A Cheetah aircraft suffered Thursday afternoon January 7 a minor incident while conducting practice assignments Manta in Manabi coast of Ecuador. The aircraft had a failure after 14:00 in the brake system and when an issue arose landing, Geovanny said Espinel, head of the 23 Fighter Wing based at Manta Air Base. Read Article
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Shuttle service for guests at hotels of four and five stars, will be held by private companies. These units replace the hotels that will cease operations from February 20. For private companies to operate from the beginning of operations of the New Quito International Airport (NQIA) , must have a provisional license. This will be […]
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According tolatarde.com.ec the Second Court of Criminal of Azuay, issued the remand order for three individuals who were arrested yesterday in a military operation of gun control. Yesterday afternoon, we developed a successful arms control operating on the streets of Cuenca, by members of the Third Army Area Tarqui, leaving three people detained as a […]
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The project promoted by the Government to transform a stretch of 54.1 miles of beaches in a fast motorway between Manta and Bahia de Caráquez (Manabi) is underway. The aim is to incorporate the beaches Punta Bellaca, straw, Chirije, San Jacinto, San Clemente, Crucita and Jaramijó to trace the route Spondylus. Read Article
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Two subjects of a well-organized gang of burglars posing as employees of the water company were arrested. The antisocial to commit the crimes in different homes of the capital city, got clothing with the logo of the municipal utility. Men carrying a briefcase and a notebook, came to the house, allegedly to inspect the meters. […]
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According to Extra.ec the countdown to the deadline of the old airport of Quito Mariscal Sucre has begun. In 14 days will be held the first flight from the new airport in the capital, located in Tababela. Yesterday, the council reported on the transfer of airport equipment and detailed security plan that will run from […]
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oday we presented the results of the fourth survey on drug use in students 12 to 17 years. The consultation was conducted by the National Control Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances ( Consep ). The data showed that the average age of onset of drug use rose to 14.3 years compared to previous studies. Other data […]
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NUMBER OF KIDNAP EXPRESS CASES REPORTED FROM January 2012 THROUGH JULY 2012 Guayas Province – 136 Pichincha Province – 134 Elcomercio.com.ec reported still with tape on his face and with his bare feet was rescued from a house inside a taxi driver. Hours before he was kidnapped in Guayaquil Express. Immediately, the Judicial Police in […]
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Ecuador in January closed with inflation at 0.50%, 0.57% lower than the same month last year, said yesterday the Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). Family basket increased to 601,16 in January 2013 Inflation in January, said the Institute, responded primarily to the increase in prices of food and beverages, as well as restaurants and […]
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TOURIST DIES OF APPARENT HEART ATTACK WHILE CLIMBING CHIMBORAZO VOLCANO Ralf Wüstneck a tourist from Germany died suddenly while climbing Chimborazo Volcano on February 4, 2013. Apparently the hiker suffered a heart attack according to asturiasmundial.com. He had been part of a group of seven tourists along with mountain guides that began their ascent via […]
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A retired Canadian military member was detained at Mariscal Sucre International Airport for transporting eight kilos of cocaine, reported extra.ec. The illegal drugs were located in her two suitcases. Drug dogs smelled the contraband. The drugs were wrapped in packing tape and foil. The suspect is Gol Ding Clarrissa May (sic?), age 52, listed as […]
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On Monday February 4, 2013, three suspects robbed at gunpoint the owners of Joyeria Dorita in Chordeleg Ecuador. Two of the owners were shot and are recovering in the hospital. One of the victims is over 80 years old. The suspects made a small purchase and then asked to see other jewelry when the assault […]
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Two Ecuadorians were arrested in the Pacific Ocean in Guatemala, with 300 kilos of cocaine on a vessel carrying, authorities said Monday. The director of the National Civil Police (PNC), Gerson Oliva, told reporters that the capture came after receiving a warning about the presence in the Pacific waters of a boat that had left […]
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The fire departments of the mountainous region of Ecuador are on alert because of rains late on Tuesday, February 5. But still No recorded landslides or flooding on roads in the subtropics precincts of the provinces of Cotopaxi and Bolivar. The pathways connecting with Riobamba Ambato, Baños de Agua Santa, Latacunga and Guaranda are in […]
