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Photojournalist Who was Eyewitness to Police Crimes Assasinated in Ecuador
July 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two assailants fatally shot an Ecuadorian photojournalist who witnessed a theft in which police are the main suspects, Extra newspaper said Monday. continue reading »
Last of Its Kind – Giant Pinta Tortoise ‘Lonesome George’ Dies in the Galapagos
June 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At approximately 120 years-old the last Giant Pinta tortoise has passed away on the Galapagos Islands, where it is native to. The Galagalogs archipelago of islands are located 600 miles from Ecuador continue reading »
Housing Boom in Ecuador for $530 Priced Houses
June 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Although in Ecuador’s coastal city of Guayaquil many of the 2 million people live below the poverty line, Hogar de Cristo, a Catholic social services organization has created a housing boom by offering homes for $530.00. continue reading »
U.S. and Central America Working to Protect Labor Rights of Immigrants Working Here
June 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Labor Department on Monday signed cooperation agreements with Ecuador, Honduras, Peru and The Philippines to make known and protect the labor rights of immigrants from those countries who are working in the United States. continue reading »
Shipwreck at Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands Claims Two
April 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Fourteen people who survived a shipwreck near Ecuador's Galapagos Islands and the bodies of two people killed in the accident arrived Tuesday at the port of Manta, while the search continues for three missing crew members, the media reported. continue reading »
Ecuardorian Shoe Designer Paulina Anda at Miami Beach Fashion Week
March 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Paulina Anda wants her "Urban Romanticism" shoe line to leave a mark "of fashion talent by Ecuadorians" at Miami Beach's International Fashion Week, which begins on Tuesday. continue reading »
Wife Escapes Machete Gang by Jumping off 50 ft Mountainside in Ecuador
March 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
While on vacation in Ecuador, Laura Milcawich leapt off the side of a 50ft mountain ledge instead of staying as a machete gang’s hostage. continue reading »
Ecuador Catholic University to Expand Access to Lower-Income Students with $15 Million in Financing
March 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Education
Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, a socially inclusive Catholic university in Ecuador, will get a $15 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finance its expansion, including the construction of new buildings, purchase of equipment, and the creation of a student loan fund. continue reading »
Ecuador Prison Violence Leaves 16 Injured
March 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least six inmates and 10 guards were injured when police moved in to keep prisoners from rioting at the Centro de Rehabilitacion Numero Uno, the main penitentiary in Ecuador's capital, a prison spokesman said. continue reading »
Major Bus Accident in Ecuador Today Leaves at Least 27 Dead and 30 Injured
February 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 27 people died and 30 others were injured Sunday in a bus crash in the northern Ecuadorian province of Imbabura, Victor Bazantes, with the fire department in the city of Ibarra, told Efe. continue reading »
Ecuador Serving as Gateway to Brazil for Haitian Immigrants
February 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador has become the door of South America to Haitian immigrants who want to go to Brazil in search of a better life than living in their country, devastated by the earthquake of 2010 continue reading »
Ecuador Destroys WWII Bombs Found at former U.S. Military Base in Galapagos Islands
January 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador was to complete on Tuesday the destruction of 11 U.S. bombs of World War II vintage that were found in 2010 by fishermen in the Galapagos Islands, the defense minister said. continue reading »
Ecuador to Protect Its Cultural Heritage with a Nearly $40 Million Investment
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador will carry out a broad program to protect and restore its cultural heritage with the help of a loan for $37.8 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). continue reading »
Lesbian Torture Clinics in Ecuador- Claiming to “Cure” Them
November 5, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Paola lives in Ecuador, where these so-called clinics are terrifyingly common -- although the government shut down 27 this year, 180 clinics remain open, and most of the continue reading »
Ecuador Secures Loans to Improve Access to Electricity in Rural Areas
November 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $40 million loan with which Ecuador will increase and improve access to electricity in rural and marginal urban communities. continue reading »
New Homes for Over 300 Street Children of Ecuador
July 28, 2011 | by Ageniza Fides | Latino Daily News
Guayaquil is one of the most important cities in Ecuador, developed mainly on the right bank of the Guayas River, its population reaches 3 million and half. The Nigeria area, which is located on the island of Trinitaria, on the delta of the river, is one of the poorest and deprived areas of the city. continue reading »
Homemade, Bootleg Liquor Kills 21, Injures 103 in Ecuador
July 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Authorities in the province of Los Rios, Ecuador are investigating the deaths of 21 people from homemade alcohol that appeared to be contaminated with methanol. continue reading »
Rafael Correa Offers to Make Instant Citizens of Illegal Migrants Who Identify Corrupt Cops
January 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa said he will gladly grant Ecuadorian citizenship to illegal immigrants trying to stay in the country, if they provide verifiable information about corrupt police officers. continue reading »
