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  From 10:00 twenty retirees, former employees of the IESS and members of the Coordinator of Organizations of Retirees of Ecuador (Corjupe), gathered at the site to start the campaign to collect signatures to boost the process of the Assembly´s bill, as a citizen initiative....

  Rafael Correa celebrated today, January 20th, 2016, the withdrawal of international sanctions against Iran and announced that his government will strengthen relations with the Persian country, where he plans to open a commercial office. “In good time,” Correa...

  The arrested, aged between 19 and 57, are of Spanish nationality, except one person from Ecuador. All of them are charged with crimes against public health, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization, reported the Civil Guard, which conducted the operation...

  While the Ecuadorian rice perpetuates in rice mills and finds no way out, the Peruvian grain is sold faster and cheaper. According to what Expreso advanced this week, rice farmers from Machala and the surrounding areas have trouble competing with neighboring production due...

  `Last week Tonight,´ the show of well-known comedian John Oliver turned again its gaze to President Rafael Correa. The program posted on its Facebook account a picture of the host in the center surrounded by phrases of personalities like Donald Trump, Jack Warner and the...

  President Rafael Correa defined himself as a “sheep” tonight on social networks. This term is used by the opposition to qualify in a derogatory way the followers of the president.   Source:...

  The report for the first debate of the bill to prevent circumvention of the income tax on inheritances, legacies and donations is ready. The Commission on Economic Regim of the National Assembly gave its approval, with seven votes. This proposal submitted by the Executive...

  The repeal of the Communications Act is already one of the main axes wielded by electoral fronts and opposition political organizations. Amidst their numerous differences, they all agree, so far at this point. To achieve their goal they must win the majority of the...

  Interior Minister Jose Serrano said yesterday it is quite probable that the Mexican drug lord Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman had been in Ecuador ten years ago. President Correa asked the minister to confirm this hypothesis during a discussion table held with foreign...

  Judges changed the penal type of the defendant and that partially proved him right to defense. Former Sports Minister Raul Carrion accumulated yesterday the third criminal judgment against him, but in this time, the judges of the National Court of Justice (CNJ) did not...