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Rafael Correa Rejects Reina del Camino Operation

After meeting in San Isidro with the families of those who perished in the crash of Reina del Camino, president Rafael Correa said that neither the Transit Commission, nor him will accept the decision that the first temporary judg...
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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IPhone and IPad Would Not Have “Home” button

The new operating system IOS 4.3 of Apple -that is coming out this year- promises that new iPhone and IPad would not have the classic middle button as the current models. The firm is developing a new touch gestures that allow the use of tools without the “home” button. The IPad 2...
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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Apple’s Shares Fall Due to Jobs Withdrawal

Today, Apple’s shares opened with a cut of 6.4% since yesterday after an announcement of a temporary withdrawal of its CEO, Steve Jobs, due to medical reasons. This means a loss of $20,500 million. Yesterday, in the German market, which Apple categorizes with no much...
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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Cocaine Lab in Madrid is Disbanded

The police Especial Operations Group (GEO) seized on January 7 a farm on which there was the biggest underground cocaine lab discovered in Spain. Five people were detained, a Spaniard and four Colombians, who were the responsible of arming the drug operation and assembling the...
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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Water Cuts Due to Interagua Maintenance

Interagua is still undergoing maintenance, surveys and interconnections are being held, for this reason water services will be suspended today in various southern, central, and north zones of Guayaquil. The suspension of water service in Libertad II, Villa Rosario S.A....
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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Noboa Denies Mendez Promotion

Yesterday Luis Noboa, candidate for Barcelona presidency, denied his relation with the promotion of the Ecuadorian striker, Edison Mendez. Noboa denied that this promotion is a ruse to speed up the elections on March. The former Vice President of the yellow team stated that an...
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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The Banana Official Price Came into Effect

Yesterday the official price of bananas came into effect and will run until December 31 of this year. Banana crates can be sold at $5,69, even though the original price settled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGAP) is $5,50. This is because the 50% of...
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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Correa Handed Out the Questions for Referendum

Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, gave today the questions that will go to the referendum for the constitutional court approval. The questions are: Constitutional Amendment Questions 1-    With the purpose of improving the safety for citizens, do you agree that the current law...
Posted On 18 Jan 2011
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Berlusconi Could Leave his Position due to Prostitution Charges

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has been accused for several counts of child prostitution and abuse of power, was discovered by Parliament on Monday. A committee must decide on Wednesday whether to allow researchers to break into Berlusconi’s office to look for...
Posted On 17 Jan 2011
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Vice-president Assures Subsidies will Maintain

On Monday, Vice President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, assured that the $4.000 million of subsidies in the country will be kept, because their elimination represents a high social and political cost. Moreno said that the government will maintain the subsidies, because they have...
Posted On 17 Jan 2011
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