“Almost no one assault per day at the same time and for the same area,” and referred yesterday the driver of a truck that came to show solidarity with a merchant who denounced the prosecution that on Tuesday night was assaulted and his wife became wound. According to victims, the assaults occur between 21:00 and […]
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The Ecuadorian government gave 17,000 acres to farmers as part of a Plan of Land led the country, the Agriculture Minister Javier Ponce. The official further noted that promote the purchase of between 50 000 and 60 000 hectares with the credit support of the National Development Bank. Read Article
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Except, as even a glance around the harbour of Puerto Ayora, the main town on the island of Santa Cruz, will show you, it’s no longer pristine. A filmy slick of oil shines on the surface of the water where hundreds of boats wait to receive the next intake of tourists. And beyond is a […]
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On Wednesday June 13 will be held the signing ceremony of the Maritime Boundary Agreement with Colombia, in the San Lorenzo. This event will involve the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino and his Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin, and the military authorities of both countries. The Foreign Minister stressed the importance of this act that […]
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The Director of the National Secretariat for Risk Management of Pastaza, Enrique Meza, was emphatic in stating that the search and rescue operation to find the whereabouts of the tourist Argentine Leandro Vinas, 30 years old , who disappeared last Tuesday in the Pastaza River, will not cease to find it. Read Article
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A combined operation of the police forces of Colombia and Ecuador to the rescue of an Ecuadorian child aged 13, who was detained with his mother on 25 April in Majagual, in the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas. The mother was released a month after the kidnapping. The operation that led to the release of children […]
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The infantry brigade of the army in Ecuador discovered 1,047 sticks of dynamite, 533 detonation capsules, 1,250 meters of fuses, and 450 pounds of aluminum nitrate. 245 of the dynamite sticks are thought to originate in Bolivia. They were discovered in the Chuquiribamba parish, as well as the Chaguarpamba county in Ecuador, La Hora reports. […]
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Elpopular.com.ec reported that in May of 2012, a female patient went to the Clínica Gastromed in north Quito. She went into surgery for a hernia issue and subsequently a primary artery was cut by doctors. She was found dead on her cart. Her doctors and nurses left the facility. Authorities closed the facility pending an […]
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Four houses were estruchadas in the city between last Saturday and Sunday, according to allegations in the prosecution resting. At 17:00 on Saturday in the cdla. Miraflores, unidentified men entered the home of Marcelo Izquierdo, from which it stole a laptop, $ 1,200, checks and documents.The same day, at 21:02, in the area of Lomas […]
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MOVING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS REPORT ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ONLY $1.99 ——————————————————- As if they were policemen, two criminals stopped their victim at a red light and subjected to over firearms placing handcuffs on hands. Then they took him uncertain due to strip him of his vehicle and other belongings.Carlos Proaño denounced […]
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Early Saturday morning, members of special units of Narcotics, Judicial Police, Immigration, Traffic Circuit Jepropena and the Marshal, in conjunction with the Prosecutor, Municipality, Police Stations and Fire conducted a security operation in the La Mariscal in Quito called “Alliance”. As a result of it registered a total of 19 offenders, eight bars were closed, […]
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The anti-narcotics department in Ecuador has released statistics that show an increase in drug trafficking in the country. U.S. officials from the Department of State agree, Noticias Montreal reports. They claim many exterior criminal organizations are operating in Ecuador, such as Los Zetas and the Sinaloa cartels from Mexico, Russian and Chinese groups, and Colombian […]
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A study by the Ecuadorian Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) as a result left in this city there are few green spaces that can take advantage of the population. The results of the study show that there are 2.08 meters square basin per capita, “which means a shortage of green spaces in the city,” […]
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Huaquillas, El Oro At 02:00 yesterday two gunmen on a motorcycle fired on the home of Omar Demera, director of the Machala Rehabilitation Center, and left damage. According to the complaint made to the prosecutor concerned, two bullets shattered the glass of an automobile and other missiles struck the house at the neighborhood Patria Nueva. […]
