Protesters set fire to mining camp in southern Peru
Hundreds of protesters opposed to mining in their rural province fought police and set fire…
8 years ago
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Peru to enact ‘civil-death’ law in anti-corruption package
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has announced a plan aimed at limiting corruption in government in…
8 years ago
Pollution suspected in deaths of 10,000 endangered frogs in Peru
Peru is investigating the deaths of at least 10,000 Titicaca water frogs in a river…
8 years ago
Peru police kill protester near Las Bambas copper mine
Police in Peru killed a protester on Friday while trying to clear a road near…
8 years ago
Peru reluctantly boosts ‘drawback’ subsidy for exporters
Peru has raised the tax rebate known as “drawback” for small to medium-sized companies which…
8 years ago
Peru: law prohibits members of Congress from switching parties
Peru’s Congress on Thursday passed a law which punishes legislators who resign from the political…
8 years ago
Peru investigates former President Humala for money laundering
Prosecutors in Peru have formally opened a money-laundering investigation into former President Ollanta Humala. The…
8 years ago
Peru’s new government faces first corruption scandal
A presidential adviser who tried to use his influence to plan lucrative contracts has shaken…
8 years ago
District mayor assassinated outside city hall in northern Peru
Ronald Navarro, mayor of the Paimas district in Peru’s northern city of Piura, was shot…
8 years ago
Chinese miners evaluating pending bid for Peru’s La Oroya smelter
Peru’s government will likely ease sulfur dioxide emissions limits to attract investors to an auction…
8 years ago
Peru refinances govt debt with historic local-currency bond
Peru has issued $3 billion in sol-denominated bonds in an operation which reduced its dollar-denominated…
8 years ago
Governor jailed for corruption in northern Peru
Waldo Rios, governor of Peru’s northern Ancash state, was sentenced to five years in prison…
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Natives release 200 hostages in Peru’s Amazon after oil spill
Indigenous protesters on Saturday released over 200 international tourists and other hostages who were detained on a remote stretch…
8 years ago
Peru’s Congress gives Kuczynski government decree powers for 90 days
Peru’s Congress on Thursday voted to give President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s government decree powers to…
8 years ago
Peru collectors coin remembers War of the Pacific with Tacna arch
Peru’s central bank has issued a new sol coin featuring Tacna’s Parabolic Arch as the…
8 years ago