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Glas says he knows nothing of the commissions paid by Topic to his uncle

Ecuadornews:     Vice President Jorge Glas spoke on the statements of Tomislav Topic, president and shareholder of Telconet, a former contractor of the Ecuadorian State and Odebrecht, and the $5 million commissions payment he would have made to Ricardo Rivera. “I...
Posted On 25 Jul 2017
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Lenín Moreno: “We are one of the safest countries in the region”

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno said that the police currently solves 80% of crimes and that Ecuador is one of the safest countries in America. Moreno highlighted the statistics on homicides and said these were reduced from 19 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2006 to...
Posted On 21 Jul 2017
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Hearing of Supercom against EL UNIVERSO in Guayaquil

Ecuadornews:     The hearing of the Superintendency of Communication (Supercom), raised by the former judge of the Court of Guayas Josafat Mendoza Villamar, who accuses Daily El Universo of alleged “media lynching” will be held today, Friday, July 21st in...
Posted On 21 Jul 2017
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Floating gardens, an initiative to save the estuary

Ecuadornews:     A new experience adds to the fight to rescue the estuary. This time, a Guayaquil company contracted by the Ministry of the Environment (MAE), planted a stretch of the Palanqueado estuary, with floating islands. These are 40 panels in which up to 90...
Posted On 21 Jul 2017
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Shrimp farmers will also resort to the WTO for restrictions in Brazil

Ecuadornews:     The two most important sectors of the Ecuadorian economy are willing to do everything so that Brazil opens its doors, closed by restrictions considered illegal and detrimental to trade. Yesterday, the executive president of the National Chamber of...
Posted On 21 Jul 2017
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The opposition analyzes ways to insist on interpellation against Jorge Glas

Ecuadornews:     The opposition has not yet defined a ‘plan B,’ but speaks of appealing to all statutory bodies to insist on a political trial against Vice President Jorge Glas. On the other hand, the legislators of the Alianza PAIS (AP) bloc...
Posted On 20 Jul 2017
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The fifth power, under question

Ecuadornews:     The ruling party joins the criticism of the Council for Citizen Participation (Cpccs), which is not new. The PAIS members of the Audit Commission questioned the work and appointments made by that public body. Yesterday, three directors submitted a...
Posted On 20 Jul 2017
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The Legislature will study a reform to the Capital Gains Law

Ecuadornews:     Legislators and businesspeople defined the guidelines that will take them from words to action. Both pursue the same objective: to pave the way to reactivate production. In that context, yesterday they met in the first workshop where business leaders...
Posted On 20 Jul 2017
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The income gap between men and women is $ 76.8

Ecuadornews:     In twelve months, the generation of adequate/full-time employment has not evolved at major scales due to the economic complexity experienced by the country, due to various factors. Data reveal that there is gender inequity in the labor sphere. The...
Posted On 19 Jul 2017
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Retirees thank the media and claim their rights before the IESS

Ecuadornews:     A day of celebration. The Assembly of Retired, Technical, Pensioners and Elderly Organizations of Ecuador decided to celebrate its traditional ‘Retirees Day’ to thank those who support its management. The media, according to Assembly...
Posted On 19 Jul 2017
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