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In 2005, the Southern Command of the United States began monitoring air and sea traffic to determine where illicit trafficking occurs in Latin America. It has determined that Ecuador and Colombia have seen the most maritime activity and claims these countries have more ships that are likely to be carrying drugs to Central America. In […]
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In Guayaquil, the Directorate of Refugee Affairs Ministry has registered 2 975 of them. Another report by the agency notes that in February this year, 55 330 foreigners from 68 countries were registered as refugees in Ecuador. According to them, most are from Colombia (54 476). But there are also people of Cuba (239). Afghanistan […]
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In a span of 20 weeks of this year in the country have registered 17 people died from dengue, in addition to 8 399 cases, 140 of those with severe dengue (hemorrhagic). Reported so far the Ministry of Public Health. Until last week the death toll from the disease in Ecuador was thirteen, but that […]
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Minors who are abused increased from 40 to 42% in the last 21 years and there is almost double of teenage mothers 15 years ago. Meanwhile, mortality rates, child labor and improved access to education for this sector of the population, the report “State of the rights of children and adolescents in Ecuador 1990-2011”. According […]
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Interviews with residents concerning teenage pregnancy in Cuenca Ecuador – Subtitled
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Ecuadorinmediato.com reported: 1. Owner of canopy company (Hosteriá Mindo Ropes and Canopy) remains in custody after accident. 2. The company has been suspended from operations. 3. U.S. tourist died after cable carrying canopy broke half-way on its route. 4. The tourist (Julia Musailova)fell 40 meters. 5. Guide was seriously hurt and is hospitalized. 6. Preliminary […]
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The American tourist died yesterday Julia Musailova Mindo in circumstances that remain unclear. Witnesses said the accident occurred while performing an extreme sport tourist. Norberto Strong, in his Twitter account @ quipus1 said that one of the cables ‘canopy’ broke. Read Article
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Ecuador”s President Rafael Correa, said that his country does respect human rights and this was acknowledged this week within the United Nations in Geneva. The president rejected an alleged absence of freedom of expression and the aforementioned criminalization of social protest, published by a sector of private national press. Read Article
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NEW YORK, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Only days before its annual shareholder meeting, forty Chevron investors with $580 billion in assets under management have demanded the oil giant settle the $18 billion environmental lawsuit brought by impoverished indigenous groups in the Ecuadorian rainforest almost two decades ago. The letter from the investors, […]
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From January to May of 2012, the anti-narcotics police force in the Quito area seized one ton and 603,858 grams of drugs. This is a result of 250 operations. This amount represents 13 percent of the national amount of seized drugs and includes 11 cases of significant quantities in Quito, El Comercio reports. Smaller quantities […]
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José Serrano, Interior Minister of Ecuador, admitted in a public news interview that his country serves as an intermediary along an international drug route operated by exterior narco-traffickers. Serrano stated the drugs arrive from the north or south of the country and are then directed toward Mexico, Diario Norte reports. Many members of the cartels […]
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Interpol captured Ecuadorian citizen William Alsivar Medina Rodríguez, 40, in Guatemala City on May 28, 2012. He was wanted in Peru for crimes against public health and drug trafficking, El Universo reports. The arrest occurred at the immigration office in Guatemala City, where Medina had been in the process of completing an application for residency […]
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A young man who had just turned 18 he joined the evening of Wednesday, the long list of crimes in Manta. Juan Carlos Lopez Honey, alias ‘John Charrasqueado’ or ‘Black’ was more than six bullets from two individuals on a motorcycle, who intercepted the youth in the Continental school sector in the Altamira neighborhood. Honey’s […]
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Colombian Cartel Fragmentation Creates Opportunity for Mexican Drug Traffickers After a recent Mexican plane crash in Ecuador associated with drug trafficking, experts predict a larger sphere of Mexican influence in Latin America concerning the illicit drug trade, reports Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Latinoamerica on May 23, 2012. Although this assumption cannot be definitively proven, the fragmentation […]
