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Former President Rafael Correa has filed a criminal complaint against journalist Martín Pallares for an April article posted on the 4Pelagatos website. In the article, Pallares mocked Correa’s defense of former minister of electricity Alecksey Mosquera who was arrested for illegally receiving $1 million from Odebrecht, the giant Brazilian construction company that has admitted to...
Ecuador’s National Assembly in Quito turned into a shouting match Wednesday morning when Jorge Glas appeared to discuss the Odebrecht scandal. The Assembly was meeting in special session as the Supervisory Commission as part of its investigation of the growing bribery probe. The trouble started when María José Carrión, head of the Supervisory Commission, announced...
(Author’s note: I wrote this story and took the photograph sixteen months ago after being in Ecuador for only a few weeks.) Seventy feet below where I live in Cuenca is a school. In the morning, the children come very early, about 6:30. They attend in three shifts, the last of which ends at 9:30...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Premier – “Ciudad Esmog” (Smog City) premiers tonight at 20:30 in the teatro Pumapungo. Cost: $8.00. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Exposición – An exhibit of work by Hernán Illescas will open tomorrow at 19:00 in the Casa de la Provincia (Tomás Ordóñez y...
By Edd and Cynthia Staton Cynthia and I watched a documentary about the history and future of the Internet last night. There were some fascinating as well as disturbing segments (addicted online gamers in Japan and S. Korea wear diapers so they don’t have to be bothered actually getting up to go to the bathroom–gross!!),...
Following through on a campaign promise, President Lenin Moreno presided over his first “national dialog” Tuesday in Guayaquil. The event attracted most of the country’s political leaders, including many who opposed Moreno during the presidential election, as well as national representatives of business, education, law enforcement, health care, and a variety of environmental and advocacy...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s (Tues.) agenda events – Festival La Orquídea – The 6th edition of “La Orquídea” Film Festival was presented Tues. at 10:00. The festival will run from 24/11 to 1/12. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Teatro – “Ciudad Esmog” (Smog City) will premier mañana in the teatro Pumapunga...
A post on the Facebook page of former President Rafael Correa has been removed because it violated website policy. In a Monday post, Correa urged his “digital warriors” to reveal personal information about those who criticize him on Facebook and other social media. Facebook has a policy that forbids publication of personal information of third...
Ecuador’s National Customs Service (Senae) unveiled new procedures for inspecting luggage at the country’s airports on Monday. The intention of the new system, Senae says, is to reduce the processing time for travelers. The new procedures, already in place at Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport, will be used first for international travelers but will be...
The merchants of Plaza San Francisco are complaining that the city has missed two deadlines to relocate them to temporary quarters on Calle Padre Aguirre. The city first announced the move would be complete by May 29 and then revised it to June 12. Renovation work on the plaza will begin as soon as the...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda event – Conversatorio – There will be a discussion on “Simbología de la Cultura Cañari” (Symbology of the Cañari Culture) on miércoles, 21/6 in the multiple use Sala at the U. of Azuay. It is organized by CIDAP and the School of Design. Articles about – An...
By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to the Chevron Corporation by preventing Ecuadorian villagers and their American lawyer from trying to collect on an $8.65 billion pollution judgment issued against the oil company by a court in Ecuador. The justices turned away an appeal by New York-based lawyer Steven...
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