Tag: Ecuador
EcuadorHoldout funds, Malvinas: Mercosur presidents back Argentina
Full support also expressed for Venezuela against sanctions from the administration of United States President Barack Obama.
Ecuador to combat IUU fishing as part of trade agreement with the EU
Ecuador's Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries organized a workshop with representatives from various government institutions related to port and maritime fisheries control in the country in order to develop a National Action Plan to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
YPF goes overseas: signs agreement with Ecuador to recover mature fields
Argentina's state-run energy company YPF closed on Wednesday an agreement with Ecuador's state-owned company Petroamazonas for the enhanced recovery of the mature field of El Campo Yuralpa which will demand an investment in the range of 170 million dollars.
Ecuador apologizes to indigenous community for allowing oil drilling
Ecuador has apologized to an indigenous community for authorizing oil drilling on ancestral land without their permission. The apology to the Sarayaku community came two years after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the OPEC nation had violated the tribe's right to be consulted on oil concessions granted for their land.
Assange announces he plans to abandon the Ecuadorean embassy 'soon'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years inside Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building “soon”, but his spokesman said that could only happen if Britain let him.
Earthquake strikes Quito kills two and violently shakes buildings
A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck the Ecuadorian capital Quito, triggering landslides that killed at least two people and violently shaking buildings and homes. Another eight people were injured and three others trapped in the landslides at quarries on the outskirts of Quito, the country's risk management agency said on Twitter.
Quito, leading destination of South America, at World Travel Awards
Ecuador's capital, Quito, was named “South America's Leading Destination” for the second year in a row at the 21st regional World Travel Awards gala, considered the Oscars of the tourism industry.
Unasur 'democratic clause' comes into force after ratification by Uruguay and Colombia
Any country that suffers an interruption to its democratic order will be automatically excluded from Unasur (Union of South American Nations), the bloc announced this week, after its “democratic clause” came into force and as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed that a US-funded campaign is trying to ouster him.
Ecuador readies witch hunt against certain journalists, claims NGO Fundamedios
Ecuadorean non-governmental organization Fundamedios claimed that President Rafael Correa is trying to stop it from operating normally after the government announced that the “administrative control” of the NGO would be transferred to the national Communications Secretariat.
Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta boast best climates in the world
Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta were named as the best three countries in the world when it comes to climate.
