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Correa defends mining contract

In his Saturday national tv broadcast, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said that the negotiations for mining recently agreed with transnational company Ecuacorriente, will give the country the greatest participation in profits ever achieved in Latin America. “All other...
Posted On 10 Mar 2012
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Kaviedes Retires From Soccer

Yesterday, Ecuadorian player Jaime Ivan Kaviedes announced his retirement from professional soccer. “Soccer has disappointed me many times,” he said. Kaviedes quit the team he was playing for, Deportivo Quito, because they hadn’t paid him since January, they also...
Posted On 10 Mar 2012
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Droz Band: The Monkeys Are Loud

It all started ten years ago, when five young men were inspired by the tale of a monkey that was the main attraction of a Russian circus and named their band “Droz”. Bernardo Henriques (vocals, guitar), Ismael Henriquez (bass), Ricardo Gonzalez (guitar), Diego Manssur...
Posted On 10 Mar 2012
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IACHR Dismissed the Precautionary Measures In Favor of El Universo

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) lifted the precautionary measures that had been arranged to set aside the execution of the sentence of three years in prison and the payment of a compensation of $ 40 million imposed to the executive directors (Carlos, Cesar...
Posted On 10 Mar 2012
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