With the state of emergency the Executive power seeks to ban the demonstrations, according to Paez

Opposition Assemblyman Andrés Paez, of the Creo movement, in an interview with Ecuavisa, referred to decree of a state of emergency by the unusual activity of the Cotopaxi volcano issued by President Rafael Correa, to which he said: “One thing is declaring an emergency in...
Posted On 17 Aug 2015
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Jorge Herrera, of CONAIE, insists with indigenous demands

 The president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), Jorge Herrara, in an interview with Ecuavisa, blamed the violence in recent protests in Quito last week to the National Government, since there were infiltrated with hidden faces, a reason why...
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All set up in the Itchimbia park for the QuitoFest

On August 22nd, the thirteenth edition of the QuitoFest music festival will be held with the presentation of the ten groups of rock, heavy metal, shoegaze, death metal, ska, reggae and electronic music. Concerts will start from 10:00 in the Itchimbia park, in Quito. The event is...
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32 Assembly members do not have a university degree

32 of the 137 assembly members of Ecuador do not have any university degree registered in the Secretariat for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (Senescyt). This represents 23.3%.   The remaining 105 legislators have between one and three undergraduate...
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French giant vessel will dock in Guayaquil

At the end of the month, the Ganges vessel, of the French company CMA-CGM, will dock in the port of Guayaquil. The vessel is 48.8 meters wide and 300 meters high and the capacity to transport 9,962 containers. Its maximum depth is 14.5 meters, so it will dock in Guayaquil with...
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Coordinating Ministry of Security reported no increase in activity of the Cotopaxi volcano

The Coordinator Ministry of Security reported no increase in the activity of the Cotopaxi volcano. However, at 22:30 of Saturday, nine families of San Antonio de Chasqui as well as eleven families of the San Luis de Yacupungo sector “105 people in total, decided to...
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Indigenous called for the release of Brazilian journalist Manuela Picq with a March 

Yesterday, Indigenous marched demanding to the Interior Ministry the release of Brazilian professor and journalist Manuela Picq, arrested during protests on Thursday in the historic center of Quito. Monday Picq will face a hearing in which her deportation from the country will be...
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