About a million and half dollars in compensation to indigenous people Sarayaku, plus payment of court costs. This is the sentence imposed by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) to Ecuador for damage caused by oil activities to the ancestral lands of the Indians of the Amazon. According to the ruling, the money must […]
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Ntn24.com reported that President Correa to suspend advertising in newspapers that have criticized its mandate “to see if they do by calling or business.” He also spoke about the protests against Televisa in Mexico saying the protesters “are leading by example.”
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The chance for the climate phenomenon “El Niño”, come to our shores in October are up to 60%. This was announced today by the President of the Republic, Rafael Correa Delgado, during Link Sabatino No. 280 from the city of Babahoyo, Los Rios. In the event, Correa said working together with local governments in prevention, […]
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1. Observatory of Public Safety in Guayaquil reports commission of murder numbers is down from January 1 through July 15 for the last three years. 2. 19.34 percent of murders are committed between 18:01 and 24:00 hours. 21:01 to 24:00 hours, 16.79 percent of murders are committed. Daylight hours and weekends account for 60% of […]
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About 16 million boxes of bananas Ecuador stopped exporting for the first six months of this year compared with same period of 2011. According to the Ecuadorian Association of Banana Exporters (AEBE), this represents $ 120 million less in revenue for the country. Read Article
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Traffic Law The paragraph E of Article 145 of the Traffic Law states that the driver exceeds the speed limit outside the moderate range, in accordance with the regulations, shall be punished with imprisonment of three days, a fine of a unified base pay ($ 292) and ten points on the license. The passage of […]
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The assault was frustrated last Monday in the center of the city of Loja, had been planned a few hours earlier, according to the conclusions derived from unofficial accounts that would have the offenders arrested to date. It has been known that the alleged robbery of mentalizing, whose name has not been revealed, have been […]
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According to a study by GfK agency (A German market research institute), Ecuador’s rate of robberies(street muggings) is higher than those in Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela. According to research 6% of respondents said they had suffered a violent street assault weapons and use either gun or knife. The study revealed that Guayaquil is the […]
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Eltiempo.com.ec reported those arrested were identified as Augustine CA, Second BC, Milton CG Efren, aka The Russian, and PV Francisca, who are accused by the prosecution to have participated in the theft of 36.8 kilograms of gold and 113 kilograms of silver. Research suggests that the theft would have planned on a farm on the […]
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The Ecuadorian government has delivered on its emergency decree promises with a new banana purchasing scheme in the provinces of Guayas and El Oro, with growers in the latter receiving fumigants to tackle disease Black Sigatoka. The purchasing scheme is designed to ensure growers don’t receive prices below the set price of US$5.50 per carton, […]
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An average of 150 vehicles are stolen each month in Guayaquil. This is evidenced by statistics provided by the Observatory of Public Safety Guayaquil (OSCG). Until mid-July this year 964 cars and 303 motorcycles were stolen from different parts of the city, becoming, along with burglary, an offense with the highest incidence during the second […]
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Currently, there are 4781300 Facebook users in the Ecuador, which makes it #35 in the ranking of all Facebook statistics by Country. Total Facebook Users: 4781300 Position in the list: 35. Penetration of population: 32.33% Penetration of online population 202.62% Read Article
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65% increased chance of this El Niño in the central Pacific, as global models such as NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for its acronym in English), which confirmed yesterday Edwin Pinto, head of department Marine Science Institute Oceanographic of the Navy. The event will be presented at coast of Ecuador in late 2012 and […]
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TOURIST ACTIVITIES / RIVER TRANSPORTATION SUSPENDED A yellow alert was declared in the areas Ahuano, Misahuallí and Puerto Napo, Tena in the cantons and Arosemena Tola, in the province of Napo. These areas were severely affected by the overflowing of rivers Anzu, and Misahuallí Jatunyacu, which originated after the torrential rain fallen between Tuesday and […]
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POLICE/MILITARY TO ENGAGE IN JOINT PATROLS The governor of Guayas, Viviana Bonilla announced that the strategies are being defined to resume joint patrols of the armed forces with the National Police. This part of the meeting of the Provincial Security Council held this Friday in the city. The governor met with security officials and other […]
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A regional-watching cruise will take place from later this month, with the participation of scientists from Ecuador, Colombia, Chile and Peru. The intent is to determine with greater certainty whether El Niño is forming in the equatorial Pacific would reach the shores. This was announced by director of the Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (INOCAR), […]
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The Central Bank rejected the claim of opposition lawmakers, who say that Ecuador does a “financial triangulation” to maintain commercial ties with the Iranian government. The entity described as “reckless” the charge of the assembly Cesar Montufar, Paco Moncayo, Maria Paula Romo and Betty Amores, who noted that Ecuador opened accounts in third countries to […]