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Lush Manabí Province Attracts Drug Trafficking in Ecuador Northern residents of the Ecuadorian Manabí province report they are afraid of an increase in narcotrafficking in their area, Ecuavisa reports. Manabí, a mountainous expanse covered by thick vegetation, provides an ideal cover for drug refining laboratories. The province’s proximity to the coast also facilitates transportation by […]
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Against theft, robbery and assault that occurred last week, several of the injured claimed in social networks and radio news programs inefficiencies morning service installed surveillance cameras at traffic lights of the city to identify thieves. According to Fernando Figueroa, director of the SIS-ECU-911, the camera system of the municipality meets the specific task of […]
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From week to week in the country had 467 new cases of dengue. The Ministry of Health reported yesterday the numbers of patients in the country, registered in the first 19 weeks of this year. They reported 7,434 cases, of which 123 are of the hemorrhagic type, called serious by the authorities. Meanwhile, a week […]
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Dozens of people in the community of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) from Ecuador with kisses today celebrated World Day Against Homophobia in a central square in Quito. Soria Ephraim, Foundation and Gender Equity, one of the organizers of this event, told Efe that the kiss bet because it is “a symbol of affection […]
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Troops on Wednesday narcotics found cocaine processing laboratory near the site of the weekend crashed a plane in which they found $ 1.3 million that authorities believe came from or were destined for drug trafficking. The official news agency reported that the laboratory Andes was found “in an area close to the plane crash, which […]
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Gustavo Iturralde, the Financial Analysis Unit, said he was submitting evidence of Colombian traffickers in Mexico cartels An elegant woman holding a puppy and found dead in the wreckage of the plane falling at 21:00 on Sunday at Pedernales (Manabi) are part of a larger puzzle that so far attempts to arm the police investigating […]
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According to the National Secretariat for Migrants (Senami) , since 2010 some eleven thousand Ecuadorians who lost their jobs in Europe have returned to the country due to the current crisis in several nations of that continent. According to the Senami, is working on programs to help those who decide to return, but did not […]
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Ten injured bus accident leaves a cooperative Queen of the Road A great shock was what they took on Tuesday the 30 passengers on the bus this cooperative transport. The unit is style house on one side of the road when a tricimoto to dodge that, according to witnesses, had been without lights. It happened […]
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More than three thousand archaeological pieces Ecuador, including the most impressive works of the Manta culture, rest in the vaults of a museum in Washington, where the government said today that wants to get to a better understanding of the country’s history. Read Article
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Michael C., owner of premises on Calama, lamented that “compared to other occasions for the same day would have more customers. Insecurity has affected business at least 50%. ” 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 […]
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The South West Corridor operation failed the test of fire yesterday. Instead of facilitating the movement of people, generated a traffic chaos in the area of the tunnels and discomfort in those who decided to use the bus type, hoping the trip would take 50 minutes from the terminal Quitumbe to Miraflores. The unit 38 […]
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After the meeting in Quito, for the defense ministers of Argentina and Ecuador, Arturo Puricelli and Miguel Carvajal, respectively, it was agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in the field of aviation technology. Also was reflected Ecuadorian government interest in the projects being conducted by the state-owned high-tech Argentina, INVAP SA Military Industries and the Argentine […]
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A Mexican registration plane has crashed into a hill 600 meters near the highway Coaque-Pedernales in Manabi, when flying at around 21h00 on Sunday, no lights and very low altitude, as reported last night the reporter Tania Tinoco your twitter account. The plane was found by residents of the place, which gave notice to the […]
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The Tungurahua volcano since Saturday saw another increase in seismic activity and ash columns emanated, according to the Geophysical Institute (GI) of the National Polytechnic School. A report by the Institute realizes five explosions “moderately sized” from about 3:20 on the last Saturday. Also reported a slight drop of black ash in the area of […]
