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The sustainability of tuna is addressed in Manta

Ecuadortimes: Manta, in the province of Manabí, will receive tomorrow, June 20, the major referents of what is called responsible fishing, to address an issue flag of Ecuador: the sustainability of the industry, which generates to Ecuador more than 1,000 million annual exports....
Posted On 20 Jun 2019
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68,000 Migrants Restore Their Lives as Refugees in Ecuador

Ecuadortimes: Today, Thursday, June 20, marks World Refugee Day and the National Government ratifies its efforts to respond to new requests for shelter, as well as to provide humanitarian and legal support to those in need. Around 68,000 people from more than 70 countries have...
Posted On 20 Jun 2019
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Court ruling benefits 352 drug detainees in Ecuador

Ecuadortimes: Three months after the National Court of Justice eliminated the accumulation of drug penalties, 352 prisoners have been able to reduce their sentences. 71 are now free and 281 are still in prison, because they are still not serving the sentences they received. How...
Posted On 20 Jun 2019
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Artists and authorities disagree on Culture Law

Ecuadortimes: While a hundred artists, managers and community producers arrived at the march called by the Network of Scenic Spaces (RED), the Núcleo de Pichincha, directed by Luis García, called an assembly at the same time.  Artists from at least 15 self-organized...
Posted On 20 Jun 2019
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Four universities in Ecuador on list of 1,000 best universities in the world

Ecuadortimes: Four universities in Ecuador are part of the ranking for 2020 of the 1,000 best universities in the world. This was reported Wednesday in the sixteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings. Those Ecuadorian universities are: San Francisco de Quito, in...
Posted On 20 Jun 2019
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Ecuador rises in the ranking of public-private partnerships

Ecuadornews: Chile, Colombia and Peru lead the region. The regulations and the business climate for the investment improved the location of Ecuador in the index. The Infrascopio 2019 report conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit and financed by the Inter-American...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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Justice accepts Odebrecht’s request to restructure its million-dollar debt

Ecuadornews: The conglomerate stressed in a statement that the request for judicial recovery became the “most appropriate measure” to enable the “successful conclusion” of its financial restructuring process. The Brazilian Justice accepted the request for...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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Galápagos is ready to receive new attraction for tourists

Ecuadornews: Galapagos is preparing to welcome Celebrity Flora, who in addition to thinking about the welfare of its guests will mark a milestone in the development of sustainable tourism in the Insular region. Going into this boat is probably moving to a kind of paradise,...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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Ecuadorian journalist Galo Arellano nominated for the second time for the Emmy Awards

Ecuadornews: “When I emigrated to #USA 18 years ago I always had as a goal to be a TV reporter, to travel the world telling stories. It never crossed my mind to aspire to a #EMMY because it was extremely distant from my reality at the time. Today I found on my desk my 2nd...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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US ships will occupy the Galapagos airport runway once a month

Ecuadornews: 2014 was about to end and the San Cristobal airport in Galapagos was delivered after being subjected to a remodeling that cost USD 7.5 million. The main building was enlarged, a new 300 m² technical block was built, an access road to the site was opened, the fire...
Posted On 19 Jun 2019
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