Ecuador will launch its first satellite into space from China in two weeks, President Rafael Correa announced Saturday. “It’s not a satellite bought in another country, it’s a satellite made in Ecuador,” Correa said proudly during his weekly address of the homegrown…
Ecuador – Journalist slain in Guayaquil, a day after escaping earlier murder attempt
Reporters Without Borders hopes for quick results from the investigation into journalist Fausto Valdivieso’s murder yesterday in Guayaquil. The motive is not yet known but press reports quoted local sources as saying he had been the target of a murder attempt 24 hours earlier and had received threats. A former employee of privately-owned TV stations Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas and TC Televisión, Valdivieso still worked intermittently as an independent journalist while pursuing business activities (…) … Read More
Ingen klima-check til Ecuador
Ecuador vil gøre kloden en klimatjeneste ved at lade olie blive under jorden i nationalparken Yasuní, hvis landet kan skrabe halvdelen af de tabte olieindtægter ind i penge fra resten af verden. Sympatisk at bevare regnskoven, siger klimaminister Martin Lidegaard, men han havde ingen penge med, da han i går blev opfordret til at støtte initiativet … Read More
Ecuador’s president vows to push large-scale mining despite indigenous protest
Ecuador’s re-elected President Rafael Correa said Saturday he will push large-scale mining projects during his next four years in office, despite opposition from some indigenous groups. “The Ecuadoran people have voted to responsibly take advantage of non-renewable resources,”…
De latinamerikanske alternativer
Ikke alene har de socialistiske ledere fra Ecuador til Venezuela leveret varen i form store sociale gevinster – de bliver også ved med at vinde valgene … Read More
‘Capitalist tyrants shouldn’t lead a state, people should’ – Correa (RT EXCLUSIVE)
http://www.youtube.com/v/wOs4hE8ZYZ8?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata More here: ‘Capitalist tyrants shouldn’t lead a state, people should’ – Correa (RT EXCLUSIVE)
Correa wins re-election and says banks and mass media don’t rule anymore
President Rafael Correa re-elected with 61% of the vote, he faces 4 critical years for Ecuador … Read More
