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Alvaro Noboa: “It’s Time For Ecuador’s Rebirth”

Today at a press conference, Alvaro Noboa spoke to the Ecuadorian people which are close to take part of a referendum n on 7 May. He stated that “the country doesn’t belong to Alianza País Party; the country doesn’t belong to the country; the country belongs to...
Posted On 04 May 2011
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Peruvian President will Visit Ecuador in Upcoming Weeks

Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde today announced the visit of Peruvian President Alan Garcia to Ecuador in the coming weeks, to consolidate the “intense” relations linking the two countries. This announcement comes a day after both countries exchanged...
Posted On 03 May 2011
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César Montufar was attacked by a follower from Alianza Pais party

In the province of Chimborazo, while the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was making his sabbatine tv transmission, Assemblyman for National Consensus, César Montufar, was beaten on the outside of the coliseum Chambo by a supporter of Alianza País government party. Assemblyman...
Posted On 02 May 2011
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Alvaro Noboa Sought to Ensure Results of the Upcoming Plebiscite

Today at a press conference, Ab. Alvaro Noboa gave his personal point of view about the next Ecuadorian referendum to be held on May 7. Noboa stressed that “this election is not a democratic election because we have an Electoral Council that is clearly attached t...
Posted On 02 May 2011
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Cars Seized from The Isaias Were Auctioned

The AGD-CFN Trust No más Impunidad auctioned off 20 of the 24 cars seized from the Isaias brothers at an event held yesterday at the Rancho San Francisco Police in Quito. 66 people attended the auction, including collectors who a the end of the day paid a total of $ 560,800 for...
Posted On 30 Apr 2011
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El Universo Regained Credentials to Coverage in Presidential Palace

Yesterday, the National Communications Secretariat (Secom), made the official presentation of credentials of El Universo Newspaper to access to the news coverage at Carondelet Palace. Fernando Alvarado, head of Secom, asked El Universo, as a condition for the delivery of the...
Posted On 29 Apr 2011
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CCS may Remove Points from Chiriboga in General Attorney Contest

Fernando Yávar, member of the Citizens Commission on Selection (CCS), said yesterday that if they check that Galo Chiriboga, candidate for General Attorney, gave four days of university teaching, and not six months (as is the minimum), he will lose a point from the CCS score....
Posted On 29 Apr 2011
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Friday 6 May Will be Declared as Holiday by the Ecuadorian Presidency

Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, will decree Friday 6 May a holiday to easy the voting process for the referendum to be held on Saturday 7th of the month, said Friday the government house. The measure seeks to ensure the transfer of citizens to sites which have to...
Posted On 29 Apr 2011
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Another Sue for Local Journalists Due to “Big Brother” Book

On March 25th before the Provincial Court of Pichincha, the Minister of Transport and Public Works (MTOP), Maria de los Angeles Duarte, filed a civil suit for moral damages against Ecuadorian journalists Juan Carlos Calderon and Christian Zurita authors of the book called...
Posted On 28 Apr 2011
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Cesar Carrion’s Wife Began a Hunger Strike

Janeth Orbe, wife of former hospital director of police, César Carrión, declared herself in hunger strike this morning to demand the release of her husband, accused of an alleged complicity in the  attempted of assassination to President Rafael Correa, on September 30th. Orbe...
Posted On 28 Apr 2011
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