ElUnvierso.com reports that the House of Congress in Ecuador approved a bill to eradicate all forms of physical and psychological violence. The bill also prevents all forms of harassment that occurs between schoolchildren. Congress approved the bill unanimously. The newly passed bill covers violence inflicted using technology or any new device of communication. El Universo says that at least one professional psychologist is required in every school. Cases of harassment and violence among students must be reported, states the bill.Read Article
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According to ElUniverso.com Homero Fernandez, the judge of the 12th Civil Court of Pichincha says that he is receiving death threats from a “group of corrupt lawyers” that want an immediate ruling in a case. The judge received a threat saying he had 72 hours to deliver a verdict on this trial and that if […]
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According to ElUniverso.com only four of the eight-four cantons, located in the costal region of Ecuador, are allowed to perform cockfighting activities as a result of the referendum on May 7th. Only Esmeraldas, Montalvo, Valencia, and Las Lajas voted against question eight in the referendum. Therefore they are exempt from the prohibition. All the other […]
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The Honduran Minister of External Affairs confirmed the removal of the Honduran Consul Patricia Villamil in Chiapas, Mexico, due to concerns for Villamil’s personal safety after she received death threats by the terrorist group Los Zetas. According to El Heraldo newspaper, sources have revealed that the Mexican government is prepared to designate the consul as […]
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Mexico City’s Institute of Administrative Inspection (INVEADF) inaugurated 100 new transportation inspectors, according to INVEADF’s website. The new inspectors will review over 200,000 vehicles (including 120,000 taxis) as part of a security initiative of Marcelo Ebrard, Head of Government of Mexico City. Of the 17,000 applicants for positions as inspectors with INVEADF, only 100 were […]
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According to Ecuadorenvivo.com the Ecuadorian government has put aside USD 352 million for social projects in the Amazon. An Ecuadorian law that recently passed requires the government to reserve 12% of oil revenues for communities where oil is extracted. In the past, a dollar was given to local social projects for every barrel of extracted […]
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According to ELUnivierso.com the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) Humberto Cholango asked today that the Constitutional Court of Ecuador maintain the rights and freedoms of indigenous justice. This allows the indigenous communities to judge and sentence their accused. Ecuador was declared a multinational state and an intercultural society. The justice […]
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On Wednesday June 8th the National Commission of the Fight Against Illicit Trafficking of Ecuador’s Heritage, held a meeting to discuss the illegal trafficking of Ecuador’s cultural property. Interpol reports that the drug trafficking, arms, sex trade, and trade of cultural property are the three largest illegal money-moving networks in the world. Ecuador has lost […]
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•The Presidential Comission for Disarmament, Control of Arms and Munitions will set up different working meetings or workshops focusing specific issues of arms and munitions per el-nacional.com. •One topic will be the production, importation, and distribution of arms. •Another topic will be the registration, destruction, and auditing of seized arms. •Other topics will focus on […]
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According to ElComercio.pe during the meeting of the president of Chile and Ecuador, an agreement that an open channel of direct communication to solve problems was established. The two presidents meet in Santiago, Chile in the morning of Wednesday June 15th. President Humala said after the meeting that the two countries will now move forward […]
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According to ElComercio.pe this open skies aviation agreement will reduce travel costs up to 10%. Today, Thursday June 16th, released a legislative resolution about an Air Transport Agreement between Panama and Peru. This agreement outlines policy of open skies between the two countries and is subjected to a few rights that relate to the commercial […]
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According to ElComercio.pe unions in Puno today, are threatening to radicalize protests if the arrest warrant against Walter Aduviri is not thrown out. The Aymara leader has spent more than 24 hours inside the Panamericana Television station to avoid being captured. Judge Maria Morales signed a warrant for his arrest on the crime against public […]
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According to Ecuadorenvivo.com Ecuador’s secretary of commerce and investment meet with officials from Turkey’s Ministry of Industry and Trade Wednesday June 15th to discuss the possibility of entering into a technical cooperation organization specialized in SMEs, small and medium enterprises, of Turkey. The trade agreement wishes to expand access to international markets for Ecuadorian projects […]
