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Sharon Stone was sued for not complying with campaign “The dirty hand of Chevron”

The Public Relations firm MCSquared sued actress Sharon Stone for not fulfilling with her obligation to appear in Ecuador in the campaign “The dirty hand of Chevron” against oil pollution in the Amazon, as reported by New York Daily News. The agency ensures it paid...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Southern states of America are declared in emergency due to new cold wave

Large part of the southern United States has declared this Wednesday a state of emergency and several schools have been closed before the mix of snow and ice that is expected to continue affecting that part of the American nation. Heavy snowfall and rains accompanied by...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Ecuador would be among the countries with better infrastructure

Ecuador is ranked 79 in the ranking of countries with adequate infrastructure for development. This is indicated in a study presented by the American Federation of Construction Industry, which groups construction chambers and related to the 18 countries in the region. In the...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Afro organization joins pronouncements on Land Law

Social organizations in the country have spoken against the debate of Land Law and 10 days before the call for legislative Pre Consultation takes place The morning of Tuesday, February 24 the president of the Afro-Ecuadorian Revolutionary Alliance, Daniel Cañola, requested that...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Vatican clarifies controversy over statements of Pope Francis about Mexico

The Vatican said that the Pope’s words over the risk of “mexicanization” of Argentina did not intend to stigmatize Mexico and acknowledged the efforts of his government against violence, the Mexican Chancellery reported. “The Holy See recognized the...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Del Pacifico Refinery would be ready between 2018 and 2019

The Manager of the del Pacifico refinery, Bismarck Andrade, during the act of accountability to that entity on Friday, announced that the work would be ready between 2018 and 2019. Andrade said that the search for funding has been the cause for the delay in the construction of...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Drones continue flying over different parts of Paris

At least five drones have been spotted for a second night in the sky of Paris flying over different parts of the French capital, as reported by official sources. The flights of drones were spotted early Wednesday in various locations, including near the National Assembly and the...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Two stations for measuring nuclear radiation will be built in Galapagos

Ecuador and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) formalized yesterday in Vienna the construction of twomeasurement nuclear stations in the Galapagos archipelago. One of these facilities will measure infrasounds and the other will detect infrasound...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Agreement with the EU will not be affected with application of safeguards

The application of safeguard measures by balance of payments will not affect the process of signing and approval of the Ecuador´s trade agreement with the European Union (EU). This was stated by the Minister of Industries, Ramiro Gonzalez. President Rafael Correa announced a...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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Government promotes private sector investment through a decree

After the expedition of the Regime Regulation of Public-Private Partnership, the construction of hospitals, schools and projects of strategic sectors (energy, telecommunications, transport, etc.) with money of the private sector will be viable. The Executive Decree 582 of...
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
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