Tag: Ecuador

Saturday, April 14th 2018 - 10:56 UTC
Ecuador and Colombia elite troops after Farc renegades who killed journalists and their driver

Ecuador on Friday confirmed the deaths of two journalists and their driver who had been kidnapped by renegade Colombian rebels -- and quickly launched a retaliatory military operation in the area where they were snatched.
Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:47 UTC
UK calls for a free and independent media at UN Human Rights Council

This UK statement was delivered at the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva during the General Debate on Item 3: Freedom of the Media, held on 8 March 2018.
Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 09:40 UTC
Venezuela oil production 1.5 million bpd short of its historic output

Venezuela’s oil production is running 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) short of its historic output but it is something that the country must address itself, Ecuador oil minister Carlos Perez said. Caracas should address the shortfall on its own, added Perez on the sidelines of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston.
Tuesday, February 6th 2018 - 09:17 UTC
Ecuadorean president wins referendum, barring Correa's hopes of reelection

Ecuadoreans on Sunday voted to prevent presidents from holding more than two terms in office, according to the elections council, a win for President Lenin Moreno that blocks his mentor-turned-adversary Rafael Correa from returning to power. The results from the referendum, called by Moreno, roll back a measure Correa pushed through Congress in 2015 to allow unlimited presidential re-election.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:07 UTC
Ecuador's Sunday referendum could annul Correa's aspirations of reelection

When Ecuadorians vote on Sunday barring former president Rafael Correa from re-election, they will also be choosing whether to buck a trend across South America in which overbearing former presidents just can’t let go of power.
Friday, January 12th 2018 - 10:16 UTC
Foreign Office rejects Ecuadorean diplomatic status for Wikileaks Julian Assange

The British Foreign Office rejected an Ecuadorian government request to grant the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange diplomatic status in a bid to bring to an end his forced stay in the South American country’s London embassy.
Sunday, January 7th 2018 - 07:45 UTC
Ecuador names new vice president; Correa begins campaign against referendum to limit re-election

Ecuador has chosen a new vice president to replace Jorge Glas, who was sentenced to six years in jail for his role in a bribery scheme involving Odebrecht, the Brazilian company at the center of Latin America’s biggest corruption scandal. Lawmakers selected Maria Alejandra Vicuña in a vote on Saturday.
Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 09:13 UTC
Ecuador constitutional court allows process to dismiss imprisoned ex vice-president

Ecuador's Constitutional Court gave lawmakers authority to start proceedings aimed at dismissing Vice President Jorge Glas -- in prison for graft -- from office. The court's judges gave unanimous backing to the National Assembly to go ahead with the procedure.
Thursday, November 2nd 2017 - 08:07 UTC
Ruling party schism in Ecuador, but president Moreno support climbs to 77%

Ecuador's ruling Country Alliance party, founded by former president Rafael Correa over a decade ago, has removed President Lenin Moreno as its head, citing “repeated failures” in leadership, as a schism between the former allies deepens.
Thursday, August 31st 2017 - 07:24 UTC
Ecuador sentences 20 Chinese fishermen for poaching; Beijing cautious about how to react

Overfishing has given rise to a diplomatic trouble between China and Ecuador. In mid-August, Ecuador detained a Chinese vessel in the Galapagos Islands and found 6.600 sharks on board. The 20 Chinese fishermen have been sentenced up to four years for illegally fishing and to pay US$ 5.9 million.