Otavalo. Several cases of domestic violence are recorded daily in the women’s police station and the police, 60 percent of these belong to the rural sector. Statistics. Marianita Pijal, curator of Women reported that 48 complaints were recorded monthly from family violence. He said that many times the children, especially those under age often endure […]
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Allegations of domestic violence increase in police stations. In Guayaquil, the Commissioner of women and family receive approximately 50 cases per day. The most recent case was given in Guayaquil, where a murderer with iron man his wife and then commit suicide.
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The National Police of Ecuador, through staff Intervention and Rescue Group (GIR) and in coordination with the Judicial Police and Prosecution of Azuay province, in the final hours to the arrest of several people who allegedly belonged to a criminal gang, who committed their robberies masquerading as messengers to select the homes that were later […]
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Rafael Correa warned such a provocative precedent would leave British embassies across the world facing similar “violating”moves by foreign governments. In an interview with his country’s state television, Mr Correa continued his strong rhetoric suggesting the diplomatic impasse with Britain was no closer to being solved. Read Article
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Eluniverso.com reported that two chemical tests were performed in different nursing homes to determine the chemicals that caused the death of Ronald Veintimilla Alexis Diaz, 29, early Sunday, the day after his friend Rolando socialize with Leonel González Vélez assaulted them. Lorena Vargas Morán González’s wife, says they went to Junior’s nightclub in Alborada, where […]
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Just a little over two hours survived the little Steven Daniel Zavala Maldonado, of five years, after drinking a pesticide used to combat the pest snail and his father, Darwin Maldonado, kept at home. It happened last Sunday in a countryside venue the League, the canton St. Lucia, province of Guayas. According to relatives, the […]
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Columns of ash and gases up to a mile above the crater continued yesterday emanating Tungurahua volcano. Meanwhile, in the towns and agricultural areas located west of the giant ash fell persistently, that the damages were rising, until last Sunday, leaving 6,200 ha of crops lost and at least 10,000 cattle without food. Read Article
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This essay seeks to analyse the development of relations between Colombia and Ecuador from the perspective of space, borders and armed conflicts. For this purpose, this paper resorts to historical elements, including references to the formation of the first armed organizations and its impact on the development of the Colombian State and its relationship with […]
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B otellas unregistered health wine, shrimp shabby kitchen containers crammed with butter and fat is what was observed on Tuesday in several chifas of Guayaquil. This situation led to the authorities of the Provincial Directorate of Guayas (DPSG) and the Commissioner of Health resolved that these businesses should be closed, since one of them until […]
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In Assange Asylum, A Stand Against Neo-colonialist Policies By Roger Burbach and Marc Becker Rafael Correa, the president of one of South America’s smallest countries with almost 15 million inhabitants is taking a dramatic stand against Great Britain, Sweden and the United States by granting political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Last Wednesday the […]
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Seven Guatemalans and five Ecuadorians were arrested after officials discovered 405 kilos of cocaine inside a private jet. The five Ecuadorians were crew members on the plane, Siglo 21 reports. The other suspects claimed to be unemployed, and that they had travelled to Ecuador for work training. The suspects and the drugs were found inside […]
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Eluniverso.com reportedThe group emerged from the project guards training prison guards, whose graduation was last weekend at the Army Polytechnic School (ESPE), in Quito. The guides are attached to the 480 custodians who received their certification in April. The guides will have a salary of between $ 650 and $ 700, “not counting overtime,” said […]
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Eluniverso.com reported Cirino Cordovilla Gabriel never imagined that the couple picked a passenger on Avenue Locks, south of Guayaquil, he had prepared an express kidnapping. It was 01:00 last Saturday. According to the complaint lodged by the prosecution, when Cordovilla had circulated two blocks “the woman pulled out a revolver and pointed me in the […]
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President Rafael Correa on Saturday offered a subsidy of 40% in fuel for airlines to open new routes connecting Ecuador and other countries and thus improve connectivity with the Andean nation.”We will favor some frequencies, but if airlines want to do direct flight Ecuador-Italy, Ecuador, Germany, have a subsidy of 40% of the fuel,” Correa […]
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The stage is clear for insurers and insurance producers: the number of restrictions on imports of vehicles and spare parts that the Government has imposed since 2009 has appreciated the cost of used cars. And as a result, the latter have not lost their value and insurance premiums have not dropped as normal and predictable […]
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Sunday, August 19, 2012 13:58 From early on Thursday August 16 and so far, maintaining high energy seismic signal amplitude tremor and emissions associated with steam, gas and ash. This activity is manifested by constant surface noise and roar of moderate to strong intensity, moderate intensity sporadic gunfire, a constant emission of ash and pyroclastic […]
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Tungurahua, (play /tʊŋɡʊˈrɑːwə/; from Quichua tunguri (throat), rahua (fire): “Throat of Fire”[4] or from Panzaleo) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted in 1999, and is ongoing as of 2011, with major eruptions on 16 August 2006, 6 […]
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Monique de Haan Erik Plug José Rosero In this paper we investigate birth order effects on human capital development of children in Ecuador. Specifically, we estimate the relationship between birth order, preschool cognition and secondary school enrollment using family fixed effects estimation to rule out that observed differences in birth order are driven by family […]
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Three People were arrested Friday afternoon after They Were Accused of Assault on Muu restaurant customers located in the Nunnery and the third in the cdla. Central Urdesa north of Guayaquil. The arrest came after a chase at 14:00 by That citadel. The Suspects Were Identified as Yimmy Welitom Pinargote Cevallos, 39, Guillermo Alfredo Davila […]
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Syphilis and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Sero-Prevalence Among Female Sex Workers and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ecuador and Andhra Pradesh (India) Abstract: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) are a major public health issue worldwide. Despite of that, there is lack of data on their magnitude particularly in developing countries. Previous studies have […]
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The National Secretariat for Risk Management, SNGR, yesterday declared an orange alert in four provinces in areas of influence of the Tungurahua volcano, which in recent days has seen an increase in activity, reported that institution. The Tungurahua volcano shows an increase in emissions of gases and ash, and explosions of varying intensity, according to […]
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Maintenance and reconstruction of a heritage building, in the presence of a casualty, implies high costs, which in many cases owners can not afford. James Ordonez, regional director of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage, INPC, said many people do not want to be recognized as equity good as this creates a high liability to […]
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Within 48 hours another fire in the historic center mobilized firefighters on high alert. This time it was a three-story home located on the street Honorato Vazquez and Mariano Cueva. The fire started around 19:30, according to a report of the fire damage was total on the top floor of the building. Read Article GOING […]
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The Organization of American States (OAS) has scheduled an emergency meeting of its foreign ministers next week to discuss the differences between Ecuador and Britain over the asylum that Quito granted to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Read Article
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Two cases: a 14 years off his life for his poor grades in the subject of Mathematics. His work in millimeter sheets were returned with circles written in red ink and notes saying “no good”. Next to the folder that filed the case rests Jorge Laura, 18. The fights between her parents home and beating […]
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One of the Ecuadorian who was caught offering their products on the street, and who asked to remain anonymous, expressed his opposition to what he described as “disproportionate use of police force against our Ecuadorian community, the only thing does is make a living in a dignified manner. ” He said that they, as Ecuadorian […]
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Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, is one of the most important emerging tropical diseases. Dengue is hyper-endemic in coastal Ecuador, where all four serotypes co-circulate. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influences climate in Ecuador, with positive phase ENSO (El Niño) associated with wetter and warmer conditions over the southern coastal region. In turn, greater […]
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Eldiario.ec reported the body of a missing American was found yesterday floating in the sea to 9 miles off the beach “Las Piñas” commune near the parish of San Lorenzo Manta. his is Thomas James Mosher, 46, a tourism entrepreneur who had disappeared at sea on July 31 in Salinas, while testing a jet ski. […]
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Colombian officials hope to eradicate 5,000 hectares of illegal coca plantations along the Ecuadorian border by October 15, 2012. This plan calls for manual destruction of the crops, according to Fox News Latino. The areas in focus include Narino, Putumayo, and Guaviare, where officials say coca production increased dramatically between 2010 and 2011. In 2007, Colombian […]
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MAJOR FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE CETNER OF CUENCA’S HISTORIC DISTRICT – AUGUST 15, 2012
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Major Fire Cuenca Ecuador – August 15, 2012 Eltiempo.com.ec reported Wednesday night, the historic center of the city into chaos. Around 22:00, a fire broke out on the roof of the Seminary St. Louis, near the Cathedral Immaculate, and spread because the structure of that building is made up of old timbers. Firefighters and witnesses […]
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The government of Ecuador is prepared to allow Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, to remain in its embassy in London indefinitely under a type of humanitarian protection, a government official said in Quito on Wednesday night. Mr. Assange has been holed up in the embassy for two months seeking asylum. Read Article
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Five hours later in a bank, a guy surprised Rebecca Espinoza, 75, and took the $ 3,200 that was deposited. The stranger offered to help keep the elderly wait in line. Twenty minutes passed and Grandma could not locate the stranger, then told the guards and they turn to the representatives of the bank, eventually […]
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The inauguration of the new airport in Quito, Mariscal Sucre, in Tababela start commercial operations on February 20 next year, they said the mayor, Augusto Barrera. This approach should be presented to the Full Council to establish legal processes to justify this decision. This decision was taken after a meeting between the mayor Augusto Barrera, […]
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A woman of 21, identified as Andrea, was arrested yesterday morning by members of the police while carrying a fetus in a box of five months pregnant. According apprehended, she suffered a spontaneous abortion at home and therefore carried the fetus in a box to take to a health center. Read Article
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Fuel stations were militarized Sucumbíos yesterday to neutralize the smuggling of gasoline daily escapes to Colombia and the informal market in the northern border. The measure is before the Committee on Energy Sovereignty of the province. Military personnel of the Special Forces group and 56 53 Ray Tungurahua that each car handles refueling only once […]
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One child under 9 years, according to his family was kidnapped on Saturday, said yesterday that two subjects Prosecutor Known aliases and the Skinny Chapulete forced him to rob a cooperative housing Balerio Estacio. The child was found by police on the roof of the house of Cesar Cedeno Cedeno Leonardo early yesterday morning. Read […]
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For 31 days, starting today, will be prohibited the capture, marketing and consumption of red crabs (Ucides occidentalis) and blue (Cardisoma crassum), because it begins its molting season, that is, change the shell. This is the second year ban. The first took place between January 15 and February 15 for the breeding season of the […]
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Guardian.co.uk reported Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, says he hopes to be able to announce this week whether he will grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Correa told state TV a large amount of material about international law needed to be examined to make a responsible, informed decision. He said he expected to have […]
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Prosecutor accused of manslaughter two former health authorities for the deaths of four infants in the room of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Hospital de Ycaza Francisco Bustamante in Guayaquil. Read Article
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Makita Kuk is a savings and credit cooperative that was created in 1994 and is controlled by the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES). According to their website also has offices in Milagro, Duale, Babahoyo and El Triunfo (Guayas). Uncertainty and anxiety felt by savers Makita Cooperative Kuk, who can not withdraw their money […]
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Cronicaviva.com.pe Peru reported that group of Peruvian farmers of the border town of Quebrada Seca, Zarumilla, in the Tumbes region, reported that armed soldiers entered Ecuadorian territory to try to evict them. “Coincidentally, yesterday I dropped a patrol Ecuadorian armed toditos, saying he no longer works there because that (land) was Ecuadorian,” one resident of […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru denied that Ecuadorian soldiers have entered Peruvian territory in the province of Zarumilla (northeast), according to a statement released yesterday. “There has been no income at all Ecuadorian troops or troops into the country,” said the Peruvian Foreign Ministry in a brief message. The Peruvian authorities clarified that […]
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Between two and five years imprisonment and a fine of 5% of unified basic salary is the penalty for a pedestrian who, by his imprudence, causes an accident that leaves people killed or seriously injured, according to the Regulations of the New Law Transit. Jenny Chalco, pedestrian, recognizes that, despite the recommendations and driver education […]
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The critically ill patients being transferred to urging Portoviejo Guayaquil or are transported by the ambulances of the Fire Department of Manta and Montecristi. Yesterday Quijije Rosario, who was hospitalized Saturday in the Insurance ruptured an artery in the brain, had to be rushed to Guayaquil. The attending physician suggested the emergency. Read Article
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About 200 employees of the Municipality trabajares and the canton Eloy Alfaro, in northern province of Esmeraldas, took council facilities, at 06:30 today. Demanding payment of contributions to Social Security, the administration of Mayor Richard Mina, there would be canceled from 2005 to 2012. The debt amounts to USD 1.6 million. The strike is indefinite. […]
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While the foundation is private, it also has an agreement with the Ministry of Economic and Social MIES, to meet people abandoned, said the director of the shelter, Maria Dolores Cordova. The shelter provides care to 22 elderly. The focus is on health care, physical therapy and religious service. Older adults have physical and mental […]
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Elcomercio.com reportedOn Wednesday recalled the scenes as a child. At night, her father gave her a black briefcase with 100 small packages of cocaine hydrochloride. They were wrapped in notebook paper. Hid them in his underwear and gave whenever asked. As his father got ‘clients’, sat playing or distracted with chocolate. The instructions were clear: […]
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German Valenzuela works as a consultant in Human Relations Codemicro company. Currently advising the cooperative Freedom Peninsular to arm the security protocol. He recognizes that the profile of many of today’s drivers and drivers is incompatible with their duties. “They struggle to understand their role of service. They are friendly, do not interact well with […]
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Higher tariffs, import quotas, increasing the output tax exchange and the effects of winter have caused the Ecuadorian consumers pay more when purchasing agricultural products and certain consumer goods during the first seven months of the year. Vegetables, fruit, meat, liquor, phones and cars are among the products that have seen increases ranging between 2% […]
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From 19:00 on Friday until 03:00 the next day, in the Office of Guayas was reported the theft of seven vehicles, and in one of those cases involved express kidnapping. Jose Armendariz said at 19:00 several subjects stole his white Hyundai Tucson, GRR-640 board, outside his brother’s house in Quito Avenue between Calle Ayacucho and […]
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Two new cases of express kidnappings were reported yesterday in the prosecution. The victims suffered the loss of their cars. The first happened around 19:00 Saturday in the Valdivia citadel, after the driver stopped Rommel Danilo Heras Holguin to a friend and was stopped by two cars where they got six armed men. He climbed […]
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A protest by several players of Deportivo Quito, who were on the 1544 flight of the airline LAN, caused a delay of two hours in the output plane en route Cuenca-Quito. The players claimed the presence of his fellow Maximilian Bevacqua and Isaac Mina, who were prevented from boarding the aircraft that would take them […]
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IBARRA. The police of Imbabura, through research gave the whereabouts of persons involved in rape, murder, and drugs. Men who were on the list of ‘Most Wanted’ in Imbabura. LAST EVENT. At dawn on Thursday the police captured Jaime Colimba Chuquín who was sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment for the crime of rape of […]
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CAYAMBE. Cheese has been since ancient times one of the foods present in the tables. Cayambe has a long tradition in developing this product, as set forth in the Third National Cheese Fair On-Site Technical Institute Nelson Torres. EXHIBITORS. Among the speakers are small and medium producers of dairy products, as Edwin Monteros, who with […]
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On July 12, Carla (name withheld), who is 15 years old, through her cousin met Jose Sebastian Conduri Charro, who introduced himself as a sales and shows. After making friends exchanged phone numbers. After a few days Conduri, 35 years old, making contact with two children and invited them to lunch. The collected in a […]
