Mayor of Trujillo, Cesar Acuna, is being investigated for alleged money laundering during his term as a public official according to LaRepublica.pe. Suspicion arose after research conducted by a police task force specializing in anticorruption monitored Acuna’s financial growth. Among the research are loans and grants made to three universities and to the club Acuña […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the Ecuadorian government has not followed through with its promise to legalize the executive taxi business. In 2008, President Rafael Correa ratified the Transit Law to give executive taxi drivers the right to work. However, since then there has been no follow up on legal licenses for these taxi drivers. El Universo […]
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According to Colombian President Santos, FARC only kidnapped the 2 political figures Fernando Satizábal and Dagoberto Ojeda in the south of Nariño per noticierostelevisa.esmas.com. Bandits temporarily retained the other 18. Santos states that the situation is still under investigation. Read Article
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According to Prensa-Latina.cu members of the National Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights (Movadef), established by ex-rebels of the Shining Path movement, have denounced the Peruvian government for blaming the deaths of six protesters on Shining Path members. Movadef says that the government used the Puno protest over mining pollution to persecute the Shining Path […]
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According to RadioSucre.com.ec government authorities say that an addition of a monetary reward system for the location of criminals on the ‘Most Wanted’ list, is just one of the new strategies for the capture of the violent criminals in Ecuador. The undersecretary of Internal Security of the Interior Ministry, Javier Cordova says that rewards will […]
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RadioSucre.com.ec reports that Ecuador’s Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patino has confirmed that President Rafael Correa will attend the inauguration of newly elected Peruvian President, Ollanta Humala in Lima, Peru. Patino says that President Correa will go on to UNASUR meetings that are going to be held after the inauguration. The two presidents met two weeks ago […]
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The state of Mexico (encompassing all of Mexico City and nearby outlying regions) has the highest number of Internet users in the country, despite the small number of communities that offer efficient Internet access. However, twelve towns within the state are offering free wireless Internet access to their residents. Access is available in the town […]
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Hoy.com.ec reports that Colombian Ministry of the Interior and Judicial officials say the child assassin, Luis Alfredo Garavito, who was sentenced by a Colombian court to 40 years in prison for the deaths of 168 children must serve out his sentence and then be prosecuted in Ecuador. Officials add 24 years of prison time was […]
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Officials and legal advisers to the Itaipú Binational Entity, the hydroelectric dam between Paraguay and Brazil, have announced today that they will keep their doors open in terms of the information available about the company to the public, per abc.com.py. This announcement has arrived in the wake of claims that the company has been unconstitutional […]
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In the wake of the ban of prostitution advertising, Argentine politicians like mayoral candidate in Gualeguaychú, Osvaldo Chesini, are calling for stronger action against sex trafficking, according to analisisdigital.com.ar. Chesini says locations that promote sex trafficking, especially whiskey bars, need to be closed down and that clear, immediate policies against the crime are the only […]
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According to ElComercio.com the lack of regulations in Ecuador’s Banana Law is causing conflicts between banana producers and exporters. Officials say that many banana exporters do not comply with the official price of a box of bananas, $5.50 per box. However, the law prevents authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGAP) from […]
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According to ElComercio.pe eight countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela will begin a joint study of water resources and deforestation in the Amazon region next August, announces the Treaty Organization of the Amazonian Region (ACTO). Officials say this is the first regional project of deforestation that can quantify and compare […]
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According to ElComercio.com on Monday July 11th Chile filed their defense to a Peruvian border demand presented before the International Court of The Hague, which included a recent border agreement between Peru and Ecuador that was favorable to the Chilean capital of Santiago. In 2008 Peru filed a complaint that stated a border was not […]
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According to ElComercio.com the current Ecuadorian government has been asked to extradite 33 fugitives with criminal backgrounds ranging from drug trafficking to murder. An unknown government official has reported to El Comercio that from 1995 to 2011, 21 nations asked the Ecuadorian government for extradition of 86 criminals hiding in Ecuador. Additionally Jay Bergman, the […]
