Correa says that Ramiro Cueva hit him and his bodyguard

Ecuadornews:   The incident between Rafael Correa and journalist Ramiro Cueva has exposed the identity of a person who is dedicated to giving personal protection to the former president in the city of Leuven, in Belgium. His name is César Vitalla López and Correa did not...
Posted On 17 Jul 2018
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Assange and Correa, on Lenin Moreno’s agenda on his trip to Europe

Ecuadornews:   President Lenin Moreno is preparing his eighth official international trip since he was installed in May 2017. The President will be between July 22 and 28 in Europe. No details of the agenda have been disclosed, but it is known that he will visit the United...
Posted On 17 Jul 2018
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Michelena: “Media has full support to denounce corruption”

Ecuadornews:   He has been an advisor to ministers and companies. He is an expert in political communication and today is in charge of the Secretariat of Communication (Secom). Andrés Michelena spoke with this newspaper about the report of the Committee to Protect...
Posted On 17 Jul 2018
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The keys of the Balda case

Ecuadornews:   The fiscal instruction for illicit association and plagiarism of the political activist Fernando Balda comes to an end. The reception of versions and diligences will conclude tomorrow. Balda and his lawyers believe that during the fiscal investigation the...
Posted On 17 Jul 2018
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Cruz, waiting for his sentence

Ecuadornews:   Inspection borders on the unheard. – Another impeachment trial was frustrated in the Oversight Committee of the Assembly. The superintendent of Banks, Christian Cruz, accused of omitting controls on the financial activities of the IESS and allowing the...
Posted On 17 Jul 2018
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Energetic condemnation” of Ecuador to violation of human rights in Nicaragua

Ecuadornews:   The government of President Lenin Moreno today expressed his “deep concern” and “his strongest condemnation” for the growing violence in Nicaragua that has caused at least 273 deaths and hundreds of wounded. In an official statement,...
Posted On 16 Jul 2018
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The debt with the IESS sums USD 3 101 million

Ecuadornews:   The medical care provided by the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) to retirees, housewives, people with disabilities and catastrophic illnesses are expenses that must legally be covered by the State. But the State has not canceled these attentions...
Posted On 16 Jul 2018
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Reforms for oil contracts in Ecuador

Ecuadornews:   By means of an executive decree, President Lenin Moreno reformed the rules of application of the Hydrocarbons Law to give way to the signing of contracts for oil exploration and exploitation through the participation modality, indicated the Ministry of...
Posted On 16 Jul 2018
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Ecuador makes positive progress in freedom of expression

Ecuadornews:   The Committee to Protect Journalists highlights the positive changes the Government has made to improve relations with the media and journalists. Also the reforms to the Law of Communication that include the elimination of the Superintendence of Communication....
Posted On 16 Jul 2018
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The dismantling of the educational system

Ecuadornews:   The change of the educational model that governed the country during the last decade is changing little by little. The decision has been taken from several sides by the government authorities, that is, from basic general education to higher education. As a...
Posted On 16 Jul 2018
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