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Friday, August 29, 2014

Ecuador´s Minister of Health visits the airport to verify safety procedures for Ebola

Carina Vance (left)

Ecuador news
magazine - Quito, Aug. 29  – Ecuador´s Minister of Health, Carina
Vance, visited the International Airport in Quito early this Friday
morning to verify the prevention measures that will be put in place for
the Ebola virus.



The Minister
spoke to the medical staff at the facility located in the airport
terminal to verify compliance with the measures taken by the Ministry of
Health.



Some of the measures taken are the evaluation of passengers traveling as well as placing information banners in the airport...
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ECUADOR NEWS MAGAZINE: More control in Ecuador to build seismic resistant...

ECUADOR NEWS MAGAZINE: More control in Ecuador to build seismic resistant...: risc area Ecuador news magazine - Quito, Aug. 22 (Andes).-

More control in Ecuador to build seismic resistant buildings and housing

risc area

Ecuador news
magazine - Quito, Aug. 22 (Andes).- In Catequilla, just 15 km away from
the epicenter of the recent earthquakes that affected Quito, lived
Pascual Roberto Leonis and other 17 family members in a house that was
seriuosly affected by the tremors. The government issued a new
earthquake legislation that seeks to prevent similar situations from
occurring in the future. 



These 18
people are now in a shelter in San Antonio de Pichincha, an area known
by most, as the Middle of the World and very close to the epicenter
where three out of the four deaths occurred on Tuesday, August 12th
after an earthquake of 5.1.....read more:
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ECUADOR NEWS MAGAZINE: U.S. airline is interested in the Ecuadorian marke...

Jet Blue
Airways Corporation, a U.S. airline, intended to set up alliances with
Ecuador through the Fort-Lauderdale (Florida) -Quito route.



Chad
Meyerson, director for Latin America and the Caribbean for Jet Blue
Airways Corporation, and Jeffrey Goodell, Vice President of Government
and Airport Affairs for Jet Blue Airways Corporation, presented their
proposal to the Minister to promote connectivity between the U.S. and
Ecuador, as an option to increase the tourist flow for both nations.



They
mentioned that their interest in Quito is mainly because they saw great
development in the Ecuadorian market, and U.S. citizens are interested
in traveling to new tourist destinations.



If an
agreement is reached, Jet Blue would start operations around the first
quarter of 2015, ensuring moderate prices and high quality for its
users.



On the other hand, the Minister of Tourism thanked Meyerson and Goodell for the airline’s interest in the Ecuadorian market. 



However, she clarified, that before making any decision it was necessary to consult with other government agencies.



ECUADOR NEWS MAGAZINE: U.S. airline is interested in the Ecuadorian marke...: Quito Ecuador news magazine - Quito (Pichincha).- Sandra Naranjo, Minister of Tourism, met with representatives of Jet Blue Airways Corp...