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Photos of missing persons were posted at polling sites around Buenos Aires today in the hope that voters might be able to give information about the whereabouts of the missing people, according to infobae.com. The Solidarity Network organized the campaign and put up about 40 photos of missing people at all polling sites in the […]
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•Alfredo Nascimento, head of the Ministry of Transportation of Brazil, has resigned after having been accused of embezzlement. The ministry was in charge of infrastructure projects involving the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. •According to El Pais, the Brazilian media is accusing him of having embezzled 4% of funds from the multimillion infrastructure […]
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Peru21.pe reports that the Peruvian Department of Tourism and Environmental Protections announced that the total number of assaults and robberies of foreigners amounts to 133 cases, which is a decrease from previous years. This report includes 79 thefts, 43 robberies, and 11 assaults in the districts of Lima and Callao. Police say they have identified […]
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According to Cre.com.ec the administration of Rafael Correa is carefully watching the situation of illegal migration to the Galapagos Islands. On Friday June 3rd, President Rafael Correa announced that the environment of the Galapagos Islands would collapse if more illegal migration occurred. Officials announced the start of an investigation of residents in the Galapagos to […]
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•The Colombian government is planning to include an increase in budgets for Universities and institutions of higher learning in the reforms to the educational system as revealed by Caracol Radio. •The budgets would be between 230 billion pesos and 440 billion pesos. •The government is also planning to create more private institutions to share the […]
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According to ElComercio.com Ecuador is fulfilling its promise to increase security measures for mobile phone users and decrease the rate of cell phone theft. The Minister of Telecommunications, Jaime Guerrero announced today, Thursday July 7th that the government issued a registration deadline for cell phone customers nine months from July 5, 2011. Guerrero announces that […]
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Hoy.com.ec reports on Wednesday July 6th that Ecuadorian Interior Minister, Jose Serrano announced the Manabi Province will receive $15 million for security improvements. Serrano says that Manta will be the first city with security cameras installed on all urban transportation services. Officials report that the Pacific Eloy Alfaro Refinery, the Municipality of Manta and the […]
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According to Peru21.pe the younger brother of President-elect Ollanta Humala, Alexis Humala has been negotiating gas projects with Russian government officials on behalf of the Humala government in the last few days. The article says that Alexis Humala has been talking to the Russian company Gazprom and it’s vice-president about possible cooperation and strategic alliances […]
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According to Peru21.pe Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala was in Washington D.C. on Wednesday July 6th to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza. While Humala meet with Tom Donilon, President Obama’s national security advisor, President Barack Obama appeared. Ecuadorian Ambassador Luis […]
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According to ElComercio.com thousands of residents in eight parishes and villages located in the northwest of Ambato have been without drinking water since the night of Tuesday July 5th. The Private Municipal Enterprise for Water and Sewage in Ambato (EP EMAPA) has suspended operation while technicians waterproof reservoir tanks located in Atahualpa and Unamuncho. The […]
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ElComercio.com reports that Peruvian President Alan Garcia has said he will not run for a third term in 2016. President Garcia cautioned President-elect Ollanta Humala on taking his children with him to the Presidential Palace, calling the environment harmful. The president will end his latest term on the 28th of July. President Garcia says that […]
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ElComercio.com reports on July 6th, that Petroecuador has postponed the negotiations of “mature” oil fields in order to enhance the natural recovery time in the area. This report was broken by Andes news organization, last night. The story says the areas of recovery include the oil fields of Auca, Shushufindi, Cuyabeno, and Libertador that are […]
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According to ElComercio.com today, at mid-day, Wednesday July 6th, about 50 protesters marched through different sections of Guayaquil’s center. A protest that began at the Palace of Justice consisted of several former employees of Ecuador’s National Beer Company. The former employees were asking authorities to expedite a judicial case involving the company so that they […]
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According to ElComercio.com Ecuadorian household consumption is higher than last year at 7.55% for the first quarter. The Central Bank chairman, Diego Borja says that three factors have influenced the consumption increase, the volume of credit extended by the Ecuadorian financial system, remittances from family abroad, and rising real wages. Officials point to other economic […]
