The vice president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, and Guatemala, Rafael Espada, will sign next Wednesday in Quito, a memorandum of understanding for bilateral cooperation on disability, said the Ecuadorian government. Espada will visit Ecuador between 19 and 22 October, the Vice President said in a statement. This is a step in matters of cooperation after […]
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Mariela VP Nancy, 31 years old, was traveling on an interpovincial bus in Tulcán transporting two cardboard boxes containing 99 sticks of dynamite in the luggage hold. The woman was deprived of his liberty by threatening public safety. The arrest. According to the police report, at 03:00 yesterday during a routine they performed the gendarmes […]
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The Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs in office of Ecuador, Kintto Lucas, announced today that his country considers whether to leave the Andean Community (CAN) before the end of the year by various problems, including trade issues. “Ecuador has decided to explore the possibility of leaving the CAN before the end of year,” he told […]
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The Ecuadorian state oil company Petroamazonas today announced the start up of a new oil well that produces 4915 barrels daily. The well, which is in the Amazonian province of Orellana, on the border with Peru, is located in the Campo del Oso Block 7 and to extract the crude extract had to make a […]
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The economic crisis has led to fire the number of evictions in Spain, a problem that affects tens of thousands of people, many of them Latin American immigrants, and only in the second quarter of 2011 has left nearly 16,500 new victims. Among the many affected by evictions are thousands of Ecuadorian immigrants, a situation […]
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Seen from above looks like a black magic carpet that flies under the sea. View from below, looks like a white blanket and spots whose gills simulate a moon face. From any angle, which is more impressive is its size. The blanket birostris or giant manta ray is the largest species in the world. Family […]
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A surprise operation conducted by the Intervention and Rescue Group (GIR) of the Police, on a farm located in the canton of Pichincha, Manabi, did the arrest of seven alleged members of the band Los Choneros. Read Article
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There are five provinces under surveillance in the presence of this virus. The affected are Tungurahua, where the outbreak began in the nearby Cotopaxi, where and started a mass vaccination plan-, Los Rios and Loja. Today the warning came to the Amazon, Ecuavisa reported. In Pastaza has 3 children with symptoms of having contracted the […]
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1360 phishing scams in 2011 This data revealed by the Attorney General of Ecuador. One of the last cases of this kind is detrimental to Council officials for Citizen Participation. According to the prosecution, this type of crime recorded a rate rise. In 2009 there were 168 claims in 2010 the figure rose to 2099 […]
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Matter of urgency Ecuador 1.2 million doses of vaccine for a strain of measles confront Africa and prevent an outbreak of the disease detected in the center of the country spread to the mainland, said on Wednesday the Ministry of Health. The Secretary of Health, Fatima Franco, said the strain of measles known in this […]
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El Universo reported that since August there has been an increase in the number of ATM’s at Banco Del Austro branches being hit by bank card cloning schemes. Extreme caution should be taken when using ATM’s when withdrawing money from ATM’s that your cards and or pin numbers are not being copied or scanned.
