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AP Legislator Elizabeth Cabezas denounces threats for supporting the administration of Lenin Moreno

Ecuadornews:   Alianza PAIS (AP) Legislator for Pichincha, Elizabeth Cabezas, denounced yesterday in the Prosecutor’s Office that she was threatened with death for revealing her support for Lenin Moreno’s government and the referendum. This action occurs in the...
Posted On 31 Oct 2017
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The government works to stop smuggling

Ecuadornews:   The complicated situation mobilized rice producers in the main rice producing areas of Ecuador earlier this month. They took the roads as a measure of protest to demand that the official price of $ 35.50 be respected for the 200-pound sack. According to...
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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....
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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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Prosecutor´s Office says that Carlos Pareja is guilty of embezzlement

Ecuadornews:   Yesterday, October 30, the Office of the Prosecutor took three hours to submit elements against the former Minister of Hydrocarbons, Carlos Pareja Yannuzzelli, and the former Refining Manager of Petroecuador, Diego Tapia, in the process of embezzlement. Since...
Posted On 31 Oct 2017
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Consultancy at the discretion of the refinery project

Ecuadornews:   From an environmental analysis for $ 6,500 to the study for the construction of infrastructure, for 259.1 million dollars. The consulting contracts for the Pacific Refinery Project were assigned discretionally and their information shielded under the...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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The half of official block is aligned with the management of President Lenin Moreno

Ecuadornews:   Almost six months after the Legislature was installed, the Alianza PAIS (PA) bloc (74 legislators), including its allies, split into three groups. Three issues distance them: the support for President Lenin Moreno, the referendum, and the impeachment of Vice...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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Second billionaire disallowance notice for Glas and 5 officials

Ecuadornews:   Information is what the National Audit Office did not receive during the examination at the termination of the contract for the exploration and exploitation of gas in Block 3. The same happened when it audited the transfer process of the concession contract...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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The Legislature stopped two times a law against corruption

Ecuadornews:   The Constitution of Montecristi had not yet been approved, however, the concern for corruption hovered in the legislative corridors. It never got through the arch. On two occasions it was proposed to elaborate a law so that the fortunes harvested in illicit...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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The IRS verifies fraudulent practices in 480 new companies

Ecuadornews:   The identification of ghost companies, as a means of tax evasion, continues to be a priority within the agenda of the tax authorities. 480 new companies are under the magnifying glass for allegedly issuing false invoices. 512 companies identified in the...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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