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In Ecuador, insecurity is still a pending issue that the government has with citizens, according to a study by the Human Rights Program of the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB). The Human Rights Report of the UASB also noted that the number of homicides / murders fell in 2011 compared to 2010 from 2,627 to […]
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At approximately 21:00, a small plane crashed into a shrimp farm owned by Rafael Duenas, near the road Coaque – Pedernales (province of Manabi), where the Ecuadorian Air Force found it. According to preliminary data from the Ecuador Aviation, the aircraft would be of Mexican nationality and have traveled inside two people who have not […]
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Ramon M., 80, a native of the site approximately Pachinche In the Middle, died on Tuesday at the hospital Verdi Cevallos Balda Portoviejo (Manabi) for malaria. According to Chief Health Area No. 1, Brucker Garcia, he controlled the malaria, but one would have complicated pneumonia. Meliton Garcia, an internist at the hospital, said the elderly […]
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At dawn on Sunday, March 18 would also have broken the union bus Macas, unit 32, VAC-475 board, while passing through the area of the tunnels on the way Macas-Guayaquil, the same as that covered it yesterday from 03:30 when it went to a cliff of 85 meters, this time Chashapamba sector, in the parish […]
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The soldiers of the Fourth Army Division detained the day before midnight three suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Coca, Francisco de Orellana. According to the military, is caught between the alleged chief financial officer of Block 48 of the guerrillas ‘Fredemiro’. In a bulletin issued by the Joint Command […]
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Internet usage in the country is growing. When you post that one third of the population has access to the Internet through a connection at home, Internet cafes, information centers, educational institutions, office, etc.. Currently the country has hundreds of Internet service providers, but not counted more than 30 active operators nationwide, says Francisco Balarezo, […]
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The attorneys general of Colombia and Ecuador agreed today to increase judicial cooperation between the two entities in order to increase the fight against transnational crime. he agreements were entered into two agreements signed in Bogota after a visit by the Ecuadorian tax, Galo Chiriboga, his Colombian counterpart, Eduardo Montealegre. A first agreement aims to […]
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Suspect identified as Yandry Javier Arteaga Garcia, 22, died in a clash with bullets with a security company that guarded the whereabouts ARSEG the Metrovía located on Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena, opposite the school on May 28, north of Guayaquil. It was 6:25 yesterday, when two men with guns, one Arteaga, entered the station of […]
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The Judicial Council of Ecuador has ratified the dismissal of Judge Nicholas Zambrano, who ordered the oil company Chevron for environmental damages and upheld a remand order against the current president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, according to a resolution to that had access to EFE. Full of that court dismissed the appeal by Zambrano […]
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Carolina Ardila Stephanny Garzon, Colombia 22, disappeared last April 28 in Quito, denounced his family, who arrived in the capital to start your search with Ecuadorian authorities. The day of her disappearance, she told colleagues that he would visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, but at home, on Main Street, fourth ward Paluco staircase, found […]
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An increase of up to 5 ° in the Pacific ocean surface temperature has altered the marine ecosystem in northern Peru. According to Environment and Health authorities of that country, that would be the cause for the death of about 5,000 pelicans starvation (lack of food). These birds feed on fish such as anchovy, which […]
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THE DATA The tour was evident discomfort of many users for the lack of medicine and specialist in home health. THE DATA The prosecution began the inquiry with tours of private clinics involved, on Monday. he fiscal agent of the Guayas, Margarita Neira, confirmed yesterday that the Abel Gilbert Ponton Hospital does not have enough […]
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he FARC should not generate violence and political actions in Ecuadorian territory, a scenario that, by his own will, was defined more than 50 years as an area to perform only administrative activities: communication, trauma care, rest, supply, logistics … So security experts said Gustavo Lalama and Luis Caicedo (Army officers-sp-), compared to a presumed […]
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Canadian travelers advised to exercise high degree of caution in Ecuador due to high levels of crime and public demonstrations OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to the areas immediately bordering Colombia (namely both provinces of Carchi and Sucumbíos, with the exception of the city of Tulcán), and the […]