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After the arrest of four Colombian and Venezuelan apparently be part of a gang of card cloners, investigative units of the affected banks analyze their security videos to find criminals. Yesterday morning, the Colombian Edwin Holguin, Javier Hernandez, Fernel Mauricio Tello and Ortiz, and Luis Rodriguez were presented by the Judicial Police (PJ) and detained […]
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As an evening of terror and fear rated a score of passengers who witnessed yesterday’s murder of a young, unidentified, who rode the bus company Metrotrans, PUD-109 board, covering the south of the city stadium route Olympic-El Rocio. Witnesses recalled that when the unit stopped in 1677 a red light Avenue and Joaquin Maldonado Gutierrez, […]
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Since 2008, branches of the National Development Bank (BNF) were assaulted 14 times with a loss of over $ 1.4 million. So far this year, the BNF underwent six assaults in five provinces: Sucumbíos, Esmeraldas, Orellana, Guayas, Tungurahua. The damage in these thefts amounted to USD 467 000. Read Article
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In the city of Quito on Tuesday began a campaign against sexual harassment and Ecovía trolleybus system, where it has been more evident this type of aggression towards women. I want to walk quiet streets without harassment!, And called this campaign aims to eliminate sexual harassment that is manifested in street looks, phrases and groping. […]
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“At lab confirmed that 27 people were infected with the virus. All are treated, “said Escobar. However, the official warned that three of the confirmed cases occurred in the urban area of Ambato. These are children who live in neighborhoods Huachi and El Progreso and in the streets and First Printing Darquea in the center […]
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The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announced the next shipment of a tax reform bill to the National Assembly, which will include tax ‘green’ and adjustments to capital outflows. “As soon as the process is finished (the project), send as urgent tax reform law, the taxes ‘green’, some adjustment to other taxes such as capital […]
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8 out of 10 women have been victims of violence at some time in Ecuador 21% of children and adolescents in Ecuador have been sexually abused ECUADOR | They call themselves ‘neomasculinos’ Youths fight sexism in Ecuador with pink helmets. Under the symbol of a Helmet Rosa, a group of j oung who call themselves […]
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In a closed Rumiñahui in Ambato 16, nine Manta, Portoviejo eight in 10 Guayaquil, Quito and eight.”If there is no delivery of the sales, it means that or is not charging the Value Added Tax, VAT, or not being delivered this to the IRS. On the other hand, if no invoice, do not enter any […]
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A 56-year-old undocumented immigrant died of heart attack in an Elizabeth hospital while waiting to be sent home to Ecuador, federal officials said today. Victor Antonio Ramirez-Reyes was arrested Sept. 6 and was awaiting deportation at the Elizabeth Detention Center, when he went into cardiac arrest, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said. Read Article
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The large multinational shipping company Maersk Container Walvis Bay, begins operations today in the port terminal of Puerto Bolivar. Maersk, which has a capacity of 350 TEUs; 17 000 280 tons of crude and 160.9 meters Slor arrived yesterday afternoon from 06:00 today docks at Port Authority docks. Read Article
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The sale of drugs, vehicle theft, robbery and assault people in shops are the crimes that affect the citadel Sauces, located in the north of Guayaquil. This sector is divided into nine stages of which, according to its residents and the police, the most contentious are the 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9. Read Article
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A bus with a transport cooperative Express banos album number 17, plate TAQ-001, which passed from Baños to Ambato, passed this afternoon collided with a truck Hino white, AFZ-0709 board, which was the opposite.The accident occurred at 12:45 on Monday in the La Pampa. Read Article
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5 proven cases of measles believed to have been imported, and 11 suspects under observation are recorded in the province of Tungurahua. According to authorities, the site of infection is located in the parish of Quisapincha. Read Article
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The Ecuadorian Agency for Quality Assurance Agro (Agrocalidad) today reported an outbreak of bovine rabies, caused by the bite of bats in the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago (southeast), border Peru. Agrocalidad said in a statement that the outbreak “has been treated promptly in order to control the effects of this disease.”The health agency Ecuador […]
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There is no doubt that opening the borders without restrictions was a cause of increased crime in the correísta regime with the introduction of new forms of violence and corruption as the crime of hired killers and mafia networks that administer the nationalization of foreign and trafficking in persons. It is not enough that here […]