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Like many upper-class Ecuadoreans, Lenin Moreno rarely noticed people with disabilities. A successful businessman and politician, he was too busy being an overachiever. All that changed in 1998. After buying bread at a Quito grocery store, Moreno was approached by gunmen in the parking lot. Even though he gave up his wallet and keys, the […]
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According to eluniverso.com, there were two killed, five injured left a serious incident occurred at 20:10 yesterday Quinindé city, in the streets on December 6 and October 9 (Quinindé), where a stage had been erected for the candidate-president Rafael Correa, who had announced his arrival to the site (at 20:00) as part of his tour […]
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Eluniverso.com rpoert…..those old times come to Quito, to make arrangements or meetings and return the same day by air could be done with the new airport in Tababela, which will start operating on 20 this month. The time it will take to move the valley northeast of the city of Quito set the agenda for […]
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According to Eluniverso.com, authorities put out an alert Friday night about a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands. This announcement caused, fear and confusion among residents. The earthquake was misidentified and not in the Galapagos Islands but, an island by the same name (Santa Cruz) in the Salomon Islands in […]
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According to a 2012 publication of the magazine Aboard, the most popular vehicle in the country last year was the Chevrolet Aveo Family, according to the dealership Mirasol in Cuenca, was the best-selling car in the city, with about 4,200 units. Pedro Torres, CEO of Mirasol said that models belonging to the family Aveo were […]
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722 confirmed cases of dengue were reported in the country today due to the start of the winter season accoding to Ecuavisa.com. So far two people have died of severe dengue in the province of Manabi. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health seeks extreme measures to fight the disease. Carina Vance, Health Minister said that the […]
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In 2000 Ecuador survive a spectacled bears in deserts and Andean foothills, a figure revealing the vulnerability of this species, the only bear in South America, at risk of extinction due to their confrontation with humans. The figure of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which includes in its red list was circulated on […]
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Tax collection has shown significant growth, which shows that in 2006 the IRS received $ 4,600 million, while in 2012 received USD 11.267 million. That money is reinvested in the social good, for example 45,000 Ecuadorians whose income is up to $ 400 with tax recycling plastic bottles, which is $ 0.2.Read Article
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Guayaquil Ecuador Eluniverso.com reported that the Intervention and Rescue Group (GIR), along with thirteen prosecutors, captured eight adults and three children isolated early yesterday morning, which would be part of the band Flaco Édgar Edgar during the operation called Bastion, made in the north. Agents in charge of the investigation indicated that since last December […]
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In joint operation that took place on Friday between police and members of the Department of Army arms control, firearms were found, mainly shotguns, two workshops, as well as ammunition and military use bullets hidden in a chicken coop. Police Intendant Tungurahua, Alex Valladares, noted that the work is true after investigations by military intelligence […]
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Extra.ec reported that military intelligence achieved the seizure of explosives and arrested a pair of 41 and 43 years were given to the Judicial Police, Otavalo. It happened in the area of Magdalena, Angajalka community. Were involved together with a lead vehicle, PBC-5672 plate, where it was found pentolite units 256 and 354 cylindrical blasting […]
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Extra.ec reported that bank guard Ramon Rosalino Paccha lojano Livisaca, who suffered from depression due to family problems, ended his life and shot himself in the clavicle. He entered a bathroom of a bank branch in Cuenca, where he was serving and there ended his existence. Rosalino worked for five years with the company Austro […]
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A total of 380,985 calls received the Integrated Security System ECU 911, after a month of operations. “We had 234,145 fake calls these days, representing 61% of total, so you have to act with severity,” said Homero Arellano, Coordinating Minister for Security. From today the fines shall take effect for callers… Read Article
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On January 31, 2013, the National Electoral Council issued a new campaign resolution. Presidential candidates are prohibited from making homophobic comments prior to the election in February 2013. If such comments are made by candidates, penalties may be enacted. The declaration indicated that candidates must abstain from making homophobic comments during the campaign which could […]
