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  Ecuador is an energy superpower. It is also the second country in Latin America with the fastest growing broadband penetration. It also has 8,000 computer labs in public schools and 833 internet centers in rural parishes. This, at least, according to what vice president...

  The PAIS political party has already prepared the format and the bank account to receive contributions of its members and private companies to finance the weekly addresses, which will be resumed from Saturday. The national secretary of the Political Action of the Alianza...

  Political organizations learn about new the newregulations only once these are approved. Since December the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) has issued regulations and amendments to 10 standards (see chart). Once the Plenary approves the texts,...

  A call of attention to the mayor of Jama and requests from fishermen of El Matal yesterday marked the visit of President Rafael Correa to these Manabi sectors, which were affected by the earthquake of April 16.   The president came to Jama before 10:00 am in an army...

  President Ecuador Rafael Correa today described the position of Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro as “out of place,” after invoking the Democratic Charter on Venezuela and said that the also Uruguayan former foreign...

  The operations of the Central Bank are under the magnifying glass. The promotion of electronic money and loans to the Ministry of Finance catch the attention of the opposition. Diego Martinez, manager of the company, spoke with daily Expreso to justify those decisions. Why...

The deterioration in relations between the government and the Armed Forces continues to deepen. This time the hottest bulb of tension is within the Naval Forces, where the high command is angry and restless. The reason: the intention of the Minister of Defence of promoting...

  A group of legislators have expressed their support to Pachakutic Assemblywoman Magali Orellana for the penalty imposed for allegedly insulting Gabriela Rivadeneira.   Legislator Antonio Pozo recalled that members of the Alianza Pais party have used words that do not...

German citizens Edmund and Barbara Chladek were the owners of the house where Attorney General Galo Chiriboga currently lives. This property is located in La Vina, in the Tumbaco Valley (east of Quito) and is owned by the Madrigal Finance Corporation, the Panamanian offshore firm...

  The increase of the value added tax (VAT) from 12% to 14%, in force from today, will represent that a typical family (4 members) spend more money to maintain their standard of living or waive certain consumptions to adjust to the current reality. The government has...