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Condor Insurance Company Receives Award

This last Tuesday, the Ekos Magazine awarded Alvaro Noboa’s company ‘Seguros Condor‘ with the third place due to its economic performance and growth. The Ceremony was held at the Crystal Palace of the Cultural Centre of Itchimbia in Quito, Ecuador. Ec. Oton Chavez...
Posted On 27 Oct 2010
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Salamanca Player Suffers a Heart Attack on the Field

Last weekend at coliseum El Helmántico, a  soccer player for the Salamanca Team, Miguel Garcia had a heart failure during the minute 59 of the match. Garcia’s heart stopped for 25 seconds, but thanks to the immediate help of the paramedics he was resurrected. However he won’t be...
Posted On 25 Oct 2010
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Correa Gives The Name of The Cop Responsible for the Uprising

On his every Saturday weekly disertation, President Rafael Correa gave the name of the cop that, according to him, was one of the main responsible ones for the police uprising that took place on September 30th. According to Correa, Luis Aníbal Martínez Vilañez, former Police...
Posted On 23 Oct 2010
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Retirement Pensions Increase Between USD 40 and 60

Starting January 2011, the retirement pensions will increase by $40 to $60, as the National Assembly approved the Ammendment to the Social Security Law on Friday morning. All of the legislators present at the time, 109, voted in favor of this new Law. For 2010, the increase in...
Posted On 22 Oct 2010
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Two Miners Left In Casa Negra Found Dead

After 138 hours of intense rescue labors in the Casa Negra deposit at Portovelo, El oro; the two miners who had not been rescued yet were found dead yesterday. The bodies of Ángel Vera (29) and Pedro Mendoza (28) were found 150 meters deep in the same place where they were...
Posted On 21 Oct 2010
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Two Ecuadorian TV Channels Forced To Change Owners

The Groups of the Families Eljuri and Egas, owners of ETV Telerama and Teleamazonas (two of the most popular TV Ecuadorian Channels) were forced by the Law to officially sell their shares on Wednesday night. Representatives from both networks made the official lega...
Posted On 21 Oct 2010
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Rescue Team Is 10 Meters Away From Two Miners

EL ORO – The rescue team is only 10 meters away from the two miners who are reportedly still alive, Citynoticias (89.3 FM in Guayaquil) reported a few minutes ago. Ángel Vera Pacheco (29) and Pedro Mendoza Basurto (21) are the names of the two Ecuadorian miners who haven’t...
Posted On 18 Oct 2010
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IMF: “World Economy is at Risk”

The world recovery is in danger if the spirit of mutual cooperation is not held between the major economies of the globe. Were the statements of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Shanghai director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Now a days there is a risk that the effort of...
Posted On 18 Oct 2010
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15% of the Fuel Distribution to France Cut Off Due To Strikes

FRANCE – Chaos invades France as several refineries close, the price of fuel rises and service stations close, expecting the Approval of the controversial Bill that has caused organized protests for more than two months. According to reports of BusinessWeek, Europe’s...
Posted On 18 Oct 2010
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Four Ecuadorian Miners Trapped

Four Ecuadorian miners got trapped 150 meters underground in Portovelo, El Oro. The accident happened at 3 in the morning, there was a landslide in Casa Negra mine, from the Mine Sadco Company. At the moment a crisis committee is working on the rescue plan. “The filling material...
Posted On 15 Oct 2010
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