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Yesterday, former Assemblyman from Alianza País, Balerio Estacio, was arrested at the premises of RTS . With a capture ballot the police arrested Estacio for alleged connections with land traffic. The Police assured that is not the unique capture ballot for this crime, but they...

The first settlement of the earth to receive the New Year was Christmas Island, located at 232 miles in the north of the equator line, in the Pacific Ocean. Then the 2011 arrived to other Pacific nations including New Zealand, Niue, Fiji, Tonga and Australia. Despite being at the...

In Guayaquil, Ecuador, there is a tradition of over 50 years. Each December 31 thousands of families go out to the streets to burn a puppet called “viejo.” Children, parents, and young people put their puppet, wich have been feed with explosives, whistling, gratitude,...

This is the Ecuadortimes list to honor people and institutions that left their prints in the world to make it a better place for everyone. 1. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: An Environmental Advocate “The nature is the infrastructure of our community, and that if we want to meet our...

Abogado Alvaro Noboa received on December 30 a plaque recognizing his 15 years of work at Industrial Molinera. The event was held at the company locations and his words of gratitude were: “First, I want to thank Industrial Molinera for the plaque that you are giving me,...

Vanguardia is facing a new legal dispute after the Labor Ministry imposed a $ 38,000 fine to the magazine because of failure to work commitments with their employees. The ban was imposed in the middle of the other legal problem that the magazine has because of the non-payment of...

Succesful businessman Alvaro Noboa gave a new year’s speech in his office on Wednesday. He spoke to the main board of his companies and congratulated them for their efforts on 2010. He also talked about his plans for 2011 and announced that his two sons, Daniel and John...

At the beginning of the year 2010 the Central Bank of Ecuador estimated that the country would grow 6.8%, but the official GDP (Gross Domestic Product) grew 3.6% according to the chairman of the Central Bank Board, Diego Borja. However, the final GDP growth will be known in...