Shuar tribe face government in Amazon mining protests
Ecuador’s Shuar say mining project in Cordillera del Condor threatens their livelihood and encroaches upon their land.
aljazeera.com reported/ Morona-Santiago, Ecuador – The death of a police officer during a standoff between military and indigenous Shuar people in a takeover attempt of a mining camp in Ecuador’s southern Amazon on December 14, catalysed a government mobilisation of armed forces in the region.
With a 30-day state of exception imposed across the entire Amazonian province of Morona Santiago, the government has reportedly mobilised up to 1,000 military and police personnel to protect the mining camp and hunt down what top officials have called an “illegally armed group” that they say does not represent the Shuar nation.
Under the emergency decree, which has suspended rights such as freedom of expression and the inviolability of the home, reportedly five Indigenous Shuar and four mestizo men have been arrested and sentenced to 90-day preventive incarceration. Read Article
ICE removes convicted child rapist to Ecuador ice.gov – NEWARK, N.J. – A citizen of Ecuador was removed from the United States Dec. 23, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Upon the man’s arrival in Ecuador, he was turned over to local authorities by ICE ERO officers. Manuel Fernando […]
lahora.com.ec reported every December 28 there is no lack of practical jokes or hoaxes’ between friends, so stay very attentive and do not fall for them. The 28 of December is a day marked by the Christmas dates and to be near the end of year. He always identifies it with jokes and being a […]
elcomercio.com / Giovany Estudillo / Cuenca is based on the Cañari cities of Guapondelig and Inca of Tumipampa . Its original layout evoked the figure of a cougar . This contribution was published in the book ‘Guapondelik / Tumipampa / Cuenca, Cultural Footprints and Territorial Transformation’. This study reflects the conception of the organization of […]
Estefanía Celi and Javier Ortega/elcomercio.com / The person who burns down a place, even uninhabited and in which explosive materials exist, will be sanctioned with 10 to 13 years of jail. The same penalty will be received by people who are convicted of the crimes of homicide, terrorism, embezzlement, extortion kidnapping or money laundering. It […]
fiscalia.gov.co reported capture ofalleged band members of cell phone thieves selling the devices in Colombia and Ecuador Richard Johan Burbano, Gustavo Adolfo Cagua and John Jairo Cardozo were sent with an assurance measure to the prison of Rivera (Huila) as alleged members of a criminal organization dedicated to commercializing stolen cell phones. The three people, […]
elcomercio.com reported that the Ecuador National Assembly has approved a law which is focused on preventing land speculation. It is referred to in Spanish as the plusvalía or capital gains law. The vote was 79 in favor, 27 against and one abstention. The law will put in place a 75% tax on extraordinary profits on […]
There are allegations of rape and robberies in yellow taxis eluniverso.com reported “We stopped a yellow taxi (…), the taxi driver along with the guy who climbed the Ecuadorian Football Federation, which is on the av. The Waters, proceeded to sexually abuse me, anal, oral and vaginal. After they outraged me, they called the other […]
SMUGGLERS USE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE WEBSITES TO SELL TO EXPATS Liam Higgins/cuencahighlife.com / When customs agents began slapping “government-approved” labels on imported liquor at the beginning of the year, they thought they had dealt the country’s booming bootlegging industry a fatal blow. They were wrong. Before the labels, liquor store owners were able to buy from smugglers […]
Ben Westwood/guardian.com reported Santa Elena and Salinas Just outside provincial capital Santa Elena is Museo Los Amantes de Sumpa. Around 200 skeletons were unearthed at this site in the 1970s, including the “Lovers of Sumpa”, a man and a woman found in an 8,000-year-old embrace. There’s no bigger contrast between old and new than the […]
telesurtv.net reported one Shuar Indigenous community attempted to take over a mining company by force, killing one police officer, injuring five, and abducting 11 officers. Eleven members of the Ecuadorean military were released after one Indigenous group abducted them as part of a violent conflict which broke out last week between members of the community […]