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Four fishermen from Ecuador were captured by members of the United States Coast Guard with 360 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride. The drugs were found on board a boat named “Santa Martha,” La Hora reports, and was headed toward Costa Rica. The vessel had departed from the Esmeraldas province. The suspects claimed they were hired to […]
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Ecuador’s judicial system is being used by the authorities to clamp down on indigenous and campesino leaders in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to prevent them from protesting against projects that will affect their environment and lands, said Amnesty International in a new report today. The report ‘So that no one can demand […]
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FIRST COMMERCIAL TEST FLIGHT OF NEW AIRPORT OUTSIDE OF QUITO ECUADOR – JULY 2, 2012 – AMERICAN AIRLINES
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The president of the National Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Ecuador, Blasco Penaherrera, accused the government of President Rafael Correa to establish a mechanism for laundering money from Iran, which is subject to international sanctions. Penaherrera, who described Ahmadinejad as a “tyrant” and “obnoxious person”, said Correa “insists on maintaining relations with whom we […]
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On July 16th, 2012, a female U.S. expatriate living in Cuenca, Ecuador was attacked and stabbed by three men. According to the report taken from a social network the female was walking on the outer path of the Yanuncay River on Primero de Mayo in Cuenca when she was assaulted. She fought against the attackers […]
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Recently two America tourists were staying at Posada del Maple bed and breakfast in the Mariscal tourist area of Quito Ecuador. The two women inquired about the safety of the area before exiting the hostal, and an employee assured them that it was safe to walk in the area. After exiting the establishment they walked […]
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National crimes recorded by the National Police now also go through a process of analysis. Colonel Paul Rodriguez, a member of the institution of the order, said that the cities of Guayaquil, Quito, Santo Domingo, Esmeraldas and Manta are the most complaints recorded unlike small provinces where the level of complaints is low. In the […]
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More automotive brands continue to update their price lists in the wake of the import quotas imposed by the Government and the new tariffs fixed to the CKD (parts and components) for the national assembly. A firm that in recent days changed their prices is General Motors (GM), which assembles several models in Ecuador and […]
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Hitmen killed a man traveling on a bus line 121. The victim was identified as Randi Sandi Miracle Torres, who recorded two arrests for cattle rustling and murder. It was 13:00 yesterday, when the micro earlier appointed GBG-611 board, with about twenty passengers, stopped at the Avenue of the Americas and Jaime Roldos Aguilera, by […]
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A different nursing homes in the province of Los Ríos were transferred yesterday about 50 people on Saturday attended the christening of the last child of the family Suarez Garcia, in the compound La Fortuna, in the canton Quinsaloma. Troy Caesar, lab technician at the health center in that city, said that the place came […]
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All seaports are vulnerable to coastal profile traffic of alkaloids, and the terminal port of Guayaquil Simon Bolivar in Ecuador is no exception. Wladimir Leon, head of the Narcotics Police of Guayas, indicates that in the first six months of this year the amount of drugs seized and confiscated exceeded all of last year. According […]
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that tax revenues between January and June this year, bordering the $ 5.751 million. This represents a growth of 17.5% compared to revenues collected in 2011 in the same period. According to the Southern regional director of SRI, Juan Miguel Aviles being collected by the tax amounts to nearly […]
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Tuseguridad.com reported Quito and Guayaquil are the cities that will not stop car theft. A study by the Faculty Latinomericana of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in 2008 revealed that 58% of complaints was for car theft. The Attorney General’s Office indicated that in 2006, nationally, there were 7904 reports of this crime, while in 2007 there […]
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The man says he feels insecure. “There are so many kidnappings, robberies, murders, which I’m afraid to walk to the center of the city, because you never know when you are going to steal,” he says. Ramón Moreira also concerned by the increase of crime give the province. “Every day we feel more insecure. I […]
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Restriction on removal of cellular The National Customs Service plans to implement a new control to the cell through the halls of arrival, now out of the devices. Currently, Customs allows the entry of new and used mobile as part of the effects of the traveler, but restricts the entry of more than two devices, […]
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According to the Fire Department, 50 percent of buildings in the city does not meet safety standards. This is of concern to the public, taking into account what happened in Guayaquil after the fire in the building The Chambers, on 2 July. “The warning is given, and what happened there can be repeated in any […]
