Tag: Ecuador
Prison guards in Ecuador released
full screen Soldiers stand guard after a deadly prison riot in Cuenca last April. Archive image. Photo: Marcelo Suquilanda/AP/TT A total of 57 prison guards and police officers who were…
50 prison guards taken hostage in Ecuador
50 prison guards and seven policemen have been taken hostage by inmates in a prison in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. – We are concerned about the safety of…
Prison guards taken hostage in Ecuador
Updated 03:27 | Published at 3:01 am full screen Soldiers stand guard after a deadly prison riot in Cuenca last April. Archive image. Photo: Marcelo Suquilanda/AP/TT 50 prison guards and…
Ecuador considers it “complex” to dismantle an oil field in the Amazon despite a referendum
So the majority of voters called for the cessation of oil exploitation in the Amazonian reserve of Yasuni, during a referendum on August 20, the Ecuadorian government now considers it…
Ready for a second round of voting in Ecuador
Instead of a victory speech at one of the political headquarters in the capital, Quito, Ecuadorians heard the president of the electoral commission, Diana Atamaint, say: – We will move…
Ready for the second round in Ecuador
full screen Luisa González received the most votes in the first round of Ecuador’s presidential election, here she is seen at her party’s vigil. Photo: Dolores Ochoa/AP/TT There will be…
Ecuador voted to stop oil drilling
full screen Presidential candidate Jan Topic holds up his ballot showing that he is voting to stop oil drilling. Photo: Martin Mejia/AP/TT Ecuador stops oil drilling in a reservation for…
Assassination attempt on politician in Ecuador
The mayor Francisco Tamariz of the city of La Libertad in Ecuador was reportedly the victim of an assassination attempt last Friday evening. Tamariz says 30 shots were fired at…
a debate between candidates marked by the assassination of Villavicencio
Sunday evening, the presidential candidates of August 20 had an appointment for an important debate, in a tense context due to the assassination in the middle of last week of…
After the assassination of the presidential candidate in Ecuador – concern among the population
Six people were arrested after the shooting of the presidential candidate. All six are from Colombia, the police said. At the center of the ongoing investigation is a man called…