28/11/07

7 people killed in gold mine explosion in Ecuador
Xinhua – China
27 (Xinhua) — The death toll of a gold mine explosion that happened on Monday night in Ecuador has reached seven, with 40 more miners injured and 30 others …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/28/content_7159284.htm

Ecuador: US treatment of Ecuadorian president “ignorant”
Xinhua – China
27 (Xinhua) — Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa told media on Tuesday that the discourteous treatment President Rafael Correa received at …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/28/content_7159211.htm

Protesters Take Ecuador Oil Field
Houston Chronicle – United States
2007 AP QUITO, Ecuador — Villagers took over an oil field run by state oil company Petroecuador to demand jobs, electricity and paved roads, …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5332544.html

Lender CAF disburses $250 mln credit to Ecuador
Reuters – USA
QUITO, Nov 27 (Reuters) – The Andean development Corporation, or CAF, has granted Ecuador a $250 million loan to finance a poverty-reduction program, …
www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN2763473020071127

Ecuador on Eve of New Assembly
Quito, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Forty-eight hours before the creation of the Constituent Assembly in Ecuador, expectation grows Tuesday due to a series of resolutions that full-power institution will adopt.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B6C271BCB
-218C-4648-A864-6BF1ED71D01B%7D&language=EN

Ecuador Congress cuts debt service in 2008 budget
By Ecuador Rebelde(Ecuador Rebelde)
QUITO, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s Congress on Monday approved the government’s $10.36 billion budget plan for next year, but reallocated $327 million earmarked for public debt payments to public spending, said congressional aides. …
ecuador-rising.blogspot.com/2007/11/e
cuador-congress-cuts-debt-service-in.html

Amazon Indians versus Big Oil, Greg Palast investigates
By brendanorrell@gmail.com(brendanorrell@gmail.com)
Known as “The Filing of the Law Suit,” natives of Ecuador’s jungle, decked in feathers and war paint and heavily armed with lawyers, are filmed presenting a new complaint in their litigation seeking $12 billion from Chevron Inc., …
bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2007/11/am
azon-indians-versus-big-oil-greg.html

27/11/07

60 Ecuador Miners Trapped After Blast
The Associated Press –
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An explosion ripped through an underground gold mine in southern Ecuador Monday, trapping about 60 miners and killing at least one, …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjYsIGB4zw
t5Kaqdm7bQWSNktzbgD8T5QHO80

Ecuador Congress cuts debt service in 2008 budget
Reuters UK – UK
QUITO, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s Congress on Monday approved the government’s $10.36 billion budget plan for next year, but reallocated $327 million …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2644150520071127

Federal court dismisses cancer suit against Chevron
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
The suits claimed chemicals and wastewater dumped by Chevron subsidiary Texaco Petroleum in the years it operated in Ecuador caused several inhabitants to …
www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2007/11/19/daily16.html

Protest causes drop in Ecuador oil output
By India eNews
Ecuador’s national oil company Petroecuador has said that it incurred the loss of some 5000 barrels of oil output because of a weekend protest that disrupted operations at a key production facility, Spanish news agency EFE reported …
www.indiaenews.com/america/20071127/82941.htm

Ecuador, Indonesia to seek compensation for preserving rain forests
International Herald Tribune – France
AP JAKARTA, Indonesia: Ecuador’s president said Monday he would join Indonesia and other rain forest nations in demanding compensation if they help reduce …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/
26/asia/AS-GEN-Indonesia-Ecuador.php

Protest causes drop in Ecuador oil output
Earthtimes – London,UK
Quito (Ecuador), Nov 27 – Ecuador’s national oil company Petroecuador has said that it incurred the loss of some 5000 barrels of oil output because of a …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/148747.html

Ecuador, RI talk environment, justice
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has invited Ecuador to participate in global negotiations on climate change issues during the upcoming summit in …
www.thejakartapost.com/detailn
ational.asp?fileid=20071127.H06&irec=5

Ecuador backs Indonesia bid for forest compensation
By Ecuador Rebelde(Ecuador Rebelde)
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Ecuador President Rafael Correa on Monday expressed support for Indonesia’s calls to have developing nations compensated for preserving forests as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. …
ecuador-rising.blogspot.com/2007/11
/ecuador-backs-indonesia-bid-for-forest.html

