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Vice President Vicuña says that Moreno remains President of Alianza Pais

Ecuadornews:   Vice President Maria Alenadra Vicuña said tonight, surrounded by the presidential cabinet, in a press conference convened as a matter of urgency, from the Carondelet Palace, that President Lenin Moreno remains President of the Alianza PAIS Party. Vicuña has...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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The Proforma 2018 was fine-tuned yesterday in the Presidency

Ecuadornews:   President Lenin Moreno yesterday refined the budget pro forma 2018 along with his economic team. According to section 295 of the Constitution, the Government must present this document and the four-year pro forma at least 60 days before the fiscal year begins....
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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A precedent is marked on the criticism of public officials in Ecuador

Ecuadornews:   A Court of Appeals yesterday confirmed the innocence of the journalist of the 4 Pelagatos website Martin Pallares after a demand for contravention raised by former President Rafael Correa and acknowledged that public officials are more exposed to criticism,...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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Glas says that he authorized his vacation for two months

Ecuadornews:   Vice President without functions Jorge Glas assured on Tuesday that he took vacations because he authorized it himself. “The issue is very simple, do not think too much, I was the highest authority of my institution, which had administrative autonomy...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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Ecuador asks Argentina for a new ambassador

Ecuadornews:   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador asked the Government of Argentina to appoint a new ambassador in Quito after the controversy over offensive statements by the current diplomatic representative in the country, Luis Alfredo Juez....
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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Prepaid medicine companies warn of damages by law

Ecuadornews:   After a year of the implementation of the Law of Medical Insurance and Prepaid Medicine, companies that offer health services and medical assistance policies requested a meeting with President Lenin Moreno to expose the economic damage they should face in case...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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Criminal proceedings against Mauricio Neme, Jhon Pólit and Estéfano Isaías

Ecuadornews:   Attorney General Carlos Baca intervened on Tuesday, October 31, for just over 10 minutes at the National Court of Justice. The official reviewed the evidence found against Jhon Pólit, son of former Comptroller General Carlos Pólit; and businessmen Estéfan...
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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Trial for sexual offenses takes three years in Ecuador

Ecuadornews:   The path that the families of children and adolescents victims of sexual crimes have to walk is exhausting. The judicial process after the complaint may take more than three years and is undermined by endless interviews, investigations, and delayed hearings....
Posted On 01 Nov 2017
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Lenín Moreno says there is progress on an amendment to the Communications Law

Ecuadornews:   President Lenin Moreno addressed the nation on Monday night, October 30, on the progress of the dialogues the Government has undertaken with different sectors of the country and the repeal of Executive Orders 16 and 739, issued during the last administration....
Posted On 31 Oct 2017
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Request for impeachment for Augusto Espinosa for cases of sexual abuse

Ecuadornews:   CREO Legislator Jeannine Cruz announced at a press conference her intention to impeach the former Minister of Education, Augusto Espinosa, a current Alianza PAIS legislator. The reasons: to supposedly keep silence of the abuse of minors in schools during his...
Posted On 31 Oct 2017
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