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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04GUAYAQUIL1120 |
NO SURPRISES IN GUAYAS AND GUAYAQUIL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: A pre-electoral assessment of Ecuador's largest city of Guayaquil and the surrounding province of Guayas suggests that the incumbent Social Christian Party (PSC) mayor and provincial prefect are likely to be re- elected in local elections on October 17. Any result short of a PS [...] |
2004-10-07 17:29:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EC |
| 04GUAYAQUIL1223 |
GUAYAS ELECTIONS AND BEYOND - PSC ROLLS ON [...] Summary: As expected, the Social Christian Party (PSC) dominated election results in its heartland of Guayas province and the city of Guayaquil. Jaime Nebot easily won reelection as mayor of Guayaquil and the incumbent PSC prefect, Nicolas Lapentti, turned back his challenger and won a fou [...] |
2004-10-22 12:55:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM EC |
| 04GUAYAQUIL1231 |
PSC SUPPORTS PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, the Social Christian Party (PSC) leadership decided to follow through on party leader Leon Febres-Cordero's post-electoral threat to pursue impeachment proceedings for misuse of funds against President Lucio Gutierrez. PSC leaders tell us there are divisions wi [...] |
2004-10-26 20:42:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EC |
| 04GUAYAQUIL1323 |
BUCARAM BROTHER DENIES ANY DEAL ON RETURN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, former Presidential candidate Jacobo Bucaram shared his views with Guayaquil CG on the situation within the Roldosista Party (PRE) headed by his brother, ex-President Abdala Bucaram. Jacobo offered no predictions about the return of his exiled brother from Pan [...] |
2004-11-19 17:23:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ETRD EC |
| 04GUAYAQUIL937 |
COUNTERFEITING OF US CURRENCY IN ECUADOR [...] On July 29 Guayaquil Consul General and Central Bank General Supervisor Mauricio Pareja Canelos briefed some 150 bank and media representatives on the features of the new fifty-dollar bill and its advantages. Counterfeit money, most of which enters the country from Colombia, has been a relati [...] |
2004-08-26 21:36:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFRD EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL1039 |
GUAYAQUIL'S LATEST PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having all but faded away after years of existence, the Concentration of Popular Forces party (CFP) is making a last-ditch effort to save itself by naming Jaime Damerval as its candidate for the 2006 presidential elections. An outspoken Minister of Government under Lucio Guti [...] |
2005-08-18 17:34:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL1090 |
PSC,S LEGACY THWARTING IT'S PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OPERATING FORCEFULLY FROM THE SHADOWS, ECUADOR,S SOCIAL CHRISTIAN PARTY (PSC) AND ITS ENTRENCHED LEADER, FORMER PRESIDENT LEON FEBRES CORDERO (LFC), HAVE PROVEN THE COAST,S MOST FORMIDABLE PARTY AND INTEREST GROUP. LFC,S DOMINEERING PRESENCE MAY ALSO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE [...] |
2005-09-01 18:16:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL1151 |
COASTAL POLITICS DRIFTING IN TIDE OF UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Politicians - past, present and aspiring - in Guayaquil are searching to make sense of the country's current political situation. In a series of meetings with representatives from the major coastal parties, PolOffs took stock of the view from down south. It may be that this c [...] |
2005-09-28 19:39:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL1225 |
EX-PRESIDENT NOBOA FORCIBLY RETURNED TO GUAYAQUIL [...] (U) Tactical police stormed the beachfront home of former President Gustavo Noboa on October 11 and loaded him on to a helicopter under orders from the provincial police chief that he be returned to Guayaquil. Noboa has been under house arrest for more than five months, after he returned to [...] |
2005-10-18 14:09:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL1298 |
GUAYAQUIL BUSINESSES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FTA [...] Summary: During her second visit to Guayaquil, the Ambassador met with a wide range of business leaders, most of whom expressed their belief that the GOE would sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) it is currently negotiating with the USG. From the Chamber of Industry president to AmCham Board [...] |
2005-11-15 17:00:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL1334 |
PYRAMID SCHEME COLLAPSES, THOUSANDS LOSE LIFE [...] Summary: The death of Jose Cabrera Roman, a notary in the City of Machala in El Oro province, exposed and precipitated the collapse of a massive pyramid scheme he had run for over a decade. Reports indicate that anywhere from 26,000 to 37,000 people made deposits with Cabrera, reportedly tota [...] |
2005-12-02 20:49:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM MOPS PGOV SOCI KCOR KFRD EFIN EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL257 |
GUAYAQUIL'S AUTONOMY MOVEMENT GAINS MOMENTUM [...] (U) Summary: Calls for greater autonomy and even independence for Guayaquil during last month's "Marcha Blanca," (reftel) while raising awareness about the issue, are not galvanizing local leaders to take their efforts national. Rather than an all-encompassing reform that is sent down from Qui [...] |