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The Mexico City Department of Tourism met with the Department of Communication and Transportation to request the construction of a new airport in the country’s capital or to at least add two new runways to the existing airport, El Universal reports. The Department of Tourism says there is increasing interest from airlines wishing to add […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Teleferico Complex opened in May 2005 with 80 business including restaurants, fast food chains, ice cream parlors, souvenir shops, a nightclub and an amusement park. However, in 2011 the complex is left with seven open businesses. Juan Pablo Hidalgo, marketing manager for Vulcano Park and Prostatus Company says that food marketing […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec the director of National Police in Colombia announced today, July 5th, that the March 2008 bombing of the FARC camp in Ecuador was a state decision and therefore, the officials found to stand trial in Ecuador should not be held accountable. General Oscar Naranjo along with the Colombian government do not recognize […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec last night, July 4th, the Ecuadorian military guarding the water plant of Victoria del Portete, a rural community of the Cuenca province, was withdrawn. Officials say Governor Humberto Cordero, ordered the withdrawal of police and military stationed at the water plant since Saturday. Additionally, officials say that the governor acted with the […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec the state owned Petroecuador has signed an agreement with China to sell 130 million barrels of petroleum to Chinese state oil company, Petrochina, within a period of six years. Marco Calvopiña, the president of Ecuadorian Petroleum says that he hopes Ecuador can deliver 60,000 barrels per day to complete the contract in […]
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According to ElComercio.com at least 16 areas in the Historic Center in Quito are being overrun with alkaloid micro trafficking. The Metropolitan Secretary of Security says that the problem is increasing due to the presence of crime and instability in Quito. Furthermore, the Antinarcotics Division of Pichincha has identified 76 selling points of these drugs […]
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President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez’s struggle with cancer has severely shaken Cuban society, according to terra.com. A long-lasting friendship between Chavez and Fidel Castro, now carried on with Raul Castro, has been the glue to a strong economic relationship between the 2 nations that has greatly boosted the economy and overall standard of living in […]
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According to Peru21.pe the 25-year project to establish an electric train in Lima will need an 86 million sole subsidy from the government. Officials say that the project headed by President Alan Garcia is scheduled to be operational on July 11th. The government contract states that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) must subsidize […]
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According to Peru21.pe, on Friday July 1st thousands of students from the San Cristobal University in Huamanga clashed with police in the Plaza de Huamanga as they tried to take over the university by force. Officials say that police used tear gas while trying to quell the demonstrators. Students responded by throwing different kinds of […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Lima city council approved a budget of 10.5 million soles for 22 projects in poorer zones of the capital on the 1st of July. Officials say that the projects will consist of 12 new staircases, 10 new outdoor recreation areas and a smaller budget of about 5.92 million soles for improvements […]
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According to ElComercio.com the governments of Spain and Ecuador have signed an agreement that will allow Spanish and Ecuadorian emigrants to choose between which of the two countries to retire. The announcement was made by the president of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS), Ramiro Gonzalez in coordination with the Spanish Ministry of Social Security. […]
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ElComercio.com reports that there is a shortage of HIV-AID drugs in Ecuador. Health officials report that prescriptions of antiretroviral drugs such as Lamivudine, Abacavir and Kaletra are not being filled at special pharmacies that are supposed to carry these expensive drugs. Non-governmental organizations report that 10% of the 1,000 members of the organization Caminos de […]
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ElComercio.com reports that Ecuador’s Minister of Finance has completed final negotiations with the Eximbank of China for the credit of $571 million to finance the Sopladora hydroelectric project. Reportedly, the loan has an interest rate of 6.35% for a 15-year term with four years grace period. Chinese funding will be 85% of the entire project, […]
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CHERÁN, Mexico, “Our patience has run out,” says Mary, an indigenous woman with three children to care for on her own, since her husband was kidnapped from his home by an armed group. In this town in western Mexico, local residents have begun to defend themselves with sticks and stones against illegal loggers and organised […]
