Tag: Ecuador

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 19:22 UTC

  Ecuador’s Correa wins vote for judicial and media reforms

  

  President Rafael Correa won Ecuador's vote on judicial and media reforms, but by a smaller margin than forecast, near-final results showed on Wednesday evening.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 05:22 UTC

  Correa heading for referendum victory but with a lesser margin than expected

  

  Vote count in Ecuador showed President Rafael Correa heading for a referendum victory on Thursday after he accused electoral officials of delaying the tally in pro-government regions.

• Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 06:52 UTC

  Controversial questions on Ecuadorian referendum falling short of approval

  

  The latest official data from Ecuador's referendum vote shows a slim margin in favor of the 'No' vote on two of the most controversial questions which relate to the judicial system and the media. Critics say the questions seek to curb press freedom and judicial independence.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 08:10 UTC

  IISS: cross-border sanctuaries have been key for the survival of Colombia’s FARC

  

  The ability of Colombia’s largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC), to rely on cross-border sanctuaries has long been key to its survival, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 09:25 UTC

  President Correa’s victory margin in controversial referendum is narrowing

  

  Ecuador's President Rafael Correa victory margin in Saturday’s ten question referendum on planned media, banking and judicial reforms has narrowed dramatically according to the latest figures released by the National Electoral Council.

• Monday, May 9th 2011 - 00:47 UTC

  Ecuador’s Correa wins referendum to tighten grip on the Judiciary and the press

  

  Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa claimed victory in a referendum on government and social reforms that critics have charged is a disguised attempt to consolidate more power in a still fragile democracy.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 22:58 UTC

  Peru accepts Ecuador maritime borders, much to Chile’s chagrin

  

  Peru recognized maritime borders with Ecuador on Monday employing the same criteria they took Chile to The Hague in 2008 for using.

• Friday, April 8th 2011 - 03:03 UTC

  US retaliates expels Ecuadorean ambassador, but wants ‘positive’ relation with Quito

  

  The United States expelled on Thursday Ecuador’s ambassador to Washington in retaliation for the expulsion of the top US diplomat in Quito. Within hours, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa accused the US of infiltrating his country’s police.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 06:37 UTC

  Wikileaks knocks out second US ambassador in Latam: this time in Ecuador

  

  Ecuador is expelling the U.S. ambassador over a 2009 diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks in which the diplomat accused the country’s former police chief of corruption.

• Monday, March 14th 2011 - 02:09 UTC

  Chevron appeals 9.5 billion USD fine from an Ecuador court

  

  US oil giant Chevron has launched a legal appeal against a 9.5 billion US dollars fine by an Ecuador court for polluting much of the country's Amazon region.