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The President of the Patriotic Society Party (PSP), Gilmar Gutiérrez, came on November 25 to the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) to require a response about his referendum initiative. The questions the PSP seeks to raise are to prevent indefinite...

The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, announced today that General Rubén Darío Alzate, kidnapped along with two companions by the FARC last November 16, will be released on Saturday November 29th. Santos made the announcement in the framework of a discussion with...

President Rafael Correa spoke on November 25 on the “benefits” of his proposal to include housewives in the social security system. This is part of the promotion of the draft reforms to the Social Security Law, which he introduced on November 15 tomodify the Labour...

This Wednesday November 26, starting from 10:00 the 11 legislators of the Bureau that processes the amendments to the Constitution meet to discuss the text that will be submitted to the plenary of the Assembly for the first debate. During the processing, a round o...

The Ecuadorian State would be risking $ 14,475,000 in case of losing the 27 processes faced by commercial disputes before arbitral tribunals: The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law...

The Prefect of Guayas, Jimmy Jairala, said that Guayas wants attacks to be over against officials of the Prefecture who work in the Abdon Calderon area and if they do not, the preliminary agreement to set the boundaries between Azuay and Guayas will be broken. This, after last...

At least 45 people were killed and dozens wounded in a double suicide bombing on Tuesday in a popular market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, confirmed sources of the security forces. The attack was committed by two women who sacrificed themselves simultaneously when walking...

The Office of Ecuador said that the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague denied the request for recusal that Ecuador raised against referees on the process initiated by Chevron, followed after the millionaire environmental lawsuit  who lost in the country. The agency...

The white police officer who killed an unarmed young African-American last August in the city of Ferguson and who was not charged by justice, said this Tuesday he has “clear conscience” and that he would act again the same way. Darren Wilson said he feared for his...

17 of the 22 sectoral committees agreed on salary increases for 2015. 11 of the sectoral tables reached unanimity in agreements. In six commissions the rise was defined by a consensus of the Conades, while the remaining five, that did not reach an agreement, it was determined...