War Paint and Lawyers: Rainforest Indians versus Big Oil
By Greg Palast
Known as “The Filing of the Law Suit,” natives of Ecuador’s jungle, decked in feathers and war paint and heavily armed with lawyers, are filmed presenting a new complaint in their litigation seeking $12 billion from Chevron Inc., …
www.gregpalast.com/war-paint-and
-lawyers-rainforest-indians-versus-big-oil/

Ecuador President Vows to Avoid US After Mistreatment at Airport
By Signs of the Times(Signs of the Times)
… Correa said he accepted an apology issued Tuesday by US Ambassador to Ecuador Linda Jewell, who said US officials learned of his travel plans only hours before and “didn’t have time to make all the arrangements necessary to receive …
www.sott.net/articles/show/144431-Ecuador-President
-Vows-to-Avoid-U-S-After-Mistreatment-at-Airport

Protesters take over oil field in Ecuador jungle, production drops …
By Leanan(Paul Laudanski (mailto:admin@peakoil.com))
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) Villagers took over an oil field run by state oil company Petroecuador to demand jobs, electricity and paved roads, the company reported. Daily production at the Auca Sur field in Ecuador’s eastern jungle dropped by …
peakoil.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33551

Ecuador Doubles Border Vigilance
Quito, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian Armed Forces are on search missions along the border with Colombia Monday, after they discovering Colombian irregular forces within the nation.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BE7460278
-2E99-4C9A-90ED-DE690CBAB9FC%7D&language=EN

26/11/07

Indonesia to develop oil fields in Ecuador
Reuters UK – UK
JAKARTA, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state oil and gas firm Pertamina will spend $50 million to explore and develop existing oil fields in Ecuador, …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKJAK10396320071126

Ecuador Offers Concession Of Manta Air Base To China, Declines To …
AHN – USA
Quito, Ecuador (AHN) – Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will not renew its contract with the United States when the agreement for American use of the …
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009268582

Ecuador vs. the phone companies
By cffc
Ecuador’s brave government is taking another step forward in reaching out to their poor by calling in foreign mobile firms (Telefonica and Portam a Mexican company, together own 96 percent of Ecuador’s market) for contract negotiations. …
www.benettontalk.com/2007/11/ecu
ador_vs_the_phone_companies.html

Ecuador backs Indonesia bid for forest compensation
Reuters UK – UK
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Ecuador President Rafael Correa on Monday expressed support for Indonesia’s calls to have developing nations compensated for preserving …
uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKJAK23478720071126

Poor may get Mobile Phones in Ecuador
TechGadgets.in – Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Ecuador has thought for the poor people in their country. However, ironically they haven’t thought of providing basic necessities such as food, clothing, …
www.techgadgets.in/mobile-phones/2007
/26/poor-may-get-mobile-phones-in-ecuador/

Don’t like your constitution? Then rewrite it
Houston Chronicle – United States
Ecuador has gone through 20 charters and Bolivia has ratified 12, yet politicians in both countries are busy drafting new constitutions.…www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5328083.html

Ecuador Social Citizen Journalism
By TonNet(TonNet)
A report from Nielsen Online shows the following results for social networking sites and blogs… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
www.miltonramirez.com/2007/11
/ecuador-social-citizen-journalism.html

ecuador wants cell phones for the poor
Reuters – USA
quito (reuters) – ecuador has contacted foreign mobile firms to negotiate new contracts that would impose higher penalties over operational errors and push …
www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN2227023320071122

Ecuador: Transportation Hub for China
By Eduardo Avila
¡¡¡Cambiemos Ecuador!!! [es] writes about a proposal to convert the
airport in Manta as an important transportation hub for travelers
arriving to and from China.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11
/26/ecuador-transportation-hub-for-china/

25/11/07

Ecuador pushes carriers toward socialization
By Chris Ziegler
Stung with apparently widespread, systematic technical problems on its cell networks, Ecuador’s taking measures to clamp down on a pair of foreign firms that together control some 96 percent of the nation’s market. …
www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/25/
ecuador-pushes-carriers-toward-socialization/

