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Last day of blackouts in Ecuador, as promised by the government

Published on: December 19, 2024
11:32

Quito, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador will experience the last day of blackouts after nearly three months of power outages, according to the promise made by the government.

Ecuador again denies safe-conduct to former vice president Glas

Published on: December 18, 2024
16:34

Quito, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The government of Ecuador reiterated on Wednesday its refusal to grant safe-conduct to former vice president Jorge Glas, in prison since local police forces assaulted the Mexican embassy and forcibly removed him, violating his right to political asylum.

Ecuadorian government gives in and announces relocation of new prison

Published on: December 16, 2024
19:02

Quito, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Following two weeks of social protests on the streets, the Ecuadorian government announced on Monday that the maximum-security prison initially planned to be built in the Amazonian community of Archidona will be instead be erected in Salinas, province of Santa Elena.

Ecuador’s Weekly Wrap-Up: Blackouts, protests, and promises

Published on: December 14, 2024
11:35

Quito, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Protests against the construction of a prison in the Amazonian community of Archidona and the Government's promise to end power cuts on December 20 became Ecuador’s media milestones over the week that ends on Saturday.

Ecuadorian Parliament censures former energy minister

Published on: December 13, 2024
16:38

Quito, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly (Parliament) of Ecuador censured today the former Energy minister Andrea Arrobo, following a political trial process that she ultimately did not attend fearing reprisals from the government.

Ecuadorian President exposes car bomb threat

Published on: December 11, 2024
15:05

Quito, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President, Daniel Noboa, denounced today an alleged car bomb threat against him in Machala, capital of the province of El Oro, on the southern coast of the country.

Noboa announces end of blackouts in Ecuador for Dec. 20

Published on: December 10, 2024
10:07

Quito, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, announced today that power cuts will be completely suspended in the country as of December 20.

Film about the Galapagos Islands at Havana’s festival

Published on: December 5, 2024
00:16

Havana, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian-Cuban film "La Invención de las Especies" (The Invention of Species), made in the Galapagos Islands, is competing in the fiction feature film category at the 45th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.

Ecuador’s Parliament calls off impeachment of former Energy Minister

Published on: December 4, 2024
16:55

Quito, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) The impeachment of Ecuador's former Energy Minister Andrea Arrobo has been called off on Wednesday, following her denunciations of probable reprisals from the Government.

Minister says Ecuador will finish 2024 without blackouts

Published on: December 3, 2024
11:03

Quito, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The acting Minister of Energy and Mines of Ecuador, Inés Manzano, said the country will end the year with “zero hours of blackouts”, a new promise of the government to end power cuts.

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