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The Commission on the Rights of Workers expects to deliver to the plenary, on March 6, the report for the second debate of the package of labor reforms and the Social Security Law. For the second debate of the reform package, the commission examines extending the benefit to...

From February 1, the National Transit Agency (ANT for its Spanish acronym) and the Fonsat (Fund of the Insurance for TrafficAccidents) began collecting values for the Public System for Traffic Accidents Payment (SPPAT), which replaces SOAT. This item will be collected as an extra...

The FARC and the government of Colombia resumed on Monday peace talks in Cuba, after a break by new year’s eve, with the challenge of advancing the issue of reparations to victims. “We resumed the talks, hoping to continue with the fulfillment of the agreed terms...

The Mayor of Quito, Mauricio Rodas, said that the plans for the construction of a Subway in Quito will be fulfilled. The Mayor noted that multilateral agencies and the City Hall will be the responsible to cover the fiscal gap. Rodas said that multilateral agencies that fund the...

The arrival of a new snow storm in US Northeast on Monday caused the cancellation of more than 3,000 flights in the country, said FlightAware specialized site. The airports affected are those in Chicago, Newark and LaGuardia in New York and Boston, according to the source. 55% of...

Before Saturday, January 7, the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN) will issue its final decision on the request of Ecuador, regarding the establishment of safeguards by currency devaluation. The date shown was marked in a statement of the same Andean organization,...

The Ministry of Tourism ordered the collection of new contributions for passengers flying out of the country, as well as those who purchase an airline ticket bound for Ecuador. The agreement 20140107 sets at USD 20 the contribution known as Eco Delta, a cost that applies to the...

Indigenous, social and political organizations resolved to participate together in a citizen mobilization and in the next elections. These resolutions were taken in Zamora during the weekend. Among those are to protest against the amendments, labor reforms and restricting...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, reported on Sunday that US Vice President Joe Biden makes a campaign to encourage the overthrow of the government in this country. “The North imperial power has entered dangerous phase of desperation and have been talking to governments...

Mexico appears for the first time at a hearing before the Committee on Enforced Disappearances today and tomorrow, by the disappearance of the 43 students in Iguala. In Geneva, the UN Committee will assess the situation of Mexico in this area, being the first time that the...