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The airline made its relaunch Aerogal Ecuador after the air fleet renewal and restructuring process that has lasted six months and it has expanded national and international coverage with an investment of 80 million dollars (59.5 million euros), according to local press reports. The airline made its relaunch Aerogal Ecuador after the air fleet renewal […]
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President Rafael Correa, the leftist leader of Ecuador, took on the media on Friday at the home of one of journalism’s pinnacles, Columbia University in New York.The school awards the Cabot Prizes, journalism’s oldest, which honor the best and most courageous reporters covering the Americas. Oh, and let’s not forget the Pulitizer Prizes. Read Press
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The famous “Panama” hat, straw, white, and black bands that have spread throughout the Caribbean, originated thousands of miles away in Cuenca, a city of Ecuador in the Andes and embedded 2,500 meters above sea level. Read Article
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Last Friday there was a party in the Indian community Pulcallpa, where the imposing concrete housing overshadowed the few remaining adobe. Its inhabitants had at least two reasons for his happiness: the recovery of the 42 residents who were poisoned (August 26) and thanks for the miracle of the Virgin of the Swan. A group […]
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Russia, Belarus and Latvia (former countries of the former Soviet Union) have asked Ecuador to extradite nine fugitives who are wanted by the International Police (Interpol). Six Russians are required for alleged fraud, murder, drug trafficking and belonging to organized crime groups. One of them is M. Myasnikov, who was arrested on July 6, with […]
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A peasant coca plants manually eradicated died in a rural area of the department of Nariño, which borders Ecuador, reported Social Action (Presidential Assistance Agency). The government agency did not specify the circumstances in which Benjamin Llanos Gasca, 28, died.However, he explains that the farmer was killed “during the third phase of operations that advance […]
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During the month of July, the causes of traffic accidents focus on the inexperience of the drivers. La ingesta de licor por parte de quienes van al volante sigue siendo un problema en el tránsito, independientemente de que en los accidentes se den o no víctimas mortales. The intake of alcohol by those behind the […]
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Ecuador and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to combat money laundering and organized crime during a visit to Quito’s Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry reported. Under the agreement, the Financial Analysis Unit of Ecuador and the Financial Intelligence Unit, Iran exchange information aimed at countering both crimes, said vice turn Ecuador. […]
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The Ecuador defense minister, Javier Ponce, confirmed today that negotiations to buy Russian military equipment including helicopters, armored vehicles and trucks, which are not acquisitions of “war material”, he said. Ponce revealed that between these teams including portable bridges, mobile workshops and specified that the helicopters are four Mi rescue and transport.Read Article
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Eleven people received medical care, of which one remains under observation after the crash of a plane from the Ecuadorian airline TAME with 97 passengers skidded off the runway while landing Friday at the airport in Quito, the company said Sunday. The plane is expected to be removed from the area Sunday evening.Read Article
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The rail system consists of three areas for rehabilitation, which are: the tracks, trains, cars, autoferros and stations Pnar which the national government makes economic investment.The Regional Manager Southern Railway Company, Freddy Cabrera, said that the province is working in three modes, the first section refers to Sibambe-Devil’s Nose, which is already running. There are […]
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The alarm and sad news: in Ecuador two languages may be lost (Ando and Zápara), but in the world, 6,000 census, is 2,500 which would disappear in the coming years, according to the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). It is a warning to the entire world to recognize that […]
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Huaquillas In the canton, province of El Oro, to alert hundreds of cases of malaria on the border between Ecuador and Peru, people are alarmed by a possible outbreak. So far in 2011, there have been 11 cases of malaria in Ecuador, however, health authorities maintain active warning, because in Peru unlike hundreds of cases […]
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After the tragedy that occurred on October 15, 2010 in Canton Portovelo, where four miners working for the company Minesadco died, companies have taken various measures to control, but still recorded failures in their facilities Risks to health and life are eminent mining companies. Many tragedies have occurred in Ecuador and other countries in this […]
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Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón, said Monday that presidential orders seek to meet with their counterparts in Venezuela and Ecuador to seek a cooperative approach: “The order is dialogue with my counterparts in Venezuela, Ecuador and other nations and obviously expect to work in a cooperative attitude, that’s the attitude we have and that’s the […]
