Beloved,
today the news of 24 January 2008 on the blog for you.
I was excited about an email Come Antar - "I've never been so well informed about Ecuador." Well done and keep it up!
Greetings Iris
Photo: Marco Schaa - From the streets in Quito news on 24 January 2008 by Radio HCJB Global - Edited by: Axel Jeroma
pedestrians must face fines fight against anarchy in the streets: not only motorists but also pedestrians in Ecuador should continue increased attention to the traffic laws. Otherwise, they face fines. That, the draft of the new traffic law. Accordingly, it is prohibited including pedestrians, buses or taxis to stop in dangerous places. Roads may only be crossed at crosswalks, traffic lights or designated places.
President Correa pardon is promised hope of remission: Ecuador's President Rafael Correa a pardon for prisoners has been proposed which are for drug offenses in prison. The amnesty will apply to all first-time offenders who were arrested with less than two kilos of drugs and a half years already served their sentence have. Correa wants a bill to submit to the Constituent Assembly. benefit from the amnesty across the country could some 1,500 women and men.
protest march against president's policies opposition shows its true colors: Jaime Nebot, the mayor of Guayaquil has called today for all citizens and entrepreneurs in the coastal region to a protest march against President Correa. His policies would lead to deterioration in health, education and the labor market, criticized Nebot. "We have waited long enough. Now is the time for remedial action has come, "Nebot said ahead of the protest march to the press. In Guayaquil is the agreement for Nebot, according to recent surveys up to 90 percent.
Ecuador opens trade office in Iran customers in the hopes Iran: The government of Ecuador will open in March in the Iranian capital of Tehran, a commercial office. This weekend confirmed Ecuadorian Foreign Minister María Isabel Salvador. President Rafael Correa has repeatedly in recent months, met with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discussed the development of relations of both countries. Correa sees Iran as an important partner for the future.
government granted financial assistance to volcano victims million Heavy Utility orders: With a strong cash injection will help Ecuador's government of the region around the volcano Tungurahua back on their feet. In total there are 20 million has been dollars. They should first and foremost the rehabilitation of destroyed infrastructure in tourism areas and come to good. The activities in the interior of the volcano have not slowed way. Still go volcanologists believe that in the near future to a large explosion in the mountain comes.
National airlines in the climb increased number of passengers: Ecuador's airlines have carried last year over eleven per cent more passengers than in 2006. This represents an increase of 295,000 passengers. This is according to a study published in the previous week Stats. Particularly benefit from the increase were the companies and Tame Aerogal. Ecuador airlines want to grow in the coming months, especially on routes to Brazil, Peru and the USA.
Ecuador moves to Juventus Turin on par with the best of the best: Ecuador's national soccer player Segundo Castillo enters next season with the Italian Juventus. By summer, the player is still in the service of the Serbian champion Red Star Belgrade. Castillo was one of the pillars of Ecuador's national team at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Castillo Ivan Kaviedes after only the second Ecudorianer, in the Italian Serie A wins the contract.
To much sun in the Andean highlands
Finally, as always, the views of the weather: sun cream with high sun protection factor was in those days required in the Andean highlands. That says it all about the temperatures in the mountains. The serene weather of recent weeks continued. Only at night it was under the clear sky can be quite cool.
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The plus the news is our comment
tone is rougher By Axel Jeroma
The political tone in Ecuador has become rougher in recent weeks. This has contributed not only President Rafael Correa with his usual sharp rhetoric. The Mayor of Guayaquil and business leaders have strongly voiced in the political contest. Listen to our comment of the week
2008 is a year of clashes in Ecuador. This assessment is not from the political observers in the country. No. It comes from Ecuador's President Rafael Correa. He believes that the former elites of the country will do everything that should not stop him from twelve months ago launched revolution of the bourgeoisie. In the one-year anniversary of his presidency over the weekend in front of 100,000 of his supporters in Guayaquil threw Correa his political opponents to reiterate the gauntlet down. "The old elite may never govern this country again," he said under a storm of applause in the crowd. Who does he mean by the old elites, all in the country is clear: the representatives of the party system and the "moneyed aristocracy" of Guayaquil. The established parties since their bitter defeat in the elections to the Constituent Assembly still busy licking their wounds. Resolute opposition to it seem, at least for the moment not capable.
threat to Correa and his revolution of the middle class comes from a different direction. Start, there is Jaime Nebot. The popular mayor of the business metropolis of Guayaquil has emerged in recent weeks as a sort of opposition leaders. He railed primarily against the government attempts to curtail local self-government and to make the city less tax money available. Less money in city coffers means less infrastructure and less spending in the social field, concludes Nebot. This konterkariere President Correa's own policy, frozzelte Guayaquil's mayor. In addition, Nebot
was significantly modified by his own party, the Partido Social Cristiano from. After all, the PSC had received issued by the Ecuadorians in the election to the Constituent Assembly rebuffed. With the withdrawals of the PSC attempts Nebot to open up politically and thus make for broader segments of the population of interest. Whether he manages to win outside of Guayaquil a larger fan base and as a competitor for President Correa seriously to establish, at the moment is difficult to assess. An important indicator is a protest march against the policies Correa, Jaime Nebot has to for today called on the residents and entrepreneurs of the coastal region. If he succeeds not to mobilize a sizable number of people, was his attempt to gain nation-wide profile, no more than a flash in the pan.
comment critical of Correa have recently increased again leading business people. You criticize the proposed tax reform at the expense of high income and the freezing of prices for foods such as milk or rice. The combined economic power of the country sits, how is it by chance, in the region around Guayaquil. Their political voice is as I said Jaime Nebot. An alliance of the economy with a can for autonomy for his city and the region struggling politician Nebot provoke a dangerous conflict.
is observed to this date in another Andean country, Bolivia. There is also the wealth in the hands of a few provinces in the lowlands. Their provincial rulers openly threaten to secede from the rest of Bolivia, they should be the afford in the new constitution proposed financial assistance to the poor mountain country must.
"Nachtigall ick Listen traps, the Berlin would say at this point well. If some groups in the Ecuadorian coastal region around Guayaquil secretly pursuing similar goals, the devastating consequences for the currently intact inner peace in Ecuador might have. It is hoped that the Correa's political opponents are smart enough to distinguish - between permissible protest and risky playing with fire.
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