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Ecuadorenvivo.com reports that Interior Minister, Jose Serrano with the National Police commander, Patricio Franco and commander of the Navy, Daniel Donoso visited the area, San Lorenzo, Thursday, where many robberies have been occurring. Last Saturday 10-armed men assaulted the villagers of this island. The men robbed the community on speedboats. About 20 families live on […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec in Quito UNASUR’s Secretary General announced Thursday that the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) plans to invest USD 96 billion in infrastructure projects by 2022, for all its member countries. Maria Emma Mejia, the secretary, said that about 500 initiatives are being evaluated in the South American Council for Infrastructure and […]
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According to ElUniverso.com a legislator of the Democratic Popular Movement (MPD) Linder Altafuya is questioning the destruction of mining machinery on May 21 by three ministers of the Biodiversity Committee of the National Assembly. Altafuya is questioning the legality of the actions by these minister that left one wounded and more than 67 earthmovers destroyed […]
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According to Ecuavisa.com Byron Cornejo Coba was arrested for carrying a pistol without a permit in the Guayas province. In May of 2010 he was accused of extorting money, USD 10,000, from a Cost Rican captain for the release of his vessel. Allegedly there was video evidence. When arrested USD 1,000 was found on his […]
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According to Enlaceecudor.com President Rafael Correa of Ecuador will send a draft of amendments to the Law of Special Regiment for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Province of the Galapagos on the 15th of July to the National Assembly of Ecuador. Environmental Minister Marcela Aguinaga confirms this announcement. Aguinaga says that the law […]
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•According to El Espectador, the President, Senate, and House of Colombia have passed a law extending expecting mothers’ maternity leave from 12 weeks to 14 weeks. •Mothers are to take leave at least one week before the child’s expected delivery date. •These rights will be extended to adopted parents. •In the case of twins, leave […]
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According to LaHora.com.ec the government has decided to backtrack on an issue of their tax reform and review the tax on cars. The basis of electrical consumption for subsidy elimination was changed as well. Also, the green tax is under review. The business community believes that these moves are politically motivated. President Rafael Correa stated […]
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According to Larazon.com.pe the municipality of Lima will remove some of the congestion, vendors and prostitutes, in the streets of Lima by July. Questions are mounting as more vendor and prostitutes have taken over the streets of Lima says Alberto Valenzuela, head of the municipality. Gabriel Prado, the safety manager of the municipality says that […]
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According to LaHora.com.ec residents of Tungurahua tried to prevent Coanda machinery from entering the new San Francisco hydroelectric power plant with sticks and stones. About 40 families in the area burned tires and tried to block the entries of the plant with tractors. The residents are upset since they say that the contractor does not […]
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According to Terra.com.ar the defendants who include former president Carlos Menem, his former private secretary Emir Yoma and former Defense Minister Oscar Camillon with many others, acknowledge the existence of the sales to Croatia and Ecuador stated prosecutor Mariano Borinsky. On Tuesday June 13th the prosecution began the arguments for their case. The defendants blame […]
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According in Hoy.com.ec Interior Minister Jose Serrano and Security Minister Homero Arellano defended the military operation where 67 “retroescapadoras,” or earthmover used for illegal mining and extraction by small-scale miners in the San Lorenzo canton. The two ministers state that in eight months these miners were able to extract more than USD 100 million without […]
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Thousands of victims from towns in the Mexican state of Chiapas affected by 2005’s Hurricane Stan marched on the main streets of Tapachula to demand severe punishment for the state’s ex-governor, Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía, El Informador reports. The demonstrators accused Salazar Mendiguchía of diverting funds intended for reconstructing the state after the hurricane. Though the […]
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The Constitutional Court declared literacy necessary for drivers in Colombia. As Caracol Radio reports, the ability to read signs is essential in order to follow their directions considering the dangerous results that may occur otherwise. Read Article
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According to ElComercio, the two journalists who were sued by President Rafael Correa for ‘moral damage’ filled a countersuit of USD 400,000 Tuesday June 14th. The government on The 28th of February sued AFP editor of Vanguardia magazine, Juan Carlos Calderon and Christian Zurita. The two collaborated on the book ‘Big Brother’ which was about […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec Galso Lara, assemblyman of the party Sociedad Patriotica and member of the fiscal and political control Commission presented the Legislative Management Council (CAL) an impeachment request against Ximena Ponce, Minister of Social and Economic Inclusion. The press release stated that Ponce dialed to conduct a necessary check in order to prevent fraud […]
