The plan will run until 2021. There the Army set a revamping of its operational capabilities. That is, a strengthening of physical infrastructure, human resources, the training, doctrine, organization and material for soldiers. This military takeover comes three months after the government asked the Armed Forces to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. Read Article
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Five people were arrested on Monday in County, north of Quito, after allegedly marketed $ 90,000 that authorities believe are false and intended to be admitted to the country’s financial market. Agents Automotive section of Police met in previous days, through a citizen complaint on Monday in av. Manuel Córdova Galarza, off Primax gas station […]
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According to Eluniverso.com, between January and August this year, Ecuador registered a surplus of $ 4.6 million in the trade balance, however, this figure is 96.8% lower compared to the same period of 2011, when it stood at $ 146 , 9 million. Read Article
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An average of 451 reports of kidnapping or abduction is recorded annually in the country, according to statistics from the National Directorate of the Judicial Police (DNPJ) regarding the behavior of this crime, punishable under Article 188 of the Penal Code. Official figures show that from 2000 to the first quarter of 2012, total 5412 […]
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Author: Deborah Brookhart Expat from Chicago tells her story of a home invasion in Ecuador Ecuador news – Saturday night/Sunday morning around 12:30-1 AM our house was broken into while we were asleep. I was sleeping in Sarah’s room (since she is afraid to sleep there alone, and now I’m GLAD she wasn’t in there) […]
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The import restrictions and their effects reduce expectations of four sectors of the country for the last quarter of the year. This is the most important season in terms of sales in the commercial sector. The weekly Leaders presented in today’s edition of a report on the effects these measures will generate official importers and […]
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On October 7, 2012, at 12:30 am, an expatriate couple from Chicago, Illinois and their thirteen-year-old daughter were asleep. In their newly constructed home, at a development outside of San Vicente Ecuador called “Palmas de Briceno”, three assailants broke into the residence through a window. Two of criminals were armed with handguns, and the third […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that eight cantons of the country have become in recent years the main points of origin, transit, transit and destination for victims of trafficking, although the statistics that manages the National Police and the Attorney does not reflect the scale of the problem. Read Article dimension
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Eluniverso.com It is a martyrdom which we must suffer urban transport users in Guayaquil. In recent years it has increased the sales mode buses; vendors give their speeches repetitive, tiring and transport become market bargains. How intimidating and doing sneaky sales scandal and fear cause passengers. Vendors deliver candy, cookies and other goodies in the […]
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David Santos, a civil engineer, is finishing packing all his life in just two suitcases. Two years are going to live in Ecuador, hired by the government of that country to train teachers of universities and research lines opened there. It is the only undertaking this adventure, 150 Spanish brains leak out Ecuador looking for […]
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The Ecuadorian State must compensate U.S. oil company Occidental (Oxy) to $ 1,769.6 million, plus interest, for having arranged the expiry of his contract for exploitation in the Amazon area six years ago. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), based in Washington, reported yesterday its final ruling on the lawsuit brought against […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that the Indigenous population of the canton Colta Kichwa (Chimborazo) began since Wednesday with cell phone service applications in their native language. The company takes delivery of this service at a cost of $ 44.99. According to records, there are 11,000 users Colta, as many will benefit applications in Kichwa, which means a […]
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With two bullets and three machetes was killed Cobeña Julio Manuel Zambrano, 68, inside the bus disk 3 Rocafuerte cooperative, which was moving toward a garden that the victim was at the San Francisco campus. The incident occurred at 07:00 yesterday at the height of the commune Paquisha in Rio Chico-Rocafuerte way when Cobeña moved […]
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Belgium provides financial support for demining programs in Ecuador and Peru Belgium signed on Wednesday an agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide financial support for the program “Landmine Victim Assistance in Ecuador and Peru,” carried out by the OAS. The contribution will help to prolong both countries’ control over their demining […]
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SOURCE US EMBASSY QUITO – Message for U.S. Citizens – U.S. Embassy, Quito, Ecuador Importation of Cell Phones to Ecuador October 4, 2012 The Committee for External Commerce (Comité de Commercio Exterior) of the Government of Ecuador recently issued Resolution 67, which limits the number of cellular telephones that an individual can bring into the […]