2005-02-28 22:02:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL330 |
BOLIVIAN AUTONOMY LEADER FINDS SYMPATHETIC [...] (U) Summary. Santa Cruz Bolivia autonomy leader, Ruben Costas, was one of a number of speakers at a day long leadership conference sponsored by the large, influential and politically active Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce. His views on autonomy resonated in Guayaquil, which is advancing its ow [...] |
2005-03-14 13:58:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL412 |
LOS RIOS PROVINCE: WORKING HARD FOR PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: Despite its rich soil and subsequent agricultural importance for Ecuador, Los Rios province faces an uphill battle in its struggle to regain the prosperity it realized during the glory days of the cacao industry boom. Woebegone colonial mansions may dot the capitals landscape, but t [...] |
2005-04-04 15:47:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL424 |
EX-PRESIDENT BUCARAMS HOMECOMING CELEBRATION [...] (U) Summary: Former president Abdala Bucaram, of the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE), made a flamboyant, celebratory return to Guayaquil on April 2. After eight years of self-imposed exile in Panama, he arrived in the city center by helicopter, accompanied by men on horseback, and with fir [...] |
2005-04-04 19:59:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PREL EC |
| 05GUAYAQUIL533 |
GUAYAQUIL PROTESTS COME UP SHORT [...] Summary: Guayaquil joined the ranks of protesting Ecuadorian cities when on April 18 approximately 25,000 residents turned out for mayor Jamie Nebot's (Social Christian Party - PSC) anti- government/pro-Guayaquil march, and a much smaller number joined presidential cousin Renan Borbua and Guaya [...] |
2005-04-20 16:28:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EC |
| 06GUAYAQUIL1002 |
GUAYAQUIL: NOBOA AND PRIAN WIN BIG, SOCIAL CHRISTIAN'S TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Conservative, populist presidential candidate Alvaro Noboa (PRIAN) carried Guayas province in the first round elections with 36 percent of the vote, in line with the disproportionate strength he showed in all three coastal provinces. The Guayaquil based Social Christian Party ( [...] |
2006-10-25 16:18:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EC |
| 06GUAYAQUIL939 |
Cuenca's Leaders Foresee Correa Victory [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuenca's political, media, religious and business leaders told visiting Guayaquil Consul General that Rafael Correa would win the upcoming presidential elections. Few of the leaders we spoke with believe that Correa would necessarily pursue the radical policies on which he is ca [...] |
2006-09-29 16:26:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV ETRD EFIS EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL174 |
NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRIES COMES FROM CUENCA,S [...] (C) Summary: Xavier Abad replaced Raul Sagasti as Minister of Industry and Competition. Both are businessmen who are not affiliated with Correa,s party, but Abad may be a more effective advocate for the private sector than the low-profile Sagasti. Abad is from the prosperous southern highlan [...] |
2008-07-28 14:27:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL233 |
OPPOSITION TO CONSTITUTION STRUGGLES FOR MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. In the final days of the campaign for approval of the draft constitution, the opposition has yet to find a coherent or unified theme. The Catholic Church and disparate evangelical Christian pastors have led the most visible campaign against the new constitution, claiming that [...] |
2008-09-25 21:00:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL234 |
GUAYAQUIL BUSINESS LEADERS FRET OVER ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 17, the Ambassador met for the first time with leaders of the Guayaquil business sector to hear views on the investment climate in Guayaquil, Ecuador,s commercial center, and priorities for the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Ecuador. Most participants [...] |
2008-09-26 15:20:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL25 |
NEBOT OUTDRAWS CORREA IN COMPETING GUAYAQUIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rafael Correa and Guayaquil Mayor Jaime Nebot recently convoked competing peaceful marches in Ecuador's largest city, which allowed them to measure their respective popularity. Correa's rally was highly successful, drawing a large crowd of demonstrators that the governme [...] |
2008-01-31 20:29:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL296 |
ECUADORIAN AIRLINE AEROGAL CONTINUES EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's fast-growing privately-held airline, Aerogal, began direct flights to Miami on December 7. In little over a decade, Aerogal has leapfrogged other domestic carriers to become Ecuador's second largest carrier. However, the Government of Ecuador has taken aim at Aerog [...] |
2008-12-09 21:53:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | CO EC PA PGOV PREL |
| 08GUAYAQUIL305 |
COASTAL PARTIES PREPARE FOR APRIL 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The announcement that national and local elections will be held in Ecuador on April 26 has spurred Coastal opposition parties to further their preparations to confront President Correa's movement. The Coastal parties are displaying unusual signs of cooperation in trying to craft [...] |