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Crime, vandalism and consumption of liquor remains in distress to the inhabitants of Quito Norte neighborhood. Stories of armed assault, burglary to homes, commercial premises, among others, are constant and this is compounded by the disunity of the people, exacerbating the problem of insecurity. Daniela Guerrero and Julio Cevallos, in charge of the UPC and […]
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Lahora.com.ec reported Anonymous Activist organization, which describes itself as an entity of protest on the Web, started in the morning the attack on local government websites of Ecuador.The attack called “Operation Internet Surkishka” criticizes the Telecommunications Act, specifically in the article that mandates the Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (Suptel) may request information from ISPs as location […]
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Portoviejo (Manabi). – The National Secretariat for Water (Senagua) is channeling streams in areas that were affected last winter. These prevention works aim to mitigate the effects it may cause the presence of the phenomenon “El Niño”, between January and April next year. The streams located in Mapasinque sites, Pachinche Middle and El Pollo, Santa […]
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Ecuador’s national water authority Senagua is moving forward with construction of the Bulubulu-Cañar-Naranjal flood irrigation system, after signing the contracts for the construction of the Cañar and Naranjal projects. China International Water & Electric (CWE) will carry out the construction of both projects, located in coastal Guayas province, the authorities said in separate releases. Read […]
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Seven drug laboratories along the border between Ecuador and Colombia were found and destroyed in a joint operation. According to La Hora, the discovery of the laboratories dealt a blow to a network that produced drugs with coca leaves from Colombia and chemicals from Ecuador. Officials determined that around 60 kilos of drugs had been […]
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Two Colombian women, 19 and 14, were arrested after officials caught them in a prostitution operation in Ecuador. They were travelling to a nightclub in the north of Ibarra to work, El Norte reports. The women were discovered during a routine traffic check after displaying suspicious behavior. Officials also noticed their Colombian accents. The two […]
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The Counter Narcotics Police of Tungurahua expressed concern about the increase in the amount of drugs seized in the province of Tungurahua in the last three years. The head of this unit, Captain Santiago Santacruz, said of the 26 kilos that were seized in 2009, rose to 58 in 2010, while 88 were seized last […]
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With more than 1,500 gallons of fuel was found Tuesday night on the beach Tarqui a speedboat, known as go fast. Staff was informed that the Port Authority of Manta when it was discovered the boat down from a truck PBK-6669 board, whose occupants were arrested during the operation. It was noted that one of […]
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Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa on Tuesday defended trade relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran to the opposition criticism that South American country. The Ecuadorian president said that selling bananas should not shock anyone, as this type of trade does not violate the resolutions of the United Nations Organization (UNO). Correa’s remarks to reporters considered […]
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Representatives of the production sectors, exporters and airlines sent letters to the Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito, which request was postponed startup of operations at the airport Tababela, scheduled for October 12. The main reason is that from October until the first months of next year there is a noticeable increase in passenger […]
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Radiosucre.com.ec reported President Rafael Correa, was emphatic in saying that you will not reverse the implementation of new speed limits for driving. The president also announced that in the coming days will disseminate an information campaign that will educate citizens on the high responsibility of driving on roads and highways. Under the name “Stop it […]
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Five forest fires between Sunday and Monday in the provinces of Azuay and Canar put on alert the Fire Department of Cuenca. The two largest fires that have occurred have been in Ricaurte (Cuenca) and Adobepamba (Delek). In each consumed over 100 acres of forests and grasslands. In the last two, which adds a St. […]
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The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, informed the Assembly decision to extend the state of emergency in the Legislative Branch. The state of emergency remains in the Assembly since last September 30, 2010, when there was the riot police. The Executive Order stated in Decree 1258 of August 6, it has a duration of 60 […]