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Hoy.com.ec reported that those who have lived the drama of kidnapping Carchi have decided to leave to settle in other cities, where they believe there is safety. Farms in the road were abandoned Tulcán-Tufiño against harassment of groups engaged in kidnapping and extortion. According Join researchers, these crimes are committed by criminal groups that use […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that Guayaquil has less availability of direct flights to U.S. destinations. Five airlines flying three years ago to American cities, this year only two maintained their supply from the city: American Airlines and LAN. Not only would that undermined the flight to destinations such as Houston and Atlanta, but now the number of […]
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In Ecuador, 1 in 4 women experienced sexual violence, according to a national survey in 2011. According to INEC survey, 70.5% of women surveyed said they suffered violence between 16 and 20 years. According to the Code on Children, sexual abuse is any physical contact of a sexual nature or suggestion to which a child […]
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According to figures from the Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM), until August of this year for theft complaints people in the La Mariscal, a downtown of Quito, increased by 57.19% compared to the same period last year above. Read Article
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The Mexican company Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, announced today that it invested about $ 20 million in a new production line at its plant in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The company said in a statement that these investments will increase its production capacity by 35%, equivalent to more than 40 million […]
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The aircraft Martinair Holland made a night landing at the new terminal Tababela. According to the Twitter account @ NoticiasQuito, Mayor Augusto Barrera boarded the plane. The flight from Santiago de Chile landing using ILS systems, ie precision instrumentation landing, for its acronym in English. Read Article
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According to cuencahighlife.com, Elizabeth Cowans, a British demographer who has been a visiting professor at two of Cuenca’s universities, agrees with Alvarez. “As a sideline to my teaching, I have been following the expat community here for seven years and I can safely report that it has changed remarkably in the past two or three […]
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Eluniverso.com reporte that eight antisocial boarded a bus where a woman was pulled minutes before the sum of $ 4,000 from a bank in La Concordia. The incident occurred at kilometer 32 of the road to the parish Valle Hermoso. After the robbery the robbers fled on two motorcycles and a taxi. Read Article
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A citizen’s abduction and robbery foiled when reached for help to a police patrolman was subjected while inside a taxi. The incident occurred at 22:30 on Monday when the victim, who was not identified for fear, said boarded a taxi outside the mall San Marino to address the Alborada Hills. Notes on the road climbed […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that although not all cases end in rape, the prosecutor Marco Ordeñana, coordinator of the Heritage City, acknowledges that in recent times has shown an increase of crimes committed in yellow cabs, as robberies, kidnappings and express outrage. Añade que de estos delitos se desprenden otros como abusos sexuales, agresiones, lesiones u homicidios. […]
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In early September, 2012, Elcomercio.comPolice on Monday filed two alleged members of a gang assault and kidnapping of passengers at the international airport José Joaquín de Olmedo. An Australian and a Salvadoran were among the victims. Lieutenant Gustavo Solis, chief of patrol, said Patricia Digerolamo Salvadoran citizen reported that at 20:00 on Friday 31 August, […]
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Elcomercio.com reported that yesterday around 14:30, there was an assault on foreign tourists in the Cuyabeno River, Sucumbíos. Three armed men intimidated visitors heading to the Cuyabeno lagoons by canoe. Preliminary reports Tarapoa Police reported so far are two tourists kidnapped the group was assaulted. But secrecy continues between police members who do not want […]
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According to ELuniverso.com, five foreign tourists were assaulted by a criminal gang just as they were entering the Cuycabeno wildlife reserve in Sucumbios province, Ecuador. The information was provided by the Ministry of Environment. Information provided the gang of three are named the Black Eagles, Águilas Negras. In February, 2012, six men detained 20 foreigners […]
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Martin James Malone a U.S. citizen absconded from the United States in 1990 awaiting a jury verdict, establishes himself in Ecuador, extradited to the U.S., sentenced to prison. According to Eluniverso.com ……. Malone, 51, was starting to take things gently less work more surf-when police surrounded his vehicle Ecuador last February and extradited him to […]