2008-12-19 15:21:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL38 |
GUAYAQUIL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNITE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Guayaquil Mayor Jaime Nebot's successful march in support of the city's autonomy, a group of 50 students representing nearly all of Guayaquil's major universities joined together to produce a proposal that they hope will be included in a paper the mayor plans t [...] |
2008-02-19 15:53:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL43 |
FORMER PSC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VITERI PLOTS HER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Social Christian Party (PSC) presidential candidate Cynthia Viteri will reenter the political arena this year through a new center-right movement. Viteri is soliciting funds, talking to potential allies and recruiting candidates in provinces on the coast and in the southe [...] |
2008-02-20 21:52:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL77 |
GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK DIRECTOR FIRING MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of the Environment Marcela Aguinaga fired Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director Raquel Molina in early March, alleging in the press that Molina was not adequately protecting the park. In reality, the committed but abrasive park director's repeated clashes with Aguinaga [...] |
2008-03-28 12:56:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV EIND EC |
| 08GUAYAQUIL88 |
UNCERTAINTY SLOWING INVESTMENT BY GUAYAQUIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of continued uncertainty about Ecuador's regulatory environment and long-term policies, Guayaquil's business sector is still holding off on the new investment needed to foster growth and employment. Business leaders expect continued underperformance in 2008, consider [...] |
2008-04-10 21:36:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EC |
| 09GUAYAQUIL125 |
EVANGELICALS CLAIM NEW LAW THREATENS FREEDOM OF [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's growing evangelical movement is concerned that a 2008 presidential decree requiring churches to register with the government and identify their parishioners is a move to squelch the outspoken movement and could have implications for freedom of religion. The decree gro [...] |
2009-05-28 21:02:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EC |
| 09GUAYAQUIL21 |
Lunch with Correa's Mother and Sister - [...] (C) Summary: At a friendly lunch with President Rafael Correa's mother (Norma Delgado) and Sister (Pierina Correa) Correa?s mother expressed great admiration for Secretary Clinton, gratitude for her extended family's opportunities in the United States and recognition that "Rafael" could somet [...] |
2009-01-27 20:03:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
| 09GUAYAQUIL23 |
COASTAL YOUTH ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: To celebrate President Barack Obama,s inauguration, Consulate General Guayaquil invited 25 young Ecuadorian leaders to participate in an informal discussion on what his election means for the world. The participants uniformly applauded the fact that the U.S. had elected an Afric [...] |
2009-01-29 21:43:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
| 09GUAYAQUIL231 |
REPORT ON ECUADOR'S ENERGY SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to a drought, the Paute hydroelectric power plant, which normally provides 30 to 40% of Ecuador's power, is only meeting about 9% of Ecuador's power demands, causing the country to experience a nationwide power shortage (ref A). The two US-owned power generators in the coun [...] |
2009-11-18 19:31:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV EC |
| 09GUAYAQUIL243 |
CORREA'S STATE RUN BANANA COMPANY - A GOOD IDEA OR JUST [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-27 14:36:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINT AGR EC CH IR LY |
| 09GUAYAQUIL52 |
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: HUTCHISON PORT [...] (C) Summary. Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings, which won the concession to operate the Port of Manta in February 2007, terminated its presence in Ecuador on February 27. The departure capped six weeks of turmoil over the concession?s future, after President Rafael Correa threatened du [...] |
2009-03-06 17:35:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PGOV ECON EC |
| 09GUAYAQUIL97 |
ECUADORIAN ELECTORAL OBSERVER ORGANIZATION WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the general elections in Ecuador on April 26, 2009, Participacion Ciudadana (PC) has prepared 8400 youth volunteers to serve as election observers. In Guayas province, 1452 volunteer observers and supervisors have been trained and equipped to assist the organi [...] |
2009-04-24 22:58:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM XM EC KDEM |
| 10GUAYAQUIL13 |
GUAYAQUIL PROTESTS AGAINST CORREA REGIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 11, several hundred thousand lin... id: 248733 date: 2/12/2010 20:01 refid: 10GUAYAQUIL13 origin: Consulate Guayaquil classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHGL #0013/01 0432001 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 122001Z FEB 10 FM AMCONSUL GUAYAQ [...] |
2010-02-12 20:01:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |