Lima political boss gets five years for corruption
Former Callao governor and Chim Pum Callao party leader Alex Kouri has been sentenced to…
8 years ago
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State firm confirms another oil spill in Peru’s Amazon
The Petroperu-operated Northern Peruvian Pipeline has suffered the third spill this year in an Amazon…
8 years ago
Fugitive governor extradited to Peru from Ecuador
Former Tumbes governor Gerardo Viñas was extradited from Ecuador to face more than 30 corruption charges…
8 years ago
Peru: Kuczynski signals more neoliberal foreign policy
President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has spoken out against both Venezuela’s government and U.S. presidential candidate…
8 years ago
Peru: 8 million seahorses seized in Lima port
Authorities in Peru have seized more than 8 million specimens of dried seahorses destined for…
8 years ago
First lady barred from leaving Peru in corruption case
A judge in Peru has prohibited first lady Nadine Heredia from leaving the country during…
8 years ago
MSCI keeps Peru as ‘emerging market’
Index-fund provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has ruled that Peru will remain an “emerging…
8 years ago
Luck and persistence take Peru to Copa America quarterfinals
Peru has emerged from group play with two shaky victories over Brazil and Haiti to…
8 years ago
Two police officers dead in northern Peru conflict
Two police officers drowned when they attempted to swim across a freezing lake to escape…
8 years ago
Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat in Peru’s presidential election
Keiko Fujimori has officially recognized the victory of President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in the 2016…
8 years ago
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wins Peru’s presidential election
Peru’s elections authority announced on Thursday that Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had defeated Keiko Fujimori in…
8 years ago
Peru: Kuczynski’s lead is greater than total uncounted ballots
With over 99% of votes counted, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has maintained an insurmountable lead over…
8 years ago
Radioactive device stolen from public hospital in Lima
A radioactive guidewire used to treat cancer was stolen from Lima’s Edgardo Rebagliati hospital on…
8 years ago
Peru violinist Pauchi Sasaki wins esteemed apprenticeship
Peruvian violinist Pauchi Sasaki was selected to apprentice under American composer Philip Glass by the…
8 years ago
The Afro-Peruvian poet behind Kuczynski’s one-liner
The career of Afro-Peruvian poet Nicomedes Santa Cruz came into the limelight as his most…
8 years ago