HOTELS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED ELCOMERCIO.COM reported Serious damage in nine hotels Atacames and four collapsed in Tonsupa did conclude experts from the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (Housing Ministry) that there are serious shortcomings in the construction processes. In the structure of the hostel El Encuentro, he collapsed on the boardwalk Tonsupa, iron corrosion and […]
ELTELEGRAFO.COM.EC / Wilmer Torres reported, Esmeraldas Regularly, at 18:00 starts the rumba in Tonsupa and Atacames (Esmeraldas). It’s already 20:15 and the activity does not seem to start. Hoteliers, merchants and owners of fun places know that Christmas and the end of the year will not come, because after the earthquakes of last Monday night, […]
ELTELEGRAFO.COM.EC / Wilmer Torres reported, Esmeraldas Regularly, at 18:00 starts the rumba in Tonsupa and Atacames (Esmeraldas). It’s already 20:15 and the activity does not seem to start. Hoteliers, merchants and owners of fun places know that Christmas and the end of the year will not come, because after the earthquakes of last Monday night, […]
The amount was set yesterday in consensus between workers and employers and represents $ 9 more than the current. The basic salary in Ecuador for 2017 will be $ 375, equivalent to an increase of $ 9 to the current amount ($ 366). This was announced yesterday by the Minister of Labor, Leonardo Barrezueta. “We […]
eltelegrafo.com.ec The indicators published by the Coordinating Ministry of Security reflect that in the last year the crimes of greater social connotation in the country tend to fall. The theft of economic units – local commercial – was reduced from 6,357 cases registered between January and October 2015, to 5,228 cases produced in the same […]
ELDIARIO.COM.EC reported: Cellphones, suitcases and vehicle accessories are the objects that are most robbed most of those who suffer accidents on the streets of Manta, the prosecutor said. Prosecutor Ginger Messias, who investigates Tránsito’s crimes and misdemeanors, reported that those thefts are recorded because the drivers leave the vehicles and at other times the injured […]
eltelegrafo.com.ec reported Psychological violence, robbery and theft are the most common crimes that pass the prosecutors office. In Pichincha the first conviction for emotional abuse was achieved. Writing Justice The Provincial Prosecutor of Pichincha obtained the first conviction for psychological violence since the inclusion of this criminal type in the Integrated Criminal Code (COIP). The […]
elcomercio.com reported the National Assembly passed the new Law on Public Holidays which provides, inter alia, the transfer of the holidays that coincide with a weekend (Saturday and Sunday) or a weekday (Tuesday, Wednesday And Thursday) to Monday or Friday. The law will apply to the Christmas break and end of 2016. So this year, […]
“Papa Noel” or “Plata Noel”? Twelve Questions for Expats this Christmas written by Russ Reina /gringotree.com / expat/opinion Let’s talk about the Christmas messages, we the expat community, may be sending to our Indigenous neighbors, and in turn, how some of them may be embracing negative aspects of our North American culture without even realizing […]
newindianexpress.com reported that several strong earthquakes rattled Ecuador’s northwestern coast in the pre-dawn hours of today, leaving some areas without power but with no reports of casualties. The South American nation is still recovering from a devastating 7.8-magnitude quake that killed 673 people in April and left some 6,000 injured. That quake flattened homes and […]
99.7 percent of products exported to EU to have zero tariffs. eltelegrafo.com.ec reported the National Assembly has approved a trade agreement between Ecuador and the European Union, with 97 votes in favor. The trade deal now goes to President Correa before it’s published in the Registro Oficial. The agreement will take effect January 1. 99.7% […]
elcomercio.com reported in Ecuador, according to the World Health Organization ( WHO ), these are the leading cause of death. Ischemic heart disease are in first place with a total share of 10.3% of the deaths recorded in 2012. On the other hand, cardiac arrest (also related to cardiovascular problems) correspond to 7.7% of the […]
STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED A police officer was killed and several others injured during a clash between authorities and members of the Shuar community in San Carlos Panantza parish, Morona Santiago Province. The Shuar were apparently trying to take back a mining camp. President Correa said, “this barbarism will not go unpunished, whatever the cost, […]
