Expansion works are resumed on Panama Canal

After the paralyzation of the expansion works of the Panama Canal since 5 February, this Wednesday, the state society Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the construction consortium of Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) reached a preliminary agreement in face of the financial crisis...
Posted On 20 Feb 2014
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Obama requests to Maduro to release the detainees and allow dialogue

The United States President, Barack Obama, has asked his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, to release all the opponents arrested during the protests against the Government of Chavez that have occurred in the country since Feb. 12. It also urged Parties that they engage in a...
Posted On 20 Feb 2014
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Election campaign ends today

With the unfair electoral promotion and dominance of advertising over the discussion of the proposals, the stage of campaign ends today and electoral silence for reflection of vote begins prior to Sunday’s 23. The candidate for mayor Jaime Nebot appealed to his supporters...
Posted On 20 Feb 2014
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New Terminal via Daule will open in July 2015

The current mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, reported yesterday that in July this year the construction of the new satellite ground terminal of Guayaquil will begin, at km 14.5 of the Daule road, so that in July 2015, it will start serve travelers going to Duale, Nobol and other...
Posted On 20 Feb 2014
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EU contact Cuba over proposals of bilateral agreements

According to news agency EFE, the European Union (EU) has initiated talks with the Cuban authorities to start planning negotiations leading to agreements on political dialogue and cooperation with Havana. The proposal to initiate bilateral agreements was approved on last February...
Posted On 20 Feb 2014
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Weekly Saturday Adress confirmed for this Saturday

This Saturday, the weekly address led by President Rafael Correa will be broadcasted, despite the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Domingo Paredes, exhorted the president to abstain. The Secretariat for Communication (SECOM), confirmed that the Address will be...
Posted On 20 Feb 2014
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Construction contracts will be received in separate window

With the purpose to prevent the collapse at the moment to legalize construction contracts, the Labor Ministry plans to open a new window to receive and approve the contracting of this sector. The measure is taken after the application of the new imposition of regulation governing...
Posted On 19 Feb 2014
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IOC asks to the Pussy Riot abstain from protest in Sochi

Through a press conference the spokesman of the (IOC) International Olympic Committee, Mark Adams, asked today to the members of the Russian group Pussy Riot that do not perform political protests on stages of the Sochi Games. One day after two activists of the band, critics of...
Posted On 19 Feb 2014
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FIFA confirms Curitiba as seat of World Cup

Despite the delay in the construction of their stadium, FIFA confirmed yesterday to Curitiba as seat of the 2014 World Cup. In this manner was avoided what it would have been a failure for Brazil on the subject of organization. The city may have been excluded as seat of World Cup...
Posted On 19 Feb 2014
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Santos offers dialogue as democratic solution to Venezuela

The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, spoke out about what has happened  in Venezuela in recent days, where citizens are protesting against the Government of Nicolas Maduro. According to Santos, everything that happens in Venezuela – good or bad – has...
Posted On 19 Feb 2014
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