off

Pre-Columbian designs will be exhibited at Imbabura Factory

Ecuadornews:   The taste for pre-Columbian figures has marked the life of Vicente Ayala. He has dedicated 50 of his 79 years to collecting archaeological pieces. But this language teacher was more captivated by the accounts of the Manteña-Huancavilca culture, which served as...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

Refuge accommodates orphaned or traumatized bears and wolves

Ecuadornews:   The animals were abandoned after their mothers died at the hands of poachers. There are other copies that were rescued from circuses, where they suffered abuse. It’s his way of calming himself “when he’s stressed,” explains caregiver...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

The city officials reject the mega oil tankers

Ecuadornews: The authorities of EP Petroecuador want to make their operation more “efficient” by bringing to the estuary Salado (to the terminal Tres Bocas) mega-ships with a capacity of up to 40,000 tons of fuel, but generating a huge risk for the largest reserve in...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

Most councilors ask for resignation of Mayor Mauricio Rodas

Ecuadornews:   A majority of councilors from the Municipality of Quito (12 of a total of 21 councilors), led by Deputy Mayor Eduardo Del Pozo, has asked Mayor Mauricio Rodas to “step aside” after the corruption scandal over bribery charges has led to the capture...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

Families analyze what to do with files about plagiarism and crime

Ecuadornews:   The relatives of journalist Javier Ortega, photographer Paúl Rivas and driver Efraín Segarra analyze how they will handle the information of the kidnapping and murder of the team, once it is declassified. The relatives have not yet decided if they will make it...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

Ten thousand Ecuadorians a month fulfill the dream of buying a car

Ecuadornews:   In the first three months of this year, 31,108 vehicles have been sold in the country. Number higher than those sold in the same period of the previous year, which reached 19,393, according to data from the Association of Automotive Companies of Ecuador...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

Ex-agent implicated in presumed kidnapping of Balda fears for his life

Ecuadornews:   Luis Raúl Ch. Fears for his life after he accepted effective cooperation. Yesterday, two more people gave a free and voluntary version in the State Attorney General’s Office. Luis Raúl Ch., One of the three ex agents of the National Intelligence...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

Tax credit of the Exit currency tax will be replaced with monthly refund

Ecuadornews:   The elimination of the tax credit benefit of the exit tax  will be replaced with the monthly refund of this tax to exporters. The director of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Leonardo Orlando, confirmed this Thursday, March 10, 2018, that the economic...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

The Argentine crisis contaminates Ecuador’s bonuses

Ecuadornews:   Argentina is having a bad time. This week, the government of Mauricio Macri began talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to request a loan in order to prevent an economic crisis in the face of the deep devaluation of the peso against the dollar in...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
off

Central Government owes $ 225.5 million to sectional governments

Ecuadornews:   More than $ 225 million, with a cut to April, must be paid by the central government to the Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GAD) for the refund of Value Added Tax (VAT), competition for irrigation and drainage, water dredging and actions in the electric...
Posted On 11 May 2018
, By
12