eltelegrafo.com reported that firefighters continue trying to control a wildfire in Cajas National Park. The fire has scorched at least 180 hectares. Firefighters are struggling to keep the flames out of the Mazán Protected Forest. The current fire is situated on a mountaintop and impossible to reach with firefighting vehicles. A helicopter with a bambi […]
.fitchratings.com (Press Release) Fitch rates Ecuador ‘B’ and assigned a Negative Outlook on Aug. 25, 2016, reflecting the country’s weak growth performance, high fiscal deficits, increasing debt burden, and potential challenges to timely policy adjustments in the context of subdued growth, the oil price outlook and prospects for a divided congress following the 2017 elections. […]
holaciudad.com reported that new measures will slow amounts of money sent out of the country and increase domestic loans. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa today justified the adoption of recent measures to control the country’s banks as beneficial mechanisms for the economy, as they seek to boost credit and slow the flow of resources Ecuadorian President […]
Telesurtv.net reported that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa made changes in the military leadership Saturday by removing the joint command of the Armed Forces and the heads of the Navy and the Air Force, but retaining the Army commander. The Executive issued and signed several presidential decrees formalizing the changes from the coastal city of Milagro, […]
elcomercio.com reported the national assembly approved a measure regulating the number of mandatory holidays each year. The legislation provides for 11 days off across the country and one day off in each province or canton. So a total of 12 holidays a year. The vote was 84 in favor, two against and 25 abstentions. December […]
This report is from an expat on her second day after arriving in Cuenca beginning her new life in Ecuador. The name of the victim is not used in this account. ————— My second day in Ecuador, in Cuenca last night walking across the bridge to Sofy Restaurant on Benigno Malo my iPhone was snatched […]
reuters.com reported Ecuador returned to the US dollar bond market Thursday for the third time this year, raising US$750m through a new 10-year note following a recent rally in oil prices. The deal, rated B by S&P and Fitch, will provide much needed funds for the oil-exporting nation, which plunged into recession last year. One […]
Israel furious after Ecuador compares Zionism to Nazism independent.co.uk reported Ecuadorian official claims there is ‘nothing more similar’ to Nazis than Israel policy towards Palestinians Israel has responded furiously after the Ecuadorian envoy to the United Nations compared Zionism to Nazism. Diplomat Horacio Sevilla Borja said he did not think there was “anything more similar” […]
volcanodiscovery.com reported Cayambe volcano (Ecuador): increased earthquakes show volcano has become restless The volcano has become restless. Scientists from Ecuador’s Institute of Geophysics (IGEPN) recorded an increased number of earthquakes under the volcano a new report shows. The increased seismicity could be (but not must be) a precursor of renewed activity in the medium-term future […]
BASIC BASKET OF GOOD FOR FAMILY OF FOUR IN ECUADOR NOVEMBER 2016 COST IS $ 692.56 ______________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS AND CENSUS – INDEX OF PRICES TO THE CONSUMER. ANALYTICAL BASKETS BASIC FAMILY BASKET AND VITAL FAMILY BASKET OF THE DOLLARIZED ECONOMY NOVEMBER 2016 Analytical baskets consist of about 75 to 359 products make […]
Year – 2015 SOURCE: INSIGHT.ORG / 14 January 2016 Written by David Gagne Ecuador: 6 per 100,000 Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior recorded a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 residents in 2015, a record low for the country. Officials say the demilitarization of the police and greater resources for law enforcement has helped lower […]
lahora.com.ec reported December is a busy month for all citizens. Christmas shopping, entertainment, New Year’s Eve dinners, family reunions and friends are some of the events that mark the season, so there is often a high increase in vehicle thefts at this time. As an example, you should know that according to data from the […]
lahora.com.ec reported Yunguilla (Yungilla) is a cloud forest in an area located northwest of Quito. Formerly known as an area for coal mining, it is now famous for its eco-tourism. Fifty families manage nature walks in the area and they have become protectors of the wildlife. Some families receive tourists as guests in their homes. […]