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Candidate for governor of Buenos Aires, Jorge Telerman, along with his partner, current legislator Diego Kravetz, have presented a report listing the 11 most unsafe corners in Buenos Aires Federal Capital, according to infobae.com. Telerman has promised to increase police presence in these dangerous areas and will place large stickers at each corner with the […]
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According to ElComercio.com today, Thursday June 30th in Santiago, Chile more than 100,000 people marched through the streets demanding improvement of the public education system, including lowering costs in Chile. The peaceful marchers made their way to the Ministry of Education and the Presidential Palace. This is one of the largest protests in the last […]
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According to RPP.com.pe people from the Lampa province in the Puno region, blocked the main road that leads to the city of Juliaca today Thursday June 30th. Protesters say this is the first day of a 48-hour strike to demand that government officials comply with an increase in mining royalties. Officials say that residents are […]
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According to ElComercio.com Ecuadorian officials of the Criminology Department have a computerized system (UTCA) that archives bullets to identify firearms. A microscopic image of each bullet is placed in the database for identification. However, officials report the database is incomplete. In 2009, Ecuadorian armed forces recorded about 170,000 bullets into the database. Then on June […]
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According to Gestion.pe the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) today, Thursday June 30th, introduced new 10 and 20 soles into the Peruvian money circulation. These new banknotes feature designs that increase money security and prevent counterfeiting, say BCR officials. The new 10 sole has the face of Jose Abelardo Quinonez on the front and the image […]
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As a new presidential race grows near, many in Argentina are critical and skeptical of what their leaders are doing to better the Argentine society, says 927digital.com.ar. With 4 million people living below the poverty line, 6% of the population suffering from malnutrition and a rising inflation that increases the gap between the rich and […]
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According to Peru21.pe pneumonia and respiratory infection cases are on the rise for young children in Peru. Unlike previous years, the jungle regions are more affected than the south. The director of epidemiology for the Ministry of Health says that in Loreto 22 deaths of children under the age of five were recorded in 2011. […]
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The Standing Committee of Congress in Mexico has approved constitutional reform that will make human trafficking a felony nationwide, El Informador reports. More than 20 state congresses approved the measure before it was taken before the Standing Committee, which makes decisions while Congress is in recess. The measure is being hailed as an “important step” […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Maria Angela Holguin, Chancellor of Colombia today, Wednesday June 29th, stressed the importance of Colombian-Peruvian relations, the work of the Pacific Alliance and the fight against narco-trafficking. The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and President-elect Ollanta Humala are holding meetings this afternoon in Bogotá. Holguin adds that the Pacific Alliance is an […]
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ElComercio.com reports that today, Wednesday June 29th, the five suspects in the assault and shootout with policemen protecting a money transfer of $12,000 in the north of Quito yesterday, were in court for a arraignment hearing. The Ecuadorian Minister of the Interior, Jose Serrano was present to ask the court to prevent the release of […]
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According to ElComercio.com President Rafael Correa has announced in May that the presidential headquarters will be moved from the Carondelet Palace to a complex in Epiclachima barracks located in south Quito. El Comercio reports that a debate has begun surrounding the history of Plaza Grande and relocation of the government headquarters. Ecuadorian historian, David Gomez […]
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ElComercio.com reports that Tuesday June 28th, a Pichincha Court in Quito convicted Colonel Rolando Tapia, former head of the legislative escort, and five policeman of undermining state security on September 30th, 2010, when a group of policemen held President Rafael Correa captive for several hours in a police hospital and took control of the Air […]
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ElComercio.pe reports after six months of Lima Mayor Susana Villaran and her administration, an assessment of transportation, urban development, and security in Lima is needed in order to create balance in a city where there is little. Officials say that the city has a serious problem with street venders who block Lima’s busy streets. Luis […]
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According in ElComercio.pe Tuesday June 28th residents in Lima and Callao participated in a general earthquake drill under the control of the National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) with the support of Mayor Villaran of Lima. Officials report that about 4,000 residents attended a large drill held in the Plaza de Armas in Lima. The residents […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Yerko Cornejo Soto, 24, was arrested on Sunday June 26th, for urinating on the monument of hero Francisco Bolognesi located in the civic center of Tacna. A Peruvian court on Monday June 27th fined Cornejo S/ 3,500 as well as giving him a sentence of 2 years and 6 months house arrest, […]
