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The new Traffic Law amendments were approved last Thursday, sanctions and penalties for traffic violations have been modified. The point system of licensing has also changed its point recovery procedure. The penalty for those who drive under the effects of alcohol and cause an...

Due to the numerous robberies in banks by sacapintas, locking devices will be installed in bank offices. These devices inhibit cellular signal, preventing people inside the banks to make or receive calls on their mobile phones, this does not cause any damage on the phones...

On December 24th, a fatal accident blood stained the Christmas season of many Manabi families. A bus from Reina del Camino cooperative fell into a ravine, about 200 feet deep on the Flavio Alfaro-San Isidro road. The bus, carrying 70 passengers, crashed because it was over...

Due to the increasing number of patients in public hospitals, the government announced yesterday the 60 days emergency in the national health system. In Portoviejo (Manabi), Cuenca (Azuay) and Caluma (Bolívar), 6 H1N1 cases were confirmed. A $ 406 million dollars investment will...

The first operative against DVD piracy closed six stores and seized 92,800-copied movies in Guayaquil. This action was performed after the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI), requested a legal process against 26 stores that used to sell copied DVD for their own...

Yesterday was inaugurated the air security operative which will overfly Guayaquil and Guayas province for 12 hours per day, from 6:00 until 18:00. Police and the National Commission of Land Transport, Traffic, and Road Safety (Cntttsv) are working together in order to fight...

Due to Condor Plan, the expansion plan, and business operations work, Interagua will suspend its water service for eight hours tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday in several areas of northern, central, and south of Guayaquil. On Tuesday the service will be suspended from 09:0...

Last Friday was approved a new regulation which sanctions: • To throw litter from cars windows. • To dispose cigarette butts, chewing gums, glass or plastic containers in the streets. • To leave scraps of pets in the sidewalk. • To refuse using waterproof bags or containers to...

A young man from Chordeleg became the first confirmed case of H1N1 in the province of Azuay. The H1N1 positive patient, 29, has been in the hospital for 10 days. At first, he was in the Social Security Institute Hospital and he is currently in a private clinic. The Health...

The military presence intensifies in the invaded lands on the Northwest area of Guayaquil. Over 700 soldiers protect the land and participate in the eviction that has been taking place for two straight days. Residents from a sector known as Ciudad de Dios, which has a size of...