radio-canada.ca / Benoît Giasson reported A vast project of real estate development in Ecuador raises fears, the Mirador San José, led by Quebeckers. Acts of sale are problematic, according to specialists. There are also other issues that would make this investment risky. Many buyers were surprised when they received their deed of sale of land […]
TOURIST VACATIONING IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS FOUND DEAD eluniverso.com reported that 62-year-old Othmar Lauber went missing last week on San Cristobal Island. The deceased was located in an area known as Las Negritas *Cerro Las Negritas) Authorities have not determined the cause of death. Mr. Lauber from Switzerland was visiting the Galapagos Islands with a […]
In the Plaza de San Francisco, where the church and convent of the same name stand, fences have blocked off the construction site for the Quito subway for months, as work has been stalled while archaeological finds are assessed. Quito’s historic centre is the biggest in Latin America. QUITO, Nov 30 2016 (IPS) author- Mario […]
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ntua.gr/ reported in Ecuador and several developing countries, the public investments in infrastructure for collection and treatment of domestic wastewater in the rural and peri-urban areas have increased regularly during the last decades. However,the majority of the decentralized systems located in those areas are still working under low efficiencies and facing several Operational and Maintenance(O&M) […]
elcomercio.com reported – AMBATO, ECUADOR – CLASHES BETWEEN STREET VENDORS AND POLICE On the downtown streets of Ambato, street vendors and police clash in effort by police to remove 3,500 vendors. There were at least 100 police involved in the removal operation and much of the vendor’s stock of merchandise was confiscated. Police installed metal […]
San Cristobal Galapagos Islands Ecuador eluniverso.com reported that the The Captainship of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno and the Naval Base of San Cristóbal are looking for a Swiss tourist reported missing since Sunday on the island of San Cristobal de Galapagos. The foreigner has been identified as Othmar Lauber, 62. Reyna Luisa Lauber, a relative of […]
telesurtv.net reported – The government of Rafael Correa has paid special attention to those living in extreme poverty. One of the most notable achievements of the Citizen’s Revolution in Ecuador has been the marked drop in extreme poverty, which has translated in a significant drop in people begging on streets. SPANISH SLANG ECUADOR – READ […]
Increases leishmaniasis in Manabi cantons eldiario.ec reported The health professional, who works at the local hospital, detailed that it is Leishmaniasis, disease caused by a parasite. He added that in Paján five cases have been diagnosed so far this year; While in 2015 there were only two. The affected patients, he said, are from sectors […]
EMPLOYEES TIED UP BY ASSAILANTS The robbery of an inn and reception center forced the police to deploy a ‘movie’ operative in the Santa Rita sector, south of Quito. lahora.com.ec reported the incident occurred yesterday morning in the parish of Tumbaco, to the northeast of the District. Four thugs entered the tourist site and seized […]
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) this morning reported that since the closure of the Puyo-Macas road at the height of 50 km as a measure of rejection Nankints militarization of the province of Morona Santiago is maintained. This after earlier this week Shuar indigenous mining facilities Panantza-San Carlos project in Nankints in […]
lahora.com.ec REPORTED…Moni Pizani, of UN Women, acknowledged that much progress has been made in Ecuadory, but that there is still a way to go in the fight against this phenomenon, in which 6 out of 10 women have experienced some form of violence. He said that the statistical data to date do not reflect growth […]
Azuay and Loja have more hectares devastated. 90% of burned areas have been pasture. lahora.com.ec reported eight provinces of the country have been affected by the forest fires that have been registered since the previous week. According to the authorities, Azuay and Loja, in southern Ecuador, have more areas devastated due to the incidents that, […]