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spanish.china.org.cn reported that the Army and Navy of Colombia seized three tons of explosives and an arsenal in the department of Nariño (southwest), which borders Ecuador, according to reports released today on Radio Nacional de Colombia. “The first creek (hiding) consisted of 3,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 145 IEDs type landmine. Structure in wood […]
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To prevent children from physical attacks by fellow prejudices about their nationality, the Foreign Ministry has decided to launch a campaign that started yesterday, called all are equal, which seeks to eliminate xenophobia in Cuenca. Read Article
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According to america.infobae.com, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa , described as “slander” charges that he have accounts in Switzerland and offered to resign if it were shown their existence in an interview that is available on the website of his political movement. The accusation was made by the website bananaleaks.com, of unknown authorship and […]
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america.infobae.com reported that between November 2012 and this week, the Comptroller General of Ecuador revealed that there were 22 complaints against the incumbent president and candidate for the ruling party PAIS. As the document states, total 12 were sent to control units and are in the process of verification. Another two were referred to the […]
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The crew of a fleet of aircraft Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English) U.S. intercepted two boats in open waters carrying more than 1,700 kilos of cocaine worth more than $ 130 million. The CBP, based in Jacksonville (Florida), reported today that the seizure of the drug occurred in two separate […]
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In the citadel October 4, in northwestern Tulcán (Carchi), was a new form of theft from homes. At 09:00 yesterday, three men disguised as police knocked on the door of the house of Ana V. with the excuse that his son had been kidnapped and had their whereabouts data. Inside the house, the unknown woman […]
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For alleged environmental crime, 50 people, including women and children were arrested the morning of Wednesday Pinazhún Area, Santa Barbara River, belonging to the canton Sígsig. Read Article
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Eluniverso.com reported that a power outage at 19:00 on February 19, will be the final step to close the capital’s airport today, after 52 years of operation, and the opening of the new, in Tababela, northeast of Quito, the next day. Maria Fernanda Arboleda, closing manager Mariscal Sucre International Airport, confirmed the date and said […]
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the second death from dengue hemorrhagic fever (called serious by the authorities) in the country, after obtaining at 13:00 last Tuesday, the results of the laboratory examination of Santiago manabita Cagua Estacio, of 49 years. The victim was from Bahía de Caráquez. Read Article
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A 2 year old boy was attacked last Wednesday night by a pit bull dog and the severity of injuries died hours later in hospital Enrique Garcés, located in the south of Quito. The cries alerted the small street dwellers Bermudez and Diego Matamoros, who watched the dog bit the child. Read Article
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According to Spanish.china.org.cn, the Ecuadorian minister of the interior, José Serrano, reported today that in the coming weeks will proceed to destroy airfields that were used for illegal activities such as drug trafficking. In an interview with state television TV Series, Serrano said that in coordination with the Armed Forces has been “intelligence work to […]
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No Drugs on Board: Two men missing from the plane, reported to have left with two suitcases. Eluniverso.com reported that….Mexican manufacturing various products, including adhesives cartons with eggs marketer of Sinaloa SA and a green bag Walmort brand, are the main evidence of the police to suspect that the HC-AMB plane that landed afternoon Sunday […]
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According to minerandina.com, the Presidential electionscheduled for February 17, has slowed down the process being conducted by of President Rafael Correa’s government, to send to his country’s Congress, a draft of amendments to the mining law setting forth changes to proceed with mining development, and the implementation of tax incentives to attract more investment to […]
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Fuelfix.com reported that a former judge in the environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador now says the plaintiffs agreed to pay a $500,000 bribe in order to win the $19 billion case. In a sworn statement released by Chevron Monday, Alberto Guerra Bastidas also said the plaintiffs’ lawyers wrote the final, 2011 judgment, which […]
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El Universo.com reported that Interior Minister, José Serrano, said Monday via Twitter that Sunday was held in the Vinces, Los Rios province, a plane that allegedly was to be used to transport drugs. “Plane was apprehended yesterday in the Vinces, province of Los Rios, presumably would be used to transport drugs,” said Jose Serrano Salgado […]