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Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of expression, recently referred to the mounting tension between you and some of the privately-owned media, tension that was exacerbated by the daily El Universo’s prosecution at your request. We fear that this polarization could affect not only editorial pluralism but also the needed debate about […]
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Without an initial deposit, you can now open a bank account just presenting their identity card. Bank transactions such as deposits, withdrawals, payments for basic services, among others, are part of the benefits that can be enjoyed from the account Amiga, which was inaugurated yesterday by the Bank of Guayaquil. Read Article
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One of the complaints you hear about police in Ecuador is lack of police response or involvement when a crime. Well I had the chance to observe police action in August 2011. Enjoying myself in a small house in a lower income neighborhood in Guayaquil, I heard a commotion outside and saw a man run […]
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Consecutive releases, news stories and cool young directors the landscape of cinema. Since 2007, the CNC record 43 film projects Ecuador: 21 premieres, 15 in post-production and seven in the process of filming. Critics, filmmakers and actors evaluate what has been achieved and what remains to be achieved. Read Article
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For years, Ecuador has experienced symptoms of climate change such as melting glaciers, but successive governments take adequate preventive measures to face on several fronts and actions in the medium and long terms. The aftermath that the country suffers from this global phenomenon are analyzed in the 151 251 Cable , the April 24, 2008 […]
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The gap between women and men fell in Ecuador according to the results of the last national census of population and housing, whose data will be used to plan the development, it was learned today in this capital. The research, conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Ecuador (INEC), states that people […]
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The cantons Portoviejo, Manta Montecristi and concentrate 42.10 percent of the population of Manabi, according to Census Population and Housing in November 2010. According to the figures, Portoviejo Manabi is the most populous cantona (county) with 280,029 inhabitants. Manta is second with 226,477, and the sixth with 70,292 Montecristi residents. Manta is the most densely […]
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Mestizos form the majority of Ecuadorians PDF Print E-Mail Quito, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) 71.9 percent of Ecuador’s population was defined as mestizos, according to results of Census of Population and Housing 2010, released today during the usual Saturday accountability of President Rafael Correa. At this meeting in the northern province of Canar, one of […]
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The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, yesterday appointed its current coordinating minister of Production, Employment and Competitiveness, Nathalie Cely, as the new ambassador to the United States. The appointment comes after that Quito and Washington withdrew their respective ambassadors in April following a dispute over a U.S. Cable booked on alleged corruption in the Ecuadorian […]
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My name is Brandon Keene(*1) and I am part of that peculiar breed called a travel writer. I also write novels which for many years was a front for the work I did around the world as a dragoman trying to bring a little justice to the planet. We write, we tell, and we share. […]
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Sinohydro Corp. is bidding for a 200-million-U.S. dollar hydropower station deal in Ecuador, China Daily reported Friday. The deal is part of Ecuador’s efforts to develop clean technologies, the newspaper quoted Ding Zhengguo, assistant president of Sinohydro, as saying. Read Article
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A group of Ecuadorian residents are accusing a federal judge of improperly allowing Chevron Corp. to re-litigate an eight-year trial that it lost to help bail out the oil giant, according to recent court filings. In February, an Ecuadorian court found Chevron liable for dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste into the Amazon, causing […]
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Ecuador does not intend to recognise Libya’s rebel national council as the new government in Tripoli, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Thursday. “Of course not,” Patino said when asked about recognising the Transitional National Council, the rebel body that has taken control of Libya from strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Read Article
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The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) in recent days made public the existence of these centers to disclose the closing of at least 30 clinics operating in the country. One of these establishments, now closed, is called Faith Clinic, located in the citadel Urdesa of Guayaquil, which is led by Eithel Idrovo. That action became […]
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An Ecuadorean journalist accused of libeling President Rafael Correa has fled the country. Emilio Palacio issued a letter from Miami on Sunday saying he feared for his safety because of new pressures from what he called “the dictatorship.” Read Article