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According to eluniverso.com, Ecuador and China signed seven agreements on cooperation, trade and security, reported Saturday the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry. The agreements were signed yesterday in his meetings Trade Minister of the Republic of China, Chen Deming, with various government representatives. “During the meeting they expressed the willingness of China to establish a car factory […]
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Elcomercio.com reported that a drug agent says that until five years ago, Mexico’s criminal groups were unable to reach operational Ecuadorian coast and therefore used to mafias of Colombia. Even reports that Mexican groups not controlled the distribution of narcotics, that was in the hands of criminal groups in Colombia, but this time, circumstances have […]
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The Third Criminal Chamber of the Court of Pichincha dropped the request for revocation to appeal to court against the 10 activists arrested in Luluncoto in Quito in March. The court’s president, Carmen Zambrano, read for about 40 minutes the resolution adopted with his teammates Eduardo Ochoa and Patricio Navarrete. According to the official, there […]
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Judge of Criminal fourteenth Guayas, Marcos Torres, today issued its ruling regarding the request for appeal of judgment that made the prosecution against nine defendants for the murder of three people. Eight of those involved are members of the Military Fort Huancavilca. The prosecutor Julio Romero Vacacela accusatory opinion issued yesterday against the military and […]
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According to lahora.com.ec If confirmed the phenomenon of El Niño, is very likely to be of “low intensity”, says the WMO. The El Nino weather phenomenon could grow again in September and October and persist during the winter, predicted Tuesday the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). According to the latest quarterly newsletter Boy / Girl of […]
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Lahora.com.ec reported that Threats to the integrity and life of journalists have become more evident in the last month, because those affected have published their reports. There are at least four cases that have been released, so the Ecuador Journalists Forum (FOPE) expressed rejection “of any threat to the physical integrity of every journalist in […]
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Elexpreso.com.ec reported since yesterday, Quito has 240 new police officers responsible for ensuring the safety of the capital. They will be assigned to the Community Policing Unit (UPC). The presentation ceremony was held yesterday at 10:30 on the Cross of Papa La Carolina Park, north of Quito. The event was attended City Mayor Augusto Barrera, […]
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Hoy.com.ec reported the province with more fire is Pichincha (to 2458), followed by Imbabura (with 209) and Canar (63). Already more than 3000 forest fires that have occurred in the country from June 1 until the present date. This sets the balance yesterday, prepared by the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR). According to the […]
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Hoy.com.ec reported that President Correa took up the debate on the use and transgenic research in the country, on September 1. That day regret not impose said “so many novelty” who-said – was driven by Alberto Acosta, which led to the approval of the art. 401 of the Constitution. In a study published in 2008, […]
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El Universo reported that for six years come to his office for help minors who became pregnant after being raped. Given the dramatic stories of facing these youth, Beatriz Bordes, a lawyer and president of the Fundación María Guare, which provides psychological and legal assistance to those adolescents should also receive psychological therapies is so […]
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This morning, police reported the death of John R. for an alleged overdose of scopolamine. The young man, 29, left Thursday night with a friend at a bar in La Mariscal. According to preliminary data, in the nightclub, young on a stranger, who apparently ingested liquor. Read Article
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A report sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says that this is the only house that caters to adult women in the country. Y alerta: “Las casas de acogida especializadas que existen son insuficientes para las necesidades nacionales”. And warning: “The specialized foster homes that exist are insufficient for national […]
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El Universo.com reported a Colombian who came to visit Guayaquil, denounced attached to the Office of Guayas Judicial Police that she and her fellow Elisa were victims of a ‘walk millionaire’, as they call express kidnappings in Colombia. The victims boarded a yellow cab outside the Malecon Simon Bolivar in the center. According to Adela, […]
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El Universo reported that Police on Tuesday seized 1,992 deer cocaine base carrying two children 7 and 9 years carrying packages attached to their bodies under their clothes. The operation was performed on the integrated control of the Canton Quijos Baeza, when people and vehicles were checked. On the site were arrested Tito Palma Ecuadorians […]
