· April, 2009

Stories about Ecuador from April, 2009

Ecuador: President Correa Wins Reelection

With the majority of votes counted, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa appears to be headed towards re-election without the necessity of a run-off. His party, PAIS Alliance, also captured the majority of seats in the National Assembly giving it increased power in the country. However, there are a lot of still unresolved problems facing the nation, and Correa hopes his "21st Century Socialism" will help address these issues.

29 April 2009

Ecuador: Creation of New Social Security Bank

With the social security system in need of serious reform in Ecuador due to past corruption and confusing language in employee and employer responsibilities, President Rafael Correa is backing a plan to create a new Affiliates Bank. This new entity will have more oversight by the central government, but place control in the hands of 5 individuals, re-opening worries that there might be potential for some of the previous problems that plagued the funds.

13 April 2009

Argentina: Mi* Platform for Budding Spanish Speaking Citizen Journalists

From Argentina, the Mi * (asterisk) citizen journalism website has sprouted up, with the intention of becoming the platform for budding Spanish speaking citizen journalists to post their work and receive comments, discuss topics, receive training and share content. So far citizen journalism workshops have been given in Argentina, Ecuador and Dominican Republic, and citizens from these and other countries have been participating on the site.

13 April 2009