Ecuador News

PetroEcuador to Pay Ecuador Armed Forces to Guard Facilities

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:51:58 GMT

Rafael Correa claims to be a left-radical political cousin of Hugo Chavez, and a progressive reformer who seeks to raise living standards and environmental conditions in Ecuador.

Ecuador s Economy to Grow 2.65 Percent in 2007

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:02:05 GMT

Quito, Dec 23 The Ecuadorian economy is likely to grow by 2.65 percent this year, the Central Bank of Ecuador revealed Sunday in a report.

1,200 villagers evacuate after increased activity at Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:01:53 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador : Increased seismic activity at an Andean volcano has prompted the evacuation of 1,200 Ecuadorean villagers, who venture home only to tend crops during the day, a local official said Sunday.

Ecuador to pardon petty drug smugglers

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:01:46 GMT

The 44-year-old US-trained economist has admitted that his own father was arrested for smuggling drugs to the US nearly 40 years ago.

New Ecuador Constitution in May

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:12:53 GMT

Quito, Dec 21 The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly will conclude the Constitution by May 2008, announced the Alianza Pais movement.

Ecuador to Confront Opposition Designs

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:12:46 GMT

Quito, Dec 22 Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has warned the opposition that he will mobilize the people to face attempts to destabilize the country through strikes and protests.

Ecuador President Proposes Drug Pardons

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:12:15 GMT

The Associated Press Saturday, December 22, 2007; 7:47 PM QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa proposed Saturday pardoning the lengthy jail sentences of low-level drug couriers known as ...

Ecuador Eradicating Child Begging

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:54:37 GMT

Quito, Dec 20 The Ecuadorian government boosts Thursday a national plan to reduce street begging, especially in children.

Ecuador Erects New Financial Structure

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:41:10 GMT

Quito, Dec 19 The Ecuadorian government is designing a new financial structure, aimed at creating a liquidity fund that promotes the country's economic growth.

Ecuador Govt Defends Tax Reform

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:41:09 GMT

Quito, Dec 18 The tax reform proposed by the Ecuadorian government will establish mechanisms allowing better collection and distribution of income, Internal Revenue Service Director Carlos Marx Carrasco ...

Ecuador's Correa Wants a `Fund of the South' to Back Regional Currency

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:07:05 GMT

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa wants Latin American countries to merge repatriated offshore assets in a fund that would back a proposed regional currency.

Ecuador's president seeks to sell Saudi gift of jewels to fund social programs

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:05:32 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador : Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said he is seeking Saudi King Abdullah's permission to sell an expensive set of jewelry the royal gave his wife at an OPEC summit in Riyadh last month.

FIFA bans high-altitude matches without acclimatisation

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:01:20 GMT

Football's governing body FIFA on Saturday banned all matches it sanctions at an altitude of more than 2,750 metres "without acclimatisation", relaxing its earlier limit.

Correa Warns on Dangers of FTA with US

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:00:23 GMT

Quito, Dec 16 Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said that the Free Trade Agreements are tremendously danger and a problem for our countries.

Ecuadoran police find arsenal, Osama bin Laden photos

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:48:56 GMT

Ecuadoran police reported Friday they had seized an arsenal and Osama Bin-laden photos in a house in Santa Elena province, some 560 km southwest of Quito, and made one arrest.

Ecuador to Evict U.S., Offer Air Base to China

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:17:25 GMT

When the U.S. Air Force Southern Command's 10-year usage rights for Ecuador 's Manta air base expire in 2009, it can expect to be evicted in favor of China .

Commander brings holiday cheer to Ecuadorian schools

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:43:47 GMT

U.S. Southern Command's deputy commander, Lt. Gen. Glenn F. Spears, visited two schools Dec.

Ecuadorian Assembly for New Elections

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:40:13 GMT

Quito, Dec 6 The new Constitution written by the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly will call a referendum in 2008 and will include anticipated legislative elections, informed Fernando Cordero, deputy chief of the ...

Ecuador FM Officially Resigns

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:39:08 GMT

Quito, Dec 6 Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa officially resigned for health reasons Thursday, presenting a report of her nearly a year in office.

WTO rules against EU banana import practices: diplomatic source

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:12:08 GMT

A worker unloads bananas in a market in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 2006. The World Trade Organisation ruled Thursday that the European Union's banana importing practices violate international trade rules, a ...