annalsofglobalhealth.org/ S. Beache , J.C. Puyana / Perceptions and adherence to the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist in Cuenca, Ecuador 1 Year post-educational intervention Background Surgical safety is an emerging global health priority. The World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist has been shown to be effective in reducing adverse surgical outcomes in this context. […]
elcomercio.com reported(AFP) Seven policemen were slightly injured during shooting, by a group of indigenous people from the Shuar, a mining camp in Nankints in Morona Santiago, reported late Monday November 21 Interior Minister, Diego Fuentes. Leaders of the Nankints community also denounced that the action was aimed at recovering lands that belong to them and […]
Cotacachi Ecuador is a beautiful hamlet perched high in the Andes. Over the last ten years many Americans and Canadians have moved there seeking an idyllic life in a small town. However, not often discussed are the victims of common robbery and theft. While it is not an everyday occurrence in this town of about […]
Law Library of Congress Law Library of Congress Logo Author: Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand / loc.gov (Sept. 16, 2016) Ecuador’s new Law on the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering was adopted by the legislature on July 21, 2016. (Ley Orgánica de Prevención, Detección y Erradicación del Delito de Lavado de Activos y del Financiamiento de Delitos, […]
928 thousand Ecuadorians have opted not to donate their organs eluniverso.com reported in 2016, 600 transplants have been performed It is always a question of time. A race against. First is the time that is expected and wanted to extend so that a life does not die out. Then there is the one that presses, […]
MIRANDA WARNING EQUIVALENT IN Ecuador loc.gov (source)Ecuador’s Código de Procedimiento Penal (Code of Criminal Procedure)[37] provides that at the time of detention the suspect must be informed of the reasons for his or her detention and of the identity of the authority who ordered it and of the agents carrying out the detention and interrogation. […]
thecitypaperbogota.com / After deliberating for several months, on October 27, the 2016 Rogelio Salmona Latin American Architecture Prize was announced in the main auditorium of the Virgilio Barco Library in Bogotá. Four jury members, divided among four regional zones (Brazil, Southern Cone, Andean, Mexico/Central America and Caribbean), analyzed 62 architectural nominations from all over Latin […]
reuters.com reported that an Ecuadorean court gave a 10-year jail sentence to former national soccer federation president Luis Chiriboga for corruption on Friday in another case stemming from the scandal at world governing body FIFA. Chiriboga, 70, who ran the soccer federation for 18 years but has been under house arrest since late 2015, was […]
Pablo Orellana Matute/wagingnonviolence.org/ wrote: Nestled amid the Andean mountains, Cuenca — Ecuador’s third largest city — has long been known for its bounteous sources of fresh water. This is thanks to its privileged location within the Maziso del Cajas, a newly declared UNESCO biosphere reserve. However, over the last decade, its underlying gold and silver […]
November 15, 2016- cpj.org/ REPORTED -An Ecuadoran judge last night approved an arrest warrant for journalist Fernando Villavicencio on charges of distributing emails sent by public officials, according to the journalist’s lawyer. The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities to revoke the warrant. The charges relate to an October 2013 article Villavicencio wrote […]
globaltimes.cn reported: 1. Since establishing diplomatic ties 36 years ago, the two countries have supported each other at regional and international fora and maintained close cooperation. 2. Cooperation between China and Ecuador in trade and finance has yielded great success. China is now the third biggest trade partner for Ecuador, while Ecuador is China’s important […]
fusion.net/Manuel Rueda and Tim Rogers reported so for some people who have been thinking about it for years, Trump’s win could be the final nudge that pushes them to make the leap. “I think Trump’s win will be a windfall for Nicaragua,” a U.S. expat who owns a restaurant in Granada told me. “Send us […]
GUNMAN WAS RIDING A BIKE WHEN HE ASSAULTED JOURNALIST eluniverso.com Robert Horacio Salazar Acosta, a journalist for Diario El Universo, died this morning, the victim of an assault south of the city. According to testimony of a neighbor at the scene, who issued the alert through a security chat in the Southern District of the […]