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The Ministry of Transport and Public Works of Ecuador announced today the approval of an ambitious program to build modern highways in two thousand 357 kilometers of track, with an investment of 153 million seven thousand dollars. The new highways include several provinces, with the goal of reducing transportation time and ensure the safety of […]
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The Ecuadorian capital began the week with seven fire. One of them occurred in the area of kilometer 22 on the road to Chiriboga, in Southern District, which works to control it. Others have occurred in Pueblo, Czech and Pasochoa. In the fire of 47 people are working Chiriboga Corps Fire Quito and other provinces, […]
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Lahora.com.ec reported that the number of transplants has grown: from just 184 in 2006 rose to 394 between January and August this year. Donations also increased. In 2009 there were 1.2 donors per million people, there are currently 2.5 and the authorities hope that by the end of the year up to three. Thus, importing […]
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Intelligence identifies three cities where supposedly stored illegal weapons and ammunition: Quevedo (Los Ríos), junction (Guayas) and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. Here, guns are stored in homes and move to Quito where negotiated with intermediaries who sell Colombian subversive groups or members of local gangs. In other cases negotiates directly on the border with […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that………You hear the birds chirping. Crows, herons and hawks roam between ceibos, guayacanes or acacias, robust and impressive, rise in Cerro Azul, 11 km by road to the coast. Walking through one of the trails you get to an area where there are giant rocks and evidence that has been exploited stone material. […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that the Natural Heritage own secretary, Tania Villegas, some 20 rangers commanded an operation to prevent the flames from reaching the Cotopaxi National Park (CNP). The official said the fire has not reached the PNC protected areas, reserves the Bowling and the Los Ilinizas but are grasslands that are in the buffer zone […]
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Yesterday at 08:50 AFB landed in Quito’s Mariscal Sucre the first of two UH-60 Black Hawk, Colombian Air Force (FAC), which will assist in the control of forest fires that have occurred in the last three months in Ecuador. The second aircraft arrived in the afternoon yesterday and joined the team intended to quell claims […]
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Six security guards hired by the cruise ship Autunm-E were in pretrial detention after-dawn yesterday, it was discovered that one of the containers carrying contained drugs. “They violated the assurances of the load. We found two holsters and two pouches with 128 brick-shaped packages that had a white substance that after field tests were positive […]
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Airlines operating in the country began offering discounts on tickets for the season, which begins in September. Users can access tickets costing up to 50% less than that achieved in the high season. With these promotions, the airlines want to secure the occupation of their aircraft in the offseason and promote destinations preferred by Ecuadorians, […]
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Four men armed with submachine guns and attacked a unit of the carrier Transesmeraldas, at 23:30 last Thursday. The unit en route Esmeraldas-Quito. One passenger said yesterday that strangers Bourbon rose in the parish, and they sat in the back of the vehicle. They were well dressed in comfortable clothes, witnesses said. So, they said, […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that…people in this area prefer not to talk about it. Review, say some fishermen might engage, even after Colonel Paul Aguirre, Chief of Police of Manta, in those days, said an international criminal organization could be operating in San Mateo. Colonel Ramiro Mantilla, head of zone 4 of the National Police, recognizes that […]
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Eluniverso.com reported……. However, the increase in the number of servers does not match the cost that the state has had to take on staff costs since 2007. According to the Fiscal Policy Observatory (MRO), technical agency citizen, during the first five years of the Correa administration salary payments increased by 96.7%, almost double……”To be a […]
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From January to August this year, the airport sector there have been 102 robberies people. Elcomercio.com Yesterday, police officers in the field revealed that the airport operates four criminal groups allegedly involved in robbing people. Researchers know this method as ‘descuideros’. That is, the strangers take advantage of times when users leave their belongings for […]
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Elunivers.com reported that in less than 24 hours four people were arrested in the Metropolitan District of Quito (DMQ) on the charge of being the cause of forest fires that affect the city and its surroundings. On Thursday afternoon were arrested in Pomasqui sector in the north of the capital, three young men who would […]
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Today ends the ban on red crabs (Ucides occidentalis) and blue (Cardisoma crassum), and capture resumes tomorrow, holding, processing and marketing, actions that were prohibited as they ruled for a month, from August 15 . This closure is the last of the year and the most important because the crustacean enters a molting period (change […]
