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In Ecuador there are 1,400 honey producers

Ecuadornews:   “According to the Apicultural Registry, Ecuador has 1,400 producers (linked to the apicultural sector),” said Agriculture Minister Rubén Flores on June 19. The State portfolio foresees the elaboration of “provincial, cantonal and parochial...
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Matriarchy, seal of identity in Amazonian ethnic groups

Ecuadornews:   Temporary tattoos on the face are some of the characteristics of midwives, who occupy a privileged place in the hierarchy of indigenous peoples. One hundred, 75, 46 and 23 years old. These are the ages of four women from the San Jacinto community, located in...
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Former President Rafael Correa could seek asylum in Belgium

Ecuadornews:   If at some point the Ecuadorian justice calls for preventive detention for Rafael Correa in the case of the kidnapping of Fernando Balda, the former president could request an asylum in Belgium, among other scenarios that he analyzes together with his...
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Third report of the Gabela case would indicate the names of those responsible for the “crime”

Ecuadornews:   “Names and evidence. I am a professional man who works with evidence and that final report is all that, “said expert Roberto Meza in relation to the third report of the murder case to the former head of the FAE, Jorge Gabela. On the afternoon of...
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Financial Analysis Unit reports involve public officials

Ecuadornews:   Three public officials would be involved in acts of corruption and a fourth in drug trafficking, according to reports issued by the Financial Analysis Unit. Diana Salazar, director of that institution, confirmed on June 19, 2018, in an interview in...
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Prosecutor asks for version of Alexis Mera and Raúl Patiño in the Balda case

Ecuadornews:   Prosecutor Paul Perez, arranged the afternoon of Tuesday that Alexis Mera, former Secretary of the Presidency, and Raul Patiño, former Secretary of National Intelligence (Senain), render a free and without oath within the fiscal instruction that investigates...
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Case Balda: Correa does not want to face it

Ecuadornews:   Rafael Correa analyzes the possibility of not facing the Ecuadorian justice. On Monday, Judge Daniella Camacho linked him to the Balda case with the charges of conspiracy and kidnapping and imposed, as a precautionary measure, the obligation to appear every...
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World Bank will disburse $ 400 million

Ecuadornews:   The representative of the international body committed to continue supporting the country in a meeting held with President Lenin Moreno. The World Bank (WB) plans to expand its investment portfolio in Ecuador to $ 1,400 million, according to Alberto Rodríguez,...
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Feed the bureaucracy, one of the ‘fat’ expenses

Ecuadornews:   The state is ‘obese’ in more ways than one. It is not only about spending on salaries of public officials -which exceeds 8,000 million dollars a year- but about the feeding of those servers. The hiring of food service for secretariats, ministries...
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Antonio Ledezma: “We come to ask for Ecuador’s help”

Ecuadornews:   The context The situation in Venezuela is critical. Ecuador, after 10 years, recognizes that the South American country is going through a complicated political, economic and social moment that feels it with the impact of migration. Antonio Ledezma, one of the...
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