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Are current laws sufficient to protect animals?

Ecuadornews:   Ordinance 048 marked a before and after in Quito’s public policy regarding responsible tenure, management and control of urban fauna, although it was not the first. In 2004, Ordinance 128 was passed, which set the guidelines on how animals should be...
Posted On 02 May 2018
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Rafael Correa has less than a month left with a presidential escort; a Defense report could expand it

Ecuadornews:   The Ecuadorian State pays the security of former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa thanks to a decree that he himself signed on May 3, 2017 so that the former presidents enjoyed presidential protection for one year after his administration. This term will end...
Posted On 27 Apr 2018
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‘Heavy clouds’ on the Participation Council

Ecuadornews:   An initiative that was born in the Assembly turned on the alerts. Twenty-two legislators believe that the Constitutional Court must “interpret” the resolutions of the Council of Transitional Citizen Participation, which was born by popular...
Posted On 27 Apr 2018
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United States identifies 17 obstacles to trade with Ecuador

Ecuadornews: Before there is a concrete approach with the US, which should be evident in the conformation of the Committee on Trade and Investment, Ecuador must resolve the so-called ‘irritants’, which are barriers to trade. The US ambassador in Ecuador, Todd Chapman,...
Posted On 27 Apr 2018
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Ecuador adjudicates import 3.12 million barrels of naphtha to European Gunvor

Ecuadornews:   State oil company Petroecuador reported that it has awarded Gunvor S.A. the import of 3.12 million barrels of high-octane naphtha “Ron 93”, used to make gasolines. The European company, which won the process by offering the best import price per...
Posted On 27 Apr 2018
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The National Assembly dismissed Carlos Baca Mancheno

Ecuadornews:   With 128 votes from 131 legislators present, the National Assembly resolved to censor and dismiss Carlos Baca Mancheno as head of the Prosecutor’s Office. The vote on the motion, presented by the legislator César Rohón (Social Christian Party) was given...
Posted On 27 Apr 2018
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Lenín Moreno extends holiday until May 1 in Ecuador

Ecuadornews:   The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, decreed a vacation bridge for the International Workers’ Day. In this way, April 30 and May 1 will be non-working days, both for the public and private sectors. By means of Decree 379 – signed this April 26...
Posted On 27 Apr 2018
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Ecuador and the United States sign an agreement on security issues

Ecuadornews:   The Ecuadorian Government signed yesterday, in the Police Headquarters, in Quito, a memorandum of understanding with the Anti-Drug Agency (DEA) and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) “to exchange information and experiences for the...
Posted On 26 Apr 2018
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Failed ultimatum puts the security front in risk

Ecuadornews:   Without any visible progress today the deadline that President Lenin Moreno gave to Walter Patricio Arizala, alias Guacho, to be delivered to the authorities is met. He is accused of responsibility for the attacks, kidnappings and murders that occurred on the...
Posted On 26 Apr 2018
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Prosecutor will investigate presumed relationship of the FARC with Correa

Ecuadornews:   The prosecutor’s Office received the complaint filed by the national secretary of Communication, Andrés Michelena, to investigate an alleged financial contribution of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to a presidential campaign of former...
Posted On 26 Apr 2018
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