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Shooting Claims Seven Lives in Ecuador
(MENAFN) On Sunday morning, a fatal shooting took place in the northwestern Ecuadorian province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, resulting in the deaths of seven individuals, as reported by local media. According to a report, a group of armed...

Multiple gunmen shoot seven civilians in Ecuador
(MENAFN) A shooting in the northwestern Ecuadorian province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas on Sunday morning left seven people dead, according to reports. Multiple gunmen dressed in black reportedly entered a local billiard hall in the...

Shooting Kills Seven in Ecuador Billiard Hall
(MENAFN) Seven individuals lost their lives in a deadly shooting at a billiard hall in northwestern Ecuador early Sunday, according to local media reports. The attack unfolded in the city of Santo Domingo, the capital of the province bearing the...

Ecuadorian Immigrant Trains Over 100 New Insurance Agents in First Year in the U.S.
NY, NY, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Lorena Mariuxi Peña Barcos, an entrepreneur who relocated from Ecuador just two years ago, has achieved a milestone in the U.S. insurance industry—training more than 100 new agents in...

Ecuador Shooting Leaves Eight Dead, Three Injured
(MENAFN) Eight individuals lost their lives and three sustained injuries Sunday when armed assailants unleashed gunfire on a crowd outside a nightclub in Santa Lucia, located in Ecuador’s western Guayas province, according to local media reports....

School of Rock Celebrates 100th International Franchise Milestone
Global Music Education Brand Marks Major Growth Moment with Continued Expansion Across 16 Countries CANTON, MA, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- School of Rock, the global leader in performance-based music education and a...

Dynacor Reports Q2-2025 Results and Advances International Expansion Plan
MONTREAL, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynacor Group Inc. (TSX: DNG) (“Dynacor” or the “Corporation”) today announced its unaudited financial and operational results1 for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, and achievement of key...

While Americans Were Enjoying Their Friday Nights, ICE Law Enforcement Was Arresting More Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens
ICE law enforcement is now facing an 1,000% increase in assaults on them as they remove criminal illegal aliens from American streets WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is highlighting more worst of the worst criminal...

Hundreds of countries gather in Geneva to reach binding international treaty
(MENAFN) Delegates from 180 nations have gathered in Geneva for a new round of negotiations aimed at reaching a binding international treaty to combat plastic pollution, which United Nations officials have described as a worsening global crisis....

Gran Tierra Energy Acquires Strategic Assets in Ecuador’s Oriente Basin
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (“Gran Tierra” or the “Company”) (NYSE American:GTE)(TSX:GTE)(LSE:GTE) announced that its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Gran Tierra Energy Ecuador 1 GmbH and Gran...

PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Noem Visits Ecuador, Meets with President Noboa and Other Ecuadorian Leaders
The Secretary’s visit deepened law enforcement cooperation and highlighted reforms to make lawful travel and trade safer and more efficient QUITO, ECUADOR – Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa,...

IBN Announces Latest Episode of The MiningNewsWire Podcast featuring Lon Shaver, President of Silvercorp Metals Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN – IBN, a multifaceted communications organization engaged in connecting public companies to the investment community, is pleased to announce the release of the latest episode of The...

Armed attack leaves five civilians dead in Ecuador’s Pacific coast
(MENAFN) Five people were killed early Tuesday in an armed assault at a three-story house in Ecuador’s Pacific coast province of Manabi, a region plagued by rising violence, according to a local outlet. Police responded to the incident following...

Armed Attack in Ecuador Leaves Five Dead
(MENAFN) At least five individuals lost their lives in a violent armed attack early Tuesday at a three-story residence in Manabi, a province on Ecuador’s troubled Pacific coast, according to a news outlet. Authorities responded promptly after...

Lakeland Fire + Safety’s Jolly Scarpe Ships $3.1 Million Fire Boot Order with Italian Government
Total Contract has Provided 47,500 Intervention Boots for Firefighters HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc. (“Lakeland Fire + Safety” or “Lakeland”) (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of...

ICE Arrests Bevy of Sexual Predators and Child Abusers
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of worst including illegal aliens convicted of heinous crimes against children and sex crimes. “Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, ICE is arresting...

UN begins new offer to forge plastics treaty amid 'global crisis'
(MENAFN) Negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to kick off a new round of UN talks aimed at creating a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, described by officials as a “life-threatening” crisis. Ecuadorian diplomat...

ICE was Hard at Work Over the Weekend Arresting the Worst of the Worst
WASHINGTON — On August 9 and 10, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, including those convicted of rape, hit-and-run, domestic assault, and attempted homicide....

LLYC and Progreso Win Two Awards for Clara, the Digital Ambassador Transforming Sustainability in Central America
Clara earned first place at the 2025 PR News Impact Communications Awards and the International Sustainability Awards MIAMI, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LLYC, a global marketing and corporate affairs consulting firm, and Progreso, a leading...

Environmental Crimes Bulletin - July 2025
View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit Recently Charged United States v. Carlos Abundez No. 3:25-mj-03726 (Southern District of California) AUSA Jacqueline Jimenez On July 7, 2025, prosecutors filed a...