Peru to jail offenders under new animal cruelty law Peru’s Congress passed a new animal cruelty law on Thursday which mandates criminal penalties ranging from... November 21, 2015
Alan Garcia accused of plagiarizing ruling party’s platform Peru’s former president and current presidential candidate Alan Garcia put forward a platform which... November 20, 2015
Latest data suggests strongest El Niño ever recorded Recent sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean suggest the pending El Niño climate phenomenon may be... November 20, 2015
Politics may force overhaul of Peru’s private pension system Various reforms to Peru’s private pension system have entered public debate just five months from the 2016... November 19, 2015
Two sentenced to prison in historic racism case for Peru Two managers at a provincial water company in Peru were sentenced to three years in prison in the country’s... November 19, 2015
Strength in U.S. economy pushes Peru’s sol to nine-year low A strengthening economy in the United States drove a selloff of Peru’s currency to end the day at a... November 18, 2015
Broad-daylight shootout in Lima’s financial district An armed robbery ended with a shootout in Lima’s San Isidro district today as a team of thieves escaped... November 18, 2015
Peru: former governor faces 30 years for corruption Former Loreto state governor Yvan Vasquez faces over 30 years in prison sentences for various corruption... November 18, 2015
Fresh battle over Peru’s revised archaeology funding bill Congress and leaders from Cusco are poised to battle the government’s insistence on a law that will allow... November 18, 2015
Peru judge extends former governor’s jail sentence A federal judge has extended the preventive jail sentence of former Ancash governor Cesar Alvarez by 18... November 18, 2015
Prosecutors seek 11 years in prison for governor of Callao Anti-corruption prosecutors have launched official investigations into Callao governor Felix Moreno for money... November 17, 2015
Prison visits raise questions about Fujimori’s leadership A report detailing visitors to former President Alberto Fujimori in prison has raised questions about his... November 16, 2015
Peru’s former justice minister to be freed after appeal Aurelio Pastor will be freed from prison today after winning an appeal against a conviction for influence... November 16, 2015
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski renounces U.S. citizenship Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has renounced his American citizenship in anticipation of running for president of... November 16, 2015
Peru hints at rate hike as dollar reserves shrink Peru’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged but suggested the possibility of a hike in... November 13, 2015
Peru’s Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime crisis, swears in José Jerí as new head of state