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The Unit prosecutor of People and Warranty Neira Margarita Moran on Tuesday continued to tour several nursing homes in Guayaquil, involved in the alleged case of lack of attention to Roberto Antonio Quimis Huacón , 24 years old, who suffered Daule an accident and later died in an ambulance from the police, after asking for […]
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Wilson Tapiero military captured in the border province of Sucumbios. The detainee was delivered Monday to the judicial authorities of Sucumbios, told Efe agency source of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces. Tapiero is suspect financial front 48 of the FARC . The suspect, 33, was arrested in Santa Elena farm, located 11 kilometers […]
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Steal $ 81,560 subject to a citizen in the Unicentro A tear gas bomb, thrown by suspected criminals, caused chaos in the Unicentro, just after 10:30 on Monday. Covering his face with his hands to escape the tear gas bombs, dozens of people fleeing terrified of Unicentro, located at the intersection between Chimborazo and Clemente […]
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Ten homes of Social Activists Illegally Raided The Ecuadoran government illegally raided the homes of ten social activist leaders in Luluncoto on the morning of April 26th in order to find supposed evidence linking the activists to the Group of Popular Combatants. Taken as evidence were homework assignments from students and an encyclopedia, among other […]
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Holguin Omar Macias, 45, Ruben Palma Macias, 23, and Angel Palma, 27, were killed by gunmen different between Friday and Saturday in this city and Montecristi. The reasons why the Mad Omar was attacked at 20:45 on Friday is unknown, but received five bullet wounds. The crime occurred in the district on March 6, Montecristi, […]
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A fire occurred this afternoon in the streets between Ximena Luis Urdaneta and Riobamba, in downtown Guayaquil, has been controlled, the Fire Department reported. The movement has been restricted in the area surrounding the fire. Transit Commission (CTE) called for street use Baquerizo Moreno to move toward the north. At the moment there is a […]
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Four criminals, three men and a woman entered the restaurant “La Habana Vieja”, installed in July avenues Matovelle and Ricardo Muñoz, on Friday at 22h00 and after threatening with firearms, the 20 clients appropriated belongings, then fled in a car Hyundai I10, no license plates. Two gendarmes, aboard a patrol, who roamed the area, were […]
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Juan Córdova Colonel Ruiz, head of the XVIII Territorial Police Directorate ( DIRTEPOL ) reported that it has stepped up surveillance at checkpoints Tumbes and the Pan American Highway North, to prevent teenage gunman ‘ Gringasho ‘who escaped yesterday from a rehabilitation center in Trujillo, to flee the country. As indicated, their armies guardhouses guard […]
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Crimes Basin during 2012 The murders that have occurred this year causing concern among citizens. In the first quarter there were eleven murders. In 2010, during the same period, there were four crimes while in 2011 the figure was two. Crime Map
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Huacón Ines Correa is not only shattered by the death of his son Roberto Antonio Quimí Huacón of 23 years, but also outraged by the treatment given in nine care homes (hospitals and clinics) Duale and Guayaquil. She complained to the Office of Guayas that none of these health houses gave the entrance to his […]
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Poverty in Ecuador has fallen by nine percentage points between December 2006 and December 2011, according to the latest quarterly survey of employment, unemployment and underemployment that made the INEC (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses). This means that in the past five years have risen out of poverty around 930,000 people, as of December […]
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The province of El Oro ranks fourth in the most cases of dengue have occurred through week 16 of the year, with 732 classic type and one of hemorrhagic called serious by the authorities. But the situation worsens, met yesterday for the results of the analysis of death in the first week of April, less […]
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Latinamericacurrentevents.com has received reports from reliable sources that there has been a recent increase in home invasions and robberies in Canoa, Ecuador. Once a tiny fishing village this community has become a hamlet for expatriates over the last several years. An area of focus of the criminals has been in the beach home area south […]
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Alausí, Chimborazo. Last Thursday opened the path-Sibambe-Alausí Alausí, called Devil’s Nose section. Thus began the three-car operation scenic tourist. In a time of two hours, last Thursday saw the first train ride route-Alausí Alausí Devil’s Nose, after Ecuador Railways make delivery of the train station and three panoramic cars to promote local tourism. This activity, […]
