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  Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived Wednesday to one of the hardest hit areas of the Ecuadorean coast by the earthquake of April 16, where he handed over tons of humanitarian aid.   “To Brother Rafael (Correa) and his courageous Ecuadorian people, we express...

  Peruvian President Ollanta Humala arrived Wednesday to Manta, one of the hardest hit areas of Ecuador by the earthquake of April 16, where he brought humanitarian aid. The president of Peru was received by his counterpart Rafael Correa at the foot of the aircraft...

  The Narcotics Investigation Unit and the European Cooperation (Uiace) arrested Tuesday in Guayaquil Salvatore I., a citizen of Italian origin, allegedly a member of the Italian mafia, aka ‘Camorra.’ The detainee would be the main link for the shipping narcotics...

  The alleged confrontation between Arturo Jarrin, former leader of Alfaro Vive Carajo (AVC), and the police has been in doubt for almost 30 years. Was it murder or the police fended off an attack? Today, April 28, at the National Court, Attorney General Galo Chiriboga will...

  The two-point increase (from 12% to 14%) would generate a contraction in the collection of the VAT from 25% to 30%. This was confirmed yesterday by Paola Hidalgo, assistant director of tax fulfillment of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), at the Commission on Economic...

  Technical inspections are not yet complete, but preliminary reports show the level of the catastrophe caused by the earthquake in the public infrastructure of Pedernales, which will force an emerging reorganization of health, education, police, judicial and municipal...

  Oils, acrylics, mixed, and other techniques, were used in the works that take part of an exhibition that opens today at the Luis A. Noboa Naranjo Museum. These proposals were admitted to the International Painting Biennial of Guayaquil, organized by this institution. This year...

    The National Electoral Council (CNE) would need no less than $ 30 million to hold the referendum that seeks to to annul the transitory constitutional rule that impedes the reelection of President Rafael Correa in the elections of 2017, as well as the consultation on the...

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) received a credit line request from Ecuador after the devastating earthquake that hit the country on Saturday 16 April, said Wednesday Alejandro Werner, director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the IMF. The IMF will analyze the...

  The Government, through various ministries, announced yesterday at a meeting with businessmen and local authorities measures to financially boost Manabi and Esmeraldas. Official data show 6,790 companies in Manabi, 163 in Esmeraldas and 36 in Los Rios. Coordinator Minister...