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On Friday, January 23, tens of thousands of Chavez supporters took to the streets of the western Caracas during the celebration of the 57th anniversary of the establishment of democracy in Venezuela, in a demonstration to honor the “martyrs,” in what has been called...

The state will subsidize retirement pensions in order that housewives have access to this benfit, said on Wednesday, January 21 the Minister of Labour, Carlos Marx Carrasco, in Guayaquil. This, in relation with the Social Justice and Labor Award of Household Work bills. “It...

Assistant Secretary of State US for Latin America, Roberta Jacobson, said on Friday than in “a few weeks” she expects a new round of talks in Washington to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba. “We have not set a date yet, but we expect that this talsk take...

The Minister of Telecommunications, Augusto Espín, said that private telephone companies Claro and Movistar reached an agreement with the Government for extending the spectrum of the 4G network. Espín said negotiations concluded with the enterprises and now “is an issue of...

The analysis in the first debate of the Rural Lands and Ancestral Territories bill began this Thursday, January 22 amid protests of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE for its Spanish acronym), who demanded the ruling party´s proposal file. Next week...

After that last December 29, the Committee of Foreign Trade (Comex) approved the increase in the tariffs percentage on 588 products, including keyboards, memories, printers, calculators, laptops, etc; the tariff increase was set between the 5% and 15% in technological equipments....

 President Rafael Correa and his lawyer, Caupolicán Ochoa, are evaluating the possibility of setting up a new trial for alleged offense, against doctor and activist Carlos Figueroa. This judgment would be made by the statements made to the press about the version of the events of...

The coordination of the block of Alianza PAIS (AP) plans a meeting with the authorities of the legislative commissions in order to finish setting the agenda 2015 and therefore, defining the status of pending laws. Alexandra Ocles, block coordinator, said that the legislative...

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia passed away this Friday and Prince Salman succeeded him to the throne, announced a statement from the Royal Palace. The king was admitted to hospital last December 31 to undergo multiple medical tests, which showed three days later he...

The price of Ecuadorian crude reached $ 39.6 in mid-January, according to the National Information System (SNI for its Spanish acronym). The figure is based on theoretical prices published by the public company Petroecuador EP. The value is $ 40.1 less per barrel than expected by...