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Ecuadornews:     The possibility of a referendum activated the civil society. Two large groups have taken the post: the Platform for the Defense of Democracy and Rights and the Table of Convergence. Each brings together several social organizations, more than 30 groups....

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno referred in his weekly address once again to the fight against corrupt practices and said that “we have been victims of several decades of corruption.” “Fellow citizens let´s hold our stance against the scourge...

Ecuadornews:     Documents found on the computer of Ricardo Rivera, uncle of Vice President Jorge Glas, would indicate that the defendant had access to the official communication system Quipux (created during the government of former president Rafael Correa to exchange...

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno visited today one of the emblematic projects of the last ten years: the City of Knowledge. Augusto Barrera, head of the National Secretariat for Higher Education, Science and Technology (Senescyt), will give the President a...

Ecuadornews:     Former Criminal Judge Djalma Blum, who claimed she was pressed by the Judicial Council when she was in office, says that after two years there is still alleged retaliation against her. “There is no trial that I hold, and they do not get in,”...

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno met yesterday with leaders of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), who informed them of the progress of the requests made to him on July 4, during the first meeting with this organization. Moreno said...

Ecuadornews:     The referendum that would boost Lenin Moreno’s government could be budgeted at $ 40 million or $ 50 million, according to executive sources. The number of questions that could be asked is still unknown, but the call is being analyzed because...

Ecuadornews:     The Transparency and Anti-Corruption Front met with about 30 institutional representatives and citizens since its inception (June 5). The nine members of the front currently work on a proposal of actions, which will be presented to President Lenin...

Ecuadornews:     Customs announced that of 20 billion imported physical units, 70% had been undervalued to pay fewer taxes. The director of the Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil Juan Carlos Díaz-Granados demanded the names of the tax dodgers. He added that stating that...

Ecuadornews:     A private letter sent by the Vea Group to Vice President Jorge Glas Espinel showing interest in participating in the Fruta del Norte mining project was found in the computer of Glas’s uncle, Ricardo Rivera. This documentation is a vital part of...