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•According to Law 1424 passed last December, any demobilized members of AUC or guerilla groups can receive benefits as long as they have not committed crimes against humanity. •El Colombiano reveals that if a demobilized person fills the requirements of the law, the order of capture will be suspended for half of what the sentenced […]
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Anti-mining protests in the region of Puno, Peru that caused five deaths and a road blockages to Bolivia finally ended, this past week, with increased government protocol for the protection of natural resources, reported infobae.com. The strikes often led to bloody confrontations with the police, and the burning of vehicles and buildings as public demonstrations […]
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President Cristina Kirchner will not be traveling to Paraguay today for the Mercosur Summit per medical advice discouraging flying after she tripped and hit her head at an institute opening last Wednesday. According to lanacion.com.ar, the Presidential Medical Unit issued a statement saying the president will not be traveling as a precaution, but that she […]
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Following comunique translated from Spanish Iberoamerica Statement from Anonymous comienza OpAndes Libre Fase Perú Free citizens of the world, the governments of Chile and Peru continue violating the rights of its people, this time by watching all of your communications in blogs, Facebook, Twitter and even geographically placing the source of what is posted and/or […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that many “clinics” that offer a cure to homosexuality actually participate in the abuse and mistreatment of individuals under their care. This past Wednesday, June 22nd, Paola spoke in front of about 70 people in Quito describing her experience being taken from her home to one of these “clinics.” In many cases including […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the Minister of Energy and Mines in Peru asked his counterpart in Ecuador for assistance by temporarily distributing part of Ecuador’s electricity to a northern section of Peru. Electricity in the area has been temporarily disrupted due to the maintenance of an electricity plant says Ecuador’s minister. Since this past Friday, June […]
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According to Andes.info.ec interview with Eva Golinger, a United States writer and investigator, many Ecuadorian organizations receive funding from the U.S. State Department through agencies like the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Goliger continues to say that these funds are specific for destabilizing the government of Rafael […]
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Andes.info.ec reports that President Rafael Correa is leading a campaign to create more transparency in Ecuador. The government is beginning a process to regulate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that the president says mostly do good, but some engage in chaos through policy creation, impose foreign policy and destabilize progressive governments. President Correa says that some NGOs […]
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According to Andes.info.ec some Ecuadorian provinces have signed agreements with the Universal Postal Union and the Postal Union of the Americas that will implement the electronic system IFS, to make sending payment and electronic fund transfers easier. In turn, this means that Ecuadorian migrants will be able to send remittances back to Ecuador in less […]
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According to ElUniverso.com, the Ministry of Public Health has opened a mobile hospital in Guayaquil. The center opened its doors at 7 a.m. on Monday June 27th. Many people were already lined-up waiting for care, reports radio station Citynoticias. However people have to wait in line for an average of 3 hours. El Universo reports […]
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Peru’s government has cancelled the concession for Vancouver-based Bear Creek Mining’s (TSX-V: BCM) Santa Ana silver project in Puno region amid protests that turned deadly on Friday. Authorities held talks with protest leaders on Friday and, after 10 hours of negotiations, agreed to repeal the supreme decree which authorized the company to explore the concession. […]
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On the other hand, the intelligence sources who have been following closely the situation in Caracas confirmed that Chavez’s daughter, Rosina, together with his mother, Marisabel Rodriguez, Venezuela mysteriously left for Cuba on a plane the Air Force . “A Marisabel and her daughter removed from the urgency,” said another of the sources. “That was […]
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In the midst of a wave of rumors about the health of the Venezuelan president who is undergoing medical treatment in Cuba and was emergency surgery for a pelvic abscess, Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro noted that Hugo Chavez is “in charge” of his government, but also conceded that he is giving “a battle for their […]
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Hoy.com.ec reports that the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem awarded Manuel Antonio Borrero a medal of ‘National Justice’ for saving Jews during World War II. The medal was awarded on Thursday June 23rd. According to Hoy, this is the highest award of honor given to non-Jews who helped save Jewish lives. Borrero who was born in […]