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kpmg.com reported that (Ecuador) New measures published in the official gazette (on 24 January 2013) require taxpayers to comply with certain reporting requirements with respect to their related-party transactions. Taxpayers must now file with the tax authorities a schedule of related-party transactions when the aggregate total amount of transactions with the related party (whether domestic […]
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lahora.com.ec reported that the national secretary of Communication manager, Patricio Barriga, sent a letter to The Time in which requires’ effective filter ‘for readers’ comments in their print and digital editions. Here is the letter in full, for analysis and discussion: “On many occasions we have seen publications that seek to hide behind offensive reviews […]
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Four years after its ban, GMOs have become the debate in Ecuador from the hand of the president and candidate for reelection Rafael Correa, who changed his position and now raises him to quadruple legalize as agricultural production and alleviate poverty. The Constitution of a socialist driven Correa, passed in 2008, declared the country “free […]
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Ecuador tourism grew 12 percent in 2012 over the previous year, which is three times the rate of rise of this activity in the world that was 4.0 percent, according to prensa-latina.cu. Luis Falconi, Vice Minister of Tourism of Ecuador, noted that growth in this sector is related to government investment of $ 147 million […]
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Two earthquakes of 3.1 and 2.3 degrees on the Richter scale occurred in the area of the Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua, informed the Geophysical Institute (IG) National Polytechnic School. Because of its low intensity no damage or casualties materials, according to the report, which indicated that both earthquakes occurred yesterday. Read Article
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Eluniverso.com reported that a 11 year old boy is the first fatality of dengue in the country so far in 2013, while the sick increase, according to health officials. From January 1 until the third week of this month (Saturday 19) there have been 476 cases in fourteen provinces, said Norma Armas, national secretary of […]
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Police and Amadas Forces discovered a warehouse where they were hiding tacos pentolite 1316 sticks. It is presumed that the explosives were destined for rebel groups north of the border. EVIDENCE. The soldiers arrived at the La Tola, Canton Eloy Alfaro in Esmeraldas province, had a search warrant to review four wineries. The document was […]
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691,000 Ecuadorians, according to the 2010 census, have a native language as their mother tongue, of which 591,448 are kichwahablantes. The speakers have less, 323, is the Andoa (spoken in the subwatershed Bobonaza and Pastaza river middle basin, border with Peru), followed Zápara: 367. The latter is in a critical situation, but not very different […]
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Lahora.com.ec reported that after registering the first rains on the coast, the popular areas of the province of Guayas, show the proliferation of Aedes Aegyptis, transmits dengue. The National Malaria Eradication Service (NMES), took preventive measures by providing the population of Guayas and Manabi with Bactivec biolarvicide an effective and non-toxic product. Read Article Areas […]
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According to a press release published by Amazon Defense Coalition – New evidence suggests that Chevron CEO John Watson has resorted to authorizing the offering of lucrative benefits packages to former Ecuadorian judges in return for false testimony designed to undermine the environmental trial that led to a $19 billion verdict against the company, according […]
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Monday that Washington still pursues “double standards” in its foreign policy toward Latin America according to xinhuanet.com. “The double standards persist,” Correa told a local radio station. “Here, you are a good guy if you are a friend of the United States; you are a bad guy if you … […]
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According to elcomercio.com that there are now o lines and no waiting times can be reported lost documents. From today, this procedure can be done in 20 minutes on the website of the Judiciary. In this link: http://app.funcionjudicial.gob.ec/formularioPerdidaDocumentos/ must fill out a form with personal data of the complainant. In two steps the documents are […]
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The political movement of Guillermo Lasso today filed a complaint with the Comptroller of the issue by three channels in public hands against a satirical video exbanquero. The movement called for sanctions against GamaTV CREO, TC Television and Cablevision for what he considers “a smear campaign” against Lasso “masquerade under the guise of spaces or […]
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According to elnuevoherald.com, Ecuador deported 25 Cuban migrants who arrived in Quito on Monday aboard a commercial flight because they did not submit a letter of invitation to joining country, reported Hiroshima Villalba, an official of the Interior Ministry. Foreigners were barred from leaving the Quito airport upon his arrival by an Ecuadorian airline, it […]