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The agency reported that in the north of the capital have filed 13 complaints, Calderón administrations (1), Eloy Alfaro (2), La Delicia (5), North (5). The lowest incidence was recorded in the south and valleys. In Quitumbe administration filed a complaint, as in the valley of Tumbaco, while in the central administration were filed two […]
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Thirty-one institutions of the financial system that did not meet the installation of cellular inhibitors within the time period penalties received by the Superintendency of Banks and Insurance (SBS), said Ligia Cobo Quartermaster General of this entity. According to Article 38 of the Order of the Superintendency of Banks and Insurance and the Banking Board, […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that Miguel Angel Quinonez Rodriguez, alias Danki, minimum internal security pavilion Bellavista in Santo Domingo, escaped on Friday when he was treated in hospital Gustavo Dominguez. Apparently the two guides escorting him were neglected when the defendant remained in the emergency area of the nursing home, where he was taken at 06:30 for […]
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igepn.edu.ec reported after the sharp increase in volcanic gas emissions (SO2) and abundant presence of seismic signals related to the internal movement of fluids recorded earlier this month of September, from day 4, the Tungurahua volcano has declined markedly its activity, showing seismicity with moderate to low levels, and occasionally a small steam emission and […]
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Thestate.com/AP reported… To Correa, Australian-born Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is a truth-teller who deserves praise and protection as he knocks down the walls of government secrets. But when it comes to Ecuador’s opposition media, Correa says too many journalists serve special interests and have immense, unchecked power. Correa has been fighting a running battle with […]
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According to Eluniverso.com, police in Sucumbios seized 1500 cartriges – caliber 5.56 x 45. Police believed the the ammunition was headed for FARC in Colombia. The contraband was stored in a warehouse in a neighborhood of Nueva Loja along with three weapons. The investigation revealed that a member of the Ecuadorian Air Force was going […]
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According to eluniverso.com, sentence six former National Police officers for a double murder to 25 years in prison. The six were found guilty of the murder of Danilo Bowen Zambrano, 22, and Luis Enrique Jaramillo Alcivar, 21, who were abducted the morning of October 16 in the neighborhood Jocay Manta, and three days later appeared […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that two Ministry officeso Received a phone call about 16:00 yesterday warned about the possible outbreak of a bomb in the building where they operate ministries of Transport and Public Works, and Non-Renewable Natural Resources, on Avenida Orellana and Juan Leon Mera, north of capital. The threat turned out to be a hoax. […]
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According to confirmado.net, The provinces of Pichincha, Imbabura, Chimborazo, Azuay, Canar, Carchi and Gold were declared orange alert due to forest fires. The announcement was made by Secretary of Risk Management, Maria del Pilar Cornejo, during the Expanded Security Cabinet met to discuss the threat. Read Article
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Confirmado.net reported that thanks for the vote of thousands of tourists, Quito, capital of Ecuador and the Andean city of Cuenca are among the 25 most attractive destinations in South America. The travel website www.tripadvisor.com.ar stressed that these cities are among the most popular tourist sites in the world. According to Tripadvisor, Quito is located […]
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The full Legislature unanimously approved yesterday the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, which includes the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The purpose of this international agreement is to promote, facilitate and strengthen cooperation between States in order to prevent, combat and eradicate […]
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Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, one of the largest property insurers in the world, today announced the expansion of its operations in Ecuador, following the acquisition of two companies in the South American country: Pan and Cervantes. With that, Liberty Expands Operations in Latin America, where it already has a presence in countries like Argentina, Brazil, […]
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Elmercurio.com.ec reported that in broad daylight a man broke into a shop located in the street and Sangurima Benigno Malo, on Monday. The owner, whose identity has not been released she was with her son, when the subject abruptly entered the shop. She realized that he tried to get to the location where she kept […]
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The most dangerous drug in the world: ‘Devil’s Breath’ chemical from Colombia can block free will, wipe memory and even kill. Scopolamine often blown into faces of victims or added to drinks Within minutes, victims are like ‘zombies’ – coherent, but with no free will Some victims report emptying bank accounts to robbers or helping […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that two women apparently drugged four people stole several artifacts from their residence, located at 19th and Maldonado, southwest of Guayaquil, at 01:15 on Wednesday. The ages of the victims, allegedly with scopolamine, ranging between 31 and 89 years. The housing also were four children under 7, 9, 13 and 17, who were […]
