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Young People in Ecuador Attempt to Register Donkey as Candidate for Assembly
November 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A group of young people in the coastal province of Guayas in Ecuador recently attempted to register a donkey as a candidate for the Assembly. The group, which calls itself "Outraged", unhappy with the qualit continue reading »
Ecuador Ambassador to U.S. in Chicago This Week
November 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Her Excellency Nathalie Cely Suarez, Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the U.S. will be in Chicago, and is being hosted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. continue reading »
Chevron Subsidiaries Appeal Asset Embargo in Argentina
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two Argentine subsidiaries of Chevron Corp. have appealed a court ruling freezing the U.S. oil supermajor's assets in the South American country. continue reading »
Chevron’s Assets Frozen by Argentine Court
November 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An Argentine judge has embargoed the assets of U.S. oil supermajor Chevron Corp. in the South American country, a victory for plaintiffs trying to collect on a $19 billion judgment against the company in Ecuador for environmental damage. continue reading »
Ecuador Receives $100M Credit to Improve Housing in Poor Communities
October 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A $100 million credit from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will help more than 16,000 poor households build better and more secure houses in Ecuador. continue reading »
New Oil Blocks to be Actioned in Ecuador’s Amazon Region
October 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador will auction contracts for new Amazon oil blocks believed to contain as much as 1.6 billion barrels, Non-Renewable Natural Resources Minister Wilson Pastor said Friday. continue reading »
Chevron Facing More Trouble in Ecuador, Judge Orders Seizure of Assets
October 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In a collection victory for plaintiffs who won a $19 billion judgment against U.S. oil supermajor Chevron, an Ecuadorian judge has ordered the company to turn over its assets in the Andean nation. continue reading »
DOL Announces $10M in Funding to Reduce Child Labor in Ecuador, Panama
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is seeking eligible applicants under two competitive grant solicitations to implement projects that will reduce child labor in Ecuador and Panama. continue reading »
Ecuador Ordered to Pay $1.7 Billion for Oil Contract Termination
October 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered Ecuador to pay more than $1.7 billion in damages to U.S. oil company Occidental Petroleum for terminating its contract in 2006. continue reading »
Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia Wrap up Panama Trip and Head to Ecuador
October 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and his wife wrapped up their visit to Panama with tours of the Panama City metro project and a canal-expansion construction site. Those two infrastructure projects, the most important being undertaken by President Ricardo Martinelli's administration, are being built with Spanish firms' participation and demonstrate their ability to take on big challenges. continue reading »
Security Personnel Rescue Kidnapped Female Tourists in Ecuador
September 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police and armed forces personnel rescued two foreign tourists - an Australian and a Briton - who were kidnapped last week by unidentified individuals in Ecuador's Sucumbios province, which is on the border with Colombia, officials said. continue reading »
Fires In Ecuador Kill 5, Wipe of 43,500 Acres of Land
September 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The fires devastating Ecuador have now consumed more than 17,600 hectares (43,500 acres) of woodland, upland valleys and crops, and have left five people dead and 73 injured, according to the SNGR emergency management office. continue reading »
Oil Production in Ecuador Over 500,000 Barrels Per Day
September 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Crude production in Ecuador rose in July to 508,000 barrels per day, its highest level since February 2011, the Central Bank said. continue reading »
Ecuadorian-American Hostage Released in Ecuador, $3 Million Ransom Requested
September 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police in Ecuador freed an "Ecuadorian-American" citizen after 40 days in captivity and for whom his captors demanded a $3 million ransom, police said. continue reading »
Bus Plunges 980 Feet into Ravine, Killing 12 in Ecuador
August 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Twelve people were killed Friday when a public bus plunged into a ravine in the southwestern province of El Oro, Ecuadorian media said. continue reading »
Ecuadorian Embassy Receives Letter from UK Asking to Resume Talks About Julian Assange
August 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Yesterday the Ecuadorian Embassy in London receive a letter from the British Foreign Ministry asking to resume talks about the asylum of Julian Assange. continue reading »
Ecuador to U.K. Stop ‘Threatening’ Us and Then We Can Talk
August 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador said it is open to dialogue with Britain if it first withdraws the "threat" of storming the Andean nation's embassy in London to arrest the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, to whom Quito granted political asylum last week. continue reading »
Ecuador Says “F*** You” to UK and Grants Julian Assange Asylum
August 16, 2012 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Por Que
In the face of global criticism and possible revocation of its diplomatic status in Britain, Ecuador has decided to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum. continue reading »
Ecuador’s Banana Industry Declares an Economic Emergency
July 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Ecuadorian government declared an emergency alert in the banana sector whereby $5 million will be allocated to support small producers of the fruit, Agriculture Minister Javier Ponce said. continue reading »
V.P of Ecuador Lenin Moreno’s Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize Garners Enormous Support
July 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Nobel Committee for Peace, which has nominated Ecuador’s Vice President, Lenin Moreno, to receive this high honor, has received close to two million signatures in support of his nomination continue reading »