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The study by The Economist, which includes 80 countries, is part of a survey to determine the best and worst places in the world to be born. Chile (23 °), Costa Rica (30th) and Brazil (37th) were the best nations to be born in the region. Ecuador, Dominican Republic and El Salvador were constituted in […]
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The Government of Ecuador will be investing US$ 2.6 million to set up a Centre for Development of Textiles and Apparels at Atuntaqui, 110 km north of the country’s capital Quito. The establishment of the centre is part of the Government’s effort to strengthen the technical capacity, productivity, efficiency and competitiveness of the country’s textile […]
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globalvoicesonline.org reported that Fadua Tapia, Cristina Campaña, Abigaíl Heras, Royce Gómez, Pablo Castro, Santiago Gallegos, Víctor Vinueza, Luis Merchán, Héctor Estupiñán y César Zambrano are the 10 from Luluncoto [es] who were detained on 3rd March 2012 in the Sol Rojo [Red Sun] [es] operative. Accused of wanting to threaten the security of the State […]
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According to elcomercio.com, on Sunday at 07:45 am in El Carmen, in Sangolquí, July Tipán, age 50, suffered a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg as a result of being involved in a traffic accident. An ambulance and firefighters sought medical care for the victim at all the public and private hospitals in […]
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In the bedroom floor with facial injuries was found the lifeless body of an elderly man. From initial police investigations, it is presumed that the 79 year old man was killed by a close friend who suffer from mental disorders and who lived in the same house, which will be determined after investigation. Read Article
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Three earthquakes of between 3.2 and 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale have been recorded on Sunday in three provinces of the Ecuadorian coast, but so far have no reports of people injured or property damage. The first movement, which occurred at 01:56, had an intensity of 3.2 degrees, with epicenter at 32 kilometers northeast […]
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The road Loja – Zamora remain closed at least two days by the landslide which occurred last Thursday. This large amount of the stone material and debris road keeping hindered. The landslide that occurred last Thursday afternoon, dragged more than a dozen cattle and completely covered the road at kilometer 45, 15 minutes from the […]
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ibtimes.co.uk reported…..Drugs are not just sold around schools but within them. According to one head teacher, students find any number of ways to smuggle them in – hidden in pens, in the folds of their uniform or in the pages of their notebooks. “Drugs are present in schools, just like theft and violence, because they […]
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reliefweb.int reported, a short but intense rain fell after a few days in Loja, after 19:00 on Thursday. The downpour immediately alerted the inhabitants of the neighborhoods in which usually floods occur and should have pursued any container found to carry away water that flooded their homes, especially in low-lying areas. Streets adjacent to the […]
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The Organization of American States will be sending observers to the coming presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador next month and to that effect OAS and Ecuador signed the agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of Observers which provides the conditions for the work of the Electoral Observation Mission. Read Article
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Colombiareports.com reported that the guerrilla leader Rodrigo Granda rejected General Fernando Proaño’s statements after he accused the FARC of increasing weapons purchases in Ecuador during the unilateral cease-fire. “Since the beginning of the peace process…we have captured a great amount of ammunition, arms and therefore we know they [FARC] took advantage of this situation to […]
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Worldhighways.com reported that Ecuador to invest near US$10bn in major motorways Construction to begin during 2013 Reasons are to reduce trip times, improve safety levels, and give direct benefit to freight movement. Plans include linking a road from Manta Ecuador to Manaus Brazil which will link the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic. Inlcudes a major […]
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– Gulliver Expeditions, tour operator from Quito, Ecuador, announces that the opening of the new airport in Quito now will be on February 20th. After 52 years of service, the current International Airport of Quito, Mariscal Sucre switches off his lights and closes permanently on February. Due to its location in the middle of a […]
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Guardian.co.uk reported that Ecuadorian Kichwa tribe gets reprieve from oil intrusion. Residents of Sani Isla have built up an arsenal of weapons to fend off Petroamazonas, in a confrontation which did not take place as expected. Read Article