ECU-911 3,266 reported incidents in this holiday in Machala and Loja eluniverso.com reported Integrated Security Service (SIS) ECU-911 reported Sunday that there have been so far a total of 3,266 incidents in the last holiday that began at 00:00 on Wednesday, November 2, in the Zonal Coordination 7 ( Machala and Loja). In the ECU-911 […]
npr.org reported In Ecuador today, All Saints Day (Día de Todos los Santos) is celebrated on Nov. 1, and is a smaller holiday focusing on children who have passed away. All Hallows Eve, on Oct. 31, is not observed religiously, although American-style Halloween celebrations have started to gain in popularity in recent years. Día de […]
salzburg24.at (MACHINE TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN)reported Eight long days, the Austrian native Johannes Wagenknecht was kidnapped in Ecuador and held as a hostage. 350,000 dollars of ransom should demanded in exchange for his life. On Sunday came the relieving news: He was freed from a special unit (Dinased). “I have been given a new life”, says […]
CDC.GOV – Alert – Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions – ECUADOR ZIKA VIRUS Note: This travel notice was updated on October 17, 2016, to include updated guidance for people planning to conceive and guidance to prevent sexual transmission of Zika. Public health officials have reported that mosquitoes in Ecuador are infected with Zika virus and […]
THEGUARDIAN.COM reported Ecuador has confirmed that oil drilling has begun under the country’s Yasuní national park, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. But the government claims that there has been only minimal disturbance to the Unesco biosphere reserve in the Amazon rainforest since extraction of 23,000 barrels of oil a day began last month. Ecologists, […]
eltelegrafo.com.ec reported Interior Minister Jose Serrano, stressed that this year the country will close with a rate of 5 murder or homicide per 100,000 inhabitants. drafting Justice Colonel Germán Cevallos, head of the National Office for Crimes Against Life, Violent Deaths, disappearances, Extortion and Kidnapping (Dinased) Zone 8, explained that “two children eight and two […]
Do Gated Communities Represent a Problem For Society? A study of the impact of Gated Communities in Machala, Ecuador Cristhian Hernández Abstract The effects of Gated Communities (GCs) were analysed. According to the literature, these urban artefacts are negative for society. They are blamed to provoking social segregation, social exclusion and undermining democracy. In a […]
eluniverso.com reported Ecuador next week will experience the longest holiday of the year. El Día de los Difuntos (miércoles 2 (Wednesday, 2), the celebrations for the independence of Cuenca (Thursday, 3), the bridge holiday ( puente vacacional) (Friday, 4) and the weekend are the holiday of five days. THE UNIVERSE Journal consulted experts in the […]
rt.com reported that hacktivist group Anonymous said it had shut down the Ecuadorian government mail in retaliation for its decision to cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet connection for the period of the US presidential elections. “Shut Down The Internet; We’ll Shut Down Your Communications!” read the tweet posted by Anonymous on Sunday night. […]
rbth.com reported Russia’s ministry of health plans to expand cooperation with Central and Latin American countries in the area of production of vaccines and build a vaccine plant in Ecuador, Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova said on Oct. 23. “There are such plans. Our colleagues offer options for vaccine production branches in Central America. […]
FORMER OIL MINISTER LEFT ECUADOR ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2016 reuters.com reported a local judge in Ecuador on Friday ordered preventive prison for a former oil minister on grounds of bribery amid an investigation into a $12 million corruption scandal in the Andean country’s state oil company. Ecuador’s public prosecutor’s office has accused Carlos Pareja, an […]
WikiLeaks tweeted Monday its statement detailing the status of founder Julian Assange and the organization. WikiLeaks confirmed Ecuador’s decision to “not permit Mr. Assange to use the government of Ecuador’s internet connection.” The organization, however, added that Ecuador said it will “continue to protect Mr. Assange’s asylum rights. The statement, posted on WikiLeaks’ official Twitter […]
zerohedge.com reported as pressure from the Obama administration mounts on the Ecuadorian government and Assange to halt the flow of Hillary’s emails, Wikileaks just posted the following tweet revealing heavily armed “police” outside of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London/The “police” presence apparently began to amass earlier this week just as Wikileaks confirmed that the Ecuadorian […]