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Security expert, Dmitry Bestuzhev, discusses the measures that should be established in the country to prevent cyber attacks. On August 10 the website of the Office of the President, the Vice Presidency, the Ministry of Telecommunications, the Municipality have already been hacked. Not only hacker activists walking in the Ecuadorian sites, but the criminals who […]
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The escalating cyber war by Anonymous, seconded by cyber activists and hackers of all kinds have been disabled for hours, even days, the websites of the governments of Peru, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador, including Argentina recently. The foray into Colombia, where he hacked into the websites of the Senate and the Ministries of Defence and […]
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Arranche or snatching from a victim is the most common crime in 2011, police said. At the Center for Juvenile Offenders to 10 leaks were reported, not all were recaptured. The strategies implemented to counteract the rate of crimes known as arranches, these being the highest percentage so far this year by adolescents in the […]
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From the previous Friday night fishermen are missing Ulises and Salvador Ronald Lupu Balladares, who came from Puerto Pizarro to fishing operations in their boat “Lorenzo”. With these two boats went to the same task over and say one of the crew of these, at about 18.00 on Saturday were intercepted by criminals presumably Ecuadorians. […]
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Ecuador’s embassy in Washington announced today that it will be closed temporarily for the damage to the structure of your building because of the quake that struck the east on Tuesday. The Embassy in Washington also houses the Consulate, so that the National Secretariat for Migrants Ecuador (Senami) at its headquarters in New York, Ecuadorians […]
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The Ministry of Interior through the National Police checkpoint build a migration in the San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, bordering Colombia. The Secretary of Democratic Guarantees Interior Ministry, Diego Falconi, delegates from the Ministry of Defense and the National Police conducted an inspection of the area where the police unit will be built which will control […]
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The public was hit by two bullets minutes after the attacker tried to commit suicide.The emotional problems would have caused Jose Ortiz Quiroz, about 30 years, the company guard Security Express, which monitors the mayor, fire against his former common-Elizabeth Laura Zambrano, 28, who worked in the store Pycca, located in the Gran Colombia and […]
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The Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES), through the Institute for Children and Families (INFA), held yesterday in Guayaquil campaign “Put your name to Ecuador.” Inhabitants of slum areas as Mount Sinai, New Prosperina, El Fortin, Flor de Bastion, Balerio Estacio, Sergio Toral, City of God, Christ’s Home, City and Ciudad Victoria Olmedo can […]
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2,300 landmines have been cleared at the border with Ecuador since 2009, said the Ministry of Defense of Peru. Executive Council President of the Peruvian Center for Action against Landmines (Contraminas) Luzmila Zanabria said demining operations were developed in the areas adjacent to the Santiago River in the Cordillera del Condor, on the common border […]
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The Tagaeri and Taromenane two uncontacted indigenous peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon, whose mysterious existence, isolated from the world, feed stories, fables and stories from the depths of the jungle. An unknown number of people that form each of these groups and, in fact, some researchers believe that the Tagaeri disappeared, while other groups are […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) has suspended the shipment of Cheetah fighter-bombers from South Africa until an investigation is concluded into an accident that injured an air force pilot on Monday, August 15th. Navy representatives say the pilot, Galo Alvarez, was able to land safely at the Taura Air Force Base after […]
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ElUniverso.com reports Alcides Ramirez, 57, was found with knife wounds to his heart in the sector of Minarica 2 to the south of Ambato. Officials from the Tungurahua prosecutor’s office say they are launching an investigation to determine the circumstances leading to the death of Ramirez. Police say Ramirez’s daughter who was living with her […]
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According to ElUniverso.com a man was found at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16th dead in a room at the Hotel Manhattan. Police say the man is Davis Torres Sano who checked into the room on Sunday night without identification and asked not to be disturbed until 10 a.m. on Monday. A hotel manager found […]
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According to ElComercio.com a young Ecuadorian was willed and an Ecuadorian soldier wounded during a confrontation between the Ecuadorian military and a group of FARC guerillas located on the Colombian side of the San Miguel River. Officials say the confrontation occurred last Thursday, August 11th while a military patrol was performing control operations along the […]
