According to ElComercio.com the Police Commissioner of Tungurahua, Ivan Rios, confirmed that a wine company was closed after primary analysis confirmed that the alcohol contained methanol. The closure comes after the wife of a contaminated alcohol victim confirmed that her husband had fallen ill after consuming wine from this establishment. In a Twitter message, the […]
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According to ElComercio.com Quito native, Ecuador Nelson Ivan Serrano was sentenced to death for the murders of four people in Florida December 1997. His nephew, Alfredo Luna says if Serrano’s defense team does not present an appeal by the next 12th of September, Serrano will be listed for execution in Florida. The article says that […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that PetroEcuador, the state owned oil company in Ecuador, has bought 636,041 barrels of crude oil from Perenco. The purchase is valued at $68.01 million. Officials say the purchase served as a way to cancel the debt Perenco had with the Ecuadorian government for not paying the surplus on the increase in oil […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that on Friday July 15th a group of bank robbers entered the National Bank of Fomento (BNF) in Rocafuerte located in the Manabi province, stealing about $20,000. Officials say the bank is located about 50 meters from the police station in Rocafuerte and 70 meters from the Church of Carmen. Witnesses say the […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health issued a Dry Law, no alcohol consumption, for 72 hours via Twitter. The Ministry issued the decree at 6 p.m. on Sunday July 17th, effective for the entire country. The Ministry says the time-period allows for investigators to inspect alcohol for suspected contamination. Authorities say 21 people […]
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Delinquents and thieves have recently targeted tourists from both Chile and Ecuador in their visits to Mexico reported diariouno.com.ar. A Chilean suitcase was stolen, which held his passport and credit cards, while a wallet was stolen from an Ecuadorian. Another incident resulted in an arrest after an assailant kicked a Chilean driver’s rear-view mirror. Read […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Ecuadorian government’s Executive Decree 813, that gives officials the right to “buying” resignations of public servants, became affective on July 12th. Therefore, representatives from state institutions met this past Wednesday, July 13th to establish a position to the modification of the Public Service Law. Authorities at the meeting say representatives will […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that seven people have died after purchasing bad alcohol in the Guayas province. Officials say that the two latest victims purchased alcohol in the parish of Ricaurte. Suspicion lies with the liquor purchased by all the victims, which officials’ say was altered. All seven victims have died within this past week, two people […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Spanish police in Madrid, Spain dismantled a drug ring that ran between many European and South American countries, including Ecuador, on Friday July 15th. Officials say drugs, like heroin and cocaine, were hidden in cans of dog food and put on airplanes that delivered them to their destination. The Spanish Interior Ministry […]
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According to ElComercio.com six people were arrested in Carcelen, located in the north of Quito, Thursday July 14th. Police say they confiscated two nine-millimeter pistols of the brands Taurus and Smith & Wesson, 50 ammunitions, two feeders, money totaling $1,200, and eight cell phones during the arrest. Witnesses say that residents in Carcelen called police […]
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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 ElUniverso.com eight people attempted to rob a savings and credit cooperative called La Minga on Tuesday July 12th in Guayaquil. The chief manager of the agency says that the incident occurred at 10:45 a.m. when a man with a gun entered the establishment and forced him and his 5 employees to the ground. […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that a family of five was swept away by the Tomebamba River in the south of Cuenca in the morning of Tuesday July 12th. Officials say two members of the family were saved, two were found dead, and the mother is missing. The family was traveling on a ‘strong’ footbridge over the river, […]
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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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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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According to ElUniverso.com torrential rains are causing problems for certain sectors of Ambato. Officials say that in some areas drinking water began to turn brown from mud run-off and in other sectors water service had to be suspended. In the sectors of Ingahurco, La Merced, part of Fico and barrios located on high-land had their […]
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ElComercio.com reports that an urgent meeting was held last night, Monday July 11th that included the government of the Esmeraldas province, representatives of the Pan-American Organization of Health (OPS), Ministry of Health, and National Service of Malaria Eradication (SNME), over the outbreak of dengue in the capital of the Esmeraldas province. Authorities have declared a […]
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According to ElUniverso.com two females from the Netherlands were victims of an express kidnapping and rape on Friday July 8th. The Judicial Police of Guayas say that the two victims reported the incident to police with the help of Galo Leon, the director of the hotel where the tourists are staying. The women say that […]
