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Prosecutors office of Ecuador: Spain will extradite Pablo Romero

Ecuadornews: Prosecutors office (PGE) of Ecuador reported today that the Criminal Chamber of the National Court of Spain has agreed to extradite Pablo Romero, head of Ecuadorian intelligence during the term of former President Rafael Correa (2007-2017). According to a statement...
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Andrés Páez claims to have “evidence” of transfers from ODEBRECHT to Glory International, which would link to Jorge Glas

Ecuadornews: The ex-assemblyman Andrés Páez welcomed the fact that the businessman Tomislav Topic has promised to return USD $ 13.5 million, whose origin would be bribes for acts of corruption related to the payments of ODEBRECHT to Glory International Industry. However, he...
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Mario Maldonado appealed decision of the CNE to dismiss his candidacy to the Pichincha Prefecture

Ecuadornews: Mario Maldonado appealed decision of the CNE to dismiss his candidacy to the Pichincha Prefecture After the Provincial Delegation of the National Electoral Council of Pichincha dismissed the candidacy of Mario Maldonado for the Prefecture of the province, for the...
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Tomislav Topic admits that Glory’s money could have illicit origin

Ecuadornews: For the first time since the judicial investigation of the Odebrecht case began in 2017, the businessman Tomislav Topic, owner of Telconet, appropriated $ 13.5 million in favor of the State, because part of the investment made by his company in the cable submarine...
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Lenin Moreno will receive the head of the Global Universal Design Commission

Ecuadornews: The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, will receive on Monday, January 14, Peter Blanck, head of the Board of the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC), at the Government Palace, informed the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency. The meeting...
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The production of special coffees strengthens in Manabí

Ecuadornews: The fog and rain embrace the more than 60,000 arabica coffee plantations obatã vermelho and amarelho (red and yellow), which are grown in the community of Las Piñas, in the Manta canton. Juan Delgado, of Puerto Rican origin, bet with the support of the Ministry of...
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A new Citizen Participation Council will be chosen from 43 applicants

Ecuadornews: This March 24, Ecuadorians eligible to vote will receive three additional ballots that will include 43 candidates to be members of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPC) definitive. The reform Law of the Participation Council established that...
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Repair of the Bajo Alto gas plant will cost $ 19.2 million

Ecuadornews: Some $ 19.2 million will have to be invested in the Bajo Alto natural gas liquefaction plant to operate under international efficiency and safety standards. Thus, the work that initially had to cost $ 36 million and ended in $ 76 million would reach almost $ 95.2...
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The harvest ended and the sugarcane growers still have debts

Ecuadornews: The sugarcane growers turned to the streets of Milagro to, once again, indicate to the authorities that only the mills of the Sierra have complied with the payment of the harvest, but those of the Coast, not all are up to date. “Not all have honored the...
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The exporters are on the edge of the knife

Ecuadornews: The discussion has focused on the surface, but the background is more turbid. In recent weeks, authorities and productive sectors focused their efforts on the elimination of subsidies and compensation, while the competitiveness of exporting companies is mortally...
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