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On Friday 10 August, when it is recalled that the First Cry of Independence, will be mandatory rest day in the country. This date is part of National Holidays Calendar prevailing in the country and therefore will not be recovered. In accordance with Article 6 of Executive Decree No. 1162 of May 3, 2012, by […]
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A woman had brought three young Colombian Ecuador to work in prostitution. Police specializing in Children and Adolescents (Dinapen), arrested the accused of trafficking. According to a television station Teleamazonas, young Colombian (including a 14 years old) were offered a job in our country, but they were not told it was in nightclubs. Read Article
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Villavicencio Jorge Mera reported yesterday in the prosecution of Guayas attached to the Judicial Police who was stolen last Saturday wearing the artificial leg after he met with acquaintances to drink. In its complaint that last Saturday, around 16:00, took care of the local cellular sales where she works, located in Willows V, and suddenly […]
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Inflation rose 0.26% in July, up from 0.18% in the same month of 2011. With this, annual inflation stood at 5.09%, compared to 4.44% a year. While the accumulated was 2.67%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). The growth rate is mainly due to rising Alcohol, Snuff and drugs, followed by […]
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Security forces have seized on Wednesday an array of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the north, consisting of machine guns, mortars and antiaircraft ammunition. A total of three people including a minor, have been arrested, as reported by the Colombian radio station Caracol Radio. Read Article
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Elcomercio.com reported that a court ruled that Ecuador announced that U.S. oil company Chevron pay, within 24 hours (until tomorrow), about USD 19 000 million, set in a conviction for environmental damage. Juan Pablo Saenz, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said that this period will be fulfilled on Monday as Saturday and Sunday are not […]
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Elcomercio.com reported…..His name has been linked to the controversy since the financial crisis experienced in 1999. The once prestigious Ecuadorian Development Finance Company (COFIEC), which was the first private finance company in the country, has lived billow to billow from the May 23, 2002 the trial began coercive by the former Guarantee Agency (AGD) against […]
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The cases of fatalities from the use of that substance for criminal acts have shocked the country. One was that of Vincent Sarmiento Ledesma, who died in October 2010 after leaving a bar in Guayaquil. He was assaulted and the excess of scopolamine in his body died of cardiac arrest. So his father, Vincent Sarmiento, […]
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In an operation between the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit (Join), the Intervention and Rescue Group (GIR) and the Police of Colombia was arrested early yesterday in a suspected ringleader Sangolquí Front 48 of FARC. At the deportation hearing held yesterday, at 18:00, the prisoner filed a Colombian identification with the names of Wilfredo Alvarez Gomez […]
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Motorcycles and tricimotos have become a constant danger on the roads, as these cause light vehicles between 40% and 60% of all traffic accidents, as reported by the detachments of six provinces. In the first half of the year there have been only 93 deaths in Santa Elena and Guayas, according to the Transit Commission […]
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Elcomercio.com reported Older adults are now victims of scopolamine According to the Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory from January to June 2012 there were 224 complaints of assault by drugs, while in 2011 there were 250 cases. No specific figures were obtained in the Judicial Police, an agency that takes complaints, despite the insistence of this […]
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In Ecuador, rice is one of the main food of the family budget. However, it is less technically crop, and that approximately 80% of the planted area is in the hands of small producers who have no training or appropriate credit lines to invest in their crops. One reason for that low technology is the […]
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El Universo reported From July 30 until last Wednesday Service Traffic Accident Investigation (SIAT) arrested 37 citizens who violated the speed limit. Two of them were arrested during the first week of life of the controls, while 10 did not respect the rules during the weekend and Monday to Wednesday there were 25 arrests. Read […]
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Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy On Freedom of Expression in Ecuador In the United States Senate August 2, 2012 Mr. President, several weeks ago I spoke in this chamber about the assault on freedom of expression in Ecuador, where President Correa has sought to silence his critics including the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression […]
