Pacific Stratus to operate northern Peru oil block
Peru has awarded a two-year license to operate block 192 to the Peruvian subsidiary of…
9 years ago
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Money-laundering charges against Peru’s first lady dismissed
On Friday a federal court in Lima dismissed money-laundering charges and ended prosecutors’ investigations into…
9 years ago
Fugitive military commander turns himself in after 13 years
Peruvian military commander Jesus Zamudio turned himself in to authorities yesterday to face murder charges…
9 years ago
Peru loses years of public contracts in database crash
Peru’s state authority which oversees the government’s hiring of contractors has lost almost 800,000 digital…
9 years ago
Peru approves law to shoot down drug planes
Peru’s congress approved a law to allow the air force to shoot down private planes…
9 years ago
Peru enacts laws to combat construction industry extortion
Peru’s government enacted by decree a group of laws intended to combat increasingly powerful extortion…
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Peru issues coin commemorating poet and independence fighter
Peru’s central bank has issued a special edition of nuevo sol coins featuring the 19th…
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60 bodies found in mass graves in central Peru
Authorities in the central state of Ayacucho have found five mass graves containing the remains…
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Northern Peru region set to protest private operation of key oil block
The Loreto state governor and local indigenous organizations have called an indefinite strike to protest…
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Peru issues $1.25 billion in sovereign bonds
The government of Peru issued $1.25 billion in sovereign bonds today to help pay for…
9 years ago
Newspaper cancels Lima archbishop’s column over plagiarism
Leading Peruvian newspaper, El Comercio, has cancelled the column of Cardinal Juan Cipriani after two counts…
9 years ago
Lima film festival honors Werner Herzog
The Lima film festival honored German filmmaker Werner Herzog with a lifetime achievement award during…
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Peru police allowed lethal force in violent protests
Peru’s government has enacted by decree a law that allows police to use lethal force…
9 years ago
Lima stock exchange falls 5% on reclassification fears
The Lima stock exchange fell 5.25% yesterday on news that the MSCI equity-index provider is…
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Peru scrambles to sell top oil license
Peru’s government is negotiating directly with oil companies to operate block 192 to prevent a…
9 years ago