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A new violent death Cuencanos worries. Marisela P., 22, was found dead along the banks of the river Yanuncay on Avenue May 1, neighborhood cantons, south of the capital Sawaya. Her body had more than seven stab wounds and signs of violence. Attorney Romel Molina and Judicial Police and Criminal Investigation conducted the removal of […]
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A consortium of Canadian renewable energy developers has signed a 20-year concession agreement with Ecuador’s Consejo Nacional de Electricidad to buy electricity from the nation’s combined 62.5MW solar PV plants. In total, the plants are expected to bring more than $200m in investment to the local economy and create 400 construction jobs. They are being […]
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Amazon Defense Coalition Press Release: U.S. federal judge Lewis A. Kaplan is again denying due process and improperly acting as “the world’s judicial police” to help Chevron try to block a $19 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador, says a new analysis by representatives of the Ecuadorians. Representatives of thousands of Amazon villagers in Ecuador who […]
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A total of 2 million 781 thousand 641 people live in Quito in 2020. This is what estimates the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), yesterday presented its cantonal population projections. For data Population and Housing Census was conducted in 2010, we know that of the 14 million 483 thousand 499 inhabitants in the […]
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What is the ideal country for an American to enjoy retirement? For the fifth consecutive year, Ecuador is a favorite for retirees in North America, according to the publication International Living, which recently released its Global Annual Retirement Index 2013. Read Article
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A big scare yesterday took Manta and Portoviejo residents felt a tremor when at about 04:30. According to the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic, the quake had a magnitude of 4.7 degrees and a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located about a mile south of Portoviejo. Read Article
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Carlos Javier Mendoza Elizalde, 41, was killed yesterday with a shot to the heart level by trying to prevent theft in a city bus. It was learned that the incident occurred around 06:00 in the streets 21 and Sedalana, southwest of Guayaquil, minutes after boarding a micro Mendoza line 121, disc plate 2042 and GBG-551. […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that the number of traffic accidents decreased during the last year in Ecuador, although deaths from this cause increased by 4.7% compared with 2011. Juan Ruales, National Director of Traffic Control and Road Safety, said yesterday that while in 2011 there were 15,751 traffic accidents on the roads, in 2012 the figure stood […]
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Mercury emissions from the mining of gold craftsmanship in Bolivia, Colombia , Ecuador and Peru are among the highest in the world, representing a threat to health and the environment by high toxicity of this substance that evaporates easily and can remain in the atmosphere for years. This follows from the analysis of the center […]
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Ecuavisa.com reported that Ecuador’s government announced that from next Monday Cubans who want to enter the country must submit a letter of invitation, after Havana implement immigration reform that will allow most citizens leave the country as alone with his passport. The Ecuadorian or foreign resident in Ecuador to invite must make a sworn statement […]
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Ecuavisa.com reported that the candidate for the vice presidency by Plurinational Unity of the Left, Marcia Caicedo reported to the Electoral Tribunal (TCE) the use of public funds to the presidential campaign of Rafael Correa. According Caicedo, President candidate would have used state planes and helicopters in campaign activities. Read Article
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guardian.co.uk reported in what looks set to be one of the most one-sided struggles in the history of Amazon forest conservation, an indigenous community of about 400 villagers is preparing to resist the Ecuadorean army and one of the biggest oil companies in South America. The Kichwa tribe on Sani Isla, who were using blowpipes […]
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Insecurity and people who gather to sip are the issues facing the lookout Guápulo and adjacent green space, Jonah Street and Rafael Leon Guerrero. Space, explains Carmen Helena Córdova, president of the place, has several shortcomings, including a lack of control. But these complications are not recent. In the field, home to around 4,000 people, […]
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The FARC have increased the purchase of weapons in Ecuador since the start of the peace process with the government of Colombia, at the discretion of Brigadier General Fernando Proaño Daza, who commands the Ecuadorian military deployed on the border. In recent days the Operational Command Number 1 “North” has discovered a weapons and craft […]
