Ecuador dropped a position in FIFA ranking

The national team fell a position, while Brazil won a position in the  world ranking released on Thursday by the International Federation of football associations (FIFA) of February, which took into account 42 international matches, of which only two were official and other...
Posted On 13 Feb 2014
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Facebook in U.S. will have new gender identity

For the first time Facebook will enable an option to allow users of the social network to identify with a different gender to male and female. Last Wednesday, the social network announced that the basic user profile for members in the U.S. now includes a customizable category...
Posted On 13 Feb 2014
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Sales of smartphones are decreasing this year

The growth in global revenues of smartphones will slow this year, before the arrival to the market of lower price devices, which would affect the average selling prices, said Thursday the Gartner research firm. The demand in mature markets like North America and Europe is...
Posted On 13 Feb 2014
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Nebot: We are moving from the gag law to the veto law

The conflict between the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) and the Mayor of Guayaquil and candidate for reelection, Jaime Nebot, continue, and this time he referred to the suspension of the electoral spots “Everyone benefits from Nebot’s...
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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The training period for COIP begins

Following the approval of the new Criminal Code (COIP), last Monday, began to run the various deadlines for the Judicial Function and other institutions to implement it. The law, which was published in the Official Registry and entered into force since that day, must implement...
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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Nebot and Rodas are the more optioned to be Mayor according to pollsters

Jaime Nebot (PSC-Madera de Guerrero) and Mauricio Rodas (SUMA), are the closer candidates to win the City Hall of Guayaquil and Quito, respectively, according to data from the polling companies Market and Cedatos Gallup, was reported on Tuesday afternoon. According to the firm...
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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Assange Defense requests that the interrogation be conducted in London

This Wednesday, the Swedish lawyers from Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, asked the interrogation to be conducted at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, where he is being held, regarding the allegations of rape against him in Sweden. Assange fears the extradition to the United...
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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Kentucky will recognize gay marriage

Using a 23-page ruling, Judge John G. Heyburn II ruled this Wednesday that the state of Kentucky will recognize the marriage of same-sex couples performed in other states. Heyburn argued that Kentucky laws treat gays and lesbians in “a denigrating way” whereby he...
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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New regulations for the hiring of construction workers

The construction industry must agree with the regulations  for the recruitment of workers, announced yesterday, Francisco Vacas, holder of the portfolio of Labor Relations. The document will be issued through a ministerial agreement, the first week of March for its publication in...
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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Barcelona confirmed the hiring of Luis Saritama

Barcelona confirmed the recruitment of midfielder Luis Fernando Saritama for the Ecuadorean championship of 2014. Through his account on the social network Twitter (@BarcelonaSCweb), the club announced the arrival of midfielder which will be for a season. “Luis Fernando...
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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