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Henry Fariñas convicted for drug trafficking

Nicaragua‘s judicial system today declared the entrepreneur Henry Fariñas, guilty of drug trafficking. Fariñas was the target and survivor of the attack that killed the Argentine singer Facundo Cabral. Judge Adela Cardoza, convicted Fariñas for drug trafficking, money...
Posted On 27 Sep 2012
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Alcohol testing for drivers at the terminal from tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, registered drivers from cooperatives must submit to alcohol tests before leaving the bus terminal in Guayaquil. The breathalyzers, provided by the National Traffic Agency (ANT for its Spanish acronym), are located in the public transportation courtyards of the...
Posted On 27 Sep 2012
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Syrian Fatalities Increases Exponentially

International Observers informed that more than 30,000 people, mostly civilians, have died in Syria since the insurrection against the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad started in March 2011. After the attacks several bodies have been found crushed in buildings or exposed in the...
Posted On 27 Sep 2012
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Villavicencio Said That if he Goes to Jail, he Wants Duzac in prison Too

This morning, Fernando Villavicencio, investigator of the Duzac case, revealed two pictures where President Rafael Correa appears next to Gaston Duzac in the Government Palace. Villavicencio said that the day after he  filed the complaint in this case (around a month ago),...
Posted On 26 Sep 2012
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Barrera changes orange alert into a yellow one in Quito

The mayor of Quito, Augusto Barrera, changed the orange alert in the capital into a yellow one due to the decrease in the intensity of wildfires. Barrera said that the factors that influence the spread of fires have declined, and the moisture has increased. In total so far 3,796...
Posted On 26 Sep 2012
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Fire in building Las Camaras has five guilty

The investigation carried out after the fire on the building Las Camaras, last July 2 in the north of Guayaquil, Ecuador, involved the owner of the company Tecnoredes and fourth technicians. Last Tuesday the prosecutors’ office started the investigation on the supposed...
Posted On 26 Sep 2012
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Paulina Aguirre nuevamente nominada a los premios Grammy

La cantante ecuatoriana Paulina Aguirre obtuvo su tercera nominación a los Grammy Latinos en la categoría Mejor Álbum Cristiano en español por su trabajo ‘Rompe El Silencio’. Aguirre competirá con figuras como Marcos Witt, Tercer Cielo, Jacobo Ramos, Generación, Carlos Carcache....
Posted On 26 Sep 2012
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Julian Assange will participate in the UN

The Foreign Ministry said today in a statement that the United Nations (UN) will held a forum entitled “The Diplomatic Asylum: strengthening the international human rights system.” The meeting will be led by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patiño, and, through...
Posted On 26 Sep 2012
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Publishes Book About his Marital Life

The famous Austrian actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed the truth of the infidelity that ended his marriage in a book called ‘Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story,’ which will be on released on October 01. The book  shows the details about his relationship with Mildred...
Posted On 26 Sep 2012
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Constitutional Court candidates get low grades

QUITO, Ecuador Yesterday at the Eugenio Espejo Convention Center, 19 of the 24 candidates aspiring to be judges of the Constitutional Court, gave a written test to qualify their knowledge on the subject. The test is scored out of 100 points: 30 points (resume), 35 points (written...
Posted On 26 Sep 2012
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