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Senagua hired public works in ‘record time.’

Ecuadornews:     Hiring consultancies or awarding projects was not complicated at the National Water Secretariat (Senagua). At least, that happened between 2012 and 2014. Now, the prosecutor´s office is investigating. The construction company Odebrecht could be...
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The Court is renewed amid criticism

Ecuadornews:     Another State body will be renewed. But the process will be made with the same rules defined in the last decade when the government justified the need to “put its hands on justice.” The National Court, as mandated by the Constitution of...
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Miguel Alemán: ‘Caminosca was a money sink and USD 3.1 million was found in unjustified expenses.’

Ecuadornews:     Excerpt of the interview with Miguel Aleman, president of Cardno-Caminosca in Ecuador and attorney for the consortiums responsible for overseeing the Minas San Francisco, Sopladora and Toachi Pilatón projects. Q: Was this emergency measure sufficient?...
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Alexis Mera, ‘I never went out in defense of Mr. Rivera, worse now”

Ecuadornews:     Former legal secretary of the Presidency of the government of Rafael Correa, Alexis Mera, went to the Office of the Public Prosecutor Monday to render his version in the case of the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. According to Mera, there are...
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Gaby and Roberto, an example of tenacity in the Ironman 70.3

Ecuadornews:     Gaby Espinosa and her brother Roberto took more than an hour to leave the Malecon Escénico of El Murcielago beach in Manta. Both were the center of attention after swimming, running and cycling 70.3 miles at the Ironman, the extreme triathlon...
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Moreno rules out economic “packages.”

Ecuadornews:     Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno estimated that his country this year would “barely” get out of the delicate financial situation it has been going through since 2015 and ruled out packages or adjustment measures that affect Ecuadorians....
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