1,000 Colombians Protest Cellphone Regulation
1000 people are marching to la Plaza de Bolívar to protest the Colombian government’s new policies that they say will end small cellphone vendors as revealed by eltiempo.com. Authorities recommended...
View ArticleColombian Government’s Four-Year Plan Against the BACRIM
•The strengthening of intelligence through technology and training is part of the plan according to elpais.com.co. •The Política Integral de Seguridad y Defensa para la Prosperidad also plans to...
View ArticleLow Voter Turnout in Colombia
Voting for the elections for the candidates for the October elections closed today Sunday, May 30th at 4 p.m. in Colombia. At 7 p.m., the results will be submitted. According to caracol.com.co,...
View ArticlePuno, Peru: Residents Strike Demanding Officials Comply with Mining Royalties
According to RPP.com.pe people from the Lampa province in the Puno region, blocked the main road that leads to the city of Juliaca today Thursday June 30th. Protesters say this is the first day of a...
View ArticleMore Than 100,000 March in Chile for Free, Improved Public Education
According to ElComercio.com today, Thursday June 30th in Santiago, Chile more than 100,000 people marched through the streets demanding improvement of the public education system, including lowering...
View ArticleH1N1 flu in Mendoza, Argentina
The government of Mendoza, Argentina, where there have been 54 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus, has announced that they will no longer release data on the amount of cases, according to the...
View ArticleChina and Ecuador Close Deal for Finance of Hydroelectric Plant
ElComercio.com reports that Ecuador’s Minister of Finance has completed final negotiations with the Eximbank of China for the credit of $571 million to finance the Sopladora hydroelectric project....
View ArticleQuito, Ecuador: Shortage of Antiretroviral Drugs
ElComercio.com reports that there is a shortage of HIV-AID drugs in Ecuador. Health officials report that prescriptions of antiretroviral drugs such as Lamivudine, Abacavir and Kaletra are not being...
View ArticleEcuadorians Retiring in Spain
According to ElComercio.com the governments of Spain and Ecuador have signed an agreement that will allow Spanish and Ecuadorian emigrants to choose between which of the two countries to retire. The...
View ArticleLima, Peru: Budget Approved Poor Area Projects
According to Peru21.pe the Lima city council approved a budget of 10.5 million soles for 22 projects in poorer zones of the capital on the 1st of July. Officials say that the projects will consist of...
View ArticleAyacucho, Peru: Students Take Over University
According to Peru21.pe, on Friday July 1st thousands of students from the San Cristobal University in Huamanga clashed with police in the Plaza de Huamanga as they tried to take over the university by...
View ArticleLima, Peru: Planned Electric Train Costs Additional 86 Million Soles
According to Peru21.pe the 25-year project to establish an electric train in Lima will need an 86 million sole subsidy from the government. Officials say that the project headed by President Alan...
View ArticleIRS Closed Marriott Hotel in Quito, Ecuador
ElComercio.com reports that the Ecuadorian IRS has closed the Marriot Hotel in Quito since hotel officials did not provide information required by the IRS. Officials say that closure signs will be...
View ArticleEcuador’s Household Consumption Boom
According to ElComercio.com Ecuadorian household consumption is higher than last year at 7.55% for the first quarter. The Central Bank chairman, Diego Borja says that three factors have influenced the...
View ArticleGuayaquil, Ecuador: Protests Erupt in the Center
According to ElComercio.com today, at mid-day, Wednesday July 6th, about 50 protesters marched through different sections of Guayaquil’s center. A protest that began at the Palace of Justice consisted...
View ArticleEcuador’s Petroecuador Delays Negotiation of Oil Fields
ElComercio.com reports on July 6th, that Petroecuador has postponed the negotiations of “mature” oil fields in order to enhance the natural recovery time in the area. This report was broken by Andes...
View ArticleAmbato, Ecuador: Areas Without Water For 4 Days, Ends Friday
According to ElComercio.com thousands of residents in eight parishes and villages located in the northwest of Ambato have been without drinking water since the night of Tuesday July 5th. The Private...
View ArticlePeru: Brother of President-Elect Ollanta Humala Talking Gas Projects With Russia
According to Peru21.pe the younger brother of President-elect Ollanta Humala, Alexis Humala has been negotiating gas projects with Russian government officials on behalf of the Humala government in the...
View ArticleEcuador Reveals First Satellite
According to ElComercio.com Ecuador presented its first satellite, NEE-01 Pegaso, on the first day of the Fourth International Congress of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Communications...
View ArticleQuito, Ecuador: Municipality Signs Agreement to Eliminate Aboveground...
According to ElTelegrafo.com.ec the Electric Company of Quito and the Municipality government have signed an agreement for the development of the Program of Unemployment and Restructuring of...
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