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Adventists conduct medical brigades

  The Seventh-day Adventist Church will conduct until Friday August 28 medical brigades in the municipal medical center Santa Ana, in Samborondón. This activity is carried out in conjunction with the Municipality of Samborondón, by a group of six missionary doctors of the...
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Indigenous Peoples will continue to struggle in the streets

Severino Sharupi, Territories leader of CONAIE, positively assessed the public response to the marches called by the national union. Sharupi recalled that historically, the streets have belonged to the peoples who resist, who claim that they are not in accordance with the...
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Amendments are disseminated amid the political and economic crisis

The Commission for Amendments -made up by 11 members, three of whom are contrary to the government line- has followed a plan information for the public. It has met 12 times and has had 120 exhibitors. These are figures from the opposition that do not fit with those of the ruling...
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Price of the “spot” banana box falls

The devaluation of the ruble, the Russian currency, has led the “spot” banana box (without contract between the producer and exporter) to $ 3.50. According to exporters, that has been one of the causes for the Ecuadorian producer to receive less than the stipulated in...
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Emergency in the cocoa sector

About 170.00 hectares of cocoa have been affected by the brown rot plague (fungus) and has been declared in emergency by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Aquaculture (MAGAP). Producers will receive kits to combat pests and will attend workshops to treat their...
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Sales of local induction cookers drop 

Sales of induction cookers of domestic production began to fall sharply during the last two months, for both manufacturers and retailers.   This is attributed to the announcement of the government of importing Chinese induction cookers not only to be delivered freely to the...
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Economy of the country is analyzed in a forum

  On the second day of the Congress Logistics & Foreign Trade, exhibitors raised how the country plans to attract foreign investment after the fall of oil prices and why Colombia and Peru achieve more investments than Ecuador.   On the part of the Government,...
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CONAIE calls on government to “stop violence against indigenous”

Leaders of the CONAIE, from the table of Justice, defended the social protests against the regime of President Rafael Correa, stressing they make it “framed on the right to resistance, participation, organization and free expression.” Amid tears, Katy Betancourt asked...
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