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Extinction of the Ministry of Justice worries human rights defenders

Ecuadornews: The elimination of the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Worship, as mandated by President Lenin Moreno, would be a “setback in terms of human rights”, consider activists in that area. The ministry was created by former President Rafael Correa, on...
Posted On 27 Aug 2018
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Chancellery confirms rescue of Ecuadorian kidnapped in Mexico

Ecuadornews: The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility confirmed the rescue of an Ecuadorian who had been kidnapped in Mexico on Sunday, August 26, 2018. “An Ecuadorian citizen kidnapped in Chiapas, Mexico, was rescued on the morning of Sunday, August...
Posted On 27 Aug 2018
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$ 108 million will allocate Defense in national security

Ecuadornews: The State portfolio will strengthen the operational capacity of the Armed Forces. Cyberdefense, purchase of protective materials, boats, radars and helicopters will be some acquisitions. A total of 28 plans and projects make up the Annual Investment Plan (PAI) of the...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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Silvana Vallejo: “Prices doubled in special regime”

Ecuadornews: In the decentralized autonomous governments, this figure of public contracting was used more. Around $ 400 million is intended to save the government through corrections in the public purchase, which include restrictions on contracting by special regime and...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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Transitory CPC dismissed the nine judges of the Constitutional Court

Ecuadornews: “The people had many hopes that have not been met” by the Constitutional Court (CC), said Julio César Trujillo Thursday, after deciding with the vote of four other members of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPC) cease to function...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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Ecuador announces exit from ALBA due to Venezuelan crisis

Ecuadornews: Ecuador announced its departure from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) in response to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the consequent exodus of Venezuelans that, in their opinion, requires “a solution of all nations” in...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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Some 50,000 Venezuelans manage their visa in Ecuador, according to chancellor

Ecuadornews: The Ecuadorian chancellor, José Valencia, said that some 50,000 Venezuelans immediately manage their visa in Ecuador, a country in which he estimates, there are around 200,000 citizens of that nationality. “This moment, in Ecuador there are almost 200,000...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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The Debt Committee will approve $ 1,000 million, announces the Government

Ecuadornews: The operations will be carried out with multilaterals such as the IDB, CAF, and the World Bank. Part of the money will finance the Quito Metro. The Government analyzes which sources of financing to use in view of the fact that the scenario in international markets is...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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Ecuador implements ‘humanitarian corridor’ for Venezuelans

Ecuadornews: The Government of Ecuador maintains the requirement for the presentation of a passport for the entry of Venezuelan citizens into Ecuadorian territory and implements a humanitarian corridor for Venezuelans who want to move from the border with Colombia to that of...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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Parked biofuel, a ditch for investment

Ecuadornews: In the new inertia of seeking resources or adjusting expenditures where possible, the sugarcane sector comes out to remind the government that the project to boost biofuels to save on imported gasoline has been halfway through. With Rafael Correa as president, the...
Posted On 24 Aug 2018
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