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Ecuador Imposes Food Price Controls Despite Strong Business Opposition
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
In Latin America news Ecuador President Rafael Correa has put price controls on numerous critical food products including milk and eggs and in spite of strong protest from local businesses continue reading »
Spanish Singer Miguel Bose Performs for 11,000 in Quito
February 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish singer-songwriter Miguel Bose promoted peace and solidarity at a concert in the Ecuadorian capital, during which he treated the crowd of 11,000 to a broad sampling of his musical output. continue reading »
New Quito, Ecuador Airport Boosts Latin America’s Longest Runway
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The new $630 million airport in the Ecuadorian capital has the longest runway in Latin America, officials said. continue reading »
Latin America News: As Excepted Rafael Correa Re-elected President in Ecuador by Landslide Vote
February 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Incumbent Rafael Correa romped to victory in Ecuador's presidential election, taking nearly 57 percent of the vote in a field of seven candidates, the CNE electoral council said Monday. continue reading »
Elections Underway in Ecuador, President Correa Seeks Reelection
February 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Ecuador is holding general elections on Sunday, with the focus of the vote on President Rafael Correa, who is facing off against seven challengers in his bid for re-election. continue reading »
18 Prisoners Escape Maximum-Security Prison in Ecuador
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
At least 18 inmates escaped from a maximum-security prison in the coastal city of Guayaquil, Ecuadorian authorities said. continue reading »
Ecuador Looking for Major International Support for Environmental Project
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Ecuador's government hopes to raise about $240 million this year for the Yasuni-ITT environmental project, which would place large oil reserves in a section of the Amazon off limits to development, acting President Lenin Moreno said. continue reading »
Ecuador Presidential Campaign Suspended After 2 Die, 4 Wounded at Political Rally
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's MAP party announced Tuesday that it is suspending the campaign for the Feb. 17 election after two people were killed and four others wounded in an attack on a rally where the head of state was due to speak. continue reading »
German National Sentenced to 4 Years in Ecuador For Stealing Galapagos Iguanas
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A court handed down a four-year prison term to a German citizen caught trying to smuggle four iguanas out of the Galapagos islands, the directors of Ecuador's Galapagos National Park said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Ecuador Seizes Peru Fishing Vessels for Border Violations
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Ecuadorian navy last week intercepted four Peruvian boats with 10 citizens of that nation aboard that were fishing in its territorial waters, the National Directorate of Aquatic Areas, or Dirnea, announced Monday. continue reading »
Women Arrested for Taking $20,000 to Illegally Smuggling Ecuadorian Children into U.S.
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Peruvian police arrested two Ecuadorian and two Peruvian women who were trying to send two Ecuadorian children to the United States, police said Sunday. continue reading »
Latin America News: Ecuador Oil Production Increases by Nearly 3 Percent
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Ecuador increased its oil production by 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2012, compared to the same period a year earlier, to an average of 508,800 barrels per day (bpd), the Central Bank said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Ecuador Tops List of Places to Retire
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Latin America country of Ecuador tops the list of places for foreigners to retire to. In the rankings produced by InternationalLiving.com, viewed Ecuador’s quality of life, low cost of living and mild climate as ideal for retirees. continue reading »
Latin America News: Bus Plunges into 820-Foot Ravine in Ecuador Leaves 10 Dead, 17 Injured
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
At least 10 people were killed and 17 others injured in a bus accident Wednesday in Tungurahua, a province in Ecuador's Andean region, media reports said. continue reading »
Labor Department Funds Projects to Combat Child Labor in Ecuador and Panama
December 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of two new cooperative agreements to support efforts by the governments of Ecuador and Panama to combat child labor among vulnerable groups continue reading »
