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In a 2009 diplomatic cable from the United States diplomatic cables leak in April 2011, U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges said that "corruption among Ecuadorian National Police officers is widespread and well-known" and that "U.S. investors are reluctant to risk their resources in Ecuador knowing that they could be targeted by corrupt law enforcement officials."
Ecuador TV is the public service channel of Ecuador established in October 2007 thanks to a provision of non-reimbursable funds of $5 million of the Economic and Social Development Bank of Venezuela (BANDES by its Spanish acronym).
TC Televisión is a state-run television channel in Ecuador.The network was founded in 1969 and was commercially-funded for many years until 2011 when Grupo Iasaías went into a lawsuit and was sold to a state government unit, Since then the channel has been owned by SERTVSA (Sistema Ecuatoriano de Radio y Televisión) despite a local court ruling that the Isaías brothers return all of their ...
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada.The OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways; protects provincial government buildings and officials, with the exception of the legislative precinct; patrols unincorporated areas in northern Ontario; provides training, operational support, and funding to some Indigenous police forces; and investigates ...
Although the contract called for the purchase of 12 Kfirs and an option to purchase an additional 12, Ecuador acquired only the original group, at a price estimated at US$196 million. Ecuador became a relatively heavy importer of arms in the late 1970s and early 1980s, averaging US$150 million annually and reaching a peak of US$280 million in 1982.
The Policía Nacional Bolivariana (Spanish: Bolivarian National Police, PNB) is Venezuela's national police force, created in 2009. Law enforcement in Venezuela has historically been highly fragmented, and the creation of a national police force was originally unpopular among the public and organizations. [1]
Ecuador: Type: Army: Size: 25,650: Part of: Military of Ecuador: Engagements: Independence War 1820 Battle of Pichincha 1822 Gran Colombia–Peru War 1829 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War 1857–1860 Battle of Guayaquil 1860 Ecuadorian-Colombian War 1863 Chincha Islands War 1864 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War 1941 Paquisha War 1981 Cenepa War 1995: Website ...
A Ford Police Interceptor Sedan used by the Panamanian National Police. Following Panama's independence from Colombia in 1903, its first president, Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero, dissolved the National Army after a failed mutiny in 1904 and a warning from the United States that a Panamanian military could threaten the stability of the Panama Canal Zone.