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Ecuador is the country with the highest rate in finearm homicides, according to report

Ecuador register 91% in firearm homicides, the highest percentage among Latin American countries, according to the Regional Human Development Report 2013-2014 titled ‘Citizen Security with a Human Face’.  This report of the United Nations Development Programme (PNUD...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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Student enrollment of Sierra-Amazon cycle will be on 9 and 28 June

The next 9 and June 28th will start the process of student enrollment for fiscal educational instituttions of regime Sierra cycle-Amazon. The entity responsible for this recruitment will be the Ministry of Education.  Moreover, it was clarified that this stage it should be...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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The pre-opening of the pedestrian bridge to the Santay island is ready

Tomorrow at 09h30 the footbridge that links the Santay island with Guayaquil will opened to the public. With this access, tourists can walk or bike to the island, the ecovillage and the `cocodrilera.´ The Governor of Guayas, Rolando Panchana, ratified the pre-opening during a...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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Indigenous ask to include their proposals in the Water Law

Indigenous organizations plan to ask the President of the National Assembly, Gabriela Rivadeneira, to give back the report of theWater Resources Act to the Commission on Food Sovereignty in order to include their proposals. According to the indigenous, the second debate on that...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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Ukraine cancels first gas payment to Russia

Today Russia confirmed having received the payment of a first tranche of gas debts accumulated by Ukraine, so Moscow will void its threat to close the gas tap this Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Energy in Moscow, the Ukrainian company Naftogaz transferred to Russia an...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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Ecuador is a turistic option for Colombia, Peru and The United States, according to INEC

According to a study of National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC for its Spanish acronym) in the last six years (2007-2013), Ecuador has received tourists mostly from Colombia, USA and Peru. Cali, followed by Bogota, are the cities where Colombians come from...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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Evaluation shows slowness in cases of corruption in Ecuador

7,248 complaints of alleged corruption were presented to the General Attorney and the Council of Citizen Participation (CPC for its Spanish acronym) Between 2007 and 2013. These figures belong to reports submitted in March by entities to the Follow-up Mechanism for the...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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Universities conform to standards for degrees

Universities have already started to implement the new guidelines set in the Academic Regime Regulation approved last November by the Higher Education Council (CES for its Spanish Acronym). Some universities already have their Certification Unit and others are reforming their...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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MSP allocates $ 19.8 million dollars for call center service

The Ministry of Public Health (MSP for its Spanish acronym) started the recruitment process for the call center service intended to scheduleappointments. The reference budget is USD 19 ‘ 797,448.79 and the only invited to participate as a bidder is the National...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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Justin Bieber apologizes after racist joke video came to light

“I’m sorry,” “I take very seriously my friendship with people of all cultures and I apologize for having offended or hurt someone with my childish and inexcusable behavior,” said the statement Bieber sent to The Associated Press, after it came to...
Posted On 02 Jun 2014
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