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Jose Francisco Cevallos “Hanged His Gloves”

One of the greatest goalkeepers in the Ecuadorian football, José Francisco Cevallos, called the “Hands of Ecuador”, quitted yesterday from professional football in a very emotional match playing in his current team Liga de Quito, club that led him to the crowning in...
Posted On 23 May 2011
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SRI: Severe Penalties for Committing Private Unjustified Enrichment

Imprisonment for up to five years could be the penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to penalize private enrichment if not justified, according to the new proposed legal reforms implemented. Carlos Marx Carrasco, director of SRI, announced that he wants these...
Posted On 23 May 2011
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Elite Police will Patrol Ecuadorian Streets

Some 500 officers from elite corps of Ecuador Police will patrol the major cities with regular police forces to improve security, said the Ministry of Interior. José Serrano, Minister of Interior, announced today the deployment of 160 members of GOE (Special Operation...
Posted On 23 May 2011
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Charges of Alleged Links Between Ecuador and the FARC were Refuted

The denial of the Ecuadorian government of an alleged link between the Ecuadorian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has been strengthened by knowing that the Colombian Supreme Court concluded that the information contained on the computers o...
Posted On 21 May 2011
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Official Results of the Referendum will be Known Next Week

The Ecuadorian National Electoral Council (CNE) ended 100% of the ballot scrutiny, yesterday at 16:09, with the review and the entry of the last two vote registers from Ecuadorians living in Piura, Peru. According to the CNE, 19 provinces culminated the disprove phase and the...
Posted On 20 May 2011
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Alan Garcia: “No One Will Back Down the Integration Among Peru and Ecuador”

On his arrival to Ecuador, Peruvian President Alan Garcia met with his counterpart Rafael Correa, to which he proposed a gradual demilitarization of the border between both countries. Afterwards he informed his successor will not “back down” the way that has been all...
Posted On 20 May 2011
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Guayas Completed Vote Count

Yesterday, at around 23:15 vote count finished in Guayas, this city was the last province to generate the official results regarding the referendum of May 7. According to the publications of the website of the National Electoral Council (CNE), the “Yes” exceeds the...
Posted On 19 May 2011
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President Alan Garcia will visit Ecuador

The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry announced that tomorrow at 09:00 Peruvian President Alan Garcia will arrive at la Mariscal Sucre Air Base, he later will gather with his counterpart Ecuadorian Rafael Correa, in his last official visit to Ecuador before leaving post, next July 28....
Posted On 19 May 2011
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A Research on FARC Funding to Correa’s Presidential Campaign Began

The Attorney General of the State initiated a relevant research which studies the alleged financial contributions by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to the 2006 presidential campaign of the current president, Rafael Correa Delgado. These inquiries are based on...
Posted On 18 May 2011
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Pichincha Voted “No” in Gambling Prohibition

After an analysis made by the Provincial Electoral Board it was determined that in the province of Pichincha, with a narrow advantage, option “Yes” prevailed in eight of the ten questions of the referendum held on 7 May. However, it was in question 7 where the...
Posted On 18 May 2011
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