Ecuador President Vows to Avoid US After Alleged Mistreatment at …
“We accepted (the ambassador’s apology) but personally I’m not going to stop to change planes in the United States until they learn what civilization is,” Correa said.
www.whatreallyhappened.com/
archives/cat_current_events.html#073852

Ecuador seeks relations with Iran
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa Delgado has stressed the importance of boosting relations with Iran in political and economic fields.…
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=32502&sectionid=3510213

Ecuador’s Plan to Bridge the Digital Divide
By vanityemailaddress
The international mass media is reporting that government leaders in Ecuador seek to implement an innovative means of decreasing the digital divide. New contracts are currently being negotiated with foreign mobile telecommunication …
www.nowpublic.com/life/ecuadors-plan-bridge-digital-divide-0

24/11/07

Ecuador protests mishandling of president at US airport
By CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD…(CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD…)
Ecuador’s foreign ministry said Tuesday it had lodged a formal protest to the government of the United States over the treatment last week of President Rafael Correa by immigration officials at Miami’s International Airport. …
mparent7777-2.blogspot.com/2007/11/
ecuador-protests-mishandling-of.html

Ecuador cancels oil exploitation in Amazon
Xinhua – China
23 (Xinhua) — Ecuador on Friday cancelled the exploitation of its most important oil field to preserve the flora and fauna in the Amazon rain forest region …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/24/content_7136457.htm

Digital Divide: Ecuador’s Plan to Bridge It
ZDNet UK – UK
The international mass media is reporting that government leaders in Ecuador seek to implement an innovative means of decreasing the digital divide. …
community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000
000567,10006550o-2000495764b,00.htm

Ecuador’s president urges political role for OPEC
Petroleum News – USA
AP Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, in his first public speech since his country’s official re-entry into OPEC, said Nov. 18 that the 13-nation oil …
www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/963215931.shtml

Ecuador: Alianza Pais Tops Assembly
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Such majority force, in line with the interests of President Rafael Correa, must draft Ecuador’s 20th Constitution and change its body of laws.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BC34EEF
DD-7626-476E-820B-369071356C5A%7D)&language=EN

23/11/07

Oil giants upset with Ecuador’s tax rise
China Internet Information Center| – China
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador shocked investors in October by raising
the windfall tax from 50 percent to 99 percent, grabbing nearly all the
extra oil …
www.china.org.cn/english/business/232920.htm

China Seeks Arbitration in Ecuador Oil Row
By Andy Rowell
Ecuador signed contracts with China’s Sinochem Corp and a venture owned jointly by China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and Sinopec before oil prices began their heady rise to the present level of nearly $100 per barrel. …
priceofoil.org/2007/11/23/china-
seeks-arbitration-in-ecuador-oil-row/

Ecuador Eschews Chinese Protest on Oil Tax
Wall Street Journal – USA
By DAVID WINNING BEIJING — Ecuador President Rafael Correa shrugged off a potential arbitration suit from China’s oil companies over his country’s new …
online.wsj.com/article/SB11957795
9203101463.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Ecuador Protests Treatment of President Correa in Miami
Periódico 26 – Las Tunas,Cuba
Ecuador lodged a formal protest at the US embassy over the treatment towards its President Rafael Correa by immigration authorities at Miami International …
www.periodico26.cu/english/news_world/ecuador112107.htm

Ecuador: Each Delegate to Constituent Assembly to Have Own Blog
By Eduardo Avila
Christian Espinosa of Cobertura Digital [es] writes about the announcement that the 130 delegates to the Constituent Assembly in Ecuador will each have their own blog to update the public on their proposals.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/23/ecuador-
each-delegate-to-constituent-assembly-to-have-own-blog/

Ecuador Congress Fights Opponents
Quito, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Congress Leader Jorge Cevallos will submit to the General Attorney’s Office a resolution to investigate citizens openly calling for its disbandment.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BE
B079A9A-03C4-4539-9BB6-36D06112BC3E%

A green light to transform Ecuador
By Ecuador Rebelde(Ecuador Rebelde)
The history of Ecuador had not seen a triumph as overwhelming as that obtained by the Alianza País movement on Sept. 30. That day, the people who must draft a new Constitution were elected. Seventy percent of the voters placed their …
ecuador-rising.blogspot.com/2007/11/green
-light-to-transform-ecuador.html