Ecuador taps into water Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy explains ambitious plan to develop hydro resources petroleum-economist.com reported Dr Esteban Albornoz Vintimilla is an ambitious man. Despite ensuring that 98% of Ecuadorians have electricity access, the minister is steering a long-term programme-financed by a dedicated fund-to bring electricity to rural areas where are not […]
Reuters.com/By Nathan Layne A lawsuit by an Ecuadorean bank alleging that Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) is liable for authorizing the transfer of $12 million stolen in a 2015 cyber heist can go forward, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan was in response to Wells […]
mcclatchydc.com/Tim Johnson reported Wikileaks said Tuesday that Secretary of State John Kerry asked Ecuador to stop WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, from publishing leaked emails that could disrupt peace negotiations with a guerrilla group in Colombia. Assange, who has been in refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London for more than four years, saw his access to […]
Ecuador was most empathetic country, followed by Saudi Arabia and Peru Denmark was 4th, followed by UAE, Korea, US, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Kuwait Lithuania is least empathetic, seven of the bottom 10 Eastern European dailymail.co.uk REPORTED: The United States is one of the most empathetic countries in the world, according to a new study – […]
cnn.com reported Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry published a statement on Tuesday saying it “exercised its right” to “temporarily restrict access to some of (WikiLeaks’) private communications network within its Embassy in the United Kingdom.” The statement says the temporary restriction would not prevent WikiLeaks from “carrying out its journalistic activities. The statement mentions the “wealth of […]
nytimes.com reported: QUITO, Ecuador — When Daniel Lofredo Rota began clearing out the apartment of his dead grandfather here in April 2014, he found several tons of newspaper, stacks of letters, broken typewriters and about 300 magnetic reel-to-reel tapes, almost perfectly preserved after 45 years in a cool, dry place. His grandfather, Carlos Rota, started […]
theguardian.com reported Group says access was shut down soon after the publication of Hillary Clinton’s speeches and it has ‘activated appropriate contingency plans’ Julian Assange’s internet was cut off by Ecuador, WikiLeaks has said, deflecting blame from the US and British governments, which have sparred with Assange for releasing sensitive material. Ecuador has reiterated its […]
Roger Stone @RogerJStoneJr 16h16 hours ago Reports the Brits storm the Ecuadorian Embassy tonite while Kerry demands the UK revoke their diplomatic status so Assange can be seized Roger Stone @RogerJStoneJr John Kerry has threatened the Ecuadorian President with “grave consequences for Equador” if Assange is not silenced ROGER STONE TWITTER ACCOUNT ———————————- FROM ELUNIVERSO.COM/AP […]
MINDO CLOUD FOREST ECUADOR – TWO EXPATS FROM KANSAS VICTIMS OF HOME INVASION This event took place on October 16, 2016, in Mindo Ecuador. The victim Gary Schlitz is a partner in the Mindo Clourdforest Foundation. The other victim is Mr. Schlitz’s wife Karen Holmes Schliltz. Neither party reported as physically harmed. FROM VICTIM – […]
Latinamericacurrentevents.com recently reported that statistics show in Quito, Ecuador most homicides are committed with sharp objects and not firearms. This is a video that shows two men in a walkway in Loja, Ecuador when they apparently had words with each other. One man turns to the other and immediately stabs the other with some type […]
BUS TRAVEL (ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT) IN ECUADOR IS STILL RISKY BUSINESS FOR TRAVELERS FOR ASSAULTS EXPAT IS VICTIM OF THEFT AS BUS IS HELD UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ON ROUTE FROM CUENCA TO GUAYAQUIL ———————————————————————————————– In my book “100 Points to Consider Before Moving or Retiring in Ecuador”, I emphasize the risk […]
PICO Y PLACA Inter-American Development Bank Felipe Herrera Library Pollution or crime: the effect of driving restrictions on criminal activity / Paul E. Carrillo, Andrea López, Arun Malik. Abstract * Driving restriction programs have been implemented in many cities around the world to alleviate pollution and congestion problems. Enforcement of such programs is costly and […]
