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Constitutional Court dismissed the 7 members of the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control

The Plenary of the Constitutional Court resolved the dismissal of the 7 members of the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS). The reason? The ” deliberate and systematic” failure to designate the head of the Council of the Judiciary.  The...
Posted On 24 Jan 2023
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Ecuador imported the historic figure of USD 7,646 million in fuels

A greater purchase of diesel to face the severe dry season had an impact on the increase in the cost of importing fuels from Ecuador. In 2022, Ecuador imported 70% of the fuels consumed by its domestic market, which represented a cost of USD 7,646 million. This is a number never...
Posted On 24 Jan 2023
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An Andean bear is released into its habitat after two years in captivity

This weekend, a juvenile Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of 2 years and 7 months was released to its natural habitat in the Cayambe Coca National Park. The animal was found when it was a three-month-old bear cub, in the province of Sucumbíos. This animal, named...
Posted On 24 Jan 2023
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Ecuador gets ready to vaccinate birds and counter avian influenza

Ecuador has registered and contained nine outbreaks of avian influenza in the provinces of Cotopaxi, Bolívar, Pichincha and Tungurahua. The Central Government is analyzing the appropriate vaccine to immunize poultry and backyard birds, which are exposed to avian influenza. The...
Posted On 24 Jan 2023
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Amazon and Eugenio Derbez produce ‘Put@s Redes Sociales’, an Ecuadorian idea

‘Put@s Redes Sociales’ is a project by Jorge Ulloa and Nataly Valencia, which will premiere on Amazon in August 2023. The series will be available in 40 countries and was written during the pandemic. The project was shot in Mexico City in 2022, executive produced by...
Posted On 20 Jan 2023
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Hungary, ready to collaborate with Ecuador against the Balkan mafia

The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, arrived in Ecuador to sign two letters of intent on defense and hydrocarbons. The diplomat hopes that this will open the door to new joint actions. The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, visited...
Posted On 20 Jan 2023
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Medical community of Ecuador monitors new variant Omicron XBB.1.5

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health is alert about the Omicron XBB variant. 1.5 and defines it as deadly and difficult to detect. According to Carlos Cárdenas, president of the Pichincha College of Physicians, the World Health Organization recommends that ” the issue not be...
Posted On 20 Jan 2023
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The CFN will auction the La Clementina farm in 2023

The CFN plans to sell the emblematic La Clementina banana farm, valued at USD 93 million, until March 2023. The National Financial Corporation (CFN) will auction the emblematic La Clementina banana farm, located in the province of Los Ríos, in the first quarter of 2023. Jorge...
Posted On 19 Jan 2023
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Ecuadorian migrant couple cried upon arrival in the United States

Hand in hand and on foot. This is how a couple of Ecuadorian migrants arrived in the city of Yuma, Arizona, on the United States border. This moment was captured by the journalist Óscar Gómez and was broadcast on social networks from January 16, 2023. “Where are you...
Posted On 18 Jan 2023
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Influencers and informal e-commerce are in the SRI’s sights

El Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI) espera recaudar USD 1 000 millones adicionales en 2023. Para lograrlo, contempla -entre otras acciones- incorporar a influencers, comercio electrónico informal y otros anónimos fiscales en el pago de impuestos. Así lo indicó Francisco Briones,...
Posted On 18 Jan 2023
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