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noticias.univision.com reported that U.S. officials have seen an increase in the use of at least three models of submersible in the Caribbean. These means of transport, operating with a diesel engine and are built in the jungles of South America, represent a new challenge for the U.S. and Latin American countries, according to the note. […]
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Carlos Jumbo, professional driver who frequents daily routes for business in the province, expressed concern about the frequency with which the animals roam carrosables pathways, such as the road section Sabanilla-Zapotillo is common to find several copies goat on open track where already placed rigid pavement, which is unfortunate as the speed of the motor […]
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Eltiempo.com.ec reported that, Data Security is an Internet portal that offers citizenship public information relating to its business, identification data, migration, criminal records, obligations to the IRS, among others. René Auger, director of regional Dinadarp 6, said that before the enactment of that law, business registers and property were privately managed so that there was […]
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Eltiempo.com.ec reported that staff of the Armed Forces met arms control operating in different parts of the city. Roman Enriquez officer who was in charge of an operation conducted yesterday in Don Bosco Avenue, explained that the controls are preventive and consist of reviewing the compartments of vehicles and their occupants. Read Article
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Eluniverso.com reported that Fenapan president, Pedro Miranda, explained that the aspiration of the guild is that the price of bread popular that is now $ 0.12, is located between $ 0.17 and $ 0.18. Miranda also explained that although the rising price of inputs like flour, $ 10 in the last month (from $ 32 […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that at least 3957 hectares, in some cases protected forest have been destroyed by forest fires in a span of three months and a half in eight provinces, according to preliminary statistics from the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR). One person killed, dozens injured and semiasfixiados and economic losses are added as […]
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Expats helping kids in Ecuador was started 15 months ago by a group of expats that wanted to contribute their time and efforts to improving the lives some of the least fortunate kids in Salinas and the Santa Elena Province. We work closely with a medical center in Palmar and the Olon orphanage. Through the […]
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A few minutes ago, the Judicial Police of Pichincha announced the confiscation of firearms, military helmets and ammunition in a house in the south of Quito. The operation took place yesterday afternoon. “Agents in coordination with the Office conducted a search of the property which reportedly is stored military weapons, possibly obsolete,” the Judicial Police. […]
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Vistazo.com reported – Shrimp ointment/ peeling in Posorja revived the economy, and now is marketing its fishing and disappear before the government’s decision to eliminate trawling since October. In this parish of Guayas, capturing not only creates jobs, but also the 25 establishments, including craft and community ointment peeling shrimp and then process it and […]
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A motorcycle advertising, televised in Ecuador, says dismissively. “Honda is Honda, the rest are Chinese.” That prompted protests from the Association of Motorcycle Assemblers of Ecuador, and also led a team of Agency scroll Andes of the 12 motorcycle assemblers of Chinese partners in this organization, to demonstrate the Ecuadorian technicians work in achieving a […]
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N.Y. Times reported…..Juan José Illingworth has English bona fides that are hard to beat. He is the sixth-generation namesake of an Englishman who became one of Ecuador’s national heroes, fighting for independence from Spain, helping to lead the young nation, founding its naval academy and drafting the law that freed the country’s slaves. Read Article
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Reported by eluniverso.com that For two years, Leonardo Ramon Salazar Góngora lost mobility in his body after surgery. Nancy Salazar, the young mother of 24, has tried to sue for alleged negligence against the hospital Carrasco Jose Arteaga, the Social Security Institute of Cuenca. “My son entered walking with their five senses and a nose […]
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Wildfires continue to rage in Quito with three homes destroyed, a person with burns, another hit by a fall and 15 asphyxiated. That is the result we threw yesterday, Sunday, a wildfire proportions presented at the San Miguel neighborhood, parish Zámbiza, northeast of Quito. Read Article