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In the past hour an anonymous caller warned officials of a bomb on an airplane at the Guayaquil airport in Ecuador, according to elcomercio.com. Specialized police reacted immediately and moved the plane from the terminal to the ground zero area of the airport near the control towers. Areas near ground zero were evacuated, but no […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Sunday July 10th four assailants stormed the Pio Pio Chicken fast-food restaurant chain at opening time in Cuenca’s sector of the rose zone. Officials say that the four criminals entered the restaurant at 8:30 a.m. as the doors opened catching employees by surprise and stealing about $10,000. The employees say they believed […]
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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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According to Dirnea.org the Ecuadorian Coast Guard rescued a yacht, Y/P Albany (TN-01-00271) with 24 tourists, including 4 children, today, July 8th, near the Galapagos Islands. The National Maritime Authorities announced that foreigners from the United States, France, Germany, and citizens of Ecuador were passengers of the yacht. Officials say the yacht ran out of […]
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According to Cre.com.ec police and Guayas Prosecutor’s Office raided a sector of the Guayaquil bay on June 3rd, encountering a large amount of false and stolen medicines. Police say they also found large amounts of packaging, brochures, and altered labels for the medicines. The prosecutor Francisco Bodero says that the quantity of drugs were worth […]
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ElComercio.com reports that hundreds of people, including relatives and friends, marched in the streets of Tulcan, Carchi today July 7th, demanding the release of Orlando Ibarra. The marchers planned to follow the route from Tulcan, Ecuador to Ipiales, Colombia. The Ecuadorian businessman was kidnapped in Ipiales, Colombia on August 2, 2010. Officials say that his […]
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According to LaPrensa.com.bo Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera began Operation Together July 1st, where Chile’s navel fleet participated in military exercises with the United States, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. Piñera says that the joint exercise will allow the Chilean Navy to show its force and preparation for military situations and defend the country of Chile. Reportedly, […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that four communities in the south of Morona Santiago province are under an alert for increasing river runoff and landslides. The communities are comprised of about 120 families report officials. The Risk Management Officer, Jorge Gonzalez says relief agencies and institutions along the bank of Morona River are prepared to evacuate residents in […]
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According to ElTelegrafo.com.ec the Electric Company of Quito and the Municipality government have signed an agreement for the development of the Program of Unemployment and Restructuring of Electricity Wires in public spaces. Officials say the project will provide more reliability and security to Ecuadorian citizens through the change of electricity distribution from aboveground wires to […]
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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 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 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 police have identified at least five groups of robbers who are committing crimes on the transport systems of the Trolley, Ecovia and Metrovia in Quito. Police have termed the gangs, ‘decuideros’ since the members take advantage of users’ neglect and the tightly packed spaces on these transportation systems. Officials say that the […]
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ElComercio.com reports that the Ecuadorian IRS has closed the Marriot Hotel in Quito since hotel officials did not provide information required by the IRS. Officials say that closure signs will be present for seven days. However, since the incident involves a hotel the IRS will respect the guests that are residing in the building. Officials […]
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According to ElComercio.com this morning, July 6th, a criminal court judge freed the foreigner who tried to leave Ecuador with $132,600 yesterday afternoon. Abel M, 23 years old, was arrested by narcotics agents yesterday, trying to leave the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito. Abel was arrested while waiting for a 2 p.m. international flight […]
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•Colombia and Ecuador have signed an agreement to put forth mutual efforts to stop the theft and activation of cell phones per RCN Radio. •Particularly, this has to do with cell phones stolen in one country and being activated in the other according to Diego Molano Vega, Minister of Technologies of Information and Communications. •Later […]
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Hoy.com.ec reports that today, July 5th, the Ecuadorian police seized 741kg of cocaine in the Manta fishing port. Officials say that the value of the bust is estimated between $30 million and $45 million. Officers seized the cocaine during a boat inspection of the shipyard. Colonel Wladimir Leon, head of the Narcotics Police say that […]
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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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ElComercio.com reports that recent cases of violence against women in Ecuador have created increased fear for Ecuadorian women. Officials say they do not have specific statistics about homicides of women in Ecuador, however 84 murders and assassinations were reported in Quito from January to April of 2011. Officials add that most violence against women occur […]
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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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According to ElComercio.com new government statistics from SIGOB show robberies and other violent crimes are increasing in Quito. In Quito, robbery of bank customers in the vicinity of financial institutions increased from 81 cases in 2009 to 169 in 2010. Officials report that the first quarter of this year 2,044 robberies occurred in Quito while […]