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ElComercio.com reports that the National Assembly in Quito approved the Law for Control and Regulation of Tobacco passed with 111 votes. The new legislation bans smoking in enclosed public spaces including restaurants, workplaces, public transportation or sports centers. Fines and other penalties will be issued when the law is broken. The law also prohibits smoking […]
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Ecuadorenvivo.com reports that Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala told Argentinian president, Cristina Fernandez that he supported the Mercosur agreement. At the same time, he admitted that the free trade agreement (FTA) with other third world countries is an obstacle to other integration projects. The two presidents meet today, June 14th in the Olivos presidential residence in […]
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ElComercio.com updated the figure of loans that are going to be made to the Ecuadorian government by the Chinese. This figure that was originally release as USD 1 billion was updated Tuesday June 14th at 3:52 p.m. to a figure of USD 2 billion. The loans will be made in segments of USD 1 billion. […]
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According to ElComercio.com President Rafael Correa confirmed the increased tax on plastic bottles during a government visit to Guayaquil. Correa dismissed the twitter announcement made by Environmental Minister, Marcela Aguinaga that stated there was a review on whether to charge the bottle tax. When Correa spoke to the press he dismissed the idea of increasing […]
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According to Hoy.com.ec the Chinese Development Bank will provide a load to Ecuador in the amount of USD 1 billion, with full discretion of the moneys’ use, sources in the negotiations with China say. The deal is not official, however the source says that negotiations are in the final phase and a formal announcement will […]
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President elect of Peru Ollanta Humala continues his Latin American tour of the Southern Cone as he meets with Argentine president Cristina Kirchner today. Humala traveled from Montevideo to Buenos Aires by boat last night since flights were suspended due to volcanic ash from Chile, according to pagina12.com. In his private meeting with Kirchner at […]
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President elect of Peru, Ollanta Humala, met with Uruguayan president, José Mujica, yesterday as a part of his tour to the Southern Cone focussing on integration in Latin America. They met at the headquarters of the Uruguayan government, the Executive Tower, in Montevideo to discuss issues like the fight against drug trafficking, business and a […]
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Bolivia’s leftist president, Evo Morales, vowed Monday to increase state control over the economy and strengthen political power for indigenous groups, a day after exit polls showed that he was reelected in a landslide. Read Article
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Military cuts mean Britain would be hard put to defend the Falkland Islands from another Argentine attack, the commander of the naval task force that recaptured them exactly 29 years ago said today. Read Article
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Argentina has returned cargo seized in February from a US military plane in Buenos Aires, the US embassy says. An embassy statement said the incident had been “resolved satisfactorily”, adding that “involuntary administrative failures” were to blame. Read Article
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According to a projection made by Luis Fernandez, director of the National Police, in a week can be fired only two municipalities Caracas some 189 thousand bales. The account got taken as a sign to Sucre and Libertador, where there are approximately 3,700 neighborhoods. “Using an average balance of shots of each neighborhood, including Friday, […]
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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said he has his “full faculties” after an operation in Cuba and is managing government affairs, despite being ordered to rest for several days more. Read Article
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Sunday, June 12th the World Day Against Child Labor was held by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports LaHora.com.ec. 13% of the Ecuadorian workforce is made up of children between 5 and 17. Most work in agriculture, some work in mining or construction illegally. Families force their children to earn money. Ecuador’s minimum age […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that the Embassy of Ecuador in Spain and the Repsol Foundations have decided to collaborate on a program for strengthening families, especially immigrant families in Spain, to deal with gender violence and promote access to protection and judicial systems. The program was launched Monday June 13 in Madrid. The program is planning to […]
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UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon will lead a session with the President of Ecuador Rafael Correa to promote Ecuador’s environmental plan and preserving Yasuni Park during the next UN General Assembly in September. The head of the Yasuni program, Ivonne Baki said that Ban suggested the idea. Reportedly, during a visit to Ecuador this past […]
