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IEES New Hospital Was Inaugurated

Today, the Ecuadorian President inaugurated the new IESS hospital “Efrén López Jurado,” located in the streets Eloy Álfaro and Argentina, beside the Guayas River. The new hospital of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute has 27 specialties such as: gynecology,...
Posted On 25 Jan 2011
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Rains in Philippines Claim more Lives

The death toll on Philippines increased after a month of heavy rains. The number of victims rose to 71. Meanwhile the weather office warned this Tuesday that more flooding and mudslides could harm more people. Fishermen of the north and centre of the country were advised not...
Posted On 25 Jan 2011
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Excess of Terrorism Charges in Ecuador

Yesterday the Human Rights Watch association (HRW) expressed its concern about the several accusations in Ecuador against demonstrators. In the country, “at least dozen protests and demonstrations participants have been prosecuted or investigated for excessive charges of...
Posted On 25 Jan 2011
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Tunisia Continues to Demonstrate their Contempt

Last night hundreds of civilians demonstrated their contempt in the city of Tunis even when a curfew was established at 20:00. The demonstration demanded the resignation of several Government officials that are related to the former president Zine El Abidine. During the afternoon...
Posted On 25 Jan 2011
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Isaías Brothers could Get Another Nationality

General Attorney, Washington Pesántez, assured that in the coming days, it will be confirm if the Isaías brothers, former owners of Filanbanco Bank, will obtain the Lebanese nationality. William and Roberto Isaías made the alleged change of nationality to evade the process...
Posted On 24 Jan 2011
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Domodedovo Explosion is Qualified as a Terrorist Attack

Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, suspended his journey to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sweeden, after the explosion in the Domodedovo airport in Moscow. The Russia’s Investigation Committee (RIA), qualified the blast as a terrorist attack. So far the death toll is of 35...
Posted On 24 Jan 2011
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Flooding in South Africa Claims More Lives

The strong flooding in South Africa claimed over a 100 lives. The government declared 33 municipalities as disaster zones. The last weekend the Government informed that most of the victims were from the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The preliminary evaluations show that over 424,150...
Posted On 24 Jan 2011
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Influenza Vaccination Campaign Began Today

The vaccination campaign for the prevention of influenza virus in children under 5 years started today. About 500 thousand doses of the vaccine, called trivalent, has been distributed nation wide. Minister David Chiriboga asked Ecuadorians to go to health centers an...
Posted On 24 Jan 2011
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Oprah Winfrey Reveals Family Secret

Today, Oprah Winfrey revealed on her program “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that she has a half-sister. Patricia, a woman from Milwaukee whose last name was not published, was given up for adoption by Winfrey’s mother, Vernita, because she felt she would n...
Posted On 24 Jan 2011
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Free Labor at Sotomayor Maternity Hospital

Enrique Sotomayor Maternity Hospital will celebrate its 62 anniversary by giving to the number 1’500 .000 infant born at the facility: Free basic education in the educational unit JoséDomingo de Santistevan; besides, the mother and her newborn baby will be attende...
Posted On 24 Jan 2011
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