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$ 10 cost to “Crispy”, which is already available. Cause damage to the body. A new drug is distributed in Manta. His name is “Crispy”. According to police, he would be in the hands of consumers in the city. “Crispy” is a more powerful marijuana that produces hallucinations, which has a greater percentage of psychoactive […]
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Risk Management Secretariat denies earthquake and tsunami rumors in Ecuador / hrough a press release, the National Risk Management (SNGR) just a few minutes to dispel rumors circulating via email and social networks on the occurrence of an earthquake and tsunami in the country. The e-mail reads: “the International Red Cross and the World Meteorological […]
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This is the report from Department of State for deaths of U.S. citizens by non-natural causes – There is a caveat that some deaths are not reported by family members to U.S. authorities. MOVING TO ECUADOR – PURCHASE THIS REPORT ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 12-30-2011 Santa Elena, Ecuador Drowning 12-25-2011 Guayaquil, Ecuador Vehicle Accident […]
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A SUNSHINE Coast man has spent almost two weeks in a mosquito-infested Ecuador prison – all because he overstayed his travel visa by three days. Roger Keays, 32, was touring Ecuador with his girlfriend when authorities accused him of staying in the country illegally. He was thrown into prison for 13 days with no legal […]
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Ecuador is investigating the whereabouts of 64 people who disappeared several months ago to emigrate illegally to the United States through Mexico, said Thursday the National Secretariat for Migrants (Senami).”There are data from 19 individuals in the province of Canar, and 45 more from the Azuay, who are known to meet a trip to the […]
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Two women who were abducted in the provinces of El Oro and Manabi, and demanded money in exchange for their release, were rescued by members of the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit (Join) of the National Police. The first case was in the city of Machala, where he was detained eight days Maryuri Dussan Sepulveda (39 […]
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The Prosecutor of Pichincha investigates a member of the National Police would let out a woman who met arrest.On Sunday, police confirmed that a villa Villaflora sector, south of the city, was not Jenny Munoz Estrada, who was serving house arrest.The Gabriela perform Ladino, the custodian said he did not know at what point there […]
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The scale trafficking of drugs, robberies, assaults and even prostitution are among other major problems afflicting the sector of La Mariscal in Quito. According Victimization Survey Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM), La Mariscal ranks ninth among the ten most dangerous neighborhoods considered Quito. To this is added which is the sector with the greatest impact […]
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The Ecuadorian authorities yesterday arrested German citizen Dirk Bender, who allegedly tried to smuggle from the Galapagos land iguanas Conoluphus four subcristatus, a species considered “vulnerable”, said today the Galapagos National Park (DNPG). For this reason a criminal judge in the Galapagos ordered the preventive detention of Bender. German tourist’s arrest occurred Sunday at the […]
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1,484.9 kilos of drugs have been seized in various locations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia so far in 2012. The total value of these drugs is valued at over $190 million, El Universo reports. Several notable seizures include one that took place in the Milan, Italy airport in January, when police arrested five people […]
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Last year there were 246 complaints and in 2010 there were 37 cases. But in 2009 there were 43 events. But police said that in 2011 prevented his investigators are paid USD 2,388,053 USD for extortion and 5,543,500 required in cases considered as plagiarism. In 2011, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of Ecuador arrested 34 people for […]
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Uniforms and ammunition that apparently were destined for Colombia’s rebel groups were seized by the Special Operations Group (GOE) of the National Police, in a house located in the northern city of Tulcan. The operation was performed Thursday afternoon on the streets and Uruguay Basin. The head of the GOE in Carchi, Lieutenant Henry Acosta […]
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Ecuador is in the group of countries with less foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world, even though it has elements that make it ‘attractive’ to receive capital, according to the World Investment Report 2012 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad, in English). The paper, published last Thursday, stated that in […]
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More than 130,000 cell lines were finally cleared yesterday for breach of the registration process, which began in July 2011 and ended on Thursday. The lines, whose services were suspended, belong to a minority, since about 99% of prepaid cellular reached to comply with the registration. The mobile registration was provided by the Government to […]
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Near midnight on Tuesday 3 July 2 antisocial entered the Pizza Hut facilities located in Chile on October 9th and Grand Passage building to escape $ 6,325.83. Jose Arias, supervisor of the business, said the offenders entered, threatened the cashier and fled with the money. According to the complaint, one of the crooks came to […]
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Ecuador Trivia: The Malaba were probably descendants of the Sierra and may have been from the Puruha tribe. They were present in the Esmeraldas Province in the 17th century. Fleeing the Spanish to the Rio Mataje River Valley. There is no information as to there existence. Is this a group that just disappeared? SPANISH SLANG […]
