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Ecuadornews:     A group of demonstrators, members of the Coalition of Social Organizations group, concentrated this morning in the surroundings of the Vice Presidency to demand the resignation of Jorge Glas.   With signs that say ‘A purge for...

Ecuadornews:     This morning, the Prosecutor’s Office, together with special agents of the National Police, raided the home of María Sol Larrea, a former coordinator of the IESS and a former examiner of the Ministry of Industries and Productivity, in an...

Ecuadornews:     His uncle also called him ‘vidrio’ (Spanish name for Glass, in allusion to his last name). The records guarded by the Prosecutor’s Office increase the political and judicial pressure against an agonizing vice-president without...

Ecuadornews:     The wife of President Lenin Moreno, Rocío Gonzalez, met yesterday with the wives of the mayors and governors of Azuay, Canar, Loja and El Oro. She disclosed details of the government plan ‘Casa Para Todos’ at the meeting. Gonzalez asked the...

Ecuadornews:     This year, the government will increase the amount allocated to grants to comply with the Plan Toda Una Vida (Plan for a Lifetime Plan for its Spanish name) and other social programs offered during the election campaign. The 2017 Budget contemplates an...

Ecuadornews:     Guillermo Lasso, leader of the opposition party CREO, and who lost in last April’s run-off, said today that the suspension of vice president Jorge Glas “legitimizes” Lenin Moreno in his position of head of state. “The restriction...

Ecuadornews:     The Technical Sectorial Board of Rice was installed yesterday in the Daule Canton, Guayas province. As part of the Productive and Tax Advisory Council, the aim of the board is to analyze the production, commercialization and financing problems of the...

Ecuadornews:     The preliminary investigation opened by the Office of the Attorney General on the alleged crime of embezzlement in the award of the exploitation of the Singue oil block, and in which 20 persons have been identified as responsible, including...

Ecuadornews:     What started as a craft trend in Guayaquil, to promote fine aroma cocoa, is today an emporium of chocolates, some a hundred percent natural and others with fruits, exotic herbs or nuts that have taken the most demanding niches. The chocolate made with...

Ecuadornews:     Decree number 100 – issued on Thursday, August 3, 2017 – strips the current Vice President Jorge Glas from his functions. However, this does not mean that Glas has been removed from office. Section 149 of the Constitution of the Republic...