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ElComercio.com reports that President Juan Manuel Santos, today, rejected a decision made by an Ecuadorian court to call a trial of the Colombian security forces that were involved in the 2008 bombing of Angostura that ended with the death of FARC deputy chief, “Raul Reyes.” Santos says that the military took direct orders from him, […]
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According to ElComercio.com on Friday June 24th two people were killed and 12 injured when rural workers tried forcefully to occupy the airport in Juliaca, located in southern Peru on the Bolivian border. The occupation was lead by anti-mining protesters that were eventually repelled by the Peruvian police says a hospital source. Officials say that […]
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Representative Abraham González Uyeda from Jalisco has proposed the creation of a law to protect the health and safety of children and adolescents, which would include mandatory drug testing, El Universal reports. The law is designed to prevent consumption of illegal drugs by middle and high school students, as well as those in college. The […]
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ON SEPTEMBER 30, CNN’s CORRESPONDENT in Ecuador, Rodolfo Mu�oz, resigned after 14 years on the job. That day Mu�oz had covered a police revolt that paralyzed Ecuador, in what President Rafael Correa called a coup attempt. The president, after confronting a group of demonstrators, was attacked and later held hostage inside a hospital until a […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Coordinating Minister for Security, Homero Arellano announced that Ecuador’s Central Bank would buy gold directly from the miners of San Lorenzo and Eloy Alfaro. The announcement was made in Selvalegre, northern Esmeraldas. Furthermore, the government will provide 50 gold extraction machines, to miners through mining associations. The machines cost $9,000 each […]
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According to ElComercio.com Jose Serrano, Ecuador’s Interior Minister warned that if the police who participated in the rebellion against President Rafael Correa on September 30, 2010 go unpunished, future rebellion attempts might be more serious. Four men, including a colonel, and a politician, Fidel Arauj, were found innocent of attempted murder of Correa by an […]
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ElComercio.com reports that in Vilcabamba Thursday June 23rd, President Rafael Correa stated that a transfer of USD 300,000 did take place, however the money was not paid to the Germany, rather to a Belgium bank. Correa released documents that confirmed the transfer of funds to Pacific Bank this past 9th of August 2010. Correa says […]
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According to ElComercio.pe, Rosario Fernandez, head of the Peruvian cabinet announced Wednesday June 22nd, that a budget will not be shared among the universities of Tayacaja and Huancavelica. The new University in Tayacaja and the University of Huancavelica will have two separate budgets, announced Fernandez. The Prime Minister condemned the violent reaction of the people […]
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According to ElComercio.com a judge of the Guayas judicial system denied a protective action against rising electricity rates for the National Electricity Council (CONELEC) today, Thursday June 23rd. Miguel Palacios, president of the Civil Council of Guayaquil (JCG) lead the indictment and will appeal the ruling. The judge says that she could not provide a […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the Attorney of the Judicial police in Guayaquil denounced the increasing express kidnapping and violent robberies that are occurring in the Guayas province. As of yesterday 24 express kidnappings have been reported to authorities this month. However, President Rafael Correa reported last week that crimes had dropped by 15% from 2010 in […]
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According to Andina.com.pe the Peruvian National Commission of Cooperation with Unesco held a meeting in Lima on Wednesday to identify the informal and formal internships that will help increase the quality of education in Peru. The Secretary General of the Committee, Maria Isabel Miyan de Chiabra says that by recognizing the areas of popular internships, […]
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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner will stay and work from her home in Olivos for the rest of the day on the advice of her doctors after her accident yesterday at the inauguration of the Leloir Institute annex, according to lagaceta.com. Buenos Aires media sources that were present said the president slipped on some wet stairs […]
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According to ElUniverso.com three people died in clashes between police and students at the University of Huancavelica in central Peru. The students are protesting budget cuts to the funds of the University of Huancavelica in order to create another university in Tayacaja. The three deaths included a child and 32 people were reported wounded. Also, […]
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The new private television channel, began operations in Nicaragua and is being handled by children of the president, Daniel Ortega. The new “Viva Nicaragua Canal 13” is directed by Luciana, Camila Ortega Murillo and Maurice, sons of President Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, who also serves as secretary of the Government Communication and Citizenship. […]