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Detalles del Sismo Magnitud 4.4 MLv Fecha – Hora 29/04/2012 18:42:27 TL 29/04/2012 23:42:27 UTC Localización 2.39°S; 79.86°W Profundidad 31.00 Km Zona Prov: O. PACIFICO Distancia epicentral e (hipocentral) a ciudades referenciales 25.0 ( 39.8) km al S 13° E de la ciudad de GUAYAQUIL 25.1 ( 39.9) km al S 7° O de la […]
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The Constitution of Ecuador declares the following: Article 43: “… Under no circumstances will refuse emergency care in public or private.” Health Law Article 7: “Everyone, without discrimination, has the right to be served immediately with emergency professional services, provision of drugs and supplies needed in cases of imminent danger to life …”. Roberto Antonio […]
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M4.7 – Naranjito, Ecuador 2012-04-29 00:43:24 UTC Event Time 2012-04-29 00:43:24 UTC 2012-04-28 19:43:24 UTC-05:00 at epicenter 2012-04-28 17:43:24 UTC-07:00 system time Nearby Cities 7km (4mi) SW from Naranjito, Ecuador 23km (14mi) SE from Yaguachi, Ecuador 26km (16mi) NW from La Troncal, Ecuador 34km (21mi) ESE from Duran, Ecuador 251km (155mi) SSW from Quito, Ecuador […]
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The Central Bank of Ecuador reported that the country received more foreign investment in 2011. According to figures from being admitted $ 568 million in foreign direct investment, mainly in mining, which is the largest amount in three years. teleSUR
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It was 12:00 yesterday and reported that some residents Ruales sector advised them not to move to the area of El Faro, where the church and the museum The Fort, as the previous day two young Swiss nationals were attacked by two individuals armed. This is Chemelik Elizabeth and Laurel Clark, whom he stole their […]
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The Police Narcotics Unit presented yesterday the 115 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride and 5 kilos of cocaine base were seized in the canton Zapotillo of this province, in the operation called Southern storm that took place last Tuesday. The drug was found Infiernillos sector, we also found a lab where illegal substances were processed. In […]
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The operation launched by the government on Monday to curb the shortage of gas , was insufficient. Hundreds of Quito had to wait four hours for a cylinder. The paradox: on the northern and southern borders of the country is still leaking daily by thousands of tanks, although the operations of the police and oil […]
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Management of Public Space explained that the agreement was made with graffiti art and this is true, but some people do not respect him. Public Space invests USD 350 000 each semester in the maintenance of the areas that are attacked with graffiti. They paint 2 000 m² per day, with two teams of 10 […]
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At the ceremony, the president, Rafael Correa, was direct. From the lectern, in a courtyard surrounded by soldiers, called for the military to make from crime . In half an hour the police said is not the only assigned to deal with crime, Read Article
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A10 months before the next elections, the government and prepares a massive publicity campaign and monitoring social networks and the Internet. In March, the President signed a contract with Mercantile Advertising Merpubli to develop a marketing strategy to cope in social networking spaces, sending emails, search engine optimization, Google, and monitoring networks Facebook and Twitter. […]
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Between 2009 and 2011 there were around 23 914 traffic accidents in the country. Because of that, between 2008 and 2011 there were 51 942 victims annually, according to data Covial. The main reason why accidents occur is the recklessness of the driver cell phone use while driving and not the hands-free device. This adding […]
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Until last night were 16 fatalities and 17 injured from the accident of a bus of the Cooperative Amazon The bus crashed cooperative Amazon yesterday morning in Quito-Papallacta road did not have the certificate of approval of the technical review-vehicle to which are bound vehicles that travel regularly in the capital. According to the Mobility […]
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Following is a compilation of home invasions reported for Quito, Ecuador and environs for the year 2011. The figures are for January through September 2011, with comparative figures for 2010. 2010 2011 Calderón 28 23 Centro Quito 73 77 Eloy Alfaro 78 117 La Delicia 94 63 Los Chillos 52 28 Norte 246 267 Quitumbe […]
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The assets and Cuenca attractions can be enjoyed from a different site. Two double-decker buses and a railcar transport tourists and foreign nationals in the city. On trips will visit landmarks such as the Calderon Park and the cathedral of the Immaculate and Old. Also, Bolivar and Long streets, the park of San Sebastian, Otorongo […]