In May, UN Women in Ecuador also organized a training workshop, “Tools for my personal and business development”, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, which provided entrepreneurship skills to 80 women from the nearby Calceta and Rocafuerte communities. “The trainings showed us that we must not fear the crisis but seize the opportunity to […]
(Sputnik) reported – Ecuador opened a new sales office in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to raise their export potential products to market and provide specialized Iranian businessmen care, the Institute for Promotion of Exports and Investments Pro Ecuador reported in a statement. “With this new headquarters, Ecuador sum Pro 31 commercial offices in 26 countries […]
hrw.org UN Rights Body Should Press Ecuador to Address Police Abuses, Free Speech I. Summary The administration of President Rafael Correa has expanded state control over media and civil society and abused its power to harass, intimidate, and punish critics. Other concerns include limited judicial independence, poor prison conditions, and women’s and girls’ limited access […]
By Karen Catchpole / blogs.wsj.com Oct 5, 2016 10:54 am ET In 2010, Susan Netherton, a U.S. expat who was living near Lake Chapala in Mexico, found herself in a medical emergency. She needed a blood transfusion after a surgery-induced infection, but there was no match in the hospital’s blood bank for her O-negative blood. […]
JUNE, 2016 AFP/prensalibreWho runs the liquor store in northern Quito Eddy Castillo, president of the Association of Liquor distributors in Ecuador, is very well stocked, but what is missing is customers. High taxes and tariffs gradually implemented by the Ecuadorian government have soared by up to 400% the price of imported liquor, making it the […]
Epidemiology of Tropical Neglected Diseases in Ecuador in the Last 20 Years Monica Cartelle Gestal,Alina Maria Holban,Santiago Escalante, Marcelo Cevallos Abstract Background journals.plos.org / Tropical and zoonotic diseases are major problems in developing countries like Ecuador. Poorly designed houses, the high proportion of isolated indigenous population and under developed infrastructure represent a fertile environment for […]
lahora.com.ec reported According to a report in the magazine Vanity Fair, Zara clothing brand, a popular Spanish fashion stores with a presence on five continents, is more expensive in Ecuador than in other countries where the brand is sold. For that assessment, taken as reference a long gray velvet dress in Spain is sold at […]
internationalliving.com / With most of the population of Ecuador living in the highlands, and given the scenic beauty of the Andes, sometimes it’s easy to forget that the country also offers long stretches of amazing Pacific coastline. And with its hundreds of miles of sandy beaches, all in a great climate for enjoying the sun […]
Emergency Department of a Rural Hospital in Ecuador Tara Johnson, MD, MPH,* David Gaus, MD, MPH/TM,† and Diego Herrera, MD‡ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ There is a paucity of data studying patients and complaints presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in low- and middle-income countries. The town of Pedro Vicente Maldonado (PVM) is located in the northwestern highlands of […]
news.mongabay.com/ Jeremy Hance reported Mongabay has obtained a new, high-resolution satellite image of Petroamazona’s suspected pipeline and drilling platforms in the famed Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) block. Obtained from Planet, the image was analyzed by the team at the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) just after Ecuador announced it had begun drilling in arguably the […]
In this podcast episode Jesse and Darnell of Abundant Living Ecuador speak with Nicholas Crowder, author of several books on Ecuador and he gives his perspective, tips and advice for expats already living in or considering Ecuador. Enjoy! LINK TO PODCAST INTERVIEW at alecuador.com Complete services for those moving to Ecuador / LOGISTICS, REAL ESTATE, […]
September 25, 2016 eldiario.ec reported agents of the National Bureau of Crimes Against Life, Violent Deaths, disappearances, Extortion and Kidnapping (Dinased), indicated that they are investigating the death of Jorge Bocancho Gorozabel, 45 years old, who had allegedly been kidnapped. The uniformed noted that according to the versions of the relatives of the victim, he […]