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The World Health Organization released recent figures placing Argentina, Guyana and Ecuador as the top three alcohol consuming nations in South America, according to andes.inco.ec. The report shows that the average person over 15 in the Americas consumes 8.7 liters of alcohol per year, 40% more that the global average of 6.2 liters a year. […]
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According to ElUniverso.com an unidentified body was found along the road la Costa at the 45-kilometer mark, today, Monday August 15th in the morning. Police say the body was shot many times and showed signs of torture with multiple bruises on the face and throughout the body. The body was transferred to the criminology lab […]
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According to ElUniverso.com a group of 20 tourists on a kayaking trip with the Adventure Ecuadorland agency found the body of the German tourist, Jonathan Simon, 21 who was carried away by the Pastaza River while trying to cross the dangerous waters near the waterfall El Pailon del Diablo. The three guides of the group […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Ecuadorian Air Force pilot, Galo Alvarez was seriously injured in a cabin explosion that occurred at 1 p.m. today, Monday August 15th. Authorities say the explosion occurred due to decompression in the cabin and not a crash. Alvarez was able to safety return to Taura air force base and was immediately transferred […]
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ElComercio.com reports six people from the Cuencan parishes of Octavio Cordero, Banos and Victoria del Portete have died during the weekend and today, Monday August 15th from what officials believe is ingesting altered alcohol. Officials say the alcohol was purchased in Cuenca. Four of the deceased are from the same family and are believed to […]
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According to ElComercio.com the arrest of Dan D., a foreigner ten days ago, is an important break in bringing down an international crime organization involved in drug and weapons trafficking. Ecuadorian police say this man along with two accomplices who were also arrested, are important players in a crime network that carries out many illegal […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Ecuadorian Navy Coast Guard Directorate of Esmeraldas found eight tourists who remained missing at sea since Sunday, August 14th. Officials say the navy found the tourist group at 8 a.m. today. The group departed from Atacames at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday for a whale watching tour in a fiberglass boat. Officials […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Committee of Operations of National Emergencies (COEN) has changed the Ecuadorian costal alerts from orange to yellow. The new alert allows tourists on the coast to enter the ocean staying within the marked buoy zones and allows tourist boats to travel 4 miles from the port. However, authorities say the ban […]
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According to ElComercio.com Anonymous overloaded servers providing service to various government websites, causing them to shutdown or function with large difficulty on Wednesday August 10th. Anonymous has threatened the Ecuadorian government via Twitter and Facebook, of a cyber attack in the future. Authorities say the websites under went a Denial of Service attack (DDOS) which […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit of the Ecuadorian police on August 4th, freed a Jewish Rabbi Yishak Tom Rotem Yosef after three days held by kidnappers. Police say his wife reported the rabbi’s kidnapping on the 1st of August when she received messages and a video in which the kidnappers demanded a […]
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El Universo reported that Elias Manuel Alvarado filed a complaint yesterday in the prosecutors office attached to the Guayas Judicial Police that he received an attempted scam or extortion by phone that originated in Mexico. Alvarado stated that a suspected immigration agent migration from that Mexico called him and submitted that his nephew Guillermo Alvarado […]
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The vice-chancellor of the school’s local prosecutor Jaime Roldós Aguilera in Fertisa (south) has a double function. No solo es oficina administrativa, también es el espacio de atención que usan dos orientadoras. Not only is administrative office space is also using two guiding attention. Ellas son el único personal que integra el Departamento de Orientación […]
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According to Andes.info.ec a new Tax Reform Pro Heath proposal includes a maximum environmental tax on luxury vehicles of $1,248 per year. Reportedly, this number is four times smaller than the $5,200 figure mentioned a month ago. The tax applies to vehicles that have a motor larger than 3,000 cubic centimeters. Vehicles with motors between […]
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According to Vistazo.com the Ecuadorian Interior Ministry has presented a resolution stating foreigners, over 18 years old, obtaining visas of residence in Ecuador must submit a record of criminal history in the country where they resided for the past 5 years. This announcement came on August 2nd in the Official Register N. 504. To obtain […]
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Anonymous’ recent video defends the freedom of expression in Ecuador. According to elespectador.com, the video announces Operation Cóndor Libre (Operation Free Condor) in response to the legal action taken against the newspaper El Universo. On July 20th, three directors, and an editor of the newspaper were sentenced to 3 years of prison and a fine […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Colombia and Ecuador will begin a formal agreement to establish their maritime border. After meeting his counterpart in Lima for the inauguration of Peruvian president Ollanta Humala, Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa says they are both in agreement on the issue and that there is no controversy surrounding the matter. Correa says he […]
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Extra.ec reports a study by the Catholic University of Quito found that out of 5,643 street vendors, 1,093 are younger than 17 years old. Also, the study found that 64.4% of the vendors are men and 35.6% are women. The basis of the study was to find out the working conditions of the traders. The […]
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According to Expreso.ec police apprehended a robber that was involved with four other men in an assault on an Ecuadorian citizen who had just drawn $2,200 from the Bank of Guayaquil in the commercial center of California Park. Police say when they caught the fifth robber they discovered that the gang of robbers were using […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the group of Internet hackers, Anonymous, threatened yesterday, Wednesday August 3rd, to begin attacking Ecuadorian government websites in retaliation for limiting the freedom of expression and the ruling against the Ecuadorian news company, El Universo. Anonymous announced the threat of attacks via the website, YouTube, through uploaded videos. The group is calling […]
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Making Up the Difference: Women, Beauty, and Direct Selling in Ecuador – Recorded interview with author Dr. Erynn Masi de Casanova (Recording Time – 01:17:40) Recorded August 04, 2011. PURCHASE BOOK: Making Up the Difference: Women, Beauty, and Direct Selling in Ecuador (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture) Globalization and economic restructuring have decimated formal […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec the United States announced today, Wednesday August 3rd, that they have dismantled an internet-based pedophile network reaching various countries including Ecuador. Officials have accused 72 people linked to the website of encouraging the sexual abuse of children. The authority’s investigation began in 2009, called “Operation Delago.” During the operation authorities arrested 52 […]
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According to ElComercio.com an ocean storm that produced forceful waves left the island of Jambeli, in the canton of Santa Rose, without electricity around 3 a.m. today, Wednesday August 3rd. Officials say 21 electricity poles fell due to erosion and harsh ocean conditions from the storm. Personnel from the National Corporation of Electric Energy (CNEL) […]
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According to ElUniverso.com about 30 people in the community of El Verdun in the Tosagua canton in Manabi were affected by an ammonia leak in a shrimp plant that was closed 12 years ago. Authorities say the incident was reported on Tuesday, August 2nd around 6 a.m. when people were beginning to suffer symptoms from […]
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According to ElComercio.com the cocaine lab discovered this past weekend, was built in the style of a paramilitary drug distribution center. Ecuadorian National Police say they discovered tunnels for escape routes, underground storage bays for chemicals, refined cocaine and military-type weapons. Police discovered the laboratory in the zone of Rio Bravo in the canton of […]
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According to ElComercio.com supporters of seven council member of La Concordia in Esmeraldas took the municipality building at 5:30 today, Tuesday August 2nd. The mayor, Walter Ocampo was not in the building at the time of the incident, but reported that the protesters stormed the building, broke windows and doors and attacked employees. El Comercio […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Quito is being affected by paralyzing rain that fell yesterday, Monday August 1st, flooding parts of the capital city and affecting operations, for about an hour, at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Officials say the rain began around 4 p.m. Monday, adding to the rain that began falling on the city last […]
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According to ElUniverso.com in one week 137 people have contracted food poisoning from eating bad food in the canton of Imbabura. Health officials say the first cases of food poisoning occurred eight days ago when 58 people came down with salmonella poisoning after eating infected red meat in a local meat restaurant. The second case […]
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Domestic violence, a grave and long-standing issue, reflects a history of handicapping nations’ development projects.Fortunately, the United Nations, along with other international governmental bodies, have brought this issue to light. Ecuador seems to be emerging as leader in the battle to conquer domestic violence in Latin America; a region where the practice surpasses passive acceptance. […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Chilean state copper company, Codelco announced today, Monday August 1st, that it will begin mining project explorations in Ecuador with the help of Ecuador’s ENAMI and other private firms. Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world, says Ecuador is fairly new to metal mining and their copper mining knowledge could […]
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