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The recycling condition, set by the Foreign Trade Committee, stated that for companies to increase their cellular import quota, which was reduced last year to two million phones per year, must be recycled. Fabián Espinoza, manager of toxic waste program the Ministry of Environment, explains that companies will recycle 3% of what matters, about 60,000 […]
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Although, in theory, the central and northern Sierra should be in winter, in recent days, around 12:00, in the city have recorded temperatures, on average, between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius. Records own dry seasons. The cause of this anomaly, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI), is in a high circulation […]
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Eluniversio.com reported that authoritiesOne of them said that at about 00:00 yesterday, criminals had entered the union after breaking the lock of the door adjacent to the premises. He argued that, apparently, the alarm sounded, but soon cut cables to power off. Ludwig Colonel Colonel, commander of subarea 18 of the National Police in Tungurahua, […]
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Liquid cocaine believed to have originated in Peru or Colombia – Fruit cans used had labels of well known brands in Ecuador. eluniverso.com reported ten million dollars would be worth the 190.625 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride Counternarcotics Police of Guayas discovered last Friday in a container, in the seaport of Guayaquil, south of the city. […]
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Cotocollao Clinic is suspended The emergence of a bacterium in the nursing home would be the cause of the death of a newborn and five other disease. The authorities will investigate the incident, while the clinic will be temporarily closed. Cotocollao Clinic, located north of Quito, was closed, yesterday morning, after an infant died and […]
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The city has about 9,000 sex workers who frequent the more than 114 local supervised by the supervisory authorities, but it is estimated that for every one of them, at least 2 or 3 do clandestinely. While in the city and in the country, no official statistics on the number of people who are engaged […]
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Ecuadorian Foreign Minister condemned the U.S. standard that seeks to prevent Iran’s influence in Latin America…. “We will fight for our sovereignty. This is a government other than that defined its foreign policy based on the concerns and fears that instilled the United States,” Patino said in an interview with the government newspaper ‘The Telegraph’. […]
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Authorities believe weapons headed to Colombia Eluniverso.com reported in Guayaquil: Elvin Yerovi Murillo Zambrano, who would be a member of an organization linked to the illegal international traffic in firearms, was caught off the town 11 606 cooperative apple March 4, Juan Montalvo sector in northern Guayaquil. When the military, including the Intervention and Rescue […]
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Low temperatures spanning the central highland provinces as Tungurahua, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi concern to farmers because in some areas spoil their crops and financial harm. “Absolutely all plants, all products are affected,” said Carlos Fernandez, president of the Cantonal Agricultural Center of Ambato, to analyze the effects of low temperatures in the Tungurahua province in […]
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Extra.ec reported that they spent at least seven hours before the clinic administrators Clínica del Pacífico in Guayaquil, reported to police early yesterday morning one of their patients hung himself in his room. Around 08:00, police went to the nursing home and found that the scene was changed. The body of Efrain Velasquez Oromo, 72, […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that in early January reported a daily average of 30 care in hospital emergency area Verdi Cevallos Balda, of Portmore, people with fever, flu and decay and two cases of dengue fever. Maribel Barriga, director of the Department of Epidemiology, said to watch for with this type of diseases are increasing, especially when […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that police caught a subject suspected of was that on Monday approached the pharmacy located in Sana Sana streets and Rumichaca October 9, downtown Guayaquil, disguised as a security guard to guard the facility $ 8,889. The capture of this individual, identified as Hermogenes Eusebio Quinones Mora, alias ‘El Chevo’, he at 01:45 […]
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Victims ask authorities to investigate employees of Trans Esmeraldas / Robbery took place at bus terminal Eluniverso.com reported two Italian citizens reported the theft of cameras and computer inside of a transport bus on their way to the province of Esmeraldas. The affected Paola identified as Nicole Irene Margaret Greysen Bolognes and denounced the prosecution […]
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Galapagos Islands – Ecuador German tourist Dirk Bender has been convicted of animal trafficking in a Quito court where he was accused of altering the ecosystem. The defendant could receive from two to four years in prison. Dirk Bender attempted to smuggle four iguanas from the Galapagos in July of 2013. Read Article
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