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After a series of hunger strikes and vigils, Fátima Hernández had managed to become an exception, as one of the few rape victims in Nicaragua to obtain justice. But now her fight has started all over again and the hope that her case offered to others might become a mirage. On Monday, she began a […]
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Allegations of mistreatment of detained 14 soldiers in Bolivia in the Chilean territory, which made the government’s defense minister altioplánico, Cecilia Chacón, were denied today by the regional ombudsman of Tarapaca, Arturo Zegarra. Read Article
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Pachakutik and the Rise and Decline of the Ecuadorian Indigenous Movement- Recorded interview with co-author Dr. Scott H. Beck (Dr. J. Mijeski) (Recording Time – 01:16:21) Pachakutik and the Rise and Decline of the Ecuadorian Indigenous Movement (Ohio RIS Latin America Series) The mobilization of militant indigenous politics is one of the most important stories […]
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Two bodyguards, part of the security team for the governor of Nuevo León, Rodrigo Medina, were murdered in the town of Guadalupe, Radio Formula reports. The governor is known for his stance against organized crime and threats against him were found on the bodies of the guards. The governor issued a statement via Twitter that […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the National Chamber of Tourism, Canatur, will present President-elect Ollanta Humala with a tourism development plan for the next five years. The plan has three proposals: creation of a ministry of tourism, creating ‘noramazonico’ and central Peruvian tourism circuits, and a state investment of $5 billion for tourism projects. Carlos Canales, director […]
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Anedes.info.ec reports that Ecuador signed a Multilateral Ibero-American Agreement on Social Security on Monday in Madrid, Spain. The agreement concentrates on guaranteeing equal treatment and future pension for workers in the participating countries. According the article, the agreement arose from the need to protect individual rights of the millions of migrant workers and their families […]
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According to ElComercio.pe talks between the Ministries of Energy and Mines, Agriculture and the Interior with the group of Aymara leaders continued on Saturday without resolution. Dialogue held on Friday included a proposal of concessions from both parties to end the mining strike. The Aymara leaders rejected the proposal, continuing the fight for the cancellation […]
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According to Andina.com.pe more than 3,700 Peruvian businesses were inspected nationwide by a joint operation between two government agencies. The operation was to verify that the business did not violate Peruvian laws of human trafficking. Adolfo Alarcon, a director at the Ministry of Labor says that more that two million adolescents between 6 and 17 […]
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According to Teleamazonas.com Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced Saturday June 18th that Ecuador is conducting negotiation with Peru on an agreement about the issue of cell phone theft. The agreement is going to combat the theft of cell phones and the activation of phones in neighboring countries. Ecuador and Colombia already have an agreement on […]
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According to ElUniverso.com President Rafael Correa’s website and information portal were hacked this past Sunday. The government reported the incident Monday June 20th. El Universo reports that a group called “Latin Hack Team” took responsibility for the attack. A message saying, “Against the hypocrisy and corruption of government, for freedom of expression,” was left on […]
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The Chilean government announced Sunday it will expel 14 armed Bolivian military officials detained Friday for illegally entering Chilean territory. The weapons they had carried have been confiscated and will not be returned, according to Manuel Guerra, district attorney for the border region of Tarapaca. Read Article
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ElUniverso.com reports that Guayaquil will house the new municipal Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art between the street of Rocafuerte and Loja. Melvin Hoyos, director of municipal Culture and Civic Promotion says that the center will house the cultural property of more than 14,000 pieces that was unable to be accommodated by the municipal museum. […]
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According to the president’s private secretary, Gustavo Jalkh, an investigation will be launched into the death of an Ecuadorian who was beaten to death by supporters of a soccer team during a game in Guayaquil on Sunday June 12th. The game was between Barcelona, a Guayaquil team and Liga de Quito, a team from Ecuador’s […]
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According to Trafficnews.ec about 40% of the tourists visiting Peru are from high-income families, while 60% are middle-income tourists, says the executive president of Tucano Reps, Veronica Napuri. Most international tourists come from Britain, Canada, Australia, Europe, USA, Singapore, and India. Luxury tourists are spending USD 3,00 for a 10 to 12 day stay. While […]
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