Three groups make up the Presidential Protection Service

Ecuadornews: The Presidential Protection Service is responsible for the President’s security 24 hours a day. 520 agents make up the PPS, who are divided into three groups: Presidential Protection, Technical Security, and Presidential Escort.   Source:...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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Public-Private contracts total USD 4 027 million

Ecuadornews:     Three ports, a road system, and a housing project are executed by public-private alliances (PPP). To that end, the Government signed contracts totaling USD 4 027 million, according to information available on the website of the former Coordinating...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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$ 88.4 million for public hospitals

Ecuadornews:     Two new public hospitals and the regeneration of one more will be a reality in 2019. Between March and May of this year, the Procurement Service (Secob for its Spanish acronym) contracted the execution of those projects required by the Ministry of...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Petroamazonas will open an invitation to tender to improve the production of 15 oil fields

Ecuadornews:     Ecuador’s state oil company Petroamazonas announced it would open an international tender to increase the production of 15 smaller fields in an attempt to boost extraction levels in the country. Strategic partners are the aim to operate these...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Companies define strategies to achieve a greater participation of women

Ecuadornews:     Eliminating the gender gap in the labor market, with an equal participation of women, would inject some $ 13 billion into the world economy, according to a recent World Bank report. The data was addressed by Bibiana Aido Almagro, a representative of UN...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Malls deal with online competition

Ecuadornews:     The future is hours and not years when it comes to technology. Ecuadorian shopping centers and an expert analyze and take action regarding what happens abroad: virtual businesses gain ground and force shopping centers to close. This situation makes them...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Odebrecht Executive in Ecuador videotaped meetings with politicians

Ecuadornews:     José Santos, an executive of Odebrecht in Ecuador, has used as evidence videos made by him of meetings with Ecuadorian authorities, as revealed by the magazine Veja, one of the most prestigious in Brazil. As a reward for his collaboration in the trial...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Attempts to prosecute Glas advance

Ecuadornews:     Political responsibility. That is the main reason for the opposition to initiate the request of impeachment against vice-president Jorge Glas. The CREO-SUMA bloc is determined to bring the accused to the dock because they assure there are proven cases...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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530 agents integrate the service that protects the president

Ecuadornews:     Even the smallest bite of food that President Lenin Moreno swallows is analyzed by the Presidential Protection Service (SPP), a group of 530 elite agents, including the military, police, and agents of the Transit Commission of Ecuador. Their mission: to...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Opposition seeks signatures for political trial against Jorge Glas

Ecuadornews:     The CREO-SUMA block began collecting 46 signatures in support of the impeachment petition against the Vice-President of the Republic, Jorge Glas, for alleged crimes of concussion, bribery, embezzlement and illicit enrichment. The petition will be...
Posted On 16 Jun 2017
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