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Captain Ortega: ‘I received a social derision in the Sabatina’

  Lieutenant Commander Edwin Ortega claims that he has been subjected to “a social ridicule” by President Rafael Correa in the last citizen link on Saturday August 27. According to the president, the officer hurled insults that can not go unpunished. So he filed...
Posted On 01 Sep 2016
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Shrimp prices do not raise exports

The first half of 2016 shows a moderate growth in the sales volume of only one of the three main non-oil export products of the country. This is shrimp, which generated $ 1,217 million compared to $ 1,130 million in the same period of 2015, with an increase of 7.7%, according to...
Posted On 22 Aug 2016
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The Ecuadorian taste hooks consumers

Pacari has 35 varieties of chocolates. Products with mortino, verbena, lemon verbena, passion fruit, salt, roasted chocolate, cassava, cherry, fig, roses, peppers, among others. That mixture allowed the company to sell more than two million bars in 40 countries during 2015. This...
Posted On 22 Aug 2016
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In less than a month, CNE staff will review 2.5 million signatures

The National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) will review, in less than a month (until August 18), 2’530.000 signatures submitted by national and provincial political organizations that want to have a legal status. The reception process of signatures before...
Posted On 20 Jul 2016
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Private ports hope for a fair competition with Posorja

The private ports that operate in Guayaquil prefer not to talk about the impact the Posorja´s port operation would have, port that was allowed to be built through the Executive Order 1060, issued this past Wednesday. First they believe it is appropriate to know with accuracy the...
Posted On 28 May 2016
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Why Correa can not live without his weekly addresses?

    The weekly address returns this weekend to its original format. And the 4pelagatos website posted an article about why President Rafael Correa maintains the “Citizen´s link.” This contains some of the secrets of the populist power of the media age: the speech...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Ecuador bananas conquer the Chinese market

Thirteen members of the Nueva Vida Association of Small Banana Producers, based in the province of El Oro, will export 9,240 boxes of bananas weekly for 52 weeks to China through a commercial operation of the National Storage Unit. China is a potential major consumer of bananas,...
Posted On 08 May 2016
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Companies are obliged to attend to a controlled substance training

    An ambitious project. That is how Lautaro Ojeda, a university professor and expert in security, describes the regulations to the law preventing the use of controlled substances listed by President Rafael Correa. He believes that with the regulations, the issue will...
Posted On 15 Mar 2016
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The impulse of the oil pact is dissipating

  The price of oil was rising, reaching 38 dollars per oil barrel. This created an expectation to the public, however, the impulse began dissipating. The crude price set by Texas (WTI), which is the reference taken by Ecuador, closed in 36,50 dollars, which meant a loss of...
Posted On 09 Mar 2016
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Ecuador Times wishes you a Happy Women’s Day

  The International Women’s Day has its origin on March 8th, 1857, when a group of workers organized a riot in New York, United States, in order to protest about work conditions. In 1908, once again in New York, a group of women went on strike in order to demand salary...
Posted On 08 Mar 2016
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