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Robbie Williams Welcomes Baby Girl

English singer Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field, yesterday celebrated the birth of their first daughter, named Theodora Rose Williams. “Praise be, it’s Theodora Rose Williams, affectionately known as Teddy… Born 3.33pm on 18.9.12, 7lb 4oz. (…) Baby, Mummy...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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U.S. merchants ask their Government not to renew ATPDEA to Ecuador

Today, the Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) asked to their Government to suspend, limit or withdraw the tariff benefits to Ecuador due to breach of conditions. These American business...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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Bashar al-Assad Says Rebels Will Be Crushed

This Friday the Syrian president stated that his regime will not fall nor fail. Al-Assad also accused Gulf countries for using their resources to try to remove him from his office. Bashar al-Assad’ statement responds to comments from an opposition group, the National Coordination...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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Arctic Melts Rapidly

According to measurements from NASA and the Center for Snow and Ice of the United States, the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has shrunk to the smallest size ever observed in three decades. 96 hours ago the ice surface reached 4.1 million square kilometers (km2),...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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The Hebrew University of Israel joined the largest online educational project in the world

The Hebrew University of Israel is conducting the world’s largest educational project by giving free lectures of major online teachers available for millions of people. The university has joined an organization called Coursera, which offers 200 undergraduate and student...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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Guillermo Lasso says he will win the Presidential elections

The former Governor of Guayaquil, Guillermo Lasso affirmed that his candidature would be announced on September 29 in the city of Portoviejo, Manabi. The announcement will be made during the general assembly of CREO political movement. Lasso did not ruled out formalizing...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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72 hours until deadline of signatures delivery

72 hours remain until the deadline set by the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) for national political groups to submit signatures in order to be accepted to participate in the 2013 elections. The Movimiento Popular Democratico (MPD), Pachakutik (PK),...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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5 killed by wildfires in Ecuador

Yesterday, the wildfires that continue damaging the country, claimed two fatalities and one more last Tuesday. Firefighter Carlos Arturo Jaramillo Mieles died while fighting a fire that continues ravashing Pallatanga, in Chimborazo; and in La Confianza parish, at Cuenca, Maria...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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Fernando Cedeño new Chairman of CPC

With unanimous voting, the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS, for its Spanish acronym) elected Fernando Cedeño and Monica Banegas as president and vice president of the organization. This new designation aims to strengthen public participation processes...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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PRIAN’s Leader, Alvaro Noboa, met with Young Entrepreneurs Last Night

Many young entrepreneurs gathered yesterday night at PRIAN‘s headquarters to participate in a forum organized by the Ecuadorian Presidential pre candidate, where they had the opportunity to expose the problems that affect their country. “This country is a country of young...
Posted On 21 Sep 2012
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