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At about 17:00 today began in the Judicial Police of Guayas, audience research against Cesar Hurtado Lascano, First Commissioner of Police. He is involved in an alleged extortion of the owners of night clubs in Guayaquil. Hurtado resumed its activities last Thursday, after the mass resignation of the police April 11 after a scandal over […]
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Citizens who seek medical assistance to Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in this city, reported having been victims of robberies and assaults in the hallways and in the outpatient area.Even antisocial yesterday tried to steal tools in the area of Ophthalmology, admitted the director of the nursing home, Ivan Feicán. Read Article
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Even with police protection to prevent attacks on crews this week will continue spraying in Portoviejo mingas and to avoid the presence of the dengue mosquito, which in the country and amounted to 5,147 cases last week. This week is crucial in Manabi to fight the mosquito vector of dengue, since the totals are off […]
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Jose Serrano, Interior Minister reported on the capture of 53 alleged antisocial formed the band Fight Breast and spread terror in the city of Quito. The announcement was made during the Citizen Link No. 268 held at the Coliseum The Quitus, located in the La Vicentina, north of the capital of Ecuador. Read Article
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The nearly 900 families residing in the residential sector of Los Ceibos remain concerned about the rash of thefts and criminal acts that are performed continuously in the sector. Security, which is run by private guards and 10 troops of the National Police, as indicated by the inhabitants, not enough. Christian Morales, a resident of […]
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The presence of contract killings in recent years it has become evident in our country, data from the National Police to Ecuavisa revealed that the 2345 killings that occurred in 2011, 1052 were considered “account settings”, of which 113 operated under the type of alleged killings. The numbers of violent deaths are available on the […]
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Galo Cobos, provincial police commander Loja National No. 7, said anti-narcotics operations in the province are working. This shipment is the largest that has been seized so far this year. Among the details of the seizure the Authority explained that the drug was hidden in compartments in the floor of the wooden bucket truck. To […]
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The two semi-submersible units, submarine-like craft that were discovered in El Oro, reveal, according to Ecuadorian authorities Narcotics, the southern border is becoming favorable entry of the drug that is destined to other countries. In 2009 discovered the first semi-submersible, in the canton of El Guabo shrimp. The device, which had the capacity to transport […]
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According to the Information System for Governance (Sigob, Database System), thefts from people rose this year in Quito, by 28%. Between January and March 2038 events registered capital, compared to 1592 same period in 2011. That is, there were 446 robberies reported over people. In January 626 events were reported (compared to 512 in January […]
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Yesterday afternoon a heavy rain fell from 13:30, accompanied by hail in the north of the city. The heavy rain caused havoc from the ring of Labrador to the Rumiñahui sector. The exchanger was closed to traffic for an hour, like the depressed step of Y. On streets and avenues as the Galo Plaza, Amazon […]
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Contract is directly between the Ministry of Transportation and company invited, do not pass the process on the procurement portal. Delek. – The construction of 16 kilometers of asphalt road between Delek, Surampalti-Bayandel-Cholapamba-La Loma-Gulanqui, demands an investment of six million dollars to be financed by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. Read Article
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Unidentified individuals robbed Wednesday afternoon six sheep in the community of La Playa de los Angeles, belonging to the parish of Santa Ana, then went on to sell in the cattle market in Patamarca, where the owners were able to recover. Elvia Encalada reported that on Wednesday at approximately 13:00, the neighbors told him they […]
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Santa Rosa (Salinas) The sea pirates, do not let up to the fishermen of Santa Rosa. This time there were three boats affected, Victor Sebastian 4, Danielito and Jesus del Gran Poder. The thugs took outboard motors, fishing equipment and communications equipment, which exceeds the $ 30,000 damage. Read Article
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Two suspects were arrested antisocial yesterday morning while a third escaped after they raided the Treasury Department in Tosi House Aguirre and Pedro Carbo streets in the city’s commercial center, just meters from the building interior and municipality. According to local employees, the incident occurred at 10:00 when two men posing as customers and arrived […]
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