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According to ElComercio.com eight legal proceedings against Ecuador are pending in the international courts. Claims against Ecuador are reportedly about $4,658 million, which only take into account five of the eight cases where damages have been quantified. Most of the lawsuits are from oil companies, while two of the lawsuits come from the companies Global […]
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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 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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According to Hoy.com.ec police apprehended four suspects that were planning the kidnapping and assault of a Pelileo bus, after an intense shootout on the road Duran-Boliche today July 1st. Officials say that the bus targeted was carrying 30 people. Assailants were able to board the bus in the 3rd terminal of Guayaquil, however police apprehended […]
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•The video from El Espectador shows minors being trained by alias Pipón of FARC’s front 57. •A member of the National Police while under cover recorded the video. •The video shows Pipón training the young people between 14-17 years old how to use firearms and other kinds of combat training. •Around 4,000 like cases of […]
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•Ecuadorian authorities apprehended two members of FARC during an operation in the south of Quito according to the Ministry of the Interior. •El Espectador reports that they are reported to belong to the “Frente Sur” (South Front) of FARC, and authorities have requested fingerprints and other information to ascertain their identities. •They are to be […]
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•El Tiempo reports that Ecuadorian President Correa denounces the NGOs (non-governmental organizations), which are connected, with the extreme right of the U.S. are connected with FARC and other illegal groups on the Colombia – Ecuador Border. •He claims that these NGOs are attempting to replace the governments in that area. •He cites that of the […]
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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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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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•Various studies state that over 2 million Colombians are living outside of Colombia against their will as refugees of violence, and there is even a day dedicated to refugees. •State policies of Latin American countries promise these refugees rights and protections, but they tend to arrives in areas already ridden with problems. •El Espectador’s article […]
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•According to El Mercurio, 13 illegal immigrants from Cuba and Africa departed from the Turbo Port and were attempting to travel towards Central America by sea after entering Colombia through Ecuador, and were caught by the authorities. •The two Colombians that aided these immigrants were arrested and charged with the illegal trafficking of migrants. Read […]
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Between 2000 and 2006, fumigations with glyphosate were performed to kill plants that could later produce drugs. A study performed by the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Universidad de las Américas states that 10% of Ecuadorians on the border area between Colombia and Ecuador near Sucumbío may face irreparable genetic damage such as cancer, […]
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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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•The Ecuadorian Banco Pichina is planning to open branches in several Colombian cities such as Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín thus replacing the Inversora Pichincha S.A. Compañía de Financiamiento, the name used since 1994 per elcomercio.com. •Banco Pichina is also planning to open branches in another 10 Colombian cities. •According to the executive president of the […]
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•Hoy.com.ec reports that the Ecuadorian police force considers FARC an internal security issue as the Colombian guerrilla group uses Ecuador as a base for planning and carrying out operations. •Their actions according to the Ecuadorian police force include trafficking of narcotics and arms, assassinations, and smuggling of fuel among other activities. •Between 2005 and 2008 […]
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An Argentine citizen living illegally in Ecuador, Fabian Jorge Bustamante, was arrested yesterday at his home in La Garzota. According to a spokesperson from the Judicial Police per confirmado.net, the man is the alleged leader of an active money laundering network with connections in Argentina and Spain. Police found $7,300 and Western Union receipts on […]
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• Three soldiers in active service were attempting to transport 200 military uniforms from Ecuador to irregular Colombian groups and were caught by the Unidad de Lucha Contra el Crimen Organizado del Ecuador as reported by. • A similar attempt was made a month ago to transport 600 uniforms through the northern border. Read Article
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“Despite all I had confidence in the police, but after that I know two of them are guilty of the death of my brother, can not tell who is right or who’s bad,” says Rodrigo, Marco Samaniego Lara’s brother, killed in June 2010 allegedly by active agents of the Judicial Police of Pichincha (PJP). Read […]
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Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who became a billionaire just three years ago shorting subprime, announced today that he is donating $15 million towards the largest children’s maternity hospital complex in Latin America. Read Story
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