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Customs officials in Hong Kong announced the seizure of 649 kilos of cocaine, the largest drug discovery ever made in the city. The drugs were found inside a truck that was traveling to the industrial zone of the city, Diario Hoy reports. The shipment had arrived in the country on a ship at the Kwai […]
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The Marine Corps in Ecuador seized 430 kilograms of marijuana on a beach in the Esmeraldas province. The operation occurred in the town of Rocafuerte, according to a report published by El Telegrafo. Two Colombians were arrested during the seizure. Their names were not reported; however, one of the suspects was undocumented. Ecuador has seized […]
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Police from Ecuador and Belgium helped to intercept a shipment of cocaine that arrived in the port of Antwerp. 41 kilograms of the drug had been hidden in a shipment of bananas that originated in Guayaquil,Ecuador, El Mundo reports. The cocaine had been transported in refrigerated containers on a merchant ship. An international agreement allowed […]
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Seventy members of the National Police worked in the rescue work of the fire in the building of Chambers, north of Guayaquil, yesterday. According to Marcelo Tobar, commander of Zone No. 8, the police team was present at five minutes of completing the distress alarm. This allowed three adults, one of them pregnant, and less […]
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The perception of insecurity among the citizens is justified. In the first four months of the year compared to same period of 2011, commercial burglaries increased, as reported by the Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (see box). At the present time criminal gangs trying to show the public that they are imposing fear. Read Article
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A 11 year old girl died and at least 17 others were injured on Saturday night due to the collapse of a Moscow conference in Bay City Caráquez. Witnesses said the rides were in a state of dilapidation and authorities were investigating whether the operating permit. Read Article
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There is a slight chance of El Niño weather conditions developing between July and September but the strength of any such event, usually associated with significant changes in precipitation, is unknown, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday. Read Article
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French police in the port of Le Havre seized 113 kilos of cocaine stored in three plastic bags that were hidden in containers transporting tuna cans. The shipment is believed to have originated in Ecuador, Andes reports. The cocaine is valued at seven million euros. Drug trafficking organizations have been known to use ports in […]
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Ecuador will not send their military and police to the U.S. to be trained in the former School of the Americas, which challenges human rights violations committed by several of his students , the government announced today. The government “has decided that is not going to send more officers or soldiers or members of the […]
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Raids on two houses in Guayas, Peru, revealed almost a ton of cocaine that was supposedly destined for the United States and Europe. Seven people were arrested during the operation, Radio Centro reports. In one of the houses, a laboratory was discovered, in which cocaine was hidden inside cans of tuna. Neighbors claimed to have […]
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They left Ecuador for over a decade. The intention, although it sounds cliche, it was progress. Progressed, but the apparent bonanza they have little or nothing and, at worst, they are debts. This is the reality for thousands of Ecuadorians in the world, far from home, they face the effects of a fierce financial crisis […]
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A homemade semi-submersible was discovered hiding among weeds and mud on a small island, near Puna Island, in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The semi-submersible was approximately 15 meters long and 4 meters wide, according to a report released by El Universo. It was found on June 25, 2012 through a joint effort carried out […]
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The foreigners were arrested Saturday afternoon, 12 miles from the town of Canoa, San Vicente, by members of the Navy who noticed the presence of three men in a speedboat (go fast) color lead. The boat has three outboard motors 350 hp and is the latest technology, said those involved in the operation. It was […]
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday that “there are possibilities” of forming a new episode of “El Niño” between July and September, the intensity can not be known until at least August. The WMO said that since that ended in April episode of “The Girl” that began in mid-2011 “have prevailed neutral conditions” without […]
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After three years of research, the Colombian police the whereabouts of a band called “The Carranza.” The gang, made up of six criminals, was devoted exclusively to the cloning of ATM cards. The tentacles of this band came to four countries in the region: Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Read Article
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The body of an Argentine visitor, reported missing for 18 days, was recovered Sunday in the Ecuadorian Amazon River, police reported. Leonardo Viñas, 34 years old, disappeared in early June when he and his compatriot Victor Valenzuela practiced Pastaza river rafting in the province of the same name, and his canoe was washed up. Read […]
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With so many people moving or considering a move to Ecuador, it is highly recommended to read as much as possible about the country. Having lived in Ecuador previously and traveled there for over thirty years I have accumulated near 350 books about the country and culture. I have spent a great deal of time […]
