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    Two companies that benefited from contracts with Petroecuador are related to offshore Sentinel Mandate and Scrow. This firm, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, transferred USD 796,000 to the account of Helm Bank of Panama of Girbra, Company of Alex Bravo, former...

  Dr. Jorge Gaibor Carpio, director of the Center of Information and Toxicological Assessment (Ciatox) of Guayaquil, said that in tests that they have practiced on intoxicated persons detected drug mixtures with other substances. Among them, mentions benzodiazepine, a drug...

  Stop fishing for 87 days is not feasible for tuna vessels of Ecuador. So you have to look for alternatives. And there is the Ecuadorian sector, with proposals such as quotas to avoid lengthening the time of rest. So they passed it on to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna...

  In the third edition of the Latin American Green Awards to the winners of ten categories among which two Ecuadorian projects in the areas of Forests and Oceans were chosen. In total thirty environmental proposals from 25 different countries participated. During the awards...

    Fitch agency revised to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ the outlook for the rating ‘B’ of Ecuador, by a deterioration in the growth prospects of the economy of one of the smallest producers in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...

  The web portal 4pelagatos.com yestarday published photographs showing the planes that donated, in 2009, the then president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, to Ecuador. The photos show loose parts covered with plastic, deflated lading tires and even wasps begin to form their combs in...

  The project for Humane Care Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum that was approved in the Health Committee of the Assembly. Under the proposal, caesarean sections will no longer be voluntary. They will be practiced exceptionally when there are medical reasons: when the life of...

  The slogans against the government were heard again in several provinces. In Quito and Guayaquil, the largest demonstrations were staged. “Respect, respect for union class”, “caricature of revolution is the Government of PAIS Alliance”, “Green,...

  For the second time, a Board of Discipline of the Navy refused to act on a request for sanction proposed by the Ministry of Defence against Captain José Peñafiel, for allegedly answer an email sent by President Rafael Correa, last May. The decision was taken amid the...

    Sopladora Hydroelectric Central, considered the third largest in country after Coca Codo Sinclair and Paute, will be concessioned for 30 years. This announcement was made yesterday by President Rafael Correa, during the inauguration of this project, which will supply 13%...