Low-cost providers shake up Peru’s telecommunications industry A Vietnamese firm’s announcement that it will bid for the next 4G spectrum auction is the latest sign of... June 24, 2015
Humala and Evo Morales reach gas deal at ‘bi-national cabinet’ President Ollanta Humala met with Bolivian President Evo Morales in Puno today to find joint solutions to... June 23, 2015
Fire in Callao shantytown destroys dozens of homes A large fire in a crowded Callao shantytown destroyed at least 63 homes and left up to 300 people... June 23, 2015
Piura struggles against dengue fever epidemic Health authorities in Piura are encountering local resistance to fumigation efforts during a widening... June 23, 2015
Peru advances to Copa America quarterfinals Peru won, lost and tied in Copa America group play to secure a spot in the tournament quarterfinals. The... June 23, 2015
Humala cancels Lake Titicaca trout farm license President Ollanta Humala announced the cancellation today of a recently granted trout farm license on Lake... June 22, 2015
Fredy Otarola assaulted by Lima taxi driver Former justice minister and Nationalist Party congressman Fredy Otarola was assaulted by a taxi driver in... June 22, 2015
Southern Copper to extend Tia Maria ‘pause’ Peru’s mining and energy minister said that Southern Copper will postpone construction of the controversial... June 21, 2015
Banking authority sells off mismanaged Ica bank For the first time in the institution’s history, Peru’s banking authority seized and auctioned off the... June 20, 2015
Belaunde commission to investigate Nadine Heredia Peru’s congressional commission charged with investigating the influence network of jailed political... June 20, 2015
Congress approves 90-day decree powers for Humala’s government Last night Peru’s congress voted to give President Ollanta Humala special powers to rule by decree in... June 19, 2015
San Isidro to save at-risk olive trees in Parque El Olivar The San Isidro district in Lima has launched the “To Olivar’s Rescue” program to save 1,700 endangered... June 18, 2015
As prosecutors investigate Oviedo, Lambayeque protests continue As prosecutors announced an investigation into Grupo Oviedo’s management of a Lambayeque sugar company,... June 18, 2015
Ayacucho governor sentenced to five years in prison Ayacucho governor Wilfredo Oscorima was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for embezzlement and... June 17, 2015
New nuevo sol coin commemorates Moquegua architecture Peru’s central bank put into circulation today a new nuevo sol coin which features architecture from the... June 17, 2015
Peru’s Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime crisis, swears in José Jerí as new head of state