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The municipality government of Quito and groups of graffiti artists signed the agreement on Thursday June 9th, 2011. Artists are not going to draw on historic building or the City Hall. Artists are generating more proposals for young people inclusion in Quito. With the government officials, spaces will be chosen where the artists are allowed […]
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According to ElComercio.com Gonzalo Marroquin, president of the Inter American Press Association (SIP) said that in Ecuador freedom of speech and the press is further deteriorating, possibly becoming the worst treatment in South America. In a statement release in Quito, Marroquin criticizes the president and his government about the recent restrictions aimed at the freedom, […]
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Telesurtv.net reports that the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa has confirmed that Patricio Pazmino, head of Ecuador’s Constitutional Court and his family have received threats against their lives. Correa says that he will not allow these acts in the Andean country. Pazmino has received threats via letters and phone calls, pressuring statements that come from […]
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According to EcuaodrInmediato.com Spain and Chile are the largest economic donors to the Yasuni reserve. Earlier this year, Ecuador announced its plan to save the natural reserve of Yasuni from oil exploitation, the Yasuni-ITT project. However, without international help Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa is considering oil drilling. Germany’s Secretary of State, Gudrun Kopp explained that […]
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Recently, the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce has become concerned about the economy of Ecuador report Expreso.ec. Even with high oil prices, the Commerce is concerned that the government has not made progress in the country’s growth. Eduardo Pena, the newly elected union president says that even with more economic resources than any previous administration, Correa’s […]
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According to Expreso.ec, the government has placed a tax on bottles and plastic bags in order to reduce their use and benefit the environment. Blasck Penaherrera, president of the business committee of Ecuador criticized the tax increase stating, President Rafael Correa’s intension is not to help the environment, but to finance the public budget. The […]
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Friday morning at the Puerto Caldera on the Pacific coast the United States government donated to Costa Rica two new boats to the Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas (Coast Guard) to continue its fight against international drug trafficking. To receive the boats was Costa Rican presidenta, Laura chinchilla, who accepted the gift under the framework of […]
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Italy has recalled its ambassador to Brazil after the South American country’s leading court barred the extradition of an Italian fugitive who was convicted of four murders in the 1970s. Read Article
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Venezuelan opposition lawmakers Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Carlos Berrizbeitia asked the Argentine Congress to launch an investigation to determine whether Venezuela s money has been used to fund the alleged humanitarian causes of the Foundation Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. Read Article
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A new law was approved on Wednesday and 10 000 vehicles registered undocumented on the first day of implementation. There is strong criticism of Evo Morales and accuse it of encouraging crime. About 10,000 vehicles Bolivia admitted to smuggling, especially from the Chilean port of Iquique, were recorded in the first 24 hours after application […]
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According to Esperso.ec Mario Andres Perez was arrested by the judicial Police in connection with an assault on Assemblywoman Gilmar Gutierrez two months ago. Mr. Perez was arrested in Guayas with a warrant issued by the Fourth Criminal Court in Guayas. During a press conference yesterday, no details were elaborated on due to a continuing […]
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Venezuela Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday from Havana, Cuba, the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, had surgery this morning from a pelvic abscess that required emergency surgery. Read Article
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The Buenos Aires government today burned over a thousand kilos of marijuana on the premise of the Desler SA Company at the Parque Industrial San Eduardo de Tortuguitas in partido of Malvinas in Buenos Aires. Governor of Buenos Aires, Daniel Scioli attended the burning saying it is a symbol of Argentina’s fight against drug trafficking. […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Ministry of Education has begun to provide textbooks that highlight the triumph of Rafael Correa’s rise to presidency and are written with a tone of the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels. Paragraphs are dedicated to describing a ‘citizen revolution’ and detailing the bad choices made by former presidents, reports El Comercio. […]
