Colombia, Reform for Higher Budgets for Universities
•The Colombian government is planning to include an increase in budgets for Universities and institutions of higher learning in the reforms to the educational system as revealed by Caracol Radio. •The...
View ArticleEcuador: Correa Warns Galapagos Islands In Jeopardy, Illegal Migration
According to Cre.com.ec the administration of Rafael Correa is carefully watching the situation of illegal migration to the Galapagos Islands. On Friday June 3rd, President Rafael Correa announced that...
View ArticleMarch for Ecuadorian Kidnapped in Colombia
ElComercio.com reports that hundreds of people, including relatives and friends, marched in the streets of Tulcan, Carchi today July 7th, demanding the release of Orlando Ibarra. The marchers planned...
View ArticleMendoza, Argentina: Government Will Not Release Information on Flu Cases
According to LaVoz.com.ar the government of Mendoza will not report on the number of flu cases in their province. The Secretary of Health in Mendoza, Enrique Quesada confirmed the government’s decision...
View ArticleGalapagos Islands, Ecuador: Sea Cucumber Fishing Season Delayed
According to GalapagosPark.org the Union of Fishing Cooperatives of the Galapagos (UCOOPEPGAL) asked for a delay in the start of the 2011 season of sea cucumber fishing. Fishermen are dealing with a...
View ArticleColombia, Mayor of Bogotá Asks for Police Force Increase
•The current Mayor of Bogotá, Clara López Obregón, asked for an increase of 4,000 police officers for the Colombian city. •According to El Espectador, in 2009, López Obregón, who was then secretary of...
View ArticleEcuador: Sanctions for Banana Exporters, Still Do Not Pay Official Price
According to ElComercio.com the lack of regulations in Ecuador’s Banana Law is causing conflicts between banana producers and exporters. Officials say that many banana exporters do not comply with the...
View ArticleEsmeraldas Province, Ecuador: Health Officials Declare Emergency, Dengue...
ElComercio.com reports that an urgent meeting was held last night, Monday July 11th that included the government of the Esmeraldas province, representatives of the Pan-American Organization of Health...
View ArticleAmbato, Ecuador: Rains, River Flooding Cause Suspension of Water Services
According to ElUniverso.com torrential rains are causing problems for certain sectors of Ambato. Officials say that in some areas drinking water began to turn brown from mud run-off and in other...
View ArticleEcuadorian Police “Polish” The Country’s New ‘Most Wanted’ List
According to RadioSucre.com.ec government authorities say that an addition of a monetary reward system for the location of criminals on the ‘Most Wanted’ list, is just one of the new strategies for the...
View ArticlePeru: Ex-Shining Path Group Reject Accusations Made by Government
According to Prensa-Latina.cu members of the National Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights (Movadef), established by ex-rebels of the Shining Path movement, have denounced the Peruvian...
View ArticleEcuador: Slow, Stalled Process of Legalizing Executive Taxis
According to ElUniverso.com the Ecuadorian government has not followed through with its promise to legalize the executive taxi business. In 2008, President Rafael Correa ratified the Transit Law to...
View ArticleColombian Government’s Plan to Reduce Poverty in Rural Areas
•The Colombian Government is to ratify an initiative to reduce the poverty rate in rural areas by 30%. •As revealed by El Espectador, 62% of the rural population is below the poverty line. •The Law of...
View ArticlePeru Receives $7.5 Billion From CAF for Infrastructure
ElComercio.pe reports that the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) has made $7.5 billion available to Peru for infrastructure projects and services, after its president, Enrique Garcia meet with...
View ArticleEcuadorian Government Has Eliminated 4,000 Public Service Positions
According to ElComercio.com the Ecuadorian government’s Executive Decree 813, that gives officials the right to “buying” resignations of public servants, became affective on July 12th. Therefore,...
View Article5,000 Vehicles Stolen in Peru, Brazil, Chile Found in Bolivia
ElComercio.pe reports that the governments of Peru, Brazil and Chile have found 5,000 stolen vehicles belonging to the three countries in Bolivia. An amnesty decree, signed by Bolivian President Evo...
View ArticleALERT: Ecuadorian Health Ministry Bans Consumption of Alcohol, 72 Hours
According to ElComercio.com the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health issued a Dry Law, no alcohol consumption, for 72 hours via Twitter. The Ministry issued the decree at 6 p.m. on Sunday July 17th, effective...
View ArticlePeruvian Government Compensates Shining Path Victims
According to ElComercio.pe the Peruvian government began to compensate victims of the Shining Path movement, during the years of 1980 and 2000, on Saturday July 16th. Government officials say that a...
View ArticlePeru: Controversy Around Illegal Interception of Phone Calls, Affect Journalism
According to ElUniverso.com a debate between the Peruvian Supreme Court and the media is ensuing surrounding a new law that would increase the penalties for journalists who publish information from...
View ArticlePetroEcuador Buys Crude Oil From Perenco, French-British Oil Company
ElUniverso.com reports that PetroEcuador, the state owned oil company in Ecuador, has bought 636,041 barrels of crude oil from Perenco. The purchase is valued at $68.01 million. Officials say the...
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