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Ecuador: Government recommends citizens not to travel to Colombia by road 27 Aug 2013 | 09:08 am
info7.com.mx reported the government recommended “Ecuadorian citizens who plan to travel by land to the neighboring country, avoid doing so until the situation returns to normal.” The suggestion takes...
Ushuaia, Argentina: Raids Conducted on Suspicion of Human Trafficking 27 Aug 2013 | 08:53 am
On August 26, 2013 Sur54 Noticias reported that in the last hours police conducted two separate raids in Ushuaia, including a nightclub and a private house. The raids occurred following a complaint th...
Salta, Argentina: Two Trafficking Victims Rescued in Separate Operations 27 Aug 2013 | 08:52 am
On August 26, 2013 Informate Salta Noticias reported the rescue of two female trafficking victims in two separate police operations carried out in Salta. In the first case, a 19-year-old girl from San...
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas: 15 Sex Trafficking Victims Rescued, 2 Arrested 27 Aug 2013 | 08:50 am
On August 26, 2013 NSS Chiapas Noticias reported the rescue of fifteen female sex trafficking victims from Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico. The women had been forced into prostitution at different bars...
Ecuador on list of countries often mentioned in arbitration cases 27 Aug 2013 | 08:50 am
dealbook.nytimes.com reported that Ecuador, along with Argentina, Venezuela and the Czech Republic, are defendants that appear most often in claims brought by dissatisfied parties, according to the Un...
Ecuador: President Correa Uses Blueprint from Chavez to maintain popularity 27 Aug 2013 | 06:28 am
CNBC.COM reported that Correa, 50, an economist with a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, entered his third presidential term this year and is widely popular, with a 65 per...
Quito’s Airport begins plans for phase II of expansion project 27 Aug 2013 | 06:19 am
bnamericas.com reported that Ecuador’s Quito airport concessionaire Quiport has started drawing up plans for the US$16.5mn phase II of the Quito airport expansion project. The second phase will see th...
Ecuador borrows 1.2 billion from China to help fund budget for 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 am
Bloomberg.com reported that Ecuador borrowed $1.2 billion from China, its second loan from the country this year to help fund its 2013 budget, according to a Finance Ministry official. China transferr...
Mexico: Five suspected members of Gulf Cartel detained 27 Aug 2013 | 05:56 am
Mexico, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Five suspected members of the Gulf Cartel were arrested during an operation in the state of Guerrero, state prosecutors announced today. Local authorities said the four ...
Medellin, Colombia: Woman Arrested with Three Fragmentation Grenades 27 Aug 2013 | 03:45 am
From caracol.com.co on August 26, 2013- Metropolitan police arrested a 42 year old woman at the terminal of North Medellin for possessing three fragmentation grenades that are for military use only. A...
