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32 requests for change of agenda of the opposition, denied

Ecuadornews:     Legislators know what issues the Alianza PAIS (AP) Party faces internally. And those are precisely the ones they are trying to include in the debate: the national dialogue of the President, the referendum, Yachay, the hidden camera found in the office...
Posted On 21 Sep 2017
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Jorge Glas now recognizes the had contact with his uncle

Ecuadornews:     It was suggested by the leaked audio of talks between Odebrecht executives and Ecuadorian officials. It has also been acknowledged by the vice president’s assistant. And finally, yesterday, Jorge Glas himself stopped denying his relationship with...
Posted On 20 Sep 2017
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The interview that Glas did not grant

Ecuadornews:     Neither a boycott of the national media nor a busy agenda, Vice President Jorge Glas does not give an interview to Daily Expreso because that media is not his cup of tea. In a letter sent Monday by Deputy Secretary of Communication of the Vice...
Posted On 20 Sep 2017
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Lenin Moreno arrived in New York; he will attend the United Nations General Assembly

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno and his Ecuadorian delegation arrived in New York, USA, to participate in the United Nations General Assembly and other side events, the National Communication Secretariat reported on the evening of Monday, September 2017. Moreno...
Posted On 19 Sep 2017
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President Lenin Moreno to announce referendum questions on October 2

Ecuadornews:     All citizens are encouraged to send their questions to the President´s office. The deadline is Tuesday, September 26. Monday, October 2, President Moreno plans to present the questions of the referendum officially. He assured it in a recorded edition of...
Posted On 19 Sep 2017
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Police agents surround the house of Fernando Villavicencio

Ecuadornews:     Verónica Saráuz, the wife of activist Fernando Villavicencio, said that since midday police personnel remains outside her home. 3 patrol cars closed the streets surrounding her home, which is located in the Plaza de las Américas area, in the north of...
Posted On 19 Sep 2017
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Neither raids nor bank investigations in the Glas case

Ecuadornews:     The Prosecutor’s Office has 14 days left to investigate the Odebrecht case for the alleged illicit association to which Vice President Jorge Glas was linked on August 29. Judge Miguel Jurado extended the investigation against Ricardo Rivera (uncle...
Posted On 18 Sep 2017
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Glas’s uncle encrypted cell phone messages

Ecuadonews:     A third pen drive is a new evidence in the Odebrecht case. Ricardo Rivera, the uncle of Vice president Jorge Glas (linked to the case with other 16 people on August 29), is investigated for illicit association. The device was delivered by a 30-year-old...
Posted On 15 Sep 2017
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Office of the Attorney General raids Eljuri stores; a businessman from Cuenca submits his version

Ecuadonews:     Although businessman Juan Gabriel Eljuri did not give statements to the press after he gave his free and voluntary version, within the preliminary investigation of alleged illegal fundraising in Ecuador through the Sai Bank, his lawyer Roberto Guevara...
Posted On 15 Sep 2017
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US company to invest $ 200 million in Ecuador

Ecuadornews:     The American company Darby Overseas Investments and the Institute for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (ProEcuador) signed a memorandum of understanding. The American company will invest more than $ 200 million in the country. Darby Overseas...
Posted On 15 Sep 2017
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