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Elnuevoempresario.com reported that a total of 17,000 hectares, corresponding to 4030 small producers benefit from spraying against the plague of black Sigatoka start on Friday as one of the measures outlined in the emergency banana that began two months ago and that concludes tomorrow. The Deputy Agriculture Minister Luis Valverde, said this afternoon that the […]
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A woman was killed with five shots in the streets Calicuchima and fourth, in the citadel San Emilio, north of Miracle. The crime occurred at 18:30 last Saturday. The victim, who was identified as Gina Sarango Elizabeth Solano, 24, was liquidated by the executioners when she sat in a vehicle in the copilot’s seat…Police surmised […]
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Seven months into operations at the new airport in Quito (February 20), the rates of the two public transport systems are not defined. According Germanic Pinto, general manager of the Metropolitan Public Enterprise Mobility and Public Works (Epmmop), the process it must coordinate the Municipality of Quito and the National Traffic Agency (NTA), which has […]
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Is the construction of new police units in neighborhoods has slowed insecurity in Quito? According to the latest report of the Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM), reports on three types of crime increased. The theft of belongings to neglect (theft) almost tripled: in 2010 there were 383 complaints and in 2011 was 1118. With respect […]
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Elcomercio.comIn the parish of Zámbiza in northeast Quito, tense moments are lived by the wildfire that was reactivated this morning. The Fire Department has evacuated people living near the accident, are located in the Parish Coliseum. There is still no data on how many people have been evacuated. Through twitter Fabricio Councilman Villamar said three […]
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elnuevoempresario.com reported that family income in Ecuador covers 92.7% of the consumer basket in August/2012. Producer inflation, ie, the change in prices of products at its factory, farms, beaches, among others, was 0.58% higher than in January this year from 2.14% figure August 2011 reached 3.05%. The change in consumer prices was 0.29% Ecuador in […]
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Yesterday morning, went to the Provincial Police Command of Manabi No. 4, a total of 210 new police officers, which were distributed to different cantons displaced Manabi. The Colonel. Ramiro Mantilla, made the presentation of the new uniforms, augurándoles successes, as well as references and recommendations made to meet the job efficiently, with honesty, with […]
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According to Eluniverso.com, it is an open secret in the premises of the Judicial Police in the country, in the prosecution. But as said Antonio Gagliardo, District Attorney Galapagos Guayas and probably no citizen complaint because they are smaller amounts of money. It refers to the alleged corruption of certain agents of the Judicial Police, […]
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Eluniverso reported on recent social samplings of what is important to Ecuadorians in a number of cities. Sampling was conducted in 3,960 households in five cities. The most important options in life were: work, family, religion, health, other (knowledge, friends, politics, entertainment) and none. To Hernan Reyes, a graduate in sociology and political science professor […]
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NEW FIRES THREATENING QUITO ECUADOR According to Eluniversal.com, Several fires, three of them of magnitude, occurred yesterday around the capital, with no casualties reported, but ended with large sections of vegetation, sparking concern in neighboring towns. Since early yesterday morning to press time, the Fire Department responded emergencies Lumbisí Quito, Guangopolo, Atacazo, Guápulo, Zambiza, San […]
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Eluniverso.com reported an earthquake measuring 4.4 degrees was felt Saturday night in Guayaquil. The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic reported through his Twitter account that the epicenter occurred near Guayaquil, about 20 miles northwest of Canton Balao, in the province of Guayas. The quake occurred at 20:14 and had a depth of 12 kilometers […]
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They came from countries like Spain, Colombia, Argentina and the United Unidos. According to the Correa government, many did not give details of their actividadesen the country. The Technical Secretariat of International Cooperation (SETECI), the government agency responsible for completing the agreements of the 26 NGOs, took three years to review the operations of all […]
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Five measures include emergency plan proposed by the Emergency Operations Committee (EOC), which is permanently installed in Quito, once the emergency decreed by Mayor Augusto Barrera. Duplicate operational responsiveness is the first step. Emergency personnel of the Fire Department will join 150 members of Armed Forces, 100 members in the process of formation of the […]
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Eluniverso.com reported thatT. Francisco, who worked for four months as a guide in Ambato Rehabilitation Center, was arrested by police last Thursday, when trying to enter the prison cocaine base. Early yesterday morning the guide gave a statement to the prosecutor to flagrante delicto, Diego Moreno, in which he said he received threats to harm […]
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