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Ecuadornews: The interpretation and nullity are the two remedies that the Ecuadorian State will use in its attempt to annul the arbitration ruling of the Court of The Hague issued on August 30, and for which Ecuador would pay an unquantified compensation to Chevron. The strategy...

Ecuadornews: Our huts, volcanoes, cholas and tortoises are the favorite souvenirs of French, Germans, Americans and Ecuadorians. They are embroidered, woven, painted or sculpted. They are called ‘souvenirs’ that for foreigners are transformed into a memory of their...

Ecuadornews: As a lesser evil, some unions say that the rise in diesel prices that the Government announced yesterday. Although the increase, which ranges between $ 0.10 and $ 0.25 per gallon, will have an effect, the impact will be minimal, compared to the one that had been...

Ecuadornews: Organized crime is the second offense for which former President Rafael Correa opened a preliminary investigation into the Office of the Prosecutor. The crime to investigate arises from a complaint filed by César Montúfar and would have to do with the corruption...

Ecuadornews: US financial adviser José Larrea pleaded guilty today in a court in Miami to participate in a money laundering and bribery scheme for ex-employees of the Ecuadorian state oil company, the South Florida District Attorney’s office announced today. Larrea, 40,...

Ecuadornews: Rafael Correa, his vice president Jorge Glas, his interior minister José Serrano (notified as former president of the Assembly), his legal secretary Alexis Mera and the authorities who exercised control during his government, are investigated for organized crime. The...

Ecuadornews: The producers asked Agrocalidad to declare the health emergency in the sector due to the spread of the plague. In addition there is concern about the low prices of the fruit. New varieties are already being investigated for cultivation. The situation of palm growers...

Ecuadornews: It is expected that this week will be formalized two more complaints for alleged extortion on the part of assembly members to their collaborators. Allegations of extortion to parliamentary assistants arise every day. The victims send their testimonies against...

Ecuadornews: On September 20, in Guayaquil, Ricardo Rivera, uncle of former Vice President Jorge Glas, will face his second charge of charges for a crime stemming from the corruption process implemented by the Odebrecht company in Ecuador. On this occasion Rivera will be the only...

Ecuadornews: The approval of the Organic Law of Fight against Corruption, presented in July of 2017 by the legislator of the Morenist wing Mariano Zambrano, has raised the suspicions of the private accuser in the Odebrecht case, César Montúfar. In his opinion, as the text is...