30/11/07

Ecuador’s Congress Workers Protest Body’s Closure By Assembly
Bloomberg – USA
30 (Bloomberg) — Hundreds of Ecuador’s congressional workers demonstrated
in downtown Quito to protest the closure of the legislative body. …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2060
1086&sid=aeiFOyW1L0lU&refer=latin_america

Ecuador’s cellphone operators ordered to cease suspensions
Telecom Paper (subscription) – Houten,Netherlands
Paul Rojas, head of Suptel, Ecuadorean telecommunications regulator, has
ordered mobile phone operators Conecel (Porta), Otecel (Movistar) and
Telecsa …
www.telecom.paper.nl/site/news_ta.asp?type=abstract&id=194781

FM Maduro to stand in for President Chávez in Ecuador
El Universal – Venezuela
Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicolás Maduro is to represent
President Hugo Chávez during the opening of the Constitutional
Assembly in
Ecuador, …
english.eluniversal.com/2007/11/30/en_
pol_art_fm-maduro-to-stand-i_30A1232363.shtml

Mine explosion kills 1, injures 36 in Ecuador
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
AP PONCE ENRIQUEZ, Ecuador (AP) – Rescue workers on Tuesday ruled out
rumors that dozens of miners were trapped in a powerful explosion at a gold
mine that …
www.pr-inside.com/mine-explosion-kills-1-injures-r320484.htm

Ecuador constitutional assembly suspends national congress
By Jaime Jansen(Bernard Hibbitts)
[JURIST] The special Constitutional Assembly in Ecuador charged with
rewriting Ecuador’s constitution [text, in Spanish] suspended Ecuador’s
congress Thursday pending approval of a new charter in a nation-wide
referendum, expected late …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/
ecuador-constitutional-assembly.php

Chevron causing cancer in Ecuador
By AskQuestions
Here’s a nice Chevron story that dates back to at least 1972, when
Texaco (since acquired by Chevron) started drilling in the home of the
indigenous Cofan tribe in Ecuador. The Cofan tribe is still pursuing
justice and the clean-up of …
www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/11/30/124045/03

Ecuador’s Congress dismissed by constitutional assembly
AFP –
MONTECRISTI, Ecuador (AFP) — An assembly tasked with rewriting Ecuador’s
constitution dissolved the opposition-led Congress and took over its
duties, …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLbx1EydQn0qzHFxpudHd26RsLvA

Ecuador President Opens Assembly
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Montecristi, Ecuador, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President Rafael
Correa and special guests attend Friday the opening ceremony of the
National …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B9C2F5
69B-10B0-4D8A-B527-4533F22ABF58%7D)&language=EN

Ecuador Congress Is Dissolved in Vote
New York Times – United States
AP By THE NEW YORK TIMES Members of an elected assembly convened to rewrite
Ecuador’s Constitution voted last night to dissolve Congress, a move
expected to …
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/world
/americas/30ecuador.html?ref=americas

Ecuador bids to quell oil protest
BBC News – UK
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has declared a state of emergency in an
Amazon province where protests have cut oil output by about 20%. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7120624.stm

USA : IDB to support universalization of basic education in Ecuador
Fibre2fashion.com – Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$295 million program to
support the universalization of basic education in Ecuador. The main
objective of …
www.fibre2fashion.com/news/associatio
n-news/iadb/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=45161

Ecuador’s constitutional assembly voted to close Congress
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
The constitutional assembly of Ecuador voted on Thursday to close the
congress led by oppositions until a new charter is approved, a move
considered to be …
english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6312608.html

Swedish Construction as Sexism in Ecuador
By Ecuador Rebelde(Ecuador Rebelde)
The one employment that oil exploitation actually has contributed to is prostitution, because in the oil region of Ecuador women are the most exposed and their lives the most commercialized and exploited. Skanska, with the operational …
ecuador-rising.blogspot.com/2007/11/s
wedish-construction-as-sexism-in.html

Ecuador votes to close Congress
By BreakingNewsOn
Ecuador’s constitutional assembly has voted to close the opposition-led Congress until voters decide on a new charter that assembly members will draft to advance President Rafael Correa’s… read more.
www.nowpublic.com/politics/ecuador-votes-close-congress

Ecuador Assembly Votes to Temporarily Close Congress
MONTECRISTI, Ecuador-Ecuador’s constitutional assembly voted Thursday to close the opposition-led Congress until voters decide on a new charter assembly members will draft to advance President …
en.epochtimes.com/news/7-11-30/62459.html

Ecuador Opens New Assembly to Rewrite Constitution
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa is expected to call for the
shutdown of the opposition-controlled Congress as a new assembly begins to
rewrite …
www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-29-voa88.cfm

Ecuador orders emergency to quell oil protest
Reuters – USA
Ecuador, South America’s fifth largest oil producer, repeatedly suffers
from demonstrations that curtail output in the oil-rich Amazon region. …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN29254276

Ecuador’s Fin Min: wonâ´t Accept Future ICSID Jurisdiction
CNNMoney.com – USA
QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador has notified the World Bank’s International
Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, that it won’t
accept its …
money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/2
00711291644DOWJONESDJONLINE001025_FORTUNE5.htm

29/11/07

IADB approves $62 mln loan for Ecuador airline
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Inter-American Development Bank on
Thursday approved a $62.2 million loan to Ecuador’s TAME commercial airline
to rebuild …
today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type
=bondsNews&storyID=2007-11-29T232529Z_01_N29
237305_RTRIDST_0_ECUADOR-IADB.XML

Ecuador assembly votes to close Congress
Reuters – USA
MONTECRISTI, Ecuador, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s constitutional assembly
voted on Thursday to close the opposition-led Congress until voters decide
on a …
today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type
=bondsNews&storyID=2007-11-30T033006Z_01_N29241482_
RTRIDST_0_ECUADOR-ASSEMBLY-CONGRESS-URGENT.XML

Villagers Shut Down Oil Facility in Ecuador
The Spanish news agency EFE reported earlier this week that Petroecuador, Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, took a loss of around 5000 barrels of oil in output because their operations at a key production facility were disrupted by …
shiftshapers.gnn.tv/blogs/26061/Villa
gers_Shut_Down_Oil_Facility_in_Ecuador

Ecuador’s Constituent Assembly installed today
Granma International – La Habana,Cuba
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador confirmed this Wednesday that he would
place his mandate at the disposition of the Constituent Assembly —which
is to be …
www.granma.cu/ingles/2007/noviembre/juev29/49asamblea-i.html

Ecuador Opposition Split in Assembly
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Montecristi, Ecuador, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The factions opposed to the
Ecuadorian government are a split minority at the Constituent Assembly, …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B17B59B
5D-33F2-441D-BB74-996C37E8FBA2%7D)&language=EN

Ecuador opens assembly to rewrite constitution
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
This is a historic opportunity to achieve change, said Correa said in
an interview on Ecuador TV, the country’s first state-run channel that was
launched …
www.pr-inside.com/ecuador-opens-asse
mbly-to-rewrite-constitution-r324417.htm

Ecuador Sets Up First Public TV Channel
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Montecristi, Ecuador Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) One of the first programs of
“Ecuador TV” on Thursday was President Rafael Correa welcoming its
broadcasting as …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BF5A831B6
-326F-44BF-AF93-1A0EF67BA00C%7D)&language=EN

Ecuador for Constituent Revolution
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador implements Thursday its citizens’
revolution with the creation of the full powered National Constituent
Assembly, …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B1AE8
FB44-F465-46CD-971E-AAFCEAC937F7%7D)&language=EN