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The eight hours of work and the prosecution of medical malpractice were the main points discussed during the meeting of doctors that developed yesterday in Guayaquil. The doctors agreed that eight hours of continuous work is endangering the health professional. That with this embodiment, the Government believes in quantity rather than quality. The last option […]
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With each visit comes home turns to the subject and John again tells what he knows so far. In some conversations sharing the fact that there are 2 000 medical centers in the country, but only 1 200 achieved an average mark of quality. Knows that it has met with Ivonne Martinez, director of quality […]
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The family of Tito Rene Morocho, the assault fatality Quicentro Shopping mall in southern Quito, expressed concern after learning that the seven arrested on suspicion of fact were released for lack of evidence.Yesterday the remains of Morocho were veiled in Mount Olive cemetery. His son Barry Morocho questioned the speed with which the prosecution concluded […]
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The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said deciding on asylum claims his country of the founder of Wikileaks, the Australian Assange be assessed “if there is danger of death” for him in court cases facing. “Just look at the causes,” Correa said in an interview with BBC World when asked what it depends on the […]
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Assange risks arrest in London if he leaves Ecuador embassy asylum WikiLeaks founder faces arrest the moment he leaves the embassy even if he is granted asylum, police have indicated. The Foreign Office has confirmed that the first-floor embassy – consisting of the ambassador’s office and some other small rooms, one of which Assange is […]
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Ecuador is the country with the largest number of refugees in Latin America. Until December 2011, the Ecuadorian government has recognized 55,092 refugees, according to the High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR. In the province of Azuay live 2,223 recognized refugees and 344 asylum seekers. The vast majority live in urban areas of the canton Cuenca, […]
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Five subjects captured was the result of an intensive operation carried out yesterday morning by agents of the Judicial Police, PJ, after the assault and theft to the credit union and Cooperation, Sayausí agency. Cevallos Germain, head of the PJ, said that for 15 days following the movements were agents of the criminal gang to […]
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NEWS RELEASES OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE AND INTEGRATION MINISTRY 001 News Release The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration has reported today that Mr. Julian Assange of Australian nationality, resident in the UK, was presented at the headquarters of the Diplomatic Mission of Ecuador in London asking the government for Ecuadorian protection, arguing […]
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With the supply of new tools and implementation strategies, looking for better results in fighting organized crime and common crime, the Minister said during the ceremony to be completed this June 18, in the traditional Plaza de San Francisco, with the assistance of the police leadership and the Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito, […]
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Around 2:30 p.m. on June 17, 2012, a van crashed into a San Remo vehicle in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The van driver had run a stop sign. The accident occurred at Street 20 and Letamendi Street. The van was spotted with license plate number GPC-0364, El Universo reports When police arrived, they discovered 10 packages of […]
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Mayeli Fienco, in charge of Machalilla Tour operator says that the crisis is slowing the arrival of tourists from these countries in relation to previous years. Therefore, many operators, owners of hotels and restaurants and even canoeists believe we need to improve the quality of service for those who come recommended by their friends. The […]
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Three tourists who arrived separately to the country for several weeks to learn their geography and extreme sports, met with tragedy. A Spanish was found dead at Chimborazo, an Argentine is still missing in the Pastaza River, and a Chilean who was lost in a forest in the Galapagos is recovered after his rescue. Read […]
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The refund of VAT to foreign tourists has little host in Guayaquil. In the past eight months, 230 foreign visitors who passed through the airport, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo requested VAT refunds for purchases of domestic goods and housing services. According to the Regional Coastal Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which directly manages this process since […]
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At least 38 Chinese companies have taken the baton of strategic projects and construction sectors in Ecuador. The fifteen major contracts handled by $ 6,270 million, according to the Ecuadorian Chamber China. These seven have been designated to build hydroelectric projects. So over Sinohydro for Coca Codo Sinclair, International Water and Electrical Corporation (CWE) is […]
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U.S. consultants Leigh Fisher in 11 months must submit the master plan (feasibility studies and designs) of what will be the new international airport being built in Guayaquil Daular site, at kilometer 24 of the route Guayaquil-Salinas. This was stated by the manager of the founding city of Guayaquil Airport Authority (AAG), Nicolás Romero. The […]
