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Galapagos: George five years have passed since his decease and his embalmed body attracts visitors

Ecuadornews:     And although the legacy of Diego, the turtle of the Chelonoidis hoodensis species that helped to repopulate the Spanish island, is shown with a great photograph on one of the trails, a group of tourists has heard more of Lonesome George, the last...
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Guilds insist on repealing the compensation regulation

Ecuadornews:     Associations of public servants and retirees will appeal for the repeal of Agreement 94 of the Ministry of Labor – issued last May 22, which modified the conditions for the payment of compensation for the retirement of public workers. The Network...
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The government highlights image of Manuela Espejo

Ecuadornews:     After ten years the ubiquitous image of former President Rafael Correa lingered in the main offices of the Presidency, President Lenin Moreno arranged that, instead of a portrait of him, the faces of emblematic characters that have marked the history of...
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A $ 110 Million Investment for the Ecuadorian Industry

Ecuadornews:     The first industry that yesterday visited Foreign Trade Minister Pablo Campana was Alimentsa, specialized in the production of shrimp feed. Its managers announced the commercial alliance with the fish feed multinational BioMar, based in Denmark. Deputy...
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32,156 cars have been sold in five months in Ecuador

Ecuadornews:     In the first five months of this year, 11,188 vehicles more than in the same period of 2016 were sold, according to the Association of Automotive Companies of Ecuador. Up to May, 32,156 cars were sold in total, while in the same period of the previous...
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Tariff increase to 400 products, under analysis

Ecuadornews:     Foreign Trade Minister Pablo Campana announced yesterday his plans of raising the tariff of 400 imported products by up to five percentage points. The decision took by surprise part of the local businessmen. Of the 1 243 products that came under review...
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Mariano Zambrano will vote in trial against former tenant Carlos Pólit

Ecuadornews:     Governor of Manabi Mariano Zambrano Segovia knew the former comptroller general Carlos Pólit, accused of concussion, for allegedly abusing of his power to demand money. Pólit leased his suite located in the north of Quito to Zambrano. On June 2, the...
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Ecuador on ‘maximum alert’ to prevent foot-and-mouth disease contagion

Ecuadornews:     Agrocalidad yesterday decided to prohibit the temporary entry into Ecuador of all types of livestock products (animals of all susceptible species, and its derivated products) from Colombia, which constitute a risk of transmission of foot-and-mouth...
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Ecuador closes the doors to livestock products from Colombia

Ecuadornews:     Due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease detected in Colombia on June 24, livestock products from that country will be prohibited from entering Ecuador. The temporary trade restriction was adopted by the Ecuadorian authorities on June 26 of this...
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Scarce maize crop affects farm food

Ecuadornews:     The industry that produces and provides animal feed to the farms in the country is concerned about the accumulated deficit of its most important commodity: corn, the 50% of the formulation. Executive president of the Association of Producers of Balanced...
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