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Elcomercio.com reported A French neuroscientist sought justice on Tuesday called on the authorities of Ecuador for the death of his daughter, who he did not receive proper medical care after being shot in Quito in 2009. “I just want truth and justice,” said Bernard Mazoyer, who last Monday was presented to the Ecuadorian attorney testifying […]
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Elcomercio.com reported the Banking Board and the Central Bank determined that financial institutions allocate greater resources to fund liquidity ‘mattresses’. With this, the regulatory bodies expect to increase foreign currency for about USD 2 000 million, to prevent ‘shocks’ in possible cases of bank runs and banking crises. Read Article NOTE: banco colchón is an […]
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PORTOVIEJO-MANTA-SANTO DOMINGO The lectures in educational institutions, training medical staff and the spraying and mingas neighborhoods remain in the provinces where the highest number of dengue patients, according to the directions of Health. But these measures have not slowed the number of cases, because dengue has attacked so far 14,258 people. Of this figure, the […]
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The orense Elsa Lopez, wife of U.S. businessman James Thomas Mosher, 46, reported to the Office of Salinas the disappearance of her husband. Mosher owns a tour operator that specializes in renting jet skis at the resort peninsula. According to Lopez, the incident occurred Sunday morning when her husband went to sea in one of […]
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Thomas Mosher a U.S. citizen has been missing off the coast of Ecuador since Sunday July 29, 2012. He left Chipipe Beach at Salinas Ecuador at 9:30am to go whale watching. He was using a wave-runner and had a life jacket and key lanyard. Mr. Mosher’s wave-runner was located Sunday afternoon drifting between one and […]
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After five minutes of chase was captured by members of the Unit for Combating Organized Crime (ULCO) Basalygin Grigory Russian citizen. Abroad, 28, had international distribution since August 2010 and has an extradition order passive N. – 22-2012, issued by the Russian Federation. On July 2 the President of the National Court of Justice, Carlos […]
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Yesterday, at 15:10, personnel from the Ministry of Labour Relations and the police entered the premises of Vanguard magazine located on Avenida Eloy Alfaro and Jose Doors, north of Quito. From 17:00, the National Union of Journalists (UNP), Ivan Flores, general editor, Juan Carlos Calderon, director of Vanguard and the news team of the magazine, […]
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Elcomercio.com reported this is the scenario in the health centers in Manta. The people who work there say that violence changed the routine and had not previously similar operating. Two weeks ago, about 10 bikes with agents surrounded a nursing home. They came because the doctors announced they had reached a taxi driver shot in […]
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The chances of this the phenomenon of El Niño in the central Pacific are 65%, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA for its acronym in English). The news disturbed those living in Porto Viejo and Manta in Manabi. They are the most populous counties with 223 086 inhabitants and 221 122 respectively […]
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Your profession requires every two months to buy makeup and perfume. She joins the professional judgment of others interviewed yesterday, the prices of items of beauty brands have increased about $ 5. Xavier Zamora, SA Producosmetic manager, explains that the more expensive is because the spray containers and pay more fees since June. According to […]
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A week after the initiation controls in the country to punish by imprisonment for drivers exceeding the speed moderate range, a bus transport cooperative Carlos Alberto Aray, which overtook another vehicle speeding, according to the part -police, collided head on with a truck. Four dead, two injured are the balance of this accident, raised yesterday […]
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Elcomercio.com reported he was murdered with a gun. It happened the night of June 8, in the neighborhood Cayambe, a central sector of the capital Azuay. It was the murder of Mark M. and was the sixth case perpetrated in that sector and contained in official records. According to figures from the Judicial Police, 37 […]
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As of September 30 adds a new digit to the cell, so their current mobile numbers have ten digits from that date. The measure is part of the National Pan Connectivity that was approved in 2008. The digit will be unique for all users. In this case, nine will be located after the zero and […]
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SOURCE USGS Magnitude 4.8 Date-Time Monday, July 30, 2012 at 05:19:47 UTC Monday, July 30, 2012 at 12:19:47 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 1.871°S, 80.689°W Depth 57 km (35.4 miles) Region NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR Distances 36 km (22 miles) NNE of Santa Elena, Ecuador 38 km (23 […]
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