and 2012 it was common for drug seizures to take place in Esmeraldas and Sucumbios […]
lahora.com.ec reported last Friday, at kilometer 82 via Quito-Lago Agrio, Reventador industry, heavy rains in the night of 30 to 31 May prompted, on the morning of the latter part of the mountain gave way. According to Petroecuador, the material she slid breakage caused at least 140 meters of the pipeline that transports crude and […]
CBC.CA reported that a University of Calgary student has been killed while trying to climb a volcano in Ecuador. Danielle Kendall, 22, was struck by a chunk of ice the size of a car on Sunday, according to a South American news website. She was with a guided group scaling the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador’s […]
From El Comercio on June 2, 2013- Ecuador’s Minister of the Interior, José Serrano, stated that the decriminalization of consuming drugs would deliver a hard blow to drug traffickers in Latin America. He said that the current fight against drugs has been a failure. There needs to be new, clear policies for addicts and from […]
From El Universo on June 2, 2013- Authorities in Guatemala seized 1,048 kilos of cocaine in the city of Puerto Quetzal. The drugs originated in Guayaquil, Ecuador and it is believed that they were destined for a transport company in Mixco, west of the capital, this is still under investigation. The drugs were hidden inside […]
Ferrocarrilesdelecuador reported that specialized travel magazine Lonely Planet did a ranking of the top five Top 5 unmissable journeys by rail. The new product from Tren Ecuador, Tren Crucero, which runs from Quito to Duran and vice versa, is in fourth place with luxury rail as the Ghan in Australia, the Orient Express, California Zephyr […]
Reuters.com reported that Ecuador is planning to issue sovereign debt, perhaps before the end of this year or in the first quarter of 2014, marking a return to international debt markets five years after it defaulted on $3.2 billion of sovereign bonds despite an ability to pay. Read Article
Freebeacon.com reported that American national security officials are not adequately addressing the deepening ties between socialist Latin American regimes and state sponsors of terrorism in the Middle East, experts say. The ties, these experts add, could help hostile regimes flout international sanctions. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who is looking to fill the geopolitical vacuum left […]
The political stability brought in by Mr Correa is in deep contrast with Ecuador’s past with its deep social and economic divides and the social unrest and economic instability of the past few decades. This had its roots in Ecuador’s transition from a largely rural, undeveloped country with an elite land-owning minority to one where […]
Elcomercio.com reported that the lack of medical appointments assignments in the call center IESS affects users. At least, according to an analysis by the Comptroller General of the State, 49% of members are not served. Carlos Pinto waiting for an appointment for gallbladder surgery almost six months. The 47 year old man waiting in the […]
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Manta Ecuador: Eluniverso.com reported that The Zonal Coordinator of Health 4 entity that brings together the provinces of Manabi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, intervene as soon as possible, it was announced, the hospital Rafael Rodriguez Zambrano, Manta, after relatives made claims that Fernando Tumbaco , who came to this nursing home near midnight […]
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The ECUARUNARI require the National Assembly to conduct pre-legislative consultation and aligned to the resistance to the project urgently reform the Mining Law, the deadline for the approval expires on June 15. These resolutions were taken yesterday at the fourth congress of this branch of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). This sector […]
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May 23, 2013- El Diario reported that an Ecuadorian soldier died after accidentally activating a grenade in his hand during an explosives handling training exercise in the Amazonian province of Orellana. Two other soldiers were injured in the accident on Wednesday. Read Article
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