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According to RPP.com.pe the strike against mining concessions has caused a blockage in about 12 miles of the southern Pan American highway by residents of the Chucuito province. The blockage begins at the district of Zepita and ends at the boarder town of Desaguadero. The protesters have placed rocks and mounds of soil to prevent […]
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•The two ministers of defense, Javier Ponce of Ecuador and Rodrigo Rivera of Colombia, are meeting today in Puerto El Carmen, on Ecuador’s side of the border, to sign a program designed to heighten security on the Colombian-Ecuadorian border per Semana.com. •There will also be a convention involving the two nations to encourage political strategy […]
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National Deputy Mariel Calchaquí has introduced 2 bills this week under the slogan “All for the Falklands” that aim to increase awareness nationally and internationally that Argentina has rights to the territory, according to malvinense.com.ar. The first part of the legislation proposed would create a logo stating, “The Falkland, Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the miners in Puno have continued their strike against concessions in the region. Reportedly, the anti-mining strike is become more intense with roads blocked for 12 hours. The indigenous group, Aymara have blocked thirteen places within the 25-mile route between Desaguadero and Zepita. According to the ElComercio correspondent, Carlos Fernandez, located in […]
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Hoy.com.es reports that the Ecuadorian government took control of offshore wells that tap natural gas and a hydroelectric power station in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. firm Noble Energy owned these operations and had an agreement with Ecuador in which Noble Energy was compensated USD 97 million. The wells and the power plant are to […]
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(Prensa Latina) Argentina warned of a worrying situation in the South Atlantic due to unilateral activities and war drills by the United Kingdom. The issue was put forward by Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timmerman during the 42nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States, closed in San Salvador on Tuesday evening after three days […]
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According to ElUniversal.com Ecuador will use the Sucre for all public transactions with Venezuela. The Sucre is a ‘virtual currency’ established to reduce the dominance of the dollar in international markets. The Single System for Regional Clearing (Sucre) was created by the Bolivian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA). In July 2010, the […]
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•Rcnradio.com reports that the lands in Mutatá, Antioquia Casa Mía, El Roble and Los Almedros, were sold by Hernando Cardona Higuita, whom paramilitaries killed in 1997, in 2000 according to the signed contract. •Members of the Alrex Hurtado front of the AUC took these lands. •At the time of the sale, judges were not declared […]
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On June 8 President Obama announced his nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne for the position of ambassador to Mexico. Wayne is presently the respected deputy ambassador to Afghanistan and previously served as ambassador to Argentina. He has diplomatic experience in economics, national security and anti-terrorism, however little is known about his view of U.S.-Mexico relations. […]
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El Salvador’s foreign minister says Central American nations should share some embassies to reduce costs. He suggests they share embassy offices in India, Russia, Australia and Scandinavia. Read Article
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Brazil’s Supreme Court has rejected the extradition to Italy of a former far-left militant and ordered his immediate release in a case that has heightened tensions with Rome. Italy immediately denounced the ruling on Wednesday with Giorgia Meloni, the youth minister said that the latest move to free Cesare Battisti, who has been sentenced to […]
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Peru.com reports that if the new government of Ollanta Humala maintains the prudent economic policies and the healthy investing climate, Standard and Poor will strengthen Peru’s credit rating. This would help further investment ventures in Peru’s economy. Peru would have to limit the fiscal deficit to 2% of GDP, maintain the autonomy of the Central […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the regional government of Puno is hoping for discussions with Aymara, the Indians of the high plateaus, on the subject of mining. The government is hoping to avoid protests against mining concessions that were suspended last week due to the elections and will begin on Wednesday the 8th. The regional director of […]
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ElUniverso.com reports Ecuador offered to advise Paraguay on program for the disabled during a meeting in Quito, attended by the vice president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno. Mr. Moreno created a plan to care for disabled Ecuadorians, which includes genetic studies, medical assistance, and subsidies for those who care for the elderly. Moreno was meeting with […]
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According to ElComercio.com 12 agreements established a trust and a bilateral fund for development, USD 66 million, in Ecuador and Venezuela during a meeting of the two presidents in Salinas. Joint marketing venture in coca, bananas, flowers, aquaculture and packing plastic, were established. Other agreements included exporting 14,000 vehicles to Venezuela and the establishment of […]
