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Ecuador’s Former Vice President Faces 13-Year Prison Sentence
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Ecuador's former Vice President, Jorge Glas, was handed a 13-year prison sentence for embezzling public funds allocated for the 2016 earthquake recovery, local media reported Monday. The sentence was delivered unanimously by a tribunal of...
Regula devices enhance Ecuador's border security
Source Security
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July 1, 2025
Ecuador’s border control authorities have significantly enhanced their identity verification capabilities by deploying a suite of advanced document examination devices from Regula. The nationwide upgrade, supported by the International...
Flor Bustamante lawyer sets up Quito boutique
Latin Lawyer
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Juan Carlos Herrerra has left Ecuadorean firm Flor Bustamante Pizarro & Hurtado where he focused on energy and natural resources disputes to set up a boutique in Quito. Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert...
SOUTHCOM’s TMPI: Towards Integrated Deterrence in the Americas by Building Maintenance Capacity
Small Wars Journal
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July 1, 2025
The escalating great-power competition, coupled with persistent instability and transnational threats, underscores the critical need for the United States (US) to advance integrated deterrence in the Western Hemisphere. As competitors like the...
El Gobierno colombiano niega mediar una posible “entrega” de alias Fito, detenido en Ecuador
KVIA - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Ana María Cañizares El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia emitió un comunicado el lunes sobre la detención de Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito”, realizada el jueves 26 de junio por el Ejército ecuatoriano en la localidad costera de...
Ecuadorian Immigrant and Chic Salon & Spa Owner Irina Erazo’s Passion to Excel Fulfills the American Dream
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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Overcoming adversity, chasing the American Dream with hard work and a passion to excel Tucked in a corner of the sprawling shopping center that once housed Old Time Pottery at 1270 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne, Irina Erazo’s tidy hair salon...
Ecuador's former VP sentenced to 13 years in prison
Xinhua News Agency
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QUITO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas was sentenced to 13 years in prison for embezzling public funds intended for reconstruction following a devastating 2016 earthquake, local media said Monday. According to...
Ecuador’s ex-VP sentenced to 13 years in latest corruption case
Politiko
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July 1, 2025
An Ecuadoran court on Monday handed former vice-president Jorge Glas a 13-year sentence for corruption, following his arrest in a dramatic raid last year on the Mexican embassy where he had been given asylum. Glas, 55, served as vice president of...
Air Europa inaugurated its non-stop flights between Madrid and Quito at Mariscal Sucre Airport
Travel Daily News
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July 1, 2025
Air Europa will operate three weekly frequencies using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Passengers traveling from Quito to Madrid will save approximately two and a half hours on this non-stop journey. The Spanish airline Air Europa has launched its...
Jamaica’s tourism industry grapples with uneven growth in first half of 2025
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is navigating a mixed landscape in 2025, with global economic uncertainty and a lingering US travel advisory dampening early performance even as regional markets, increased airlift, and targeted...
Sentence of Ecuador's former VP labelled 'abhorrent' after dramatic embassy raid
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 1, 2025
An Ecuadorian court has sentenced former vice president Jorge Glas to 13 additional years in prison for misusing public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake. Glas, 55, is currently in prison serving out...
Venezuela Achieves Lowest Homicide Rate in Latin America in 2025, Highlighting Peace Through Popular Unity
teleSUR
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Diosdado Cabello highlights Venezuela’s historic drop in violence. Photo: PRENSACICPC June 30, 2025 Hour: 10:09 pm Venezuela reports a historic low homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, the lowest in Latin America. Interior...
News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal? 'Return to the Land' is one of the most established white supremacist residential communities in the US, according to the ADL By Hannah Feuer 5…
Forward
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June 30, 2025
Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video By Hannah Feuer June 30, 2025 Nearly 60 years after the United States...
Noboa’s International Tour Brings Investment Opportunities and Strengthened Cooperation
The Cuenca Dispatch
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June 30, 2025
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 30, 2025
USNI News
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June 30, 2025
USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 30, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARG is...
Ohio strengthens global ties with South American wheat trade delegation
Ohio Ag Net/Ohio's Country Journal
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June 30, 2025
Ohio has continued to strengthen its role in international agricultural trade this June. In addition to hosting a delegation from Vietnam for a Memorandum of Understanding signing, the state welcomed wheat millers from South America, further...
Argentina ranked third safest country in Latin America in 2025
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 30, 2025
Argentina is the third safest country in Latin America for expats and international residents in 2025, according to a Latin America Safety Index survey conducted by the travel website ArgentinaExpat. The analysis assessed 23 countries across the...
President of Ecuador meets Envoy of UAE’s Minister of FA
Sharjah24
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Omar Sultan Al Olama: • Under the directives of its wise leadership, the UAE continues to enhance ties and expand constructive cooperation with countries worldwide. • The visit to Ecuador and meeting the President builds on the 50-year strategic...
Former Ecuadorian vice president detained in embassy raid gets 13 years in prison
Associated Press
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June 30, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The former vice president of Ecuador who was detained last year during a highly criticized police raid on Mexico’s embassy in the South American country was sentenced Monday to 13 years in prison. Jorge Glas had been accused...
Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...