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Montevideo, April 3rd 2025 - 11:56 UTC

Tag: Daniel Noboa

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 10:25 UTC

    Gellibert appointed again as Ecuador's VP in charge

    Gellibert appointed again as Ecuador's VP in charge

    Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa appointed Cynthia Gellibert as Vice President on Saturday, replacing Veronica Abad, who was disenfranchised for two years by the Electoral Contentious Tribunal (TCE) in a 3-2 decision issued in a gender-based political violence counterclaim filed by Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld following Abad’s initial lawsuit against Noboa and others for alleged harassment.

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  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 19:26 UTC

    Ecuadorean President's family linked to cocaine shipments to Europe

    The scandal unfolds as Noboa campaigns for reelection against González at the upcoming April 13 runoff, a rematch of when he was first chosen

    The banana producing and trading firm belonging to Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa's family has been linked to cocaine exporting to Europe, hidden in fruit shipments from the port of Guayaquil. Journalist Andrés Durán -known locally as “The Chochologist”- has fled the country due to death threats. He claims to have evidence against Noboa Trading.

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  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 09:28 UTC

    State of Emergency extended in 7 Ecuadorean provinces

    Citing “grave internal commotion,” Noboa issued Executive Decree 552, extending the measure

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa extended this week the state of emergency for 30 more days in seven provinces and two municipalities, including the capital, Quito, to curb insecurity and maintain public order, social peace, and peaceful coexistence.

  • Monday, February 10th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Ecuador: Opposition candidate celebrates “victory” after qualifying for runoff

    Despite leading the race, Noboa made no comments after voting (Pic EFE)

    Ecuadorean opposition candidate Luisa Gonzalez, a protégé of former President Rafael Correa (2007-2017), celebrated victory Sunday. She and the incumbent Daniel Noboa were on the brink of being confirmed as having qualified for April 13's runoff after neither clinched a decisive 50% majority.

  • Saturday, February 8th 2025 - 09:42 UTC

    Runoff seems inevitable after Sunday's elections in Ecuador

    All pollsters foresee Noboa and González qualifying for the second round

    A runoff scheduled for April 13 seems inevitable in Ecuador after this coming Sunday's elections. Pollsters do not seem to agree on the exact figures but all of them foresee that incumbent President Daniel Noboa and his leftwing challenger Luisa González would finish among the two top contenders with neither clinching a decisive majority of at least 50%.

  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 09:33 UTC

    Presidents of Colombia and Ecuador meet in Galapagos

    Petro highlighted that both countries had common strengths

    Presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Gustavo Petro of Colombia met Sunday at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands to discuss environmental protection initiatives, border cooperation, and other matters of mutual interest, such as drug trafficking and energy integration.

  • Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 19:58 UTC

    Ecuador's President announces end of blackouts

    As of December 20, there will be no more blackouts throughout Ecuador, Noboa announced

    Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced Tuesday that the end of the nationwide blackouts is in sight. “As of December 20, there will be no outages throughout the country. This decision is based on the recovery of the installed capacity, which for 10 years was irresponsibly neglected,” the head of State posted on X.

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 08:52 UTC

    New sex violence case filed against Ecuador's President

    “My struggle is for an Ecuador where women's rights are respected,” Coello stressed

    Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa faces yet another sex violence complaint after the case was filed by the alleged victim, Democracia Sí Vice Presidential contender María Luisa Coello, before the Electoral Contentious Tribunal (TCE).

  • Friday, November 22nd 2024 - 19:47 UTC

    At least 12 arrested in Ecuador anti-gov't demonstration

    Villavicencio said the mobilization was in rejection of the economic crisis, the insecurity hitting the country, and the energy crisis that has affected employment

    Ecuador's law enforcement forces arrested at least 12 people during Thursday's anti-government protests in Quito, which also left three policemen injured out of 2,000 deployed to disperse the demonstrators who opposed the administration of President Daniel Noboa amid an unprecedented energy crisis that made electricity a scarce commodity as daily blackouts last up to 14 hours. The mobilization had been called by the United Workers' Front (FUT) and by several student federations to protest against Noboa's policies.

  • Monday, October 28th 2024 - 21:21 UTC

    Noboa hopes Colombia will help Ecuador through the energy crisis

    “If I were a normal citizen, I would be upset with the president if there were blackouts,” Noboa admitted

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa asked neighboring Colombia for help getting through the electricity crisis with power cuts dating back to Sept. 23 affecting households up to 14 hours a day, it was reported Sunday. The head of state admitted his popularity was waning ahead of the Feb. 9, 2025, elections.

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