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According to ElComercio.com Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez thanked Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa for his support in rejecting the sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Venezuelan oil company PDVSA for selling oil to Iran. Chavez called the sanctions “an empire aggression.” The sanctions were imposed during an OAS assembly in El Salvador. Reportedly, Chavez blames the […]
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•As rcnradio.com reports, the director of the Corporación Forjando Futuros, Gerardo Vega, points out a lack of safety in the process of restoring rights to lands in Colombia. •53 leaders of this process have died since the beginning and leaders being threatened are not receiving the necessary protection. •The Comisión Nacional de Reparación y Reconciliación […]
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•In Madrid, the Asociación de Cabildos Indígenas del Norte del Cauca criticized the Santos administration’s policies on mining as it intensifies the armed conflict as reported by elespetador.com. •The government’s policies on the mining of oil and gold are meant to aid the country in a financial crisis. •60% of Cauca is already under concession […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that President Rafael Correa is meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Salinas. This meeting is reportedly going to last two hours and behind closed doors. The two presidents will discuss the relationship between Ecuador and Venezuela as well as the position of the countries internationally. At the same time, a bi-national meeting […]
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•After 120 Facebook accounts created threatened her death as well as harassment through, Colombian ex senator Piedad Córdoba plans to remove her children from Colombia in the next few days for their safety per eltiempo.com. •She has been an activist for human rights within prisons and was also part of mediation with FARC to free […]
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According to ACN.com.ve Peru’s Consul in Venezuela, Cesar Vallejo reported that the electoral process was expected to exceed the April 10th turn out. Vallejo estimates that about 9,500 Peruvians will go to the polls in Venezuela Sunday. On Sunday, there will be 74 tables active throughout the day in Caracas. In Carabobo alone, 4,786 Peruvians […]
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In the past five years, disappearances attributed to government institutions and criminal groups have increased in Mexico. Since December 1996, Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission has classified 5,397 people as “lost” or “absent”, with 500 of these disappearances originating in the state of Michoacan. While reliable statistics are difficult to establish and confirm, it remains […]
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The home of businessman and former mayor of Tijuana Jorge Hank Rhon was raided early Saturday morning, as reported by El Universal. Hank Rhon and ten of his bodyguards were arrested and will be flown to Mexico City for questioning by the Assistant Attorney General’s Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime. At his residence […]
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LaRepublica.pe reports that commissioners of the Ombudsman’s Office reported that 10 polling stations in the Jorge Chaves School were not set-up. Reportedly, representatives of the school are in contact with the electoral authorities to solve the situation and ensure that the voting process will take place.Read Article
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According to Trome.pe the district of Pacaran, Canete used electronic voting for the first time in the runoff presidential elections of 2011. Irma Chuquispuma Quispe was the first citizen to e-vote in Peru, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes. The district of Pacaran, Canete is home to a reported 1,354 voters.Read Article
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According to RPP.com.pe Octavio Salazar, recently elected congressman for Fuerza 2011 denounced the marking of ballots in favor of Ollanta Humala by a supporter of Gana Peru. The head of the district of El Provenir, Jhon Aranibar, where the incident occurred, confirmed the congressman’s account of the incident. The supporter, Clemencia Magda Paredes was taken […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that 66 ballots were found already marked Fuerza 2011 in the district of La Matanza. These ballots were destroyed when it was reported that an ‘agent’ of Fuerza 2011 illegally marked the ballots prior to the elections. The National Jury of Elections complied a report of the incident. The cards were replaces under […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that as of 9:00 a.m. the National School of Sciences in Cusco had not finished the installation of 84 polling stations. The ONPE began to deliver the election material at 8:30 a.m. delaying the setup. Furthermore, many members of the electoral board are absent on the morning of the election. The police and […]
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Acording to RPP.com.pe a large number of Peruvians decided not to travel to polling sights within the country due to high transportation costs. Many people have to travel to vote and with high transportation costs many were wondering whether it was worth it. RPP found that the price of tickets to Huancayp, Tarma and La […]