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Ecuador Police confirmed the death of Spanish hiker Sunday Jairo Pena, age 31, while attempting a climb to the summit of the volcano Chimborazo, the highest mountain in the Andean country. Alfonso Camacho, head of the Police Command in the province of Chimborazo, told a news conference that the body of Spanish was rescued this […]
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The incident occurred in the province of Morona Santiago. The bus belongs to the cooperative involved Sentinel East and covered the route Palora-Puyo.The unit was attempting to cross the Pastaza river aboard a barge, but was holding the cable broke and fell into the water. Read Article
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A total of 19 people have died so far this year in Ecuador for dengue, a disease that has affected nearly 10,000 people, said the Ministry of Public Health. The highest number of dengue deaths recorded in the coastal province of Manabi (8), followed by the Guayas (5) and Santo Domingo (2), while Los Ríos, […]
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Police raided 19 stores dedicated to buying and selling used parts located on the street Alcedo between 17 and Salinas in Guayaquil this June 14, pursuant to an order issued by the Twenty-Sixth Court of Criminal Guarantees Guayas this June 14th. The uniformed staff with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), visited the premises and checked […]
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Drinking liquid cactus and eating insects survived for five days lost hiker Chilean Felipe Bravo, who today was found alive by rescuers Ecuador in the Galapagos Islands. Bravo had disappeared without a trace last Monday in Santa Cruz Island, when he moved alone, unaccompanied by a guide, mount the Puntudo sector, about 800 meters. Dr. […]
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More than 65 people, a helicopter, search dogs and two boats are on the search operation of the tourist Chilean Felipe Bravo, who disappeared last Monday in the highlands of Santa Cruz in the heart of the Ecuadorian Galapagos archipelago. This was announced on Friday the address of the Galapagos National Park (GNP), which coordinates […]
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The quartermaster of Pichincha, along with members of the Police and the health area, yesterday closed two health centers of Quito, one in the north and one in the south. In the first, the authorities found facilities and equipment to perform surgery, when these interventions are only authorized to the clinics. Read Article
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That, taking as reference only La Mariscal, Quito pink area, and around which concentrates most hotels of three, four and five star hotels as well as tourists frequented by Europeans or Americans. Hence, even optimistic it even until the time it takes a person to reach the new airport in a private vehicle as estimated […]
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Chile’s Felipe Bravo, 28, was last seen on Monday June 11 at a restaurant in Bellavista in Santa Cruz Island, where his intention was frustrated because the lunch food was not ready. A taxi driver who transported the hiker said the young man had intended to go to Half Moon and Puntudo. Read Article
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Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world and Somalia the most warlike, according to an index released today in the UK which puts Ecuador ranked 85 out of a list of 158 territories, while the United States is in 88. According to the 2012 Global Peace Index, compiled by the Institute for Economics […]
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The Minister Coordinator of Policy Ecuador, Betty Tola, said today that a presidential order to the ministers did not give interviews to private media, which the Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, accused of serving their business interests. Correa asked if the ministers told them not to give interviews, Tola said that “the president said on Saturday […]
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The plants were found in two hectares Wind sector. Juan Neira, Prosecutor of San Lorenzo, said there was not arrested but were conducting the investigations to be responsible.Ecuavisa as reported, detection was made possible by a routine patrol of the islets in an area. The plants were between 20 centimeters and 1 meter high. Read […]
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The film of the Ecuadorian Tania Hermida cienasta “In the name of the daughter” was recognized in 22 Latin American Film Festival Ceará, held in Fortaleza, Brazil. Juan Carlos Azevedo received the award for best art direction by the belt of Ecuador. This film has received several awards abroad, as reported by The Daily Telegraph. […]
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According to reports Ecuavisa user of social networks, calling for a halt to work, they consider serious environmental impact, but the Ministry of industry indicates that it is technically done. The Ministry of Public Works, through Panavial company, is in charge of construction. Read Article
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The National Defence Minister, Miguel Carvajal with his counterpart Ahmed Security Vice Admiral Homero Arellano in service passive, and the general commander of the Navy, Admiral Jorge Gross, met to discuss the workshop ” Strategies to Combat Crimes at Sea “. Read Article
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On the morning of May 29 was made an overflight of the volcano and took advantage Reventador small windows to watch the clouds part, the activity of the volcano. In short, what was observed was intense fumarolic activity in the dome and lava flows that were issued to the northern flank of the volcano. Intense […]
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The anti-narcotics police in Quito, Ecuador admit there are at least 76 sectors within the capital where micro-scale drug trafficking is rampant. From January to May 2012, 250 anti-drug operations took place in the capital, during which 349 suspects were taken into custody, including 22 foreigners. During the same period in 2011, 40 people were […]
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