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The Three Main Galapagos Islands Were Evacuated

Inhabitants of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, and Isabela islands were evacuated to safe areas since 06:00 due to the tsunami warning in the Ecuadorian coasts. In Santa Cruz, the evacuation to the top of the Bellavista parish (10 minutes from Puerto Ayora) was done in order....
Posted On 11 Mar 2011
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Sonesta: Pronobis’ New Hotel Proposal will be Ready Soon

Sonesta hotel will be ready to open its doors in April. The building is next to Mall del Sol and it will have more than one hundred rooms, it is part of La Gran Manzana, promoted by Pronobis consortium. About $ 20 million were invested in the building of Sonesta hotel, the final...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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Chevron Appealed the Ecological Damage Trial

The multinational Chevron Corp. appealed the trial that a judge filed the company for an alleged an environmental pollution in indigenous territories in Ecuador. This process takes an amount of around $8,646 million. This appeal aims to discard the demand raised by various...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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Trial For Infant’s Deaths In Chone Comes To International Courts

With an extreme hygiene image, Napoleon Davila Hospital of the city of Chone designs its facilities after reporting over 26 deaths of infants in 2006. Of these, only 5 parents continue with the trials to the ministry of health. These complaints are in the inter-American court of...
Posted On 09 Mar 2011
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Hospital in Loja was Declared in Emergency State

Yesterday morning at the Isidro Ayora Hospital (in Loja- Ecuador) everything was being prepared for the visit of the health minister, David Chiriboga. Therefore the cleaning staff, doctors, and nurses were working cleaning the nursing home. The minister’s arrival occurred...
Posted On 09 Mar 2011
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Ecuadorian Biodiversity Was Exhibited in Berlin

Ecuador made a special presentation of its proposal in the context of the ITB Berlin Convention, with the objective of promoting tourism in Ecuador as it is one of the most biodiversity countries in the world, for its flora and fauna as well as by their ethnic groups and...
Posted On 09 Mar 2011
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Chiriboga Said Infants’ Health Is Improving

Health Minister of Ecuador, David Chiriboga, visited the Hospital of Guayaquil and Nursing House Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante, and indicated that they are requesting an emergency extension to continue with the structural changes taking place in the current system. Chiriboga did...
Posted On 07 Mar 2011
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Figures Show that Sexism Prevails in Ecuador

According to the National Statistics and Census (INDEC), last year women in Ecuador recorded revenues of approximately $ 257,75 per month, compared with $ 386,1 from men. The study shows that 33.4% of the women in this country have jobs, while men reach 53.8%. Guayas, is the...
Posted On 06 Mar 2011
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Indigenous Appeal Against Chevron Proceeds

An appeal request submitted by Ecuadorian indigenous communities within a millionaire environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. is moving forward into a new body on Friday after the acceptance of the judge who was processing the cause. The application submitted by the...
Posted On 05 Mar 2011
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Alvaro Noboa Responded to Recent Statements by Carlos Marx

Today, in a press conference, Alvaro Noboa responded to recent statements made by Carlos Marx, Director of IRS, referring to the absence of Noboa in an appointment set to discuss the recovery of $ 90 million to Bananera Noboa in a gloss of the fiscal year 2005. “I want to...
Posted On 04 Mar 2011
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