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According to LaRepublica.pe, a fake website for the candidate of Gana Peru Ollanta Humala was hacked earlier today. It was created by anonymous users and distorted the image and beliefs of Mr. Humala. The website was called www.ollantaporperu.pe. On the website, Humala was labeled as a “socialist” and “death to imperialism.” Also, a banner appeared […]
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Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori – conservative daughter of former right-wing President Alberto Fujimori, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for corruption and human rights abuses – ended the race in a statistical tie with retired military officer Ollanta Humala, with the final surveys giving the left-leaning populist a slight edge. Read Article
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For the first time in the history of the Regional Council of the indigenous of Cauca (CRIC), a Catholic priest was elected as its highest authority. Rev. Jesus Chavez, a native of Tierradentro and of the town of Inza, was already a leader of the Paez community – Belalcázar – in Colombia. He also served […]
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According to elciudadano.gob.ec, the Ecuadorian coast guard captured four Peruvian fishing boats with a crew of fourteen, on June 3rd near Chanduy. Navy patrols were taking place in Chanduy in the southwest province of Santa Elena. The military seized seven lockers of snapper, angel and derrick fish, with an approximate weight of 160 kilos. The […]
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According to ElCiudadano.gob.ec Rafael Correa was visiting the High Performance Center in Rio Verde. According to LaHora.com, Mrs. Paola Amovi Ramona Rodriguez tried to speak with the president with no success. Rodriguez was in despair and seeking help for her injured husband and family, according to LaHora.com. ElCiudadano.gob.ec states that Mrs. Rodriguez disputed the story […]
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Three Coast Guard pilots are being charged today for the murder of French nuns and several of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo who were thrown from aircraft into the sea during “death flights” in December 1977. The military dictatorship in Argentina during the late 1970s and early 80s used “death […]
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The Senate is meeting today to discuss and vote on a new law that will punish money laundering as a separate crime. This legislation was proposed by the government in regulation with the Financial Action Task Force guidelines on how to handle money laundering offenses. The new law also changes the election process for leaders […]
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Chile’s state television channel has reported that long-secret documents support the theory that President Salvador Allende may have been assassinated and did not commit suicide during the 1973 coup. TVN’s “Special Report” based its report late Monday on a copy of a 300-page military review of Allende’s death long thought to be lost. Read Article
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Venezuela President Hugo Chavez mocked U.S. concerns about Venezuela’s ties with Iran on Tuesday, joking that while his adversaries worry about Iranian-made missiles lining his country’s coast his government is actually erecting windmills there. Read Article
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•Donay Correa Londoño and Guillermo Roldá Correa, both candidates for the Mayor of Campamento, were shot and killed by FARC’s frente 36 in the North of Antioquia according to rcnradio.com. •This makes 3 assassinated candidates for mayors of municipalities so far in 2011 in the north of Antioquia. •There have also been attempts against candidates […]
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The newly-appointed Peruvian Ambassador to Qatar, Julio Florian, said his country hopes to establish strong relations with Qatar in terms of bilateral trade and cultural field and for both nations to have a common political goal. The Peruvian embassy opened its doors in March 2011 in parallel to another one in Kuwait and a General […]
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Peru and Japan on Tuesday signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) which will promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment between the two countries. The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was inked by Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto and Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Eduardo Ferreyros in Tokyo. Read Article
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Voting for the elections for the candidates for the October elections closed today Sunday, May 30th at 4 p.m. in Colombia. At 7 p.m., the results will be submitted. According to caracol.com.co, Officials lament the low participation of the Colombian people despite the government employees on duty and the facilities utilized. Read Article
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The Venezuelan government criticised the Obama administration’s move to impose sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil company Pdvsa, calling the sanctions an “imperialist attack” against Venezuela.The U.S. State Department enforced the sanctions in an attempt to put further pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear programme by penalising companies which continue to trade with the Islamic […]
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