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Ecuadornews: For the 20th of this month, the hearing to formulate charges for the alleged crime of money laundering was set against Ricardo R., the former vice president’s uncle, Jorge G., in the corruption case of Odebrecht. The diligence was convened for November 27...

Ecuadornews: Its taste not only charms the palate of the customers, but also to the pocket. Six coffee shops in the country together invoice more than 81 million dollars in a year. This is a challenge in a destination where the culture of drinking coffee is still growing. The...

Ecuadornews: Currently the legislation establishes that 50% of the musical content of the stations must be of national production. Now the reduction to 10% and 20% of that strip is considered. There is a long way to go in the Assembly on the improvement of the Organic Law of...

Ecuadornews: Former army commander, Luis Castro; the ex-commander of the GIR, Lenín Bolaños; and the former Minister of Security, Homero Arellano, are those summoned. The prosecutor of Pichincha, Fabián Salazar, who investigates the death of policeman Froilán Jiménez, during the...

The Ecuadorian State faces 36 legal proceedings against it in foreign courts. Among these is the Chevron 3 case, which in a partial award that was heard last Friday (September 7, 2018), was resolved in favor of this private firm. Although an amount has not yet been established....

Ecuadornews: The morning of this Sunday, September 9, a band composed of about 20 individuals assaulted the workshops and garages of the Quito Metro located in Quitumbe, the Mayor’s Office reported. These individuals gagged and immobilized a group of security guards who...

Ecuadornews: The inhibitors of telephone signal and the prohibition of entry of cell phones in the Social Rehabilitation Centers (CRS) of Guayaquil, Cuenca and Latacunga are not an impediment for 23 criminal gangs to continue operating in the country. The ingenuity and...

Ecuadornews: The Office of the Prosecutor and the Police obtained new clues about the disappearance of Juliana Campoverde, which occurred on July 7, 2012, in the south of Quito. Technical expertise established that the victim’s phone chip was placed on the cell phone of...

Ecuadornews: An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook Ecuador on Thursday night, reported the Geophysical Institute. The earthquake, of which authorities still do not report victims or damages, was recorded around 9:12 pm and its epicenter was located 6 km from the town of Cumandá,...

Ecuadornews: A ‘defense’ more political than technical brings new problems to the country. The government of Lenin Moreno warns of a millionaire judicial setback in the arbitration filed by the Chevron-Texaco oil companies against the State and is already thinking of...