Ecuador

Microsoft collaborates with strong local and regional partners to expand educational initiatives to reach underserved people in Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru and Brazil

MIAMI, April 3, 2008 — At the Government Leaders Forum—Americas in Miami today, Microsoft Corp. announced new and expanded partnerships that will play a strong role in transforming education and creating economic opportunity in Latin America.    » read more »

03 March 2008 -- Colombia -- Venezuela and Ecuador moved their armies to the Colombian border and shut down their embassies in Bogota amid rising tensions about Colombia's cross-border raid against FARC rebels in Ecuador.

Venezuela has also deployed tanks and fighter planes to the border. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Colombia's incursion into Ecuador has pushed South America to the brink of war.    » read more »

06 February 2008 -- Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupted Wednesday, spewing molten rock, smoke and ash into the air and forcing the evacuation of people living nearby.

There are no reports of any injuries or deaths, but officials warned that the eruption may spread ash across six of Ecuador's provinces. Authorities did not evacuate the nearby tourist resort of Banos, although they were monitoring developments.    » read more »

01 February 2008 -- Officials in Ecuador say Venezuela is to help them build a $5 billion oil refinery that will become operational in 2012.

Oil Minister Galo Chiriboga said Thursday the refinery will initially process Ecuadorean crude, but when supplies are depleted, Venezuelan crude will be used. The facility will have the capacity to refine 300,000 barrels of oil daily.

The minister says a logistics study for the project should be concluded by June and that it is a way of promoting Latin American investment in refineries.    » read more »

SAN RAMON, CA, Oct. 8, 2007 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today filed a petition in an Ecuador Superior Court seeking dismissal of an ongoing environmental lawsuit that has descended into a judicial farce, constituting a denial of Chevron's right to a fair and impartial trial based on evidence and the rule of law.    » read more »

07 October 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he did not discuss possible locations for a new U.S. base in Latin America on any of the five stops he made in the region in recent days. The secretary made the remark during his final stop in Paramaribo, Suriname on Saturday.    » read more »

1 October 2007 -- (Spanish version follows English) -- Yesterday, Sept. 30, the Ecuadorian people demonstrated their profound democratic vocation by voting peacefully for representatives to the constituent assembly.

Summary of Key Findings

The Carter Center congratulates the Ecuadorian people for their civic commitment. We would like to particularly recognize the role of the poll workers, who were mostly young people. Their creativity, honesty, and close attention to the law made the election successful, despite the complexity of the vote count.    » read more »

Service for Sure: New network provides fast, reliable business services

Sept. 18, 2007, Naperville, Ill. — When processing a consumer's credit card, trading on the stock market, or sending medical records, businesses need fast, ultra-reliable data services. Businesses in Ecuador depend on CableNet, a division of Grupo TVCable, to provide the highest quality services, especially for important business transactions. That's why CableNet chose Tellabs to create and deploy its new MetroEthernet network.    » read more »

August 26, 2007, Osaka, Japan (By David Byrd) -- American sprinter Tyson Gay has won the gold medal in the men's 100-meters race at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan.

Tyson Gay blasted out of the starting blocks and never looked back until the finish. The American took the gold medal with a time of 9:85. Gay said afterwards that he knew he could not rest until he had the gold.    » read more »

(Washington, DC, May 11, 2007) — A Congressional vote removing all nine judges of Ecuador’s Constitutional Court is the latest in a series of arbitrary actions by competing political factions that have undermined the autonomy of the country’s democratic institutions, Human Rights Watch said today.    » read more »